Xue Baoqin laughed instead of getting angry. She reached out to smooth out the wrinkles on her skirt and casually said, "Let's not talk about my Xue family's upbringing. For someone like you to bully an orphaned girl, is this the upbringing of your Hanlin Mei family?
So the rumors of noble families are just like this. You can't even compare to a merchant family like us. "
"You — —" She didn't think that Xue Baoqin would be so sharp with her words. How was she still the same person who was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes a few days ago?
Lady May was so angry that she began to tremble. She angrily said, "How dare you!
No matter what, I am still your elder. How dare you speak to me like this!
As expected of a merchant family, you don't have any sense of propriety or shame! "
"Sense of propriety or shame?"
Hearing this, Xue Baoqin chuckled and said, "People like you, when your old friend's body is still cold, you think of ways to humiliate his daughter. Are you people who know etiquette, justice, integrity, and honor?
Let's not talk about the engagement between our two families. Even if you take into account that my deceased mother once saved your family's old lady, you still shouldn't act like this.
What scholarly family? What Hanlin family? What a joke! "
Madam Mei was so infuriated by Xue Baoqin's indifferent attitude and heart-wrenching words that she was speechless for a moment. She just sat there trembling all over, as if she was having a seizure.
Miss Mei stood up and rushed in front of Xue Baoqin. She hissed, "You lowly wench, how dare you!
Today, I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of my mother — — "As she spoke, she raised her hand and fiercely slapped Xue Baoqin's beautiful face.
She wanted nothing more than to disfigure Xue Baoqin's face to extinguish the flames of jealousy in her heart.
Because Miss Mei wasn't born with good looks, she had always hated women who were prettier than her.
She didn't dare to provoke the noble ladies in the capital. How could she not dare to hit a small merchant's daughter?
Moreover, Xue Baoqin was going to marry into the Mei family in the future, so the other party naturally didn't dare to offend her.
Therefore, Miss Mei was very fearless in her heart. She was not worried at all about the consequences of Xue Baoqin.
Xue Baoqin was a veteran in the workplace. How could she be afraid of such a small dispute?
At that moment, she quickly reached out to block Miss Mei's hand. Then, she raised her other hand and gave the other party a slap in return.
Only to hear the crisp sound of a slap resounding through the air. Miss Mei, who was carrying a red handprint, was completely dumbfounded.
After a long while, she said in shock, "You dare to hit me?"
What was going on?
There was something wrong with this scene!
Shouldn't the other party be the one crying and apologizing after being slapped?
Why was it that he was the one being beaten instead?
Xue Baoqin, a lowly merchant's daughter, how could she dare?
Xue Baoqin took out a snow-green handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped the hand she used to hit the other party. Then, she threw it to the side and sighed, "It's a pity that my good handkerchief is stained with something dirty. I can't use it anymore."
Something dirty?
Was she referring to herself?
When Miss Mei heard Xue Baoqin's words, she was angry and hurt. Just like her mother, her body trembled as she said, "How dare you, how dare you …" She kept repeating those three words, just like the voice in Xue Baoqin's memory. It sounded very funny.
At this moment, Madam Mei, who had been sitting at the side and watching the battle, finally reacted. She slammed the table and shouted in a sharp voice, "Madam Xue, how dare you!" She was so angry that her chest kept heaving up and down.
Xue Baoqin didn't say anything. She only looked at her with a smile that wasn't a smile on her face.
That indifferent expression and teasing gaze almost angered Lady May to death.
She closed her eyes and bit her lip, trying her best to calm herself down. Then, she opened her eyes again and looked at Xue Baoqin. She coldly said, "You're actually so rude. Could it be that you don't want to marry into our family?"
After speaking, she calmly looked at Xue Baoqin with a cold smile. She was waiting for the other party to cry in regret and kneel down to beg her.
What a good marriage this was!
How noble was the Han Lin Mei family?
Without this marriage, where would her Xue Family, a destitute merchant family, be able to find such an in-law family?
Thus, Lady May concluded that Xue Baoqin would definitely give in.
At that time, she would be able to teach this little b * tch a lesson.
She had to teach her a lesson. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to marry into the Mei family!
Xue Baoqin didn't do as Lady May wished. She didn't cry in fear, nor did she cry in regret. She didn't kneel down to beg either.
She only gently opened her pale petal-like lips and said, "That's right."
What? Did I hear wrong?
