Female Novel
Chapter 297
Tang Sisi's face suddenly became hot, and her slender neck was flushed.
She stomped her feet and groaned, "Feng, Dad! You guys, what are you talking about? I don't havethat sort of intention. We've only known each other for a few days-"
Her heartbeat was speeding up, her heart banging loudly in her chest non-stop. She could only discernthat when she was with Chu Feng, there was always a feeling of safety and happiness. It seemed as ifhe had some sort of mystifying power that attracted her deeply.
Tang Sisi did not know how to explain that complicated emotion.
Tang Weiguo laughed out loud. His gaze was lively, and he was filled with a sense of relief. "Sisi, suchfeelings aren't something you can time. Some people will fall in love at first sight and stay together forlife. And some people, even if they share the same bed for decades, remain only as bedfellows."
"You need to take the initiative in these sorts of things. If you really have feelings for Chu Feng, then Iwill humble myself and discuss it with him in your stead, and prepare a generous dowry for you. Howdoes that sound?"
The light in Tang Sisi's eyes flickered for a while before she lowered her head. She looked a littleforlorn and helpless.
She sighed faintly. "Dad, there's no need for that. Chu Feng is already married, and his daughter isalready four or five years old."novelbin
The atmosphere of the scene became awkward, and Tang Weiguo also shook his head emotionally."Oh, since that's the case... Then, that's a pity. Both of you just weren't destined for each other."
Although the Tang family had great power and presence in Jiangling, they would never deliberatelydestroy marriages and break up families.
Tang Sisi blushed unwittingly, her eyes turning red. A sense of sadness and loneliness washed overher. Tang Sisi's face suddenly became hot, and her slender neck was flushed.
At that moment, Tang Li smiled playfully and said out loud, "Dad, even if Chu Feng is single, I'm afraidhe won't be able to be the son-in-law of our Tang family."
"Sisi," he continued, "you must have forgotten your marriage agreement with the Fang family inJiangbei."
The Fang family of Jiangbei.
Those words had the weight of a mountain, with the pressure it brought to the Tang family. They couldscarcely breathe just thinking of them. Even Tang Weiguo clenched his fists, his expression souring.
Two years ago, at a banquet, the young master of the Fang family met Tang Sisi and was amazed byher beauty. Then and there, he vowed that he would not marry anyone else except her.
Subsequently, the head of the Fang family personally sent the Tang family betrothal gifts, set themarriage, and announced to the public that Tang Sisi was already the daughter-in-law of the Fangfamily. Whoever dared to covet her would have to bear the anger of the Fang family.
Their tyrannical behavior was equivalent to snatching Tang Sisi away and forcing her to marry.
Though the Tang family was the most influential family in Jiangling, when faced with the weight of theFang family, they were still a little powerless and could not afford to fight back at all.
The Fang family was Jiangbei's top-tier affluent clan, with assets more than ten times that of the Tangfamily. Its influence and status were comparable to those of the Yanjing family.
The head of the Fang family was one of the six presidents of the Martial Arts Alliance, but even so, hewas even more well-known in the army. He was a three-star general who had attained the highestmilitary honor, the Dragon Ring, and was nicknamed "Half-Lord Fang."
The nickname alluded to the fact that he could easily lord over half of Jiangbei all by himself.
And it was less than a month until the Fang family planned to welcome Tang Sisi into their home.
Tang Sisi chewed on her ruby lips. She stubbornly cried, "Dad, I don't want to marry!"
"Absurd! You're simply being absurd!" Tang Li exclaimed coldly.
Tang Weiguo did not even have the chance to speak, and yet Tang Li continued to accuse Tang Sisi,"Marriage is a thing for your parents to arrange. When has it ever fallen to you to decide? Thismarriage was personally set by the head of the Fang family. Do you dare refuse them? Aren't youafraid of implicating the entire Tang family? You'll be the sinner of the Tang family, Tang Sisi, if youallow the entire Tang family to be ruined because of your stubbornness."
Tang Sisi raised her head and argued as rationally as she could, "If the fate of a family needs to bemaintained by sacrificing a woman's lifelong happiness, then what's the point of such a family? It mightas well be destroyed right now."
"Li," she continued, "I am also human, and not a victim to your interests. I have the grounds to live formyself, and I also have the grounds to make my own choices."
Chu Feng's resolute expression appeared in Tang Sisi's mind, and the story of his mother echoed inher head. "That is what Chu Feng told me."
Tang Li sneered sarcastically. "Chu Feng? What is he? He is just an ordinary person who has somemedical skills. He has no power and no background. He's an inexperienced boy who won't ever havethe chance to grace the presence of a wealthy family, and you actually chose to listen to him? TangSisi, do you have a brain at all?"