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Back to the 80s: A Beloved Marriage
After all, Qi Ze is now considered a highly sought-after son-in-law. To salvage Sun Qiuer's reputation, he must bear the gossip of "even Sun Qiuer looks down on him."
Of course, they could also say that Qi Ze is not interested in Sun Qiuer. In that case, it would be Sun Qiuer who bears the brunt of everyone's discussions.
However, even if Qi Ze is being talked about, for Sun Qiuer at this moment, it cannot be considered a bad thing.
After all, having Qi Ze personally come to see her is already something worth gossiping about.
Not to mention that Sun Qiuer's current situation is far from good; she faces relentless ridicule and mockery.
Therefore, changing the direction of the rumors isn't necessarily a bad thing.
In short, as long as Qi Ze steps through the door of Sun Qiuer's home, unless the marriage is confirmed, it will definitely become a topic of conversation for many.
Good or bad, it cannot escape everyone's attention.
However, seeing Qi Ze's current demeanor, Zhao Jin is not surprised at all; Qi Ze intends to protect Sun Qiuer.
That is to say, if Qi Ze and Sun Qiuer really do not work out, the only narrative they can present to the outside world will be that Sun Qiuer is not interested in Qi Ze, rather than Qi Ze being dissatisfied with Sun Qiuer.
With this conclusion in mind, Zhao Jin begins to doubt whether helping to arrange this meeting was the right decision.
Regardless, since Qi Ze has made up his mind, they will definitely meet.
To be safe, Zhao Jin decided to accompany her two sons when Qi Ze went to see Sun Qiuer.
Having family members who can handle things makes it easier. With her two children at home, there’s no need to worry about cradles or strollers and other necessities.
Thus, at this moment, pushing two children alone is very simple and easy for Zhao Jin, without any hassle or trouble.
As for why she brought Guo Guo and Dou Dou along, it was naturally to lighten the mood.
At worst, she would just shamelessly say that she was visiting Sun Qiuer's house, and Qi Ze was merely accompanying her. Regardless of whether others believed it or not, that was her attitude—so what?
Additionally, Sun Chun'er also dragged Qian Minmin along to Sun Qiuer's house.
What Zhao Jin was worried about was also what Sun Chun'er and Qian Minmin could think of.
The two of them discussed it and decided to follow along. At worst, they could just go along with the plan since everyone had agreed to visit Sun Qiuer's house. It was just an extra Qi Ze, so what if he was just there to mooch off a meal?
Whether it was acceptable or not, Sun Chun'er and Qian Minmin didn't need to worry too much.
This was because after meeting with Sun Qiuer, Qi Ze had directly set this marriage in motion. The speed was so fast that even Zhao Jin was caught off guard.
Although Zhao Jin was quite satisfied with Sun Qiuer, she wondered if Qi Ze's decision was too hasty.
"Are you really not going to think about it more? Or at least spend some more time with the girl?" It felt too rushed. What worried Zhao Jin was that if Qi Ze was just having a momentary impulse, he might regret it later.
When that time came, not only would Qi Ze suffer, but there would also be an innocent victim in Sun Qiuer.
"No need," Qi Ze shook his head. After a moment of silence, he honestly told Zhao Jin, "I knew her before."
"Ah?" Zhao Jin looked completely stunned, staring at Qi Ze in confusion.
Qi Ze knew Sun Qiuer? When did that happen? She hadn't heard anything about it from him before!
Moreover, according to the responses from her Sister-in-law's Family, there hadn't been any mention of this from Sun Qiuer either!
Could it be that Qi Ze knew Sun Qiuer, but she didn't know him?
Zhao Jin wasn't someone who liked gossip. However, since she regarded Qi Ze as family, she immediately began to ask him more questions.
Since Qi Ze had opened his mouth, he naturally had no intention of continuing to hide or cover up. Without hesitation, he directly recounted everything to Zhao Jin from the beginning.
It wasn't really a secret. Even for Qi Ze himself, it wasn't a big deal.
Before he had developed feelings for Yao Tao, he had seen Sun Qiuer from a distance a few times. At that time, he had left an impression on Sun Qiuer. However, as time passed, the details inevitably became a bit fuzzy.
It was only until Zhao Jin mentioned Sun Qiuer that Qi Ze slowly began to remember her again.
Moreover, after meeting Sun Qiuer this time, her straightforwardness made Qi Ze inexplicably reluctant to miss out on this pure-hearted girl.
Similar to when Qi Zheng first visited Zhao Jin's family, the meeting between Sun Qiuer and Qi Ze also led to an unavoidable opportunity for them to be alone together.
