Chongxi 2 in the 1960s
On the way back, the three grandparents and grandchildren were speechless all the way, and their faces were not very good-looking.
After returning home and entering the study, the father-in-law slapped the table and scolded, "It's so deceiving! What a new era and a new society, and everyone is equal, it's all bullshit! We ordinary people, so what if we are rich? Isn't it lower than their officials?!"
Mr. Yue sat behind the desk, closed his eyes and remained silent, but his heart was turned upside down.
Since ancient times, the ranks of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen have been clearly divided, and merchants have always been the lowest. Although the Yue family is rich, those who are rich are not as powerful as others. The people have never fought against officials, not to mention that they are military officers.
"Grandpa, Dad, don't be angry. Anyway, I don't want to marry Ning Haobo. He doesn't like me, and I don't like him. I will definitely not be happy after marriage. This is just right now, and it will save me from marrying him Afterwards, they hated each other." Tao Yuan was worried that the old man would lose his health from anger, so he comforted them, "What they said was reasonable. Arranged marriages and marriages without feelings may make people unhappy for the rest of their lives. Now With the dissolution of the engagement, I am also relieved."
"You are still young, and you don't understand the twists and turns. The key is not that they want to dissolve the engagement, but that they are today..."
"Ruqing," Old Master Yue suddenly opened his eyes, interrupting his father-in-law, "Go back to your room and rest first."
Tao Yuan knew that he didn't want himself to hear those words, so he could only stand up and leave the study.
After Tao Yuan closed the door, Mr. Yue said to his father-in-law, "Why are you telling the child these things? He must feel uncomfortable. You let him know these things. How can he bear so many things in his heart at such a young age."
"Dad, their Ning family is really deceiving people too much, I just can't swallow this breath!"
"If you can't swallow it, you have to swallow it," said Mr. Yue, "I have worked hard to build this family business, and I don't know how much I have suffered. If I can't swallow every breath, this family can still have today?"
"Our family back then, at least with the strength of the whole family, donated most of their property to help their family. Later, their military ranks became higher and higher, and their official positions became higher and higher. We never thought about asking their family to repay us. It was them He proposed a marriage by himself, saying that if Ruqing married into their family, he would treat Ruqing as his own grandson. Now he turned his face and refused to recognize anyone, and for the sake of his own reputation, he acted like this. We are so easy to bully, we can let them do whatever they want Rub it?"
There was a knock on the door, and Mr. Yue responded, "Come in."
The butler walked in and said, "Master, someone from the Ning family has come, and they have brought a lot of things, saying they are here to make an apology."
"You tell them, we accept the apology, and we don't need the things, let them take them back." Mr. Yue said, "Tell them again, it's us who can't afford them, it's not their problem."
The butler got the order and left the study.
Mr. Yue said to his father-in-law, "Although our family is just ordinary people and we can't provoke them to become officials, we still have the backbone that we should have. In the future, we will stop dealing with the Ning family."
After listening to the report, Mr. Ning knew that the things he sent had been returned, he sighed a long time, knowing that this time he had completely offended the Yue family.
"The father and son of the father-in-law really don't know how to flatter them!" Father Ning saw that Mr. Ning was in a low mood, and couldn't help complaining, "This time we owe their family a favor. If they need help in the future, we will naturally do our best to help. They. Is it good for their family to completely cut off contact with our family? "
Mr. Yue waved his hand, "It's true that we have gone too far, but anyone who is a little bit angry can't ignore it. If our family is treated like this, we will feel the same as them. Their family was kind to us back then. Family, this kindness has not been repaid until now, and this time I owe such a favor again. No matter what their family’s attitude is, as long as they need help in the future, you must do your best to help them. If I die, I will pay off these debts of favor.”
"Dad, why are you saying these unlucky words?" Father Ning said, "You are in such good health that you can live for at least twenty or thirty years. Our family is still counting on you."
Mr. Ning sighed and shook his head again.
"Dad, don't sigh." Ning's mother said, "Marriage is a lifetime thing. Since Haobo and Wenhan are in love, we can't beat each other, can we? Besides, Wen's family is right with us, Wenhan is so good. Grandson's daughter-in-law is much better than Yue Ruqing. As for the favor owed to their family, we will pay it back slowly in the future, we are officials, they are businessmen, there will always be a time to pay it back."
"It's just that Haobo married Wen Han suddenly, so the He family won't have any objections, right?" Father Ning was still a little worried. They were not afraid of offending the Yue family, but they didn't dare to offend the He family severely. After all, Mr. He is still here.
"Didn't Wen Han say that, he has already told the He family that he wants to terminate the engagement, and they have already agreed?" Ning's mother said indifferently, "Besides, it's not certain whether their family, He Liyuan, can wake up. I heard that even if she wakes up, she will probably be crippled, not even fertile. Do you want Wen Han to marry and be a widow? Their family can't do such a wicked thing, can they?"
"Don't talk about other people's family's rights and wrongs, and take care of your own family's affairs." Mr. Yue said, "Since they have obtained the certificate, let's choose a date and hold the wedding."
