Chapter 659: Sober
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The matchmaker said, “I didn’t express my intentions clearly just now, causing you to misunderstand. Since you know Young Master Fang, I won’t say anything else! I’ve also explained the situation at Young Master Fang’s house to you just now. Please consider it seriously! This young man is really good!” Then, the matchmaker left.
After Li Xiaoqing watched her mother send the matchmaker away, she turned to look at her father.
“Father, what’s Young Master Fang’s background? Why didn’t you and Mother refuse? Back then, we agreed that I would stay at home and find a son-in-law.
Why didn’t you refuse when someone else came to propose marriage?”
Li Shun’s expression turned serious when he heard his youngest daughter’s words.
“Xiao Qing, have you really thought it through? Are you really going to let your future husband marry into the family?”
“I can’t be more serious! Father, with my personality, I’ll be wasted if I marry into someone else’s family, so I might as well stay in my own family and let my future husband marry into the family. I’ll be in charge! I can earn money myself, support my family, and support you guys in your old age. How good would that be?!” Li Xiaoqing said what was on her mind.
Li Shun said, “But any outstanding man wouldn’t marry into someone else’s family! ”
Li Xiaoqing said, “If I can’t find one, so be it! Father, Mother, I can earn money to support myself and support you guys in your old age. What else do I need? If I can’t find the right person, then I don’t need him! You don’t have to worry about these things. Let nature take its course. Perhaps a suitable man will come!”
Li Shun persuaded earnestly, “But Young Master Fang is a good marriage candidate! Actually, your mother and I aren’t forcing you to let a man marry into the family. If the other party isn’t bad, you can consider getting married! Look, aren’t your sister and brother-in-law getting along quite well?” When Li Qing heard this, she immediately became vigilant.
“In that case, do you think Young Master Fang has a good background? Why don’t you tell me about this person’s family situation?!”
At this moment, Zhao Xiu returned. When she heard her youngest daughter’s words, she said, “Young Master Fang’s family is in the textile business. Other than him, there’s also a married sister at home. His brother-in-law is a fifth-rank general in the army. Young Master Fang said that he doesn’t have any business acumen and only likes to study, so he wants to find a wife who’s good at business. His parents have never been in good health and don’t have the energy to manage the home. After you marry him, you’ll be in charge of everything at home!”
When Li Xiaoqing heard this, she immediately smiled.
The conditions weren’t bad and the in-laws wouldn’t interfere.
On the surface, it was indeed a good marriage.
“To put it bluntly, he just wants to marry me due to the fact that I know how to earn money! As a man, he doesn’t want to improve himself but expects me to earn money to support his family, so why should I marry him? I have the ability to earn money to support my family. Why should I marry into someone else’s family? I’ll earn money and spend it myself. Wouldn’t I be happier that way?” Li Xiaoqing’s words hit the nail on the head.
Li Shun and Zhao Xiu suddenly came back to their senses. Why hadn’t they thought of this just now?
Under the bewitchment of the matchmaker, they actually felt that this marriage proposal wasn’t that bad.
Li Xiaoqing said, “There’s another thing you guys overlooked! Young Master Fang’s parents aren’t in good health. If they’re sick, won’t the daily expenses of nurturing their bodies be a lot? Also, who said that it’s a good thing that one’s in-laws take a hands-off approach? It’s common for their daughter-in-law to take care of sick in-laws all day long. Do you think it’ll be easy to take care of two sickly people?”
This time, Li Shun and Zhao Xiu’s expressions changed. They already decided to reject this marriage.
Zhao Xiu said, “In that case, this marriage is really unacceptable! Let’s reject this marriage the next time the matchmaker comes! Let’s say that our youngest daughter wants her husband to marry into the family!”
“Mother, that’s right! I’d rather let my husband marry into the family than get married into another family! Marrying into another family means I have to follow other people’s rules. How can it be better than staying at home?! Although my sister and brother-in-law have a good relationship, I don’t think other men will be as good as my brother-in-law! Let me stay at home and suffer less!” With that, Li Xiaoqing returned to the shop to work.
After Zhao Sisi found out about this, she thought for a moment and said, “Xiao Qing, I keep feeling that Young Master Fang won’t give up so easily! If you don’t believe me, just you wait! Think about it, a man comes to the shop every day and silently observes you for a month. Now that he’s here to propose marriage, do you think he’ll give up so easily?”
Li Xiaoqing said, “As long as I don’t agree to this marriage, can he force me to marry him?”
“I think we should find someone to investigate Young Master Fang’s situation! This person gives me a bad vibe. On the surface, he looks like a humble gentleman, but he gives off a gloomy vibe,” Zhao Sisi said.
Zhao Sisi’s words attracted Li Xiaoqing’s attention. Therefore, after closing the shop that day, Li Xiaoqing went to look for Luo Ziyang.
“Brother Zi Yang, I encountered some trouble. I want you to help me investigate someone!”
Luo Ziyang had been settling the two women Li Xiaoran had sent over in the farmstead these few days. As soon as he returned, he saw Li Xiaoqing looking for him, so he led Li Xiaoqing to sit down in the hall.
Luo Ziyang asked softly, “What happened? Tell me in detail!”
Li Xiaoqing didn’t hide anything and told Luo Ziyang about Young Master Fang.
When Luo Ziyang heard this, anger flashed across his eyes.
He really didn’t expect someone to have designs on Li Xiaoqing while he had been busy with other things for the past month.
Thinking of this, Luo Ziyang looked at Li Xiaoqing again.
It had to be said that Li Xiaoqing had changed a lot from a year ago. The originally malnourished little girl was already slender and beautiful. No wonder men started to have designs on her.
Luo Ziyang said, “You’ve become a big girl now. You’ve already been proposed
Li Xiaoqing shook her head and said, “I don’t want to get married so early. My sister said that it’s best for women to get married at the age of 18 and have children after the age of 20.. It’s very harmful for a girl to get married and have children when she’s too young! Therefore, I don’t want to marry into another
family! “