Shi Aihong hurried over and whispered, "Chun Xing, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying here alone?"

When Chun Xing saw Chu Jingqiu and Shi Aihong coming, she wiped her tears hastily and said with a sob, "I'm fine, I just feel sad. I'll be fine after crying for a while!"

Chu Jingqiu comforted her, "Chun Xing, you're going to be a bride soon, you should be happy, why are you still crying?"

When she talked about this, Chun Xing cried even louder. "That's why I'm crying! I don't want to get married anymore. I don't want to marry that person anymore."

Shi Aihong said puzzledly: "A few days ago, you were so happy to go to Sister Pingping to borrow crocheted items, why don't you want to get married today?"

Chun Xing wiped away her tears and said angrily, "I just realized now that the man my mother found for my brother to marry is a little lame."

Chu Jingqiu looked at her in confusion. "You're about to get married to that guy. Haven't you ever met him before? How come you only found out now that he's a cripple?"

Chun Xing sobbed and said, "When I was going on a blind date, I went to the matchmaker Li's house in the neighboring village. The man was sitting there at the time and he didn't stand up.

I took a look at him at that time and he looked pretty good. He was said to be five years older than me, but my mother kept saying that men know how to love their wives when they get older.

We only chatted for a short while, not a few words at all, and then my mother took me home."

Shi Aihong was surprised and asked, "You're going to marry him after just meeting him once?"

Chun Xing shook her head and said, "I met him three times in total. One time, I went to his house to see his house, and he was sitting there too.

The matchmaker said that he accidentally sprained his foot and it was inconvenient for him to send me off, but I didn’t take it seriously.

I saw that his house was a newly built red brick house, and he was working in the food factory in town. He looked like an honest man, so I nodded and agreed.

But yesterday when I went to the town supply and marketing cooperative to buy a thermos and washbasin for the wedding, I found that he and his mother were also buying wedding supplies. Only then did I realize that he was walking with a limp.

When I got back, I asked my mother, and she told me the truth: it turned out that my marriage was a transfer marriage."

Shi Aihong asked curiously, "What is a transfer marriage? I've heard of exchange marriages, where siblings from one family are swapped with siblings from another family. What's your transfer marriage like?"

Chun Xing's mood stabilized a little, she sniffed hard and said, "Shi Zhiqing, the transfer of marriage is similar to the exchange of marriages you mentioned, except that the three families are going around in circles to exchange marriages.

If the two families exchange marriages, when the child is born, it will be like their aunt marrying their uncle, which is very awkward to call them that.

Sometimes, some children ask: "Other people call them aunt, uncle, uncle, and sister-in-law, so why did my aunt marry my uncle?

The matchmaker said that if the three families rotated and exchanged marriages, there would be no more confusion about names.

Chu Jingqiu sighed, "This is your own marriage, you have to think about it carefully. If you don't want to, you can have a good discussion with your family."

Chun Xing said angrily: "I told my mother about it, but she disagreed and said that it is enough for a woman to get married and have enough food and clothes, and appearance is not important.

Being handsome is neither good for food nor for drink, but look at how capable Chunsheng is! He built four red brick houses with his own money.

Other people's houses are all made of adobe, and Chunsheng's family eats at least one white flour steamed bun every day, unlike my family which eats sweet potatoes and steamed corn bread every day.

The only time I can eat white flour dumplings is during Chinese New Year, and my mother says it’s for my own good.”

Chu Jingqiu looked at Chun Xing's frail shoulders, touched the large patch on the shoulder of her blue flowered jacket, and said sympathetically, "Chun Xing, does your brother know that he's using you to exchange for a wife?"

A trace of sadness flashed in Chun Xing's eyes, "He knows, but there's nothing he can do. My family background is high, we're landlords.

Because my grandfather was a gambler, he lost all the family land. Although my family was classified as landlords, we didn't actually have that much land, so we were not criticized. However, every morning everyone in my family had to get up early to sweep the streets.

My brother is a good-looking guy, tall and big, but no one wants to marry someone with a high social status.

My brother is the same age as Du Yueming and is 25 years old this year. Zhuzi and Dongzi, who are the same age as him, have already given birth to two children.

But he is still a bachelor. I have seen my brother cry secretly, and I also feel sorry for him.

But if I marry a cripple for my brother, I would also feel wronged. Chu Zhiqing, Shi Zhiqing, you are all educated people, you are all from big cities, I want to ask you what should I do?

Chu Jingqiu looked at Chun Xing's pitiful appearance and comforted her, "Chun Xing, no one can make a decision for you now. I think you have two options.

First, you can learn more about your current fiancé, see what kind of person he is, and see if he is a man worthy of entrusting your life to.

If this person has a good character, a kind heart, and is caring and considerate towards you, you might really fall in love with him. Sometimes, appearance flaws cannot affect a person's charm.

By then, maybe he will fall in love with you, and both of your families will be happy.

There is another way, which is to cancel the engagement. Nowadays, people are against arranged marriages and emphasize freedom of marriage. If you really don’t like it,

You should communicate with your relatives first before breaking off the engagement. If communication is really impossible, you can seek help from the old branch secretary, the Women's Federation or the Revolutionary Committee.

When you have difficulties, you must find ways to solve them. Happiness is in your own hands. You must have the courage to pursue your own happiness. You can't solve any problems by just crying all the time."

Chun Xing's eyes suddenly brightened, and a smile appeared on her face. "Chu Zhiqing, thank you. I have never been to school, so I don't understand some of what you said.

But I understand the general meaning. I have the final say on my own marriage. If we are compatible, I will get married. If we are not compatible, I will fight for my own happiness even if it means a huge quarrel."

At this moment, someone in the distance heard someone calling Chun Xing loudly for lunch: "Chun Xing, it's time to eat! You little bitch, where have you been? You didn't eat lunch at noon."

Chun Xing hurriedly said, "Chu Zhiqing, Shi Zhiqing, my mother is calling me to eat. I'm going back now. I'll come back to play with you another day."

After saying that, Chun Xing trotted home.

Shi Aihong dragged Chu Jingqiu towards the educated youth camp. She asked in confusion, "Jingqiu, Chunxing's family is too much. They don't treat their daughter as a human being. The son is their biological child, but the daughter is not!

It is too much to exchange your daughter's lifelong happiness for your son's happiness. Look how pitiful Chun Xing is!

Why did you advise her to get to know that cripple? In my opinion, she should just confront her family and not get married.

Otherwise, I could sue them for arranged marriages. If that doesn't work, I could cry, make a scene, hang myself, or go on a hunger strike. I'll see if they're afraid."