Even if a man is a little fat, or even has a little belly, there are still women who say they are good. As long as their family background is good enough, there are women who want to be with them.
If a woman is too fat, it will be difficult for her to get married. It is even more difficult for women than for men.
Liu Yulian thought that whether in ancient times or in later times, there would always be such unfair things.
"In a couple of days, I'll open a restaurant," Liu Yulian said, "specializing in selling fish."
"Okay," He Xiyuan said, "I'll kill the fish."
"You're not needed. The servants will do it." Liu Yulian said with a smile, "I won't go either. I'll go later."
Let the servants do what they should do. Liu Yulian thought that they also paid the servants a monthly salary. If the servants always sat aside to rest, they would also be anxious.
Liu Yulian also planned to have those people do more things. If they could do a good job, they would go to the restaurant to work. When Liu Yulian and others returned to Beijing, they would not be able to bring so many people back with them.
The people they recruited in the small town must stay here for a few months, and it would be good if they had some skills.
"What? Do you think I did it myself and you have to watch over it yourself?" Liu Yulian chuckled.
"No." He Xiyuan said quickly, "I just thought you were going to process the fish, so I'll go."
"Aren't you supposed to be reading?" Liu Yulian asked. "You still have the imperial examination to take, so you can't just do these things all the time. Once you're done with the exam, you can do more."
Liu Yulian didn't dare to delay He Xiyuan's studies. She was worried that He Xiyuan would not pass the exam and that He Xiyuan would regret doing those trivial things later.
"Okay." He Xiyuan understood Liu Yulian's thoughts.
In the capital, the illegitimate son of the Bo family that Liu Yuqin had her eye on was engaged to a girl from the Xue family, who was also related to Liu's mother. Liu Yuqin was furious, believing that her mother had deliberately interfered.
"Mom." Liu Yuqin's eyes were red. "I'm in this state, and they still treat me like this."
"Nothing." Aunt Qing said, "You should know that she has always been like this."
Aunt Qing originally felt that Liu Yuqin was not worthy of that man, but that man had already decided to marry the girl from the Xue family, so Aunt Qing had the same idea as Liu Yuqin.
They also didn't think about the fact that the girl from the Xue family was a virgin, a virgin, and had never been married.
The bastard from the Bo Mansion thought that the Xue family girl had good character and was innocent, which made him even happier. As for a woman like Liu Yuqin, he didn't want her at all. Raising a child for someone else was too young, and he was afraid that this woman was still ignorant.
Liu Yuqin was an ignorant person. It was not that the bastard of the Bo Mansion had not heard that Liu Yuqin wanted to marry him, but he did not want to. If Liu Yuqin had not sent someone to pass on the news to him, he would have had to marry Liu Yuqin.
"I'm going to go find them." Liu Yuqin couldn't stand it. It was obviously the person she had taken a fancy to first, so how could her mother do that?
Liu Yuqin didn't care about that. She simply asked someone to go outside the Xue family's door and curse the girl, saying that she was shameless and that she had stolen someone else's fiancé.
The family wasn't particularly wealthy, but they certainly weren't willing to be blocked like that. The girl's mother went to Liu's mother and cried, explaining how wronged her daughter was.
"We didn't even know that this was the man she had her eyes on. If we had known, would she have succeeded if we had given in to her?"
"What seduction? There's no need for our girl to do such a thing."
"This is to be someone's stepmother, not someone's original wife. It's not easy to be someone's stepmother, and I'm not willing to do it."
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Mother Liu was helpless when she heard her relatives' complaints. She had no idea that Liu Yuqin would let someone do such a thing. That family was not willing to marry Liu Yuqin at all.
Not to mention that Liu Yuqin was pregnant, even if she wasn't pregnant, no one would be willing to marry her.
"This is not your fault." Liu's mother said, "They just think I planned this."
How could Liu's mother not know what these people were thinking? Liu Yuqin and Aunt Qing were of the same character. Liu Yuqin and her daughter were also crazy. If people didn't want Liu Yuqin, they should be more honest.
