She glanced at the person kneeling upright before Grandpa Su and Grandma Su.
In the end, she also chose to kneel beside Su Sangong.
"I know this is my fault, but I can't control my own feelings. You can call me shameless or whatever you want, but I want to be with Sangong."
Grandma Su then asked Su Sangong, "Are you not going to regret it? Even if people point fingers at you later?"
"Grandpa, Grandma, I'm not afraid of people pointing fingers at me. I only worry that you, my father, and my mother will be gossiped about, and that your grandson will be considered unfilial."
"Since both of your minds are set on this, then from now on, you can be together. I agree."
Su Sangong hadn't expected Grandma to agree so readily. He hadn't even said much, so how could she agree?
It didn't make sense.
His grandmother was not someone easily persuaded, so how could she agree?
But Grandma had agreed.
Su Sangong was overjoyed and couldn't help but reach out and pull Su Xiaocao into his arms.
"Xiaocao, Grandma agreed. Did you hear that?"
Everyone else stared at Grandma Su with disbelief.
"I disagree. These two children are from the same ancestor. If this really happens, my old face is one thing, but what about our reputation in the long run!"
Grandpa Su still felt he couldn't let this slide.
They were all family children, how could this happen?
His old woman was becoming more confused, how could she be so foolish as to agree?
Wasn't this inviting people to gossip about the Changjiu couple?
Grandpa Su knew very well that no matter when, the girl would always bear more pressure.
His Sangong was a boy, so it was fine, but Xiaocao was a girl, and the pressure she would face would be much greater than Sangong's.
Because of this, Su Changjiu would also bear much more pressure than their family.
Moreover, their family was now living in the capital, and at most, they would never return to Nanling Village in this lifetime.
But Su Changjiu was the village chief of Nanling Village. If such a thing happened, the impact on Su Changjiu would be truly immense.
Hearing Grandpa Su's objection, the light in Su Sangong and Su Xiaocao's eyes dimmed considerably.
Su Sangong hadn't expected that even though Grandma agreed, Grandpa would still object.
As a grandson, Su Sangong had always thought that if Grandma agreed, Grandpa would generally agree too.
After all, Grandpa listened to Grandma in most matters and basically never contradicted her.
But the fact was, Grandpa Su objected.
Su Xiaotian hesitated and looked at Su Xiaocao and Su Sangong.
She saw the little stars that appeared in their eyes when Grandma Su agreed, and the dimness in their eyes when Grandpa objected.
She could tell that the two of them truly liked each other.
But, when did they get together?
Oh, no, when did they start to have feelings for each other?
How had she never noticed?
Su Xiaotian recalled seriously and realized that she might have been truly oblivious.
Actually, she just hadn't thought about it before. Now that she thought about it carefully, her third brother had shown very clear signs several times.
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And Sister Xiaocao, by not choosing a high-quality man like Gu Chengxuan, clearly had someone else in her heart.
And that person was likely her third brother, who couldn't compare to Gu Chengxuan in anything.
This meant that these two people developing feelings for each other was likely not a recent occurrence.
It was very possible that they had had feelings for each other for a long time.
Su Xiaotian couldn't help but pat her forehead.
Su Xiaotian couldn't bear to disappoint them and felt she should do something for them.
"Grandpa, Grandma has her reasons, don't worry."
This time, even Su Xiaotian, the obedient child, was of no use.
Grandpa Su said impatiently, "Sweetie, you're still young and don't understand these things, so don't interfere."
Su Xiaotian: "..."
Alright, she wouldn't say anything more.
Chi Yiyuan stood beside Su Xiaotian, glanced at her, and then at the two kneeling before them. Suddenly, he felt that perhaps he also had a long and arduous journey ahead.
If he were to express his feelings in the future, would Grandpa Su also disagree?
After all, Grandpa Su cherished Xiaotian like the apple of his eye.
Thinking of this, Chi Yiyuan instantly felt terrible.
He decided that for the next two years, he would diligently curry favor with Grandpa Su, so that he could have a better chance in the future.
But for now, the issue of Su Xiaocao and Su Sangong still needed to be resolved.
Chi Yiyuan didn't think there was any reason why two people of the same surname, who were distantly related, couldn't marry.
But he had also lived in Nanling Village and naturally understood what the villagers would think.
Moreover, these two were not only of the same surname, but they had also grown up as brother and sister, which made things even more complicated.
Chi Ge spoke at this moment.
"People used to say that people of the same surname should not marry, but isn't this a new era? It only stipulates that people within three or five generations of blood relation cannot marry, and there are no other restrictions. I think these two children are quite well-matched."
Chi Ge's comment that they were well-matched momentarily rendered Grandpa Su speechless.
He wanted to retort, but Grandpa Su had always been very respectful of Chi Ge, so the words of objection didn't come out.
Everyone was somewhat surprised.
They were all very traditional people, believing that even if cousins of the same surname were closely related, they could still marry, but cousins of the same surname, even if distantly related, could not.
But then again, it seemed to be the case.
The two children liked each other, and even the law allowed it, so there was nothing wrong with that.
Moreover, the more they looked at these two children, the more they seemed to be well-matched, just as Chi Ge had said.
It would be a good thing if these two children could end up together.
However, this matter still had too much impact.
They didn't know what to say.
Whether this matter could be resolved in the end still depended on Grandpa Su, Su Laoda, and Su Changjiu to discuss.
After Chi Ge finished speaking, he knew he couldn't say more, so he proposed to take his leave.
Grandpa Su looked at Su Sangong and Su Xiaocao, who were still kneeling, and sighed.
How could such a thing happen?
"You two can get up now. We'll discuss this after we see Grandpa Du and Grandpa Chi back."
Su Sangong wanted to continue pleading with Grandpa Su to agree, but he also knew that no matter how much he said now, it wouldn't change his grandfather's mind.
It was better to give his grandfather some time to think; perhaps he would agree.
The two could only obediently stand up.
The Chi family hadn't been lived in for some time, so Chi Ge and Chi Yiyuan would be staying at Du Tonghe's house that night.
Grandpa Su arranged for the four Su children to see the guests off, then returned to the main hall with Su Sangong, Su Xiaocao, and the others.