Chapter 166: The Problem Arises
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“You just said you’d do anything I asked you to,” Tong Tiehu sternly reminded.
Tong Sang looked him straight in the eye, “I wasn’t referring to marriage, Grandpa, you knew that.”
In the past, he spent his days engrossed in reading, practicing martial arts, running through the ount books at Jiwei Residence, and asionally following Tong Tiehu to the Capital City or other ces; his life was busy and fulfilling.
Marriage was something he never considered.
But now, Qiao Xiaomai had appeared, cloaked in the disguise of a country girl, while inside…
He couldn’t find the right words to describe Qiao Xiaomai right now.
Even a nobledy from the households of distinguished officials in the Capital City couldn’tpare to her mysterious allure.
He could see through other girls at first nce, but Qiao Xiaomai’s country girl’s outfit obscured his vision.
Because he couldn’t see clearly, it was always on his mind.
Hmm…
Perhaps there was anotheryer ofpetitiveness at y: Qiao Xiaomai didn’t think much of him, yet he insisted on lingering around her.
In conclusion, he started caring about a matter of marriage he previously didn’t care about.
“But if you’re going to do that, then 1 must be the one to decide your marriage,” Tong Tiehu said.
“What do you propose, Grandpa? Would you choose a girl for me from the surrounding viges? Are you sure you can find one better than her?” Tong Sang calmly retorted.
Tong Tiehu was rendered speechless.
“Or do you n to wait until my affair is settled, then choose a noble girl for me?” Tong Sang asked again, “But when will it be settled? You’ve been waiting a lifetime.”
“Given Daqi’s current situation, who knows how many years or months we’ll have to wait. Are you sure you want me to remain unmarried?”
Tong Tiehu was again speechless.
Gazing at Tong Sang’s calm demeanor, he took a deep breath before picking up the ount books on the table and rolling them up, hurling them at Tong Sang, “You little brat, always bringing up sore subjects, surely to jab at my heart?! Even your foolish father wasn’t this disrespectful!”
Tong Sang nimbly sidestepped, avoiding Tong Tiehu’s attack. He stood a meter away, an innocent look on his face, “Grandpa, what did I say that was wrong?”
Such a simple phrase calmed Tong Tiehu’s anger.
Tong Tiehu looked taken aback, an air of defeat washing over him. After a while, he stood up from his chair and walked into the house.
His hunched back looked rather lonely.
Tong Sang pursed his lips slightly, regretting his words.
Although everything he said was true, they were daggers to Tong Tiehu.
In his current position, having worked a lifetime for an elusive goal, he now found his goal farther and farther away as he got older.
After some thought, he went over to apologize.
Hearing footsteps, Tong Tiehu said, “Go back and read in your room, 1’11 stay here alone for a while.”
His hoarse voice revealed exhaustion and pain.
Tong Sang stopped in his tracks and lowered his gaze.
The mission Tong Tiehu could notplete eventually fell to him. He was already seventeen. It was time to seriously consider this matter.
Qiao Family’s house.
Unaware of the secrets of Tong Family, Qiao Xiaomai went up the mountain to collect firewood, burned the sanitary napkins she had just changed, and then leisurely descended the mountain.
After a lunch of sulent fried baby fish and pig heart soup, she took her medicine, then began making tofu skin.
To make disposable sanitary napkins from silk, she had to earn money quickly.
With such a serious issue rted to her personalfort at stake, Qiao Xiaomai ignored the slight difort of her period andbored with determination.
During this time, neither Tong Sang nor Gao Xiaomei came to bother her. She enjoyed her freedom, hanging tofu skins all over her courtyard.
Within a few short days, the Tomb-Sweeping Festival arrived..