Watching Wang Qizhang and his son leave, Wu Shiren's body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.
He never imagined things would turn out this way.
He originally hoped to use his daughter's marriage to climb the social ladder and expand his restaurant business.
But now we have nothing left, our daughter has become ugly, and no one wants her even if she's given away for free. What are we going to do now?
Wu Cuihua quickly stepped forward to help him up and gently comforted him, "Father, I'm sorry, I didn't know they would run into us. I didn't mean to."
Wu Shiren was so anxious that he stamped his feet. "If Wang Tianba won't marry you, who will be willing to marry you in the future?"
"If no one marries me, I will never marry and will stay by my father's side forever."
"Nonsense, what kind of woman doesn't get married?" Wu Shiren looked up at his daughter's bald head, a pang of guilt rising in his heart.
If I had known she would get this strange illness, I should have agreed to the marriage with the Chen family in the first place. But there's no going back now, and it's too late to say anything.
He sighed softly, "Cuihua, your father will definitely find a way to cure your illness."
“Father, please don’t bother.” Wu Cuihua shook her head and smiled bitterly. “This illness came on suddenly, and many doctors have been helpless. It is definitely incurable. Spending more money will not help.”
Wu Shih-ren frowned. In her current state, no one would dare to marry his daughter. If she stayed at home all her life and slowly became an old maid, wouldn't she become a burden?
As the saying goes, "A daughter should not be kept at home once she grows up; keeping her will only lead to enmity." No matter what, you must marry your daughter off.
Thinking of this, he looked at Wu Cuihua with a serious expression, "Daughter, now that you've become like this, your father has to think about your future. If all else fails, I'll find a matchmaker to propose marriage to Wang Laowu's family in the west of town. How about we marry you off to Wang Laowu?"
Wu Cuihua felt a chill in her heart. She knew Wang Laowu, the man who made a living by making tofu at the west end of the town. He was over forty years old, had lost one of his wives, and looked older than his father from years of exposure to the wind and sun.
"Father, if you're willing to let your daughter marry an old man, then go ahead and propose. I have no objection." As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.
Wu Shiren had no choice but to do this. Cuihua was his only daughter, and it would be a lie to say he didn't feel sorry for her, but what else could he do now?
He looked helpless. "Cuihua, it's not that your father is heartless. Blame Chen Feng, that cold-hearted bastard. If he hadn't been so reluctant to part with that damned secret recipe, things wouldn't have come to this."
As soon as she finished speaking, Madam Wu and Wu Duoduo walked in from the inner room.
Madam Wu had overheard their conversation clearly and couldn't help but speak up.
“Master, you can’t blame Chen Feng for this. If you hadn’t made such an unreasonable request, Cuihua wouldn’t have been so worried and contracted this strange illness. If you really care about Cuihua, listen to me. Go to Ruyi Tower to find Chen Feng and finalize the marriage. Maybe if Cuihua is in a better mood, her hair will grow back naturally, and we’ll have a good son-in-law.”
“Dad, I agree with Mom. Even if we don’t have the secret recipe for mala tang, I believe Brother Chen Feng won’t abandon me in the future.” Xu Duoduo echoed.
Upon hearing this, Wu Shiren regretted it so much he wanted to bang his head. "You guys have a good idea. Now that Cuihua is in this state, if that brat Chen Feng doesn't agree, where will I put my old face in the future?"
Madam Wu sighed softly and said earnestly, "You can't say that. How will you know if you don't try?"
Wu Duoduo also said seriously, "Yes, I believe in Brother Chen Feng. He's not that kind of person."
Wu Shiren frowned and shook his head. "If he really agrees, I would be willing to give up two hundred taels of silver for a house."
Wu Duoduo tentatively asked again, "Dad, if Brother Chen Feng doesn't mind my sister, would you still want the secret recipe for mala tang?"
"What secret recipe do you need? I'll be grateful if you can just help your sister get married." Wu Shiren shook his head with a wry smile.
Wu Cuihua wasn't sure if Chen Feng would marry her. After all, she was bald now, and if Chen Feng saw her and showed disgust, she would rather never marry.
“Father, if Chen Feng also judges people by their appearance, then I would rather stay away from the hustle and bustle of the world and forget the troubles of life.”
"My poor daughter! It's all my fault!" Wu Shiren felt dizzy. He steadied himself and said to Wu Duoduo, "Go to Ruyi Tower and invite Chen Feng here. Tell him I have something to say to him."
"Okay, Dad, I'll go right away." Wu Duoduo agreed and hurriedly left the house.
At this moment, Chen Feng was sitting alone in the hall, lost in thought. He had long heard that Wu Cuihua had contracted a strange illness, and her hair was falling out in clumps.
Knowing his sister was a skilled doctor, he wanted Chen Qingqing to take a look at her.
To his surprise, his sister not only flatly refused, but also forbade him from visiting her.
They said that since Wu Cuihua was already engaged to someone else, his going there would only tarnish her reputation and cause her trouble.
Thinking about it carefully, my sister is right.
But Cuihua has contracted a strange illness, and he just can't stop worrying about her...
While he was still in a daze, he saw Wang Tianba walk in surrounded by a group of cronies.
"Tianba, you really broke off the engagement?"
"Brother Liu, didn't you see that Brother Tianba is troubled by this matter? You really know how to bring up the most awkward things."
"It is said that Miss Wu has no hair on her head now, and looks like a big hard-boiled egg. How could such a girl catch Brother Tianba's eye?"
Wang Tianba chuckled dismissively, "Stop making fun of me. It's a good thing that ugly woman didn't marry into the family, or she would have disgusted me to death. Let's consider this a closed matter. No one is allowed to mention it again. From now on, we'll still be the Four Young Masters of Qingshui Town, and we can woo any pretty girl we want..."
Chen Feng heard everything they said clearly, and his heart clenched immediately.
No, I have to go see Cuihua no matter what. If she does something stupid, I'll regret it to death.
Thinking of this, Chen Feng stood up. Just as he turned to leave, Wu Duoduo ran in, panting.
"Brother Chen, Chen Feng, my father wants you to come over..."
Chen Feng was immediately taken aback and quickly asked, "Duoduo, what does your dad want me to do?"
Wu Duoduo patted her chest, and after catching her breath, she hurriedly said, "It's about my sister, but my sister, my sister is very ugly now, will you dislike her!"
After hearing his explanation, Chen Feng breathed a sigh of relief. "No, your sister is kind. In my heart, no matter what she becomes, she will always be the most beautiful."
"That's good. Come with me now, my dad is waiting for you at home!"
"Okay." Just as they stepped out of the restaurant, Chen Feng suddenly seemed to remember something and instructed Wu Duoduo, "Duoduo, you go back first, I'll be there shortly."
"Okay, Brother Chen Feng, hurry up!"
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