Chapter 48 I Only Want to Marry the One Who Truly Saved Me
Although she didn't feel she had done anything wrong, she had to pretend. Her second brother was a man of integrity, and as a soldier, if he knew about this, it would definitely put him in a difficult position. Furthermore, in her brothers' minds, she was supposed to be a good girl in this life. If her "vicious" side was discovered, she really didn't know how to explain it to her family.
There was a lot of noise up ahead, and the area near the river was completely blocked.
A few people could only stay on the periphery. Wen Zhu couldn't see even if he stood on tiptoe. He could only listen and couldn't squeeze in at all.
Wang Liang, who was standing nearby, froze in place when he heard the noise and the familiar crying inside.
Jiang Jianbei naturally noticed the changes in his good friend. He glanced at him and recalled that when he was in the army, he had heard him say that he would work hard in the army. When he earned military merits and got a position, he would definitely marry his childhood sweetheart from the same village and live a good life.
And his childhood sweetheart seemed to be called Zhang Shuihua!
Wu Qiuju was still in front, punching and kicking Wang Mazi. Wang Mazi was usually lazy and not well-liked in the village, so he always kept his head down. But today, he felt that he had done nothing wrong. He had saved her daughter, but he was still treated like this. It was really aggrieved. So he dodged and said angrily, "I saved your daughter out of kindness, and you have the nerve to hit me. I don't accept it. Village chief and everyone, please come and judge. Is this old woman insisting that I saved her daughter and touched things I shouldn't have, and she wants the village chief to make me responsible?"
When everyone heard this, they agreed that it was indeed true.
Everyone heard what Wu Qiuju said. She had just said that the other person had saved her life and that they wanted to become in-laws, but now that she found out it was Wang Mazi, she refused to acknowledge it.
Then the villagers came forward to testify.
"Qiuju, it was you who insisted that the village chief take the lead in seeking justice for your Shuihua. The village chief agreed, and we all heard and saw it."
"Yes, we all saw it."
How could Wu Qiuju be willing to marry her beautiful daughter to Wang Mazi, an old bachelor who was lazy and greedy. His ugliness was secondary. The main thing was that his family was extremely poor. She would not get any benefits from marrying him!
"I don't believe it. It was clearly someone else who saved my daughter. How could it be Wang Mazi? If you don't believe me, just look at his clothes, they are all dry. How could he have saved her? Besides Wang Liang, there are no other soldiers in our village. It's obvious that Wang Mazi stole his clothes from someone else. It must be another soldier who saved my daughter and bullied us, an orphan and a widow. The man was not at home and didn't want to take responsibility for me and my daughter, so he let Wang Mazi wear his clothes to confuse everyone!"
Wen Zhu was standing behind the crowd, and was astonished when she heard this. Wu Qiuju was really good at turning black into white. But it was also a good thing, as it allowed her brother's friend Wang Liang to see the true nature of Zhang Shuihua's family. It was like practicing the good deed her master taught her.
Wang Liang felt a little bit reluctant. Although his childhood sweetheart broke up with him after he was injured and discharged from the army, he felt that she was forced by her family, so he still wanted to help her.
But before she could even take a step, Zhang Shuihua, after hearing what her mother Wu Qiuju said, nodded as if she had grabbed a lifeline. "Yes, my mother is right. I did see a soldier, an officer. If it was him, it would be me. It wasn't Wang Mazi at all. It was him. That person ran away because he was afraid of taking responsibility, so he threw the clothes to Wang Mazi. That's it!"
Wang Liang was stunned after hearing what Zhang Shuihua said.
I was the only one in this village who had served in the army before, but I had retired now. The only officer who appeared in the village was my former comrade-in-arms - Jiang Jianbei!
However, he had been chatting with Jiang Jianbei and then sent them to the village entrance. How could he not know that everything Shuihua said was a lie?
A bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he seemed to understand everything in his heart.
But considering their years of friendship, he was willing to help her get rid of Wang Mazi's entanglement.
"Everyone, please make way." When the villagers saw Wang Liang, the former pride of the village and Zhang Shuihua's ex-boyfriend, who was well known to everyone, they quickly made way for him.
Wen Zhu, Jiang Jianbei and Jiang Jianye also followed and walked to the front.
"Shuihua, I don't mind. If you don't want to marry Wang Mazi, I can marry you." He also knew that Shuihua's family looked down on him, but seeing her marrying Wang Mazi, he still felt a little reluctant. He could only rescue her first and show that he didn't mind and was willing to marry her. After the storm passed, if she found someone worthy of entrusting her life to, he would take the initiative to cancel the engagement.
Zhang Shuihua felt like she had lost all her dignity when she saw Wang Liang. She had truly loved him when they were young, but as she grew older, she gradually learned to be realistic and realized that love can't be eaten.
So even if her mother didn't urge her to break up with Wang Liang, she would have broken up with them on her own.
But now, she has no time to reminisce with him here. Her goal is to marry an officer and become an officer's wife!
So he withdrew his gaze from Wang Liang and said firmly, "I won't marry you. You're a cripple. If I marry you, will I just starve to death with you? The person who saved me just now was clearly someone else, not Wang Mazi at all. I only want to marry the one who truly saved me!"
Wang Liang, who had managed to stand straight despite his injured leg, collapsed completely at that moment, and the remaining light in his eyes faded. He seemed to have lost all his strength and nearly stumbled and fell. Jiang Jianbei stepped forward and supported him.
Wu Qiuju spotted Jiang Jianbei, a tall, long-legged, and handsome man in a neatly trimmed military uniform, and quickly pointed at him and asked Zhang Shuihua, "Shuihua, look, is that the guy? Is that him? He saved you, right?"
Zhang Shuihua's eyes lit up instantly when she saw Jiang Jianbei next to Wang Liang, and then she was filled with joy. "Yes, yes, that's him! I remember it was a man in military uniform who saved me. It definitely wasn't Wang Mazi!"
Wu Qiuju felt that even if there was a small incident, she could still find a military officer as her son-in-law, so she cried to the village chief, "Uncle Youde, look, this is the officer who saved my daughter. He touched my daughter and refused to take responsibility. No one in our village has ever been bullied like this. You have to help my poor daughter!"
I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen someone so shameless.
Wen Zhu saw Jiang Jianbei's expression, as if he had eaten a fly, and knew that his second brother must be extremely speechless.
The third brother stepped forward to block the second brother, "Have you ever seen anyone go into the water to save someone with dry clothes? My second brother is dressed neatly. We just squeezed in from the outside of the crowd, and everyone saw it. You want to blame my second brother, you're dreaming!"
Everyone nodded. He had just arrived, and you couldn't expect him to be your son-in-law just because he was an officer!
Seeing that the situation was not favorable to her, Wu Qiuju immediately retorted, "Then tell me whether this dress belongs to you or not?"
"Yes." Jiang Jianbei replied.
Everyone was confused for a moment and looked at Jiang Jianbei. What was going on?
Could it be that this officer really saved the person but didn't want to take responsibility?
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