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Because Miss Mei herself was not born well,
So she had always hated women who were prettier than her.
She did not dare to provoke the daughters of the noble families in the capital, but she did not dare to hit a small merchant's daughter?
Moreover, this Xue Baoqin was going to marry into the Mei family in the future,
Then the other party naturally did not dare to offend her sister-in-law.
Therefore, in Miss Mei's heart,
She was very fearless,
She was not worried at all that after hitting Xue Baoqin, she would cause any uncontrollable consequences.
Xue Baoqin was a white-bone spirit who had been through hundreds of battles in the past,
Why would she be afraid of such a small dispute?
At that moment, she quickly reached out to block Miss Mei's hand that was swinging over, and immediately raised her other hand,
She straightforwardly returned the other party's slap.
A crisp "Pa" sound was heard,
With a red handprint on her face, Miss Mei was completely dumbfounded.
After a long while, she said in a daze, "You dare to hit me?"
What was going on?
This scene was not right!
Shouldn't it be that after the other party was slapped by her,
She would cry and apologize?
Why was she the one who was beaten instead?
Xue Baoqin,
A lowly merchant's daughter, how dare she?
Xue Baoqin took out a snow-green handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped the hand she used to hit the person. Then, she threw the handkerchief aside.
She sighed, "It's a pity that my good handkerchief,
It's stained with something dirty,
It can't be used again. "
Something dirty?
Was she referring to herself?
When Miss Mei heard Xue Baoqin's words, she was angry and in pain. Like her mother, she trembled all over, "How dare you, how dare you..." she kept repeating these three words, just like the voice in Xue Baoqin's memory, it sounded very funny.
At this moment, Lady May, who had been sitting at the side watching the battle, finally reacted. She slammed the table and shouted in a sharp voice, "Xue Clan, how dare you!" She was so angry that her chest kept rising and falling, and it was very violent.
Xue Baoqin did not say anything, only glancing at her with a smile that was not a smile.
That indifferent expression, that teasing gaze, almost angered Lady May to death.
She closed her eyes, bit her lip, and tried to calm herself down. Then, she opened her eyes again and looked at Xue Baoqin, coldly saying, "You dare to be so rude. Could it be that you don't want to marry into our family?"
After saying this, she looked at Xue Baoqin with a cold smile, waiting for her to cry in regret and kneel down to beg her.
What a good marriage this was!
How noble was the Hanlin 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 wench a lesson.
She had to teach her a lesson, otherwise, she would never be able to marry into the Mei family!
Xue Baoqin did not do as Lady May expected. She did not cry in fear, nor did she cry in regret, nor did she kneel down to beg.
She only gently opened her pale petal-like lips and said, "That's right."
What? Did I hear wrong?
Lady May could not believe her ears. She asked in a daze, "What did you say?"
Xue Baoqin angrily laughed, "I said, my thoughts are exactly the same as yours."
Lady May was stunned, "You mean, 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 actually said you don't want to marry into our family?
Are you kidding me?
If it weren't for your mother's face, how could our family have settled on a merchant's daughter like you?
You have to know that among the scholars, farmers, merchants, and businessmen, your family is ranked at the bottom.
To be able to marry into a landowning family like ours is simply a stroke of luck.
Now, you actually said 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 our family is any worse than yours.
There are many landowning families who do nothing, but merchants have to be diligent in order to not 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. Although their family was said to be noble, in reality, there was only the word 'noble' left.
The word 'noble' was not worth mentioning.
Xue Baoqin said that the tax that their family paid in a year was more than what the Mei family spent in a year.
Although this was the case, everyone thought so. Merchants themselves often knew that their status was low and did not dare to be impudent in front of landowning families.
But where did this Xue Baoqin get the courage to do this?
After sorting out her chaotic thoughts, Lady May said, "Since you've said this, don't regret it." She herself did not realize that her previous arrogance had been reduced by a lot.
Xue Baoqin gave her a very certain answer, "Lady May, I know that you've always looked down on our Xue family. It's just that you don't have a reason to break off the engagement. You're also afraid that we'll bring up the debt of saving your family, so you've endured it.
But now, I've agreed to break off the engagement. Isn't this a good thing?
Once we part ways, both sides will be happy. Isn't that wonderful? "
Lady May fell silent upon hearing this. She slowly sat down again and asked, "Are you speaking the truth?
If we break off the engagement, won't you bring up the debt of saving your family? "
Their family valued their face more than the heavens. Otherwise, they would have broken off the engagement long ago. Why would they wait until today?
Xue Baoqin nodded. "No, I won't. I won't force others to repay me.
Things that were forcefully obtained would never be his 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 hurriedly walked to her side and whispered into 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 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, "Alright, 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 said that the engagement was over.
Fortunately, they hadn't had time to arrange the betrothal gifts and other formalities. Otherwise, it would be very troublesome to break off 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, "Miss, this is an important matter. Shouldn't you discuss it with your uncle first?" 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. 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?"
Xiao Luo was so frightened by her heartless words that she almost peed her pants. She quickly ran back to her room, found the engagement letter, and ran over. Her face was red from running.
Xue Baoqin took the engagement letter and walked over to Lady May and handed it over.
Lady May put away the engagement letter and looked at Baoqin with a complicated expression. She then stood up and left the Xue family with the indignant Miss Mei.
Because Miss Mei wasn't born with good looks, she had always hated girls who were prettier than her.
She didn't dare to provoke the noble ladies in the capital. How could she not dare to hit the daughter of a small merchant?
Moreover, Xue Baoqin was going to marry into the Mei family in the future. She naturally didn't dare to offend her sister-in-law.
As a result, Miss Mei wasn't afraid at all. She wasn't worried about the consequences of hitting 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 while, she said, "You dare to hit me?"
What was going on?
This wasn't right!
Shouldn't the other party be crying and apologizing after being slapped?
Why was it that he was the one being beaten instead?
Xue Baoqin was just a lowly merchant's daughter. How could she dare?