Chapter 260: Chapter 355: The Liu Family's Dispute_1
Chapter 260: Chapter 355: The Liu Family's Dispute_1
"Grandpa, did you want to see me?"
Within a bustling street, at a certain restaurant, Liu Qianqian approached the Family Head of the Liu Family and asked softly with a slight bow.
Liu Dongfeng glanced at his granddaughter, sighed slightly, and shook his head, "Qian Qian, your mother told me that you and Fang Ren had been in a relationship before?"
Liu Qianqian's expression stiffened for a moment before she denied, "No, Mother is overthinking it. There were only some feelings in the past, but all that is history now."
Hearing this, an even deeper look of regret crossed Liu Dongfeng's face as he said, "Back then, your mother, she was too hasty in drawing conclusions without proper investigation, and she kept Hu Hui from letting you and Fang Ren be in contact."
Liu Qianqian shook her head and said, "Grandpa, did you call me here today just to ask about my past?"
Liu Dongfeng shook his head, "Sit down and eat first; we'll talk slowly."
Having heard this, Liu Qianqian finally found a seat and sat down. After a while, a group of people from the Liu Family arrived at the location.
Liu Qianqian's parents, her eldest uncle and aunt, her younger uncle, her third-aunt, as well as the siblings from the family, all sat down at the same dining table.
As everyone had assembled, Liu Dongfeng began, "Qian Qian, the entire family has gathered here to discuss your marriage with... no, the third young master of the Fang Family, that's right."
"Fang Lizhong?" Liu Qianqian asked expressionlessly, "Grandpa, are you still insisting on making me marry him?"
"Qian Qian, your grandfather doesn't mean that," her father interjected with a frown. "Your physique, as personally stated by Master Qing'an, is a cultivation talent that comes once in a thousand years. How could our family possibly let you marry so early?"
"Didn't the Fang Family say last time that they wouldn't agree to call off the engagement?" Liu Qianqian questioned.
Liu Dongfeng replied, "Indeed, they did not agree to call off the engagement, but they said they could wait until your physique stabilized before consummating your marriage with Fang Lizhong. However, the marriage must happen.
Now they were sweet-talking her again, which truly chilled her heart.
The Liu Family had always lacked "human touch", willing to forsake anything for the benefit of the clan. Everything revolved around the family's interests, disregarding that every person has feelings.
"I won't go beg him for help," Liu Qianqian firmly stated as she stood up from the dining table.
"Qian Qian, don't get agitated," her father quickly interjected as he grasped her hand. "We all know the family hasn't treated you fairly in the past and made you miss out on Fang Ren. But think about it calmly now, your status is different. If you had been with Fang Ren back then, your physique would have been wasted, and in the end, you would still have to marry Fang Lizhong.
Sometimes, missing out isn't necessarily a bad thing."
Liu Qianqian shook off her father's hand and said, "Father, no matter what you say today, I will not ask Fang Ren to help me, nor will I marry Fang Lizhong. The decisions you made in the past are now being changed at your convenience, using me like a tool. Have you ever considered my feelings?"
Liu Dongfeng frowned and said, "Qian Qian, you know the situation our family is in, not ideal at all. If we don't strive to climb higher, we'll soon be pushed down and even bullied by the middle class. I hope you can understand us. And if you still like Fang Ren, then tomorrow I will brazenly speak to the Fang Family Head, so he doesn't rush into arranging Fang Ren's marriage.
After all, once you start cultivating with your physique, you will soon surpass Bai Qi..."
"Grandfather!" Liu Qianqian immediately interrupted him, angrily retorting, "How is what you are doing now any different from setting up my engagement with Fang Lizhong? The reason you don't want me to marry Fang Lizhong is that you know he won't achieve as much as Fang Ren will.
You're not considering my happiness; you're just looking for me to climb up to Fang Ren, who now possesses extraordinary talent!"
"Qian Qian! How can you speak to your grandfather like that?" her mother scolded immediately.
Liu Qianqian turned to look at her mother, her heart filled with even greater indignation, "Back in Yangming City, when you clearly saw Fang Ren with another woman, you still agreed with grandfather, saying it was for my happiness, suggesting I should approach Fang Ren in some way. As my mother, aren't you going too far?"
The "other woman" she referred to was naturally Mu Huanqing.
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