Chapter 140: Chapter 140: If Gentleness Doesn’t Work, Use Force
To talk about how the Qiu Family ca to set their sights on Yue Xiaofang, we have to start with the incident that happened last ti.
When the Qiu Family first heard about the matter, although they thought Yue Xiaofang was to the point of bumping into pillars, and with the divine warning from the heavens, they were certain she was innocent.
But they still cursed a few tis at ho about how a woman had been divorced and sent ho, still couldn’t stay out of trouble, and guessed that no man would dare to marry her in the future.
Later, the Yue Family sought to prove their innocence by having Elder Zhang bring out the contract for everyone to look over.
Only then did the Qiu Family realize that Yue Xiaofang’s tailoring skills could earn so much money.
As their kids grew older and the Qiu Family wanted to rent more land, they were begging and borrowing money from everyone.
But the relatives, adhering to the principle of rescuing the needy but not the poor, were very reluctant to give money.
After all, the Qiu Family had too many children; nobody knew when they could get their money back if they loaned it out, so it was basically like throwing money into the water.
And the Qiu Family’s stinginess was widely known.
Even their eldest son was of such an age and yet unmarried, isn’t it because the family didn’t even want to pay a dowry?
Initially, when the Yue Family was poor, they still scraped together a dowry to marry off a daughter, despite going hungry.
But the Qiu Family always hoped that so girl would be a few sandwiches short of a picnic.
They hoped that not only would she not ask for money, but she would also bring a dowry and marry into their family to bear children and take care of them all.
As life in the village improved for others, the Qiu Family’s children grew up unable to afford hos of their own, which made the Qius as anxious as ants on a hot pan.
It was then that soone suggested, since the Yue Family had money and Yue Xiaofang had money and no one in the village dared to marry her, why not just marry her into their family?
Old man and lady Qiu pondered it and thought it was a solution.
Unbeknownst to her, Yue Xiaofang beca the Qiu Family’s lifesaver.
As for who should marry Yue Xiaofang, the brothers in the family pushed the responsibility around until Qiu Hong’an had no choice but to designate his eldest son to make the sacrifice for the family.
Qiu Maode was not pleased; he was indeed no longer young, but he hoped to find a woman who had not been used by anyone else, not willing to marry Yue Xiaofang, who he saw as secondhand goods.
Yet, after secretly observing her from his hiding spot, his mind changed.
Yue Xiaofang was indeed attractive, her hands skilled, wearing clothes she made herself, looking like a city dweller.
He noticed that most of the Yue Family’s clothes were her work as well, the designs standing out from the rest.
With his desire inflad, Qiu Maode imdiately had his father contact Dong Cuifen to make a marriage proposal.
They fully expected that, given Yue Xiaofang’s situation, any man willing to take her would be t with an imdiate nod of approval.
But what they got instead was a refusal, and a categorical one at that.
This left Qiu Maode extrely displeased.
Having no other choice, the Qiu Family resorted to constantly spying and deliberately arranged for Qiu Maode to intercept Yue Xiaofang, seeking an audience with her.
But the outco was the sa.
Thinking about the way Yue Xiaofang had looked at him just now, Qiu Maode sighed, “I feel like she looks at the sa way she’d look at a rat, with complete disgust in her heart. She won’t agree to marry into the family.”
Seeing his dispirited manner, Qiu Hong’an kicked Qiu Maode, “If Yue Xiaofang doesn’t marry into the family, what about your brothers? How will we lease the land? The Yue Family can rise up, so why must our Qiu Family remain poor forever?”
His brothers also complained one after another.
“Brother, try again, okay? I’m depending on you to bring a sister-in-law ho to earn so money, so I too can afford a wife.”
“Let Dong Cuifen go and talk nicely again. You might be on the older side, brother, but older n can be more caring.”
“Yue Xiaofang must be shy. Chasing a girl requires persistent wooing.”
Qiu Maode blocked his ears, feeling that seeing her a few more tis would change nothing; Yue Xiaofang simply wasn’t interested in him.
Qiu Maode’s mother suddenly spoke up, “If soft approaches don’t work, let’s be more forceful.”
Qiu Maode was startled, “What do you an?”
Qiu Hong’an seed to have an epiphany and sneered, “Won, they’re all the sa. Find a way to force yourself on her, and what choice will she have left then?”
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