The private conversation between the two was unknown to others, and Zhao Jin was even more unaware. However, as she listened to Qi Ze's slow narration, she nodded repeatedly, and her impression of Sun Qiuer was undoubtedly very positive.
No wonder Qi Ze quickly settled on the engagement. Half of the reason still stemmed from Sun Qiuer.
However, if Sun Qiuer was so good, if she were in her position, she wouldn't want to miss out either.
Having roughly understood Qi Ze's thoughts, Zhao Jin immediately went to find Grandma Qi and Zhou Ju. She then relayed Qi Ze's words to the two elders without any alterations.
In Qi Ze's account, Sun Qiuer herself had rejected him. It wasn't because she didn't like him or thought he wasn't good enough.
Sun Qiuer's own stance was that she had been previously jilted; regardless of whether it was her fault or not, her reputation had indeed suffered. If Qi Ze married her, he would also face gossip and rumors. This would be unfair to him, and she would feel guilty and uneasy.
Did the Qi Family fear public opinion? Of course not.
Before Sun Qiuer, there had been the commotion with the Zhao Family and the Wu Family; how could the Qi Family still fear outsiders' opinions?
In the eyes of the Qijia Family, as long as they lived comfortably and without regret in their hearts, that was enough. They couldn't stop or control what others said.
Thus, Sun Qiuer's worries were unnecessary.
However, it was precisely because of Sun Qiuer's concerns that the Qijia Family came to understand her character even more.
Faced with such a kind-hearted girl, it was unlikely that anyone would want to inflict further harm on her!
In any case, given the Qijia Family's principles and approach to life, they would undoubtedly accept Sun Qiuer's arrival wholeheartedly without a second thought.
With Grandma Qi and Zhou Ju's confirmed attitudes, the preparations for Qi Ze and Sun Qiuer's marriage quickly began.
When Qi Ze drove his newly bought Tractor, bringing along a cart full of Bride Price to propose to Sun Qiuer's family, it truly astonished many of the elder Villagers.
At first, when they heard the rumors, they were all skeptical. They privately mocked the Sun Family's fanciful ideas, waiting for Sun Qiuer to be humiliated by the Qi Family.
Who would have thought that after waiting so long, instead of seeing Sun Qiuer being embarrassed, they themselves became the laughingstock of their own assumptions.
Especially after seeing Qi Ze's cart full of Bride Price, envy among them only grew stronger.
Although there had been some groundwork laid when Qi Zheng proposed to Zhao Jin's Family earlier, the Fellow Villagers were no longer as shocked; they had already mentally prepared themselves.
But when they actually saw so much dowry being taken away by someone else, those Villagers who had previously arranged marriages with the Qi Family felt an immense sense of regret.
It was painful! If their own daughters had married into the Qi Family, wouldn’t all that Bride Price have belonged to them?
However, no matter how envious or jealous they felt, facts were facts. Qi Ze's fiancée was Sun Qiuer—the very same Sun Qiuer whom they had gossiped about and laughed at behind her back.
This realization was enough to make many of those who were itching to speak up close their mouths obediently.
They didn’t stop to think about how harshly they had spoken before; mentioning Sun Qiuer’s name had always brought about ridicule… but now what could they do? They could only tiptoe and watch with wide eyes as Sun Qiuer married in style!
Therefore, one should not be too unkind. Otherwise, sooner or later, one would suffer the consequences of their own actions.
After successfully delivering the Bride Price to the Sun Family, all that was left was to wait for the wedding day to arrive. For the Qi Family, this was another significant matter settled, alleviating a major concern in the hearts of the elders.
At this point, the long-standing marriage issues of the Qi Family, involving Qi Zheng and Qi Ze, have finally reached a satisfactory conclusion after several years of delay.
However, with the engagement of Qi Ze and Sun Qiuer, troubles have also arisen.
For instance, Qi Xue has come knocking again.
"Sister-in-law, what are you doing? Do you look down on our Xue Family girls or what? Our Xue Family is related to the village chief, and the Xue Family Girl is the village chief's niece!" Originally, Qi Xue had no intention of coming over.
This matter had nothing to do with her. Who Qi Ze chooses to marry or not marry is none of her business.
However, helplessly, the girl that Qi Ze previously rejected was from the Xue Family.
Qi Xue has always taken pride in being able to marry into the Xue Family. This time, when the Xue Family came to propose to the Qi Family, but it didn't work out, it naturally made everyone in the Xue Family quite unhappy.
Especially after witnessing the Bride Price that Qi Ze gave to Sun Qiuer, the people from the Xue Family became even more unwilling. They directed their anger towards Qi Xue.
