"Yang Sheng is from the city. You'll live a good life after marrying him. You're my granddaughter, would I ever harm you?"

Grandma Fang was publicly slapped in the face. She was very unhappy.

"Haven't you harmed enough people? Aunt, eldest sister, now you want to harm me too?" Yu Linyun asked with a sneer.

Old Mrs. Fang's thin face twitched a few times, a hint of guilt flashing across her face. "You child, how can you talk like that?"

Yu Linyun ignored her, her eyes red-rimmed as she looked at her parents in the corner, asking tremblingly, "Did you know about this? Did Grandma tell you anything, or did she bring it over on her own?"

Wan Yindi and Yu Jianhai were also completely bewildered.

They had no idea what their mother-in-law/biological mother was up to until the guest was brought over. Only then did they realize what the guest was there for: to date their daughter!

"No, neither your father nor I know about this." Wan Yindi's face darkened as she spoke.

She does want her daughter to marry a city man, that's true, but not one like this—he's like a fool!

After her daughter said she had a way to pay for her own tuition, she let her continue her studies. After all, even Lin Xiu, the eldest daughter of the eldest son, could finish high school, so her daughter should at least finish high school too. Why should she come back to work for free?

As the start of the school year approached, her mother-in-law suddenly pulled this stunt. Wasn't this just harming her daughter? Her daughter was only sixteen! What family is in such a hurry to find a husband? She didn't want a son-in-law like that!

Wan Yindi glanced at her silent mother-in-law and nudged her husband.

Recalling the farce that had just happened, the honest and kind-hearted Yu Jianhai couldn't help but feel heartbroken by his parents' actions.

He walked up to the "guests" and asked them to leave.

“Why should we leave? We gave Hu Guichen a five-yuan referral fee. She said we came because your family had a suitable daughter. Your family is in cahoots with Hu Guichen. We can leave, but we have to return the money.”

The 30-year-old man hid in the back, completely protected by his mother.

Yu Jianhai almost cursed out loud. What a piece of trash! This coward has the nerve to come out looking for a wife.

Son.

His face darkened: "Since it was Hu Guichen who took you in..." —Squeak

The door was pushed open from the outside.

Shen Qianqian looked at the crowd of people in the courtyard and blinked in surprise. "Oh, are you having a get-together?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the tables and chairs on the ground in a complete mess.

Shen Qianqian gave a slight smile. As long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed. The atmosphere became somewhat heavy.

Shen Qianqian prepared to return to her small room.

In the quiet air, a slightly sluggish and muffled male voice rang out. "Mom, I want to marry her."

Marry her?

Whom should I marry?

It seems this is a matchmaking extravaganza.

Shen Qianqian stopped in her tracks, intending to take another look at the commotion, when she noticed that a strange man and woman in the courtyard were staring at her. The man's expression was rather abnormal, with a silly grin on his face, while the woman's gaze was even more repulsive, as if she were looking at a commodity waiting to be sold.

I'm folding them, my hands are itching to do it.

So this man meant to marry her. It was her?!

Shen Qianqian frowned and asked Old Lady Fang, "Where did you get these two disgusting things?"

The woman's expression changed instantly.

"Who are you calling a piece of trash? No, who's disgusting!"

Shen Qianqian gave a soft "Oh": "So you're not a piece of trash after all. Then stop staring at me, you're annoying."

The woman was so angry that her breathing became heavy. She turned her head and shouted at Old Mrs. Fang, "You can keep a daughter like this for the rest of her life. I've never seen one like this. It would be a miracle if she could even get married."

After saying that, he took his mentally challenged son and left.

She stopped as she passed by Shen Qianqian, seemingly intending to say something harsh. Shen Qianqian smiled at her and said first, "Thank you for your kind words."

The woman stormed off in anger.

Shen Qianqian stayed in the room for a while, preparing to take a shower and catch up on some sleep, when she saw Yu Linyun standing at the door with something in his arms, staring at her.

"What do you want? Come in and talk to me."

Yu Linyun took two steps inside and put the things on the table.

"This is what I picked up for you from the post office. It hasn't been opened. Take a look for yourself, and there's also the yard."

"I wipe the bicycles in here clean every three days; they're very clean."

Oh, so you came to see her with such a serious expression just to report on "business"?

Shen Qianqian rummaged through the package a couple of times, but instead of opening it directly, she took out a few banknotes from her backpack.

"This is the tuition fee I'm lending you. The tuition fee at No. 1 Middle School is eight yuan per semester. I've already lent you the money for textbooks, accommodation, and the cafeteria. It's enough for three years. You can arrange the rest yourself and pay me back after you start working."

Holding the money, Yu Linyun felt an overwhelming surge of gratitude welling up inside her.

She even began to regret her previous inexplicable hostility towards Shen Qianqian, but...

This person she hated so much actually helped her!

Having just been hurt by my family, I feel as if I've been healed in this moment.

Regardless, as long as she can go to school, she will study hard and get away from this place.

After taking the money, Yu Linyun did not leave immediately.

"Those two people were introduced to me by Hu Guichen. My grandma likes his city residency and wants me to date him."

Shen Qianqian said incredulously, "But isn't that man an idiot?" His unusual expression clearly indicated that he was mentally unstable.

Hu Guichen has ill intentions.

She reasonably suspected that the other party harbored hostility towards the Yu family; otherwise, why would they keep introducing such undesirable individuals? Last time it was Yu Linxiu, who barely escaped their clutches, and now they've turned their attention to Yu Linyun, as if they won't stop until they've ruined all the girls in the Yu family.

Shen Qianqian's dislike for this person deepened.

For many girls, getting married is the most important choice. Choice is the only way to make a decision. Hu Guichen, on the other hand, seems to have chosen the perfect grave for these girls from the very beginning.

How many girls have had their lives ruined by these people who make dirty money as matchmakers? What about that young woman from the city?

Shen Qianqian saw that her eyes were red, and she was obviously quite frightened. After all, she was a teenager. If she didn't want to be manipulated in this kind of situation, she had to fight back.

Fortunately, Lin Yun did just that.

Shen Qianqian softened her tone, saying, "Study hard, go to university, and you can get away from here."

After Yu Linyun left.

Shen Qianqian closed the door and opened the bag.

Ruan Yuan sent the same thing as always: 12 boxes of chocolates in two bags, a little more money (100 yuan), and some brightly colored clothes. That was all.

Shen Qianqian was a little confused. Did Ruan Yuan remember her as her daughter or not? The things she sent were getting more and more abundant, but there wasn't a single letter.

Why is that?

Forget it, if she can't figure it out, she won't think about it anymore. She'll ask in Hong Kong when she has the chance. The original owner of this body has had it so hard all these years; she has to give her an answer.

The next day, having recovered her strength, Shen Qianqian set off for the county town on her bicycle. Today, she was going to visit the factory!

I had been chatting with Yang Wang before, and he mentioned that there were some abandoned factories in Nanxian County.