Chapter 122 - Proposing Marriage to Whom? (4)
Chapter 122: Proposing Marriage to Whom? (4)
“What are you so excited about? Let the first elder finish speaking!” Leng Ruoxue hurriedly coaxed and pulled Freak, who was so angry that he wanted to beat him up.
Alright, I’ll bear with it! Let’s see what else this first elder has to say. Ye Chen endured his anger and glared at the first elder of the Huo family.
“Wait, First Elder, which Miss Leng?” Leng Qingtian was a little lost. He only had one granddaughter, and she was already engaged.
“General, you really like to crack jokes. Of course it’s Miss Leng Ruoxue! Don’t you only have this one granddaughter?” The first elder tried his best to ignore the glare directed at him.
“First Elder, I’m sorry! My granddaughter already has a fiancé,” Leng Qingtian explained.
“Hehe, General Leng, Miss Leng is so outstanding, so of course you should have a better choice. Don’t you think so?” The first elder directly ignored the fact that Leng Ruoxue had a fiancé and enticed her. He believed that no woman could refuse his proposal.
“I wonder who the better choice you are referring to is?” Leng Qingtian pretended to be stupid. After all, the Huo family was the biggest family on the Ling Feng Continent, so he didn’t want to offend them if possible. The Huo family is too much. Who do they think they are?
“Hehe, General Leng, if Miss Leng marries our young master, then she will be the future mistress of our Huo family. With such a noble identity, I believe all women will be envious of her,” the first elder said confidently.
“First Elder, is the young master you’re talking about Huo Qing?” Leng Qingtian asked.
“Of course. Our Huo family only has one young master!” the first elder said very clearly.
“First Elder, if I remember correctly, Huo Qing should already have a fiancée!” Leng Qingtian said with some displeasure. This Huo family is really too much. Do they really think that their young master is in high demand?
“Hehe, General Leng, you don’t have to worry about that. Our patriarch said that after Miss Leng marries in, she will be of equal status with Miss Shui Xinran. They will both be the main wives. Having multiple wives isn’t a big deal for men, but the status of the main wife is unshakeable,” the first elder assured.
Sitting by the side, Ye Chen listened to the first elder’s self-righteous words and was so angry that he really wanted to send the first elder to see his ancestors. But Xue’er kept pulling him back, not letting him act rashly. Alright, I’ll bear with it. Anyway, I know that Xue’er definitely won’t marry Huo Qing. He was still confident about this.
“First Elder, does Huo Qing know about this?” Leng Ruoxue suddenly asked. She guessed that Huo Qing shouldn’t know because he wouldn’t humiliate himself with his proud nature.
“Erm… Don’t worry, Miss Leng. The young master will follow the patriarch’s arrangements,” the first elder hurriedly said. He thought Leng Ruoxue was afraid that the young master was unwilling!
Huo Qing really doesn’t know. Since he doesn’t know about this, why did the Huo family come to propose marriage at this time? Leng Ruoxue pondered.
“First Elder, do you think marrying Huo Qing is my best choice?” Leng Ruoxue asked lightly, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.
“Of course. Marrying our young master is the dream of countless women,” the first elder said very proudly.
“But I don’t want to!” Leng Ruoxue said nonchalantly, her beautiful face still expressionless.
“What? You’re unwilling?” the first elder couldn’t help exclaiming after being stunned for a moment. There’s… actually a woman unwilling to marry our young master. H-how is this possible? He had always been confident about their young master’s charm, so he was totally unable to accept it when he heard a woman rejecting their young master.
“First Elder, do you have any questions?” Leng Ruoxue looked as if she was answering his doubts with as much sincerity as possible.
“Erm… why aren’t you willing? Our young master is the future patriarch of the Huo family and also a stunning genius. Such a man is the dream of all women.” The first elder really couldn’t understand.
“This young lady doesn’t share a husband with others,” Leng Ruoxue said bluntly. She was obsessed about cleanliness with men, and she wouldn’t accept anyone who had been tainted by others.
“B-but it’s only right for a man to have multiple wives and concubines,” the first elder said as though it was obvious. The status of women in this world was actually not high, and most of them were just pawns of their families for marriage alliances. They had to rely on men to survive, so he was very confident that Leng Ruoxue would be very happy with the Huo family’s proposal.
But was Leng Ruoxue an ordinary woman? Of course not!
“First Elder, may I ask why it’s only right for a man to have multiple wives and concubines?” Leng Ruoxue said with some displeasure. She hated people who favored males over females the most.
“Because of the high status of men! In this world, the strong are respected, and almost all the strong are men,” the first elder explained.
“So, according to what First Elder says, powerhouses with high status can have multiple wives?” Leng Ruoxue smiled faintly.
“Of course. It’s only right and proper for powerhouses to do whatever they want.”
“What level would be considered a powerhouse?” Leng Ruoxue asked.
“At least Spiritual Sovereign!”
“According to First Elder’s logic, I can also have multiple husbands and concubines then!” Leng Ruoxue said matter-of-factly.
“You are a woman. How can you have such thoughts?!” the first elder said very disapprovingly. The most important thing for a woman is to be virtuous. How can she have such absurd thoughts?
“But it was First Elder who said that the strong are respected. Anything the strong want to do is right and proper.” Leng Ruoxue repeated the first elder’s words.
“But…” the first elder stammered.
“Could it be that First Elder doesn’t think I’m a powerhouse?” Leng Ruoxue forcefully asked while staring at the first elder.
“B-but you’re a woman!” the first elder said with a depressed face, unwilling to give up.
“There are differences between male and female powerhouses? First Elder, you have to change your way of thinking,” Leng Ruoxue said earnestly.
“…”
The first elder was speechless, very speechless. But he could see that he had failed his mission this time. Leng Ruoxue would absolutely never marry their young master as long as Shui Xinran was around. Alas! What should I do?