Chapter 533: 533: She doesn't want to live a hard life anymore

Zhang Family gritted her teeth and agreed, “Fine, I’ll go ask Sanlang.”

Last time, Tong Sanlang explicitly stated that he wouldn’t marry Qiao Xiaomai. If she went there now, she was likely to face rejection again.

Yes, what she got was still a rejection.

“You fool, don’t you know how perfect a match Prince Wei and her were today? If you don’t make a move now, she’ll really fly high!” Zhang continuously poked Tong Sanlang’s shoulder with her fingers, each poke exerting a lot of force.

On hearing this, Tong Sanlang subconsciously frowned slightly.

Do Yang Ye and Qiao Xiaomai make a perfect pair?

Nonsense!

Qiao Xiaomai and he are the perfect match!

Seeing Tong Sanlang unmoved like a piece of wood, Zhang stomped her foot, turned around, and went to find Tong Tiehu.

If she and Tong Tiehu agreed—as per a parental decree and the words of a matchmaker—even if Tong Sanlang disagreed, he would have to accept.

After hearing Zhang’s words, Tiehu’s brows furrowed tight, “I thought you all dislike Xiaomai?”

“You never spoke highly of her in the past, and you scowled whenever she came by, why is your attitude so different now?”

“Time changes everything. We thought she had ill intentions before, trying to latch onto our family, but look at us now. In a radius of dozens of miles around, she is the only one worthy of Sanlang,” Zhang chuckled warmly.

Tong Tiehu sneered, “Have you forgotten how you went begging with that proud and pompous attitude of yours? She’s not interested in marriage at all. She’s merely tolerating your haughty behavior for my sake. Back then you treated her like a roadside weed, but now you know her worth and wish to propose marriage.”

“Do you think Xiaomai is a fool like Jiang’s youngest son who can be easily deceived?”

These words made Zhang’s face turn beet red. At that time, she was sure that Qiao Xiaomai would be the daughter-in-law of the Tong Family.

If she was the daughter-in-law, she could naturally adopt any attitude she liked.

Looking at how Sun Family treated Zhuang Lühe, she thought her own attitude was quite good in comparison.

Who would have thought things would turn out like this!

Thinking of her family’s situation and the hardships they’ve suffered, she gritted her teeth and continued to force out a smile, “Dad, but Qiao Xiaomai is the most suitable and the best match for Sanlang. If we miss her, we won’t find anyone else as good.”

“We’ll discuss Sanlang’s marriage after the rural examination. Once he becomes a scholar, naturally young women of good families will visit us.”

“But those women cannot compare to Qiao Xiaomai!”

When it comes to earning money, Qiao Xiaomai is truly unique among all the women in Daqi.

Right now, she isn’t thinking about anything else, she just wants to return to the old days when they didn’t need to work the land and could indulge in meat every meal.

She doesn’t want to live these hard days where they earn a couple of pennies a day running the store and toil in the fields to the point of exhaustion any more!

“If you have the nerve, you can say it yourself. I can’t afford to lose face,” Tong Tiehu snorted.

“So, can I go buy things for the proposal?” Zhang asked delicately.

“Prepare yourself for the possibility that Xiaomai won’t accept a single item,” Tong Tiehu reminded her.

On hearing this, Zhang gritted her teeth.

You can’t catch a wolf if you’re unwilling to scare off your children. She was wrong before, so she’ll face the embarrassment now.

As long as they can marry Qiao Xiaomai, anything else can be dealt with later!

After making up her mind, Zhang Family asked again, “Dad, since it’s Sanlang’s wedding…why don’t you…”

Tong Tiehu threw Zhang a sideways glance, his expression stern, “I don’t have any silver.”

“Did Sanlang give you any money from his hunting these past few days?” Zhang asked.