Naturally, Second Auntie doesn’t want Dong Xing to marry next door!
But, Liao Mingkun didn't use this to ask to marry Dong Xing. In addition, even if she didn't care about Dong Xing's reputation and only talked about her life-saving grace, the second uncle couldn't say bad things at this time.
She could only sullenly hold Dongxing in her arms and say nothing.
Liao Mingkun did say that he would be responsible, but at the same time, others also said that life is more important than reputation and he will not force others to do anything.
"My family's conditions are not good, and I don't want to wrong Xingya. If anyone outside says something unpleasant, I will clarify it. People should not make too much fun of life-saving matters." Liao Mingkun looked calm when he spoke.
, with a gentle tone.
Liao Mingkun is very smart. Even if he jumped into the river to save Dong Xing and had the intention of using this incident to marry Dong Xing, after actually saving people, he would not take the blame for repaying the favor.
Even if Liao Mingkun wanted to marry, it would be the Dong family who begged him to marry him.
In the past, he took the initiative to come to the door, but the Dong family silently refused. This time, Liao Mingkun finally regained his place.
The problem is that the Dong family knows this, but there is nothing they can do about it.
Although the defense of men and women in the Yue Dynasty was not too heavy, the custom was not bad.
But in a small town like theirs, every family still attaches great importance to reputation.
Dongxing was rescued from the water by Liao Mingkun and carried him back home, but many people saw it.
If Liao Mingkun really doesn't marry, Dong Xing will have such a reputation in the future...
It doesn't matter to her. There are so many children in the Dong family. Men who seek to marry and women who get married will all be affected.
Especially Dong Xu may become a high official in the future...
Thinking of this, Old Man Dong nodded silently towards Mrs. Dong, meaning that no matter what, he would facilitate this marriage.
Dongxing has already lost her move, so don't stay at home and affect other brothers and sisters in the family.
The winter warmth was far away, and there were adults blocking the way, so I couldn't see this scene.
But she knew that the Dong family would eventually compromise, not for Dong Xing, but for the other children of the Dong family who might be promising. Right now, there is only Dong Xu, and there may be others in the future.
In short, the reputation of these children of the Dong family cannot be affected.
Liao Mingkun could hold it very well, and Liao's mother also held it proudly.
The Dong family was riding a tiger and couldn't get off, so they had no choice but to take the initiative to discuss marriage.
For other things, taking the initiative is a good start.
But this is not the case.
In the case of Dong Xing and Liao Mingkun, once either party gives in, it means retreating step by step.
No, Dong Nuan heard it from a distance, and Liao's mother had already said very arrogantly that it was not easy for the widowed mother and only son to study in these years, and the family's financial resources were small, so they probably couldn't afford much betrothal gifts.
Moreover, they are not only from the same village, but also neighbors. In fact, there is no need to ask for too much and make everyone look bad.
"Xingya married into our family, which is also a good thing for the children. There is a wall between her husband's and her mother's house. If anything happens, just call her. I am not in good health. I will never do anything to tease my daughter-in-law. Brother Xu
My son is also a scholar. Let’s not talk about future prospects. At best, he can be a teaching wife, so it will definitely not be a problem to support the family.” Mother Liao’s words sounded very nice, but if you analyze it carefully, you will find that you need a betrothal gift.
No, if you don’t want to marry, just throw her away.
Just as the crowd dispersed, Dong Nuan saw through this gap that Mrs. Dong's face turned green.
The two families kept arguing. The Liao family was not really orphaned and widowed. There were also Liao Mingkun's relatives. People also felt that it was a pity that Liao Mingkun's wealth was matched with Dong Xing's.
In their opinion, Liao Mingkun was going to have great potential in the future, so why should he be worthy of a village girl?
However, everyone is not a fool. They also know Liao Mingkun's current situation. Liao's mother's health is getting worse. The help they and other tribesmen can give is limited.
At this time, it would not be a bad idea to marry a village girl.
No one can predict what will happen in the future...
The tribesmen exchanged glances and soon knew where to work.
The Liao family began to retreat step by step in a reserved manner, saying quite righteously that they just wanted to save people, not to coerce Dongxing into marrying her.
For the sake of reputation and the other children in the family, Mrs. Dong could only grit her teeth and discuss with the Liao family to let Dong Xing marry.
Mother Liao refused to pay the bride price, so Mrs. Dong had no choice but to give in from time to time.
As the saying goes, if you take one step back, you have to start retreating.
After wrangling this matter for a whole afternoon, it was finally settled.
Five days later, Liao's mother invited a matchmaker to propose marriage.
Dongxing was frightened and has not yet reacted. Perhaps because she saved herself, she blushes and her heart beats when she looks at Liao Mingkun.
Especially when I think back to that time, when Liao Mingkun hugged himself under the water, those broad arms...
The more Dong Xing thought about it, the more she blushed. She actually had no objection to this marriage.
The second aunt wanted to object, but she still had three sons to consider, and she couldn't ruin the reputation of her three sons for Dong Xing's sake.
They can only blame their family for their bad luck. They originally wanted to do something big quietly, but who would have thought that the big thing they wanted didn't happen and turned into another big thing.
The second uncle was so angry that she gritted her teeth, and her face didn't look very good this afternoon.
The same was true for Mrs. Dong and the others. When Dong Nuan saw that the atmosphere at home was not good and the crowd was about to disperse, she turned around and ran away.
Hanjianglou did not come to deliver food to him at noon. It seemed that he had gone to town and had not returned yet, and Dongnuan was not in a hurry.
I found a shady place to rest for a while, ate two more fruits, looked at the direction of the sun, and then went to the school.
Dong Yao was taken out to show off for the whole afternoon, but she didn't know about the drama at home.
However, if something happens in the village, he will run very fast as if he has grown legs.
Dong Yao soon learned about this from other friends.
"Sister, is Dongxing going to marry next door?" Dong Yao is quite curious about this matter. Before, when the Liao family came to ask for marriage, wasn't the second mother-in-law unwilling?
Dong Yao couldn't understand. He had been dragged by his mother to show off all afternoon, and he was so tired that he didn't want to move. Now he thought about gossip and became energetic again.
"It seems so. I took a look home at noon and found that I couldn't get in, so I went to play in the woods for a while." Dong Nuan replied vaguely.
This did not affect Dong Yao's Bagua heart. He scratched his head and said puzzledly: "But isn't the second uncle unwilling?"
"Then who knows?" Dong Nuan spread her hands to express that she didn't understand, but in an instant she raised her hand and knocked Dong Yao's shoulder and said: "Listen carefully to Master's lectures, or you will embarrass my mother later, I'm afraid.
Get a stick!"
Dong Wu has enjoyed all the benefits and dignity that Dong Yao has brought to herself through studying, so how can she be willing to throw them away so easily?
Even though she dotes on Dong Yao, deep down she still hopes that Dong Yao can be successful.
So, reading is not good? Your grades are declining?
Ha, I'm afraid the beating was too light!
Dong Yao's mind was still filled with gossip. When he heard Dong Nuan's words, he originally wanted to proudly raise his head and say, "Auntie won't hit me."
As a result, before he could say anything, he remembered that when he came home at noon today, his mother-in-law patted him on the shoulder and said, "Yao Bao, you have to give me credit for my mother-in-law. If you don't read well, look at me."
I won’t break your legs!”
Thinking of this, Dong Yao felt bad all over.
This chapter has been completed!