The stepsister of a peasant family in a book is spoiled by the big brothers

When He Lin walked in, several pairs of eyes looked over at him, and when they saw him shaking his head, they all showed strange expressions.

"The Rong family doesn't agree?" Mrs. Xia moved, but was stopped by Li Taohua next to her.

"President Rong is not in the mansion. The housekeeper said that Second Young Master Rong fell seriously ill after returning from our stay. He, a servant, dared not make decisions on his master's behalf."

"Marriage is a union between two families. If one family isn't happy, can the other force it? This matter is already set in stone. Does the Rong family want to rip their relationship apart?"

Madam Xia was angry, and Xia Ruwan tried to persuade her, "Mother, it's just a small matter. Is it worth getting so angry? The Rong family is also a well-known family. It's inevitable that they would feel embarrassed if someone broke off the engagement. Plus, I'm injured here. If the Rong family easily accepts the breakup, they will also have to worry about the gossip outside."

Xia Ruwan is now disfigured. If the Rong family agrees to cancel the engagement, gossipers will inevitably accuse the Rong family of being unkind, saying they can only share the good times but not the bad. Of course, the Rong family must show their attitude, which will show their noble character.

"What should we do next?" Qin Huiyin asked.

"I'm here to break off the engagement myself," Xia Ruwan said. "I really don't want to have anything to do with him for even a moment. It's better to draw a clear line as soon as possible."

"Okay, Brother Lin, please accompany Wan'er on another trip." Mrs. Xia said to He Lin.

Mrs. Xia needs to rest, Xia Ruwan and He Lin are busy breaking off the engagement, and Li Taohua takes her two daughters home.

She returned to the Food City and saw that everything was the same as before, with customers still flocking in. She said to Qin Huiyin beside her, "It seems that your Uncle Tang can handle it even without us."

Li Taohua felt strange that she didn't see Tang Dafu. If it were any other time, she would have seen Tang Dafu standing at the door like a man waiting for his wife before she even entered the house.

"Where is Manager Tang?" Li Taohua asked the waiter next to her.

The waiter was greeting a customer. After handing the customer off to another waiter, he turned around and said, "I haven't seen Manager Tang this morning."

"He didn't say where he was going?"

"I didn't say it."

Speak of the devil, and he will appear. Li Taohua saw Tang Dafu coming back from outside, striding over, one hand on his waist, his face unfriendly: "Where have you been?"

Tang Dafu saw Li Taohua, his eyes full of surprise: "Wife, you are back. I bought you some tofu pudding from your favorite shop. Try it."

Li Taohua's expression relaxed when she saw what he was carrying.

Tang Dafu walked past Li Taohua carrying something, and Li Taohua immediately smelled a fragrance.

She sniffed in Tang Dafu's direction, twisted his ear, and said, "Whose scent is this? The owner of my favorite Niuji Tofu Pudding is already sixty years old, but she never uses perfume."

"Ouch, wife, my ear fell off. It fell off. I bumped into a young wife and she left it on me." Tang Dafu cried out in pain.

Li Taohua let go of his ear and snorted unkindly: "It's better this way."

Tang Dafu patted her shoulder flatteringly and said infatuatedly, "I'm really happy that my wife cares about me so much."

Tang Luwu and Qin Huiyin looked at each other, one turned left and the other turned right, each going about their own business.

What were they worried about just now?

They should have thought of it earlier. Tang Dafu would never be able to escape Li Taohua's control in this life. How could he have other thoughts? They were anxiously waiting here, and in the end they were fed a mouthful of dog food.

A few days later, news spread throughout the city that the Xia family was going to break off the engagement with the Rong family. However, word also spread that the Rong family was unwilling to break off the engagement and wanted to marry into the Xia family as soon as possible.

The Xia family came three times to cancel the engagement. The first time, the housekeeper declined politely. The second time, Rong Wenxuan personally expressed his loyalty. The third time, it was Rong Jingbo who refused to cancel the engagement. To keep the marriage going, Rong Jingbo even made a list filled with the Rong family's sincerity that they wanted to transfer to the Xia family.

"So, you're just not going to call it quits?" Qin Huiyin ate melon seeds and looked at Xia Ruwan, who was sitting there looking at the account book. "Who was the one who kept saying he wanted to call off the engagement?"

"Sister, take a look at this list..." Xia Ruwan handed it to Qin Huiyin, "I'm a businessman, and business is business. Such a good deal may only come across once in a lifetime. It would be a bit rude to refuse it."

When Qin Huiyin saw the contents of the list, she understood Xia Ruwan's decision.

If it were her, she would also be moved.

"Think about it. Sooner or later, I'll need a live-in son-in-law like this. He brings so much dowry. No, this is for me, so it's considered a betrothal gift. It won't be easy to find a live-in son-in-law with such a large dowry in the future. I've given up on Rong Wenxuan, but if he insists on marrying me, we can just be a nominal couple."

"You want to be a formal couple with him, has he agreed?" Qin Huiyin asked, "Since he wants to marry you, of course he wants to be a real couple."

"I used to want to leave a child for the Xia family, but now that I have a younger brother, I no longer have that thought. I'm old enough to get married sooner or later, so why not use this marriage to help the Xia family climb the ladder to higher status?"

"Have you ever thought about finding someone who shares your feelings?"

"I'm now..." Xia Ruwan touched her cheek.

Qin Huiyin frowned: "Not all men value appearance."

"But isn't appearance the first impression people make when they meet each other? Even you and I like good-looking men. What's wrong with men liking good looks?" Xia Ruwan said. "Let's not talk about this anymore. Rong Mingjin and Li Congxiao's wedding is in half a month. Can you help me pick out a good gift?"

Qin Huiyin looked at the list and picked out a decent one.

"Then this is it."

Rong's house. Rong Wenxuan hurried to the side yard, opened the door, and saw Rong Mingjin hanging there. He quickly hugged her legs and rescued her.

"Jin'er...Jin'er..." Rong Wenxuan called Rong Mingjin.

Rong Mingjin slowly opened his eyes, and when he saw Rong Wenxuan, he pulled his sleeve tightly: "Second brother, don't marry her, please."

Rong Wenxuan frowned: "Jin'er, don't be like this, we are brother and sister."

"So what? When I was twelve, we were kidnapped by human traffickers, and you took me all the way away. From that day on, you have been the person I admire most."

She was only twelve years old at the time and was nearly raped by a bandit, but he appeared and saved her. His white clothes were stained with the blood of the evildoer, and he appeared like a hero.

It was also from that day that she relied on him for a long time, so much so that everyone in the Rong family knew that they had a good relationship and moved her yard next to his.

The first time he had a maidservant, she was so jealous she was mad with envy that the next day, a body was found in the pond. That was the first time she had shed blood for him, but from then on, there was no turning back. She was determined to go down that path, unwilling to let go.