Chapter 5: Breaking off the Engagement
Village Party Secretary Xue Chongshan put down his pipe and glanced at Xue Miaoyun.
He was somewhat surprised at his niece's eloquence today. In the past, she gave him the impression of being taciturn, hardworking and never complaining.
He originally felt sorry for his niece who had no parents and wanted to take care of her more. But unfortunately, she couldn't stand on her own, and Li Dacui was her future mother-in-law. Even if he is the branch secretary, it is not right for him to interfere in the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Could it be that the cancellation of the engagement was too much of a blow to her?
Xue Chongshan was very confused, but now was not the time to think about these things. Miaoyun was right in saying one thing. Her father Xue Jianguo grew up under her care. Jianguo was a rare and promising person in the Xue family, but unfortunately he had a bad fate...
The Song family is really going too far. They can't even write two "Xue" characters with one stroke. If it weren't for Song Zhuangguo...
"I really want to cancel the engagement. I've made up my mind and I won't regret it. If you don't want to, I can..."
"I want to cancel the engagement!" Xue Miaoyun said firmly, "Seventh Grandpa, I want to cancel the engagement. I don't want him anymore. The daughter of the Xue family is not someone who can be humiliated by anyone."
"Good!" Xue Chongshan nodded with satisfaction, "This is more like your father's daughter."
"Arranged marriages are indeed out of fashion nowadays. Since both families don't want to continue this marriage, just call it quits. You're only seventeen this year, there's no rush."
Xue Chongshan looked at Li Dacui and said, "Old Song, since you are not satisfied with this marriage, then cancel it. Miaoyun has returned the token to you, so the token her mother gave to your family should also be returned to her."
He was quite optimistic about this marriage at the beginning. Song Zhuangguo was indeed much smarter than other young guys in the village. Unfortunately, intelligence does not mean good character. People's hearts are fickle.
Li Dacui was considered a fierce bully in the village, but she would never dare to act in front of Xue Chongshan.
"That token is not at home. It is in Zhuangguo's place."
Xue Chongshan frowned, feeling even more dissatisfied with Song Zhuangguo. Since he wanted to cancel the engagement, why didn't he return the token? Did he want to cancel the engagement and swallow the token?
"Humph, I don't care what you are planning. Write a letter to Zhuang Guo and ask him to send the things back. Otherwise, I will call the head of their army and ask if they will take care of such things."
"No," Li Dacui said anxiously. The Song family would have to rely on the second son in the future. "I'll write a letter to Zhuangguo and I'll write it when I get back."
"Okay, I'll write a letter of annulment and both of you should sign and put your fingerprints on it so that there won't be any ambiguity later."
Originally, it didn't need to be so complicated, but Xue Chongshan had a very bad impression of the Song family and Song Zhuangguo. Niece Miaoyun was a girl and would always suffer a little, so an extra procedure would also be an extra safeguard.
After thinking about it, he asked someone to call a few village cadres to be witnesses.
Although everyone felt that it was a bit too serious, no one dared to say anything as Xue Chongshan was there.
Xue Miaoyun looked at the signatures and handprints on the three copies of the divorce agreement and felt a little weird. She felt that it was not a divorce but some underground activity...
Ahem…
Taking her own copy of the divorce letter, Xue Miaoyun thanked Xue Chongshan gratefully.
The reason why she had used a trick to get the letter that Song Zhuangguo wrote to Li Dacui was to leave some evidence.
"Miaoyun, there is still a long time to come. Take good care of yourself and don't let your parents worry about you in their graves." Xue Chongshan said earnestly.
"Grandpa Qi, I know. I was just confused before, but now I have come to my senses and understand that if you rely on the mountain, the mountain will fall. If you rely on people, they will run away. Only when you become strong can you avoid being bullied."
"Okay, now that you understand this, I don't have to worry about disappointing your father's trust in the future." Xue Chongshan was very pleased. After all, they are the Xue family’s children.
Xue Miaoyun thought about the original owner's memory and realized that this elder had indeed helped her a lot, but it was a pity that she couldn't help herself. In the end it ended up with such a tragic ending.
Thinking of this, the mood that had always been indignant for the original owner eased a little.
Xue Miaoyun bowed to Xue Chongshan before returning to her home.
Then she discovered that the original owner's home was really penniless.
Xue Miaoyun's mouth twitched. According to the original owner's memory, many things in the house had been moved to their house by Li Dacui.
Huh, pinching the bridge of her nose, Xue Miaoyun really felt tired. What a great enemy the original owner was.
Although with her current fighting power, she can easily run to the Song family next door and snatch all those things back. But when Xue Miaoyun thought about the fact that those things had been used by the Song family, she felt very disgusted.
Knock knock!
"Who is it?" Xue Miaoyun opened the door.
"Second Brother Xue." He is Xue Chongshan's second grandson.
"Grandpa asked me to bring you some food. The autumn harvest is coming soon, and there will be new grain by then." Xue Wanli scratched his head in a naive manner.
"Thank you, Grandpa Qi, and thank you, cousin Wanli." What a good person. She had food in her space, but she didn't dare to take it out casually. Almost everyone in the village knew that the original owner was not at home to cook. And last night many people came to see what the house looked like, and the kitchen was empty without even a grain of rice.
"You're welcome. We're all family. I'll move it to the kitchen for you."
"No, no, I can do it myself." In her previous life, she might have really needed help, but now, it's no big deal.
Seeing Xue Miaoyun easily pick up a large bag of grain, Xue Wanli was a little surprised, but didn't say anything.
"Cousin Wanli, come in and have a drink of water."
"No, I still have work to do at home. If you have any problems, come to us. Don't be afraid, no one can bully you in Shuize Village." Xue Wanli knew that this cousin had been broken off by the Song family, and now she was alone at home, which was pitiful.
Xue Miaoyun was a little touched. This was probably the reason why the original owner's mother gave up city life and returned to Shuize Village.
"Okay, I will. Thank you, brother."
Hearing her call him like that, Xue Wanli felt a little embarrassed. It felt good to have a younger sister.
After seeing Xue Wanli off, Xue Miaoyun took the food to the kitchen, opened it and took a look. It was rice, a fine grain and very precious. At that time in rural areas, few families could eat refined grains all the time, and most people ate coarse grains. Even if you have fine grains at home, you still have to go to the town to exchange them for coarse grains.
Xue Miaoyun was very touched. This was not even emergency treatment. She thought about finding an opportunity to go to the town and then take out some things from the space and send them to Seventh Grandpa's house. And let them know that she is not completely empty-handed. The original owner's mother was a capitalist lady, so it was normal for her to pass on some of her family assets to the original owner.
According to the original owner's memory, Xue Miaoyun started cooking very skillfully. Fortunately, the original owner had already cooked all of these, otherwise she really wouldn't be able to handle the stove.
Xue Miaoyun didn't cook much. She mainly ate the buns in the space, but people could see smoke coming from her house.
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