The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 890 - 196: So Indecent

Chapter 890: Chapter 196: So Indecent

Some prominent families had their own sewing rooms, staffed with embroiderers and maids dedicated to making clothes, shoes, and socks; but most wealthy households couldn’t afford to have their own sewing rooms, so they typically sought out skilled tailors to take their measurements and tailor-make their clothing.

Pei Yuan’s ready-made garment shop had been open for three days and had already received a heap of orders.

The embroiderers she had recruited were all hurriedly working overtime to produce the ready-made garments.

Pei Yuan herself had also been busy preparing small clothes and swaddling clothes, as well as silver bracelets and anklets, for Fang Fang’s son was about to have his full-month celebration.

Fang Liuming and Fang Li had also returned home early.

Early in the morning, Fang Hui had someone keep an eye out, and as soon as Fang Liuming and Fang Li came back, she immediately intercepted them in Yuanyang County, inviting them to take a detour for a meal.

Fang Li saw her giving him meaningful looks repeatedly and, feeling puzzled, said to Fang Liuming, "Dalang, it’s getting late today; I think we should stay at your aunt’s tonight and head back home early tomorrow morning!"

"Yes, yes! It’s gotten so late already!" Feng Shouxing also chimed in.

Fang Liuming saw the eagerness of the two and, remembering the discussions he’d heard during the trip home about pickled cabbage, his gaze flickered and he said, "The day after tomorrow is my little nephew’s full-month celebration; we better return early to make preparations. There’s always time to talk with my aunt, we don’t need to rush!"

Fang Hui’s face suddenly darkened, "Liuming! Now that you’ve become the magistrate of a county, do you look down on your little aunt? Not even willing to stay for a meal!"

"That’s not it, Auntie. I came back in a hurry, just to make it for Fang Fang’s full-month banquet!" Fang Liuming explained.

"Since that’s the case, then listen to your aunt! Let’s have a meal at our place and head back home tomorrow morning!" Fang Hui immediately said, smiling as she tugged at him.

With no other choice, Fang Liuming and Fang Li followed her.

Behind the noodle shop was a small courtyard, where Fang Hui had Li Hualing quickly prepare a meal and asked about Fang Liuming’s experiences while holding office.

Fang Liuming picked out some trivial matters to share.

Fang Li waited until they had finished eating, and then Fang Hui had hot water heated for Fang Liuming to take a bath and sit down together to talk. Fang Hui immediately began to cry as she exaggerated the misdeeds of Pei Qin and Pei Qian to Fang Li, "...Our family is being forced into a corner! Yet Pei Qian still refuses to let us go, determined to completely ruin us! She says that once she marries into the Fang family, she will be the one in charge and will sever ties with us, insisting that the Fang family will sever ties too!"

Fang Li’s face turned grim before she had even finished, "I haven’t been home lately, and they’ve grown increasingly audacious! That lowly wench dreams of ruling over our household, but she won’t even think of stepping through the door, let alone marrying in!"

Hearing this, Fang Hui’s heart soared with joy, now, the only person in the Fang family against this marriage was Fang Li, and if he put in his full effort, Pei Qian, that lowly girl, would have no chance of becoming an officer’s wife.

The more Fang Li thought about it, the angrier he became. His eldest son defiantly opposed him, sabotaging the consort he had arranged, and after becoming an official, started to act high and mighty, suppressing his father at every turn and causing him embarrassment. And he failed to appreciate his father’s good intentions, all done for his benefit!

"Right now, we are preparing for a marriage at home, and without a suitable plan, if Pei Qian marries into the Fang family, she will end up controlling it and will have Fang Liuming wrapped around her finger!" Fang Hui saw his angry and hateful expression and fanned the flames further.

"If she wants to marry into the family, she’ll need my consent!" Fang Li snorted coldly, his determination hardening to call off this marriage and prevent Pei Qian from ever entering the door!

However, he couldn’t come up with a feasible plan right now and no one in the family was on his side, which especially infuriated Fang Li.

Fang Hui immediately expressed her disapproval, "That lowly girl has been lacking proper upbringing since childhood; she cannot be tamed. She has driven me to the brink of death and clearly despises you, her uncle. She will never respect you as her father-in-law. If it weren’t for the love potion she gave Liuming, he wouldn’t be insisting on marrying her. It would be both glamorous and respectable to marry the daughter of an official family, which would also help Liuming in his career!"

In Baoning County, Fang Li did find a Master Graduate’s daughter for Fang Liuming as a concubine, but Fang Liuming himself messed it up. Now where could he find another daughter of an official’s family?

The daughters from reputable families in Yuanyang County who were of a suitable age and status were just the Wang family and the Gu family. But neither had age-appropriate daughters available, and they probably wouldn’t want to offend Pei Qin anyway.

Fang Li was rather worried.

Fang Hui reminded him, "Pei Qian’s methods of captivating men are truly formidable! She always has men following her around when she goes out, old and young alike, and doesn’t even avoid suspicion! If she really marries Liuming, who knows what shameful things she might do!"

Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.