Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 90 Breaking off the Engagement

It turns out that Princess Leyou, who had been praised by her father for her intelligence and quick learning since she was a child, also had things she was not good at.

For example, making a fire.

She has never had to do housework since she was a child, because there is always someone to serve her. In terms of experience of living alone, she is not as good as the morning dew.

Thanks to Yan Ciwan's unremitting efforts, the charcoal in the stove not only failed to burn, but the smoke became thicker and thicker.

The people outside thought there was a fire in the house and were very scared.

It was not until Uncle Jiu rushed into the house and carried the stove that was emitting thick smoke to the yard that everyone realized there was no fire and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Yan Ciwan and Chaolu ran out, covering their mouths and noses, and stood in the corridor coughing hard.

Both of them were covered in dust and looked very embarrassed.

Liu felt so distressed that she took out a silk handkerchief to wipe Chaolu's face.

Cha Bingliang fetched some clean water for them to wash their faces.

Xiao Wang didn't laugh out of politeness, but Li Chengge didn't have so many scruples and laughed out loud without any hesitation on the spot.

Chaolu already felt that she was useless and was depressed. When she saw someone laughing at her, she felt even more ashamed.

Yan Ciwan wiped his face, glared at Li Chengge unhappily and questioned.

"What's so funny? It's not our fault that the charcoal won't ignite. It's obviously the charcoal that's bad!"

Chaolu looked at her in a daze: "How could the charcoal be bad?"

If they can't light a fire, shouldn't it be their own problem?

Yan Ciwan said firmly: "It's just that the charcoal is bad! The charcoal is too damp and can't be lit at all. If you don't believe me, ask Uncle Jiu!"

Chaolu looked at Uncle Jiu who was not far away.

Uncle Jiu didn't expect to be called out suddenly. He felt that there was nothing wrong with the charcoal and it didn't look like it had been damp.

But at this moment, Yan Ciwan was staring at him intently. Her eyes were so scary that he couldn't help but touch the back of his neck - that was where Yan Ciwan had hit him before. With just one hit, she had knocked him unconscious to the ground.

The honest uncle Jiu was forced to lie and spoke haltingly: "These charcoals don't seem to be very good. I'll go to the kitchen to get some new charcoal."

After saying that, he ran away quickly.

Chaolu didn't expect that there was really something wrong with the charcoal, and she completely relaxed.

Yan Ciwan said to her, "When you encounter setbacks in the future, don't always blame yourself."

Mrs. Liu also knew that her daughter always liked to take the blame on herself, so she encouraged her, "Yes, A-Lu, you have done very well."

Yan Ciwan said as if it was a matter of course: "We must have confidence in ourselves, we are all excellent!"

Her father loved to praise her since she was a child. No matter what she did, even if she just brought a grape to her parents, her father would praise her. In her father's eyes, she was shining all over, and his baby daughter was always right!
She was used to the praise from people around her, and believed from the bottom of her heart that she deserved the praise.

Chaolu was rarely praised so directly, and she lowered her head in embarrassment.

Uncle Jiu found new charcoal and successfully lit the charcoal fire.

He made tea with boiling water, and everyone present was finally able to drink hot chrysanthemum tea.

Liu used tea instead of wine to express her gratitude to everyone. "Thank you for helping me find my daughter. I will remember this favor. If you need us mother and daughter in the future, please feel free to ask."

Chaolu also raised her teacup and said to Yan Ciwan, "Thank you for helping me find out the truth. You not only helped me, but also helped Lanying. Lanying and I are very grateful to you."

Yan Ciwan smiled and said, "I have to thank you too. If you hadn't helped me heal my wounds, I might have died."

Li Chengge propped one hand on the table and said lazily, "Why don't you thank me? If I hadn't taken you in, you would have been arrested by the police long ago."

Although Chaolu felt that he was sometimes annoying, he was telling the truth, so Chaolu plucked up her courage and quickly said thank you to him.

Li Chengge smiled and replied, "You're welcome."

Liu looked at Xiao Wang and said seriously, "I also want to thank you, Xiao Liulang, for spending so much time and energy on us."

Xiao Wang smiled and said politely, "These are what I should do, aunt."

Liu sighed, "You are a good child, but unfortunately my Ah Lu is unlucky. After what she has experienced, she has lost interest in marriage. Now that so many misfortunes have happened in our family, I am afraid that the marriage between our two families will be..."

Chaolu immediately became nervous when she heard this. She cautiously glanced at Xiao Wang, fearing that he would go back on his word.

Fortunately, Xiao Wang did not go back on his word. He followed his previous promise to Chao Lu and asked Liu to cancel the engagement.

"Aunt, don't say that. Chao Erniang is a good person, but I am not worthy of her. I have been ill since I was a child and have to take medicine every day. The doctor once asserted that I would not live past the age of 20. I should not have married, but my grandfather loved me and wanted to use marriage to make me happy. In fact, I had already intended to cancel the engagement, and I didn't want to delay Chao Erniang's prime years. I came to Xiangzhou to visit you this time just to discuss this matter with you, but too many things happened later, so I couldn't find a chance to mention it."

Liu suddenly realized that this was the case. The rumors were actually true. Xiao Wang really had a terminal illness and would not live past twenty.

She felt more and more sorry for Xiao Wang. What a good young man he was, humble, polite, gentle and kind. Why did God let him suffer from such a disease? What a pity!
Xiao Wang continued, "This time when I go to Chang'an, I will inform my grandfather and father about the cancellation of the engagement. My grandfather and father are both well-educated and reasonable people, and I believe they will understand me."

After saying that, he took out a letter of engagement and gently placed it on the table.

The engagement letter had Chaolu's birth date written on it. When the two families had first gotten engaged, they had exchanged the engagement letters. Now that they were going to cancel the engagement, they naturally had to return the engagement letter as well.

Liu immediately asked Chaolu to go back to the room and get Xiao Wang's engagement letter.

Yan Ciwan already knew that they intended to cancel the engagement, so he was very calm. Li Chengge was the only one present who looked confused. He couldn't help but ask.

"Cousin, when did you decide to cancel the engagement? Why didn't you tell me?"

Xiao Wang said: "This is my private matter, there is no need to make it known to everyone."

"But I'm your cousin, we're a family, why did you hide this from me?" Li Chengge leaned over and lowered his voice. "Would you like to reconsider the cancellation of the engagement? Although you're good-looking, you're not in good health. If you cancel the engagement, it will be difficult for you to get married again in the future."

"I have thought it over carefully and I will not change my mind."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Li Chengge could only shut up helplessly.

Witnessed by Yan Ciwan and Li Chengge, Xiao Wang and Chao Lu formally returned the engagement letter, which meant that their engagement was invalid from that moment on.

Chaolu tightly grasped her engagement letter, feeling very happy.

She doesn't have to force herself to get close to men, and she can always stay with her mother in the future. This is great!

Yan Ciwan asked: "Madam, what are your plans for the future?"

Liu had already made up her mind, and she said without hesitation: "I plan to divorce Chao Yuanzhi and then take my daughter back to my parents' home."

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