“But my reputation is my reputation, and my life is my life. He only talks about getting engaged now, and he wants me to live at his house and take care of his mother and children. Once he goes back to the army, who knows when he will come back? What if he immediately tells me to get out when he comes back? What can I do? If he just says that I am his family’s maid, I can’t go and get married again with such a reputation, can I?” Lin Rui explained to her carefully, repeatedly saying that she was not playing tricks.

“I did think about these things before, but you kept making a fuss, and I couldn’t do anything about it. Besides, Lu Feng’s profession doesn’t allow them to get married privately; they have to report to their superiors. And his family said they wouldn’t abandon him after starting something. I’ve watched Lu Feng grow up; his character is absolutely impeccable. He’s more reliable than you. Now this is all your fault, so who can you blame?” He Yumei was also very disappointed in her.

Actually, it was not proper for their daughter to live in their house after they got engaged, but their daughter had been making a fuss and spending all her time with those good-for-nothing people in the alley, which made He Yumei anxious.

So they simply let her move into the Lu family home, thus extinguishing any thoughts she might have. He Yumei had no other choice but to tell everyone that she was being filial and was going to help Lu Feng take care of the family.

Lu Feng agreed because he was indeed worried about the nanny taking care of the children and his mother at home.

Although he knew Lin Wanwan wouldn't be a good mother, he knew He Yumei was a straightforward and kind person. When the Lu family fell on hard times, all of the Lu family's other relatives cut off ties with the Lu family.

Only He Yumei and Lin's father secretly provided relief to the Lu family. Even when the Lu family was sent to the Northwest for reform through labor, He Yumei had Lin's father find a trustworthy comrade to secretly help them. If this behavior were caught, the entire Lin family would suffer. Lu Feng remembered this kindness, so even though he knew Lin Wanwan was not a good match, he agreed to get engaged to her.

"Then let's get married now, is there no other way?" Lin Wanwan was also anxious. If they waited for Lu Feng to break off the engagement, it would be difficult to get close to him in the future. But Lin Wanwan also disagreed with living in his house without any status or identity.