in2ebook Chapter 316 Proposal
Chapter 316 Proposal
Ding Zhongxuan came to propose marriage.
When Old Master Shen first heard him ask for marriage, he thought he had tinnitus and couldn't hear clearly.
Jiang Shi, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but want to curse, "Mr. Ding, although Sister Yi is our daughter, I also want to remind you that you have been tortured a lot, right? Why are you still so upset that you want to propose marriage? Do you think you haven't been tortured enough?"
"..." Old Master Shen and Old Madam Shen looked at Jiang silently.
Although that was the case and Shen Siyi was indeed not living up to her expectations, there was no need to say it so directly in front of Ding Zhongxuan.
A trace of guilt flashed across Ding Zhongxuan's face.
He lifted his robe, knelt down, and kowtowed heavily to Old Master Shen and the Old Madam.
"Grandpa, Madam, I am not asking to marry Shen Siyi, it is... I am... thinking... thinking of marrying A Yao." Ding Zhongxuan closed his eyes and made his plea.
After he said that, he didn't dare to look up, dared not to look at Old Master Shen's angry face.
After a while.
Only Jiang's hesitant and incredulous voice sounded, "Mr. Ding, who did you just say you wanted to marry? Say it again."
"I...I want to marry the third girl, A Yao."
Mrs. Shen, who had just walked to the door, turned pale when she heard this.
"dream!"
Ding Zhongxuan turned his head suddenly and saw Mrs. Shen's eyes staring at him with eyes that were almost spitting fire, and the person he had been thinking about day and night was there.
She was looking at him with trembling eyes.
Mrs. Shen had never been so angry before. "If you hold a grudge against the Shen family, then go and seek revenge on Shen Siyi. You can vent your anger on our A Yao. I thought you were a noble person before, but it turns out you are such a mean person."
"Sister-in-law, don't get angry with yourself. Listen to what Mr. Ding has to say first." Jiang comforted Mrs. Shen.
Mrs. Shen glared at Ding Zhongxuan fiercely.
"Ayao, you go back first." He didn't want his daughter to meet Ding Zhongxuan.
The old lady finally came to her senses. She looked at Ding Zhongxuan, then at Shen Siyao, "Zhongxuan, do you know what you are doing?"
Ding Zhongxuan finally looked up nervously. Old Master Shen was frowning and staring at him suspiciously.
"I..." Ding Zhongxuan said with difficulty, "Grandpa, Madam, I really love A Yao."
"You are Shen Siyi's husband! What do you think of my daughter?" Mrs. Shen asked angrily.
Shen Siyao held the second wife of Shen's hand. She glanced at Ding Zhongxuan and knelt down. "Grandfather, grandmother, mother, I...I am willing to marry him. We are of the same mind. Please help me."
"Ayao, what nonsense are you talking about! Get up." Mrs. Shen has always been dignified, but today she couldn't maintain her usual image.
She only hated herself for not being aggressive enough and failing to scold Ding Zhongxuan away.
Old Master Shen: "Yao'er, what do you mean by this? You and Zhong Xuan..."
Jiang Madam didn't know what she was thinking of, and her expression suddenly changed, "Yao'er, don't say anything nonsense."
Shen Siyao is a girl who stays at home, so she has no chance to meet Ding Zhongxuan on weekdays.
Only when Ding Zhongxuan and Shen Siyi had not yet divorced did they have the opportunity to meet at Shen's house.
It's impossible that they were in sync at that time.
What would that sound like if it got out?
Others would say that Shen Siyao was shameless and seduced her brother-in-law.
Ding Zhongxuan hurriedly explained, "No, I didn't have any private feelings with Ayao before I divorced. It's all my fault. I couldn't help but fall in love with Ayao later. Now I shamelessly come to ask for marriage, and Ayao doesn't know about it."
"It's my wishful thinking. Please don't misunderstand A-Yao."
"Ayao, get up." Mrs. Shen scolded her daughter angrily.
