Chapter 68: The Unspeakable
And this kind of matter between husband and wife is not enough to be humane to outsiders, so Xia Yu can only vent her dissatisfaction with the initiator of this matter, no wonder she is so unkind to Ding Panan!
Xia Yu is very beautiful, guarding such a beauty every day, Ding Panan is not moved at all, he can't be some unspeakable illness, right?
For a while, Qingbao didn't think much about it, and asked casually: "Sister, do you think there is something wrong with Ding Panan?" Although his family is a little downhill, the foundation of the scholarly family is still there, Ding Panan is still the eldest son and grandson, in this case, it should be no problem to marry an ordinary lady, why do you have to marry your uncle's family? Could it be that you really like the money of your uncle's family? But the uncle's family is just an ordinary family, how can there be so much money? β
Xia Yu is also a smart person, she has long suspected Ding Pan'an, but this kind of thing is not easy to confirm, so Xia Yu can only bury this suspicion in her heart.
But now even my sister, an outsider, is beginning to doubt it, so there is a chance that this matter will be true.
If their guess is right, then she is equivalent to being widowed for the rest of her life, and there is nothing wrong with husband and wife, but if she, the eldest daughter-in-law, does not give birth to a child, her status in the Ding family can be imagined.
Thinking about it, Xia Yu suddenly gritted her teeth and said: "Such a good family business, no wonder the Li family wants to push it on my head, she must have gotten the news in advance, so she took me to fill the fire pit!" β
When the Li family succeeded Xia Yu, Qingbao felt that something was wrong from the beginning.
The current speculation not only explains the Li family's actions, but also conforms to the Ding family's approach, which should be the most reasonable.
In this way, Xia Yu has fallen for the Li family......
Although Xia Yu is strong, this matter is too embarrassing and sad, Xia Yu scolded Li in his mouth, but tears slowly flowed out of the corners of his eyes.
Probably because she didn't want others to see her crying, she quickly reached out and wiped away her tears, but who knew that this wipe even took the makeup on her face.
While wiping her tears, she said to Qingbao: "Go, give me a basin of water, and I'll wash my face again." β
Qingbao didn't want to touch her lintel at this time, so he obediently got up and went out.
As soon as I left the door, I heard a suppressed cry coming from the room.
Qingbao stopped, thought about it and didn't look back, but continued to walk forward and went to the front yard.
As soon as he walked to the north of the east wing of the front yard, a dark shadow stood in front of Qingbao with a brush, which scared Qingbao a lot.
After seeing the person in front of him clearly, Qingbao said angrily: "Won't you walk well?" Scared the hell out of me! β
Ding Pan'an said leisurely: "If I walk well, how can I catch you?" I can't afford to mess with your four bodyguards! β
Seeing that he had seen through his intentions again, Qingbao was not full of momentum, looked left and right, and saw that there was no one, she couldn't help but take a step back, and then whispered: "Why do you always look for me?" I don't owe you any money. β
As soon as Ding Pan'an stretched out his long hand, he picked a beaded flower from Qingbao's head, put it in the palm of his hand and put it between the two, and said with some surprise: "I thought you must have thrown this flower at the bottom of the box, but I didn't expect you to take it out and wear it." β
Qing Bao looked at it, but this yellow bead flower was the one that Ding Panan gave her two years ago.
At that time, she did throw the bottom of the box, and then she had a jewelry box, so she took it out and put it in the jewelry box, but she didn't expect that when Sanzhu helped her comb her hair today, she took this one and put it on her.
Qingbao is now speechless, but she didn't want to argue, so she pushed the boat down the river and said: "I just paid you back, I really don't like this tender yellow color." β
"It's good to wear." Ding Panan put the beaded flower back on Qingbao's head, helped her brush her hair, and continued: "Today's meal is very good, the best meal I have eaten since I came back. At such a young age, you are so thoughtful, Liuya, you are not simple! In Ding Pan'an's words, the meaning of inquiry is very obvious.
"It's just a few home-cooked dishes, but I can't afford to boast about it." Qingbao didn't want to have too much contact with him, so he quickly changed the topic and said, "I won't tell you, I have to go and get facial wash for the eldest sister." β
Qingbao walked around him and continued to walk forward.
After walking a few steps, Ding Pan'an's voice came faintly: "Liuya, when I said that I would let you think of ideas and let me meet your eldest sister, you refused in every possible way, are you afraid that I will run away from marriage when I see her pungent appearance?" β
Two years ago, Ding Panan once helped Sanzhu to enroll in school, and at that time he proposed to ask Qingbao to ask Xia Yu out, so that he could secretly take a look at his fiancΓ©e, but Qingbao never agreed to this matter, and he never met Xia Yu before getting married.
In fact, Ding Pan'an guessed very right, the reason why Qingbao rejected this matter was because she knew Xia Yu's personality very well, if she took the liberty of asking Xia Yu out, Xia Yu didn't even look at the Xia family with her eyes at that time, and she would definitely be treated with damage and training, and she would be ridiculed and sarcastic.
Qingbao was afraid that Ding Panan would see Xia Yu's mean side, so he didn't dare to agree to Ding Panan.
