Chapter 865 A Dream of Youth 397
Her mother arranged a marriage for her with a wealthy widower who was thirty years old and had three children who were only slightly younger than her. Her mother said that he was her father's close friend, and now that he had become successful, he was willing to help her family and was offering a very generous dowry.
Deng's mother wanted to use the dowry money to bail Deng Sanyuan out of prison.
Deng Sanyuan was personally sent in by Deng Yin, but no one else knew this.
Xie Ning fell silent for a moment after hearing Deng Yue'er's words. He said that it was not entirely true that Deng's mother did not love the two sisters, Deng Yin and Deng Yue'er, because for many years, Deng's mother had been saving money to redeem Deng Yin from her servitude.
But it wasn't enough love.
Despite how her father treated her, she devoted herself to caring for him, who was paralyzed in bed, for so many years. Deng Sanyuan did not respect her and often asked her for money to go to brothels. At first, she would refuse, but in the end, she would still give it to him.
Now, they even want to use their youngest daughter's marriage to get their son released from prison.
This is why Deng Yin has remained a slave for so many years. She has money, but she doesn't give it to Deng's mother. She only helps them occasionally so that they don't have to live too hard.
Deng Yue'er learned to read and write at the pharmacy and learned some medicine, which gave her the skills to survive.
She wasn't as hard-hearted as Deng Yin, so she gave most of her monthly earnings to Deng's mother, living a very frugal life herself.
Do you have someone you like?
"some."
Deng Yue'er blushed and whispered as softly as a mosquito's buzz.
"The other party may also be interested in marrying you."
Deng Yue'er lowered her head even further, "...Yes."
"What is his name, where does he work, and where does he live? If possible, would you like to bring him to see me?"
"His surname is Lu, and his home is at the entrance of Liuxiang Lane..."
As for the rest, Deng Yue'er didn't know. She met the other person at the pharmacy. Neither of them were good with words. Yesterday, she went to ask him how he felt. She had to drink half a bowl of wine to muster up the courage.
Upon hearing this surname, Xie Ning subconsciously thought of the Lu family, but then shook his head, thinking it might be a coincidence.
"Bring him to me in a couple of days, and I'll give you my opinion." Of course, it couldn't be two days later. As soon as Deng Yue'er left, she sent someone to inquire about the situation.
Seeing a smile on Deng Yue'er's face, Xie Ning sighed. Deng Yin kept her father around partly to vent her anger and see him suffer.
Secondly, we left it to Deng Yue'er to see if she could come to her senses and leave the family instead of getting deeper and deeper into it. But it seems that this has had little effect.
However, at least she knew to resist. If Deng Yue'er had really listened to her mother, then Deng Yin's efforts would have been in vain.
Deng Yin was also conflicted. On the one hand, she wanted Deng Yue'er to be more ruthless and indifferent, but on the other hand, she couldn't help but protect Deng Yue'er's kindness.
Deng Yue'er was kind-hearted, and all the young girls who went to the pharmacy liked her.
She didn't hurt anyone because of her soft heart; she just suffered herself.
When Deng Yue'er left the Xie residence, she felt a great sense of relief. Although Xie Ning was very kind, she was still somewhat afraid, intimidated by his official authority.
Perhaps there was another time when several spoiled brats from wealthy families rode their horses through the streets, destroying many stalls and nearly trampling an old man under their horses. It was Xie Ning, who was leading people to measure locations within the city, who rescued the old man.
Xie Ning's expression was very cold at that time, and he directly pulled those spoiled young men off their horses.
Those people had never been treated like this before, and since Xie Ning was dressed in men's clothing for convenience, they immediately started punching and whipping him.
In the end, they naturally received a severe beating, lying on the ground howling in pain, and were taken to the authorities.
They not only rode through bustling streets, damaging other people's property, but also attacked high-ranking officials. The memorials impeaching their family submitted by censors could flood the emperor's desk.
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