Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 767: Concordance (4)_1

Chapter 767: Chapter 767: Concordance (4)_1

Seeing the state of affairs, the little maid behind Liu Qingqing realized her mistake and warily watched Mo Yan, fearing she might harm her mistress.

With feigned indifference, Mo Yan said, "Miss Liu, don’t be courteous. If it’s convenient, may we talk inside?"

"If Miss Mo doesn’t mind my humble house, it is Qingqing’s honor!" Liu Qingqing’s expression remained unchanged, still polite and courteous.

Mo Yan gave a slight nod and, without waiting for Liu Qingqing’s invitation, walked in with an air of pride.

Liu Qingqing frowned slightly, stopping the maid who was about to burst out in anger, and asked her to go to the kitchen to boil water for a pot of good tea.

The courtyard Liu Qingqing rented was small, with a single reception hall, two rooms, and a kitchen. The doors to the rooms were closed, so the interior was not visible, but the reception hall was arranged warmly and elegantly, giving a comfortable impression.

After surveying with a few glances, Mo Yan felt a growing sense of fondness for Liu Qingqing.

Seeing that Mo Yan was assessing the room without speaking and wearing an inscrutable expression, Liu Qingqing, smartly, did not take the initiative to speak, uncertain of Mo Yan’s intentions.

Mo Yan also had no intention of making her thoughts explicit, and after looking around the reception hall, asked a few irrelevant questions.

Liu Qingqing answered carefully, but on closer reflection, her words carried no substantial content, showing she was a woman of meticulous thought and intelligence.

Seeing that she couldn’t get anything out of her attempts, Mo Yan decided not to beat around the bush and laid bare her intentions, "Brother Tie Tou is my cousin, and he is naive and easily deceived. Aunt Wu has always wanted to find him a wife who is honest and can manage a household. Not long ago, a familiar face saw you with him on the street. Once Aunt Wu knew, she opposed Tie Tou’s marriage to you. Now the two of them are at an impasse, neither willing to compromise! All of this started because of you... What are your thoughts?"

A month earlier, Wu’s food stall opened in the Eastern Market, managed by a middle-aged woman whom she had previously bought. It was this woman who had seen Tie Tou and Liu Qingqing on the street.

Learning that her son had finally become sensible and found a girl he liked, Wu’s mother was overjoyed. As soon as Tie Tou returned from the rice shop, she asked him several times, but he always hesitated and refused to clarify, which aroused Wu’s suspicions. In the end, she resorted to the threat of arranging a marriage for Tie Tou, forcing him to reveal the truth, and thus a fierce conflict erupted.

Upon hearing Mo Yan’s words, the hand Liu Qingqing held her handkerchief with suddenly clenched tight, her expression turning somewhat ashen.

As Mo Yan watched Liu Qingqing’s reaction, she couldn’t identify the feeling stirring inside her. Putting herself in her shoes, she thought if one day she and Xiao Ruiyuan faced opposition, they might not be together. The mere thought made her feel distressed. Moreover, Brother Tie Tou and Liu Qingqing were facing a difficult path ahead. If things went poorly, neither of them could expect a good outcome.

Liu Qingqing remained silent for a long time, and just when Mo Yan thought she would refuse to answer with silence, she finally spoke, tears falling before her words, "I... I had long anticipated this day, and should be grateful... grateful that Tie Tou’s family hasn’t come to my door to embarrass me! Though born in a brothel, my feelings for Tie Tou have never been false. If his family adamantly opposes, I... I would be heartbroken, heartbroken..."

She had fallen into the dust for many years and believed she had never lost her true heart. Having finally found her freedom, she wished for a calm life for her remaining years, only to meet that naive and simple man who stirred her heart for the first time.

The man who didn’t scorn her for being born in a brothel, although awkward and not good at sweet-talking, truly cared about her, and she found her heart lost in his simple, honest smile. Even she couldn’t explain why, in just a few months, she had come to care so deeply for the man two years her junior who had shown her endless warmth.

She once naively hoped that perhaps this was God’s way of compensating her troubled fate with a bit of happiness. But fantasies are just that, and who would willingly accept a woman from the brothel?

She was not content, oh how could she be content?

Mo Yan had never doubted Liu Qingqing’s sincerity, and as she listened to her cries of despair, she felt sadness creep into her heart. Setting aside the arrogance she had put on for the sake of testing, she gently patted Liu Qingqing’s trembling shoulders, comforting her, "As long as your love for Brother Tie Tou is unyielding, there will be a way."

Most women in the world live difficult lives, those who find truly caring parents can enjoy a relatively easy life for more than a decade, and if they marry into a good family, the hardships may not be too overwhelming. For someone like Liu Qingqing, never cherished by her parents and with such an experience, the best she could hope for was to become someone’s concubine, to marry a widower, or an old bachelor who couldn’t find a wife, otherwise, she would be doomed to a lonesome life.

Although they hadn’t known each other long, through Liu Qingqing’s speech and tastes, Mo Yan could see she was intelligent, composed, and also kind-hearted—a good person.

Without a family of her own, she would surely put her whole heart into Tie Tou’s well-being and that of Wu’s family. If she could marry Tie Tou, there was no need to worry about Wu family being taken advantage of.

But no matter what, Liu Qingqing’s background was a stumbling block. How to make Aunt Wu accept her was the biggest obstacle they faced, and in this, Mo Yan truly had no certainty.

Mo Yan’s comfort, like a lifeline, filled Liu Qingqing with infinite hope. She looked up, her eyes brimming with urgency as she asked, "Miss Mo, you... you don’t object?"

Mo Yan gave a wry smile, "Whether I object is not important. What matters is convincing Aunt Wu to accept you, to have Wu family accept you."

Calming herself, Liu Qingqing solemnly knelt before Mo Yan, "Miss Mo, I, Liu Qingqing, do not believe myself to be evil. If I can marry Tie Tou, I will treat his mother as my own and his siblings as my own brothers and sisters. I hope Miss Mo can help Qingqing."

Mo Yan’s face changed with shock, and she quickly helped her up, "What are you doing? Get up quickly!"

Liu Qingqing did not want Mo Yan to think she was being manipulative and obediently stood up, pleading, "Miss Mo, if you would be so kind as to help, I will be forever indebted to you and repay your great kindness."

Mo Yan shook her head, "I will help you and Brother Tie Tou, and you don’t need to go through such lengths. If Aunt Wu can accept you and approve of you and Brother Tie Tou, then all you need to do is to be good to Aunt Wu—that’s enough."

"Yes!" Liu Qingqing, filled with gratitude, held Mo Yan’s hand tightly and nodded emphatically.