Chapter 1822 He hit himself

However, Tao Ling immediately realized something was wrong. She always wore Tao Qin's old clothes. Occasionally she might have new clothes for the New Year, but it would definitely not be this year.

My father just passed away, so it's already a miracle that I'm not wearing all white during the Lunar New Year. I don't even have the energy to buy any new clothes.

Moreover, as the person who does the most housework in the family, she was well aware that the family's food supplies had been steadily decreasing. The family was already broke, and yet they were buying laundry detergent at this critical juncture?

Tao Ling always felt that Zhang Shi and Tao Qin were both strange. On the surface, she didn't say anything and did whatever Zhang Shi asked her to do, but secretly she was already trying to get information out of her younger brother.

Tao Ling had always known that her mother and sister were despicable, but she never expected that they would be so despicable as to sell her for money.

What does years of forbearance matter? I thought I would be able to leave this family after getting married soon, when I was about to reach marriageable age.

Who would have thought that I would be schemed against like this at the very end?

Tao Ling was angry, but she quickly calmed down.

She obediently went shopping for clothes, carefully tidied herself up, and applied the perfume her mother had bought for her to make herself look more presentable.

Afterwards, he followed his mother to the next county to meet the wealthy man, Mr. Jin.

She pretended not to know anything, sitting quietly to the side, letting her mother and Master Jin talk, as if she were too stupid to realize Zhang's plan.

Master Jin was fairly satisfied with the tidied-up Tao Ling. Although she wasn't particularly stunning or beautiful, and was rather thin, it didn't matter. Overall, she was quite decent, not at all unattractive. With some rest and a little dressing up, she could easily be considered a pretty young lady.

Zhang and Jin got along very well, and the two families quickly finalized the marriage agreement.

Tao Ling didn't say a word from beginning to end. Zhang was very satisfied with her performance. This second daughter was well-behaved and didn't cause any trouble.

However, considering Tao Ling's personality, she wasn't worried. Marriage was ultimately decided by her parents, and she had no choice but to marry.

Two days later, Master Jin invited Tao Ling to his estate outside the city to see the plum blossoms.

Tao Ling felt utterly disgusted, but she still agreed. However, she then added croton seeds to Zhang's food, so Zhang, who was originally going to accompany her, had to run to the outhouse instead.

Zhang wanted Tao Ling to go alone, but the latter pretended to be very scared and dared not go out alone. In the end, Zhang had no choice but to let Tao Qin accompany her.

No one noticed that Tao Ling was still wearing the same dress she had worn last time, the hem of which was quite dirty from working. On the other hand, Tao Qin, who had many clothes to begin with and was also pretty, looked better than Tao Ling even in simple clothes.

The two arrived at the estate together, and sure enough, Master Jin's eyes immediately fell on Tao Qin.

Tao Ling followed behind Tao Qin like a little maid, extremely timid, not even daring to speak loudly, and would stutter if she was even slightly anxious.

This behavior was completely different from their first meeting. After all, during their last meeting, Zhang did most of the talking, only responding briefly when Tao Ling was mentioned.

At that time, Master Jin thought she was just too shy and embarrassed to act that way.

Now it seems there's clearly something wrong with it.

Master Jin was not very satisfied, especially compared to Tao Qin, who habitually pretended to be well-behaved, Tao Ling was simply unbearable to look at.

He lost interest in himself, which satisfied Tao Ling. She then said that her stomach was upset and she needed to go to the outhouse.

(End of this chapter)