Chapter 1127 - 360 Stirring Trouble, Taking Drastic Measures_3
It seemed that Liu Tinglan had not expected such a strong reaction from Mo Yan, and she stood there stunned, stammering an explanation, "He has discussed it with the elders, and the elders were initially willing to follow his wishes, but that cousin is not an easy one to deal with, insisting on marrying him to the point of threatening her own life. The elders couldn’t just watch her die, so without telling Brother Shen, they wrote to me in a letter to ask that, after I marry into their family, I take charge and let that cousin marry in as a second wife."
"What? A second wife, too?" Mo Yan stared at her friend in disbelief, asking urgently, "Did you agree? Did you?!"
Liu Tinglan was somewhat scared and shook her hands repeatedly, "No, no, Brother Shen doesn’t want that, and how could I agree! But the elders are my superiors, and once I marry and become a daughter-in-law, if they bring this up again, wouldn’t I be unfilial if I refused?"
Being unfilial is a great sin; if the parents used this as a pretext to repudiate their daughter-in-law, no one could object—that was what truly troubled Liu Tinglan.
Upon hearing this, Mo Yan breathed a sigh of relief, "You didn’t agree, that’s good. If you had dared to agree, don’t ever claim to know me again!"
Liu Tinglan’s face changed, and she said with hurt, "So if I had agreed, you wouldn’t recognize me as your friend anymore?"
Mo Yan rolled her eyes and poked her forehead fiercely, "What do you think? If you had given in and allowed that woman to enter as a second wife, don’t expect any more good days for yourself. If you’re not living well, do you think I’d be happy? I’d rather out of sight, out of mind, and never meddle in your affairs again."
Of course, these words were just to scare Liu Tinglan; even if she genuinely compromised and accepted the Shen family elder’s request, Mo Yan wouldn’t actually ignore her, but she would indeed feel sad for her friend.