So, all the eligible, unmarried girls of the Fang Family were summoned to Longshan Road.
It was only upon arriving at Longshan Road that Fang Tangtang learned it was not just her family; the other four families of equal status to Elder Fang were also gathering eligible, unmarried girls, hoping to win the favor of this great personage.
At that mont, Fang Tangtang, even with her limited understanding of the politics in Xinjie City, gained an intuitive impression of the unseen great person's power and influence.
Because of this, she never imagined she would be chosen. All she wanted was to be quickly selected and then go back to sleep—she was still so sleepy.
So, with that thought in mind, she waited and waited, and finally, her na was called.
Frankly speaking, Fang Tangtang was very scared appearing suddenly before so many important figures, and she didn't know how to react.
Thus, she could only clutch the corner of her clothes, hanging her head, timid and daring not to make any movents.
Then, sothing unexpected happened: she was chosen.
At that mont, Fang Tangtang's mind went blank. She had no idea why this had happened or what she should do.
So, she just stood there, dazed, watching the nobles converse in a language she couldn't understand at all. She felt a bit faint….
With worry and fear added in, her eyes were already reddened, and she was close to crying….
At this ti, perhaps sensing the girl's anxious and frightened emotions, Elder Fang glanced over and beckoned in a tily manner, "You're called Tangtang, right? Co here."
Hearing Elder Fang's words, Fang Tangtang swallowed and obediently took steps toward him.
Maybe it was because she was dizzy or maybe because she was scared, but after taking just one step, her legs gave way, and she stumbled to the ground.
Falling to the floor, Fang Tangtang looked up for help at the six individuals. But they just sat on the sofa, watching her with cold eyes.
Seeing this, Tangtang bit her lip, got up from the ground, and then carefully walked over to Elder Fang.
Only then did Elder Fang act as if he had just seen Tangtang fall, and jokingly said with warmth, "How big are you already, and still tripping over."
Having said that, he didn't even wait for Tangtang to respond. He took Tangtang's hand and walked to Qiu Tu, placing it in Qiu Tu's hand.
Then he patted Qiu Tu's hand and said, "I'm entrusting my granddaughter to you now."
"She is the jewel of our Fang Family, so you must treat her well."
Hearing Elder Fang's words, Tangtang looked up at Qiu Tu with a puzzled face.
She wanted to say... she wasn't any jewel of the Fang Family and had never even t Elder Fang.
But... thinking of her parents, thinking of her grandfather, she could only lower her head timidly.
At that mont, Qiu Tu, too, was smiling as he held Tangtang's hand, then said, "Elder Fang, don't worry, I will treat Tangtang well."
"Although I might not be able to give her a status, I will always be good to her."
The Five Elders had arranged so many direct relatives, but Qiu Tu chose none; as soon as a collateral relative was suggested, Qiu Tu agreed, essentially to "break the agreent."
The Five Elders wanted to secure an alliance through marriage, to bind Qiu Tu with pillow talk, but Qiu Tu was not interested.
Pillow talk was one thing, but marriage was out of the question.
Not to ntion that Qiu Tu currently had no intention of marrying; even if he did, he certainly would not marry a woman he had never t.
Qin Shuman, Shen Lingshuang, or even Tang Feifei, weren't they appealing?
And from the perspective of interests, didn't each of his won have a background stronger than that of The Five Elders?
Being a live-in son-in-law to them was better than forming an alliance with The Five Elders.
So, from the very beginning, Qiu Tu had been prepared to break the agreent.
And for this, he had laid groundwork for a long ti. He believed The Five Elders had more or less guessed his intentions.
Indeed, after Qiu Tu said this, aside from Fang Tangtang's bewildered face, The Five Elders showed no surprise.
Elder Lu smiled and said, "No worries. We are not old fogeys."
"In troubled tis, ah. Let's keep it simple."
"As long as you truly care for Tangtang, we are content."
Qiu Tu smiled and reached out to wrap his hands around Fang Tangtang's slender waist, then said, "Elder Lu, rest assured, I will definitely take good care of Tangtang."
The words of the few sounded extrely warm and sincere. But underneath, they were so cold….
In a few words, the girl's fate was decided….
….
Night.
Fang Tangtang's dowry villa.
In the bedroom, Fang Tangtang looked bewildered at Qiu Tu, not quite grasping the situation: was she... married now?
Fang Tangtang felt like everything was just a dream.
She didn't even know who the person before her eyes was, and yet it seed she had followed this person vaguely.
Two hours ago, she was still sleeping in her own bed at ho.
And now, as she was thinking this, Qiu Tu also turned around and looked at her with a calmness verging on emotionlessness, saying, "Change your clothes."
2 minutes later, Fang Tangtang's enviable, ample buxom burst forth from her clothes, held in Qiu Tu's hands….
15 minutes later, accompanied by a cry from Fang Tangtang, a cherry blossom slowly blood on the bedsheets….
The night wasn't long, but for Fang Tangtang, and perhaps many others, it was a life-altering one.
The next day, Fang Tangtang got up. Qiu Tu was already gone, as if nothing had happened the night before.
Bearing the pain, Fang Tangtang got out of bed. As soon as she stepped out of the bedroom, she realized her mother seed to have been waiting outside the door all along.
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