The feather duster cut through the air and landed firmly on Xu Mingye's shoulder with a loud "pop" sound.
Two screams rang out at the same time, one from Dong Yuan and the other from Fu Lemei. She was pulled by her sister-in-law Yang and stood inside the door. She watched Xu Mingye being beaten outside and started crying anxiously.
Fu Guang, Fu Lemei's father, had been furious since he heard that the damned bastard Xu Mingye came to the door to propose marriage. In order to save this bastard, the reputation of the beloved child that the whole Fu family held in their hands and was afraid of flying away, and held in their mouths and was afraid of melting, was ruined! How can his daughter face people in the future when an unmarried girl secretly meets a man? It was all caused by this bastard. Even if he was beaten to death, it would not relieve his anger.
Fu Lemei, who was inside the door, was about to burst into tears. She stamped her feet and shouted, "Dad, stop hitting me!"
Fu Guang, who always spoiled his daughter, pretended not to hear her words this time, and rained feather dusters on Xu Mingye. Xu Mingye did not dodge or evade, but gritted his teeth and endured it, and said with a folded hand: "Master Fu, this matter is all my fault, if you are angry, take it out on me."
Dong Yuan tried to stop them but was scolded back by Xu Mingye. Looking at the pitiful young master who was being beaten and unable to fight back, he stamped his feet in anxiety. After all, he was not his biological son, so why did he beat him so harshly? Even his own master had never been willing to beat the young master so harshly.
The four sons of the Fu family stood in a row, looking embarrassed. It was not right to stop him, nor was it right not to stop him. Finally, Fu Lexin could not bear it any longer. After all, it was not the man who begged his sister to save him, so it was not appropriate to beat him like this. Fu Lexin was about to step forward to stop his furious father, but he heard his wife Yang cough from inside the door, and he took a step back. The three younger brothers saw that their eldest brother did not move, so they naturally did not dare to step forward to persuade him. They all shed tears of sympathy for Master Xu in their hearts. That feather duster... When they were young, all three of them had experienced it.
Fu Guang angrily cursed: "You bastard! Don't think you can marry my daughter like this, I tell you. You'd better give up this idea as soon as possible! Even if my daughter is sent to a nunnery to be a nun, she will not be ruined by a bastard like you!" His dear wife was so angry that she fell to the ground, and he wanted to vent his wife's anger as well.
Fu Lemei, who was inside the door, heard the sound of the feather duster hitting people's skin and flesh. The clothes she was wearing were thin, so how painful it must be for Brother Xu! She cried so hard that she could hardly breathe. She struggled to go out, but Yang hugged her and held her arm, not letting her go out.
Fu Lemei was so anxious that she jumped up and down, crying and begging her sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, please let me go, Brother Xu will be beaten to death by my father! This matter today is not Brother Xu's fault, I volunteered!"
Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She reached out and touched Fu Lemei's forehead. Looking at Fu Lemei's face that looked like a cat crying, she cursed in a low voice, "You silly girl! Dad is so angry, and I won't let him vent his anger. How can I agree to the Xu family boy's marriage proposal? Let him fight. When he vents his anger, you can get married!"
Fu Lemei's face turned from red to white, and then from white to red. She leaned in Yang's arms with a flushed face. She tried hard to suppress the corners of her mouth that were about to rise. She clutched the handkerchief in her hand and said nothing.
Xu Mingye knew he was in the wrong, so he took Fu Guang's feather duster without saying a word. No matter what Fu Guang scolded him, he didn't say anything back, but just apologized.
Fu Lemei leaned in Yang's arms. After hearing Fu Guang was still beating for a long time, she couldn't help but asked worriedly, "Dad, why is he still beating? Will he hurt Brother Xu?"
Yang tapped her forehead hard, and scolded her with a smile, "Don't worry, Dad knows his limits! It's true that a girl should not be kept when she grows up. Dad has loved you in vain!"
Fu Lemei laughed shyly. She looked down at her toes, but her heart was filled with joy. Brother Xu is here to propose marriage!
The noise at the entrance of the Fu Mansion was too loud, and many people had gathered to watch. Sima Hong rode his horse all the way from the Anxi Marquis Mansion. He was following Miao's instructions to go to the Fu family to discuss the arrangements for Sima Lian's wedding day. He saw a circle of people gathered at the entrance of the Fu Mansion from a distance. After riding his horse over, Sima Hong was stunned to find that his former brother-in-law was being beaten.
"Hey, hey, Lord Fu, what's wrong? You're so angry, you'd better take care of your body!" Sima Hong hurriedly got off his horse, and quickly and calmly hugged Fu Guang from behind. While helping Fu Guang calm down, he separated Fu Guang and Xu Mingye.
Fu Guang was middle-aged and fat, with a circle of fat on his belly. He was already panting with fatigue. He couldn't beat him anymore, but Xu Mingye didn't dodge and took it all. Of course, he couldn't stop first, wouldn't that be showing weakness to this kid? Fortunately, Sima Hong stopped him at this time, and he took the opportunity to back down.
