"Are you just going to let this go? Dad, you didn't even ask me, and you just assumed I stole something from our house."
Jiang Chengmin frowned, not used to his daughter's sudden persistence. "Forget it if you don't have it. Why are you arguing with your brother?"
Jiang Henian: "If I don't fight, some people will think I'm easy to bully."
Jiang Jirong and his wife were extremely surprised. After not coming home for most of the day, not only did the third sister say so much at once, but she even talked back?
You should know that the last time Jiang Jirong heard his stepsister speak was at the beginning of the month, and she only said two words.
Let him "move forward".
"So what do you want?" Jiang Chengmin's face darkened. "You have no rules and regulations, and you want to slap your father in the face!"
"Dad, my third sister probably fell last night and is not very conscious now. Please calm down and drink some water. We will eat and rest soon."
Jiang Yanqiu, who had been keeping quiet all this time, suddenly stepped forward to support Jiang Chengmin, poured him a glass of water, and for the first time ever, spoke well of Jiang Henian.
Her stepdaughter's words were obviously effective. Jiang Chengmin's expression improved in just a few words, and the atmosphere in the yard eased a little.
Jiang Yanqiu dragged the bamboo basket and pig grass on the ground and dragged Jiang Henian to the pigpen behind the house.
"Third sister, I think the back of your head seems to be better. The swelling has gone down pretty quickly."
"Dad hates quarrels the most. Don't take it to heart. As long as we are still in this family, we have to obey him, right? When you get married in the future, you can make your own decisions."
"This pig grass is very tender and fresh. Third sister, you are really capable. I heard Aunt He and the others praising you when I went to the fields today. If I were to say, among all the aunts in the village, I like Aunt He the most. She is a very kind person. You——"
"Passed."
"What?" Jiang Yanqiu was interrupted and was stunned.
Jiang Henian pointed expressionlessly at the fat pigs squealing and burrowing in the pen behind him. "You walked by and the pigs are so anxious they're about to rush out."
Jiang Yanqiu: “…”
For some reason, she felt that all the preparation she had put in was probably in vain.
Jiang Henian added: "Auntie He is your future mother-in-law. It's great that you like her."
Jiang Yanqiu's face froze, and she quickly waved her hands, "That's all undetermined."
"Ah... Actually, I came to you because I wanted to talk to you about sisterly matters..."
Jiang Henian grabbed handfuls of pig grass and threw them into the pigpen without saying anything.
"...This is the thing, Third Sister. Although you call me sister, we were born in the same year, just a few months apart. Although I had a childhood engagement, I have someone else in my heart, and that person asked me to wait for him. As for you, you're always quiet and don't have a friend who understands you. You're already eighteen, and I'm really worried about you."
"The He family used to be carpenters and had some wealth. Aunt He was kind and gentle, and treated both daughters-in-law very well. Which young girl in the village would not envy her?
He Jinshan is a soldier, strong and healthy. After he recovers, he will definitely be very capable. No matter who marries him, life will be easy. I think such a good marriage should be kept within the family, don’t you think?
Here it comes.
Jiang Henian felt a little amused. If it weren't for that afternoon incident, he might have just let it go. However...
Now it is absolutely impossible.
Jiang Henian panicked when he thought of the familiar face lying in the straw hut. She must be crazy to go close to him.
"I think the water is so fat, it's just right for you to drink it yourself, sister."
After throwing away the last handful of pig grass, she patted the grass clippings on her palms, turned around and left, leaving Jiang Yanqiu standing there with a grim face.
In the afternoon when Jiang Yanqiu went to work, she ran into He Jinshan's mother, who held his hand and begged her to go and see him, saying that it might be a last resort and she should take a look first.
The old lady of the He family also came over with her hands behind her back and said that as the future granddaughter-in-law, how could she ignore her husband? The betrothal gift from the He family was not given for free.
This is a combination of soft and hard tactics, forcing me to marry him quickly to bring good luck.
Jiang Yanqiu finally managed to temporarily refuse after much persuasion, but she felt more and more anxious.
I originally thought that I could get Jiang Henian to agree with just a few words when I got home in the evening, but I didn't expect that even after I tried my best to persuade her, this unmarriageable girl didn't appreciate it!
Jiang Yanqiu pinched her hands and glared at Jiang Henian's back.
Just wait! As long as Dad agrees, you can't refuse!
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