Just as Lu Jingnian finished setting out the chopsticks, there was a knock on their door.

Lu Jingnian frowned unhappily. Who would choose to come to their house during mealtime?

Jiang Yue got up to open the door, "Could it be my older brother and the others?"

On the way back from the fields today, Lu Jingnian said that Jiang Zheng and Political Commissar Yu were on duty tonight and wouldn't be home for dinner, so Jiang Yue and Lu Jingnian didn't prepare any food for them.

When Jiang Yue opened the door, she was stunned to see the person standing outside.

"Huahua"

It turned out to be Yao Hua who arrived, followed by Jiang Zheng with a dark expression. Yao Hua was clutching her bag, her eyes red, clearly having been crying.

Jiang Yue quickly pulled her inside and asked anxiously, "Hua Hua, what's wrong? Who bullied you?"

When Yao Hua saw Jiang Yue, the tears she had been holding back burst forth instantly. She dropped her bag to the ground, hugged Jiang Yue, and started crying.

"Waaah, Yueyue, I'm so scared, what should I do?"

"Huahua, don't be afraid. I will never let anyone hurt you. Don't cry. Tell me what happened, okay?"

Jiang Yue held Yao Hua in her arms, gently comforting and coaxing her.

Yao Hua cried for a long time before she finally stopped crying and stammered out the whole story to Jiang Yue.

“I…my mom wants me to get married, and I don’t really have any objections…but…but when I got home today, I overheard…I overheard my mom talking to my great-aunt. They…they said that the man is a cripple, and…and he beats his wife. His last wife…was beaten to death by him.”

“But my mother listened to my great-aunt and said it didn’t matter. She had already done more than enough by raising me. The man offered a large dowry. Once I married him, my fate would be up to me.”

At this point, Yao Hua couldn't help but cry again. "When I heard those words, I was really angry and heartbroken. I am her daughter. Haven't I done enough for her all these years?"

Why did she…

In her grief and anger, Yao Hua lost her temper and rushed over to argue with her mother. As a result, her mother slapped her, locked her in her room, and said that she would send her to that person that night, and the wedding would be canceled.

Yao Hua jumped out of the window and ran away. She didn't dare go to the Jiang family because she knew that if she ran away, the first place her mother would think of would be the Jiang family. If she went to the Jiang family, Grandma Jiang and the others would definitely protect her, but Yao Hua didn't want to cause trouble for the Jiang family.

"Yueyue, I'm sorry!"

Yao Hua tearfully took the bundle that Lu Jingnian had just picked up and placed it in front of Jiang Yue. "Yueyue, these are the clothes I made these past two days. The rest of the fabric is also inside."

"For the rest that's not finished, you can ask one of my friends to do it. I wrote her address on a piece of paper and put it in my bag. I can't stay here with you; I have to go now. My mom knows we're close, and she'll definitely find you soon."

You can't go anywhere.

Jiang Yue grabbed Yao Hua's hand. "Hua Hua, believe me. You stay here with me. I will absolutely not let anyone take you away."

Where can Yao Hua go after leaving here?

Should she go back to her father's side?

That place was another hellhole for Yao Hua.

"But...but my mother has already accepted that person's betrothal gifts..." Yao Hua didn't want to leave, but if she didn't leave, it would implicate Yueyue.

“Yueyue, you know my mom can be very unreasonable sometimes. I’ll really be a burden to you if I stay here. Please let me go.”

If it weren't for returning the fabric and clothes to Jiang Yue, Yao Hua wouldn't have come looking for her.

After listening to Yao Hua's words, Lu Jingnian pondered for a moment and then suddenly said, "Yao Hua, you don't need to worry so much. Actually, it's very simple to solve this problem."

Jiang Yue and Yao Hua both looked at Lu Jingnian. Jiang Yue quickly asked, "What's your idea?"