What did you say?
"marry???"
Xu Shu froze completely.
In his memory, Zhou Qiqi, his childhood sweetheart, was timid and submissive. She always agreed with whatever he said and felt that she was not doing enough. She constantly said "I'm sorry" and didn't have any of her own ideas. She wasn't very bright either.
In his plan, Zhou Qiqi should not utter a single word in rebuttal and should feel extremely distressed, believing that she is not good enough for him.
No matter what, it's impossible for me to shamelessly continue marrying him.
"Qiqi, are you still half asleep? You forgot, last night, you and that Shen Huaichuan, the two of you..."
He gestured a hugging motion, trying to remind Zhou Qiqi to follow the script.
"I know!"
To everyone's surprise, Zhou Qiqi nodded.
"But didn't Brother Xu say he didn't care and didn't mind me? How is this affecting our marriage?"
She looked completely bewildered, blinking her big eyes, and appeared utterly innocent.
Xu Shu swallowed hard, his face filled with disbelief.
"However, many people in the hotel saw it, including Shen Huaichuan's fiancée, with whom he was betrothed since childhood. Their engagement has been dissolved, and Shen Huaichuan has agreed to marry you. The matter is settled!"
"How could it be decided so quickly? My marriage was decided without even asking my opinion? Isn't that inappropriate?"
Before Xu Shu could finish speaking, Zhou Qiqi interrupted him.
"I disagree!"
"I am Xu Shuge's childhood sweetheart. My parents sent me here to marry you, which is only natural! If Shen Huaichuan is willing to take responsibility, then let him take responsibility for his fiancée!"
She paused for a moment, then said matter-of-factly.
"As for what happened last night, let's pretend it never happened!"
Xu Shu panicked as soon as he heard this and blurted out.
"That won't do! There were quite a few people from Yao Yao's workplace at the hotel last night, and they all saw what happened. If Yao Yao marries him, she'll be laughed at for the rest of her life! Besides, Yao Yao..."
He realized he had said the wrong thing halfway through his sentence and quickly shut his mouth.
Zhou Qiqi had already sensed something was wrong, but she didn't interrupt him. She just kept looking at him with a half-smile before finally speaking in a cool tone.
"Yaoyao? You're calling her that so affectionately. What, Brother Xu Shu, do you know Shen Huaichuan's fiancée?"
"No, I don't know her. We only exchanged a few words after the incident last night. I only know her name is Lin Yao..."
Xu Shu quickly denied it, licking his lips guiltily.
"Oh? Is that so?"
"I thought Xu Shu and Lin Yao, who were engaged, had gotten together but didn't want to be criticized behind their backs, so they plotted to have me and Shen Huaichuan exchange marriages in a legitimate way?"
When his plan was foiled, Xu Shu broke out in a cold sweat, his whole body trembled, and he pointed at Zhou Qiqi and cursed her.
"You...you...what nonsense are you spouting?! This is slander! You're spreading rumors! You're defaming me!"
"Let me tell you! I gave your household registration book to Shen Huaichuan last night. His marriage application should have been submitted by now. It's no use saying anything now! Don't even think about doing anything bad!"
"Don't be so hasty, Brother Xu Shu. I was just saying it casually, why are you getting so worked up?"
Zhou Qiqi already knew all about these things and wasn't in a hurry at all.
She lowered her head, her long eyelashes fluttering a few times. After thinking for a long time, she spoke.
"I didn't mean to ruin your plans. If you want me to marry Shen Huaichuan, it's not impossible..."
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A few hours later, Zhou Qiqi appeared at the train station.
The platform was crowded with passengers carrying sacks. The crowd surged toward the train doors like a tide, and many people's luggage was scattered in the crush. They were noisy and unable to board the train for a long time.
This made Zhou Qiqi glad that she hadn't brought anything except a small bundle.
She nimbly weaved through the crowd and successfully found her seat.
The train started moving quickly. The smell of sweat and coal smoke mingled in the carriage, making people feel uncomfortable. However, Zhou Qiqi had bought her ticket late and could only get a seat by the aisle, so she could only endure it.
The corridor was bustling with people, and there were quite a few people who had bought standing tickets waiting to reserve seats, so she had to carefully watch over her small bag.
There's a huge sum of 100 yuan and 5 mao inside!
Before leaving home, Xu's mother, Li Guixiang, gave her three yuan. After buying the train ticket, she only had fifty cents left.
The other hundred yuan was the "dowry money" she had just asked Xu Shu for.
During her confrontation with Xu Shu that morning, she kept thinking about what she should do.
Xu Shu has made it clear that he doesn't want to marry her.
She also looked down on Xu Shu, that slick, greasy-looking scumbag.
She had only two paths before her: return to Xujia Village or stay in the city.
The first option is one that Zhou Qiqi would never choose, even if she were beaten to death.
For the past fourteen years, the original owner of this body had lived a life worse than that of pigs and dogs in the Xu family, and that was under the premise that she was treated as a daughter-in-law.
Now that the engagement is dissolved, the Xu family will definitely not take her in anymore. Even if they do, they will only treat her as a cash cow, find a rich man to marry her off, and rake in a hefty dowry.
Last year, an old widower in the village married a young woman, and the dowry alone was ten yuan. Li Guixiang was extremely envious and even had the idea of marrying off her own body to someone else.
It was only because Xu Tiesheng insisted on fulfilling the marriage agreement that Li Guixiang gave up.
She won't be going back to the Xu family, but the Zhou family's original house is still there.
But her family was gone, and she was a time traveler who didn't know how to farm. There was no way she could survive if she went back to the village.
It's more reliable to stay in the city and make a living.
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