Only after the Xue family relatives left did Liu's mother tell Liu's father about this matter.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Liu's mother said, "I rarely hang out with this relative. If Liu Yuqin hadn't gone too far this time, this relative wouldn't have come to our place."
After all, some relatives, even though they share the same surname, are not that close. Everyone understands this, and sometimes they are not that close. Especially when someone is high-ranking, not everyone likes to flatter them.
"It's really too much." When Liu's father went out today, someone asked him about Liu Yuqin, saying that Liu Yuqin was crazy about getting married.
After a quick inquiry, Liu's father immediately returned to ask what was going on. Liu Yuqin was truly capable. She had actually done something so shameful. Did Liu Yuqin think anyone would look down on her? Who the hell was she? She hadn't even given birth yet, and she was already thinking about getting married.
"Send someone over to talk to him?" Father Liu frowned.
"What do you mean? She's still pregnant," said Liu's mother. "If you accidentally scared her and she went into premature labor, who's to blame? It's already July. Judging from the time she got pregnant, she must have gotten pregnant around the Chinese New Year and will give birth in a month or two."
Mother Liu didn't want to offend anyone at this time. How many cruel words could they say to a pregnant woman? Mother Liu thought that with Liu Yuqin's personality, how many wealthy families in the capital would dare to marry her?
When Su Qiuya learned what Liu Yuqin had done, she was stunned. She hadn't expected Liu Yuqin to be so foolish. Did she feel good about doing that? Did she think that it would ruin someone else's reputation? But Liu Yuqin's reputation wasn't much better.
"Is your sister crazy?" Su Qiuya saw Liu Yanbo hurried back to the shop from outside, so she said, "Several people who came to the shop to eat noodles today were talking about her."
Liu Yuqin wants to win others' sympathy, but who will sympathize with Liu Yuqin?
The girl from the Xue family was a virgin, while Liu Yuqin was divorced and pregnant. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell who was better.
"Yes." Liu Yanbo said, "I think she is crazy."
Liu Yanbo was also angry. Everyone knew that Liu Yuqin was his biological sister. He really thought that Liu Yuqin was stupid. Others were of high status, illegitimate sons of barons, and even Jinshi scholars working in the Hanlin Academy. And they only had one daughter and no sons.
This means that after another woman marries, the child she gives birth to will be the heir.
Even though the illegitimate son of the Earl's Mansion won't get much in the future, he still has his own abilities.
When Liu Yanbo heard those people talking about what Liu Yuqin had done, he felt ashamed. He had not participated in this matter at all, but some people thought he was involved.
How unfair it is for him!
"Those people asked me if I really wanted to have a brother-in-law like that," Liu Yanbo said, "so I came back early."
Liu Yanbo didn't know how to answer those people. He just said that he had no control over his sister's affairs and they didn't live together. As for the conflict between him and Liu Yuqin, it was not good for outsiders to know.
"Fortunately, she doesn't live with us. If she were, we wouldn't have to continue doing business." Su Qiuya said, "I heard that the Xue family went to the Jingning Marquis Mansion."
Su Qiuya thought that Liu's mother was innocent and pitiful. Liu Yuqin and Qing Yi Niang always thought that Liu's mother would harm them. But what did this incident have to do with Liu's mother? It wasn't Liu's mother who arranged this marriage.
As far as Su Qiuya knew, the relationship between the Xue family and Liu's mother had become quite distant. The powerful people in the capital had various in-law relationships, and many people could be said to be relatives, so Qing Yi Niang and Liu Yuqin could continue to blame Liu's mother in the future.
"This marriage was arranged by a matchmaker." Liu Yanbo had already inquired. "The man's stepmother saw that he was a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the imperial examination) and had some ability, and that he had a good relationship with his brothers. So she wanted to find him a good marriage. Since he was only a second wife, her requirements were relatively low."
The reason why the Xue family girl was favored by the lady of the baron was also because of the Jingning Marquisate. The lady of the baron believed that the Xue family girl was somewhat related to the Jingning Marquisate, and after seeing the Xue family girl, she was a person of good character, so the lady of the baron arranged this marriage for her son.
