Chapter 121: Unreasonable

Chapter 121: Unreasonable

Qin Xiaoyao smiled.

"You need to talk to the Wang family about this," he said lightly.

Isn't that targeting the wrong person? She had only agreed to buy the indenture, nothing else. It had nothing to do with her.

Zhang Mazi was taken aback, feeling blocked by Qin Xiaoyao's response.

But what he said made sense. Despite feeling frustrated, he did not continue to argue with Qin Xiaoyao and instead turned to look at the Wang family.

"If Qian and Wang Laoshuan hadn’t agreed to marry Wang Xiaomei to my family, we wouldn’t have held this banquet. Now that the wedding is off, you must compensate us for the cost of the banquet!" Knowing that Wang Laoshuan couldn't make decisions, Zhang Mazi directly looked at Wang Dashan.

Wang Dashan was angry and didn't want to pay the money.

But he couldn’t think of a way to refute it.

With no other choice, he turned to the village head, hoping the village head could help resolve the matter for their family.

The village head frowned and quickly spoke up.

"Although Wang Laoshuan and Qian were aware of this beforehand, Wang Dashan was not. No one in our Xiashui Village knew either."

"The loss from the wedding banquet does indeed involve the Wang family, but your Zhang family also bears some responsibility."

"Moreover, all the food for the banquet was used by your Zhang family. The Wang family didn’t benefit at all, so making them bear all the costs is unreasonable."

Zhang Mazi remained silent.

In his heart, he knew it wasn't entirely possible to make the Wang family bear all the losses.

If the village head suggested that the Wang family should bear part of the cost, he would agree.

Today’s commotion had caused him some losses, but the Wang family had also expelled Qian as a result, which could be considered retribution. So, settling it like this would be fine.

"In that case, the Wang family will compensate two hundred cash coins for the banquet. That will settle the matter." The village head thought for a moment and said.

Zhang Mazi's eyes changed.

"No deal! At least one tael of silver! We spent three taels on the banquet!" In reality, it was only a little over two taels, but he exaggerated the amount.

Upon hearing this, Wang Dashan was about to step forward but was held back by Wang Xiaomei.

The village head spoke sternly.

"Paying two hundred cash coins is an expression of apology. Whether or not your family holds a banquet has nothing to do with the Wang family."

"Wang Laoshuan and Qian agreed to the marriage, but they didn’t ask you to hold a grand banquet, did they? You can’t blame the Wang family for this."

"That’s right, it was just selling their daughter, without requiring a grand banquet..." Some villagers commented.

"Who’s to blame if you wanted to save face?"

"You wanted to show off, showing off that you married a capable wife for your foolish son..."

The villagers began pointing and talking about Zhang Mazi.

Zhang Mazi felt extremely annoyed.

Knowing that the village head was biased towards the villagers, further arguing wouldn’t lead to any resolution. Finally, he angrily agreed.

"Fine! Two hundred cash coins then. Give me the money, and we’ll leave immediately!"

Wang Dashan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But then he became anxious again.

Two hundred cash coins, but his family had no money now.

Thinking of this, Wang Dashan couldn’t help but look at Qin Xiaoyao.

Qin Xiaoyao ignored him, pretending not to see.

She had no interest in lending money to the Wang family.

The village head also noticed this situation.

Sighing, he said to his younger son, "Go home and get two hundred cash coins from your mother."

"Yes!" The younger son glanced at Wang Dashan and hurriedly left.

"Thank you, Uncle Village Head!" Wang Dashan quickly thanked him.

"Alright!" The village head waved his hand. "This matter is settled. Live well from now on." He then looked at Wang Laoshuan.

"Yes!" Wang Laoshuan quickly responded along with his son.

Seeing that the money was coming, Zhang Mazi proceeded to exchange the indenture with Qin Xiaoyao.

Qin Xiaoyao went home to fetch the silver.

After a while, he brought the silver to Zhang Mazi and received Wang Xiaomei’s indenture.

Zhang Mazi collected the two hundred cash coins from the village head and then left with his people.

This farce was finally over.

The villagers comforted Wang Dashan and Wang Xiaomei, then gradually dispersed.

Qin Xiaoyao and his companions stayed until the end.

"Pack up these next two days. We'll move early the day after tomorrow. You'll come with us," Qin Xiaoyao said to Wang Xiaomei.

"Okay!" Wang Xiaomei nodded quickly.

Wang Dashan looked anxiously at Qin Xiaoyao.

"I—I'll help!" he offered.

Qin Xiaoyao glanced at Wang Dashan, knowing he wanted to confirm where they were moving.

He didn't refuse and nodded.

"Alright."

Then, Qin Xiaoyao listened as his mother-in-law and Li Danni comforted Wang Xiaomei a bit more before taking them back to the Song family home.

During dinner that evening, Song Que learned about the new addition to the household.

At the time, Song Que didn't say anything.

But once Qin Xiaoyao had finished washing up and climbed into bed, Song Que spoke up.

"Adding another person to the household isn't necessarily a good thing."

Qin Xiaoyao was taken aback.

"It is indeed a bit inconvenient. But I need an assistant for my business, and besides, Xiaomei can help Mother and Yun'er with some tasks."

Song Que fell silent.

After a moment, he added, "We need to register with the government office promptly, and minimize her contact with the Wang family."

Hearing this, Qin Xiaoyao was somewhat surprised.

It turned out that her husband was even less sentimental than she was.

"Alright," Qin Xiaoyao agreed.

Song Que seemed relieved.

"Continue telling me 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms,'" he said as he lay down.

Qin Xiaoyao smiled. "Sure."

She noticed that her handsome husband enjoyed "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" far more than "Journey to the West."

When she told him "Journey to the West," he occasionally wasn't interested in listening.

But ever since she started "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," he hadn't missed a single night.

Finally, the day of the move arrived.

Early in the morning, Liu Daniu and Li Danni came to the Song family home with carts to help.

Wang Dashan, along with Wang Laoshuan and Wang Xiaomei, also arrived early.

Qin Xiaoyao loaded the goods destined for the city onto their cart, while the other two carts were filled with items for the move.

With everyone carrying and lifting, they managed to load everything.

Thus, the group set off from the village in a grand procession.

Many villagers congratulated the Song family and asked about their new address.

Qin Xiaoyao didn't hide it, sharing the new address and politely inviting the villagers to visit.

Of course, such invitations were just formalities; no one would actually show up uninvited.

That day, the villagers of Xiashui Village talked mostly about the Song family.

Everyone was envious...

At the city gate, Qin Xiaoyao paid a substantial entry fee before leading everyone into the city.

Once inside, Qin Xiaoyao needed to deliver goods to restaurants, so Song Que led the group to their new home.

Entering the courtyard of their new home, Liu Daniu and the Wang family were stunned.

Liu Daniu was better prepared, having heard Li Danni's descriptions, but still marveled at the size of the Song family's new courtyard.

The Wang family, however, was genuinely astonished.