Chapter 1274: Great Devotion 2
Feng Qingxue listened and then asked who had proposed the marriage.
"Of course, it was the Wang Family. Who else from our Wanglou Brigade would say it? Isn’t it clear what they’re like and what Wang Lingzhi has done? Dragging a literate and delicate educated youth into such misery, how heartless is that?" Wang Fengqiao curled her lip in disdain, "It’s said that Wang Lingzhi was crying her heart out, feeling she had lost her purity. She was causing a scene at home, trying to kill herself, and Wang Xinlai’s wife couldn’t stop her. She had to go and fetch the current leader of the educated youths, Chen Yuan. Chen Yuan asked Mo Bai if he was willing to marry Wang Lingzhi to clear both their reputations, and Mo Bai agreed without much hesitation."
"It went that smoothly?" Feng Qingxue found it unbelievable.
Wang Fengqiao gave a sly smile, "The man had his conditions. Did you think he was a fool?"
Feng Qingxue asked what the conditions were, to which Wang Fengqiao replied, "First, he won’t change his surname and will still be called Mo Bai. The children can take the Wang surname. Second, he shouldn’t worry about livelihood matters; he’s an intellectual and isn’t cut out for farm work."
"The Wang Family agreed to all that?" Feng Qingxue remembered someone mentioning that Wang Xinlai’s family had wanted a son-in-law who could do farm work.
"Wouldn’t they agree? If not, Wang Lingzhi would have to remain an old maid." Everyone knew why Wang Xinlai’s family wanted Mo Bai as a son-in-law; Mo Bai knew nothing about Wang Lingzhi’s past. Wang Fengqiao continued, "I figured that Wang Xinlai’s family probably didn’t care anymore whether the son-in-law could work or not. They just wanted Wang Lingzhi to carry on the family line."
That was very likely. Mo Bai might not be able to work, but that wouldn’t stop him from having children with Wang Lingzhi.
As she continued to listen to Wang Fengqiao’s detailed narration of the wedding, Feng Qingxue casually asked, "Is there a certificate of commendation for marrying into the wife’s family?"