The Xue family girl wasn't of high status, so marrying a Jinshi scholar wasn't particularly unfair to her. Her family simply thought that the Jinshi scholar had no sons, only a daughter from his previous wife, so that was fine, so they agreed.
Liu Yanbo thought that if it were him, he would also choose the girl from the Xue family. Even if that girl wasn't that close to the Jingning Marquis's Mansion, she was still a virgin after all.
"Are you going to tell your second sister?" Su Qiuya asked, "I'm afraid they won't listen to you."
"There's no way they'll listen to me. They'll just think I'm too cowardly and that I'm going to kneel down before the people from Jingning Marquis' Mansion." Liu Yanbo sneered, "They don't even think about what they've done. If the people from Jingning Marquis' Mansion want to deal with us, how can we possibly stay here?"
It was precisely because the people from Jingning Marquis' Mansion did not deal with them that Liu Yanbo felt more and more that he had been wrong before.
"It's all thanks to you, otherwise I wouldn't be awake right now." Liu Yanbo respected Su Qiuya very much because Su Qiuya had brought him a lot of changes. "I'm not that good, I still need you to remind me."
"It's nothing." Su Qiuya said, "It's not your fault. Everyone makes mistakes. As for my second sister, let's not talk about it now. She's about to give birth. If we talk about it now, I'm afraid there will be problems. Just bear with it."
"I'm sorry for putting you through this." Liu Yanbo thought that he had heard all those words outside, and Su Qiuya must have heard a lot of them in the shop as well.
"It's okay, don't worry, I'm not that weak." Su Qiuya said, "We have to live. The doctor said that my health has improved a little and I will be fine slowly."
"Very good." Liu Yanbo said.
"I can't bear to let you go. I'm afraid you'll really take a concubine." Su Qiuya said, "If a man takes a concubine and becomes distracted, he's no longer the man I like. I'm afraid I can't bear it, I'm afraid I can't be with you anymore, I'm afraid I've changed."
"Then don't take a concubine. If you have a daughter, that's fine too. A daughter can find a husband." Liu Yanbo thought about it.
Su Qiuya knew that getting Liu Yanbo to say this was already very difficult, and that she would deal with other matters later. If she really wasn't pregnant, she could talk about it later. She just had to take care of her body first.
"That's what you said." Su Qiuya said.
"Yes, that's what I said." Liu Yanbo held Su Qiuya's hand tightly, "The family still relies mainly on you, so those things should be handed over to the children who are related to you by blood."
"Why do you suddenly have such an idea?" Su Qiuya was curious.
"Two days ago, a woman killed her husband." When Liu Yanbo heard this, he wondered how it was possible. Women don't have that much strength, so how could a woman kill a man?
But the woman did not regret killing the man. She said her husband used her dowry, and her husband's mother-in-law, sister-in-law and others also depended on her for support. As a result, her mother-in-law treated her badly, her sister-in-law always wanted her things, and her husband even wanted a concubine.
The two people have different identities. The woman just likes the man, so she wants to marry him despite her parents' opposition.
The woman had been married to the man for less than two years when he changed his mind. The woman had nearly driven her father to death, yet her parents had prepared such a large dowry for her that she felt ashamed to return to her parents' home, so she decided to not marry him.
After Su Qiuya heard Liu Yanbo say this, she didn't think the woman was wrong. She was just stupid. It was not worth it to risk her life for such a man.
"She didn't divorce." Su Qiuya thought that if it were her, she would choose to divorce and take those things away to see if the man would have enough money to take a concubine in the future.
"You won't be willing to let go of someone you once loved," said Liu Yanbo.
"Yes, I am reluctant. Women always attach so much importance to feelings." Su Qiuya nodded, "I am unwilling to give up."
"What if it were you?" Liu Yanbo asked.
"Divorce." Su Qiuya said, "I can't risk my life for a bad guy. I can run a shop and have skills, so what am I afraid of?"
The most terrifying are women who have no skills. Some women give all their dowries to their husband's family, which makes things even more difficult.
"Well, that's good." Liu Yanbo said, "At least don't hurt yourself."
