"You girl, you still have a lot to learn in the future. I don't know who you followed. You just don't have a clear mind." Lu Yuanxia looked at her daughter helplessly.
I don’t know what’s going on with this girl. She obviously thinks she has a good mind as a mother, and Xiao Guang is also a person with great plans.
How could the two of them together give birth to such a simple and mindless girl?
It's really...sigh, children are debts, so she, the mother, has to worry more about her daughter.
On the other side, 'Xiao Ruyi', who was taken away, was already sitting in Xiao Guang's study.
"Ruyi, dad knows that I have wronged you this time, but dad has to make this choice for our Xiao family. I hope you can understand dad's difficulties." Xiao Guang looked at his daughter and sighed quietly.
"I don't understand why I have to get married. I obviously didn't ask for this marriage. It was Lu Yuanxia who took the initiative for her daughter.
Now that the city lord's youngest son has become a cripple, I have to take the blame. I am also your daughter, so why should I take the blame for the troubles caused by their mother and daughter?"
‘Xiao Ruyi’’s eyes were full of unwillingness and grievance.
In fact, what she was thinking was, hey, this couple is quite interesting, one is the good guy and the other is the bad guy.
I really thought she was a three-year-old child who would be fooled by their tricks (→_→).
Probably in order to persuade this daughter to take the initiative to marry her, Xiao Guang pretended not to hear her even calling Lu Yuanxia by her first name.
"Ruyi, dad knows that you are wronged, but your mother did this for our Xiao family.
Dad, let me tell you the truth, Jixiang has already met Mr. Yuwen Kuo of the Yuwen family.
Young Master Yuwen comes from a direct descendant of the Yuwen family. If our Xiao family can have good relations with the Yuwen family, the status of the Xiao family will definitely be greatly improved.
It is not impossible to take a step forward in the future. Ruyi, you are also a member of the Xiao family. Dad believes that you also hope that our Xiao family will be better just like dad."
Xiao Guang's face showed his true feelings, like a helpless father who sincerely had to sacrifice his beloved daughter for the sake of his family.
It's a pity that the daughter in front of him is pretended to be Xu Tao. No matter how nice his words are, Xu Tao will not be moved by it.
"You also believe what they said about their mother and daughter. Even if Mr. Yuwen is really a real person, why do people like Xiao Jixiang? Is she stupid and unruly or vicious enough?"
Xiao Guang's mouth twitched, he didn't understand why this daughter became so difficult to talk, and even learned to choke when she went out.
"Ruyi! Jixiang is your biological sister, how can you say that about your biological sister!"
Xiao Guang showed his dignity as a father and looked at the unmoved 'Xiao Ruyi' with a look of disapproval.
"Come on, my mother gave birth to me. How could I have a younger sister?" Xiao Ruyi may be a softie, but she, Xu Tao, is not.
This is not his biological father, so there is no need to give him face.
"If you wish, I'm begging you, dad. I know you've suffered a lot of grievances, but no matter what, the Xiao family will protect you and grow up safely, right? Dad, I beg you, just do this for the Xiao family, just for one day.
Something!"
If it wasn't for Xiao Ruyi to willingly marry into the city lord's palace, how could Xiao Guang be so shameless as to beg his daughter like this.
There are advantages and disadvantages to getting married to the City Lord's Mansion. If the marriage is successful, the City Lord's Mansion will be a help to the Xiao family. If the marriage is not successful, it will become an enemy!
The attitude of the city lord's palace towards the Xiao family after that completely depends on Xiao Ruyi's attitude towards her husband's family after she marries.
She would do everything in the City Lord's Mansion every day to deliberately cause trouble for the Xiao family, and the City Lord's Mansion would definitely put the blame on the Xiao family.
This is something Xiao Guang absolutely does not want to see.
Xu Tao knew Xiao Guang's inner plan clearly.
She also has her own plans in mind, and this marriage is just a good opportunity for her to make good use of.
"Since you said so, I agree, but I have a condition." A trace of despair and resignation appeared on the face of 'Xiao Ruyi'.
"As long as you agree, I will agree to any conditions!" After hearing that 'Xiao Ruyi' was finally willing to relent, Xiao Guang couldn't wait to agree.
"I want my mother's dowry. Logically speaking, my mother's dowry should be kept by me, my biological daughter.
But for so many years, Lu Yuanxia relied on her status as a step-mother to openly and openly occupy my mother's dowry.
Now that I am getting married, the dowry should return to me, the real owner."
"Okay, no problem. Dad will go and talk to your stepmother about this later. If you wish, don't worry, your mother's dowry will come back to you in one piece."
Xiao Guang thought Xiao Ruyi was going to make some embarrassing request, but he didn't expect that he just wanted her mother's dowry.
Although Long Yulian's dowry was indeed generous back then, Xiao Guang was still the head of the family, and the Xiao family had a great business, so he really didn't covet a woman's dowry.
That is to say, Lu Yuanxia was born in a small family, but when she saw those things, she couldn't move and took them for herself.
When Xiao Guang thought this way, he subconsciously ignored that he had tacitly allowed Lu Yuanxia to do this back then.
Back then, if he had spoken out to stop her, Lu Yuanxia would never have dared to do such a bold thing as planning the dowry of her first wife.
After negotiating the terms, Xu Tao returned to the room that Xiao Guang had rearranged for her.
Xiao Ruyi's previous room was shabby and old. It was sweltering in the summer and drafty in the winter. It was completely unfit for human habitation.
Now that we know that Xiao Ruyi has utility value again, the living environment has of course been upgraded to a higher level.
However, although housing conditions have improved, security measures have also increased.
Look at the servants, maids, and ladies on the third floor and the third floor here...
Who is this to protect against?
Do you think she wants to escape? Who are you looking down on!
Xu Tao closed the window with a bang, and the view was gone. There were people everywhere, so there was nothing interesting to see.
None of them looked very good, and it tainted her eyes just by looking at them.
"Master, what's the matter with you coming here in such a hurry?" Lu Yuanxia looked at Xiao Guang, who was in a hurry, and felt a little uneasy for some reason.
"Prepare the dowry left by Ruyi's mother and send it to Ruyi later." Xiao Guang said straight to the point.
"Why did the master suddenly talk to me about this matter?" When Lu Yuanxia heard the word dowry, her expression became a little unnatural. Xiao Guang did not notice this change.
"I made an agreement with that girl. As long as you return her mother's dowry to her, she will marry Jixiang." Xiao Guang sat down and poured himself a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp.
"Master, how can you do what you want? Sister Yulian's dowry is not a small sum. She can't keep it as a child with so many things on her body."
Lu Yuanxia walked up behind Xiao Guang and squeezed his shoulders as usual.