Chapter 117 Threat
Wang Xinran's face immediately turned ugly, and she stopped abruptly, her foot that was about to step out.
Of course she knew Wang San was right. She was at the perfect age to find a husband. Her mother had raised her, and she certainly wouldn't let it go so easily. She must also want to get married and receive a sum of money.
Back then, Huo's mother urged Huo Chunyan to get married in this way.
But Huo Chunyan is lucky; she found a good husband. Wang Xinran, on the other hand, is not so lucky now that she has returned to the countryside; she can only find a country bumpkin.
She would have the same fate whether she returned to the Huo family or the Wang family; in fact, whether she left or not, it would all be the same.
The Huo family wasn't very good to her either. After all, if they were really good to her, Huo's mother wouldn't have let her come back. At least the Wang family was related to her by blood.
Wang Xinran didn't move. At this moment, Wang San gave a wink to the person next to him, and immediately, his eldest son grabbed a stool and smashed it hard on Wang Xinran's head.
Wang Xinran fainted immediately.
Wang San immediately tied her up and threw her into the woodshed.
"Pah, what a nuisance. If she had cooperated even a little, we would have married her off today," Wang San said angrily.
It was all because of Wang Xinran's outburst today that everyone got so angry they left.
"Dad, what should we do now? Xiaohua from the next village said she won't marry me unless I have three turns and one sound. If I don't have money, it's absolutely not going to work."
Wang San calmly said, "Don't worry, she's been raised to be very beautiful by the Huo family, she'll definitely fetch a good price. Lock her in the woodshed and starve her for a few days, I don't believe she'll dare to go against me then."
"Um."
So Wang Xinran was thrown into the woodshed.
Moreover, Wang San was ruthless; he didn't give her any food or water all day, leaving her hungry.
The woodshed was very dark.
When Wang Xinran woke up in the middle of the night, she screamed in fright, but no one paid any attention to her.
At the dinner table that evening, while everyone was eating, they heard noises coming from the woodshed again.
The eldest brother turned a deaf ear and ate heartily. He didn't care about Wang Xinran at all. To him, she was a stranger. Her only value was that he hoped she could sell herself for more money so that his marriage would be secure.
The second son, who had a little more conscience, couldn't help but say, "Dad, she's been in the woodshed all day and hasn't even had a drop of water. Is that alright?"
"What's wrong with that?"
Wang San, with a heart of stone, said indifferently, "She's eaten before, what can't she endure? Besides, even if she doesn't eat for a day, she won't die. When life was tough before, I once didn't eat for two days. Did I die? No, I didn't."
The second son remained silent, but there was still some worry in his eyes.
Wang San said impatiently, "You're so worried about others, but who's going to worry about you? If you don't have money, you won't be able to get married, and you'll be the only one left single."
Upon hearing this, the worry in the second son's eyes completely disappeared.
Although he wasn't a bad person, he felt sorry for Wang Xinran when he saw her locked in the woodshed. However, if that sympathy would affect his life, he would immediately withdraw it.
After all, Wang Xinran's life is nowhere near as important as his.
Wang San was right. They needed to use Wang Xinran to exchange for a bride price, and that bride price would definitely be divided among the three brothers anyway.
He can't get involved in this matter.
Wang Xinran can't blame anyone; she's just unlucky.
This kind of thing is actually very common in villages. The poorer the place, the higher the bride price. Families with daughters will use their daughters to exchange for bride prices, and then use the bride prices to help their brothers get married.
The Wang family favored sons over daughters and had no daughters. After abandoning Wang Xinran, they had several more sons. Initially, the Wang family was very happy, but later, when their sons grew older, they realized they didn't have the money to marry them off, and they became worried.
At this moment, they remembered that they used to have a daughter, so they went and coaxed Wang Xinran back.
Unexpectedly, Wang Xinran disobeyed.
Disobedient people just need to be taught a lesson.
The next day at noon, after the Wang family had finished their meal, they slowly opened the door to the woodshed.
Light suddenly shone into the dark woodshed, illuminating Wang Xinran, and two lines of clear tears streamed down her face.
Wang San walked up to her.
Wang Xinran looked at him in horror, her whole body trembling.
Wang San didn't speak, he just stared at her coldly, his face expressionless.
“Wang Xinran, I am your father. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t exist. I gave you life, so I hope you will be obedient, understand? If you dare to disobey me, I will let the whole village know that you are an unfilial daughter, and you will not be able to live in the village.”
“From the moment you left the Huo family and came with me, you could only follow me forever. You have completely severed ties with the Huo family now. If you dare to go back to the Huo family, I will bring you back. At that time, it won't be as simple as just locking you up in a dark room. You are my biological daughter. Now that you've grown up, you should repay us. Otherwise, I will never let you go…”
As Wang San spoke, he stared at Wang Xinran. He squatted down to meet her gaze: "Let me tell you, now is the time for you to repay my kindness. I will marry you off. If you refuse to marry me and continue to cause trouble, I will make you regret it!"
"Anyway, you're now registered under the same household as us, so there are plenty of ways to make you miserable."
Wang Xinran's mouth was stuffed with a rag, so she couldn't speak at all. She could only make muffled noises, which made her look very pitiful.
She hasn't had a drop of water since yesterday, and she looks like she's about to die.
At first she could still whimper a few times, but later she looked like she had no strength left and was about to die.
Wang San said, "Did you hear what I said? Nod."
Wang Xinran didn't nod, but instead closed her eyes.
Without any hesitation, Wang San brought over a basin and poured it over her head, instantly waking Wang Xinran up.
She opened her eyes wide, and they were bloodshot.
"What are you pretending for?"
Wang San removed the handkerchief from her mouth and glared at Wang Xinran fiercely: "I'll give you two choices: either you obediently marry someone, or you stay in the woodshed forever. Anyway, even if someone dies in the countryside, no one will find out."
Wang Xinran is now his daughter, and the Huo family won't care. So even if Wang Xinran dies quietly, as long as he doesn't pursue the matter, no one will know.
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