Chapter 10

"You are just short-sighted..." Jian Hualin's voice was a little angry. "What's the big deal? After she gets married, she belongs to her husband's family. You don't care who she sleeps with or who she has children with!"

When Jian Xin heard her parents' conversation, she felt that it might be related to her fourth sister's marriage, so she tiptoed over to them.

"But it can't be like this...like this..." Zhang Cuixia had resentment towards her little daughter. She originally thought it was a son, but her hopes were dashed. She originally thought she could continue to give birth until she gave birth to a son, but she injured her body during the birth and could no longer conceive.

However, she couldn't bear to see her little daughter jumping into such a fire pit.

"Xinxin just got married, let's wait and see what happens to Lulu. No wonder the He family was so enthusiastic when I ran into them the other day. Who would have thought it would be like this!"

Jian Hualin was too lazy to bother with his wife, so he just stared at her and threatened, "Mother and I have already agreed on this matter. Let the fourth girl marry into the He family, and then we will take their young son back to raise him. Don't you also want to have a son to take over the family?"

"But..."

"But that's bullshit! I gave birth to her and raised her, so she has to listen to me. In the future, she will marry the second son of the He family and raise a child with the eldest son of the He family. What can people outside see? They don't know! Don't worry about it!"

"Then the second child of the He family can't have children... and can't do this." Zhang Cuixia could never convince herself. It's too degrading for a woman to serve two husbands!

"Don't worry about it. The He family will come to propose marriage in two days. You just have to agree." Jian Hualin always keeps his word.

Jian Xin almost screamed out loud when she heard her parents' conversation in the room. Fortunately, she reacted quickly, covered her mouth, and ran out of the room in a panic.

"Xinxin, what's wrong?" Meng Fan hadn't seen his wife for a while, and noticed that her face had turned pale, so he hurriedly asked with concern.

"Nothing." Jian Xin tried to calm herself down and looked around for the girl. "Where's Lulu?"

"Auntie Wang wanted to see her about something, so they left."

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The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the silver hook was hanging high. In the afternoon, Jian Lu was called by Aunt Wang and told that Cheng Zheng had gone out on a mission and would not be back.

After all, Cheng Zheng is a soldier, so it's normal that he has no control over time. Jian Lu hesitated for a while and thought about going to the island by herself first. It would be best if she and Cheng Zheng got engaged first, so that she could go there legitimately. All she had to do was get Jian Hualin to agree.

"That's great!" Aunt Wang also thought so. Otherwise, she didn't know how long it would take for her son to come back from vacation.

Thinking of the wonderful life in the future, Jian Lu gradually relaxed, with a faint smile on her lips.

As she was about to reach the Jane family's house and was about to push open the iron gate to go in, she was suddenly startled by a figure that appeared beside her.

"Lulu! It's me!"

Why is my third sister still here after her wedding? She should have gone back to her husband's house by now.

Jian Lu was surprised, but before she could say anything, Jian Xin dragged her behind the courtyard wall. The two of them disappeared into the inky night.

"Third sister, you haven't come back yet?"

Although she felt a little sad when she thought about the days ahead without a companion on the kang, Jian Lu would not compete with her third brother-in-law for someone.

Besides, who would go back to their parents' home just a few days after getting married? Could it be...

"Did your third brother-in-law bully you?"

Meng Fan, who was crouching beside him, said: ???

Jian Xin knew that her sister was mistaken, and it was indeed unreasonable for her not to go back to her husband's house at this time, but she had no choice. Ever since she heard what her parents said in the evening, she had been scared. How could her parents have the heart to marry her sister to such a family?

"It's okay. I'm getting along very well with your third brother-in-law." Jian Xin was worried about being seen, so she spoke like pouring beans. "I came here to tell you that I heard my parents talking this afternoon. Dad found a marriage for you..."

Marriage?

Jian Lu knew Jian Hualin would not give up, but she did not expect him to act so quickly. "Who did you find to be your son-in-law?"

"Not a live-in son-in-law!" Jian Xin almost couldn't say it out loud, "It's... they want to marry you off and replace you with another family's son to raise, and then adopt you."

"He's dreaming, will anyone agree to it?" No family would be willing to pass their son on to someone else just to find a wife, right?

Unless...Jane Lu's mind was still racing when she heard her third sister speak again.

"I really agreed, because they want you to marry the second son of the He family, but the second son is Tianyan, so they want you to sleep with his eldest son and have children."

Jian Lu: ??? !!!

Is this a human???

It was already chilly in the winter night, and after hearing such news, Jian Lu felt a chill running through her limbs and bones, making her shiver uncontrollably.

I originally thought that Jian Hualin had already reached the limit of using his original body to find a live-in son-in-law, but I never expected that you should never underestimate some people's bottom line.

How could he do this to his own daughter?

"Lulu, from what my parents said, my mom thinks it's too cruel and doesn't agree, but you also know that dad has the final say at home and his decision cannot be changed. I'm already married, and I'm going to arrange for the He family to come and propose to you in two days."

Jian Xin had never encountered such an urgent matter. Thinking that her sister had to suffer in such a husband's family, she felt uncomfortable as well, as if something was stuck in her throat, unable to go up or down.

Her throat was dry, and Jian Xin spoke with a hint of trembling. No matter what, she couldn't marry into a family like that!

"I was thinking, otherwise you should find someone to marry right away before Dad arranges one for you. But now is the time, and I don't know where to find the right person."