Shen Siyao bit her lip and said, "Mother, I like Mr. Ding, and I don't want to marry anyone else."
Old Madam Shen: "Yao'er, he belongs to Sister Yi..."
"They divorced." Shen Siyao said, "Mr. Ding and my second sister are not a proper couple at all. My second sister said that she...she doesn't want to consummate her marriage with Mr. Ding at all."
"What?" Old Madam Shen's face changed slightly.
She looked at Ding Zhongxuan with some guilt. No wonder the Ding family wanted to divorce.
Whoever marries a woman like Shen Siyi will have a peaceful life.
Mrs. Shen's eyes were red. "How did you know?"
"My second sister said so." Shen Siyao said in a low voice.
Old Master Shen: "Zhongxuan, you are here to propose marriage, does your mother know?"
"I told mother yesterday that I want to come and propose in person today. Old master, old lady, second wife, you can scold me and beat me, I am willing to bear it." Ding Zhongxuan said.
Shen Siyao: "No, I wanted to marry him, so I asked him to propose."
Mrs. Shen's eyes went dark for a moment, and it was Jiang who supported her and prevented her from falling to the ground.
"Sister-in-law, don't be angry, don't be angry, let's talk it over nicely." Jiang rubbed her chest and asked someone to make ginseng tea quickly.
When Shen Suian arrived, he happened to see this scene.
"Greetings to grandpa and grandma, mother, what's wrong with second aunt?" Shen Sui'an hurried forward to show concern.
Jiang winked at her and said, "Go and persuade Yao'er. There are many good men in the world. Why do you want to marry your brother-in-law?"
Shen Siyao: "He's not my brother-in-law. Mr. Ding and my second sister have divorced a long time ago."
"Are you trying to piss me off to death? I told you about so many men with good family backgrounds, but you didn't even bother to look at any of them. So it turns out you're attracted to him."
"Second aunt, I asked someone to check on the Mr. Tian you had a crush on before. He has a hidden illness and the doctor said he won't live for many more years." Shen Suian said in a low voice.
Mrs. Shen's expression changed. "Then there's the Han family..."
Shen Suian's eyes turned slightly cold. Didn't A Yao marry into the Han family in her previous life?
"The young master of the Han family started taking concubines when he was thirteen years old. All the maids in the family have been slept with by the Han father and son. It seems glorious on the surface, but it is filthy inside. Second aunt should ask someone to find out the truth."
"How is it possible? The Han family is a wealthy family after all." Mrs. Shen was shocked. Did she almost marry her daughter into a dire strait?
Shen Sui'an's eyes were deep, "Second Aunt, don't forget what Lu Yuan does. There is no secret that he can't find out."
Mrs. Shen's face turned pale and she looked at Shen Siyao with some fear.
She really planned to settle down with the Han family.
"Grandfather, grandmother, second aunt." Shen Sui'an did not look at the poor little couple kneeling on the ground, but spoke slowly and softly, "Grandfather must have known what kind of person Mr. Ding was, otherwise he would not have chosen him as his grandson-in-law."
"It's because Master Ding and Sister Yi are not destined to be together, and it's also because Sister Yi herself is unlucky."
"Although Mr. Ding does not have a prominent family background, he has won the first place in the imperial examination and is now favored by the upper echelons. He is not afraid of not having a bright future in the future."
"Hey, you are all the younger generations who grew up in my eyes, and I know you are all good people." Old Master Shen just regretted that if he had directly arranged for A Yao to marry Ding Zhongxuan, then all these problems would not have happened.
Mrs. Shen looked at her daughter and asked, "Are you determined to marry him?"
Shen Siyao lowered her head and said, "Mother, please help me."
"Zhongxuan, you go back first. This matter is not something that can be decided by just a few words." Old Master Shen waved his hand and let Ding Zhongxuan leave.
Shen Sui'an glanced at him and said, "Mr. Ding, please go back first."