Female-male sex: Salted fish forced to rise to prominence

Dongzhi, the little maid guarding the door, immediately showed a respectful expression on her face when she saw the second young master and three other people coming.

She bent down deeply, performed a standard salute, and called out, "Greetings, Second Young Master, Nanny Yan, Sister Bihe, and Brother Lu'er. The First Madam and Third Sister are waiting for you inside." Dongzhi called the servant Lu'er last because of his lower status.

After the maid Dongzhi finished speaking, she gently lifted the heavy door curtain, opening a passage for them. Then, the four of them walked into Madam Chen's room one after another.

After entering the room, the first thing that caught my eye was the eldest lady of the Chen family sitting on a chair and the third lady Chen Manli standing beside her. The eldest maid Xue Yuan was fanning the eldest lady, and Hong Ling was standing behind the eldest lady, gently massaging her shoulders.

When the third lady Chen Manli saw her second brother coming in, she immediately rushed to greet him.

She asked anxiously, "Second brother, what's the situation? Did the Su family agree to cancel the engagement?"

Before her second brother could finish his words, Chen Manli became extremely anxious. She widened her eyes and shouted, "Could it be that that idiot from the Su family refuses to cancel the engagement?"

The eldest lady of the Chen family looked at her daughter's anxious look and quickly said, "Let your second brother sit down and drink some tea. Talk slowly, don't be anxious." She hoped that her daughter could calm down and listen to her second brother's explanation.

The little girl Dongzhi outside the door quickly brought tea. The second young master Chen Zhenglin sat on the tea table and took a sip of tea. Then he said slowly: "The Su family agreed to cancel the engagement."

Chen Manli had a look of disbelief on her face and an unconcealable smile on her face. She repeatedly asked: "Really? How could the Su family cancel the engagement so easily?" In fact, not only Chen Manli, but also Mrs. Chen had a look of disbelief on her face.

Madam Chen looked at Nanny Yan who came in from behind. Nanny Yan nodded, indicating that what the Second Young Master said was true, and she believed it.

Chen Manli saw that even Nanny Yan beside her mother nodded, and she thought to herself, it must be true that the Su family was willing to cancel the engagement, that was really great. She was so happy that she didn't notice the embarrassment and hesitation on the faces of Nanny Yan and her second brother.

Madam Chen saw it, and she said to Nanny Yan: "Nanny Yan, if you have anything else to say, just say it."

Nanny Yan knew Madam's temper, she was not one for patience, so she stammered, "Madam, although the Su family agreed to cancel the engagement, they think the compensation is too little."

Mrs. Chen asked slowly, her voice drawn out, "Oh, how much do they want?"

Nanny Yan stretched out three fingers tremblingly.

When Chen Manli saw Nanny Yan's three fingers, her first reaction was three thousand taels. But when she thought of the ten thousand taels her mother had prepared, she asked in disbelief, "Could it be thirty thousand taels?"

Nanny Yan replied honestly in a low voice: "Yes, Miss, that's how much the young master of the Su family asked for." As she spoke, Nanny Yan's voice became smaller and smaller, for fear that the lady and the young lady would be angry with her because of this matter.

Chen Manli turned her head and looked at her second brother again, her eyes full of doubt and seeking confirmation.

The second young master Chen Zhenglin was no longer as calm as before. He really couldn't explain to his sister that it was because of his verbal insults to Su Yu that the other party made such a huge request.

He could only slam the table and roared angrily: "This Su Yu is such a despicable villain, and he is so greedy for money. He is definitely not a good match for my sister. It is better to cancel this marriage as soon as possible. With my sister's talent and beauty, she is more than qualified to marry into the palace."

Chen Manli felt that what her second brother said made a lot of sense, but thirty thousand taels of silver was really too much, and she didn't have that much money. She could only place all her hopes on her mother.

She walked to her mother and rubbed her body against her coquettishly, "Mom, what should I do? I don't have that much money."

Mrs. Chen also felt a bit of a headache at this moment. She stroked her frown and thought to herself that the 10,000 taels she had arranged to go to the Su family to cancel the engagement was already all the private money she could take out. No more money would be enough. She had to keep it for other purposes.

She said gently: "Manli, the ten thousand taels that I can take out are all my private money. I don't have any more. You should have some money. Please take it all out and make up the difference. For the rest, I will ask your father for some more."

When Chen Manli heard this, her face froze for a moment, and she stammered: "Mother, I don't have any private money."

Mrs. Chen understood her daughter well, and she added: "If the silver is too much, your father might not let you cancel the engagement."

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Chen Manli screamed: "How can that be possible? I must cancel this marriage." Then she gritted her teeth and pretended to whisper: "If my daughter sells her jewelry, she should be able to scrape together some money."

Mrs. Chen said: "How much is it approximately? I will talk to your father tonight, and then I can help you get some from your father. But the most you can get is probably 10,000 taels."

Chen Manli estimated in her mind that she still had 5,000 taels of private money, which was still a little far from 10,000 taels. She didn't want to sell the jewelry because they were all her treasures. What should she do?

Chen Manli said to her mother: "Mother, I should still have another five thousand taels to give away."

Chen Manli glanced around and suddenly saw her second brother sitting at the tea table. A glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes. She quickly ran over, grabbed her second brother's sleeve, and said coquettishly, "Second brother, you should have some money. Can you lend some to your sister?"

Young Master Chen looked at his sister and smiled bitterly. He knew his sister's character. If he lent her the money, it would be like throwing a bun at a dog, and it would never come back.

But he couldn't refuse directly in front of his mother, so he could only shake his head helplessly and pretend to smile bitterly, "Sister, it's not that I don't want to help you, but my studies have been very expensive recently, and I really don't have any extra money."

After saying this, he hurriedly stood up and bowed to his mother and sister, saying, "Mother, sister, I still have to go study, so I'll take my leave now."

Then he hurried out of the room with such speed that it was as if a vicious dog was chasing him.

Chen Manli watched her second brother leave and stamped her feet in anger. She knew that her second brother was easy to talk to, but when it came to money, he was like a stingy person, not willing to spend a penny.

Chen Manli turned around and looked at her mother, saying with a look of grievance, "Mom, look at my second brother..."

The mother sighed softly and said comfortingly, "Okay, Li'er, don't blame your second brother, he has no choice.

But don't worry, I will discuss this with your father tonight and see if we can resolve this issue. As for the remaining five thousand taels, you can also think of a way."

Chen Manli nodded, secretly thinking about how to collect the five thousand taels of silver. After all, this matter was related to her happiness, and she couldn't give up easily.

Having said that, she took her maid Bihe and left first.