In the study, Xiao Qixiang looked at Sheng Shushu, appearing as benign as ever, though not particularly enthusiastic.
"Wang Cixin didn't tell me anything specific, did you want to discuss some conditions regarding the engagement?" Xiao Yu's grandfather asked her.
Assuming it was a question about the betrothal gifts.
Instead, she asked, "Why did you agree to my marriage with the Xiao Family? It's no different from picking a random girl off the streets."
"Don't say it's because your health is failing and the Xiao Family has been declining over the years, so you're using me to bring good fortune; that reason doesn't hold up."
Although wealthy families indeed follow this tradition, Sheng Shushu felt it wasn't the real reason.
Intuition.
"Do you have some sort of relationship with my mother?" Sheng Shushu asked directly.
Actually, she had asked on a whim, guided solely by intuition.
