FSC [QT] Chapter 12.4

New Year’s Bonus Chapter

“A marriage contract? Haha, is there a token of exchange? Is there a marriage contract stamped with the official seal? Are there three matchmakers and six betrothals? Is there any exchange of invitations from both parties? It was just a joke made by adults when the two children were still in the womb. How could it be taken seriously?”

Jiang Baozong’s laughter was a little cold, but now he was somewhat grateful to the Lin family for delaying this matter.

“I had been helping you mother and son all these years for the sake of the deceased Brother Lin. Besides, this kid Pingchun has some talent in reading. He’s not the kind of ungrateful person. What does it have to do with Ah Wu?”

Jiang Baozong put down the teacup: “I don’t know that my behavior has misunderstood my sister-in-law. It’s okay. Now Pingchun has passed the scholar examination and can establish a family. From now on, the Lin family will be supported by Pingchun.”

Jiang Baozong was not afraid of the money that he had given to them in the past few years. Lin Pingchun was much smarter than his mother.

For the sake of his official career and his reputation, the other party would find a way to slowly return the money that he had given to them over the years.

But, Jiang Baozong did not care about the little money. He just spent a little money to let him see through a person’s true heart. Jiang Baozong felt that it was very worthwhile.

“I also heard about Pingchun’s happy event. If Sister-in-law Lin holds a banquet for Pingchun some other day, I, his teacher, will definitely be there to celebrate. Aunt Ding, please send Sister-in-law Lin out. We widows and widowers cannot be alone for too long.”

Jiang Baozong waved his sleeves to see the guests off. After hearing what he said, Widow Xu turned purple with anger. She obviously had settled the engagement that she least wanted, but she did not feel happy at all.

Bang—

Mrs. Ding pushed Widow Xu out the door and then slammed the door shut. She seemed to feel upset. She brought the bucket of water that had just been used to wash the fish in the yard, opened the door, and poured it outside.

At this moment, Widow Xu was still standing blankly, with a lot of dirty water splashed on her skirt.

“What an unlucky thing! I have to pick some grapefruit leaves later and clean the yard.”

Mrs. Ding pointed at the mulberry tree, muttered a few words, and closed the door again.

Widow Xu was trembling with anger. She was the biological mother of the scholar, but a lowly servant girl of the Jiang family dared to bully her like this. This marriage was over. Was the Jiang family being stubborn now?

When her son passes the imperial exams and becomes a Jinshi in the future, only the Jiang family will regret it.

Widow Xu gasped for air and left in a hurry with a livid face.

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“Daddy’s little Ah Wu, it’s because Daddy doesn’t know people well that he almost killed you.”

After driving away Widow Xu, Jiang Baozong could not help but walk into his daughter’s room and look at his sleeping daughter with guilt on his face.

His words just now seemed to clear up the relationship between the Jiang and Lin families. In fact, in the eyes of the villagers, the marriage contract between the Jiang and Lin families had long been real and anonymous.

Now that Mrs. Lin Xu was unwilling to fulfill the marriage contract, it would probably be extremely difficult for her daughter to find someone she likes.

Jiang Baozong could imagine how the villagers would laugh at his daughter.

Unless he could find a husband for his daughter who is as good as Lin Pingchun, or even better than Lin Pingchun.

“Bunny…”

The sleeping girl murmured something, interrupting Jiang Baozong’s thoughts.

“Haha–”

Jiang Baozong could not hold back and gently pinched his daughter’s cheeks which were a little flushed because she was sleeping soundly. She was obviously old enough to be a mother, but she was still like a child.

How could he trust her to be entrusted to others?

It’s just a bunny… A figure appeared in Jiang Baozong’s heart.

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