Chapter 11

It takes about ten miles to walk from the Warwick Production Brigade to the Xingmin Production Brigade. The six members of the He family set out early in the morning. Only the eldest son did not come because he was ugly and had a scar on his face from a burn when he was a child. It was very scary. Today was the day of the marriage, so naturally he could not scare the new bride because of him.

The He family also brought the foolish third child along. Jiang Yan was worried about the third child and had to keep him by her side all the time, otherwise his brain wouldn't work well and he might cause trouble easily.

This time they are preparing to find a wife for the second son. The second son, He Junsheng, is an outstanding young man except for his unknown Tianyan. However, he has never dared to get married because of Tianyan. It was only this time that his mother said that the Jian family knew about it, and he agreed.

Of course, there was another important reason. He knew that Jian Lu was extremely beautiful, but she had a weak personality. Even if she had any ideas, she would not dare to say them. Such people were the easiest to control.

"Second brother, the fourth daughter of the Jian family is so pretty. You can marry her and when your eldest brother has a baby with her, she will still call you dad."

As for why they didn't just let the eldest son of the He family marry her, it was because she was too ugly. If Jian Lu married him directly, what would people outside think? They would think that the Jian family was selling their daughter directly, which would not sound good to anyone.

He Guangxiang thought this was a good idea. He had many sons, and all of them had problems. He didn't know whether it was retribution for having thrown away his two daughters. In any case, they didn't dare to have any more children. He let his sons have children, and give birth to big fat grandsons!

He Junsheng nodded, reluctant to talk about it.

Jiang Yan had always been worried about the marriages of her five sons. Not only did they all have problems, but the family was also extremely poor. Not to mention the dowry, even food was hard to come by, and they still hadn't found a daughter-in-law. Now that they have a beautiful daughter-in-law, it is really a great joy!

If other brothers can’t get married in the future, let Jian Lu give birth to more babies!

The three of them walked to the front of Jian's house with their own thoughts. The gate was open, and the three of them walked in on their own. They heard voices coming from the main room.

Jiang Yan was puzzled. Didn't they agree to come and propose marriage today? Why did the Jian family have guests?

"Jane's family, are you busy?"

She shouted so loudly that everyone in the room could hear her. Zhang Cuixia opened the door and forced a smile. She turned around and looked at Jian Hualin and said, "Boss, the He family is here."

Jian Hualin snorted, feeling that something was wrong today! Just a few minutes ago, Wang Xia actually brought He Hongmei to propose marriage!

"It's too late to come, have you all eaten? We are here today for a big happy event." Jiang Yan took a look at the beautiful Jian Lu in the main hall. Not only was her face pretty, but she also had plump breasts, a slim waist and a round butt. She looked very fertile. She was very satisfied! "Today we are here to propose to Jian Lu."

However, before the Jane family could say anything, she heard a strange middle-aged woman speak. The woman looked kind and looked at her with a smile on her face.

"I'm sorry you're late. I've already proposed to Lulu on behalf of my son."

How many people are in the He family?

He Guangxiang looked at Jian Hualin in shock, his eyes full of doubts, and his shrewd and calculating eyes seemed to be asking him, wasn't it already agreed upon? Why did you promise your daughter to another family?

Jian Hualin never thought that a few minutes ago, Wang Xia would suddenly come to propose marriage on behalf of her son who was thousands of miles away. However, he was still the head of the Jian family, so even if you wanted to marry him, it would be useless if he didn't agree.

"Wang Xia, what you said is not true. It is up to us to decide who our daughter marries. I have already agreed with the He family to marry Lulu to their second son, He Junsheng."

After hearing this, the He family felt relieved again. As long as Jian Hualin didn't give in, it would be fine.

He Junsheng raised the corner of his mouth in an almost invisible arc, and glanced at Jian Lu stealthily. His face turned red after just one glance.

In the eyes of outsiders, He Junsheng is really good. He has a good appearance and good character, but his family is a little poor.

Naturally, no one knew his true nature.

Jian Hualin heard this accidentally said by his idiot third son when he was discussing the marriage with He Guangxiang's family.

Originally, He Guangxiang was worried that Jian Hualin would not be willing to see his daughter serving two husbands, but he did not expect that Jian Hualin would be relieved after thinking about it for a while, and even took the opportunity to raise the price.

From no gift or dowry, it became a gift of ten yuan.

Wang Xia looked at the looks between Jian Hualin and He Guangxiang and couldn't help but get angry. She shouted, "What's the matter? This is not the old society. Are you still forced to marry? Even if it's the parents' order, they should listen to the daughter's opinion!"

Jian Hualin didn't know why Wang Xia kept nagging about this matter. As soon as she entered the room, she said she wanted to propose marriage. She was just here to cause trouble. "Lulu listens to us the most. Ask her if she wants to follow the marriage arranged by her parents."

Jian Lu listened to this and suppressed her discomfort. Jian Hualin still thought that it was her original self who was standing here. Her original self had been suppressed by them and had become timid. If she looked at her father's threatening eyes, she would naturally dare not disobey.

But she was different. In front of everyone in the room, Jian Lu said, "I want to marry Cheng Zheng and be Aunt Wang's daughter-in-law."

"You!" This was the first time that Jian Hualin was disobeyed by his daughter, and in front of so many people. He felt that this girl had grown wings and even had her own ideas! He raised his hand and picked up the porcelain bowl on the eight-immortal table and threw it at Jian Lu.

Jian Lu was prepared and dodged to the side. At the same time, Wang Xia was also paying attention to Jian Hualin's movements and pulled Jian Lu to her side.

The porcelain bowl broke into pieces, making a crackling sound, and lay on the ground.