Jian Lu had calmed down. Fortunately, she had prepared early. She comforted her third sister and held her hand. The two cold hands clasped together, "Third sister, don't worry. I have an idea. As for the target, I have already found one."

Although Cheng Zheng doesn't know about this yet.

"Have you found it? When did it happen? Who is it?" Jian Xin had no idea where the girl got the person from.

"It was just decided in the past two days. You know that man, Aunt Wang's eldest son, who is serving in the army on the island."

"Ah? Cheng... Cheng Zheng, right?" Jian Xin was not familiar with him, but she had an impression of him. He was a very capable person, but he looked fierce and had a strong aura. She had seen him a few times and was always a little scared. "Why did you get engaged to him? No, he never came back, didn't he?"

After Jian Lu explained in a few words, she asked her third sister to take a message to Aunt Wang, and then turned around and went home.

When they got home, Jian Hualin asked where Jian Lu had been as if he was interrogating a prisoner.

Now that the marriage has been finalized, the He family will come to get engaged in two days. Yet, my daughter actually came back so late.

"Don't run around anymore. You're almost twenty years old now. It's time to get ready and get married like your third sister."

Zhang Cuixia listened and watched from the side, frowned at her husband, and nodded at her little daughter. In the end, she didn't say anything, just said, "Lulu, go to bed early."

Jian Lu lay on the kang, feeling only sadness. It really opened her eyes to see that Jian Hualin could do such a heartless thing just to have a son.

Although Jian Lu had no relatives in her previous life, none of the people she met along the way were malicious. At most, they had different auras and personalities and could not be friends. They were still clear about right and wrong, and no one had the courage to treat others like this.

The warm kang beneath her body kept sending out warmth, but Jian Lu only felt cold.

But after the sadness, we still have to plan.

Previously, she was still hesitating whether it would be too fast for her to go directly to the island. Now, Jian Hualin's dirty thoughts sounded the alarm for her. She couldn't delay any longer!

As for the He family that Jian Hualin was going to marry her to, she thought about it and remembered some plots. After the heroine Dong Danqin became the director of the Women's Department, she helped a female comrade from the Xingmin Production Brigade to marry into the Huawei Production Brigade.

That person was tricked into marrying the seemingly good-looking second son of the He family. However, the He family members plotted against her and made her consummate the marriage and have children with the eldest son and the third son who grew up later... Such a good girl was tortured inhumanely.

Thinking of this, Jian Lu couldn't help but shudder, and carefully planned what to do next in her mind. Not only did she want to avoid this disaster, but she also wanted to let the whole commune know the identity of the He family to prevent any girls from being deceived into marrying into the family.

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Since Jian Hualin was busy arranging his marriage and was nowhere to be seen, Jian Lu found an opportunity to go to Aunt Wang's house again and told her that Jian Hualin was going to marry her to the son of the He family.

"Jian Hualin is such a dirty-minded man! You are his daughter! How could he treat you like this?!" When Aunt Wang learned of Jian Hualin's idea, she was so shocked that she almost fell down.

How could someone push her own daughter into the fire like this? She gasped for breath, she hadn't been so angry in a long time!

"Lulu, don't worry, you are our daughter-in-law! If your father dares to do this, I will stop him even if I risk my life!" Aunt Wang was very satisfied with Jian Lu when she agreed to get married a few days ago. Now, when she heard that the child had suffered, she felt even more distressed!

This is the daughter-in-law she has chosen! She must be protected!

After raising three children, Wang Xia felt relieved from the burden. Then she remembered that her husband had fallen to his death and she had raised three children by herself, which made her a hot-tempered person.

Seeing that someone still cared about her, no matter if it was the sisters of the Jian family or Aunt Wang, Jian Lu felt warm in her heart, "Aunt Wang, thank you! I have an idea. You can invite the captain and the others to come..."

...

Jian Hualin arranged for the He family from the Warwick Production Brigade next door to visit his third daughter, Jian Xin, on the third day after her wedding.

When the time came, everyone just went through the motions and settled the marriage. He had originally not intended to ask for a single penny in betrothal gifts, just to have a son adopted by him.

The head of the He family was called He Guangxiang. He was a genuine poor peasant. His family had nothing but sons. He and his wife Jiang Yan had five sons and two daughters in total. However, they did not raise two daughters, so there were five brothers left.

With too many people and too many mouths to feed, there is a shortage of food. The soil in their commune is not good, and the grain harvest is not as good as that of the Xingmin Production Brigade. Moreover, they have experienced a period of famine, so life is even more difficult.

What’s even more difficult is that several of the sons have some problems.

The eldest is ugly but strong. The second is handsome but a celibate. The third and fourth are twins. The third had a fever when he was a child and drank some magic water, which delayed his treatment. His intelligence has remained at the level of a three-year-old. The fourth is plain-looking, but a little short and a sickly child. The fifth is thirteen years old this year and is the one with slightly better condition. He broke his leg when he went up the mountain a few years ago and now walks with a limp, but it's not a big problem.

Jian Hualin was preparing to succeed the fifth son of the He family. It didn't matter if he had a limp, as long as he was a man with a penis.

The Jian family just wanted a son, but the He family was too poor to afford a daughter-in-law, so the two sides hit it off.

Looking at the Jian family's yard appearing in front of them, the He family members had smiles on their faces, and they had finally arrived.