CHAPTER 35: CHAPTER 35: IS THE MATRILOCAL MARRIAGE REAL?

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"What are you doing? Let go of my father right now!"

Li Yan snapped back to reality and immediately pointed at Shen Qinglan, cursing her loudly.

Shen Qinglan slightly raised her eyelids, her voice eerie as she said, "I hate it when people point fingers at me the most."

Earlier, Hong Shi pointed at her; if it weren’t for Li Wei’s sake, she would’ve broken her fingers long ago.

Perhaps startled by her words, Li Yan’s finger instantly shrank back, no longer daring to point directly at Shen Qinglan.

"You little wench, let go of me!"

Li Wen couldn’t break free from Shen Qinglan’s grip, shocked that Shen Qinglan, a mere teenage girl, possessed such strength exceeding his as a laboring adult.

Li Wei remained silent for a while before finally speaking, "Qinglan, let him go, let’s leave."

Shen Qinglan snorted coldly, flinging his hand away and throwing the stool she held onto the ground. Only then did she allow Shen Qingzhu to pull her away, leaving behind Li Wei.

Li Wen cursed furiously from behind, alternating between cursing Li Wei and the Shen Family.

If Shen Qingzhu hadn’t held Shen Qinglan tightly to stop her from going back, Li Wen would have faced consequences far worse than scraped knees.

Looking at Li Wei’s face, Shen Qingzhu worriedly asked, "Wei brother, is your face okay?"

Li Wei shook his head, smiling, "Just a little scratch, it’ll heal soon."

Shen Qinglan wondered if it was her imagination, but she felt as if Li Wei seemed happy about being injured.

But who would be happy about getting hurt? She must be overthinking it.

Recalling Shen Qinglan’s earlier demeanor, Li Wei curiously asked, "Where did Qinglan learn those moves?"

Shen Qingzhu replied, "Third Sister’s skills are heaven-given. After recovering from her illness, she just knew them, and today she even chased Zhou Si and his group away."

Saying this, Shen Qingzhu recounted the events at the mountain’s foot to Li Wei once more.

Li Wei gave Shen Qinglan a surprised look, expressing admiration and a touch of envy: "Qinglan is really impressive!"

Shen Qinglan nodded, remaining silent.

Seeing her return to her cold and indifferent demeanor, Shen Qingzhu felt quite helpless.

Just moments ago at the Li family’s home, she was quite spirited, yet now she’s back to her quiet, withdrawn self.

In truth, Shen Qinglan’s personality isn’t cold; she just finds speaking unnecessary.

She tends to prefer solving problems with actions rather than words whenever possible.

Had it not been for Hong Shi being a helpless village woman, she would’ve taught her a lesson physically, sparing herself the need for so many words.

The three walked towards the Shen Family’s home, after a while, Shen Qinglan suddenly spoke, "Is it true?"

"Hmm?"

Shen Qingzhu and Li Wei simultaneously turned to look at her.

Then she said, "A proposal."

Li Wei felt a warmth in his ears, lightly coughed, and said, "If your sister agrees, I certainly wouldn’t mind."

Shen Qinglan continued, "If in the future you pass the imperial exam and become an official, would you not fear being mocked for marrying into our family?"

"Why would I care?"

Li Wei replied nonchalantly, "As long as I can be with Qingju, what do rumors matter?"

Witnessing his gentle expression, determined attitude, and sincere tone, Shen Qinglan quietly nodded.

In her past life, her family’s eldest had the same expression when talking about her beloved.

Shen Qinglan didn’t understand what love was, but she knew how to judge whether someone truly cared about another through their expressions when speaking of them.

Clearly, Li Wei’s feelings for Shen Qingju were unquestionable.

Li Wei smiled at Shen Qingzhu and Shen Qinglan, "You’re both young; in a few years when you meet someone you like, you’ll understand."

Shen Qingzhu’s face turned red and then black, while Shen Qinglan’s expression remained unchanged.