After lunch, some special guests came to the Su family.
Su Rui was playing the piano in the room when the girl next to Mrs. Su suddenly came over and said that the lady invited the girl to go to the old man's yard. It was someone from her mother's side who came over, but invited her to go to her grandfather's yard. Su Rui instantly knew what was going on.
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After getting up and tidying up a little, she followed the girl beside Mrs. Su and walked out. As she walked, Su Rui asked, "Are there any guests?"
The girl glanced at Su Rui in surprise and said with a smile: "How did the girl know? I heard that people from the Yangxin Xiao family are here." This girl didn't know that the marriage between the Su family and the Xiao family had fallen through, so she just thought
My girl's future husband's family came to visit her in-laws and future daughter-in-law.
Apparently a few days ago in Meiyuan outside the city, although Su Rui personally said that she wanted to break off the engagement, it was not spread to everyone. Su Rui was also a little curious about this, and she had already prepared for this period of time.
People will be watching you when you go out.
Su Rui walked into the hall of Mrs. Su's courtyard and saw several people sitting in the guest seats.
The middle-aged couple are naturally the Xiao couple, and the young man with extraordinary bearing is obviously Xiao Chan.
There was another person kneeling on the ground, it was Xiao Hong, whom he hadn't seen for a while.
Xiao Hong was kneeling in the center of the hall at this time, with his back to the door. Su Rui couldn't see his expression clearly. But the middle-aged woman immediately showed a loving smile when she saw Su Rui, "A Rui is here? It's really our family.
Ah Hong is useless and you have been wronged. Come in and let Auntie take a look."
Su Rui lowered her eyes slightly and stepped into the hall.
She bowed respectfully to the two guests, then turned to her grandfather, who was sitting on the main seat, and her parents and brothers next to her, saying, "Grandpa, mom and dad, eldest brother and second brother."
Old Mrs. Su smiled and waved to her granddaughter: "A Rui is here, come to Grandpa."
Su Rui nodded and walked to Mrs. Su's side with a smile.
The expression on the woman's face froze slightly, and she soon returned to her original smile.
Su Rui had met Mrs. Xiao several times before, and every time Mrs. Xiao was very amiable to her, so Su Rui's impression of her was not bad.
But after listening to the words of the woman who eloped with Xiao Hong last time, I still had a different feeling towards her. Although what the woman said may not be true, with her current relationship with Xiao Hong, it doesn't matter.
Too close.
Mrs. Xiao quickly adjusted her mood, looked at Xiao Hong who was kneeling on the ground and said: "What a sin! Why don't you apologize to Ari!"
Su Rui raised her eyebrows slightly, what does this mean?
Xiao Hong was still kneeling on the ground, looked up at Su Rui and said, "A Rui, I was confused for a moment, please forgive me."
Su Rui lowered her head and met Xiao Hong's eyes, and couldn't help being surprised.
She didn't really like Xiao Hong very much before. Although Xiao Hong was able to manipulate her, Su Rui thought his methods were too crude. How could the eldest granddaughter who was raised by Mrs. Su himself be so easy to control?
If Su Rui wasn't young and ruthless, and was wary of the Xiao family and Xiao Chen, as well as Mr. Xueyang's kindness to his grandfather and didn't want to make the relationship between the two families too bad, it wouldn't be difficult to kill Xiao Hong secretly.
But now she feels completely different when she sees Xiao Hong. It's not that Xiao Hong's abilities have suddenly increased, but it's an uncomfortable feeling.
If Xiao Hong was just a young man who thought he was scheming before, now he looks like a beast that has been pushed to the extreme.
It feels like it might bite at any time.
Su Rui felt a little uneasy, and her hand that was about to lower Mrs. Su's shoulders paused.
As if he didn't see it, Mrs. Su smiled and raised his hand to pat the back of his granddaughter's hand.
Su Rui immediately came back to her senses and said with a smile: "Young Master Xiao said something serious. Although you and I are not destined to be together, the Su and Xiao families are still family friends. From now on, I only hope that Young Master Xiao will find a good match soon and everything will go well."
Xiao Hong looked at Su Rui and said slowly after a long while: "Thank you, Miss Su."
Hearing this, Mr. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao looked at each other and sighed in their hearts.
It seems that the Su family has made up their mind to break off the engagement, and there is nothing they can do about it because they are in the wrong.
Old Taifu Su said: "That's all, Mr. Xiao, please get up. Don't get hurt in this cold weather."
Xiao Hong stood up silently. The person who made a mistake naturally had no place to sit, so he could only stand silently behind his parents.
Next, it was Su Rui's father, the eldest son of the Su family, who spoke with the Xiao family about breaking off the engagement. Su Rui's father did not interrupt. He just leaned on the table with his eyes half-closed to relax, and everyone else was quiet.
listen.
