The figure is relatively plump.
Looks like someone from the border regions.
The body should be larger, and the eyes are different from ordinary Han people.
Beside the man sits a middle-aged woman with graceful and delicate features, resembling Ou Qinglan somewhat.
It should be her mother.
"Your mom and I guessed that you must be dating someone! Last time you asked for money to buy a shop front, it was for this guy, right?"
The man’s Mandarin isn’t very standard, carrying a slight ethnic accent.
"I haven’t spent a dime of that money; it’s all on this card."
She takes out a bank card from her bag and directly hands it over.
The man doesn’t take it.
The tension is palpable, filled with hostility.
Ou Qinglan doesn’t call them mom and dad when she sees this middle-aged couple.
"This is the dowry from your dad and me, you can keep it. We came to see you, hoping you would marry a man whose family matches ours, so you wouldn’t suffer. Why can’t you understand our good intentions?"
The middle-aged woman speaks up.
"Is it the heir of Qinyuan Pasture? I’ve said, if you think he’s so great, then you can be with him. Since I was little, I’ve listened to everything you arranged without having the right to choose. But in terms of marriage, I must decide for myself. I don’t care how much money this man has, his status, or his promising future; all I know is that being with him makes me happy.
A day without seeing him, I can’t help but miss him.
Seeing him sad makes me feel heartache; I want to share his worries.
Dad, Mom, if you truly care for me, please stop interfering in this matter."
She bravely holds Li Jingsheng’s hand, expressing her feelings in front of her parents.
At this moment, tears can be seen in her eyes.
"Is it worth breaking with us for this man, not taking our calls, not responding to messages? If Xiaoyue hadn’t told us you borrowed money from her, we’d never know your current situation."
The middle-aged woman looks at Li Jingsheng with a cold gaze,
showing her dislike and disdain without hiding it.
"If this man truly brings you happiness, why can’t he even guarantee your basic living?"
She questions Ou Qinglan.
Li Jingsheng finally understands why Ou Qinglan suddenly became so frugal recently.
Turns out she had a falling out with her family.
She disagreed with the marriage her family arranged for her, preferring to borrow money rather than touch the dowry her parents gave her.
"He has the financial capability!"
Ou Qinglan defends her boyfriend.
"Hmph, then this man is even less suitable. If he has financial power but can’t bear to spend a few thousand on you, letting you borrow from a childhood friend instead, leave this stingy man quickly."
Hearing this, the middle-aged woman’s tone becomes angrier.
Li Jingsheng stands beside, lightly holding Ou Qinglan, without explaining anything.
In front of the girl’s parents, any explanation from him would seem like a cover-up, appearing pale and powerless.
In-laws and one’s own parents are certainly different.
No matter how good the relationship is, there will always be distinctions.
Moreover, the girl’s parents currently do not accept him at all, holding preconceived notions against him.
They wouldn’t listen to his explanations.
"Didn’t you teach me since I was young that girls shouldn’t easily accept gifts or money from boys? He wanted to give me money, but I didn’t agree, and now we’re just dating. The man you don’t approve of, do you know how considerate he is?"
Ou Qinglan looks up at her parents in the car.
This kind of SUV is indeed a bit high, not really suitable for Jiangli City.
More suitable for mountainous, border regions.
"He might have sensed my financial issues but never mentioned it, instead using various excuses to give me money because he was afraid of hurting my dignity."
She understood everything in her heart all along.



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