Guan Yumei nodded vigorously: "It's her! That jinx, so cunning and wicked! This morning I had a feeling that the two of them were plotting something! Don't you know my husband? He's so single-minded, how could he come up with such an idea?"

In fact, Guan Yumei suspected that the idea came from Su Tong.

However, Su Tong was a male member of the Su family, and she wouldn't betray him, so she used Su Ruyi as a scapegoat.

At this moment, Guan Yuzhu, whose philtrum had been pinched by Zhou Zhilan for a long time, had woken up.

He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of black blood.

Guan Yumei rushed over: "Zhu Zi!"

Guan Yuzhu shoved her away: "Get out! Get out now!"

Just then, Guan Guoping, who had spent the whole day with Jiaojiao in the county town, finally took Jiaojiao back to the educated youth settlement and went home humming a song.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw his father vomiting blood and trying to drive Guan Yumei away.

Guan Guoping immediately stepped forward, grabbed Guan Yumei by the collar, and lifted her off the ground: "What are you doing?!"

Guan Yumei struggled, but couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing that Guan Yumei's eyes were rolling back in her head from being strangled, Zhou Zhilan hurriedly shouted, "Quickly put your aunt down!"

Guan Guoping obediently let go, and Guan Yumei lost her balance and fell to the ground.

Guan Guoping was still fuming: "Auntie, let me tell you, don't think that just because your family has a little money you can act tough in front of my dad!"

Guan Yumei felt a chill in her heart.

This is her favorite nephew, Guoping!

Guan Yumei's thoughts drifted back to the distant past.

The department store received a batch of toy tin cars that could be pulled backwards to run.

She couldn't bear to buy it for two-and-a-half-year-old Su Tong, but she bought it for three-year-old Guo Ping without hesitation.

When Guoping was seven years old, he developed appendicitis, and when Sutong was six and a half, he was hospitalized due to an acute heart attack.

They were placed in hospital rooms on different floors.

At that time, my family only had five yuan.

She chose to use the five yuan to save Guoping's life.

As for Su Tong, the doctor clearly stated that there happened to be an expert giving a lecture at the hospital, who could perform the surgery.

I'll have the surgery right away, and then I'll be able to live like a normal person again.

She didn't believe the doctor.

...

Guan Yumei looked at Guan Guoping, who was now more than a head taller than her, and her eyes filled with tears.

Guan Guoping, however, took her direct gaze as a provocation: "Tell me! What exactly did you do to make my dad so angry he vomited blood?"

"Guoping, come here, Mom has something to tell you." Zhou Zhilan beckoned, and Guoping walked over.

The mother and son whispered in each other's ears for a while.

Guan Guoping straightened up, his hatred deepening: "Was it Su Ruyi's idea?"

Guan Yumei nodded hurriedly: "It's that wretched girl, she's got a lot of schemes up her sleeve!"

Guan Guoping forced a smile: "Aunt, this famine was caused by Uncle. You can't just ignore it, right?"

Guan Yumei nodded mechanically: "But my aunt's house was robbed, and now she has no money left."

"This matter is easy to resolve." Guan Guoping picked his teeth with a straw he found somewhere.

Guan Yumei hurriedly asked, "How do we solve this?"

Guan Guoping spat out some unidentified residue and asked with a smile, "Sister Ruyi is sixteen now, isn't she?"

Guan Yumei calculated: "Fifteen."

Guan Guoping said, "A girl with such a wicked heart will only cause trouble sooner or later if we keep her at home. Aunt, Wang Fengzi's second son is currently arranging a marriage for him!"

“Wang the Madman…” Guan Yumei trembled.

This family has a genetic predisposition to mental illness.

When Guan Yumei was a child, Wang Fengzi's father once grabbed her feet and lifted her upside down to the village pond.

When asked, he said he was fishing.

Guan Yumei said it was fish bait.

She would have been dead if someone hadn't happened to be passing by that time.

"Aunt, if you can't bear to part with Su Ruyi, then just pretend I didn't say anything," Guan Guoping said sarcastically.

“But that jinx has already signed up to go to the countryside!” Guan Yumei frowned.

"Once she got married, she wouldn't have to go to the countryside anymore; that saved her life!"

Seeing that Guan Yumei remained silent, Guan Guoping continued, "The dowry they're offering is quite high, a full four hundred yuan! But there's one catch: once you marry into their family, you can never go back to your parents' home!"

"Is the second son of Wang Fengzi's family the boy who blinded Aunt Wang Liu at the village entrance?" Guan Yumei asked.

"Yes, that's it," Guan Guoping said. "Auntie, you're not feeling sorry for that jinx Su Ruyi, are you?"

Wang Fengzi's second son is a well-known figure in Wang'ao Village.

His achievements are by no means limited to blinding Aunt Wang Liu's left eye at the village entrance.

As a notorious violent madman, he was the nightmare of almost every child, chicken, duck, and dog in the village.

Guan Yumei thought of the hateful look in Su Ruyi's eyes when she looked at her, and how Su Ruyi had tricked her. She immediately said bitterly, "I don't feel sorry for that jinx. But if it's the second son, then four hundred is a bit too little for the bride price."

Guan Guoping's face lit up with joy: "Auntie, what do you think is a suitable amount?"

Guan Yumei pursed her lips, thought for a long time, and then said, "At least six hundred! But I can only... I can only give you half of that money. As for the rest, I'll... I'll try to persuade Dazhi again."

Guan Guoping chuckled: "Alright, Auntie, with you saying that, I'll find the best matchmaker to talk to! By the way, I remember Ruyi is quite pretty, isn't she? Why don't you bring her over, and I'll have someone from Wang Fengzi's family come and take a look?"

“…Okay.” Guan Yumei agreed.

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