“Let’s go!” Ning Ruoruo said crisply.

"Where are you going?"

Li Wanshi was first stunned, then overjoyed. She had actually managed to get this done.

"Let's go, Grandma, I'll personally take you to the Liu family."

Li Wanshi held Ning Ruoruo's hand, their affectionate gestures resembling those between a grandmother and granddaughter.

"I'm not going to the Liu family!"

“Not going to the Liu family? Are you going to the cowshed to tidy up first? That’s fine too…” Li Wanshi said incessantly.

"They won't even go to the cowshed!"

"Then where are you going?" Li Wanshi was dumbfounded after being rejected twice in a row.

"To your doorstep."

What are you doing at my doorstep?

"I'll hang myself in front of your house!"

The Li family never expected this unexpected turn of events!

Ning Ruoruo didn't delay any longer. She quickly got off the kang (a heated brick bed), put on her shoes, grabbed Li Wanshi, and walked out in one smooth motion.

"Hey, hey, you little rascal, how come you have such a strong grip! Don't pull me!"

Ning Ruoruo has been doing farm work since she was a child, while Li Wanshi has been living a life of luxury and is getting old. How could she be a match for Ning Ruoruo!

Not only was Li Wanshi short, but her feet were also small, and she slid right on the ground as Ning Ruoruo pulled her along.

"Eldest son, Sixth son, quickly make this little girl let me go!" Li Wanshi shouted to her son.

Just as Li Jin was about to make a move, Li Xiangdong stopped him.

Li Xiangdong's meaning was clear: something was going on here. Rather than doing it secretly, he decided to bring it out into the open and see who was using his mother as a pawn!

Ning Ruoruo grabbed the straw rope from Li Xiangdong's cart, grabbed Li Wanshi with one hand, and walked away shouting all the way!

"Dear uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters! Please come out and take a look!"

Ning Ruoruo's clear voice immediately drew the attention of everyone around her who were having lunch.

When they arrived at Li Qingshan's front door, a group of villagers who had come to watch the commotion had already followed behind them. Some of them were even holding rice bowls, eating while pointing and whispering behind them.

"What's going on? Why is Ning's daughter clinging to Li Wanshi and refusing to let go?"

"How is the Ning family's daughter going to hang it on the door frame with just a straw rope?!"

Everyone was stunned by what they saw, but also secretly excited. This was going to be another big show!

Ning Ruoruo saw that almost everyone had arrived, including Gai Feng's parents and Aunt Niu, and Niu Yonggui was also watching her from behind the crowd.

"Grandma Li told me that because of the filthy things those two beasts did yesterday, I have no choice but to become a nun or hang myself! There are no nunneries in our country now, so I have nowhere to become a nun, and hanging myself is the only option left!"

"Today, I will hang myself at Grandma Li's door!"

After Ning Ruoruo finished speaking, she tied the straw rope hanging on the door frame into a tight knot and stretched it with her hand to see if the knot was strong!

Li Wanshi never expected things to turn out this way.

This...this...you should hang yourself somewhere else!

What's going on with hanging yourself in front of my house?!

She's a very timid person, you know!

“Well, I didn’t say that hanging yourself was the only way out for you. Didn’t I tell you to marry Liu Baobao?” Li Wanshi explained to everyone.

"Oh! Liu Baobao did something despicable, and not only will he not be punished, but he can also get a wife for free?" Ning Ruoruo asked rhetorically.

"That's for your own good..."

Some people in the crowd actually agreed.

"So that means that in the future, if a family has a son or grandson who wants to get married, they don't need to have a formal marriage ceremony or free love. As long as they take a fancy to a girl, they can do something dirty to her, and that girl will have no choice but to marry your son or grandson?"

"This is so convenient!"

The members whispered among themselves.

Families with sons and grandsons who couldn't afford to marry off their children actually felt that Ning Ruoruo's words made some sense.

Many people, or those with daughters or granddaughters, think this is utterly ridiculous. Who would dare let their daughters go out in the future?

She just went out, and no matter what, she was kidnapped by someone else and taken back to be their wife!

"This is outrageous!"

Li Jin walked out of the crowd, his face ashen. The one who started this farce today was actually his mother!

He didn't want to make a big deal out of it, but his son had a point. If he could get away with it the first time, there would definitely be a second and a third time. If Li Wanshi did something in his name, Li Jin, it would be too late!

Why not take this opportunity to put an end to the ideas of certain people in the village? It's better to be blunt than to be malicious!

"First of all, I want to emphasize that our country has laws, and those who do wrong will naturally be punished by law! Rape is a serious crime, just like murder, arson, and robbery! Don't always think that you can resolve it through some private means!"

"Furthermore, our country has clearly stipulated the legal marriage age: 20 for men and 18 for women! There are no child brides! That's a relic of the old society. Are there still people who are thinking about the old society?"

"The state stipulates that marriage is a matter of freedom, and no one may interfere or force anyone! If anyone in Lijiapo Brigade still thinks about arranging a marriage, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"There are people who actually think that after insulting someone else's daughter, they can get a wife for free. Let me tell you, that's a pipe dream! All you'll get is a pair of handcuffs, nothing else!"

After Li Jin finished speaking with a stern face, the crowd fell silent.

Ning Ruoruo stopped trying to hang herself and looked at the Niu and Liu couple behind the crowd. "Let me tell you clearly, I will not withdraw the case, no matter who you bring! If you try to mess with me again, I don't mind dying with you."

In the middle of the day, Aunt Niu and the others suddenly felt a chill run down their spines.

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