Chapter 269: Decision to Cancel the Engagement
Old Mrs. Ge looked at her daughter, whom she owed her whole life, and then at her granddaughter, who looked like a pitiful little thing, and she burst into tears with heartache.
"I only gave birth to two children in my lifetime. Your grandfather passed away early, and I worked hard as a widow to raise my children.
When your father was seriously ill, the family had no money. It was your aunt who sold herself to the Geng family in exchange for a betrothal gift to save your father. Otherwise, how could we have the Guo family today?"
Holding her grandson's arm, the old lady cried tears streaming down her face.
"Grandson, daughter-in-law, in-laws, grandson's wife! Please have pity on me, an old woman, and my daughter..."
"mother…"
Guo cried and fell on her daughter's shoulder. Seeing her white-haired old mother crying and begging for help for her useless daughter, she was so heartbroken that she fainted.
"Mom, mom, what's wrong with you?
Mom, wake up.
Cousin, cousin, help me! "
"My daughter, my daughter!"
"aunt!"
"Big sister!"
The Guo family was instantly in a panic, and Guo Ziqian no longer cared about anything else. He quickly picked up his aunt and ran straight to the abbot's Zen temple.
The old monk in Kaifu Temple is quite good at medicine.
Geng Xiaohe was still young, so she didn't have any serious ideas. In her panic, she could only remember her mother's instructions: always stay close to her cousin. So, she supported her grandmother and followed her out, crying all the way.
Bao was also very anxious. Although she didn't want her son to accept her niece so as not to ruin his own good marriage, it didn't mean that she didn't know that her family owed a favor to her eldest sister-in-law!
As long as the other party did not insist on letting her son marry her daughter, Bao would be extremely grateful to her elder sister-in-law for the rest of her life.
But unfortunately...
Oh, look at what's going on now, right?
If anything happens to my aunt, how guilty will my master feel?
The Jiang family members stood still. The old lady turned her head quietly to glance at her daughter-in-law's face, and thought it would be better for her to keep quiet.
The Jiang brothers didn't know what to say.
Jiang Han rubbed against his sister pitifully without saying anything.
Jiang Wan turned to look at the sister he had raised since she was a child, and pinched her soft little ear with heartache. The tears of grievance in her eyes suddenly fell.
"Sister~Wuwuwu..."
"Don't cry, be obedient."
"I can't help it..."
The two sisters huddled together and whispered to each other. Xu closed her eyes and sighed, then raised her eyes to meet Bao's anxious look.
"Mrs. Guo, my mother-in-law hasn't been sleeping well these past few nights and feels a little uneasy. That's why I brought the younger generation to Kaifu Temple today to burn incense and draw a fortune.
I just interpreted the hexagram and found out that this year is my mother-in-law's Tai Sui year. The younger generation in the family is not suitable for marriage, which will have some conflicts in their fate.
So I thought about it for a long time and decided to discuss it with you. Let's call off the marriage between our two families. My second daughter will stay at home with us. We can find a wedding date next year after the conflict is over."
"No, Sister Xu, my family..."
"It has nothing to do with your family. It's because my ancestor is in the year of Tai Sui. My mother-in-law has always been kind and she couldn't bear to see the younger generation suffer in the future."
Old Wang, who was solemnly invited out by her daughter-in-law, nodded her head in cooperation. Although she didn't understand why her daughter-in-law said so, since she said so, she must have her reasons!
"Ah, yes! I was born in the Year of the Pig, and it's the Year of Tai Sui! I, an old woman, have always been the most caring for children, and I can't bear to see the second girl leave my sight so early.
You wait until next year, we’ll talk about it next year, okay?
"Hey, second girl, hurry up and help your sister go first. You have no eyesight and are busy all day long. What are you doing?"
"knew."
Jiang Han cried, supported her sister and turned to leave. The old lady waved to her two grandsons, signaling them to leave as well, then turned to look at her daughter-in-law.
"You cruel woman, don't you see your mother-in-law is so old? Why don't you go home and rest? Come on, why are you still waiting here for someone to treat you to lunch?"
"Hey, I'll be right there."
Xu responded with her mouth, but did not move her feet for the time being. She just negotiated with Bao with a polite face.
"Madam Guo, a gentleman is one who helps others achieve their goals. Although you and I are women, we have read some books of sages and philosophers, so we naturally understand the principles we should understand.
Fortunately, the six rituals haven't started yet, which saves us all a lot of trouble, so I won't say anything more. Anyway, since you don't seem to be able to spare the time today, I won't add to the trouble.
Three days later, my husband and I will go there in person to cancel the engagement.
Please go back and explain the situation to Lord Guo, and we can then exchange the child's birth certificate. Goodbye!"
"Sister Xu, listen to me!"
Bao wanted to hold Xu back to explain further, but the old lady of the Jiang family was still strong and healthy. She grabbed her daughter-in-law and walked away quickly, disappearing from her sight.
Bao was left standing there, tears welling up in her eyes. Thinking about how her son would feel if he found out that the Jiang family had broken off his engagement, tears started to fall from her eyes.
"What should I do with my brother Qian? Oh, God, why are you making it so difficult for me?"
Bao covered her face with a handkerchief and walked towards the Zen temple while crying.
In the Jiang family's carriage, the second Miss Jiang was fine when she came, but she almost cried to death when she left.
Jiang Wan and Xu Shi didn't plan to persuade him anymore. They each held a handkerchief in their hands and sat beside him, ready to serve at any time.
The old lady frowned and sighed.
"Cry, cry, cry, what's the use of crying? Didn't you just hear what your mother told your sister? Old Guo's house is not a good place to go right now. What do you want to do by squeezing in?"
"I, my engagement was broken off, and you're not even allowed to cry? Wuuuuu..."
"You're not old, and your ears aren't very useful, so how come you're the one whose engagement was broken off? I clearly heard it just now. It was your mother who first said she wanted to break off the engagement with the Guo family. It was our family that broke off the engagement. I heard it clearly with both my ears!"
“Isn’t that different?
In short, I'm breaking off the engagement."
"How can it be the same?"
The old lady rarely mustered up the patience to persuade her second granddaughter who was becoming increasingly stupid.
"You were rejected because they dislike you.
If we go to cancel the engagement, it clearly means we despise the other person!
Can this be the same?
Right, daughter-in-law?"
"Mom, you are right."
Mrs. Xu handed the handkerchief to her little daughter, her eyes full of heartache, but her tone was very firm.
"Han Jie'er, I know that Ziqian is sincere to you, and I also know that you like him very much. But think about it carefully. Do you have the ability to break the current situation of the Guo family?"
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