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With red eyes, Che Xiaoni walked quickly into her home with her head down.
Her mother, Lü Amei, was tidying up by the stove when she immediately noticed that something was wrong with her daughter.
"Xiaoni?" Lu Amei put down the rag in her hand and went to greet her with concern. "What's wrong? Why are your eyes red? Did someone bully you?"
Che Xiaoni shook her head, "It's nothing!"
"Nothing's wrong!" Lü Amei forcefully pulled her into the house. "Tell Mom and Dad what happened? Did someone at the factory bully you?"
Che Wang was sitting at the table smoking his pipe when he heard the noise and looked up.
Before he could ask anything, Che Xiaoni sniffed sharply, as if she had made a great decision, and suddenly looked up at Che Wang, "It's not about the factory. With Wenru here, no one can bully a woman. But Mom and Dad, I...I want to marry Xi Mufan!"
"Huh?" Che Wang stopped smoking, almost dropping the pipe. "Who are you talking about?"
He even suspected that his ears were damaged!
Lu Amei was also stunned. "Huh? Xiaoni... why... why are you suddenly bringing this up?"
Tears welled up in Che Xiaoni's eyes again, but her tone was unusually firm, "Mom and Dad, didn't you say I'm of age? Didn't you want to find me a partner? I don't want to marry anyone else, I only want to marry Xi Mufan!"
"..." Che Wang and Lü Amei looked at each other in bewilderment.
There was a moment of silence in the room. Che Wang frowned and slammed his pipe heavily on the table. "Nonsense! Do you know he's a year younger than you?"
Moreover, he's an educated youth from the city, with education and medical skills; he'll be going back to the city sooner or later!
"Our place is so poor and remote, how could we possibly keep them here? That's simply impossible! Don't even think about it!"
"Dad!" Che Xiaoni cried, her voice pleading, "Dad, I don't care! I just want to be with him! I'm determined! Dad, you're the brigade leader, you can do something!"
He…his family has a bad class background; they're considered capitalists, and someone in their family studied abroad. Can you…can you think of a way? Can you…can you use some methods to force him to agree?
"What did you say?" Che Wang jumped up, his face instantly turning ashen, and shouted angrily, "Che Xiaoni! What kind of nonsense are you spouting?! You even dare to use underhanded tactics?! Are you trying to kill him, or are you trying to kill your father?!"
His fingers trembled with anger. "Do you even know how many people Dr. Xi has treated in our team these past few months? He's kind-hearted, a skilled doctor, and patient. We're grateful to him, and you?! You try to scheme against him with such despicable means?! Do you have any conscience at all?! Huh?!"
Che Xiaoni flinched at the shout, but still cried as she retorted, "Dad! I...I didn't mean to hurt him! I just want to be with him!"
"His family background is problematic; if we help him... maybe he'll agree?"
"Bullshit!" Che Wang's anger flared even more. "If Xi Mufan gets into trouble because of my tricks, do you think Guan Wenru will stand idly by?! What kind of person is she? Do you think she'll let us off the hook?!"
Don't even think about it! I, Che Wang, have worked my whole life with a clear conscience! I would rather die than do something so utterly immoral!
Che Xiaoni lowered her head, her voice lacking confidence as she retorted, "Mom and Dad, Wenru... she definitely wants me to be happy too! She wouldn't interfere in this kind of thing!"
"Shut up!" Che Wang pointed at Che Xiaoni, his tone resolute. "If you really have that ability, then get Comrade Xi Mufan to agree to marry you fairly and squarely! Otherwise, I won't do anything you ask! Our family can't do such a heartless and immoral thing! Do you hear me?!"
Seeing that her father was unmoved and refused to help her, Che Xiaoni completely broke down and threw herself into Lü Amei's arms, crying loudly.
Holding her daughter, Lü Amei felt both heartache and helplessness, and could only pat her back and sigh.
Che Wang sat down again with a gloomy face, puffing away on his pipe. The only sound in the room was Che Xiaoni's suppressed sobs.
Lu Amei whispered words of comfort, "Don't cry, your father is right, and forced relationships never work..."
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