Liu Yanbo thought that if he really became like that, then he really deserved to die. However, he shouldn't let his wife do it, and he couldn't let her suffer.
"Men, that's what happens when they change their minds. No matter how nice things you said before, it's useless." Su Qiuya said, "I told you I wouldn't take a concubine, and you said you wouldn't take a concubine, but who can guarantee that forever? Saying this just makes me feel better now."
That’s what Su Qiuya thought. At least Liu Yanbo now knows something.
Even though Liu Yuqin sent people to the Xue family to cause trouble, her people only made a few remarks. After the man learned about this, he did not cancel the engagement. They all knew what this marriage was all about.
The Xue family knew that the Jingning Marquisate would not take care of this matter, so they sent someone to Liu Yuqin's doorstep to talk to her.
"Shameless little bitch, you're already pregnant and you're still thinking about someone else's fiancé."
"If you have the guts, send someone to cause trouble. If you have the guts, come out now."
"Are you relying on the fact that you're pregnant so that others don't dare to anger you or hurt you?"
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In addition to the Xue family, there are also people from the Bo Mansion.
They originally wanted to have a good marriage, who could have imagined that something like this would happen. This matter cannot be completely blamed on the Jingning Marquisate. The Bo family took a fancy to the Xue family girl, but that was their own choice. They did not discuss it with anyone in front of the Jingning Marquisate.
The nanny sent by the Bo's Mansion entered Liu Yuqin's house. When the nanny saw Aunt Qing, she snorted coldly.
"My daughter is in poor health. Just tell me if you have anything to say." Aunt Qing was afraid that this person would say something harsh.
"How can a concubine like you manage such matters?" The nanny sneered. "Like mother, like daughter. Our uncle's family has never proposed marriage, nor has anyone sent word. Your daughter is pregnant and still wants to enter the uncle's house. Is she still sleepy, or has her mind been led by her ex-husband?"
The nanny didn't care whether Aunt Qing was once a concubine of the Marquis of Jingning, nor did she care whether Liu Yuqin was the daughter of the Marquis of Jingning.
On this day, in order to resolve the serious problem of Liu Yuqin, the people from the Bo Mansion and the Xue Family had already reached an agreement. To deal with someone like Liu Yuqin, they should use their words when necessary, and they should find someone to talk directly when necessary.
With these two approaches, no matter whether Liu Yuqin will make trouble again or not, they will not let her talk nonsense.
Liu Yuqin, a woman, was so shameless. A divorced woman wanted to hurt other women. Did she think she could enter the Bo Mansion like this? It was impossible. The Bo Mansion did not welcome her at all.
"Who would dare to marry her?" the nanny asked. "No one would want her to be a concubine."
"you……"
"What about me?" the nanny said. "I'm a nanny in the Marquis's mansion after all, and I've served nobles in the palace. What about you? You're nothing. A concubine released from the Marquis's mansion, and your son's relationship with the mansion is severed. With a mother like you, it's no wonder you raised a daughter like that. Ordinary girls are better than your daughter."
Outside the house, Liu Yuqin came over with the help of her maid. She had not expected the maid's words to be so harsh. As soon as she entered the house, she wanted to slap the maid.
The nanny was not stupid, she just dodged and went in.
"You're still thinking of hitting people, how uneducated!" the nanny said. "That's all I have to say. Think about it carefully. If you continue to cause trouble, we're not afraid. We all know your reputation, whether it's good or not. And don't talk about losing your innocence. If a virgin can still force someone to marry her, what about a pregnant divorced woman?"
Mammy was not afraid that Liu Yuqin would have a miscarriage. Nowadays, many children born to people died, not to mention the children who had not yet been born.
"Don't be angry, don't be upset. If this child had been born earlier and died, people would have said you deserved it," the nanny said. "If this child really died, it was because God didn't want him to suffer."
Normally, the nanny wouldn't say such vicious things, but when it came to Liu Yuqin, it was different. The person Liu Yuqin sent to say something vicious about the Xue family girl was so venomous, so what the others said about Liu Yuqin was nothing, it was just tit-for-tat.
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