The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 539 This Lifetime is Completely Ruined (9)_1

Chapter 539: Chapter 539 This Lifetime is Completely Ruined (9)_1

Old Scholar Fang had us take the chicken eggs, ducks, red dates, longan fruits, and pastries, and a group of us went over to the Sun Lizheng family’s home.

Just as Sun Lizheng had calmed down his in-laws, upon seeing Old Scholar Fang and his group arriving, he hurriedly invited them inside.

With an apologetic yet admiring smile, Old Scholar Fang greeted Old Man Li and Grandma Li upon entering and then began to praise Li Bao Xiang for his chivalry. He mentioned how Li Bao Xiang, seeing his brother in misfortune, did not run away but fought back alongside him, saying that his brotherly bond with Fang Liuming was profound and that the Li family had raised a good son while the Sun family had found a good son-in-law.

Seeing that Old Man Li couldn’t manage a reply, Sun Lizheng silently shook his head. Fang Qian’s mouth was indeed too much!

In the meantime, Pei Qin was about to start applying the plaster, but Mo Heng stopped her, letting Zhang Gengshan assist the physician instead. They mixed the plaster and applied it to Li Bao Xiang’s arm injury, "A bone injury takes a hundred days to heal. Unless it’s absolutely necessary to change the dressings, to want this arm to recover, you can’t remove the plaster!"

"Can this really work?" Miao’s asked skeptically.

"It can! It can! With it immobilized like this, the broken bone won’t be easily disturbed, and it will heal more easily!" the physician said joyfully.

Since the physician had spoken, Miao’s had no good grounds for further doubts, "This year’s imperial examination is definitely a no-go, and who knows if he’ll be able to write in the future."

"As long as it heals well, there shouldn’t be a problem using this arm for non-strenuous activities," Pei Qin stated.

It seemed that the arm was still ruined—what was the difference between being half-ruined and completely ruined!?

Old Scholar Fang sighed, expressing regret, and then brought up the matter of paying for the medical expenses and compensation.

Lady Yu glanced at Li Bao Lian, who was standing beside Grandma Li, and found that she did not look as pleasing as Sun Tingyu. Her eyes flickered, and she pulled Sun Tingyu along, "So this is Tingyu! You really have a striking appearance. Your grandfather told me you can read?"

Sun Tingyu was a bit confused, but since this was Fang Liuming’s mother, she could potentially become her mother-in-law, so she smiled shyly, "I can only recognize a few simple characters and barely manage to read."

"That’s very impressive!" Lady Yu said with a smile.

Sun Tingyu couldn’t help but smile. It seemed that Fang Liuming’s mother was quite satisfied with the idea of her becoming her daughter-in-law.

Grandma Li’s face turned dark and gloomy. Had the Sun family already discussed marriage with the Fang family? Weren’t the talks unsuccessful?

The eldest daughter-in-law of the Sun family also rejoiced inwardly. The Fang family was formidable, and by marrying into their family, even without considering wealth, she would not be bullied. Moreover, in recent years, the Fang family’s fortune had only been growing, and Fang Liuming’s prospects were promising.

However, Sun Lizheng secretly sighed with regret in his heart.

Grandma Li, crying and wiping away tears, lamented over her son, "Your promising future has been completely ruined! We were counting on you to pass the exams and bring glory to our ancestors, as well as to secure a good marriage for your sister. You insisted on waiting until you had a title to find a good match for her, but now that your prospects are ruined, her chances have been delayed for a year, just waiting for you, and her marriage prospect is destroyed as well."

Li Bao Lian wept with tears streaming down her face like a pear blossom bathed in rain.

The speech Old Scholar Fang had given upon entering was meant to preemptively assert their position, to make it difficult for the Li family to suggest that they marry off their daughter to them. He did not expect that Grandma Li would still insist. As if her daughter couldn’t be married off...

Sun Lizheng shook his head slightly. It didn’t matter whether their family had discussed marriage with the Fangs or not, now they would have to yield.

Grandma Fang clasped her hands together, praying to the heavens at home for protection.

Upon hearing the door, she hurried out to look.

Old Scholar Fang, Pei Qin, and Mo Heng returned as a group. However, all their faces looked rather grim.

Grandma Fang pulled Lady Yu aside and asked, "What did they say?"

Lady Yu sighed, "Their family’s intention is for us to propose a marriage."

Grandma Fang’s face immediately darkened, "We’ve already spoken about compensation, and although this incident involved us, it’s not our fault. And yet they make such an excessive demand." As if they were desperate to marry off their daughter.

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