Chapter 325 The conditions are good, and the one who broke off the engagement before the New Year ha
Chapter 325 The conditions are good, and the one who broke off the engagement before the New Year ha
"Qiao's house is over there, in the middle of the village." The villagers pointed it out to them.
"Next to the old house is a newly built large courtyard, but we haven't moved in yet."
The three of them stared at the new courtyard, and their eyes suddenly lit up.
It is a very large courtyard house, and it is magnificent and beautiful, with blue bricks, red tiles, carved beams and painted pillars. Few families in the town can afford to live in it.
"Dad, Mom, I never thought the Qiao family would live so well now." The girl said with longing.
"Yes, not only are we rich, but someone in our family is a military leader. Our fortunes are getting better and better. Maybe we'll have a great general in the future."
The man nodded as he looked at it, not knowing what he was thinking about, but a hint of annoyance appeared between his brows.
"What should we say when we go to the Qiao family? Will they think we came here because we saw their family was well off?" The woman said anxiously, "After all, it was us who—"
"Let's not talk about the past." The man was a little unhappy: "The Qiao family is not unkind."
After Qiao Jianer finished feeding Dahong, she turned around and saw three people coming to the gate of the yard.
These three people are unfamiliar and have never been seen before.
They were all wearing fine cotton clothes made of good material, and their faces did not have the weathered look of often working in the fields. They did not look like farmers, but rather had some wealth.
The girl had a round, rosy face, was a bit stout and looked a bit silly.
"Who are you looking for?" Qiao Jianer asked.
"Girl, you don't recognize us, but your grandparents and your father are familiar with us." The man smiled kindly.
"Grandpa, grandma, someone is looking for you." Qiao Lianer turned around and shouted.
Both Old Mrs. Qiao and Old Man Qiao came out, and when they saw the couple, they felt that they looked unfamiliar.
"Hey, who are you?"
The couple was a little disappointed when they saw that the two elders didn't recognize them.
"Uncle Qiao, Aunt Qiao, I'm Du Laoer. Ten years ago, your Qiao family saved my husband and me on the mountain road, and since then, our two families have been connected."
After he said this, the two elders remembered and a hint of sadness appeared on their faces, but they did not show it.
"It's you. Come in and sit down." Old man Qiao smiled and politely invited the visitors into the main room and made some tea.
Du Lao Er rubbed his hands together and said, "I haven't seen you for ten years, and you two are still as charming as ever. You don't seem to have changed at all."
"Well, I'm just a farmer. There's nothing special about me. It's just that my life is a little better now, so I don't look so poor." said old man Qiao.
"There's a saying that goes, 'Good fortune awaits in the future.' It's true that the further you advance in life, the better your Qiao family's fortunes will be."
Du Laoer’s wife Kang Dao.
The couple's words were nice, but the two elders were down-to-earth farmers and were not interested in these compliments.
Old Mrs. Qiao: "I haven't seen you for ten years. You suddenly came today and I almost didn't recognize you. Maybe it's because I'm old and my eyesight is not good."
Hint to Mr. and Mrs. Du and tell them their purpose.
We haven't been in touch for ten years and are no different from strangers. A sudden visit can't be to reminisce about the past.
Du Laoer and Kang looked at each other.
Kang sighed, "Aunt Qiao, it's not that we didn't want to come. Our two families live a hundred miles apart, so it's not easy to come here. It's also that this time your family sold that film, and someone from our town came to buy from you and mentioned your family. We haven't had any contact in so many years, and we feel bad about it. We also owe you a favor, so no matter how busy we are, we still have to come and see you."
"I'm really sorry. I have a family business and several children, so I'm too busy." Du Laoer said with a guilty tone.
"We encountered bandits on the mountain road, and your Qiao family passed by and saved us. Otherwise, I'm afraid that my wife and I, Du Laoer, and Lan Yatou would have been killed long ago. This kind of kindness can never be repaid, and we will remember it for the rest of our lives."
Kang pulled Dulan to her side and said, "The girl was only six years old at the time. She encountered those vicious bandits and nearly lost her life at their hands. She was almost frightened and it took her half a year to recover."
Seeing that Duran didn't respond, he squeezed her hand.
Duran quickly bowed to the two elders: "Grandpa Qiao and Grandma Qiao, thank you."
Old Mrs. Qiao said, "You don't have to be so serious. If anyone is in danger like that, we in the Qiao family will help. It's like doing a good deed."
"Yeah, you're welcome. Just take care of yourself." Old man Qiao said happily.
"No, we have to repay this kindness." Du Laoer said seriously.
"Otherwise, we will all feel guilty and have trouble living in peace for the rest of our lives."
"Well." Old Man Qiao looked at Old Lady Qiao and said, "How are you going to repay me?"
Kang patted the back of Du Lan's hand and said, "Do you still remember? When we saw you with four boys and your family's financial situation wasn't too good, we thought that when your grandchildren grew up, it might be hard to find wives. And since they were handsome, and the eldest and second grandchildren were about the same age as my daughter Lan, we agreed that when the children grew up, we would marry my daughter Lan to your Qiao family. A modest gift would be fine. It wouldn't be a burden to you. As long as your family treats her well."
"Now Lan is sixteen years old. It's time for her to get married."
The two elders have not forgotten how happy they were when Mr. and Mrs. Du expressed their feelings.
Duran was six years old at that time, with a round and cute face. After being rescued, he threw himself into the arms of old lady Qiao, calling her "Grandma".
They like her very much and hope that Duran can become the granddaughter-in-law of the Qiao family.
but--
Old Mrs. Qiao's smile almost disappeared completely, and Old Man Qiao's expression also became a little more bitter, but it disappeared quickly.
The two elders had stern expressions on their faces.
Noticing the change in atmosphere, Du Laoer and his wife became a little nervous.
It seems that the Qiao family is still concerned about it.
"If I remember correctly," Old Mrs. Qiao said coldly, "half a month after I rescued you, you came to our Qiao family and said it was best to treat us as friends and not to worry about anything else. Firstly, our home is far away and it's difficult to get around. Secondly, you didn't ask the children's wishes, which is not good at all."
"Your meaning is very clear, that is, you don't want this marriage anymore. Now you say that the girl is grown up and come to the Qiao family."
Old Man Qiao continued, "After you made your stance clear, our Qiao family no longer has such thoughts. Furthermore, we haven't been in touch for ten years and don't know each other very well, so I'm afraid it's inappropriate to bring this up now."
The reason why the Du family went back on their word was very simple. When they visited the Qiao family, they found that they were too poor. At that time, both the couple showed disgust on their faces.
The reason why I came here now is very simple, because the Qiao family has become rich.
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