CHAPTER 633: CHAPTER 633: CONFESSION

Three years ago, Chang Errui already wanted to marry Qi Kang Le as his wife, but even after three years of persuasion, Qi Kang Le still wouldn’t agree.

Ms. Chang saw her son was unsuccessful, and since last year, she had started inviting matchmakers directly to the Qi Family to ask for Qi Kang Le’s hand, coming no less than six times, each time denied by Qi Kang Le.

The last visit was on the Mid-Autumn Festival. After being refused again by the Qi Family, Ms. Chang became very angry, thinking they would not come again, but today she personally came with the matchmaker.

A mother from the groom’s family personally storming over to propose marriage was unprecedented here. This showed how furious Ms. Chang was; Mo Qinzi truly feared that if Sister Le didn’t agree this time, Ms. Chang might demolish her house.

"Currently, Aunt Yuan is blocking the road at home, preventing Sister Le from going to the brewery, and even Xiao Min isn’t allowed to leave. I see trouble brewing, so I secretly slipped out to seek your help," Mo Qinzi said anxiously, not understanding why Sister Le just wouldn’t agree to this marriage proposal.

How good is Chang Errui to her, deeply infatuated; over these three years, no matter how angry Ms. Chang got, it was always Chang Errui who took it upon himself.

Ms. Chang also had Chang Errui meet several girls, but every time, Chang Errui thwarted the plans, causing Ms. Chang to beat him several times, but never managing to scare him.

Mrs. Cui, feeling uneasy, asked: "How did it come to this? Where’s your mother-in-law?"

Mo Qinzi replied, "My mother-in-law is at home accompanying Aunt Yuan."

In recent years, trained somewhat by Gu Jinli, Mrs. Cui had gained a bit of courage and an idea, saying upon hearing this, "Brother Ping’s wife, don’t go back yet, just stay at Aunt’s house. Go talk to Sister Xiu, better to avoid Ms. Chang making a move and bumping into you."

Mo Qinzi is pregnant, and the baby isn’t stable yet; she certainly can’t afford a physical altercation.

After instructing Mo Qinzi, Mrs. Cui said to Gu Jinli, "Xiao Yu, come with your mother to the Qi Family."

This girl is full of ideas and good at martial arts, if Ms. Chang causes trouble, she could help control the situation.

Gu Jinli nodded; she also worried that something may happen to Qi Kang Le.

Mrs. Cui continued, "San Lang, your Aunt Daya has some issues at her place, we need to stop by. Take the remaining lamb home, and also take these basket noodles, cook them for lunch if you’re hungry. Wait until dinner is ready at home before having Brother Cheng call you."

The Qin family consists of only grandfather and grandson, with no servants to cook. Mrs. Cui feared that the trouble at Gu Daya’s house might take too long, causing Qin San Lang to go hungry at noon, so she gave him all the leftover food from the morning.

Qin San Lang, knowing that he couldn’t get involved, took the items and said, "Aunt, don’t worry about us, my grandfather and I won’t go hungry."

And then to Gu Jinli, "Xiao Yu, be careful."

Village women can be quite fierce in fights; Aunt Yuan looks like a tough one, and a real fight might break out.

Gu Jinli waved her hand, "Got it, you can go back, who can beat me?"

Qin San Lang laughed and went home.

After sending Xiao Ji with Mo Qinzi to find Gu Jinxiu, Gu Jinli and Mrs. Cui hurried to Gu Daya’s house.

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At Gu Daya’s house, Ms. Chang, along with the matchmaker, sat in the main living hall, silently watching Qi Kang Le.

Qi Kang Le stood with her maid, Xiao Min, head bowed and silent, while Gu Daya sat nearby anxiously.

After such a confrontation for a moment, Ms. Chang couldn’t bear it any longer, and said to Qi Kang Le, "Sister Le, this is matchmaker Jin from the Prefecture, a famous official matchmaker in the city. I spent a large sum to invite her to mediate the marriage between our two families. I, Ms. Chang, have been sincerely sincere towards you, if you are willing, please agree to this marriage arrangement. If you’re reluctant, that’s fine, but you ought to give a reason, right? It’s been three years, and you haven’t given any reason, just dragging this on, don’t you feel sorry?"

