allonlinenovel Chapter 454 Twists and turns
Chapter 454 Twists and turns
When the matchmaker came out, she told the two that Liu's mother had agreed to the marriage. Upon hearing this, the two looked overjoyed and shyly looked at each other.
Liu Xixi's younger siblings burst into laughter in the west wing. She covered her face, stomped her feet, and ran into the west wing.
The next day, Huo Qi prepared generous gifts and visited the family, saying that he would carefully prepare betrothal gifts and present them to the family during this period. Liu's mother and daughter Liu Xixi were very happy, especially Liu's mother.
The mother was overjoyed that her daughter wouldn't have to marry a scoundrel. She had been blaming herself for delaying her daughter's marriage, and now that her daughter had found someone she liked, her life was finally complete.
She instructed Huo Qi that the Liu family was not a wealthy or powerful family and did not have many rules. All that was needed was to present a betrothal gift, and other complicated procedures should be omitted if possible.
Seeing how considerate Liu's mother was of him, having no parents to help with the marriage arrangements, and how she specially helped him skip the procedures, Huo Qi couldn't help but respect Liu's mother even more.
Liu's mother already treated him as family and even invited him to stay for dinner.
From then on, Huo Qi often came to help with chores. Liu Xixi became more and more satisfied with her future husband, and the two gradually developed deep feelings for each other.
The marriage was naturally put on the agenda.
Huo Qi's marriage went very smoothly, but Shen Qianchuan's marriage was somewhat fraught with twists and turns.
At first, the matchmaker took him to meet a young lady from a farming family. Although she was also from a farming family, she was the youngest daughter in the family and was loved by her elders and several brothers and sisters-in-law.
The child, pampered by the whole family, was naturally a bit spoiled. He was quite pretty, but he was prone to childish tempers and seemed like he hadn't grown up yet.
In fact, fourteen or fifteen years old is not young anymore. There are many young ladies from wealthy families who hold coming-of-age ceremonies and get married at the age of thirteen.
Shen Qianchuan had met her a few times. At first, she was able to control her temper, but later she directly demanded that Shen Qianchuan must obey her in everything after marriage.
He was getting married, not taking a mistress to worship at home, so naturally he wasn't happy about it.
Besides, once he marries a wife, he will definitely cherish and love her, doing all the dirty and tiring work himself, unwilling to let his wife suffer or be wronged. But if they want to make a pact before they are even married, he can't refuse to serve her.
And so, the matchmaking failed!
The matchmaker went to great lengths to arrange several more dates for him, including one with a beautiful and charming daughter who was a perfect match for Shen Qianchuan. The girl was also willing to meet her.
However, when her elders inquired, they learned that Shen Qianchuan was the fourth child in the family, with three older brothers and sisters-in-law, and his parents were not reasonable. He also had a good-for-nothing younger brother. She immediately refused to accept this.
People think that although Shen Qianchuan is capable and can make money by growing medicinal herbs and doing business, and her eldest brother's family not only grows medicinal herbs on a large scale, but also runs a restaurant, her eldest brother's family has long since severed ties with the Shen family. In other words, among the remaining members of the Shen family, only the fourth brother has any success or ability.
After they get married and establish themselves in the capital, won't their whole family flock to them because of their good fortune?
Once a daughter marries into a family, she won't have a peaceful life for more than a few years. She has to serve her parents-in-law, respect her brothers and sisters-in-law, and even use her own money to support the family.
Who would let their daughter suffer such injustice?
So, after her elders analyzed the pros and cons, Miss Ren also became unwilling.
Shen Qianchuan was very frustrated after his marriage proposals fell through one after another.
Liu advised Shen Qianchuan to lower his standards a little. As long as the girl is from an honest family, her family background is average, and her appearance is ordinary, it doesn't matter. As long as she is kind and considerate, that's enough.
Shen Qianchuan thought his sister-in-law made sense. When choosing a wife, one should choose a virtuous one. As long as she is not ugly and is hardworking and sensible, that's enough.
My sister-in-law is of average appearance and has a gentle nature, but she and my brother are a loving and united couple. Their lives are getting richer and more prosperous. Isn't this a case of hardship finally giving way to happiness?
The second and third brothers were shrewd, and the second and third sisters-in-law they married were all from better-off families and prettier than the eldest sister-in-law. As a result, they were all more unruly than the eldest sister-in-law, and even their mother, who was known for her unreasonable and argumentative nature, was afraid of them.
His mother also said that as a stepmother, she did not treat her stepson well, and that she could not treat him fairly, making the house a mess and a chaotic place all day long.
After thinking it over, he finally understood.
“Sister-in-law, I understand. I’ll have the matchmaker find me a simple farming family another day. I don’t care about their background, as long as they are of good character and their family members are easy to get along with. Their daughter will definitely be good. I can teach her if she is illiterate. As long as she is not stupid or disabled and is kind, that’s fine.”
Liu nodded in satisfaction. This was her brother-in-law, and she couldn't force him to say anything, lest he complain about her in the future.
At the same time, she felt that it was better not to tell the Shen family about the fourth son's marriage. Seeing that the fourth son had also turned his life around, if the Shen family knew that their son had become rich, they would definitely come and stay here.
That family wouldn't dare to act recklessly in their home, but they certainly wouldn't let the fourth son off the hook.
She hesitated, opened her mouth, but couldn't help asking the question.
"Qianchuan, if you and your partner become a couple, can you inform your parents when you get married?"
Shen Qianchuan was stunned for a moment before realizing that his sister-in-law was worried that the Shen family would stay and not leave once they arrived.
Based on his understanding of his parents and his second and third brothers, Xiao Chuan, they knew that even if his eldest brother made money, he would still shamelessly cause trouble. If they knew that he now had a house in the capital and was cultivating thousands of acres of medicinal herbs with Xiao Tang, he definitely wouldn't leave. Not only would he not leave, but he would definitely make trouble to make him help the Shen family settle down in the capital.
As our parents grew older, they did little work. My second and third brothers and Xiao Chuan were all lazy, gluttonous, and cunning. The children were always fighting and competing with each other. My second and third sisters-in-law were also the type to look down on others. To put it bluntly, they were bottomless pits that could never be satisfied.
He cannot support the Shen family on his own unless they become more diligent; otherwise, no one can save the Shen family.
Moreover, if he were to marry, he would never allow his wife to suffer at the hands of his mother, nor would he allow her to serve that entire family.
If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't change the fact that he was the son of the Shen family, the marriage might have been arranged during the last meeting.
He sighed and shook his head, saying, "There's no need to tell them. Several years have passed since I left the Shen family. They haven't interfered with my marriage, so there's no need to tell them about my wedding. With you and my older brother here, that's enough. We can talk about supporting our parents later."
Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and adopted the demeanor of an elder sister-in-law who was like a mother to her.
“Since you don’t plan to tell your parents, then your older brother and I will take care of the preparations for you. You don’t need to worry about the betrothal gifts, jewelry, clothes and the like. I will help you get them whenever I have time, and try to get everything ready by the time the marriage is settled.”
Shen Qianchuan had always known that his sister-in-law was kind and forgiving, but he never expected her to be so generous, even willing to pay for his betrothal gifts, jewelry, and clothing.
He hurriedly shook his head and refused, "Sister-in-law, you and my brother have already helped me enough. How can I let you prepare such an expensive betrothal gift for me? I have been working with Xiaotang for so long and have saved up some money. Besides, Xiaotang bought the house. If I ask you to prepare the betrothal gift, I will feel ashamed."