The Story of a Spoiled Daughter Raising a Husband

"That's right, Mr. and Mrs. Tong. Although your daughter was unreasonable and spoiled before, the two sentences she said at this moment are truly touching. Since you have already sold your daughter, she has nothing to do with you anymore. You gave her so much money before, and now you are still forcing her. Isn't that a bit unkind?"

Tong's father was already quite angry when Tong Qian spoke so bluntly and without leaving any room for negotiation. He was not an easy person to deal with, and now that he was being criticized by someone who seemed to have nothing better to do, he couldn't hold back any longer.

Without even looking at Tong Qian, he turned to Brother Wang and said, "Old Wang, let's not laugh at each other for being equally bad. What do you think you are? Besides, who told you I sold girls? My daughter is married off, and Ji Xiuping was bought to be my wife, not my maid."

“Our son-in-law is filial to us, what’s wrong with that? If you’re a good person, go back and shut your wife’s mouth, don’t let her gossip.”

Aunt Wang always loved to join in the fun, and when she heard Tong's father talking about her husband like that, she naturally wouldn't allow it. She usually didn't care what others said, so why would she care about those looks at this moment?

He shouted at the top of his lungs, "What a fine married-out girl! Ask around, who doesn't know that you sold your daughter to a slave trader? Ji Xiuping only bought her because he felt sorry for her. If you were really marrying her off, they would have given you a bride price. Where is your dowry?"

"Don't take advantage of my husband's honesty. With me here, I will not let someone as greedy as you humiliate him."

Seeing that Aunt Wang and her husband were speaking so bluntly, Tong Qian was naturally overjoyed. Let's make a scene! Even if she didn't say anything in the end, she could still anger those parents. Even if she didn't get the money back today, she couldn't let them lose nothing.

Thinking this, and with Ji Xiuping's reassurance, she calmed down and stammered, "Father, so you're marrying the woman to Brother Xiuping? Then can I come home from now on, and Brother Xiuping can come to our house too?"

Looking at her innocent appearance, Tong's father snorted coldly. However, he really couldn't say anything now. If he said yes, then if Tong Qian really took Ji Xiuping back every day, it would waste the family's food. If he said no, then the money from before might give Tong Qian an excuse to go back.

Seeing her father's expression, Tong Qian naturally knew what he was planning, but she just couldn't do what he wanted.

She began to sob again, saying, "Father, why aren't you saying anything? Was Qian'er wrong? Did you intend to sell Qian'er before, but seeing that Brother Xiuping was well-off, did you want to use your relationship with me to tie yourself to him? No wonder..."

Tong Qian seemed to remember something, and stopped there, leaving the others to speculate in all sorts of ways.

Aunt Wang was still angry because of what Tong's father had said earlier, and now that she heard Tong Qian's thought-provoking words, she couldn't wait to find out the truth.

She urged, "Qian'er, be good, tell your aunt, you just said that it's no wonder your father is like this."

Tong Qian glanced hesitantly at Aunt Wang, then looked at her father, shaking her head and lowering her head again, but her brows were tightly furrowed, as if she were making a major decision.

But if you listened carefully, you could hear her muttering to herself, "No, I dare not say it. If I do, Father will beat me, and Brother Xiuping will abandon me. Qian'er will not say it."

When the villagers heard Tong Qian say such a thing, they were all filled with dissatisfaction with Tong's father. How could Aunt Wang let such an opportunity pass by? She pushed through the crowd and walked up to take Tong Qian from Ji Xiuping's arms.

While stroking Tong Qian's hair like a loving mother to soothe her emotions, she gently guided her, "Qian'er, be good. Your aunt is here, and the villagers are all here too. Don't worry, your father won't hit you, and we won't let him hit you so unjustly. Qian'er, tell us what you want to say, and let everyone judge for you."

When Tong Qian left Ji Xiuping's embrace, she felt a moment of discomfort. Feeling Aunt Wang's actions, she was also displeased. "You meddlesome old woman, do you know who was looking at me with such righteous indignation that day, wanting to help others seek justice?"

However, he really needed her by his side right now. If it weren't for his father's lack of understanding and his careless offenses, he wouldn't have such a helpful assistant. With her asking him these questions, it would be easier for him to say those things that others would consider disrespectful.

Listening to this, and using the act of tilting her head back to stop her from ruffling her hair, she timidly asked, "Auntie, is what you're saying true? Father really won't hit me?" As she asked this, she pretended to be very dependent, looking directly into Aunt Wang's eyes.

Aunt Wang watched this with many questions in her mind. This girl had just bullied Ruyan the other day, how could she have become so timid in such a short time? She was not the same as the girl she knew before. But no matter how many questions she had, none of them were as important as the fact that Tong's father had bullied her husband.

"Qian'er, don't be afraid. These uncles and aunts will protect you and will definitely not let your father bully you. Feel free to say whatever you want to say."

Tong Qian glanced cautiously at her father, then took a deep breath. "Father disliked me because I was a maid, so when my eldest brother was getting married, he sold me to help him find a wife. Later, after learning about Xiu Ping's conditions, he came looking for me..."

"Make me act arrogantly, so that Brother Xiuping will spend money on me as much as possible. When they come to cause trouble, make Brother Xiuping give them money. Otherwise, they'll send someone else to take me away. Then not only will Brother Xiuping not want me, but others won't like me either, so..."

"So Qian'er is scared, scared that Brother Xiuping will really not want me." As she said this, she burst into tears, broke free from Aunt Wang's hand, and hugged Ji Xiuping tightly, just like a child afraid of being abandoned. Where was the arrogant demeanor that others had seen before?