"My son, Brother Rui, will turn twenty-two after the New Year, and he is expected to carry on the Chang family line. If he remains unmarried any longer, how will it look?"

At this point, Ms. Chang was genuinely upset, her always strong facade crumbled as her eyes reddened: "Even if my Yuan family had great grievances with you, and you wanted revenge, it would just be a matter of a simple knife cut. But is it a single cut you’re giving now? You’re cutting a piece of flesh from my family every day, a cut that lasted three years, isn’t that enough?!"

When Gu Daya saw Ms. Chang getting angry, she quickly intervened: "Sister Chang, don’t get angry. It’s not that Sister Le wants to be stretched, it’s because her family used to have hard times, and she wanted to stay a couple more years to help out, also to see her little nephew being born..."

"Mother, please stop," Qi Kang Le interrupted Gu Daya, "Aunt Yuan is right to scold. This is all my fault."

If this were someone else, Qi Kang Le would have been torn apart by their mother!

In this way, she perfectly embodies the vixen tormenting someone else’s son and not giving closure, which mother could bear to see their son undergo such suffering?

Gu Daya got anxious upon hearing this, hurriedly stood up and grabbed Qi Kang Le, "Sister Le, you go back to your room first, Mother is here, I will handle this."

Qi Kang Le did not leave but instead retorted to Gu Daya, "Mother, how do you plan to handle it? Continue to hide and drag this on?"

If it goes on any further, Brother Rui will be utterly ruined by her.

Enough, she can’t be this selfish.

Upon hearing this, Gu Daya almost burst into tears, biting her teeth, she said: "Don’t do anything foolish, quickly go back to your room for mother, don’t talk nonsense."

If her time spent in the brothel got out and Yuan family came to know, then other families would definitely know too, how would Sister Le live then? She would be spat upon to death by others.

No, she absolutely couldn’t let her daughter suffer for a lifetime!

But Qi Kang Le just wouldn’t leave and knelt directly in front of Ms. Chang.

When Gu Jinli and Mrs. Cui came in, this was the scene they saw.

Seeing them, Gu Daya was like seeing a lifeline, and she hurriedly ran over and said: "Sister-in-law is here."

Then to Gu Jinli, "Xiao Yu, quickly take your cousin inside. Your Aunt Yuan has come to propose, it’s not proper for a young lady like her to stay here."

Gu Jinli understood the pleading look in Gu Daya’s eyes, but she knew what Qi Kang Le was afraid of. A few months ago, Qi Kang Le had told her that she didn’t want to keep it hidden any longer, it wasn’t fair to Brother Rui.

Back then, she asked Qi Kang Le: If this matter is known to Yuan family, it could very likely leak out, then you might have to bear it for a lifetime, aren’t you afraid? Are you really willing to tell?

This isn’t the modern era, but ancient times when a mere rumor could take a girl’s life.

Qi Kang Le’s answer was very resolute, saying even if she had to move to live elsewhere and couldn’t stay here, she would still tell the truth to Yuan family.

Now, Gu Jinli, looking at Qi Kang Le kneeling on the ground, asked her, "Cousin, have you decided?"

Qi Kang Le looked up, her resolution as steadfast as ever, and said, "Yes, I’ve decided. This time, I must tell no matter what."

Hearing this, Gu Daya nearly fainted, wishing she could rush over and hit Qi Kang Le... Qi Kang Le was her only daughter in this life, how could she bear to let her reveal the truth and then live a life being pointed at and whispered about?

Ms. Chang wasn’t stupid. Over these three years, seeing Qi Kang Le consistently refusing the marriage, she had already guessed that there was something Qi family was concealing. Now that Qi Kang Le was finally going to speak, she was eager, and said, "However it goes, let’s give everyone clear relief today."