Chapter 169 - Courtesy

Qin Yu seemed to be stunned by Shi Xiao's words. Her eyes were wide open and she was at a loss of words.

Shi Xiao felt angry when seeing her stupid look.

How did such an idiot lived so comfortably in the Ning family?

As for herself, she was so much better than Qin Yu in every ways, yet she was reduced to such a miserable and poor situation!

God was really so unfair!

Shi Xiao clenched her fists tightly, and her other hand pinched Qin Yu's chin. Qin Yu groaned in pain, and her eyes were filled with tears.

"Okay, okay, okay. Don't be angry, Xiao Xiao. I'll talk to Ning Chen. Let go of your hand first. It hurts..." Qin Yu said with a sobbing tone.

In the living room of the Ning family.

"Mr. Ning, you know why we came today. Then, Xiao Yu was married off to you. The betrothal money is of course a part of the process. As a prominent family in M City, the Ning family surely won't be rude, right?" Qu Li sat on the sofa, with a hint of a smile at the corner of her mouth as she looked at Ning Chen with a burning gaze.

Perhaps it was because Ning Chen was blind, Qu Li felt much more at ease in front of him. She did not even pay much attention to her sitting posture. This kind of healthy person's subconscious sense of superiority towards disabled people made Qu Li feel a little more confident, the uneasiness and panic she felt when she came here also weakened a lot.

Ning Chen looked blankly into the air. After listening to Qu Li's words, he leaned back slightly and leaned leisurely against the back of the sofa. Although he was just sitting, he exuded a domineering aura, with the ability to make others feel pressured.

"I don't think I understand you," Ning Chen said slowly and elegantly.

Qu Li's heart sank. Sure enough, it was not that easy to ask for money. It seemed that the Ning family wasn't going to fulfill their promise?

Why was it hard to understand? Wasn't it just about the betrothal money?

Qu Li managed to maintain the smile on the corner of her mouth, but when she remembered that Ning Chen could not see it at all, her smile faded as she rolled her eyes at Ning Chen, her tone was a little displeased as she said, "Don't tell me that the Ning family wants to deny this marriage? How can you say such a thing?"

Faced with Qu Li's reprimanding tone, Ning Chen's expression remained the same. After Qu Li finished speaking... he slowly opened his mouth and said, "Xiao Yu is my lawfully wedded wife. That is correct and I do not deny this. However, when Mrs. Qu mentioned the betrothal money, this is another matter. Since Mrs. Qu wants to talk about courtesy, then I would like to ask, has Mrs. Qu ever bought Xiao Yu a dowry?"

"Dowry... dowry?" Qu Li was stunned.

Ning Chen nodded. "Of course we do, but the one who doesn't seem to follow etiquette is your family. Back then, you secretly changed the bride and you didn't even give Xiao Yu a single cent as dowry. Am I right?"

When Qu Li heard this, her expression immediately turned ugly. "What do you mean? We are of vastly different backgrounds. How can you compare us?"

Ning Chen stretched his hands and pressed between his brows. He knew that it was impossible to reason with people like Qu Li.

She would only feel that she was right. Others were wrong if they did not satisfy her demands.

The matter of gift money was something that could be done within one's means. If the Shi family sat down for a proper discussion then, they could have come up with a reasonable amount so that the Shi family could have all the courtesy and dignity.

However, the problem was that the Shi family had no intention of spending money on Qin Yu's dowry. They acted like speculators, only thinking of selling Qin Yu to the Ning family so that they could get the generous betrothal money.

In the end, they merely wanted benefits without giving out some of their own.

They were also certain that a prominent family like the Ning family had to keep their reputation. Even if they were to suffer a loss, it wouldn't be known public.

It was not that Ning Chen could not afford the money that Qu Li requested, but he was unwilling to give. If he gave the money to Qu Li, wouldn't it mean that Qin Yu was traded from the Shi family to the Ning family like a commodity?

Moreover, Qu Li was not qualified to receive such a sum of money. If it was said that the Shi family had done their best to raise and educate Qin Yu all these years, it would have been fine, but Qin Yu was treated inhumanely in the Shi family.

One who was shameless was fearless. Looking at the confident Qu Li in front of him, Ning Chen understood -- in essence, the Shi family and his second uncle's family were just the same.

"This sum of money was originally intended for the temporary marriage to Shi Xiao. Since you switched the bride, the betrothal money is void. This is one of the reasons. How you have treated Qin Yu all these years, as her husband, I will now treat you as such.. This is the other reason."