Chapter 200 - 150 I’ll Just Marry Her_2
Cheng Yue looked at her and was finally somewhat satisfied, only to pull down the Silver Gong and say, "This bracelet is not pretty."
The silver bracelet was a gift from Qian Xiang, and although the aunt and the Li family were kind people, they valued things that were glittering and heavy, so their gifts never caught Cheng Yue’s eye.
The gold hairpin they gave before the New Year had not been worn by the little mother to this day. She would rather wear a wooden hairpin than put it on, complaining that the style was not pretty.
As dusk fell, Cheng Yue stood at the doorway, gazing out again. The little mother’s mood was not very good, so Qian Yixiu kept her company. The twilight of early summer was intoxicatingly beautiful, with a fiery glow spreading over half the sky, the clouds ablaze in spectacular splendor, pierced with streaks of gold.
In the glow of the sunset, over the barren fields, the two of them did not manage to bring the little father back home, but instead saw Qian Yeejin returning. The small figure caught sight of his mother and sister, excitedly shouted "Mother!" "Sister!" and ran through the flower path, rushing towards them.
Coming closer, the young boy stopped short as he saw that his mother’s eyes were red and swollen, and his sister’s face was full of helplessness. He quickly asked, "Mother, what’s wrong?"
Cheng Yue said sadly, "Mother is afraid..."
"Afraid of what? Did someone bully you again, Mother?" Qian Yeejin asked anxiously.
Cheng Yue shook her head and started to lament haltingly, "It’s not Mother, it’s Yixiu. Yixiu has no etiquette teaching Sister to instruct her in manners and how to deal with affairs... No fragrance grease to apply on her face, no pretty clothes, no personal maids to attend to her... She’s not refined at all, and even somewhat sloppy... Mother is so afraid, afraid that she won’t find a good husband... afraid that her husband won’t like her..."
Upon hearing this, Qian Yeejin relaxed, smiled and said, "Mother doesn’t need to worry. If Sister really can’t find a good husband, I’ll marry her as a last resort."
This remark startled Qian Yixiu, it was embarrassing enough to be deemed sloppy by Mother, and even her brother was making inappropriate jokes.