Although the Xiao family wanted to save the marriage, the Su family had no intention of it and they were naturally embarrassed to force it. They quickly reached an agreement and both parties returned the engagement token.
Later, it will be announced to the public that the Su family and the Xiao family have terminated their engagement.
On the face of it, it would not be said that it was because Xiao Hong eloped with his father's concubine. It was only said that Xiao Hong was infected with a serious disease and could not get married or take part in the imperial examination for five years. The Su family girl was already seventeen years old, and Xiao
Naturally, I can't delay my girl.
Because of this, the Xiao family compensated Su Rui with many things.
In fact, this is just an external statement. If the real insider wanted to investigate, who wouldn't be able to find out?
After all, the Xiao family is a wealthy family in Yangxin. Many people in Yangxin knew about Xiao Hong's elopement, but no one dared to discuss it in person.
The fact that the Su family is like this also fulfills Mr. Xueyang's kindness to Mr. Su. When outsiders know about it, they will only praise the Su family for their kindness and will never say anything wrong with Su Rui.
After all, it would not look good if you still insisted on marrying your daughter off after knowing that your future son-in-law had such bad conduct. Outsiders didn't know and thought that the Su family had received many benefits from the Xiao family.
The Su family broke off the engagement and refused to ruin the reputation of the Xiao family. It can be said that they did an impeccable job.
After the two sides negotiated, the four Xiao family members stood up and left.
Everyone in the Su family also got up to see the Xiao family out. Old Mrs. Su only left Su Rui by her side.
After everyone had left, Mr. Su looked at his granddaughter and asked, "What do you think of Ari?"
Su Rui was stunned for a moment before she realized what her grandfather was asking. She pondered for a moment and said, "Then Xiao Hong... seems to be very different. I always have a bad feeling. Grandpa, will something happen?"
This is an intuition with no reason, so Su Rui can't explain why.
Old Master Su sighed softly and said: "It's my fault, grandfather. You were all too young when we got engaged, and you couldn't see the character of this child. This child... is far worse than his brother.
"Yes." This does not refer to talents and abilities, but to character and character.
I don't know how the Xiao family raised their children like this. This kind of mentality is rare even among those dandies in the capital.
Su Rui shook her head and said, "How can you blame grandpa? It's just that Mr. Xiao and I are not destined to be together. I hope Uncle Xiao and Aunt Xiao can take him back and discipline him well. It will be fine in a few years."
Speaking of this, Su Rui suddenly thought: "Uncle Xiao just said that he has a serious illness, so next spring..."
"Not only will he not be able to participate in next spring's imperial examination, he will also be unable to participate in the next imperial examination." Mrs. Su said calmly.
Su Rui was silent for a long time before asking, "Did something happen to him these days?" Since the marriage with the Su family has been settled, it certainly won't have such a big impact.
As for the matter of eloping with his father's concubine, if it really got serious, even beating him to death wouldn't be considered an injustice, but the Xiao family didn't look like they were going to be severely punished for this.
Taifu Su said: "He is hanging out with people from southern Xinjiang."
Su Rui didn't know much about things in Southern Xinjiang, but a family like the Xiao family always avoided getting close to people with sensitive identities. Since the Xiao family made such a decision, there must be something else involved, but these are not her
It's time to investigate.
Mrs. Su looked at her granddaughter with a smile and said, "This marriage is finally settled. What are Arike's plans in the future?"
The smile on Su Rui's face couldn't help but stiffen slightly, "Grandpa, didn't you mean..."
Old Master Su raised his hand and said: "Grandpa knows, but I still want to hear what you think. I don't know how long I can live. I won't feel at ease if I don't see you all well."
"What did grandfather say?" Su Rui said, "You will definitely live a long life."
Old Taifu Su smiled and said: "It's annoying to live too long. Think carefully about your future plans. Your brothers are all men and have their parents to worry about. Your sisters don't think as much as you do.
, as long as the Su family is still there, they will not have a bad life. But you... In this world, the more people think about it, the harder their lives will be. If my grandfather can plan for you, he will plan more for you.
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Su Rui's eyes were a little red. She walked to Mrs. Su and knelt down, looked up at him and whispered: "Grandpa, granddaughter... my granddaughter doesn't want to get married. She doesn't want to be a good wife and mother who can only take care of the housework."
The hall was quiet for a long time, and then a long sigh slowly sounded.
Mr. Su raised his hand and gently rubbed the top of Su Rui's head, and sighed: "Silly boy. God gave you such a smart life, but why...you have such thoughts, do you know how sad the future will be?"
Su Rui whispered: "My granddaughter knows."
Mr. Su said softly: "That's all, no matter how hard you think about it, my grandfather will also think about it carefully."
"Yes." Su Rui nodded, looking into her grandfather's old but still energetic eyes and said firmly: "I won't regret it."
