Shipin Dalizheng

The Third Grandma was horrified. "How could this be? The daughter's family is of lower status, inherently inferior to the man's family. She should apologize. Besides, if he leads the way in causing trouble at the girl's in-laws' house, how can they live? If the engagement is cancelled, it will be so humiliating!"

Rong Tang always gets angry when facing the strange mentality of Third Grandma. He keeps drinking tea and trying to calm himself down. Third Grandma has old feudal ideas. In her mind, she is right.

With her way of thinking, I can only find another way to refute her.

"You've been begging for so long, and the Hong family won't cancel the engagement?"

The third wife's lips trembled, "But I tried my best. I put down my old face and begged. I deserved Daya."

Look, this is the old lady's true inner thoughts. Although she favors boys over girls and is partial, she is still willing to make some efforts when it comes to her granddaughter's lifelong affairs.

Although her thoughts and actions are ridiculous and pathetic, this is the truth recognized by most people in feudal society. You can't say that the Third Grandma is completely wrong. This is the limit of her cognition.

Rong Tang slowed down his tone again, not wanting to put more pressure on the old lady.

"Third Grandma, first of all, you truly love your granddaughter. This is beyond doubt."

The third grandmother burst into tears, and the anxiety and grievances she had felt for many days, as well as the fear that had frightened her to death in the morning, were all relieved at this moment.

"but!"

Grandma Santai stopped crying again.

"Before we make any decision, we must first clarify what is right and wrong. I have never met Daya's mother-in-law, but from what I have heard about this incident, it is true that this person has a bad character and is difficult for relatives. Unless you, Third Lady, think that this person has no problem with her character, you are unwilling to marry her."

The Third Grandma opened her mouth and said, "I didn't know she was like this before, but now I know, but she's already engaged..."

"Unmarried until you're married, you're not husband and wife. It's a good thing we found out early, before Daya fell into his family's fire pit. There's still room for reconciliation. You should be thankful for your child, not scolding her, running over to apologize, sacrificing your own face to save face for that evil woman. Our daughter is a good person, a decent person, and now she's married into that family, and they're asking her to steal things to satisfy her greedy mouth. Would you let Daya do what she wants, or would you stop her? If she steals, it'll ruin her reputation. If she doesn't steal, it'll be unfilial, and that's still the one that's ruined. Daya is so honest and taciturn, and she swallows all the grievances. Beatings and scoldings are commonplace. She didn't dare tell her family when she came home. If she did, her grandmother would scold her, and then she'd take some things back to apologize and thank them for beating her granddaughter. Given this situation, I'm afraid that within a few years, Daya will either be beaten to death by that family or commit suicide. Is this what Third Lady wants to see?"

This blow really hit the weak spot of the Third Lady. She was unable to argue and stood there in a daze.

"Let's talk about that reputation. What's wrong with Daya's reputation? She's honest, hardworking, and skilled. She's only twelve now. Wouldn't it be too late for her to get married in three to five years? She can't get married? She has to hang herself on that rotten, crooked tree named Hong? In my opinion, this engagement must be called off. If his family won't, then ours should. A family like this, full of evil intentions, is not worthy of a girl from our Rong family. Third Master, Third Lady, I want to hear what you have to say."

After Rong Tang finished speaking, he turned to look at Daya, only to see that Daya's face was pale and she was shaky. Then he suddenly remembered that he had never asked for Daya's opinion from the beginning to the end.

It seemed that Chuncao said that she liked her fiancé very much and maybe she didn't want to break off the engagement.

"Daya, what do you think?"

To prevent Daya from saying something she would regret later, he cruelly added, "Perhaps you haven't heard, but that Hong family student never really liked you and wanted to break off the engagement a long time ago. No matter how you compromise in the future, you won't have a good life in his family. If you don't care and are willing to jump into that fire pit, I won't say anything. This is your own life, and you have the right to decide."

Everyone looked at Daya, who was swaying to and fro and almost fainting.

Qiaoqiao suddenly hugged her and cried, "Sister, cancel the engagement. Hong Tongsheng doesn't like you. Gousheng and I went to their village to buy firewood and heard him say behind their backs that he likes fair and pretty women and doesn't like your skin. He also said that even after we get married, he won't let you have children and will divorce you on the seven grounds of guilt. How are you going to live then?"

She cried miserably, her whole body shaking, as if she had really experienced the heartbreaking sadness, which made Rong Tang unable to help but look at her again.

Daya's defenses were completely broken. She was no fool. She knew that the young man everyone praised as an outstanding person had no eyes or heart for her, and that she had always been marrying above her station. If the two families had never had any relationship, she wouldn't have thought too much about it. But they had been engaged since childhood, and the young man who looked like the moon in the sky was her fiancé. How could she not be happy?

Her dream was shattered, the future was dark, and there was no light at the end. Especially after dying once, she figured out a lot of things.

Finally, he spoke with difficulty, "Retreat."

She felt miserable. What would happen if she didn't withdraw? The Hong family had come to cancel the engagement, and she was clinging to it, which would only make it more embarrassing.

Seeing this scene, the Sixth Master and the Eighth Master finally felt relieved. They were really afraid that Prince Tang would get angry and not give any face to the Third Brother and His Wife at all, and would beat them to death and force them to cancel the engagement.

Although the third sister-in-law's behavior was not appropriate, this was just the perspective of an old country lady. If it were their old woman, she might not have a better solution. If it were herself, she would definitely not have the courage of Prince Tang to cancel the engagement as he said.

Of course, Rong Tang didn't intend to let the Hong family off so easily. A girl's life was almost lost, and it would be too easy for his family to cancel the engagement without saying anything.

"If you want to cancel the engagement, do it openly. Find a few good talkers to go with you and tell everyone about Mrs. Hong's ugly and disgusting intentions. Tell them that we are from the noble family of the Bo Mansion and are honest and upright. We look down on his family's character and reputation, and that we must cancel the engagement. In addition, throw all the bonuses and gifts you received back then back to his family. They think they are dirty. Since your family doesn't have any, I will give them to you."

The Third Master said hurriedly, "Not much, just some dried fruits, a piece of meat, two strings of cash, and a few feet of red cloth. We have them at home."

"Go now, don't stop for a moment. This kind of marriage is better to end sooner rather than later."

After driving out the old men and women, Rong Tang looked at Daya with a very bad expression.

Daya hesitated and said, "Prince Tang, I know I was wrong."

"Where did you go wrong?"

"I shouldn't like Hong Tongsheng." Daya was very sad. "I'm not worthy of him. I shouldn't have those beautiful dreams."

Rong Tang sighed. Facing Daya, he also felt a sense of powerlessness as if he was facing the Third Grandma.

This is a little third grandma. Although she is still young, her mind has been framed.

Chuncao was very disappointed. "Daya, what do you mean by worthy or not? What's wrong with you? If I were to tell you, your future will be a hundred times better than that of the Hong family. Don't think that Hong Tongsheng is reliable just because he seems promising. In fact, he is not. If a man is reliable, even a sow can climb a tree. If we girls want to live a good life, we have to rely on ourselves in the final analysis. The young master has given you such a great opportunity and allowed you to learn many skills that others don't have. Isn't it to make you more confident? You will be able to earn a lot of money by yourself in the future. The whole family will depend on you for food, drink, defecation and urination. They should all look at your face. But you are so self-deprecating that you have completely failed the young master's cultivation of you."