Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

Jin called out into the house, "Lian'er, come out quickly, our distinguished guest has arrived."

Qinglian, dressed in a light pink dress, entered the main room and said, "Qinglian greets both aunts."

Granny Liu sized Qinglian up from head to toe. She had a seductive look; what if she bewitched her son? "What's your name, Qinglian? How old are you? What's your birth date?"

"Auntie, my daughter's name is He Qinglian. She is 17 years old this year. Her birth date is recorded on her birth chart. If you would like to see it, please ask my mother to give it to you."

"Sister Liu, please wait a moment, I'll go get Lian'er's birth certificate."

Jin returned with the birth chart shortly after she left. When Liu Pozi took it, she saw that it matched her son's birth chart. She was secretly delighted. "Finally found it! What is Liu Po ​​trying to hide? My son won't want her anyway!"

Granny Liu was pleased with herself. She closed the betrothal letter and placed it on the table. "I see that Miss Qinglian is very satisfied. My family lives in Bainiwan, Sifang Town. My son, Lu Yunzhou, is the second son in the family. He has been studying all his life. He passed the imperial examination for the first time in his early years and is now studying at the county school. He is highly regarded by the teacher and the instructor. He will definitely pass the provincial examination this year."

My son is very famous in the county. Everyone calls him the number one talent in Lingshui. You can ask around if you don't believe me.

Our family wants to give our son a happy occasion and we'd like to get him married before the provincial examination. What are your thoughts on this?

Upon hearing this, Jin was overjoyed. It seemed that they had taken a liking to her daughter. "In-laws, we don't have any particular thoughts. We just want the two children to live happily together."

"As for the betrothal gifts, we won't ask for much, just 10 taels will suffice."

"The Lu family can provide the dowry of 10 taels of silver, but I want you to sever ties with Qinglian and have no further contact with her. Qinglian is now the daughter-in-law of the Lu family and has nothing to do with your He family anymore."

In the past, people would have severed ties, and even asked for more money. A married daughter was like water spilled from a cup; getting the money was the most important thing.

But now she doesn't want to think about it anymore. Her son-in-law is so outstanding; if he becomes a high-ranking official, wouldn't their family be left without any benefit? She's dreaming too much.

"Mother-in-law, it wasn't easy for us to raise our daughter. Lian'er has been the apple of our eye since she was little. For you to ask us to sever ties is like tearing out my own flesh. We will never sever ties."

"If we don't keep getting close, then this marriage is off. Ten taels of silver isn't enough for my son to find a good girl. There's no need to hang himself on one tree."

"Mother-in-law, why do you insist on severing ties? Isn't it good that our two families take care of and help each other? If the son-in-law needs anything in the future, his brothers-in-law can also help."

If they have children in the future, and those children don't have a maternal family, wouldn't people laugh at them?

If you are worried that we might disturb your son-in-law by visiting, we promise that we will absolutely not. Please understand that we are parents who love our daughter unconditionally.

"We must sever ties; our family's high dowry isn't easy to come by."

Jin was in a dilemma. She couldn't make the decision herself and had to discuss it with the head of the household. "Please wait a moment, I'll go and discuss it with the head of the household."

Jin found He Da Kui and said, "Husband, the Lu family is very satisfied with our daughter, so they made a request that we break off the marriage with her. I disagreed no matter what, but that old woman said that if we don't break off the marriage, then we can just call it quits."

My dear husband, what should we do? This is such a wonderful marriage opportunity. I don't want to miss out on it. My son-in-law has a bright future ahead of him. If we break off our relationship, we won't benefit from it at all.

They're probably afraid we'll benefit from their relationship, which is why they're so determined to sever ties.

He Da Kui thought for a moment, "If you want to sever ties, then give us more silver, at least 100 taels. What difference does it make if we sever ties? We have 100 taels of silver, and we can still live a comfortable life."

