She won't clear her name; she'll throw away all the scum.

Chapter 508

When Qiao's mother talks about her two children, she has a lot to say. Sometimes she doesn't even know if she will be able to see them settle down before she dies.

Grandma Xia: "Qiao Yi is a good child in every way, why is she causing you so much trouble?"

Qiao's mother glared at Qiao Yi angrily again, "This child, a few days ago I told her about a man's conditions. His family is well-off, he is handsome, his parents are honest, and the whole family works. What a great prospect! But this child insisted on not meeting him, saying that she is still young and there is no need to get married so early."

Grandma Xia: "That's true. I haven't been living as comfortably since I got married. I even have conflicts with my parents, let alone my in-laws."

Qiao's mother said, "But girls have to take advantage of their youth to have a chance to pick a good one. When they get older, there are even fewer people they can choose from."

Chen Xiangbei interjected, "Auntie, why don't you tell me the specifics of the person you introduced? Instead of listening to the matchmaker, I should find out for myself. Given my relationship with Sister Qiao Yi, it's just a matter of a word."

Upon hearing this, Qiao's mother realized how useful Chen Xiangbei was. Indeed, it was better to listen to Xiangbei than to the matchmaker; he had a kind heart and couldn't be wrong.

Ignoring Qiao Yi's objections, she blurted out what had happened.

After she finished speaking, Chen Xiangbei felt that he was full. He ladled out a bowl of soup to cleanse his palate and then said, "Based on my observations these past few days, the matchmaker said that he is tall and fair-skinned. Even if his family are workers, the fact that he is tall, strong, and fair-skinned means that he eats a lot and does little work, so he must be fat."

The fact that his sister is a worker but hasn't married suggests that such a good woman must have either a personality problem or a health problem. Otherwise, most men wouldn't overlook such a good woman. Moreover, the fact that his sister hasn't married means that if Qiao Yi marries into the family, she will have another mother-in-law.

The parents are kind and honest, yet they say that both siblings are frugal and rarely spend money, which suggests that either the parents are very strict about spending money, or they simply don't have any money of their own and it's all with their parents.

Chen Xiangbei has been getting close to matchmakers lately, and even if he doesn't know who the matchmaker is, he can easily guess a few of their tricks.

Mr. and Mrs. Qiao's faces turned green. "This...no way?"

Chen Xiangbei: "Why don't you go and see for yourselves first? I'll also go and inquire about it for you."

Seeing Chen Xiangbei's knowledge, Grandma Yin became interested as well. "What if a woman is thrifty, good at managing the household, and efficient, but is a little thin?"

Chen Xiangbei: "That means she's not favored at home. She doesn't like spending money, she only knows how to work, and she gives all her earnings to her parents' family. After she gets married, her parents' family will not only not help her, but they may also come to her house to ask for money. Moreover, we must pay attention to her being thin and small. Nowadays, many families' daughters are not fat. If the matchmaker specifically mentioned that she is thin and small, then it is worth paying attention to. Maybe her health has been damaged."

Tang Jiao chimed in, "What if a man was called thin and weak?"

Chen Xiangbei: "Either she has congenital deficiencies that she can't make up for, or she's been used like a workhorse by her family and her body can't take it anymore, so she can't get married."

Chen Mei opened her eyes wide with regret and said, "Xiang Bei, why didn't you discover this skill of yours sooner?"

Before the others could react, Chen Xiangnan sensed something was wrong. "Auntie, is something the matter?"

Although it was a question, the way he said it made him seem very confident.

Song Xin left after Chen Xianghong was picked up. After getting married, she had a lot of things to do at her in-laws' house, so she couldn't stay there until the evening. Her in-laws were unhappy that she left early yesterday afternoon.

But Chen Mei didn't want to talk about her daughter's mess in front of so many people, so she just said, "I'll tell you about it in private later."

Grandma Xia saw that Song Xinhe's eyes were filled with heartache and anger, yet she was pretending to be nonchalant. It seemed that this matter was quite serious, and Song Xinhe had no idea what major incident had occurred.

The atmosphere at the table gradually became lively, with everyone wanting to ask a few questions. At first, they asked others, but eventually, they all started asking themselves and their own children.

Qiao's mother: "Xiangbei, what do you think the matchmaker will say about Qiao Shan?"

Chen Xiangbei: "Auntie, haven't you heard all of this? It's nothing more than that being a carpenter can earn money, you're hardworking and strong, and you're an only child with good parents. The only problem is that you're a bit introverted, but for men, introversion is better. Those who are flashy just make people uneasy."

Looking at Qiao Shan's flushed face, Qiao's mother smiled and said, "Impressive, you didn't miss a single word."

Zheng Qianlan was also anxious about her daughter Yu Yan's marriage. She asked the second question, "Xiang Bei, why don't you make up a few words for my Yu Yan? She's not bad, is she? My Yu Yan is all because of her father."

Chen Xiangbei: "Comrade Zheng, do you even know what kind of person Sister Yu Yan should look for to treat her well? You always feel that your family is not good enough and are afraid that the man will look down on you. You don't even respect yourself. How can you find a good family? Why don't you just hope that Sister Yu Yan will be well?"

Zheng Qianlan: "How could I not hope for her to get better? I want her to get better the most. If she were more virtuous, I wouldn't be so worried. I hope that when she goes to her husband's family, her temperament will be better."

Old Xia coughed and said, “Comrade Zheng, I disagree with you. I think Xiao Yu’s personality is quite good. She’s not so soft that she can be bullied, nor is she so shrewish that she’s unreasonable. You always use the standard of being virtuous to praise her, and you even hope that her in-laws can temper her personality. Have you ever thought about how much suffering she would have to endure if her original personality were to be worn down?”

Zheng Qianlan was stunned for a moment, "But if we don't temper her temper, which family can tolerate her like this?"

Grandma Xia: "How outstanding must the other person be for Xiao Yu to suffer so much just to be with him?"

Zheng Qianlan: "That's not what I meant. It's just that my Yu Yan has a bad temper, it has nothing to do with the man."

Xu Meiyu was about to laugh in anger again, "Your daughter's boyfriend hasn't even shown up yet, and you're already belittling her? How pathetic is your Yu Yan? Is her personality so bad that she's going to end up in jail?"

Zheng Qianlan: "Of course not, but... she fought with her father and her grandmother. People would think she was unfilial."

Grandma Xia: "Her father and grandmother deserved to be beaten. If our Xiao Yu hadn't taken action, she would have been forced to marry someone else and become their cash cow. That's the kind of personality she should have."

Chen Xiangbei rolled his eyes, then suddenly thought of an idea that wasn't so bad: "Brother Qiao Shan isn't good with words and has a somewhat soft personality, but he's hardworking and sincere. Sister Yu Yan is strong-willed, passionate, and though she has a fiery temper, she's reasonable and has a job..."

The rest was left unsaid; the shrewd people present all understood his meaning, especially Zheng Qianlan and Qiao's parents, who looked the two children up and down.

The two people involved were redder than monkeys' bottoms.

There is a play!