Qi Xue was filled with grievances and complaints. After suffering a lot in the Xue Family, she turned to the Qi Family to seek justice.
According to Qi Xue, it was just a matter of paying the Bride Price. She quickly urged Qi Ze to go to the Sun Family and retrieve the Bride Price, canceling this marriage. The only one who should marry Qi Ze is their Xue Family Girl. No one else can compare to their girls!
Listening to Qi Xue repeatedly referring to "our Xue Family", Zhou Ju was left speechless.
Meanwhile, Grandma Qi splashed a cup of cold water on her: "If your Xue Family is so great, hurry back to your own family! Don't stand on our Qi Family's ground; if you find it shabby, we find it dirty too."
Caught off guard by being splashed with water by Grandma Qi, Qi Xue was instantly dumbfounded.
When did her mother become so rude, disrespectful, and domineering? No matter how poor they were or how much bullying and grievances they suffered in the past, she had never seen her mother argue with anyone.
Even when she herself hadn't visited the Qi Family for many years and hadn't contributed a penny for treating Qi Feng's leg, her mother had never gone to the Xue Family to demand anything from her or spoken ill of her behind her back.
But now her mother had started acting out in front of her? Who taught her this?
The surge of anger welled up, and the first person that Qi Xue thought of was undoubtedly Zhao Jin.
That's right, it was Zhao Jin who brought this bad influence.
Look at how the Qi Family has changed since Zhao Jin married into them.
Qi Zheng is no exception. He has become a complete henpecked husband, afraid of Zhao Jin to the point where he doesn't dare to say a word. Whenever there’s something good at home, he sends it straight to the Zhao Family and even invited the Zhao Brothers over under the pretense of "helping out"!
Helping with what? Is handing out wages considered helping?
Such help isn’t exclusive to the Zhao Brothers, you know? As long as Qi Zheng opens his mouth, she, as his aunt, could come to the Qi Family to help herself!
And then there's Qi Ze.
The old Qi Ze seemed perfectly fine; there was nothing wrong with him. But now he’s blind enough not to marry the Xue Family Girl and instead insists on bringing home a woman who has been rejected before to pay the Bride Price!
It would be one thing if he just paid the Bride Price. But for someone like Sun Qiuer, why can’t he bring her home? Yet Qi Ze not only lacks sense but insists on sending an entire cart of Bride Price to the Sun Family, as if he’s afraid others don’t know how foolish he is!
As his aunt, she genuinely cares for Qi Ze and doesn’t want him to go down the wrong path and regret it later, which is why she came over.
But her mother? She just splashed a cup of water on her and scolded her harshly?
No matter how she thinks about it, this doesn’t seem like the usual style of the Qi Family. Qi Xue instinctively pushed all the blame onto Zhao Jin.
She thought that Zhao Jin was a disaster and should never have been brought home!
Wiping her face, Qi Xue's expression was quite unpleasant, and her tone was far from gentle: “Mother, I’m doing this out of kindness. Why are you yelling at me? Yelling won’t change the facts or change the reality that your whole family has been deceived!”
Before coming here, Qi Xue had already inquired about it. The matchmaker for Qi Ze and Sun Qiuer's marriage was none other than Zhao Jin and Zhao Jin's Sister-in-Law.
Upon learning this news, Qi Xue immediately felt a surge of anger. Now with Grandma Qi's splash of water added to it, her fury only intensified.
"We don't need you to worry about our family's matters." No matter what Qi Xue said, Grandma Qi did not want to listen and had no intention of letting Qi Xue ramble on.
Thus, Grandma Qi's words cut off any further comments from Qi Xue. As for the "deception" and "trickery" mentioned by Qi Xue, Grandma Qi did not take them to heart and was not prepared to argue with Qi Xue point by point.
Qi Xue naturally noticed Grandma Qi's attitude. It was precisely because she saw it that she became even more angry and frustrated. "Mom! You can't do this! I am your own daughter; how could I possibly want to harm you? Instead, think about Zhao Jin—she has brought so much trouble to the Qi Family! Previously, when the Zhao Family and the Wu Family came knocking, wasn't that embarrassing? Even now, there are still people talking behind your back about Zhao Jin and Qi Zheng. As the grandmother of Qi Zheng and the head of the Qi Family, how can you just ignore it?"
Qi Xue's words were not baseless. She had indeed heard a lot of gossip, and she had participated in it more than once.
Of course, whether Qi Xue's participation was to help explain for the Qi Family or to intentionally stir up trouble was something only she knew in her heart. If Grandma Qi were to hear what Qi Xue had said to outsiders, it would likely not be just a glass of cold water thrown at her but rather a whole bucket of cold water poured over her.
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