Aunt Wang was speechless for a long time after hearing Jiujiu's words, "Then don't talk about it."
Being speechless was secondary. The most important thing was that Jiujiu had slapped her in the face.
Wang was not an easy person to deal with. On the contrary, she could marry Lianxiang to her nephew, who liked to go to brothels, for money. It could be seen that she was also black-hearted.
A black-hearted and narrow-minded woman was blocked by Jiujiu. It would be strange if she was not angry.
If it were in the past, Wang would definitely scold her back. But now, she wanted to marry Jiujiu to her brother for the money he gave her, so she could only endure Jiujiu's disrespect.
Therefore, even if she was angry, Wang still had a smile on her face. Her eyes were slightly curved, revealing the fine wrinkles at the corners of her eyes. She looked like a very amiable woman. However, only Jiujiu knew that the reason why Wang was smiling so gently and kindly was nothing more than the money her brother promised her.
Wang looked at Jiujiu with gentle and kind eyes, as if looking at an ignorant little girl, and said, "I know I shouldn't say this, but Xiang 'er is so likable. Even if I don't say it, I can't help but say it."
Wang had a faint smile on her face, and the way she curled the corners of her mouth was very amiable. She said to Jiujiu in a gentle voice, "Xiang 'er, you are sixteen this year. It's time to talk about marriage."
Sure enough, as soon as Wang opened her mouth, she wanted to talk about marriage for her.
Back then, when Wang shi said this to Lianxiang, Lianxiang was young and thin-skinned. As soon as Wang shi opened her mouth, she blushed and lowered her head without saying a word. No matter what Wang shi said, she would always say that it was all up to her father.
If Wang Shi could persuade Li Shuan, she would not have come to Lianxiang. She was forced to say that Wang Gui wanted to drive away Lianxiang's family and forced Lianxiang to agree.
Therefore, as soon as Wang Shi opened her mouth, Jiujiu already knew what she was going to say. It was nothing more than praising her for her good looks and that she was even worthy of Pan An. Then, she would praise her nephew and finally say that she and her nephew were a match made in heaven before asking for Jiujiu's opinion.
It would be fine if Jiujiu agreed. However, if she did not agree, he would tell her about how they wanted to chase Li Shuan and Lian Shi out and coerce her into agreeing.
When Jiujiu knew where she was now, she had already decided to leave this place. Therefore, Mrs. Wang spoke. Jiujiu said directly, "It's up to my parents. I'll listen to my father."
Hearing Jiujiu say that she would listen to Li Shuan, Mrs. Wang immediately reached out and held Jiujiu's hand.
Fleeing from the south all the way to the north, Lianxiang had suffered all kinds of hardships along the way. Therefore, Jiujiu's hands were covered with rough calluses, and there was even a long scar on her palm. Even though it had been more than half a month since the injury, blood would still ooze out with a little force.
Mrs. Wang had been staying at home and living like a princess. Her hands were warm and soft, more like a young girl's hands than Lianxiang's.
However, even if Mrs. Wang's palm was warm and soft, Jiujiu felt as if she was being stared at by a beautiful snake. She felt cold all over.
She only heard Wang Shi say in a gentle voice, "I should be happy that Xiang-er is so well-behaved, but your mother has already passed away, and your father doesn't care much. I'm afraid that your father will be deceived and betroth you to a good-for-nothing. Xiang-er is so beautiful and sensible, you should be betrothed to a good man."
Jiujiu pulled her hand out of Mrs. Wang's palm without a trace and said with a slight smile, "Mrs. Wang, you're wrong. Although my father is a man, he is very careful. He took care of my brother and me along the way. If my father was really deceived, he would have casually betrothed me to someone else on the way."
Lianxiang's appearance could catch the eye of Mrs. Wang's nephew, who liked courtesans, so she must be a good woman. If Li Shuan was really a black-hearted person, not to mention selling Lianxiang, even if he had casually married someone else, he would not have led such a miserable life.
Jiujiu's rebuke made Wang Shi's face turn red.
Mrs. Wang moved her lips and looked at Jiujiu. She coughed softly and said, "I was too anxious."
After saying this, Mrs. Wang fixed her eyes on Jiujiu. Even if Jiujiu said something casually, Jiujiu pursed her lips and did not say anything, as if it was Mrs. Wang's problem. Mrs. Wang was left hanging in the same place. In the end, Mrs. Wang spoke first.
Mrs. Wang looked at Jiujiu's delicate face and said, "Speaking of good men, I have a candidate. It is my brother's son, Nian 'er. Nian' er is handsome and has been well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics since childhood. He is a famous talent in our area. Only a good man like Nian 'er is worthy of a good girl like Xiang' er."
Hearing Mrs. Wang's praise of her brother's son, Jiujiu's mouth instantly curled up and her eyes were full of sarcasm.
Her brother's son was well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics since childhood. When he was young, he was often praised by his teacher as a good man. However, he was a loser.
Not only did he not have a good life, but he also had the bad habit of going to brothels every few days. It was common for him to stay for a few days and not go home. Even if Jiujiu had not seen the nephew that Mrs. Wang mentioned, she could imagine what he looked like.
He probably had no meat on his body. His face was sallow and spiritless, and there were two huge dark circles under his eyes. He looked like he had been drained of energy by wine and women.
If he did not look like this, how could he be beaten to death by two or three punches? After all, not everyone was like Lu Tishu, who could kill a living person with three punches with a fist as big as a sandbag.
Therefore, Jiujiu just smiled at Mrs. Wang's praise but did not say anything.
Seeing that Jiujiu did not say anything, Mrs. Wang's expression instantly became a little awkward. Her lips moved and after a moment, she said, "Is Xiang 'er not willing?"
Jiujiu looked up at Mrs. Wang. Her eyes were clear as she said softly, "I know that Mrs. Wang is sad that I have lost my mother. However, the young master that Mrs. Wang mentioned is so outstanding. Xiang 'er is stupid by nature, so I won't do such a thing."
Mrs. Wang did not expect that Jiujiu would use the excuse that the other party was too outstanding and that she was not worthy of being fooled. At the same time, she was stunned and could not help but regret that she had praised her nephew too much.
She thought that there was no woman who did not like her husband's excellence. However, she did not expect that Jiujiu did not play her cards according to common sense. She said that he was so outstanding, but not only was she not moved, she even rejected her because she was not good enough.
Mrs. Wang looked at Jiujiu's face, which was a little rough after being exposed to the wind and sun, but still young and pretty. She made up her mind and said directly, "Since Xiang 'er is like this, then don't blame Mrs. Wang for being straightforward."
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