CHAPTER 36: CHAPTER 36: STUBBORN DEVOTION

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As the three people just entered, they saw Shen Qingju and Shen Qinghe arranging bowls and chopsticks for Shen Qingping and Shen Qing’an under the big tree in the yard.

Old Master Shen and Old Master Li were chatting under the tree, with Shen Shan, Dong Yao, Shen He, and Jiang sitting beside them listening.

"Oh~ Ah Wei is here!"

When Dong Yao saw the three enter, she quickly smiled and called out.

Shen Qingju paused her hand that was arranging the bowls and chopsticks, then continued. After finishing, she went back to the kitchen without looking up.

Shen Qinghe helplessly watched Shen Qingju’s back, then glanced at Li Wei, who was looking in Shen Qingju’s direction, and shook her head helplessly.

"Hey, what happened to your face?"

As the three approached, the fingerprints on Li Wei’s face became visible to everyone.

Old Master Li frowned and said, "Did your father hit you?"

Li Wei nodded and said with a smile that it was nothing, and after greeting the Shen Family members, he squatted beside Old Master Li.

Dong Yao asked Shen Qingzhu to fetch a stool for him to sit on, then took Shen Qinglan inside the house.

"Qinglan, tell me, what happened when you went to the Li family just now? Why did your Uncle Li hit your brother Wei?"

Shen Qinglan simply said, "His mother wouldn’t let him come and even cursed our family. He said his mother forced him, his father said he sided with outsiders against his mother, so he hit him. His father also wouldn’t let him marry my older sister, and then he said he wanted to join the Shen Family."

"Wha...what? Your brother Wei said he wanted to join the Shen Family?"

Hearing the last part, Dong Yao was stunned.

Shen Qinglan nodded and said, "Yes, he said if my older sister is willing."

Dong Yao sighed helplessly, "Oh~ this child!"

She then looked at Shen Qinglan and said, "Your older sister is really fortunate to have encountered someone so steadfast."

Shen Qinglan agreed and nodded.

If it weren’t for Li Wei’s persistence, the Shen Family would probably have called off the engagement long ago, and it wouldn’t have dragged on until now.

Dong Yao gently patted Shen Qinglan’s shoulder and said, "Good child, go to the kitchen to help your cousin carry the dishes, and ask your older sister to come over for me."

Knowing she had something to say to Shen Qingju, Shen Qinglan didn’t stay long and nodded before leaving the room.

In the kitchen, Shen Qingju was helping to pass dishes to Shen Qingfeng.

Shen Qinglan walked up and said, "Mom wants you."

Shen Qingju frowned, "What does mom want me for?"

Shen Qinglan: "Something."

Shen Qingju didn’t need to think to know that Dong Yao calling her over must have something to do with Li Wei.

She looked at Shen Qinglan and said, "Then you stay here and help cousin pass things, I’ll go over first."

Shen Qinglan nodded.

After Shen Qingju left, Shen Qinghe came in and pulled Shen Qinglan aside to ask, "What happened, why was brother Wei beaten by Uncle Li?"

Shen Qinglan once again briefly recounted what happened at the Li family, which not only surprised Shen Qinghe, but even Shen Qingfeng, who was cooking, was startled.

Shen Qinghe asked, "Did he really say that?"

Shen Qinglan nodded.

An arrangement like joining one family is actually quite common in families where the woman is wealthy and the man is poor, but it’s rare in rural areas, and has never happened in Lishui Village.

After all, joining a family is not a glamorous thing, let alone Li Wei is the only scholar in the village.

There were no shortage of girls willing to marry him, but he was willing to say even that for Shen Qingju, which shows his deep affection for her.

Shen Qinghe said, "It’s not up to us to comment on the Li family, but brother Wei is truly good to Qingju. If Qingju really can’t get along with the Li family, she can move out after getting married."

Shen Qinghe’s thoughts coincided with Shen Qinglan’s.