Boy Qianâs mother saw Boy Qian run out and hurriedly chased after him, shouting, "My son, where are you going? Where are you going? Donât be angry, Iâll find you a better one."
The Qian family members who saw this mother and son act couldnât properly describe their expressions with the word "spectacular."
Not to mention Boy Qianâs older brother, who was so dissatisfied that it could fill his entire chest. His face was even blacker than coal.
As for his wife, she cursed her mother-in-law to death in her heart.
However, despite the cursing, they remembered the main point.
She and her husband collected the gifts they had brought and prepared to call for the Qian family members to help carry them back home.
Seeing this, Yang Chuxia hurried to block them, "Wait!"
She coldly glanced at the Qian family members, and said, "You can leave, but the things must stay!"
"Young lady, isnât what youâre doing wrong? Our families havenât settled on the marriage, so why should we leave the betrothal gifts behind?" Boy Qianâs older brother said.
"Why not? Why not?" Yang Chuxia stood in front, hummed, and said, "This time the marriage failed not because of our Yang family, but because thereâs something wrong with that kid from your Qian family. He keeps changing his mind. Heâs insulting our Yang familyâs daughter. And if this gets out, will our Yang family daughterâs reputation still be intact? So, these things are not betrothal gifts now, but compensation. Compensation, understand? For damaging the reputation of our Yang family."
After saying that, Yang Chuxia pointed at the group of people behind Qianâs older brother, "And thereâs the cost of food and hospitality for all of you. Since thereâs no marriage, you are not considered our relatives. And if youâre not relatives, then why should a group of people eat and drink well here? Anyway, you guys canât take these things away!"
Qianâs older brother was speechless at Yang Chuxiaâs words. He looked at his wife, hoping she would help say something.
However, his wife was feeling petty at the moment because she recalled that when she married Qianâs older brother, they didnât receive as many gifts. She was so jealous.
So, she was annoyed by these things and didnât want to help at all. She thought that even if they took them home, she wouldnât get any, so why bother?
As for the others, Boy Qianâs aunts, uncles, and so on wanted to take the stuff back. But after listening to the young lady, they knew they were not in the right and couldnât ask for these things anymore.
Qianâs older brother saw no one was helping and said, "We canât leave these things, but we can pay for our food."
"What about our reputation? What do you plan to do about our Yang familyâs reputation?" Yang Chuxia asked aggressively.
"All present here today are relatives and friends of both our families. If we donât tell anyone, who would know?" Qianâs older brother said, quite convinced of his own reasoning.
Unfortunately, Yang Chuxia had already lost her patience with this family. Upon hearing his words, she kicked a stone at her feet, hitting Qianâs older brother in the leg.
"Ouch..."
There was just an "ouch" sound.
Yang Chuxia cursed again, "Are the people in your Qian family incapable of using their brains? Your whole family came pompously to our village to propose marriage. This matter is almost like announcing it with a gong in the village. Iâd like to ask, now that the marriage hasnât been made, how are we supposed to explain this to others?"