Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 5: Breaking the engagement

Lian Ze was furious; his face was like heavy clouds before the arrival of the storm.

Without waiting for her brother to burst into rage, Lian Fang Zhou smiled and said leisurely: "Aunt, isn't your marriage certificate at your own home? How come you have gone to search for it here? Seeing you this anxious to find it, do you want to remarry?"

Mrs. Qiao and Lian Ze both froze. Before long Lian Ze couldn't stop himself from laughing, but he tried to bite his lip, lower his head and mask it with a cough. Mrs. Qiao was embarrassed so much that anger showed on her face. She noisily spat on the ground.

( TN : this gesture it usually appears when someone says something unlucky. Kinda like trying to prevent a jinx. I'm sure there's some Chinese drama that has a dude saying "you won't be able to marry" or "you'll get ill" and another dude will go pah pah pah as if to dismiss the jinx/rejecting that thought ).

Then she said with a cold smile: "No wonder these days there's an uproar saying you changed into a different person. Sure enough, it's true. What rubbish are you spouting from your mouth! Is that how you speak to your elder?! Are you not afraid of hurting your tongue?"

"Elder?" Lian Fang Zhou smiled coldly and said: "I nearly thought you came here to rob us! So you're actually an elder! I'm not afraid of hurting my tongue, but I worry you might sprain your waist!"

"You!" Mrs. Qiao had never suffered such a rebuke before and for a while, she couldn't say anything. After a moment she harrumphed: "Stop feigning ignorance in front of me; where's your marriage certificate with the Yang family? Quickly bring it out!"

Lian Fang Zhou couldn't help becoming angry: "Why should I?!"

"Why?" Mrs. Qiao placed her hands on her waist, stepped closer and said fiercely: "Because I am your Aunt! Your Uncle and I are your elders! Of course, these important things should be given to us for care taking!"

"No need!" Lian Fang Zhou smiled coldly and said: "My parents are gone, so now in this family, I am the elder! Our family's matters don't need you managing them!"

"Outrageous! What are you saying?!" Mrs. Qiao was angered till her bursting point.

"Aunt please return! What my sister said is right. Now she is our family head. Our business doesn't need aunt worrying about it!" Lian Ze also said indifferently.

Mrs. Qiao couldn't find the thing, trying to snatch it also failed and her was heart was burning with rage. Just when she was thinking of what to say next, she heard an old woman yelling outside: "Is anyone here? Lian Fang Zhou? Lian Fang Zhou get out! We, the Yang family have come to break off the engagement!"

Lian Fang Zhou and Lian Ze subconsciously exchanged looks. No wonder Mrs. Qiao came to look for the marriage certificate! She was actually aiming for the ten liang of silver!

Lian Fang Zhou lightly harrumphed, then raised her voice and saying: "Coming" and left the room.

Lian Ze also looked at Mrs. Qiao once and followed his sister.

Lian Fang Zhou saw a tall and thin person who was the neat and smart old woman Yang. She said in an indifferent tone: "Did you bring the money?"

Old woman Yang looked at her with contempt. From her inside pocket, she took out the money and shook it: "Ten liang, not one less! However, I want to see the marriage certificate!"

"Of course!" Lian Fang Zhou smiled frankly and said: "One hand giving the money while the other gives the goods is the fairest!"

Old woman Yang harrumphed and didn't answer in disdain