Our daughter has always listened to us since she was little. Once that old woman dies, and a son-in-law has a son, her position in the family is secure. If she wants to associate with us, who can stop her?

"The head of the household is the most thoughtful. Why don't you come with me and bring things up?"

As the couple were discussing, He Qinglian walked in, her eyes brimming with tears. "Father, Mother, Lian'er doesn't want to leave you, doesn't want to sever ties with you, Father, Mother, you absolutely cannot abandon me."

"Lian'er, listen to your mother. Severing ties is just a temporary measure. What difference does it make if we sever ties? Does that mean you're no longer my daughter? As long as you have your family in your heart, what's there to fear from a piece of paper?"

"But Lian'er is afraid. What if they won't let her see her parents if she goes to her husband's family?"

"If you don't want to see him, then don't. Once you marry him, you must win his heart, make him listen to you, and side with you. Give him a son or daughter as soon as possible, and your position in the family will be secure, and no one will dare to do anything to you."

"Okay, I'll listen to my parents."

When the couple entered the main room, He Qinglian brought each of them a bowl of water with brown sugar in it. "Auntie, have some water to soothe your throat."

Jin said with a smile, "Mother-in-law, since you insist on severing ties, a dowry of 10 taels of silver is not enough. We have put in so much effort to raise Lian'er. All the good food and drinks in the house are given to her first, while the two younger brothers are sidelined."

"How much silver do you want?"

"Even if it's 5 taels of silver a year, that's not much, is it? 17 years, that's 85 taels. Plus 10 taels for the betrothal gift. If my daughter leaves me, I'll give her another 5 taels of silver as a leave-from-mother fee."

"The bundle is worth 100 taels. That settles the matter. If the in-laws are willing, they can take the person away today."

"100 taels? You really dare to ask for such an exorbitant amount. What's the difference between this and robbery?"

"Mother-in-law, you can't say that. How about we offer 100 taels of silver to let your son marry into our family? Would you be willing? If not, we'll add another 50 taels, making it 150 taels for your son to marry into our family. We won't ask for a break in ties, and the two families can still maintain normal relations."

"You wish! Do you think my son, the star of literature, is worth money?"

"Your son is a Wenquxing (a star associated with literature and scholarship), and the old Taoist priest also divined my daughter's fate, saying that my daughter has a noble destiny and will surely become a person of great wealth and honor in the future. The reason why my daughter has not yet married is that she is waiting for her destined person."

He Daikui's offhand fabrication actually convinced Granny Liu, and her eyes lit up. "Did the Taoist really say that?"

"How could it be false? The old Taoist priest told my daughter's fortune and said that my daughter has a noble destiny. He didn't even charge me for the divination. Look at our Lian'er, how beautiful she is. She is definitely a woman who will bring good fortune to her husband and family."

He Da Kui's words struck a chord with Granny Liu. Jin looked at her husband intently, wondering when the old Taoist priest had ever told her daughter's fortune.

Granny Liu looked at He Qinglian again and found her more and more pleasing to the eye. Which of those wives of officials from wealthy families wasn't beautiful and alluring? It would be a good thing for her son to take her out to social events, and it would also let the villagers see that, apart from her, Liu Shi, her son Zhou'er could marry someone even better. Even if he were to marry a daughter of an official in the future, it would be fine to have He Shi as a concubine.

"My dear in-laws, to be honest, I think these two children are indeed destined for each other. However, we really can't come up with 100 taels. As you know, my son is about to take the imperial examination, which will cost a lot of money. I can give you an extra 10 taels as compensation."

"No, not a single coin less than 100 taels."

The two sides were at an impasse, and the matchmaker quickly tried to smooth things over. She hadn't even received her matchmaking fee yet, and the matter couldn't fall through like this, otherwise all her hard work these past few days would have been for nothing.

"Oh dear, we're about to become in-laws, it's not worth ruining our relationship over something like this. Brother He, let me take Sister Liu out to talk to her first."