Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 262
In March of Yangchun, Chunhe Jingming, when Gu Zhaoxi's child was about to turn eleven months old, under Gu Yunji's tireless teaching, he finally called out "Daddy" and "Mother" for the first time. He was so happy that he hugged his daughter and showed off everywhere.

On Xu Shuhua's side, after her husband "proved" with her own actions, she naturally believed that he had no psychological shadow.Regarding Gu Yunji's extinction, although she was helpless, she could only learn to accept it gradually, diverted her attention, and devoted herself to raising their only daughter.

Seeing that summer is about to enter, Gu Yunqiao has celebrated her 16th birthday, and she is already a slim girl.After a year of screening and comparison, Gu Kaizhen and his wife finally selected a satisfactory family. However, when they informed Gu Yunqiao of this, they encountered strong opposition from her.

"I won't marry!"

In the hall, Gu Yunqiao shouted to Gu Kaizhen and Mrs. Wang with red eyes: "I don't want to get married! I want to stay at home forever!"

Gu Kaizhen's expression darkened, and he reprimanded: "Nonsense! Is there anyone in your daughter's family who doesn't marry? Now that your older brothers and sisters are married, you are the only child left in the family who has not been married. If you want to stay at home, who will support you for the rest of your life?"

Gu Yunqiao is the youngest child in the family. She was very doted on when she was a child, so she didn't care about it when she got angry: "This yard is full of my relatives, who can't support me for a lifetime? Even if my parents can't support me until the end of my life, then my brothers and sisters-in-law will support me, or even my nephews and nieces. I don't believe I can't eat without me!"

"I have lived in this family for 16 years, but now they want me to marry into a brand new family, spend my whole life with an irrelevant strange man, from a young lady who has no worries about food and clothing, to become an old mother who takes care of her husband and in-laws, what is the difference between killing me!"

Gu Kaizhen dropped the teacup on the table with a "clang" sound, and said angrily: "Listen to what you are saying! Letting you marry is not letting you jump into a fire pit. How can it be compared with killing you? There is no scruple in speaking, it seems that you are really spoiled!"

Mrs. Wang's face was also not very good-looking, and she persuaded her anger: "Qiaoqiao, we are your parents. We watched you grow up, how could we hurt you? This Xia family was selected by us after thousands of selections. Three generations of imperial examinations, civil servants and Qingliu, are well-known in Beijing as a kind family. You will not be offended when you marry."

"Of course, the father of Second Young Master Xia is only a doctor in the official department, and his family background is not comparable to our Songjiang Gu family. But as far as our family is concerned, only your eldest brother and third brother have official positions, and they are still a match for you. Besides, the low family background is not a disadvantage. At least they dare not bully you at will. If you are wronged, we can also support you."

This is quite reasonable. From the Gu family to the entire Gu family in Songjiang, regardless of wives, very few married women are high-married.After all, compared with her daughter's lifelong happiness, blindly pursuing the glory of a noble family is too vain.

Seeing her daughter's stubbornness, Aunt Zhao at the side was very worried, and chimed in: "Yes, Qiaoqiao, Ma'am is right. Your father and the others have inquired carefully, and the second son Xia is 17 years old this year. He won the Juren in the last provincial examination. He said that he is likely to be a tribute next year. His talent is not bad compared to your two elder brothers."

"With such a promising man as your lord, you can see prosperity and wealth at a glance. You don't have to worry about your future. Moreover, the Xia family has been operating in Beijing for many years, and they have a lot of money. Even if the second son of Xia doesn't make it to the list in three to five years, it will be enough for you to live comfortably. What a wonderful marriage is this?"

However, Gu Yunqiao didn't buy it, and opened her mouth to refute: "How good is the marriage? You make this Xia family so perfect, whoever wants to marry whoever wants to marry, anyway, I won't marry!"

"You bastard!" Gu Kaizhen's face was livid, and Gu Yunqiao was shaken, "You are the only girl of the right age in our family, who will marry if you don't marry? We have worked so hard to pick a marriage for you, and we can't pick the wrong one for you!"

Persecuted by her parents and relatives who have always loved her, Gu Yunqiao burst into tears and complained: "It's just the wrong choice! When you chose, did you ever ask my opinion and my preferences? You just wanted to force me to marry. Why!"

"Because I am your father!"

Gu Kaizhen sternly said: "Marriage is a major matter, the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. How can you choose a husband when you are a daughter? Of course, I want to make the decision for you! As for your opinions and preferences, what can you do at a young age? Embroidering at home and waiting for marriage is what you should do!"

Gu Yunqiao has always had soft snacks but not tough ones. When she saw her father talking arbitrarily, the stubborn temper deep in her temper suddenly came out, crying and shouting: "I don't need you to help me make this decision! I want me to marry with peace of mind, dreaming! If you have the ability, you continue to force me, at worst I will hang myself with a rope!"

"you!"

Gu Kaizhen choked, and stood up immediately in anger, wanting to reach out to hit Gu Yunqiao, but saw that his daughter did not avoid it, and just looked at him stubbornly.Gu Kaizhen was stung by those eyes, and his movements froze for a moment, but he still couldn't do it after all.

Seeing that Gu Kaizhen was very angry, Zheng Xiuyun hurriedly said: "Elder-in-law, don't worry! Qiaoqiao has always been a well-behaved child, and there must be a reason for such a big reaction this time. Is there something wrong with Mr. Xia, and Qiaoqiao knew about it, so he didn't want to marry?"

Mrs. Wang answered with a sullen face: "What's wrong with that? The second son of the Xia family, Xia Sheng, Xi'er and Jin'er all came to the banquet when they were full moon, Qiaoqiao also met him. He is a good-looking person with a good appearance, and he has never had any bad habits. He doesn't like whoring or gambling, he is obedient and sensible, he is the best child."

"His family's population is also simple. Xia Sheng has no younger brothers and sisters, and there is only one elder brother above him. The family will be separated in the future, and it won't interfere with his affairs. The family is simple and quiet. After Qiaoqiao gets married, there are no messy things to worry about. Isn't that great?"

After saying that, Mrs. Wang paused, and emphasized emphatically: "Besides, Mr. Xia is very satisfied with Qiaoqiao. He said that after meeting him a few times at the full moon banquet, he couldn't forget it. When he went back, he asked his mother to inquire about her name. That's why he came to our house to propose marriage."

"Mrs. Xia is also a kind person. I have never heard of her treating anyone harshly. To be honest, Xia's family is motivated and filial, the elders are kind and gentle, and he is satisfied with Qiaoqiao. Everything is complete. What's wrong?"

Gu Yunqiao cried with red eyes: "It's not good! What's the use of Xia Sheng being satisfied with me? I'm not satisfied with him!"

(End of this chapter)