After taking a few breaths, Fu Lesin and his brothers hurried over to support their father. Fu Guang was still furious when he saw Xu Mingye standing there. He breathlessly threw the feather duster at Xu Mingye. How could the feather duster withstand such a tossing and turning? It fell apart, and feathers flew all over the floor.
"Get out of here!" Fu Guang jumped up and cursed, like an unreasonable old man, without any demeanor of a second-rank official.
Xu Mingye slightly stretched his aching body, sighed inwardly, bowed to Fu Guang and saluted, "Master Fu, please calm down today. Tomorrow Mingye will come again to apologize, admit his mistake and ask for marriage."
Fu Guang snorted coldly, without even looking at Xu Mingye, and walked into the Fu family's gate with the help of his son.
Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, the onlookers gradually dispersed. Dong Yuan ran forward and looked at his young master who was beaten pitifully. He felt distressed, "Young master, this Fu family is too unreasonable!" Dong Yuan couldn't help but complain in a low voice. It was Miss Fu who came out to testify in court, but no one forced her. This old man of the Fu family put all the faults on his young master. How unreasonable!
"Shut up!" Xu Mingye frowned and said. He could understand the Fu family's feelings. They were all precious children in their hands. If Mingyu encountered such a thing, he would want to beat that person to death.
Sima Hong was not in a hurry to go to the Fu family to discuss the details of the marriage. Seeing Xu Mingye who had just been beaten up by Fu Guang, he quickly supported him affectionately. What is sympathy for each other? What is a common language? It was talking about him and Xu Mingye!
"It's okay, Mingye, we are all men, and as men, we should be more open-minded. Getting hit by the stick from the father-in-law is nothing." Sima Hong comforted his former brother-in-law in the tone of a "veteran".
Xu Mingye pushed Sima Hong away rudely, straightened his messy clothes, and glanced at Sima Hong who was trying to please him. He felt a little puzzled. He didn't know that his father had beaten Sima Hong, but he couldn't stand Sima Hong trying to please him with bad intentions. Did he not know what Sima Hong was planning
After tidying up his clothes, Xu Mingye snorted and walked away with his head held high. When did he fall to the point where he needed Ba Tianbao to comfort him
Sima Hong watched Xu Mingye go away, waved his hand and said: "Be like me, think positively!" It's just a beating, as long as the father-in-law nods and he can successfully marry a wife, what's the big deal about being beaten, it's much safer than being stabbed!
When Xu Mingye disappeared, Bai Hao asked, "Master, are you still going to the Fu family?"
Sima Hong thought for a moment and said, "Let's go in the evening. It may not be convenient to go now."
In the main room of the Fu family, Mr. Fu and Mrs. Fu, who was lying on the couch and sighing, gathered with their four sons and the eldest daughter-in-law to discuss what to do about this matter. Fu Lemei had been driven back to her room and was ordered not to go out.
Mrs. Fu was originally a person with a not very gentle temper, but now she was so shocked that she could only lie on the couch and wipe her tears, "Our Le Mei is good-looking and has a good temper, but she was promised to Xu Mingye... What a loss!"
Fu Guang sighed. He also felt that he had lost a lot! Even if his daughter was promised to the prince, it would be more than enough. What else was good about Xu Mingye except his good looks? He had no family background and no money. Now he was just a seventh-rank Cheng'an Sheren. He didn't know what his future would be like. His daughter had been spoiled for so long, and now he was suddenly going to let her go to live a hard life. He felt like a knife was cutting his heart.
But the problem is that at this point, the most talked about thing in the capital is probably the twists and turns in today's court. It's like a play script, a beautiful woman saving a talented man! Her reputation is ruined, who else can she marry except Xu Mingye
"Alas, it's all your fault." Fu Guang felt sorry for the girl and couldn't help but complain to his wife, "I told you to find a husband for Le Mei sooner, but you were dissatisfied with this one and that one, and you were always finding fault with everything. Now, that guy Xu Mingye, who you disliked the most, got a good deal! All the families that wanted to propose marriage to Le Mei were more well-off than the Xu family."
Mrs. Fu, who had a towel covering her forehead, couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and glared, "Are you blaming me now? Weren't you the one who was the most picky in the beginning? You complained that the young master of the Zhang family was not well-educated, that the young master of the Li family's room was too messy, and that the young master of the Wang family was not good-looking... These were all your reasons! None of them is worthy of your girl."
Yang and Fu Lexin hurried to smooth things over. Their sister's matter hadn't been dealt with yet, and Mr. Fu and Mrs. Fu had started a fight first. To fight against foreign enemies, one must first stabilize the internal situation!
"Dad, Mom, let's quickly think about how to deal with this matter! Now that it has spread, I'm afraid it can't be delayed any longer!" Yang said softly.
Fu Guang had been an official for many years and was an old fox. How could he not know this truth? If a girl from another family encountered this unfortunate thing, he would definitely persuade them to get married quickly and quell the rumors. But when it came to him, he just couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart. The girl whom he loved as much as his own eyeballs was just given to that bad boy Xu Mingye. He was so upset!
"No! We can't give it to him so easily!" After a long while, Master Fu managed to utter these words.