Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 446 The whole situation

The marriage between the Wang family and the Liu family was officially settled after consultation between the two parties. The Wang family prepared the betrothal gifts according to the dowry list given by the Liu family. When the time comes, the Liu family will simply repackage these betrothal gifts and send them to the Wang family. At this point, things have become somewhat unbelievable, and the onlookers were stunned.

It was the first time they had seen this kind of marriage, and they had to bypass a group of Liu family elders. Of course, there were people who jumped out and said something was unreasonable, but then they shut up under Song Chunlin's physical suppression.

Whenever the Liu family members wanted to raise any objections, they were met with a murderous look from Song Chunlin. The murderous intent in his eyes fell on the Liu family members as if it were real. The frightened old guys shuddered all over and almost got their legs weak with fear. Fortunately, they were all sitting on the chairs and did not make a big fool of themselves.

After everything was done, Liu Xiu'e finally felt relieved. She breathed a sigh of relief, and when she looked at her relatives again, her eyes became much colder.

After Wang Mian's marriage was settled, Wang Qin was relieved. All that was left was to go home and buy the things needed for his brother's wedding. The wedding date was set for the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. Time was running out, so after returning to the village, Wang Qin and Wang Mian hurriedly said goodbye to Song Qin and the others.

Watching the two brothers leaving, Song Qinshi's smile drooped, and a trace of worry arose in her heart.

"I'm afraid it won't be that easy to get rid of your brother Wang Mian's Yue family."

"Brother Wang Mian is a man of measure. Besides, the girl from the Liu family is not to be trifled with. As long as she can handle things properly, the Liu family won't matter to her."

"That's true." Song Qinshi thought about Liu Xiu'e's behavior in the Liu family. She realized that she was indeed a clear-headed person. She hoped that she could always be clear-headed.

When the guests left the Liu family, the elders of the Liu family were blaming Liu Xiu'e for acting on her own, but Liu Xiu'e just sneered and asked them if they knew the background of the Song family members who came this time.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Liu Xiu'e mocked them mercilessly: "He is the sharpshooter who was personally appointed by the current emperor to protect the country. He is someone who can meet the emperor. Do you really think that your third uncle, a mere county magistrate, can turn the world upside down? Compared to him, he is not even qualified."

"Shut up! You've ruined your third uncle's reputation!" The old man of the Liu family was not convinced and glared at his ungrateful granddaughter fiercely, as if she were his enemy.

This was not the first time that Liu Xiu'e knew that this grandfather looked down on her, but they had been planning her marriage for a long time. After finally agreeing to let her get married, the woman they chose at the beginning was even Liu Sanshu's immediate superior, and not his wife, but just a concubine. If she had not asked her uncle's family to help find Wang Mian, who had better conditions, she would have been kidnapped and made a concubine by now.

Now that the Wang family's sky-high betrothal gift has fallen through, Old Man Liu is so angry that his beard is crooked.

"I ruined Third Uncle's reputation? Why don't you ask your precious grandson who taught him those words in the hall just now? Who is the other party? Who is my Third Uncle? Even if he had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to arrest him and put him in jail. Look at what you have done. If they didn't make it a big deal, we would be the ones in jail now!"

Everyone in the Liu family was arguing non-stop, and Uncle Liu had already returned in a daze. When the old man of the Liu family saw his son's appearance, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"Son, what's wrong with you?"

Uncle Liu stammered, as if he was still considering what to say. After repeated questioning from the Liu family, Uncle Liu told them dejectedly that his position as county magistrate was probably in jeopardy.

"The county magistrate told me personally to take good care of my family. He told me to return to my post when my nephew stopped causing trouble..."

Although the county magistrate told him to go back to his post, he knew in his heart that this meant he no longer planned to use him. He was afraid that someone would replace him as soon as he left.

When Mr. Liu heard that his son had no hope of reinstating his job, his blood immediately surged, his head ached, and he cried out, "God is going to destroy my Liu family!"

Then the man fell straight down.

As soon as Old Man Liu fell down, the Liu family fell into complete chaos. Everyone was in a mess, and only Liu Xiu'e patted her clothes and prepared to go back to her room to rest.

"Stop! You've caused such a big trouble, and you want to leave like this?" The one who stopped Liu Xiu'e was Liu Xiu'e's father, the eldest son of the Liu family, a taciturn and dull man.

Liu Xiu'e turned to look at her father, feeling sad. This man did not say a word when she was bullied by her stepmother. He did not stand up to defend her when the Liu family discussed taking away the betrothal gifts and replacing them. Now, the current disaster was clearly caused by his poor parenting and allowing his son to bully others and speak wildly, but he jumped out and tried to put the blame on himself.

Why did I have expectations for this kind of man when I was a child?

"Father, I'm afraid you're mistaken. The county magistrate said it was Third Uncle's nephew who caused the gossip. He's a nephew, not a niece. What does this have to do with me? Besides, it wasn't me who offended the Song family today. It was your precious son."

Father Liu was so angry that he fell backwards. "Stop talking nonsense! Your brother was just trying to protect you and the reputation of our Liu family. How can that be considered gossip? If it weren't for you, our family wouldn't have suffered this disaster today. If you had agreed to it back then..."

"Agree to what? Father, are you really my father?" Liu Xiu'e's eyes were red as she cried bloodshot. "You knew full well that the county magistrate was only a few years younger than Grandpa, and could have been my grandfather's wife, yet you actually asked me to marry such an old man as a concubine. Ask yourself, are these words a father could say?"

Father Liu was left speechless by his daughter's questioning.

"You clearly saw everything today from beginning to end. Anyone with a bit of common sense knows what the Song family is really upset about. You guys caused this trouble yourselves, so why should I take the blame? It's just that you acted too arrogantly and made too many enemies, so someone took advantage of your misfortune and filed a complaint."

Liu Xiu'e's speculation was not random. It was because the Liu family had become somewhat ignorant of their own limitations since Liu Laosan became the county magistrate. They could not afford to offend those dignitaries, but if ordinary people wanted to be disciplined, wouldn't they be able to catch them one by one?

Take the neighbors around here, for example. Not to mention big things, they have offended everyone in some small things in their daily interactions. But so what? Liu Laosan is the county magistrate in the county government. It is useless for them to report to the officials. Besides, who would report to the officials for some trivial matters?

There are so many people present at today's event. If there is someone brave enough to go to the county magistrate and expose the matter, saying that Liu Laosan has offended the wife and mother-in-law of the Grand Marshal, the county magistrate, if he has any brains, will not keep such a person around him.