"Mr. Yang is from the city. If you marry him, you'll live a good life. I'm your grandma. Would I ever do you harm?"
Grandma Fang was quite unhappy about being publicly embarrassed.
"Have you not harmed enough people? Auntie, Eldest Sister, and now you want to harm me too?" Yu Linyun sneered and questioned.
Grandma Fang's gaunt face twitched a couple of times, and a hint of guilt flashed across her eyes.
"Child, how can you talk like that?"
Yu Linyun ignored her and, with red - rimmed eyes, looked at her parents in the corner. Her voice trembled as she asked, "Do you guys know about this? Did Grandma tell you, or did she just bring them here on her own initiative?"
Wan Yindi and Yu Jianhai were also completely bewildered.
They had no idea about their mother - in - law/mother's plan at all. It wasn't until the guests were brought in that they realized what they were here for - to find a girlfriend for their daughter!
"No, your father and I didn't know about this."
As Wan Yindi spoke, her face darkened.
It was true that she hoped her daughter would marry someone from the city, but not someone like this! He was as stupid as could be!
Since her daughter said she had a way to pay for her own tuition, she had let her continue studying. After all, Linxiu from the eldest son's family had finished high school. Her daughter should at least finish high school too. Why should she come back and work for the family for free?
But now, just before school started, her mother - in - law suddenly pulled this stunt. Wasn't this ruining her daughter? Her daughter was only sixteen! Which family was in such a hurry to find a match for their daughter? She didn't want such a son - in - law!
Wan Yindi glanced at her silent mother - in - law and nudged her husband.
Recalling the farce just now, the honest and simple Yu Jianhai couldn't help but feel heart - broken about his parents' actions.
He walked up to the "guests" and asked them to leave.
"Why should we leave? We gave Hu Guihua five yuan as a match - making fee. She said you had a suitable daughter in your family, so we came. You and Hu Guihua are in this together. If you want us to leave, give us back the money."
The 30 - year - old man hid behind his mother, who protected him tightly.
Yu Jianhai almost cursed out. What a wimp! He was too embarrassed to come out looking for a wife.
His face looked ugly. "Since it was Hu Guihua who took your money..."
"— Creak"
The door was pushed open from the outside.
Hua Qingqing looked at the people in the yard and blinked in surprise.
"Yo, are you having a party?"
As soon as she said that, she saw the messy tables and chairs on the ground.
Hua Qingqing twitched the corner of her mouth. As long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who will be embarrassed.
The atmosphere was a bit solemn.
Hua Qingqing was about to go back to the small room.
In the quiet air, a slightly dull and slurred male voice sounded.
"Mommy, I want to marry her."
Marry her?
Marry who?
It seemed this was a blind - date feast.
Hua Qingqing stopped walking and decided to watch the fun a bit more. She saw the strange man and woman in the yard looking at her. The man's expression was abnormal, with a silly smile on his face, and the woman's gaze was even more repulsive. She looked at her as if she were a commodity waiting to be sold.
Damn it, she was itching to teach them a lesson.
So this guy meant to marry her!
Hua Qingqing frowned and asked Grandma Fang, "Where did you get these two disgusting people?"
The woman's face immediately changed.
"Who are you calling a thing? Who's disgusting!"
Hua Qingqing let out an "oh" sound. "So you're not a thing. Then keep your eyes in check. They're annoying."
The woman was so angry that her breathing became heavy. She turned to Grandma Fang and shouted, "Keep this kind of daughter in your family for a lifetime. I've never seen someone like this. She'll never get married."
After saying that, she pulled her stupid son away.
When passing by Hua Qingqing, she stopped, as if she was going to say something harsh.
Hua Qingqing smiled at her and said first, "Thanks for your kind words."
The woman left in a huff.
Hua Qingqing stayed in the room for a while. She was going to take a bath and take a nap, but then she saw Yu Linyun standing at the door with some things in her arms, staring at her.
"What's up? Come in and talk if you have something to say."
Yu Linyun walked in a couple of steps and put the things on the table.
"I picked this up for you at the post office. I didn't open it. You can take a look yourself. And the bike in the yard, I've wiped it every three days. It's very clean."
Oh, did she come here so seriously just to report on these "matters"?
Hua Qingqing rummaged through the package but didn't open it directly. Instead, she took out a few banknotes from her schoolbag.
"This is the tuition I'm lending you. The tuition at No. 1 Middle School is eight yuan per semester. Textbooks, accommodation, the cafeteria... I've lent you enough money for three years. You can arrange the rest on your own. Pay me back when you start working in the future."
Yu Linyun held the money tightly. The gratitude in her heart was almost overwhelming.
She even began to regret the inexplicable hostility she had towards Hua Qingqing before. But it was this person she had disliked so much who had helped her!
She had been hurt by her family just now, but at this moment, she felt healed.
Anyway, as long as she could go to school, that was good. She would study hard and get away from this place.
After taking the money, Yu Linyun didn't leave immediately.
"Those two people just now were introduced to me by Hu Guihua. Grandma likes his city household registration and wants me to date him."
Hua Qingqing was incredulous. "But isn't that guy a fool?"
That abnormal expression clearly showed there was something wrong with him.
This Hu Guihua had bad intentions.
She reasonably suspected that this person had a grudge against the Yu family. Otherwise, why did she always introduce such unsuitable people? Last time it was Yu Linxiu. Yu Linxiu had finally escaped this bad fate, and now she was targeting Yu Linyun. It was as if she wouldn't stop until she had ruined all the Yu family girls.
Hua Qingqing's dislike for this person deepened.
For many girls, getting married was the most important choice. Choice meant having options. Hu Guihua had already chosen a grave for the girls from the very beginning.
How many girls' lives had been ruined by this kind of person who made dirty money as a match - maker?
What about that auntie who lived in the city? How was she doing?
Hua Qingqing saw that Yu Linyun's eyes were red. She was obviously quite frightened. After all, she was just a teenage girl. If she didn't want to be controlled, she had to fight back.
Thankfully, Yu Linyun had managed to do that.
Hua Qingqing softened her voice, a rare occurrence. "Study hard. When you go to college, you can leave this place."
After Yu Linyun left, Hua Qingqing closed the door and opened the package.
Ruan Yuan had sent the same old things: two packages with 12 boxes of chocolates. There was a bit more money, a hundred yuan, and some brightly - colored clothes. There was nothing else.
Hua Qingqing was a bit confused. Did Ruan Yuan remember her as her daughter or not?
The things she sent were getting more and more abundant, but not a single letter.
Why was that?
Forget it. If she couldn't figure it out, she wouldn't think about it. When she had the chance in the future, she would go to Hong Kong to ask.
The original body had suffered so much over the years. She deserved an answer.
The next day, fully rested, Hua Qingqing rode her bike to the county town.
Today, she was going to look at the factory!
Previously, when chatting with Yang Wang, he had said that there were some abandoned factories in Nan County.