Chapter 1102 — The Chen Family's Marriage Contract: Having Drawn a Deep Breath Upon Hearing the Latest News Liu Tianyi Brought, Liu Zhenhu Knitted His Brows and Kept Silent for a Long While
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"Father, your reasoning and Uncle's are both sound, but have you considered: since the stripping of one family is already a foregone conclusion, what good would it do for the Wu family and the Xiao family to speak up for us? If they do not strip us, will they strip themselves?" Liu Jinghan said coolly. "True, the Xiao family has gained the Pi family as a support, but it has only just risen from a down-at-heel family to a first-rate one. In the present state of affairs it will surely choose to protect itself rather than interfere with the Yu family's decision. To plant its feet truly firm will have to wait for the next Council of Families..."
"Even so, the Xiao family could surely put in a good word for us without any harm done? And what of the Wu family? If the Wu family also spoke for us, then the family stripped this time ought to be the Chen family!" Liu Tianli felt his daughter's words did make sense; but the Wu family was an old established house, and Wu Gonggao had always been a domineering man. If he opened his mouth, there should be no problem either!
"Even if the Wu family spoke for us, who would they strip? And for what it is worth, this time the Wu family seems set to sponsor the Kang family into the ranks of the great families, does it not? And the Xiao family, is it not bound to the Kang family by a marriage alliance as well? Even if they speak, they will be speaking for the Kang family; they would far rather see our Liu family stripped!" Liu Jinghan said, unflustered.
Until now, the news that the Xiao family had broken off the engagement had not come out. The Xiao family was too embarrassed to speak of it, and the Kang family had no time to: at this very moment the Kang family was hard at work figuring out how to contend with Dr. Guan Pharmaceuticals!
"Well... but if they were to suggest stripping the Chen family, would that not preserve our Liu family's position?" Liu Tianli asked.
"Father, that may be so, but will the Yu family listen to them? Do not forget, the Chen family still has a marriage contract outstanding!" Liu Jinghan reminded him.
It was true: had Liu Jinghan not reminded them, Liu Tianyi and Liu Tianli would have all but forgotten that the Chen family had a marriage contract on the books! Everyone had known of the matter in those years, and it had caused a great stir, but as time went by the other side fell silent and the Chen family never raised the subject again, so the engagement was forgotten by a great many people.
By now a great many people had forgotten the whole affair; had Liu Jinghan not brought it up today, Liu Tianyi and Liu Tianli would have consigned it to the back of their minds!
"Jingjing, that engagement of the Chen family's still hasn't moved an inch. It's probably fallen through, hasn't it?" Liu Tianli frowned, hesitated a moment, and asked.
"Fallen through or not, only the Chen family knows best. The fact that Old Master Chen can sit so serenely on his fishing platform, betraying nothing out of the ordinary, is proof enough of something..." Liu Jinghan analyzed.
In fact, the old master of the Chen family was himself somewhat uncertain at this moment. Ever since the betrothal the other side had sent no word at all, and in all these years had not even sent anyone to make contact. Though there was still some way to go before the appointed time, surely there should have been some message in the meantime?
His granddaughter was no cultivator; had the other party perhaps already abandoned the idea of this marriage?
Thinking back on how things had stood at the start, Old Master Chen himself found it beyond belief! Why would that lofty, exalted ancient sect have taken such a sudden fancy to his granddaughter? And why had they specified by name that she was to be wed to their sect's newborn young sect master?