Courtyard House: Drunk and barging into the Xu family's house, I woke up numb.

The Jia family's courtyard house.

After listening to He Yuzhu's story, Qin Huairu almost dropped her teacup, but He Yuzhu quickly took it from her.

"Be careful not to burn your hands."

Qin Huairu tentatively asked.

"Is the rain really going to sever ties with you?"

"Did you sign that document?"

He Yuzhu shook his head.

"How could I possibly sign that? She's my little sister whom I raised. Do you think I can just cut ties with her like that?"

Qin Huairu poured a glass of water for He Yuzhu.

"Don't worry, Yushui is just angry. She'll calm down after a while."

He Yuzhu sighed in exasperation.

“I’m afraid she’s serious. Just now, in front of my dad, she said that if I don’t sign it…”

"On Monday, she published a statement in the newspaper, publicly severing her sibling relationship with me."

Publicly severing ties is a ruthless move, tantamount to publicly executing He Yuzhu in front of the entire nation.

Qin Huairu didn't expect He Yushui to be so resolute this time, but it's for the best.

Having severed ties, she naturally wouldn't want any involvement with He Yuzhu, so she wouldn't live in the courtyard anymore, thus saving on her dowry.

Although Qin Huairu thought this way, she still had to put on a show.

Didn't Uncle He try to persuade him?

"Go back and apologize to her, and let Uncle He smooth things over."

"I'll try to figure out a way to get past this. There's no such thing as a grudge that lasts overnight between siblings."

He Yuzhu interrupted.

"Please, please don't go. She hates you now. The fact that she hasn't come knocking on your door is already a favor because of our many years as neighbors."

Qin Huairu asked, puzzled.

"Why would she hate me? I don't think I've done anything to offend her, have I?"

He Yuzhu sighed.

"She's blaming us for both of these broken engagements now. Wouldn't you be making things difficult for yourself if you went there?"

Qin Huairu said in surprise.

"Did Rain Water break off the engagement?"

Why did you annul the engagement?

"And what did she blame me for? Why did she blame me?"

He Yuzhu shrugged.

"Isn't it obvious?"

“At first, you told her that Cao Xu was degenerate and unreliable, and that there was no future in marrying him, so you introduced her to Jiang Hai, a police officer at the time.”

"At that time, Cao Xu was immersed in the pain of his parents' death and drank all day long, living a muddled life."

"Later, I accidentally dropped him and he fell to the ground, injuring his head and ending up in the hospital."

“I was worried that he would expose the blind date in the rain and lose face, so in my haste I ran to the backyard to cancel the engagement for her.”

"Who would have thought that Cao Xu would become a completely different person after falling down? His personality was no longer as timid as before, and his mind became much more agile."

"In the room where the engagement was called off, he turned the tables on me, and at the general meeting, he humiliated me severely."

"When Banggeng was caught stealing chickens, I was arrested and sent to the security department. Jiang Hai and Yu Shui had a fight and almost broke off their engagement, but fortunately the matter was resolved later."

"My father and sister went to discuss the marriage between the two of us with the Jiang family today. Jiang Hai's father left in anger because of what happened between you and me. Jiang Hai politely broke up with us, and the marriage was called off."

After He Yuzhu finished speaking, Qin Huairu asked a question.

"So, Yushui thinks that the reasons she was dumped are because of the things I introduced her to Jiang Hai, your abrupt break-up of the engagement, and our turning ourselves in last night?"

He Yuzhu shrugged.

"if not?"

Qin Huairu slammed her hand on the table and stood up.

"absurd!"

"What nonsense!"

"It's true that I introduced him to Jiang Hai and that you broke off the engagement without my consent, but that's also because she and Cao Xu had no feelings for each other."

"If she really liked Cao Xu, why would she agree to date Jiang Hai?"

"If I can drag her to a blind date with Jiang Hai, do you think I can force her to date Jiang Hai?"

"If she has a deep relationship with Cao Xu, she can just go through the motions when they meet and then return to him. Why bother trying to get in touch with Jiang Hai?"

"Her breaking off her engagement with Cao Xu was entirely her own fault for falling in love with someone else, so how can you blame us?"

"The reason Jiang Hai broke off the engagement this time was because we were not on good terms, but in the end it was because the Jiang family valued their reputation more than she did."

"If she can't be number one in Jiang Hai's heart, what does it matter to you and me if she gets dumped?"

"Does her happy marriage mean sacrificing your happiness as her older brother?"

"Is it important for her to get married and find a husband, but not important for you to get married and find a wife?"

"You raised her for over ten years, providing her with food, clothing, and education. Now she's breaking off all ties with you for a man who's not worth entrusting her with. She's really being incredibly ungrateful."

"What's the use of a girl who only cares about her own happiness and doesn't care about her brother's life or death? If she wants to break up, then just let her be. It'll save you a lot of trouble!"

Qin Huairu's words struck a chord with He Yuzhu, and he felt much more at ease after hearing them.

He originally thought that he was the one who caused his sister to ruin her marriage and waste her youth, but now it seems that the root of the problem lies with his sister herself.

His relationship with Qin Huairu was merely a trigger, not the core reason, so it seems he doesn't need to feel so guilty.

The core issue behind the two annulments was nothing more than future prospects.

Since He Yushui couldn't see Cao Xu's future and the two didn't have much romantic feeling for each other, the relationship naturally ended without a clear conclusion.

The second time He Yushui was rejected by the Jiang family was simply because the Jiang family valued their family reputation and worried that marrying He Yushui would affect the future of the father and son. As a result, the Jiang family rejected the engagement.

One is that she values ​​her future and puts others aside, while the other is that others care about their future and abandon her. This back and forth can be considered a cycle of cause and effect with a beginning and an end.

"Sister Qin, I told my dad about us getting our marriage certificate."

Qin Huairu seemed to have changed completely at this moment. She leaned closer and asked in a low voice.

Is Uncle He angry?

He Yuzhu pointed to himself.

"Of course I'm angry. Would I still be sitting here with you if I were in your shoes?"

"They scolded me, hit me with a rolling pin twice, and kicked me out of the house."

Qin Huairu whispered.

"..." Sha Zhu, Uncle He didn't tell you to divorce me, did he?

He Yuzhu waved his hand and said.

"No, he didn't even have a chance to say it before an old man stopped him. He's probably still scolding me inside."

Qin Huairu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they didn't mention divorce, there was still hope.

"So, are we still going to have this banquet?"

He Yuzhu straightened his back and said.

"Of course we have to set up a display! Why shouldn't I, He Yuzhu, set up a display when I'm getting married openly and honestly?"

"If I don't display it, it will seem like I'm guilty, and people will talk about us even more behind our backs."

"After the banquet, I want you to be a respectable daughter-in-law of the He family, no longer a widow of the Jia family!"

"If anyone dares to call me a widow again, I'll slap him across the face."

Qin Huairu felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing this. Just as she was about to speak, she heard a knock on the door.

She opened the door and saw He Daqing standing outside with a dark face, as if someone owed him money.

[Don't pretend to be anyone else, it's you, it's you who owes money, pay it back, pay it back, pay it back!!!]

"Uncle He, you've arrived. Please come inside."

He Daqing ignored Qin Huairu and looked at He Yuzhu sitting in the room.

"What, you want to stay here before the banquet is even held?"

"Do you want to incur the wrath of the Jia family, or do you want to become the Qin family's live-in son-in-law?"

He Yuzhu stood up and said.