Chapter 116: Marriage between close relatives is invalid
They wanted to see Shen Ruochu's attitude, but the latter smiled at He Zheyan and said, "Thank you. Compared with my silly brother, you are much more considerate."

He Zheyan said helplessly, "Sister, you'd better go back to the house quickly, otherwise Yuanyuan might not catch a cold, but you do."

"Okay, okay, got it, little housekeeper." Shen Ruochu turned around, waved to Jian Yunsang, and then said to Chao Chao, "I'm going to change clothes first. Let's talk later, baby."

Chaochao widened her eyes. Sister Chuchu called her, called her baby?
"...Goodbye." She waved subconsciously, and when she returned to the house, she couldn't help but look up at He Zheyan.

Just now, my eldest cousin and Sister Chuchu, um...

Many question marks popped up in Chaochao's head again.

He Zheyan had already turned around to call Yuanyuan, "Why don't you come up? You're the only one left here."

"No way, my sister is still here watching me swim." Yuanyuan felt that he was more at ease after Sister Chuchu left. She was the only one left in such a big swimming pool, which was so spacious, and his sister could concentrate on watching his swimming.

Jian Yunsang watched the two brothers bickering. It was really rare to see He Zheyan helpless in front of Yuanyuan.

Yuanyuan, this kid, has become more courageous recently. How could he be so desperate to go against his own big brother? Isn't he afraid that his snacks will be confiscated in the future?
She couldn't help but shook her head and said to Yuanyuan, "We just got off the plane and are a little tired. We were just going to say hello to Chuchu and go back to the house to rest. Yuanyuan, you keep playing, we're leaving."

"Ah? Eh..." Yuanyuan was dumbfounded. He just lay in the water and watched Jian Yunsang and Chaochao walk towards the house.

Then, he slowly turned his head, met He Zheyan's expressionless face, and shrank his neck fiercely.

I don’t know why, but I suddenly felt very cold. It’s really not suitable to go into the water in the middle of winter.

Jian Yunsang took Chao Chao back to her room and found that her expression was still a little dazed.

She was a little confused, so she poured her a glass of water and watched her take two sips before asking, "What's wrong? What are you thinking about? Why are you so engrossed?"

Chao Chao came back to his senses, and then, as if he had discovered something surprising, he said to Jian Yunsang excitedly, "I found a secret, Mom."

"Hmm?" Is there any other secret that she doesn't know?
"Sister Chuchu and my eldest cousin, are they going to get married in the future? They are an engaged couple, right?"

Jian Yunsang, "..."

ha?
What did she hear? Chuchu and Zheyan? Getting married? An engaged couple?
How come she doesn't know about this?
However, she felt stunned, but the people of the Great Qi Dynasty all seemed to have suddenly realized.

Especially those 'fans' who didn't believe that He Zheyan was a mean and despicable person, all nodded vigorously and slowly exhaled.

"Right, right, right. They're sixteen and eighteen, already at engagement age. No wonder they're so close. It must be because they're engaged."

"Really? They're cousins, handsome and pretty, and a perfect match. This is a marriage made even closer. The two families must have reached a consensus long ago, so they're not avoiding suspicion."

"That makes sense. No wonder he was the only young man in that swimming pool."

Everyone felt that they had discovered the truth, and thought to themselves with some self-mockery: Why didn’t they think of this earlier? They had to wait for Chaochao to remind them, and they almost misunderstood.

If they were an engaged couple, they could still accept such behavior to a certain extent.

Although some people still think that even if they are an unmarried couple, it is still against etiquette.

But compared to having no relationship at all, it was already much better. Thinking of this, they looked up at the sky in anticipation, waiting to hear Jian Yunsang's affirmative answer.

However, after hearing what Chaochao said, Jian Yunsang was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help laughing.

After a moment, she hugged the confused Chao Chao and said with a smile, "Of course not. How could your sister Chu Chu and your eldest cousin be engaged?"

Hearing the negative answer, Daqichao and the others took a deep breath.

They couldn't understand it. Since they were not an engaged couple, their behavior was too rude.

Moreover, Jian Yunsang, her elder, was present, but she didn't say a word. This was too unreliable.

Some people not only have opinions about Shen Ruochu and He Zheyan, but also look down on Jian Yunsang.

Chao Chao didn't have such complicated thoughts. When she heard her mother's words, she was very surprised and said "Huh?"

"But, but I just saw my eldest cousin putting clothes on Sister Chuchu, and his movements were very gentle."

"That's because your eldest cousin is a gentleman."

"What is gentlemanly manners?"

Jian Yunsang took the water cup from her hand and set it aside, patiently explaining, "Gentlemanly demeanor means a man is polite and well-mannered, and treats others with great refinement and grace. Your sister Chuchu will easily catch a cold if she doesn't keep warm after coming out of the water. Your eldest cousin is her relative, so he naturally cares about her health, so he immediately brought a bath towel over her and covered her with it."

After thinking for a moment, she added, "Of course, your eldest cousin didn't touch Sister Chuchu's body, right?"

Chao Chao thought about it and realized that he had indeed not encountered it.

Jian Yunsang took the opportunity to teach Chao Chao a lesson: it's okay for her to put clothes on her sisters, just like her eldest cousin did, but she shouldn't let anyone touch her body. This was true for her brothers, other relatives, and even strangers.

If anyone touched her, peeked at her, or pulled her clothes, she would tell her parents immediately.

Seeing that Chao Chao understood, she smiled and said, "Don't tell anyone that they are an engaged couple when you go out, okay?"

"Yeah." Chao Chao was a little embarrassed and whispered to Jian Yunsang's ear, "I told mom, but why can't they get married? Sister Chuchu is pretty, and my cousin is also very handsome."

Jian Yunsang laughed. The little girl even knew what being handsome meant. Yuanyuan or Yu Zimo must have taught her. "Because they're cousins, marriages between close relatives are invalid and prohibited by law."

Chao Chao blinked, a little confused, "Ah? What does consanguineous marriage mean?"

"It is a marriage between direct blood relatives or collateral blood relatives within three generations, which is called consanguineous marriage."

Chaochao obviously couldn't understand the meaning of these sentences.

Jian Yunsang explained it in a simpler and easier-to-understand way. "To put it simply, people with close blood ties cannot get married. For example, cousins, aunts and nephews, and uncles and nieces cannot get married."

Chaochao widened her eyes. Is that so?


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