It's not that Qingbao deliberately wants to put Ding Pan'an in the water, but their marriage contract has been completed, no matter whether Lin Xiayu is good or not, Ding Pan'an can only marry her, which will not change because Qingbao let him not see Xia Yu.
In this society, there is no freedom of love and marriage like in later generations, and if two people do not agree, the marriage contract can be dissolved at any time. Here, the man has a dowry, and the marriage contract is declared. If the man wants to repent of the marriage, then the woman has the right not to return the dowry, and if the woman wants to repent of the marriage, not only will the dowry be repaid in full, but the woman's parents will also be punished by the government and the law.
In other words, if Ding Panan wants to repent of his marriage, then all the dowry of his family will belong to the Huang family, and the Ding family will also be charged with treachery.
Therefore, no matter from the financial resources of the Ding family at that time, or from the reputation of the Ding family, even if Ding Panan is not happy, the Ding family will pressure her to marry Xia Yu.
Regardless of whether he met Xia Yu before marriage or not, this would not affect the result of him marrying Xia Yu.
Facing Ding Pan'an's questioning, Qingbao didn't have any guilt and guilt, she glanced at Ding Pan'an, who was deep-eyed, and said lightly: "What if I let you see it?" If you are hired, will your family agree to your divorce? Even if you know that my sister has a bad temper and you have successfully escaped the marriage, can your entire Ding family escape? β
Ding Panan lowered his eyebrows and fell silent.
Qing Bar continued: "You have helped me, and I am grateful to you from the bottom of my heart. But she is my sister after all, and I have to be on her side in all my senses. β
Xia Yu was in a hurry to jump out of poverty and hardship, and she said very clearly that as long as she was well fed and clothed, she would jump even if there was a fire pit in front of her. The words are so decisive, how can Qingbao bear to cut off her longing and dreams?
After listening to Qingbao's words, Ding Panan still did not speak, and his handsome face was as calm as water.
has always been accustomed to seeing his unserious crooked smile, Qingbao is really a little uncomfortable with his appearance, so he persuaded bitterly: "Since this is already the case, try to be as good as possible, the good is also your relative life, and the bad is also your relative life, why bother to speak ill of each other?" She has flaws, are you perfect? You say she's a shrew, but have you ever thought that you were the one who she's like now? You left home three days after your wedding, just entered a strange family, and had to face the cynicism of others, have you ever thought about how difficult it is for her? β
Speaking of this, Qingbao suddenly felt that she had said too much, and these truths were not at all like what a nine-year-old girl could say.
Although Ding Panan had long known that she was a little clever, Qingbao didn't want him to see himself as a demon, so he quickly stopped talking, glanced at Ding Panan, and walked away quickly around him.
This time, Ding Panan did not stop her or tease her.
Ding Panan probably listened to Qingbao's persuasion, and didn't quarrel with Xia Yu until he left, but Xia Yu was probably hit by that speculation, and his face was a little pale all the time.
How about Ding Panan and Xia Yu, Qingbao didn't deliberately inquire, this is a matter of other husbands and wives after all, it is better for her to interfere less, so that she will inexplicably become the fuse of their husband and wife!
Xia Shouping and his wife were busy greeting the New Year, and their five children plus Banxia boiled sugar at home every day, and they were very busy.
On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, Xia Shouping and his wife took Xiao Xia Yao to a relative's house again, the four pillars were boiling sugar in the kitchen, while Qingbao and Banxia were cutting oil paper and preparing to wrap candy.
The two were busy working in the living room when they heard a knock on the door.
Wuzhu agreed to open the door, Qingbao stood by the door and looked out, and after a while, he saw Fang Qingyue, who was holding a box, and Wuzhu came in with a smile, and behind him, there was a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties, also holding a few boxes in his hand.
Seeing them coming to the living room, Qingbao hurriedly hid in Huang Liuniang's bedroom, and did not forget to tell Banxia to make tea.
Qingbao is nine years old this year, and if there is a male guest in the house, he must avoid suspicion.
If the only person who came was Fang Qingyue, then Qingbao would definitely not avoid it, but he was followed by a middle-aged man, she didn't avoid it, if this reputation spread, she would be half ruined.
In this house, Xia Shouping and Huang Liuniang live in the main house. Excluding the east and west rooms, there are five rooms left in the main house. Xia Shouping and Huang Liuniang occupied the two rooms on the right as bedrooms, and the three rooms on the left made a large living room, and there was a door between Huang Liuniang and Xia Shouping's bedroom and living room. Therefore, even if Qingbao hid in Huang Liuniang's bedroom, she could still hear the sound in the living room.
Seeing the guests, Ersansi Zhu also hurried to the living room to greet the guests.
Qingbao only listened to Fang Qingyue's introduction: "Uncle Hong, these are the four brothers who repair poetry, books, rituals, and Yi. Xiu Shi Xiu Yi followed Uncle Xia's father and Aunt Xia to make sugar, Xiu Shu studied under Master Zhang, and my classmate was Xiu Li. β
That Hong Bolang said: "Lao Hong, the housekeeper of the Fang Mansion, has seen four sons. β