Tiesheng repeated himself twice. Cuihua and her mother, who had thought the matter was settled, lost their smiles entirely.
Cuihua's mother pulled Cuihua into her arms, covered her ears, and asked Tiesheng's Mother with extreme coldness, "What is the meaning of this from your son?"
Hearing that Tiesheng refused to marry her, Cuihua buried her face in her mother's bosom and wept uncontrollably.
Chapter 56