Rebirth: Regaining Joyful Moments
Chapter 68 - 068 Borrowing a Handcart (Part Two)

Chapter 68: Chapter 068 Borrowing a Handcart (Part Two)

"What do you need the cart for so late at night?" Liu Sanmei muttered, looking at Xu Qinghe.

Because Xu Nianji was only carried home after dark, everyone was home eating dinner by then, and there were not many people on the street, so not many knew about Xu Nianji’s injury.

"Nianji is injured, I need to take him to the county,"

Xu Qinghe replied coldly. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he had quickly made his way to the storeroom and dragged out the cart, kicking the wheels into place as he did so.

"Wasn’t Nianji at the brick factory? How did he get injured?" Xu Zhong, upon hearing his grandson had been injured, immediately asked.

After all, that was his eldest grandson.

"It was the son of the owner of the brick factory, the Yue Family’s son. He insisted that he was engaged to our Nianhua. Nianji didn’t believe it, and they started arguing, which led to a fight. Luckily, Yao Feng and the others were there, otherwise, who knows what would have happened to Nianji,"

Just thinking about it made Xu Qinghe feel blocked up inside; his son had almost been beaten to death.

"Dad, I know you’ve never liked me ever since I was little; you’ve always favored Qingjiang, and I never said a word about it, but I will never agree to marrying Nianhua off to the Yue Family’s son, not even if it kills me."

Xu Qinghe took a deep breath and turned to Liu Sanmei, "I don’t care how much dowry you’ve taken or what promises you’ve made, but I am not marrying Nianhua off to the Yue Family! If someone must marry into the Yue family, let it be you all, it has nothing to do with my Nianhua."

Xu Qinghe was unusually authoritative and spoke rapidly, leaving no room for anyone to respond. He started pushing the cart outside, as Nianji was still waiting for him.

The people who came with Xu Nianhua were still worried that Xu Qinghe couldn’t handle it, but it turned out he was quite imposing.

Xu Nianhua quietly applauded Xu Qinghe, and hastened to follow him.

Xu Zhong hadn’t yet recovered from what Xu Qinghe had said when Xu Qinghe was already far away, pushing the cart.

"What Yue Family? What engagement? What dowry?" Xu Zhong turned to Liu Sanmei and yelled, "The eldest branch of the family has already separated; why are you still meddling in Nianhua’s marriage?"

"What kind of person is that son of Mr. Yue? How much money did you take from them?"

Xu Zhong was extremely upset; he knew nothing about this!

He was, after all, the head of the family!

"None," Liu Sanmei denied.

However, Xu Zhong didn’t believe her, thinking, who else but Liu Sanmei, the grandmother, would have taken charge of Xu Nianhua’s marriage?

Liu Sanmei stood in front of Xu Zhong with a cold face and, pointing at his nose, she scolded, "Xu Zhong, I’m telling you, this has nothing to do with me. Don’t try to throw your dirt on me."

"Aside from you, who else would dare to meddle in Nianhua’s marriage?" Xu Zhong’s gaze fell on Zhao Juxiang, questioning, "Second son’s wife, did you also know about this?"

"I..." Zhao Juxiang stammered, "I didn’t know about this."

"I don’t care who did it, just return the dowry," Xu Zhong said sternly, his face dark as he swatted away Liu Sanmei’s pointing hand, "Don’t point at my nose, Liu Sanmei, is your brain muddled? How could you agree to this?"

"Never mind whether the Yue family is good or not, just look at how much the eldest son loves his daughter. Would he marry her off so early?"

"Not to mention, the Yue Family doesn’t sound good. Do you want the eldest son to hate me for life or do you want to anger me to death? If the villagers found out, wouldn’t they stab me in the back, saying that the Xu family is selling off their daughter?"

Xu Zhong, thinking about how the usually weak Xu Qinghe had also become assertive, and worried about the village finding out, for they would drown him with their spit.