One of Meng Xinian’s purposes in coming to Peace Town was to clarify things with Chiang Xiao.
However, before meeting with the people of the Old Chiang Family, he thought it was just a precaution, knowing that it was fake between them was enough, and those people might not really trace it back to her. Therefore, even if he pretended to be her little husband, it wouldn’t have any impact on her personally.
After all, her elders didn’t know, and neither did the people in the village.
So at that time, he didn’t feel any burden in his heart.
But now it was different.
Just now, when he heard the people from the Old Chiang Family insulting and slandering her, even talking about expelling her from the clan, he was so angry that he couldn’t help himself, and he stood up in anger and directly declared her his fiancée, even fabricating such an engagement.
After calming down, Meng Xinian felt that he had been somewhat unfair to her.
He himself didn’t care, being betrothed didn’t affect him, since he didn’t plan to marry any time soon anyway.
But for Chiang Xiao, it was serious.
From now on, she would be seen as someone with a fiancé, someone taken.
Her reputation might improve, and he could always stand by her as her fiancé, preventing her from being jilted, but this could only last for four or five years at most.
What would happen when she grew up, went to college, and wanted to date? What if her boyfriend found out about this engagement?
So, he still took advantage of her and caused her trouble.
But since things had developed to this extent, acknowledging this status was the best way to minimize the trouble. As for the future...
Meng Xinian shamelessly thought that, in the end, when she dated someone else in the future, he would explain it personally to the man. If the man couldn’t understand, then he wasn’t worth her time.
Any man who would hassle Chiang Xiao about this wasn’t a good man.
Zhao Xin, who had gone to get him medicine, was now back, standing outside the door, not daring to come in.
He wanted to cry but had no tears, and couldn’t help but slap himself.
After all, it was he who caused this mess.
If it hadn’t been for his calling out "Sister-in-law" back in the village, Chiang Xiao wouldn’t have been insulted by Ho Laidi, being called a Little Vixen. The captain wouldn’t have stood up to declare himself her fiancé.
It was all his fault.
Now, he didn’t dare to enter the room.
Chiang Xiao glanced at Meng Xinian.
"Hmm?" Meng Xinian had thought she was about to get angry, but instead, he was stunned to hear her say this so suddenly.
He was somewhat unable to react.
If it were before Ho Laidi’s commotion, Chiang Xiao really wouldn’t have agreed.
But now that things had come to this, the betrothal gifts had been taken out, and it was just about having a nominal fiancé to shut the mouths of the villagers, what was there for her to fear?
It was fake, not real.
She was only thirteen, far from thinking about dating or marriage.
If a twenty-year-old man didn’t mind, what was there for her to worry about? In fact, she felt like she was coming out ahead, because after seeing the reaction of the people from the Old Chiang Family, with such a fiancé, they probably wouldn’t bother her family as they used to.
"I’m saying I agree," Chiang Xiao blinked and added, "But since it’s fake, you better not come up with some Xiao Bai or some enchantress showing up at my door to throw money at me to leave you, some melodramatic plot."
She didn’t want to deal with his romantic troubles!
"What nonsense is running through your mind," Meng Xinian couldn’t help but knock on her head.
But, he truly felt relieved at heart.
It was good that she agreed.
And just at that moment, Chiang Songhai, who had been looking rather peculiar from the start, suddenly spoke up.