Watching her eldest daughter walk away, Dong Yao let out another long sigh.
Shen Qingju had a childhood betrothal with Li Wei, the second son of the Li family in the same village, arranged by the elder of the Shen Family and the elder of the Li family.
Things were fine before, and the families got along well, but ever since Li Wei became a Scholar, everything changed.
Everyone in the Li family, except for the elder, felt that Shen Qingju was not worthy of Li Wei. They said that Li Wei was destined to become a Scholar official, while Shen Qingju was just a village girl; not only was she outspokenly bold, she also had a foolish sister, which would make those of higher status mock them in the future.
But Li Wei was unwilling; he and Shen Qingju had grown up together, and he liked her straightforwardness. The reason he studied so earnestly was so that he could marry her with honor when he achieved academic success.
