NFBE Chapter 248 The Mad Couple 12
Chapter 248 The Mad Couple 12
Upon hearing Wu Chufeng's words, Wu Dani's brows furrowed even more deeply.
He said in a deep voice, "Chu Feng, are you serious? Marriage is a serious matter, not something to be taken lightly. You should think this through!"
Wu Chufeng smiled, his tone carrying a hint of determination:
“Father, I mean it. Miss Ji is intelligent, kind-hearted, and exactly the kind of wife I dream of. I have made up my mind that I will marry no one but her.”
When Wang Cuihua heard Wu Chufeng's words, a hint of smugness flashed in her eyes, but she quickly concealed it.
Her stopping me just now was nothing more than an act.
We can't let Wu Daniu think that she, as a stepmother, is secretly hoping that Wu Chufeng will do something stupid, can we?
Now that Wu Chufeng is determined to marry no one but Ji Xiaosong, she has already advised him against it, so there's no need to advise him again.
She lowered her head, a slight smile playing on her lips, and silently calculated in her mind:
Wu Chufeng married a country girl, and her family offered her no help whatsoever. This was a great blessing for her and her son.
This will inevitably affect Wu Chufeng's status in the Wu family, and her son will have a greater chance of inheriting the family business in the future.
She looked up, a worried expression on her face, her voice tinged with weakness:
“Master, since Chu Feng has already made his decision, we shouldn’t say anything more. However… Miss Ji comes from a rural background, and I’m afraid she might find it difficult to adapt to life in the capital. Our Wu family is a respectable family, and if word gets out, we might become a laughingstock.”
As she spoke, tears welled in her eyes, and her voice carried a hint of grievance:
"Master, I'm only thinking about the reputation of our Wu family."
Upon hearing Wang Cuihua's words, Wu Daniu's face immediately turned ashen.
He slammed his hand on the table, his voice filled with anger: "Enough! Cuihua, shut up! Chu Feng's marriage is none of your business!"
Wang Cuihua was startled by Wu Daniu's angry shout, and her face immediately turned pale.
She lowered her head, her voice tinged with grievance: "Yes, sir."
Wu Daniu turned to look at Wu Chufeng, his eyes filled with rage:
"Chu Feng, do you know what you're saying? You're the eldest son of the Wu family, how can you marry a country bumpkin? Your granddaughter Xiao Mumu married a gigolo named Li Zhixiao, I'm already ashamed enough! Now you want to marry a country girl too, are you trying to make me angry to death?"
Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Wu Chufeng's eyes, and his tone carried a hint of sarcasm:
"Father, that's a bit biased of you. Besides, does the reputation of our Wu family depend on marrying a woman from a high-ranking family?"
After he finished speaking, his gaze swept over Xiao Mumu and Li Zhixiao standing to the side, and his tone was somewhat sarcastic: "Mumu, don't you think so?"
Wu Daniu was speechless at Wu Chufeng's words, and his face grew increasingly grim.
He stood up abruptly, his voice tinged with anger:
"I am your father, and your marriage must be decided by me!"
"Father, what you're saying is really interesting. I grew up in the wild when I was a child. I never ate a single grain of rice from the Wu family or wore a single piece of clothing from them. Why didn't you care about me back then? Now that I've grown up, you suddenly want to meddle in my marriage?"
"You're a man, what's wrong with suffering a little?"
"Just because I'm a man, does that mean I should suffer? Wu Wanqing also wandered around with her mother, so you're expected to feel guilty and make amends? What kind of logic is that!"
"No matter what you say, I disagree! I've struggled for most of my life, not so that you could regress in your lives!"
"Ha, so Xiao Mumu isn't getting worse as she gets older? Why don't you open your eyes and see what kind of person Lee Ji-hyo is?"
Xiao Mumu's eyes became even more evasive upon hearing Wu Chufeng's words.
"Uncle, what do you mean by that? Zhixiao... he passed the imperial examination based on his own merit!"
Wu Chufeng sneered, his tone laced with sarcasm:
"Based on ability? Mu Mu, that's an interesting thing to say. Don't you know where Lee Ji-hyo got her test questions from?"
Ji Xiaosong stood aside, listening to Wu Chufeng's words, and instantly understood.
It turns out that Li Zhixiao was able to pass the imperial examination because of Xiao Mumu's secret manipulation.
Her gaze involuntarily fell on Xiao Mumu, whose face was pale and whose eyes were darting away, clearly indicating that she had been touched on a sore spot.
Wu Chufeng sneered, pulled a stack of letters from his sleeve, and casually tossed them onto the table, his tone icy:
“Father, if you don’t believe me, you can take a look at these letters. Xiao Mumu went to great lengths to help Li Zhixiao pass the imperial examination. In your name, she led soldiers to threaten the examiners who set the questions, forcing them to leak the questions. If this gets out, our Wu family’s reputation will be ruined.”
Upon hearing this, Wu Daniu grabbed the letter from the table.
"Oh, right, Dad, I just remembered you can't read, so I'll read it to you."
Wu Chufeng selected the most important documents and read them aloud. Wu Daniu became increasingly angry as he listened, his face turning bright red.
Finally, he slammed the letter to the ground and glared at Xiao Mumu: "Mumu, you...you actually did this!"
Xiao Mumu trembled with fear at Wu Daniu's angry shout, and tears welled up in her eyes instantly.
She knelt down with a thud, her voice trembling, "Grandpa, I... I was only thinking about Zhixiao's future! He'll be so upset if he doesn't pass the imperial examination! I... I really have no other choice..."
Lee Ji-hyo stood to the side, her face as pale as paper, her lips trembling slightly, but she couldn't utter a single word.
He lowered his head, not daring to look into Wu Daniu's eyes, much less into Wu Chufeng's mocking gaze.
Wu Daniu was trembling with anger, pointing at Xiao Mumu and shouting:
"You...you're really foolish! For the sake of Li Zhixiao, you've actually done something so disgraceful to the family! Do you know that if His Majesty finds out about this, our Wu family will be finished!"
Upon seeing this, a hint of schadenfreude flashed in Wang Cuihua's eyes, but she quickly concealed it.
She quickly stepped forward and feigned concern, saying, "Master, please don't be angry. Mu Mu was just confused for a moment. Now that it's happened, let's think about how to make amends."
Wu Chufeng sneered, his tone laced with sarcasm:
"Make amends? How can we make amends? Are we going to continue protecting them? Father, if you continue to indulge them, it's uncertain whether the entire Wu family can even survive. Do you want to continue being a peasant like before?"
Upon hearing Wu Chufeng's words, Wu Daniu's forehead veins bulged and his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
He slammed his hand on the table, causing the teacups to jump and spill tea all over the floor.
"presumptuous!"
Wu Daniu roared, his voice booming like thunder in the hall, "Wu Chufeng, are you lecturing your father? Do you even respect me as your father?!"
Wu Chufeng showed no fear, his gaze as cold as a knife as he stared directly at Wu Daniu:
“Father, I respect you as an elder, but you have to be reasonable. The reputation and future of the Wu family are not up to you alone. If word gets out that Xiao Mumu and Li Zhixiao have done something like this, the entire Wu family could be executed! Are you going to continue to pretend you don’t know?”