Lady May couldn't believe her ears. She asked in a daze, "What did you say?"
Xue Baoqin angrily laughed, "I said that my thoughts are the same as yours."
Lady May was stunned and asked, "You're saying that you don't want to marry into our family?"
Xue Baoqin nodded and stretched out her slender jade-like hand. She picked up an exquisite peony-shaped snack from the small table beside her and put it into her mouth to chew. Then, she narrowed her eyes in enjoyment. She was like the most expensive Persian cat, extremely cute.
Even though she clearly heard Xue Baoqin's reply, Lady May still had a look of disbelief on her face, "You're saying that you don't want to marry into our family?
Are you kidding me?
If it weren't for your mother, why would our family choose a merchant's daughter like you?
You have to know that your family's status is at the bottom of the hierarchy.
You're really lucky to be able to marry into a noble family like ours.
Now you're saying that you don't want to marry into our family? How dare you? "
Xue Baoqin impatiently opened her eyes and looked over. She lightly opened her red lips and said, "Whether I dare or not, haven't I already said it?
Everyone is born equal. I don't think that our family is any worse than yours.
There are many noble families who don't do anything, but merchant families have to be diligent in order to not fall into decline.
The tax that our family pays to the national treasury in a year is probably more than what your family spends in a year.
What right do you have to look down on merchants? "
Lady May was left speechless by Xue Baoqin's words. Even though their family was said to be noble, there was only the word 'noble' left.
The word 'noble' was not worth mentioning.
Xue Baoqin was right when she said that the tax that their family paid in a year was more than what the Mei family spent in a year.
Even though this was the case, everyone thought so. Merchant families often knew that their status was low and did not dare to be impudent in front of noble families.
But where did this Xue Baoqin in front of him get such guts?
After sorting out her chaotic thoughts, Lady May said, "Since you've said this, don't regret it." She did not realize that her arrogance from before had been reduced by a lot.
Xue Baoqin gave her a firm reply, "Lady May, I know that you've always looked down on our Xue family. You just don't have a reason to cancel the engagement. You're also afraid that we'll mention how we saved your family in the past, so you've forced yourself to endure.
But now, I've agreed to cancel the engagement. Isn't this a good thing?
Isn't it wonderful to part ways and live a happy life? "
Lady May fell silent when she heard this. She slowly sat down again and asked, "Are you telling the truth?
If we cancel the engagement, won't you bring up how we saved your family in the past? "
Their family valued face more than the heavens. Otherwise, they would have already proposed to cancel the engagement. Why would they wait until today?
Xue Baoqin nodded, "I won't. I won't force you to repay me.
Things that were forcefully obtained would never belong to him in the end.
I understand this principle very well. "
Lady May fell silent. Her eyes flickered. No one knew what she was thinking.
At this moment, Miss Mei quickly walked to her side and whispered in her ear, "Mother, what are you hesitating for?
Xu Ge's family's Fourth Young Lady had always been fond of her brother. If her brother wanted to break off the engagement and marry into Xu Ge's family, it would be easy for Xu Ge's Fourth Young Lady to support him.
Don't tell me that you don't want an in-law like Grand Secretary Xu and want to marry a lowly merchant family like Xue family? "
Lady May was originally a bit reluctant to part with the Xue family's wealth, but after hearing her daughter's words, her hesitation disappeared without a trace, "Okay, then it's settled.
Tomorrow, I'll send someone to return Miss Xue's engagement letter. I'll also ask Miss Xue to return my son's engagement letter to me. "
When the two families first exchanged engagement letters, it was because they wanted to be engaged.
Now that the engagement letter was returned, it could be considered to have ended.
Fortunately, they hadn't had time to arrange the betrothal gifts and other formalities. Otherwise, it would be very troublesome to cancel the engagement.
Xue Baoqin didn't waste any more words. She immediately called for Xiao Luo, "Go find the Mei family's engagement letter from the bottom of the box and return it to Lady May."
Xiao Luo hesitated when she heard this, "Miss, don't you want to discuss such an important matter with your uncle?" The 'uncle' she was referring to was Baoqin's older brother, Xue Wu.
Now that Bao Qin's parents were both dead, logically speaking, Xue Zai should be the one in charge of her matters.
Xue Baoqin was used to being free and unfettered. How could she allow someone else to decide her marriage?
She immediately frowned and coldly said, "Disobedient servants should be sold. Should I keep them to eat?"