Mrs. An's flesh ached so much that the whites of her eyes almost rolled out. She just didn't vomit blood. Back then, she only spent ten taels on her fourth daughter-in-law, and she didn't say anything...
No, if she had known that the fifth child would not marry the fourth daughter-in-law, why would she have to force her? If she had come forward to marry the fourth child, she would never have spent so much money. There was an example in the village a while ago, and the woman only wanted it.
The daughter was married off with a bride price of two taels of silver.
I had just escaped from famine, and every household had problems with food and clothing. How could I have so much money to marry a wife? Aren't you afraid that your daughter would have to work for food at home? No matter how much the bride price is, you will only earn money by marrying off?
"No!" Mrs. An immediately reacted and firmly disagreed with the fifth daughter-in-law's entry. "Which daughter-in-law wants a bride price of ten taels? We firmly disagree with this marriage! No!"
Xia Qiyue was 100% confident in her heart that she could deal with this old woman, so she was not in a hurry and nodded, "Listen to me, then I won't marry her!"
"Fourth sister-in-law..." An Zihao shouted in disbelief, "No!"
Xia Qiyue turned around, "Lao Wu, you have also seen that your parents do not agree with you marrying Liya. This marriage is a matter of your parents' orders! Just listen to them. Fortunately, you have just gotten married and haven't had time to get started yet. Right
Liya's reputation has not been greatly damaged, and with the compensation of the twelve taels of bride price, the Wang family will definitely agree to break off the engagement! If it can't be done, the fourth sister-in-law can help Liya and find a good family to marry her to.
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An Zihao seemed to understand what the fourth sister-in-law meant, and it was because he knew his mother well enough that he would never accept the promise of not withdrawing the bride price.
"Then...okay!" So he nodded reluctantly, and then walked straight out.
Wang Liya's eyes were filled with tears, and she wanted to call out the man who had just become her husband and then immediately abandoned her.
But my mouth was opened but nothing could come out.
"What? Not refunding the bride price? That's impossible!" Mrs. An shouted directly, "I will go to the Wang family to get back the bride price. We don't want their daughter! Why can't we refund the bride price even if we don't even get on the bed? Besides,
We didn’t agree to this marriage!”
Liu Jiajia held her daughter in her arms and looked at her for a while. Mrs. An's roar frightened her daughter so much that she began to cry.
"Oh oh oh... let's go back to the house, don't watch anymore! Don't be afraid, baby..." Liu Jiajia coaxed the child in her arms to walk into the house. When she passed by Wang Liya, she called her, "Come back to the house with me first."
Sit down for a while!"
Wang Liya was used to being obedient, so she subconsciously followed Liu Jiajia, and the two of them entered the house.
"Ms. Li, I guaranteed this marriage, and the two children entered the family tree voluntarily. The bride price was proposed by Zihao himself. No one forced him. Now you are the one who wants to refuse the marriage. Logically speaking, the two of you are already married.
Yes, you are not allowed to refuse marriage. Even if you don’t want this daughter-in-law, it’s still a divorce. You don’t have the right to write a divorce letter. Do you think you have the final say in this world? You can do whatever you want."
Of course, the only one who said this was the Wang family. Wang Liya had the same surname as Wang, but they were not related to each other. She just saw that Wang Liya was well-informed, well-behaved, sensible, and hard-working. When An Zihao came to beg her, she thought
Get her up.
Moreover, she was not stupid about the bride price. The price she offered was not even the price offered by the Wang family. It was An Zihao himself who said that he would pay a bride price of ten taels and then ask the other party to come over quickly and not hold a wedding banquet. In this way, it is consistent with
The only one left with conditions was Wang Liya.
Wang knew about An Zihao's situation, and she couldn't bear to see Anbang and Li scheming against Xia Qiyue, so she tried her best to help him, but she also knew his character.
"You are the patriarch's wife, and I can't help you. But today, no matter what, the marriage must be canceled and the bride price must be returned. If you don't ask for it, I will do it myself!" Mrs. An raised her chin, feeling that she had special dignity. If
If she said she was willing to pay five taels of silver, many people would rush over to marry off their daughters. Why spend so much money to marry an orphan girl?
Wouldn’t it be nice to have some money to buy Yu’er some pens, inks, paper and inkstones?
Xia Qiyue shook her head and held out three fingers: "Mom, Dad! There are only three ways to go!"
Since Xia Qiyue was now a rich man, Mrs. An suppressed her bad temper and asked her in a slightly softer voice, "What are the three ways?"
Xia Qiyue thought to herself, as long as you want to know, we can still talk. She said calmly, "This is the first point, step by step, the status quo remains unchanged! Let Lao Wu and Liya get married!"
"No, absolutely not!" the old couple said in unison.
Xia Qiyue nodded, "Then the second way is that the two people do not get married. However, this will have a great impact on Liya's reputation and will even affect other children in the family. It is unclear whether they can get married in the future, so I refuse."
The marriage is fine, but the bride price must be used as compensation to the Wang family."
When she heard this, Mrs. An exploded, "Fourth daughter-in-law, are you still a member of Lao An's family? You can say this clearly? What do you mean that the bride price must be compensated to the Wang family? No!"
But Boss Lao An raised his eyebrows. The fourth wife said there were three ways, so what was the third way?
"I choose the third one!" Sure enough, the couple had a tacit understanding. The old man just thought about it and the old woman had already made her choice.
"Then the third way is to follow the example of our fourth house and separate it. The children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Parents can also relax and don't have to worry about us juniors anymore!"
Xia Qiyue said all the three options he proposed without any pause, but the old couple fell down in anger and waved their hands desperately, "No, no, no, no!"
"I said Mrs. Li, if you can't do this or that, what are you going to do? You have to take advantage of all the benefits to be satisfied, right?" Mrs. Wang also got angry and her words became even more rude. "You have to know, not all of them are satisfied."
We are all your parents, so it’s impossible for anyone to spoil you. If you can’t do this, you can’t do that, and if you insist on causing trouble, then let’s meet at the Yamen!”
The clan leader has been standing there listening. Many times, he has no place to use, and the Wang family can deal with it, so he is used to not stepping forward unless it is absolutely necessary.
But at this moment he said, "I think the three paths mentioned by Qiyitou are all feasible!"
Mrs. An was just frightened by Wang's words about "yamen". When the patriarch spoke again, he lost his mind and turned around to look at the old man.
Old Man An had no choice. With so many people watching, he had already finished talking. Looking at Lao Wu again, he looked like he was caring about the matter as it had nothing to do with him.
He had no choice but to say, "Lao Wu, take your wife home!"
This was a decision that the head of the family had already made. Mrs. An had no choice but to throw up her sleeves and leave angrily.
When Xia Qiyue took Wang Liya out, the little girl's eyes were red, but she obediently lowered her head and said nothing when she saw An Zihao.
The wedding was finally completed. Xia Qiyue sent the gift she gave to her sister-in-law, the dressing table, and the bedding and new clothes to Lao An's house. Liu Mei and Ge Mingyu had another bitter conversation.