Zhang Cuixia saw the man was angry and quickly went along with him, "Hua Lin, don't get angry with the girl, she doesn't understand this."

He turned to the girl and said, "Lulu, what are you talking about! Listen to your father!"

Jian Lu was too lazy to pay attention to them, but when she heard footsteps outside, she felt that her opportunity had come.

Wei Xingde, the captain of the Xingmin Production Brigade, Chen Hongjuan, the women's director, and Jian Zhipeng, a respected elder in the village and Jian Hualin's cousin, came.

Wang Xia invited three people to come in advance. After all, Cheng Zheng was the only regimental-level officer in the brigade, so it made sense to invite several prestigious people like them to witness the engagement.

As a result, as soon as the three of them arrived in the yard, they heard a burst of noise in the main hall of the Jian family, accompanied by several quarrels.

"What's going on? Isn't Cheng Zheng's mother going to propose marriage for him? Why is there such a commotion over such a happy event?"

Jian Hualin had not expected that the team leader, the women's director, and Uncle Zhao would actually come over, and hurriedly tried to make amends, "Nothing, nothing, I was just talking about something when the bowl accidentally fell to the ground."

Jian Lu felt like vomiting when she saw his pretentious look. She rushed over with tears in her eyes and felt extremely aggrieved. "Captain, Grandpa Zhao, Aunt Chen, my dad is going to kill me!"

Team leader Wei Xingde knew that many families in the team favored boys over girls, and believed that sons were their own and daughters were outsiders once they got married. However, this was a new society, and he would often tell members at ideological education meetings that it was equally good to have boys or girls, and that women could hold up half the sky.

But this is an old idea that has been held for many years and it is difficult to change.

What's more, this is other people's business. It's hard for outsiders to interfere when they educate their children behind closed doors!

But it was different when Jian Lu said it herself, as Chen Hongjuan next to her was the first to react.

"Why are you still hitting people?" Chen Hongjuan was in her forties, with some silver hair on her temples, but she looked very energetic. She couldn't stand bullying of women, girls and children. At this moment, she looked at Jian Lu with heartache in her eyes.

Jian Zhipeng had been the village chief of Xingmin Village for more than 30 years, until the People's Commune was established. The village ceased to exist and began to be divided into production brigades. Jian Zhipeng retired as he was older, but because of his many years of experience as a village chief, everyone in the Xingmin Production Brigade respected him.

Even the young man Jian Hualin had to respectfully call him cousin when he saw him.

Jian Hualin was troubled by the presence of Wei Xingde and Jian Zhipeng, so even though he thought his little daughter was too bold to dare to complain, he could not lose his temper.

He felt that his old face was almost gone, and he explained awkwardly, "No, no, that porcelain bowl has no eyes, and the child is timid and scared."

Jian Lu knew that today was her only chance. With the support of Aunt Wang and the captain who could uphold justice, she made no secret and told them the whole story directly.

"Dad, if you say the porcelain bowl has no eyes, then it has no eyes." Jian Lu said aggrievedly to Jian Zhipeng and the others, "It really wasn't my dad who threw the bowl at me..."

The more she talked, the more obvious it seemed. Chen Hongjuan could see the hardship this young boy was going through, so she scolded Jian Hualin with a stern face, "That bowl is really stupid, you better hold it steady."

Chen Hongjuan is the director of the Women's Department, so she is naturally not afraid of gay men like Jian Hualin. She can even scold a group of people by herself!

The more miserable Jian Lu appears, the more they will pay attention to her.

"Yes, yes, I will definitely get it in the future."

Chen Hongjuan turned around and looked at Wang Xia. It was not easy for a widow like Wang Xia to raise three children. Chen Hongjuan admired her very much, not to mention that she had even trained a group leader.

"Sister Wang, didn't you ask us to come and witness you choosing a wife for Cheng Zheng?"

Wang Xia smiled at Chen Hongjuan and patted Jian Lu's arm soothingly, "Yes, I'm here today to arrange a marriage for my son Cheng Zheng. I'm going to arrange a marriage for Jian Lu, the fourth daughter of the Jian family."

"No!" Jiang Yan and He Guangxiang didn't care about anything else, they just couldn't give up this daughter-in-law! "Jian Lu is going to be promised to our family!"

The captain and the women's director looked at each other and immediately understood that this was a robbery.

Wei Xingde felt that this was not a fair thing to do. He had witnessed engagements before, but it was impossible for two families to fight over a daughter-in-law.

"Jian Hualin, what are you doing?" At his age, he must have informed the girl's family before proposing marriage, otherwise he wouldn't just come to her house without authorization.

Jian Hualin was also speechless, for he had no idea that Wang Xia would be interested in Jian Lu's military officer son as her daughter-in-law. He knew Cheng Zheng, a regimental commander, very powerful, but he was said to have injured his leg and was serving in the army on a torturous island.

Logically speaking, as a father-in-law, he would be proud that his daughter could marry the head of the group, but this was not that important to Jian Hualin.

What's the point of marrying well for a young lady who is thousands of miles away from the army? She may not come back for many years. Even if he wants to get some benefits from the son-in-law of the regiment commander, it will be difficult.

A married daughter is like water spilled out, and is not as valuable as an adopted son, who can provide for one's old age!

He immediately started to explain to the captain and the other two, and said firmly, "Lulu is to be promised to the He family. As for Wang Xia's family, it has nothing to do with us, and we don't recognize her!"

Jian Lu knew that he was holding on to his father's authority, so she quickly stepped forward and said, "Captain, arranged marriages are not popular now, right? This is a new society. I like Cheng Zheng, the eldest brother of the Cheng family, and I am willing to marry him."