Chapter 23

Although she heard a lot of lies in Gu Qing's words, Yu Yao had to admit that she was moved by his words.

This set off alarm bells in Yu Yao's heart.

Many marriage tragedies in this world are caused by love brain, and she doesn't want to become that kind of person.

She felt that she should not be, because although Gu Qing told lies, his lies were all for her from beginning to end, to help her cover up the loopholes in the origins of those gold, silver and jewelry. She really had no fault to find with this.

Just when Jiang Limei was still a little dazed, Mr. Gu also spoke.

"Mother-in-law, the two children have fallen in love with each other. I don't care much about other things, but this boy has been in the army for many years, so you can rest assured of his character. We came here today just to arrange marriages for the two children. The boy's marriage report has not been submitted yet, so you still have time to test him."

Hearing this, Jiang Limei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This was also her first time marrying off a daughter, but she had actually rehearsed many things in her mind many times. It was just that this boy who suddenly appeared disrupted her rhythm a little.

Now that she could still make a thorough investigation, she was no longer afraid and immediately threw out all the questions she had prepared, such as what the situation was like at the man's family, how many brothers and sisters he had, whether he needed her son to send money back frequently, how much the bride price was, what he had prepared for the marriage, where he planned to hold the wedding, where he would live after marriage, and so on. She asked so many questions in one breath that everyone present was stunned.

The old man coughed lightly and said calmly, "Silly boy, what are you still standing there for? Haven't you thought about these things yet?"

"I've thought about it..." How could Gu Qing not have thought about it? Even if he hadn't thought about it, he had to think about it now and not let it go.

But before he could answer, a woman's voice was heard outside.

"Sister, are you home? Sister."

Everyone in the Yu family recognized this voice. Who else could it be but Cao Guifang?

Jiang Limei frowned and glanced at the children. None of them knew what this man was doing, so she had no choice but to go forward and open the door.

However, what was unexpected was that as soon as the gate was opened, Cao Guifang swiftly entered the yard, followed by a little girl.

"Hey, are there guests in this house? Am I disturbing you?" Looking at her loud voice, she really didn't feel like she was disturbing anyone. Her eyes were already on the brand new backpack. Based on Cao Guifang's many years of experience, there must be good stuff in it.

She was envious and secretly hated the Yu family for being so lucky. Having Liu Yang was not enough, and now another military officer came. It seemed like he was here to propose marriage to Yao girl, right?

"Yao girl, why didn't I see you yesterday? I went to the commune yesterday, and Officer Liu said that he would marry no one but you."

Upon hearing this, the courtyard suddenly fell silent.

Jiang Limei was extremely embarrassed. She was clearly the one who took the lead just now, but now that this vicious woman got involved, she might even regret it. She hated Cao Guifang in her heart for being so ungrateful.

Is there anything that is not obvious? She is clearly here to cause trouble. Jiang Limei used to think that her sister-in-law was just a little confused, but now she sees that she is not only confused, but also mentally ill.

She didn't get along well with her relative and always made trouble for her family. So why did her brother marry such a troublesome person?

Jiang Limei glanced at the grandparents of the Gu family with a little embarrassment. She couldn't see any dissatisfaction on their faces. She was relieved. If she drove away A Yao's good marriage because of a few casual words from Cao Guifang, she would be really sick to death.

I used to be a little picky, but now I am not picky at all.

"Cao Guifang, you came out of a toilet, right? Why is your mouth full of feces?" Jiang Limei used to have a hot temper, but after her child's father passed away, she has restrained herself a lot. So Cao Guifang hasn't heard her say such words for a long time, and she was a little nervous for a while.

But when she thought of Fubao who had not been released yet, her softened heart hardened again.

Yes, how could she be blamed for this? We can only blame the eldest sister's family for being ignorant and cruel and not saving Fubao.

She glanced at them with an angry look, and then smiled as she passed by the old lady, "Sister, how can you talk like that? There are guests here. Aren't you afraid that people will say you are rude?"

Jiang Limei choked. She had definitely not thought of this before. She just wanted to scold the person away first. This would definitely affect the impression of Ah Yao in other people's minds.

Just as she was about to blush, she heard Old Master Gu say, "Mother-in-law, it's hard for an official to settle family affairs. Every family has its own problems. You can handle your family affairs however you want. Don't worry about us. We can discuss our affairs later."

As soon as these words were spoken, both Cao Guifang and Cao Meimei's faces turned ugly. They never thought that this seemingly respected old man valued the Yu family so much and even spoke up to support Jiang Limei.

What made them even more angry was that the old man actually called Jiang Limei his relative, which meant he was deciding on Yu Yao as his daughter-in-law. How could this be possible?

The two of them had the same idea in their minds, that this must not happen. If it did, when would Fubao be able to go home? If it did, how could Cao Meimei marry this military officer?

