"Why don't you take a look at your daughter? Did Young Master Lian fancy her because of her pockmarked face or because she's too old to bear children?"
Mrs. Jia questioned Mrs. Tian and then turned to the onlookers, "Young Master Lian clearly had his eyes on my Xiao Xue. Our families were just about to finalize everything when Xu Xinghua snatched it away. The Xu family colluded with Matchmaker Wang to swap out Xiao Xue's marriage for Xu Xinghua's. Don't believe their nonsense that Madam Lian favored Xu Xinghua; they're just saying that to save face, who knows what tricks they've used behind the scenes."
"Xu Xinghua isn't even worthy to carry my Xiao Xue's shoes, how could the Lian family choose her? I wouldn't be surprised if the veil is lifted at the wedding and they send her back."
"What? Xinghua's marriage stole Xiao Xue's?" asked Liu Yueer, fresh from vacation in Pingchuan, as she joined the growing crowd.
"So that's how it is."
The gossipers exchanged knowing glances.