Mother Ning immediately stood up, happily took out the calendar, and prepared to choose a good day.
After the Ning family contacted the Wen family, the two families happily prepared for the wedding.
The Wen family also breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to the Ning family, the He family was the best choice. After all, Mr. He is of a higher rank, and He Liyuan is younger and more promising. But He Liyuan was seriously injured on the frontier battlefield, even if he was lucky enough to wake up, it would be difficult to continue leading troops. The most important thing is that He Liyuan not only has his face ruined, but also his body. He will not be able to have children in the future, and his own children will be in pain.
A few days later, members of the He family came to Yue's house suddenly, and it was Mr. He who came in person. He chatted with Mr. Yue in the study for a long time before leaving.
After sending the He family members away, the father-in-law asked, "Dad, why did Chief He come in person? Is there something important?"
Mr. Yue walked in silently, walked to the living room and sat down, and finally said, "After He Liyuan was sent back, he has been in a coma for more than a month. It is still unknown whether he will wake up. Their old lady fell ill in a hurry. , I said that I asked the master to do the calculation a long time ago, and we need to find someone who matches the horoscope, so that we can survive the catastrophe. The birth time of our family, Ruqing, happened to be right with the master. They wanted our family to Ruqing is happy to marry her in the past."
"Chongxi?!" Father-in-law's eyes widened in shock, and he said excitedly, "Isn't this nonsense?! Now they are starting to crack down on feudal superstitions, why are they still making such a fuss?!"
"Sit down and let me finish telling you."
"Anyway, I don't agree." The father-in-law said angrily, "The Wen family regretted their marriage, so let our family Ruqing go celebrate, why? How can they bully people more than they did in the feudal society?!"
"Didn't their family want to force me? They didn't agree to it at first, but their old lady didn't eat or drink, so they insisted on telling them. They can't watch the old lady starve to death, so they can only come to discuss with us. There is one thing that I have never told you, when I was young, Chief He saved my life."
The father-in-law opened his mouth and couldn't say a word for a long time. He was stunned for a long time before he said, "So the purpose of their coming is to let our family, Ruqing, repay their kindness? What is this called? Our family has a debt of gratitude to Ning's family. , They said that if they break the contract, they will break the contract. The He family has done us a favor, so we must repay the favor, there is no such bully, right? "
"They didn't mention the matter of repaying grace, I just told you about it."
"Then what do they mean? Since we don't want us to repay the favor, why did Ruqing go to celebrate?"
"What they mean is, just get a marriage certificate to make the old lady feel at ease, and won't really make Ruqing bear the responsibility of husband and wife. Regardless of whether He Liyuan can wake up, the two of them will definitely be divorced in two years. Fake marriage in name only. They also said that it doesn’t matter if we don’t agree, but I hope we can think about it carefully, and we won’t treat him badly in the future, and treat him as our own child.”
The father-in-law sarcastically said, "The Ning family also said that they would treat Ruqing as their own child, so what now?"
Mr. Yue sighed and said, "If Chief He hadn't saved my life, I wouldn't be able to live till now, and I wouldn't be here without you. After so many years, people may have forgotten that this happened. After all, Chief He saved my life back then. I have passed many people. It’s just that I have been thinking about this matter in my heart.”
The father-in-law closed his eyes, "They said it was a fake marriage in name only, but what do others think? After a divorce, can we find someone better after Ruqing?"
"I am willing to marry." Tao Yuan said standing on the stairs.
Both turned to look at him at the same time.
Tao Yuan went down the stairs, stood in the living room and said, "Grandpa, Dad, I'm willing to go and congratulate He Liyuan. Anyway, it's just a marriage certificate. Not only can I repay my grandfather's favor, but I can also have the He family as a backer in the future. It's the best of both worlds." , why not do it?"
"You silly child, things are not as simple as you think." Father-in-law said, "Everyone is talking about new society and new ideas, but it is not possible to fully implement new ideas. You are married. If you get divorced again, you will definitely be gossiped behind your back, and it will be difficult to find a better person to marry in the future."
"But I think that if I want to find another person to marry, I must find someone who loves me. Otherwise, why bother to make do with others for the rest of my life? People who really love me don't care whether I'm married or not. Those who love to point and point at people’s backs, no matter what others do, they will gossip, I live for myself, not for them, so why do I care what they think?”
"Ruqing," Old Master Yue said, "Grandpa knows that you are a sensible child, but you don't have to pay back the favor owed by Grandpa. You are still young, so don't make a decision lightly, you might regret it later .”
"Grandpa, I know that you and Dad are doing it for my own good, but I also have my own thoughts." Tao Yuan sat down and said seriously, "I think if I can gain the favor of the He family, I will be better off in the future to marry." Because everyone knows the situation of He Liyuan, he may never wake up in this life. Even if I have been divorced, I am still a clean person, and I have the He family as my backer. Isn't the selection condition higher? ?”
Father Yue and father-in-law looked at each other, they never thought that Yue Ruqing, who was originally introverted and obeyed the arrangement, would say such assertive words.
"Grandpa, Dad, don't worry, I will definitely get better and better, and no one will look down on me."