Chapter 1819: Tao Qin is Getting Married

Chapter 1819: Tao Qin is Getting Married

Shu Yu put down what she was working on and walked out of the room.

"What's going on?" she asked.

Despite the freezing weather, Meng Han had sweat on her forehead, indicating she had rushed here.

She stopped in front of Shu Yu, her face filled with curiosity, "Sister Shu Yu, something big has happened."

Shu Yu led her inside and they both sat down. "What's the big news? Take your time and tell me."

Meng Han took a sip of hot tea, caught her breath, and then eagerly began, "Didn't we go to the Tao family's place to pay our New Year's respects today?"

The Tao family she mentioned wasn't Tao Feili's family.

As her uncle had said, their relationship with the Tao family had truly been severed. Tao Shi had never been involved in her brother's affairs again. Before the new year, Zhang Shi still held onto some hope, bringing her children to beg for help, claiming they couldn't make ends meet and were running out of food. They hoped the Meng family would support them.

However, Zhang Shi didn't anticipate that Tao Shi had truly turned cold-hearted. She believed that after causing a scene, things would get better over time. Tao Shi cared so much for Tao Feili; she wouldn't leave his children uncared for.

But no matter how miserable Zhang Shi's pleas were, Tao Shi never appeared.

The Meng family members drove Zhang Shi and her children away, and when Zhang Shi came a second time, things turned physical.

Zhang Shi realized she couldn't rely on the Meng family anymore, and after that, there was no further interaction.

Although Meng Han's uncle requested that Tao Shi stay away from Tao Feili's family, he never intended to completely cut ties with the rest of the Tao family. Tao Shi still had aunts, uncles, and other relatives who lived in Tao family village. They had shown her kindness during her childhood.

Before the new year, Tao Shi had taken Meng Qi and Meng Han back to Tao family village and explained the situation.

Most of the villagers in Tao family village were relatives, and the village head was Tao Shi's cousin. Upon hearing that Tao Feili had betrayed Meng Han's father to the rebels, they were furious with him.

If Tao Feili's actions had been slightly worse, he could have been accused of colluding with the rebels. That would have implicated not just his own family but the entire Tao family village.

Fortunately, the Meng family didn't hold a grudge; otherwise, they would've suffered.

Therefore, Tao family village's relatives didn't blame Tao Shi and even wanted to maintain the familial connection.

Naturally, they would visit Tao family village during the New Year.

However, upon visiting Tao family village this time, Meng Han heard some shocking news.

"Sister Shu Yu, do you know? Tao Qin is going to get married soon."

Shu Yu paused, "Tao Qin is getting married? Didn't her father just pass away?"

"It's precisely because he recently passed away that she needs to get married within three months, or she'll have to wait for three more years."

Shu Yu understood.

Meng Han gestured with her hand, "Of course, that's not the main point. The main point is the man she's marrying. He's a wealthy merchant from the neighboring county. He's nearly fifty years old, old enough to be her grandfather. According to a woman from Tao family village, he's chubby and has large ears. His first wife only died half a year ago, and he's already looking to remarry. He already has seven or eight concubines."

Shu Yu, "..."

"With Tao Qin's personality, she probably wouldn't agree, right? Hasn't she made a scene?"

Meng Han gave Shu Yu a thumbs-up, "Sister Shu Yu, you really know how to judge people. Yes, she made a scene. But this time, no one's helping her because she brought this upon herself. She wanted to harm others, but it backfired and she ended up entangling herself."