Hu Youcai, as if he'd caught a whiff of something, said, "Oh? No fiancée? Does that mean you're having an affair?"
Chen Songbai simply shook his head and said, "No, no, that's not how it is."
Qi Mei said, word by word, "We didn't have an affair. We have a purely platonic relationship. You have no evidence to prove that we've done anything wrong!"
Lin Yu wanted to applaud her after hearing this. She didn't expect that someone who looked so weak would be more useful than that man when trouble came.
Qi Mei's sister-in-law knew that things were going to get out of hand today, so she grabbed her and tried to leave: "Let's go home! You can't decide who you marry. My mom tells you to marry, so you have to!"
She planned to take the person home first and then send them to the Hu family later, and she even gave the Hu family a meaningful look.
The Hu family understood. They knew she was just a young widow and couldn't escape, so they decided to let her go back and learn a lesson.
Qi Mei knew what she would face if she went back: nothing more than her mother-in-law's scolding and beatings.
Even if she doesn't marry Hu Youcai, she'll still be sold to the next person.
She should accept her fate.
But her courage came from standing up and fighting back, and she felt she shouldn't give up like that.
"I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving, I'm not going back."
Chen Songbai also stepped forward: "Do you want to take her back, but then bully her?"
The eldest sister-in-law was surprised that Qi Mei dared to resist like this, and said angrily, "Chen Songbai, why are you meddling in other people's business? Get out of here."
Qi Mei, let me tell you, you have to go back whether you like it or not. We bought you from the mountains; you're our family in life and in death!
"Clap clap clap!" Lin Yu clapped as she walked over: "Everyone, come and see! There are still feudal remnants here!"
"This is a new era, yet there are still people buying and selling people, treating them as commodities and slaves. Isn't this going against the tide of history?"
Song Meili also stepped forward: "That's right, everyone, this is a remnant of feudalism. Let's quickly report her and have her take over the PD's office."
Ou Manqing nodded: "Arranged marriages are illegal! You're even involved in human trafficking."
The sister-in-law broke out in a cold sweat. What was she going to do now that all these accusations had been leveled against her?
Hu Youcai's eyes flashed with coldness when he saw Lin Yu and the others.
Lin Yu said again, "Which brigade are you from? Call your brigade leader. I swear I won't rest until you wipe out the feudal remnants today."
Qi Mei looked at Lin Yu, her eyes sparkling.
She's really amazing; she dared to speak so boldly in front of so many people. She looks like a female warrior.
So she replied, "We are from the Dongshan Brigade."
Chen Songbai continued, "The brigade leader is my father, and he's here today too."
"The captain's here!" someone shouted from outside, and Lin Aiguo and Chen Jianghu arrived together.
"This is my father, the captain of the Dongshan Brigade."
Lin Yu said "Oh," and then asked, "What's your name?"
"The captain's surname is Chen," Qi Mei replied.
At the same time, I was also wondering, wasn't Chen Songbai supposed to be getting married to Comrade Lin Yu? Why do they seem like they don't know each other?
Seeing Chen Jianghu and Lin Aiguo together, Lin Yu went over to greet them and explained the situation.
Chen Jianghu had just been talking to Lin Aiguo about their children's marriages when he heard that there was trouble in the brigade.
Lin Aiguo was coming to handle the matter, so he came along.
He really didn't expect that his son was involved in this!
He and Lin Aiguo had clearly heard what they were saying outside.
Now, Lin Aiguo will definitely not marry his niece to his son!
Chen Jianghu was furious!
Everything was planned perfectly, and Qi Mei even believed that Chen Songbai had agreed to marry Lin Yu.
It's hateful that her sister-in-law happened to bring her to a blind date today.
And Chen Songbai ran into him!
Chen Jianghu hates his sister-in-law the most right now: "I've heard everything you've been doing. This is a new society now. You can't just sell whoever you want. If you have nothing else to say, go back now."
The eldest sister-in-law knew this meant she was being let off the hook, so she didn't care about Qi Mei anymore and ran away.
The matchmaker had already secretly left.
Now only Chen Songbai and Qi Mei remain at Hu Youcai's house.
Hu Youcai also complained to Lin Aiguo: "Captain, I finally found a wife, and they still come to mess with me. Aren't they deliberately trying to make me a bachelor?"
He originally intended to cause trouble for Chen Songbai, but after learning that he was the son of Captain Chen, he changed his mind.
These captains are not easy to deal with; generally speaking, they are not to be provoked.
The young widow and Captain Chen's son seem to be a couple, but the old man definitely wouldn't approve.
But Hu Youcai was willing.
Such a beautiful girl should marry him and become his wife; it would be a source of pride to take her out.
"Well, you two captains, look, Qi Mei can't stay in her husband's family anyway, and I'm willing to marry her, so how about this marriage..."
Lin Aiguo interrupted, saying, "We don't care about this. As long as you don't go against the women's will, it's your own business."
Chen Jianghu originally wanted to simply bring the marriage together and put an end to his son's hopes, but seeing that Lin Aiguo was not very polite to Hu Youcai, he knew that Lin Aiguo had a problem with this person.
So he gave up the idea.
Qi Mei was told, "No one is forcing you now. If you want to remarry, it's not illegal."
"I think the Hu family is quite good."
Seeing Qi Mei with her head down and not saying a word, Chen Songbai felt very sad: "Dad, don't say anything, Qi Mei doesn't want to get married."
Lin Yu finally understood that this was a case of forcibly separating a loving couple.
She also felt sorry for Qi Mei. Such a beautiful girl shouldn't be standing here being judged and discussed like a commodity, with people debating who she should marry.
"Comrade Qi Mei, we meet again. You see, since you don't want to get married, that's your freedom."
Why don't you come to my house and sit for a while? I'd like to chat with you.
Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Qi Mei looked up, her eyes slightly moist, and said, "Mm."
She nodded.
Lin Yu then took her hand and led her away.
Song Meili and Ou Manqing walked together, as if they were surrounding her.
Qi Mei felt an unprecedented sense of security, as comfortable as when she was a child hiding in a narrow tree hole.
The embarrassment from just now has been left behind by them, and there's no way to catch up with them now.
When they arrived at the Lin family's house, Da Niu happened to come out and greeted her older sisters.
After a while, they brought them tea again.
She didn't leave; she just sat there listening to their conversation.
Qi Mei took a sip of hot tea, which calmed her down considerably.
She also had many questions, so she talked to Lin Yu about her relationship with Chen Songbai.
She said they hadn't done anything inappropriate because she always felt they couldn't be together.
Qi Mei also glanced at Lin Yu's face and saw that her eyes were full of concern.
So she decided to be honest and asked Lin Yu about her blind date with Chen Songbai.
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