Zhao Dayong's expression changed. "I...I haven't saved enough money to get married yet, where would I get extra money to support his education?"
Having said that, he fled from Shen Yuan's house as if escaping.
Looking in the direction Zhao Dayong had left, Shen Yuan's smile faded. She could understand people dying for money and birds dying for food, but she could not accept that someone would try to harm her just because they coveted her family's land.
Shen Yuan stayed at home for two days. On the third day, the village head personally came to her door.
He walked around the courtyard with his hands behind his back, then said to Granny Liu in a serious tone, "Back then, you brought Yuan'er and her orphan mother to our village. I felt sorry for you, so I asked my father to register your household."
“I watched Yuan’er grow up. Back then, I was the one who strongly advocated for her marriage to Chu Yuning. They were such a perfect match! How could she just break off the engagement like that? I don’t know how to explain this to my deceased brother!”
Shen Yuan rolled her eyes.
The village head took them in because his wife had a difficult childbirth and almost died. It was Liu Mama, who was skilled in midwifery, who helped his wife turn the baby into a different position, thus saving the lives of both mother and child.
The village head then allowed them to stay in the village.
Furthermore, he even managed to get his brother's wife; why doesn't he explain this?
"How can these two children be a good match? That brat from the Chu family is so pale and skinny, like he's covered in eight hundred pounds of flour. He can't lift a finger, and he's not even as strong as our little Yuan Yuan. What can he do besides write a few words? How can he be worthy of our Yuan Yuan! The engagement should never have been arranged in the first place. It's just as good that it's called off now!"
Granny Liu was angered by the village head's words and retorted to him in annoyance.
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