San Hongyan looked down on Old Mrs. Huo's behavior.
“We should be kind, otherwise the consequences will fall on our offspring.” San Hongyan believed from the bottom of her heart that she was very kind.
Aunt Song echoed her sentiments a few times.
"I heard that the old lady later adopted a son, and Yinhua is going to marry the son of the old lady's adopted son. But the old lady's adopted son died of illness many years ago?" Aunt Song gossiped, feeling that there might be something fishy going on here.
“He’s been dead for almost twenty years!” San Hongyan suddenly lowered her voice and said, “I heard from my husband’s family that the old lady’s adopted son probably didn’t die of illness. Some say he was killed by the old lady and her children. Just a few days after the adopted son died, his wife went crazy. At that time, the adopted son and his wife’s child was only two or three years old.”
"Did she go crazy because her husband died?" Aunt Song asked gossipy.
"Who knows!" San Hongyan's tone was clearly loaded with meaning. "That adopted son was pitiful. The old lady didn't have a son or daughter for seven or eight years after getting married. But the adopted son gave birth to a son the year after he was brought home. Then he gave birth to six more children in a row, five sons and one daughter. Including the adopted son, he had a total of seven children. One of the sons was disabled and didn't survive."
"Ever since the old lady gave birth to her son, she has treated her adopted son like livestock, not like a human being. Her adopted son was almost thirty years old before he finally managed to find a wife, and they only had one child, Huo Jianguo."
"Some people in the village are saying that Huo Jianguo isn't the adopted son's biological son, but rather his mentally ill mother and..."
"What are you two talking about here?" Tang Suxiang came over. "Hanwen's third aunt asked you to come to my house to help harvest rice for two days. Why are you slacking off?"
"I just needed to relieve myself and happened to run into Aunt Song, so we chatted for a bit." San Hongyan was unhappy that Tang Suxiang had asked her to help out but hadn't paid her a penny and wouldn't even let her rest.
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The sky was getting overcast, as if it were about to rain.
Every household is working with all their might.
In the evening, Qiao Guilan and Song Erzhuang, after helping Song Dazhuang's family harvest rice, went back to their own fields to continue working.
Except for Li Wenxiu, who was pregnant, the whole family was working in the fields.
Song Yinhua carried bundles of rice, one in each hand, onto a cart, tied them with rope, and pulled the cart to the field.
She took a few steps and suddenly felt that pulling the cart was no longer difficult.
When they arrived at the open space, she went around to the back to untie the ropes of the cart, only to see that Huo Jianguo had already untied them.
"Were you the one who helped me push the cart just now?"
"Okay." Huo Jianguo deftly lifted the bundles of rice off the cart.
"Why are you here? Don't bother, I can do it myself..."
Huo Jianguo grabbed her wrist, preventing her from working, saying, "You rest, I'll do it."
He started working without waiting for Song Yinhua's reply.
The people working in the fields saw them; some whispered among themselves, while others buried their heads and continued working.
Song Caixing bundled up a field of rice, her hands blistered and bleeding.
Seeing Huo Jianguo helping her older sister with chores, she felt a little resentful and muttered to herself, "Why isn't Brother Da Guang here?"
If he also helps with the chores at home and performs well in front of his parents, winning their favor, then when his mother comes to propose marriage, his parents will definitely agree to let her marry him.
For several days in a row, Huo Jianguo came over to help with the work.
The news that Song Yinhua was getting married spread throughout the village.
The villagers didn't approve of her marriage.
Even Song Baogen and Song Caixing, the brother and sister, privately advised Song Yinhua many times not to get married.
But Song Yinhua insisted on her decision.
In her interactions with Huo Jianguo, she saw that he was a reliable and responsible man.
Seeing that his eldest sister was resolute, Song Baogen didn't say anything more. He privately asked his parents to prepare more dowry so that the other family would know that his eldest sister had her family backing her up and was not someone to be bullied.
After the busy farming season ended, Qiao Guilan consulted a fortune teller to choose an auspicious date.
The night before the wedding, Han Zhiyuan came to the foot of the mountain again.
When Song Yinhua saw him, she wouldn't even let him into the courtyard.
"I just want to say a few words to you, and then I'll leave." Han Zhiyuan, unlike his usual impetuous self, glanced at Song Caixing who had followed him out. "Just the two of us talking alone."
"I have nothing to say to you." Song Yinhua turned to go inside.
"I'm here to apologize to you. What happened last time was a misunderstanding!"
"I understand, you can go now!"
"Song Yinhua, I've come to sincerely apologize to you. I don't want you to be unhappy." Han Zhiyuan stated the purpose of his visit tonight. "You can't marry Huo Jianguo!"
"It's my freedom to choose who I marry; it's none of your business to say."
"Do you know Huo Jianguo?" Han Zhiyuan asked.
He cannot allow Song Yinhua to marry Huo Jianguo.
She was his wife in his past life, and she must be in this life too.
If she were to marry Huo Jianguo, she would become the wife of Commander Huo, a high-ranking official, and he would never be able to reach her again.
Han Zhiyuan couldn't bear the thought that the country girl who had been his family's slave in his previous life had risen to become a military officer's wife in this life.
"Xie Daguang said that Huo Jianguo's mother is a madwoman, and he is her illegitimate child with another man!" Han Zhiyuan subconsciously changed "illegitimate child" to "illegitimate child".
Huo Jianguo, who will hold a high position in the future, is someone he cannot afford to offend.
Moreover, Huo Jianguo had taken good care of him in his past life, and his future son-in-law was Huo Jianguo's subordinate.
He subconsciously felt fear towards Huo Jianguo.
"Song Yinhua, I'm doing this for your own good. I don't want to see you jump into a fire pit!"
"Marrying Huo Jianguo is like jumping into a fire pit, but marrying you is like enjoying happiness?" Song Yinhua retorted.
"I will definitely become rich in the future. As long as you follow me, I guarantee you will live a good life, become a wealthy lady, and enjoy endless riches and glory."
Song Yinhua found it amusing. In her previous life, she had been married to him for forty years, taking care of his paralyzed father and three children, helping his children raise their own children, and serving him until his death after he fell ill in his later years. She had never seen a single penny from him.
In the end, he even tricked me.
He and his three children betrayed her in a single act, plunging her into despair.
Song Yinhua didn't say another word, turned around and went into the house, closing the door tightly.
"I'm telling the truth, Song Yinhua. I'll definitely become rich in the future. If you don't listen to me now, you'll definitely regret it later!"
Han Zhiyuan wanted to enter the yard, and the chubby little black dog barked at him.
"Woof!"
"Woof woof woof!"
The little black dog had grown a bit bigger, resembling a wolfhound breed. It bared its teeth fiercely at Han Zhiyuan, its body in an attack stance.
"You little beast, get out of here!" Han Zhiyuan muttered under his breath to the little black dog, then climbed over the wooden fence into the yard.
He must persuade Song Yinhua tonight.
We cannot let Song Yinhua marry Commander Huo.
"Woof woof woof woof...!" The little black dog charged forward.
Han Zhiyuan didn't take the puppy, which looked to be only one or two months old, seriously and kicked it.
The little black dog bit his calf and wouldn't let go.
"Ah..." Han Zhiyuan cried out, raising his fist to punch the little black dog.
The little black dog bit his arm again, causing Han Zhiyuan to scream in pain.
This little dog is so small, yet it's incredibly aggressive and bites so viciously.
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