Old Mrs. Chen felt like dying. If she had known this would happen, she would never have broken off ties with the eldest son's family.
It's all her fault for being so self-righteous and arbitrary. Things have come to this point, and she's only hurting herself. She brought this upon herself!
But there's no medicine for regret in this world.
Now we can only wait and see, hoping to find the right opportunity to use the sleeping potion on that damned girl and send it to Butcher Li's house, and that will be the end of it.
Otherwise, there really is no good solution.
Thinking of this, she looked at Matchmaker Zhao and gave a smile that was more like a grimace.
“Sister Zhao, I beg you, please talk to your nephew right away. Don’t get angry. Let’s sit down and talk things over.”
Matchmaker Zhao said coldly, "What else do you want me to say? My nephew tore down your house, beat you until you begged for forgiveness, and even when we took it to the authorities, you ignored us."
Not only will you face a lawsuit, but you might also be charged with fraud. At this point, you'd better start thinking about what to do!
Butcher Li's face twitched with rage. "Give me my bride right now, or you'll be sorry."
Old Mrs. Chen's breath hitched. She glanced at Chen Qingqing's face and saw that she was looking at her with great interest. A surge of anger rose in her heart.
You brat, do you think that just because we've separated and cut off all ties, I can't do anything to you?
My son crawled out of my intestines, and I refuse to believe that Chen Zhanshan would just stand by and watch his mother be forced to her death.
She looked at Chen Zhanshan and saw the faint worry in his eyes. She was overjoyed. It seemed that her son still cared about his old mother.
Old Mrs. Chen turned around and took a few quick steps, then knelt down in front of Chen Zhanshan with a thud, tightly hugging his legs with both hands, crying and wailing with snot and tears streaming down her face.
"Zhanshan, my good son, you can't ignore this matter. If you don't marry Qingya to Butcher Li, your mother won't be able to live."
"Mother, you're making your son feel terrible. Get up and let's talk this out."
Chen Zhanshan was stunned by Old Lady Chen's sudden action, and then he also knelt down on both knees.
He looked up at the fierce-looking butcher Li, then at his beautiful daughter, and shook his head vigorously.
“Mother, why are you still thinking of marrying Qing’er to such a person? If you want to settle this matter, listen to your son, cancel the marriage, and return the money to them.”
“My son, I won’t get up unless you agree.”
"Mother, you can't force your son like this!"
"Zhanshan, you've seen it yourself. If Qing'er doesn't marry him, Butcher Li won't let it go. I'm begging you, isn't that enough?"
Old Mrs. Chen felt there was a chance, and it seemed she needed to add fuel to the fire. She picked up a stone and pretended to smash it against her own head.
"If you don't agree, your mother will die in front of you."
Chen Zhanshan quickly stopped Old Lady Chen, his hands clenched into fists, his eyes red. Faced with her tearful pleas, Chen Zhanshan couldn't bring himself to be cruel.
He was extremely reluctant to marry off his daughter, and now he was caught in a dilemma.
Old Mrs. Chen wept uncontrollably, awaiting Chen Zhanshan's reply...
Everyone was shocked by Old Mrs. Chen's actions.
Butcher Li rubbed his hands together, his eyes fixed on Chen Zhanshan, hoping he would agree to Old Lady Chen's request so he could take this fiery young girl home.
Ever since I was subdued by Qingya, she's been constantly on my mind; I genuinely like her.
真要能娶回家，他发誓一定不揍她，更何况自己好像打不过她。
A smug glint flashed in Old Chen's eyes. His old wife was quite capable, and his eldest son was filial. Now that things had come to this, he certainly wouldn't refuse.
Chen Zhanliang's palms were sweating, and he looked at Chen Qingqing with pity. His eldest brother had always been the most obedient since childhood, and with their mother threatening him with her life, his eldest brother would definitely give up resisting.
Chen Qingqing laughed. This was blatant moral blackmail. Even at this point, he was still trying to take advantage of her.
She stepped forward and pulled Chen Zhanshan up forcefully. "Dad, who are you calling Mom? Our family has been kicked out by Old Lady Chen. She said she would never have anything to do with our family again. Whether she lives or dies is none of your business."
Chen Zhanshan snapped out of his daze, his gaze towards Old Lady Chen turned cold, and he said to Chen Zhanliang, "Chen Zhanliang, take your mother back immediately. We've already severed ties, yet you still want to take advantage of my daughter. Don't force me to go to the authorities and sue you for attempting to abduct innocent girls."
Old Mrs. Chen's last hope collapsed. She glared at Chen Qingqing fiercely and thought, "You brat, just you wait. If I don't drug you and hand you over to this beast, I'll be letting down all the humiliation I suffered today."
Chen Qingqing met her vicious gaze, raised her eyebrows, and looked defiant. Anyone can kick someone when they're down.
She smiled at Matchmaker Zhao and said, "Aunt Zhao, since Old Granny Chen has accepted your money but can't deliver the bride, and she doesn't want to break off the engagement, the Chen family has more than one granddaughter."
Matchmaker Zhao's eyes lit up. "Qing girl, thank you for reminding me. Otherwise, I would have really forgotten."
Chen Qingqing waved her hand generously, "Aunt Zhao, you don't need to be so polite. I was just worried that you would lose both your money and your lover!"
Li the butcher felt a little regretful upon hearing this, but his reputation had already spread far and wide, making it quite difficult for him to find a wife.
Since Grandma Chen has a granddaughter, it's not impossible to make do.
He immediately beamed, "Aunt Zhao, is that girl pretty? I won't want her if she's ugly."
"Don't worry, nephew. I met her once before. She's fair-skinned and delicate, even more refined than that rich young lady. She's living in town now."
"Really? Okay, okay, I like them tender." Butcher Li swallowed hard, glaring at Old Lady Chen. "Stop standing there, take me to see your granddaughter right now."
Old Mrs. Chen was so angry her eyes rolled back. That brat actually tried to drag her precious granddaughter into this mess.
Ruolan is the apple of her eye. If her son passes the imperial examination and becomes a scholar, she will be a scholar's daughter and will marry into a wealthy and noble family. How could she marry a butcher?
She shook her head repeatedly, forcing herself to put on a fawning smile.
"Grandson-in-law, no, no, brother, this is absolutely unacceptable. My Ruolan is still young and cannot get married yet."
Old Chen's heart tightened, and he mustered his courage to explain, "My little granddaughter is still a child, you can't make a move on her."
Matchmaker Zhao snorted coldly, "Sister-in-law, who are you trying to fool? Don't think I don't know, your Ruolan is sixteen years old this year. When I was her age, my children were already running around in the streets. You still say she's too young. I think you just want to back out of the marriage."
"How could we dare!" Old Mrs. Chen was almost in tears.
"This won't work, that won't work, what do you suggest we do?" Matchmaker Zhao said with a dark face, losing her patience.
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