Since things have come to this, Cao Guifang simply broke off relations with Jiang Limei. After all, if Fubao doesn't come back, no one will have an easy life.

"Old man, did you call the wrong person? You haven't even got engaged yet, and you've already called my eldest sister your in-laws. You better open your eyes. The news about Ah Yao and Secretary Liu has spread all over the village. The day before yesterday, they were flirting in the town, and many people saw it."

If Yu Yao didn't know how hateful this person was, she would be so disgusted by her words that she would not be able to eat.

Rumors are really terrible, especially when they are spread by someone close to you, even ten mouths cannot explain them.

This Cao Guifang really deserves to be punished.

However, she only dared to think in her heart that her mother really dared to hit her.

Jiang Limei picked up a broom and rushed over. "Today I will beat you to death for my Jiang family. You lazy woman, you can't earn any work points, and you can't teach your children well. What's the point of having you?"

The brooms in the house were all made of yellow quince branches, and it was very painful to hit someone with them. When Jiang Limei beat Cao Guifang, she also did not let Cao Meimei go. It was obvious that she was trying to snatch a man from her daughter. How could she let her go easily?

In just a moment, the two men were beaten and screamed, and ran away quickly.

When they got outside to the street, the crowd watching the excitement were extremely happy and kept asking questions. How could the two of them still have the nerve to say anything?

"What are you looking at? Get out of here!"

The crowd was not shameless. They just wanted to watch the excitement in the Yu family, so they turned their lips and ignored Cao Guifang. They all knew Cao Guifang's temper, and she deserved to be beaten. There was really nothing new about it.

This man was still swearing even after he walked a long way out.

"This Yu family's daughter-in-law is really fierce. Look how badly she was beaten by those two men."

The person who spoke was the second daughter-in-law of the village chief. She was not speaking for Cao Guifang. She simply had a problem with Jiang Limei in the past because she had favored the eldest son of the Yu family first, but the eldest son chose Jiang Limei instead of her. This matter has always been a thorn in her heart.

Over the years, she watched the Yu family fall into decline, and their lives became worse and worse. Jiang Limei was not as good as her in everything, so she only had a beautiful daughter. But what was the use of being beautiful? She had heard from her family that the girl was just idling around in school. What good future could such a person have? She still had to rely on men.

She just didn't want the officer to fall in love with that little girl, otherwise her daughter's partner would be lower than hers again.

However, when she spoke, people either didn't understand or deliberately ignored her, and asked her with a smile who the girl who was beaten was.

But she was usually the most popular person in the village. Since someone asked her, no matter how she cursed in her heart, she had to answer nicely on the surface.

"That girl you're talking about has been to our team before. She's Cao Guifang's niece. Her name is pretty nice, Meimei."

"Oh, she's so dark, but still beautiful. But look at that big butt, she's a good fertile girl."

Cao Meimei didn't know that she had caught the eye of the village ladies. She had just been hit in the face by a broom, and it happened in front of that military comrade. She was completely humiliated.

Although she was not favored at home before, she had never suffered such an injustice. Tears flowed down her face like crazy.

"Cry, cry, cry, what's there to cry about? Are you dead? Don't you know how to fight back when you get beaten?" Cao Meimei's arm was suddenly pinched and she cried even harder. But her second aunt scolded her.

"Don't think I don't know. Do you think that military comrade would be interested in someone like you? What did they ask you to do? You didn't remember a single word."

In her opinion, not to mention that military comrade, even that sickly Yu Sheng might not look down on her.

"I know... Second Aunt." Cao Meimei cried and apologized carefully, "I'm here to look for Brother Yu Sheng, don't worry."

Of course, she had also seen Yu Sheng just now. In fact, Yu Sheng's appearance was her favorite and he seemed very cultured. It was a pity that he was a sickly person. Whenever Cao Meimei thought about marrying him and the smell of medicine in the house in the future, she felt a chill. More importantly, she was afraid of being poor.

"You'd better behave yourself and follow my instructions, or I'll tell your parents and beat you to death."

Cao Meimei shuddered and said hurriedly, "I will be obedient."

After fiercely beating the two men away, Jiang Limei turned around and immediately put on a smiling face, "My dear father-in-law, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. That's my sister-in-law. She likes to stir up trouble on weekdays. Don't mind it."

"Don't believe the Liu Yang she mentioned..."

"Don't worry, auntie, my grandfather and I both know about this." Gu Qing stood aside and answered very obediently. Seeing that Jiang Limei was still confused, he continued to add, "Didn't Comrade Yu Yao go to the city to inquire about Liu Yang before?"

"Liu Yang can't do that."

Because it involved some cases, when talking about the Liu family just now, Mr. Gu just mentioned it vaguely, so Jiang Limei didn't know that they were talking about the same family.