Not only Yun Duoduo and the others couldn't stand it, but Yun Xiaoqin also couldn't bear it anymore. She angrily said to Liu Sixi, "Mom, you all think too highly of me."
"Don't speak." Seeing this, Yun Dasheng pulled Yun Xiaoqin away and snorted, "Didn't the family raise you all these years just to wait for this day?"
Seeing the way Yun Xiaoqin's family acted, Wu Chunlan became somewhat angry and remained silent with a sullen face.
Liu Sixi started speaking in a sarcastic tone, deliberately saying that Yun Xiaoqin was incompetent and that the Yan family looked down on her.
Seeing this, Yan Qiuting didn't want Yun Xiaoqin to feel too wronged, so he stepped forward to discuss with Liu Sixi and the others, "Aunt Sixi, we really can't agree to your request, but if you're not satisfied with the bride price, we can add some more. I genuinely like Xiaoqin and want to marry her."
Liu Sixi glanced at Yan Qiuting, but still insisted, "That's perfect. If you're really sincere, just meet my request and give us your shop."
Seeing her like this, Yun Xiaoqin pushed aside Yun Dasheng, who was blocking her way, and frowned as she asked Liu Sixi, "Mother, do you mean that if you're not given a shop, there's no room for negotiation?"
“That’s right, that’s what I mean.” Liu Sixi glanced at the Yan family and tried to threaten them, “If they don’t agree, you shouldn’t get married. You should send all the money you earn back home every month. I’ll save it and open a shop at home.”
Liu Sixi's words meant there was no room for negotiation. Yun Xiaoqin didn't want to talk to her anymore and stared at her with a stern face, "What if I say no?"
Liu Sixi had already made plans at home. She said, "If you don't agree, I definitely won't give you the marriage introduction letter. You shouldn't stay in Kyoto anymore. Come back with us, and I'll find you a good marriage."
At this point, Liu Sixi said in a serious tone, "The Zhao family in the next village has a son who is of marriageable age. He said that if any family is willing to marry their daughter to him, they will give a dowry of two thousand yuan, which is enough for us to open a shop in the back of town."
The Zhao family next door?
Yun Xiaoqin immediately realized what was happening and looked at Liu Sixi in disbelief. "The son of that Zhao family is an idiot. You're actually planning to marry me off to them for money?"
Liu Sixi refused to admit it and scolded Yun Xiaoqin, "What idiot? How is she idiot? She can help her father slaughter pigs and sell pork. She can even do accounting. You might not be as good at accounting as she is."
"If that's how you put it, then I have nothing more to say." At this point, Wu Chunlan had truly reached her limit, and she spoke frankly.
"Anyway, Xiaoqin's mother, our family can't agree to your demands, nor do we have the ability to do so. This shop isn't even ours; it was set up for us by Duoduo and her husband out of filial piety. This is the shop where we, the old couple, will retire. We will never give it to you."
After saying that, Wu Chunlan said to Yun Xiaoqin, "Xiaoqin, how about this? Qiu Ting has booked a guesthouse for your family. It's just ahead. You can take your parents and older brother there to rest for a while and discuss with them what they really want to do."
Wu Chunlan's meaning was that if the marriage could go through, great; if not, so be it.
Yun Xiaoqin nodded, intending to take her family to the guesthouse and try to persuade them further.
Helpless, she told Liu Sixi and the others to take their things to the guesthouse.
But Liu Sixi refused, pointing to the Yan family's courtyard, "No need to go to the guesthouse, your house is so spacious, wouldn't it be nice to stay here?"
Judging from the greedy look on Liu Sixi's face as she stared at the shop, everyone knew what she was planning. If she were to actually move in, getting rid of her would be extremely difficult.
Yun Xiaoqin naturally knew what Liu Sixi and the others were up to, and felt extremely embarrassed. She lowered her head, carrying her luggage in one hand and pulling Liu Sixi outside with the other, saying, "There's no room here, I'll take you to the guesthouse. It's convenient there, and they have everything."
"I said I'm not going." Liu Sixi was also angry. She pushed Yun Xiaoqin's hand away and looked at Wu Chunlan angrily. "Why don't you just give me a straight answer in front of everyone? Is this marriage still going to happen or not? If not, then forget it. Xiaoqin, you come back with me. We have plenty of other men to marry."
Liu Sixi's shrewish manner was infuriating to behold.
If that's the case, the marriage will definitely fall through.
Yun Daqing immediately stepped forward and whispered to Yun Dasheng, "Brother, you are the head of the family, say something."
"I...I don't know." Yun Dasheng was a cowardly and selfish man. His thoughts were the same as Liu Sixi's: his daughter couldn't be married off for nothing; he had to make a profit.
He whispered to Yun Daqing, "She had already planned it out when she was at home. Whether she was in Kyoto or back home, she wanted to open a shop. She just didn't want to go back to farming. I don't want to farm either; it's too tiring."
“You…” Yun Daqing was speechless. His older brother was really a good-for-nothing.
This family is inhuman; they treat their daughter like a cash cow.
Why bother? They have a son and a daughter, and now their daughter can earn money and sends money back home every month. Their family is already living a much better life than before.
Yun Xiaoqin and Yan Qiuting even agreed that after getting married, she would send thirty yuan home every month for living expenses, and Yan Qiuting agreed to that as well.
Such a daughter and son-in-law are actually really good, and they wouldn't have any problem taking care of themselves in their old age, but they insist on completely draining their daughter dry all at once, which is really too much.
Seeing this, Yun Duoduo suddenly remembered what Yun Xiaoqin had said about her pregnancy, and she felt that she might be able to use it.
She called out to Yun Xiaoqin, "Xiaoqin, since that's how it is, there's nothing we can do. Just tell your parents everything about your situation."
At this point, Yun Duoduo even gave Yun Xiaoqin a meaningful look.
Yun Xiaoqin was clever and understood immediately, and a look of joy appeared on her face.
Then, she called her family aside, pointed to her stomach, and whispered, "Mother, to tell you the truth, I'm pregnant with Qiu Ting's child. Even if you want me to marry someone else, it doesn't matter who it is."
"What? You're pregnant?" This news was completely unexpected and startled Liu Sixi.
She even staggered a few steps in anger, pointing at Yun Xiaoqin and cursing, "You brat, you have some nerve! How dare you do such a shameless thing! I..."
It was clear that Liu Sixi hadn't expected Yun Xiaoqin to suddenly reveal such news. She was caught off guard and stared at Yun Xiaoqin, unsure of what to do.
Yun Baoquan, on the other hand, seemed to have seen through Yun Xiaoqin's thoughts. He snorted coldly, "That's perfect. You're carrying Yan Qiuting's child, so it's only right that their family gives more dowry."
“If they don’t give it to you, we’ll take the child and marry someone else, and let the child call that person ‘Dad.’ Anyway, you’re still quite far along in your pregnancy, so it’s not obvious.”
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