The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 586 Marrying Someone Out of Spite (6)_1

Chapter 586: Chapter 586 Marrying Someone Out of Spite (6)_1

Then it’s just the other side that won’t agree. Old Scholar Fang had some assurance in his heart; if Qinqin wouldn’t agree to the marriage, and simply rejected it, then he too could only give up.

"I will definitely make Cousin Qian agree!" Fang Liuming had time; she was still young, and would only turn fourteen after the new year. She didn’t yet understand the matters between men and women. Over time, she would come to like him and agree to marry him! Didn’t she get upset when she heard that he had taken a liking to a girl in town?!

"You speak with such certainty now, but what if your wife elopes with someone else and you don’t marry at all!?" Old Scholar Fang squinted his eyes at him.

"Grandfather doesn’t need to talk to me like this! I am definitely going to marry Cousin Qian! If in the end she still doesn’t wish to marry me, I will strive in my examinations and devote myself to a career in civil service, marrying a young lady from a respectable family that you all approve of!" Fang Liuming was very resolute; he would definitely try within two years!

After a long while, Old Scholar Fang said, "Then let’s test out Pei Qin’s opinions; we’ll prepare to propose."

Fang Liuming’s eyes suddenly brightened, "Thank you, Grandfather! Thank you, Grandfather!"

Grandma Fang pulled him up with tears in her eyes.

Fang Liuming then thanked her and Lady Yu, turning towards Fang Li, "Father! After I marry Cousin Qian, you will definitely not regret it!"

"I don’t agree, no matter what!" Fang Li was resolutely opposed, looking at Old Scholar Fang, "Not the young lady from the Graduate Chang’s family, and not others either. Why must you marry that unruly woman?!"

"You just want me to marry a young lady from a wealthy family, regardless of whether I like her or not?!" Fang Liuming was somewhat angry.

Fang Li snorted, "You’ve never seen a knowledgeable and reasonable lady, but once you meet one, naturally you will like her!"

"That’s you, not me! The benefits of marrying Cousin Qian are definitely not one bit less than marrying the daughter of Graduate Chang’s family! And I only want to marry her! You ask me to take examinations, I take examinations; you tell me to become an official, I diligently study. But if you don’t even agree to let me marry the person I long for, how am I different from a puppet you manipulate?!" Before this, Fang Liuming had no say at home; he hadn’t planned to decide his own marriage. But the life he would lead in the future was his own, and he didn’t want to be controlled and arranged in everything he did.

"Agreed! Agreed! Grandma agrees with you! Let’s go propose!" Grandma Fang embraced him, coaxing and persuading. Her eldest grandson had always been sensible; ever since he was young, this was his only request, and Qianqian really was not bad either. Just let him marry her, and let him live a happy life!

Now that things had reached this point, Old Scholar Fang wasn’t that uncompromising, the kind who would force their own child into something. He only wanted to plan for his children’s sake, to wish them well. Since his grandson wished to marry his cousin, and as he said, the benefits were not less than those from another family, then let him marry. A harmonious couple would bring forth a good life with ambition and vitality!

He nodded and said to Grandma Fang and Lady Yu, "You two go talk to Pei Qin first, see what she says. Our families uniting through marriage can be considered a win-win. If Qianqian marries into our family, she won’t be wronged. If she doesn’t agree, then have a good talk with her."

"Alright! It’s late today, and the snow hasn’t stopped falling, we’ll go ask her tomorrow," Lady Yu glanced outside at the sky.

Fang Liuming felt both elated and anxious; having settled matters at home, now it all depended on his cousin. As long as Cousin Qian agreed to marry him, his older cousin... should not be too opposed!

Pei Qin opposed, "I can’t accept cousins related by blood marrying each other! Consanguineous marriages, even the law forbids them! Children born from such unions often have intellectual disabilities or physical defects, genetic flaws that are not good for the child!" Although she wasn’t an expert in human genetics, she still had some knowledge.

Mo Heng lifted her onto his lap and smiled, "This isn’t your world from before, and there are no laws here that forbid cousin marriage. There are countless cases of relatives marrying each other! As for the children born from such unions... there haven’t been many problems observed."