"Xiuer!"
As soon as Guo Youcai saw Xiuer enter the house, he was so happy that he wanted to take Xiuer's hand.
Xiuer was startled and quickly hid behind the man beside her. The man, with a stern face, raised his hand to block Guo Youcai and said with hostility, "Who are you?"
"Xiuer, look at me, who is he?!" Guo Youcai said unwillingly.
Only at this moment did he realize that Xiu'er really wanted to sever all ties with him. He began to regret it and kept calling out Xiu'er's name, who was so close to him.
Xiuer looked at him with fear and distance, then ran to Ye Yun's side.
"Xiuer!"
When Guo Youcai saw Xiu'er run away, he tried to catch her, but the man next to him grabbed his wrist.
He struggled but couldn't break free, and angrily shouted, "Let me go! Let me go!"
"Sister Ye Yun, why is he here?" Xiu'er grabbed Ye Yun's arm in fear, glancing furtively at Guo Youcai, who was being restrained.
She had never seen anything like this before. How dare Guo Youcai come to her house and cause trouble?
Ye Yun patted her hand to reassure her that her parents were there, and that even if Guo Youcai and Li Xiuying wanted to cause trouble, they would have to see if Old Ma was someone to be trifled with.
Seeing Xiu'er hide behind Ye Yun, Li Xiuying gritted her teeth and suppressed a laugh, saying, "Xiu'er, you're back. Your aunt has come to see you. Look, you're not even married yet, but you already have such a good relationship with your sister-in-law. Aren't you born to be my daughter-in-law?"
Xiuer opened her mouth in surprise.
Ye Yun scoffed, "Li Xiuying, don't forget, Qin Zheng has already written a letter severing ties with you. What kind of sister-in-law am I? Besides, Xiu'er never said she wanted to marry your Guo Youcai. You can forget about it!"
Li Xiuying wasn't angry at all, and boasted, "Ye Yun, what you said is wrong. Zhengzi is still my son who crawled out of my belly. Even if he breaks off our marriage, I'm still his mother!"
"That's all you know how to say."
Ye Yun ignored Li Xiuying and simply said to the strange man, "You're Xiu'er's blind date, right? This is the mother and son who's been bothering Xiu'er. Are you okay with them?"
Seeing Ye Yun standing with Old Ma, the man obediently nodded.
Then he picked up Guo Youcai and dragged him outside. He looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a normal build and already a grown man. Guo Youcai was only twenty years old and hadn't fully developed yet, so he couldn't resist him at all.
Guo Youcai kept reaching out his hand and calling for Xiuer, but he was half-dragged and half-pulled out.
Seeing her son being bullied, Li Xiuying quickly chased after him, turning around to curse Ye Yun and complaining that Xiuer was too heartless, just watching her son be bullied like this.
The man threw Guo Youcai out, and Li Xiuying hurriedly followed him out.
Upon seeing this, the man immediately returned to his courtyard, closed and locked the gate, completely isolating Li Xiuying and Guo Youcai from the outside.
Guo Youcai was still banging on the door: "Xiuer! Xiuer, open the door!"
"Xiuer! My mother was wrong! But I was right! I truly love you! Please forgive me this once, and I'll have my mother use all her family's wealth to marry you, okay?"
"Xiuer! Xiuer!!"
No matter how much he knocked on the door from outside, Xiu'er didn't even glance at it again. Ye Yun secretly glanced at Xiu'er and was quite surprised to see her so calm.
Xiuer smiled shyly, "Sister Ye Yun, I've thought it all through. There's nothing about him that I'm reluctant to part with. Liking someone is liking someone, but living life is living life. I need to keep those two things separate."
Ye Yun understood.
At this moment, Guo Youcai's voice came again: "Xiuer, I did nothing wrong. I really didn't know my mother was hiding this from me. Please give me a chance to see me..."
"Hmph, how could he not know how wealthy his mother is? He's just hoping to marry me without spending a penny. I can't see through him!"
Xiuer snorted and spat at Guo Youcai outside the gate.
Ye Yun nodded.
Actually, she didn't really believe that Guo Youcai was unaware that Li Xiuying was rich. Just like Xiuer said, he might have been hoping to marry Xiuer without spending any money.
Xiuer ignored Guo Youcai and pulled Ye Yun to sit down on a bench in the courtyard.
She was so shy that she invited the man to sit down as well, and introduced him to Ye Yun, saying that he was a nice person who worked in the brigade, and added, "What a coincidence, Sister Ye Yun, he's also from Yejiagou!"
Yejiagou?
Ye Yun couldn't help but sized up the man. "How come I don't know if I've seen you before?"
When Ye Yun looked at him like that, the man smiled shyly, scratched the back of his head and said, "I used to work outside, but I just came back recently. I'm currently working with Uncle Fan at the old commune. My name is Fan Gang, and Fan the Cripple is my uncle."
Ye Yun understood. "I see."
Working in the old commune was a good job; as you worked, you might get promoted and go from a lackey to a real official.
Outside, the sounds of Guo Youcai and Li Xiuying talking could still be heard from time to time.
Seeing that they didn't intend to leave, Ye Yun chatted with Old Ma about how to make stinky tofu in the courtyard. Around three or four o'clock, Old Ma planned to go out and sell tofu from street to street, and Ye Yun got up as well.
Old Ma said, "Girl, just stay by my side. We'll wander around and eventually reach your brigade. With me protecting you, let's see who dares to touch you!"
Ye Yun smiled and said okay.
As soon as the courtyard gate was opened, sure enough, Li Xiuying and Guo Youcai were still sitting at their door, seemingly determined to persuade Xiuer to marry him.
Li Xiuying forced a fake smile again, "Brother, you're out?"
Old Ma snorted coldly, not even glancing at Li Xiuying, opened the gate, and rode his little tricycle out of the courtyard. Immediately afterward, Ye Yun also pushed her old bicycle out.
When Li Xiuying saw Ye Yun, a hint of malice flashed in her eyes.
But right now, Guo Youcai's marriage was the most important thing. She couldn't afford to argue with Ye Yun. She called out to Guo Youcai, hopped on her bicycle, and hurriedly followed Old Ma's tricycle, pleading, "Brother, please give my Youcai another chance. My family has Youcai..."
"Tofu for sale! Tofu for sale!"
Old Ma's skilled and loud voice rang out, instantly drowning out Li Xiuying's voice and the smile on her face.
Ye Yun rode her old bicycle slowly, with Old Ma protecting her on the other side of the tricycle.
She watched silently as Li Xiuying bargained with Old Ma, and even said, "Brother, how about this? You can let Xiu'er marry into my family's wealth, and we'll pay the bride price and buy Xiu'er a silver bracelet, okay?"
Old Ma scoffed.
How much is a silver bracelet worth? Is it because they can't afford to buy one for their child?
Not to mention Xiuer, even their little maid has a pair of silver bracelets!
Seeing that Old Matou remained silent, Li Xiuying couldn't help but glare resentfully at Ye Yun beside her. If it weren't for Ye Yun's interference, Xiu'er would definitely have moved into their family's home with Youcai right now!
Ye Yun scoffed coldly, "Why do you always do these kinds of things that involve getting something for nothing?"
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