Old Scholar Fang became even more puzzled, "Qinqin doesn't agree!? Isn't she…"
"Isn't what?" Shen Songming pressed.
"Didn't she accept your Jade Hairpin? She even wore it during her coming-of-age ceremony!" Old Scholar Fang was also somewhat confused, as she was unwilling to return it when asked.
It turned out to be because of the Jade Hairpin. Shen Songming gave him a disdainful look, "I merely presented her with a respectful gift, just like the donkey cart I gave her before, and she didn't make much of it, probably thinking the trinket was quite valuable."
It took Old Scholar Fang a while to catch on that he had misunderstood so gravely, and had been self-scheming, aiming to carve out a favorable path for his granddaughter. But if neither of them felt that way, why did Shen Songming now wish to marry Pei Qin?
"I didn't dare to before," Shen Songming wasn't afraid to tell the truth, "When I mentioned marriage, she beat me up so badly, even now my backside hurts when I sit!"
