Chapter 84: Difficult to Solve
"Then you only consider the present. Have you ever considered whether your daughter will be happy after marrying him? That Mr. Zheng is a well-known figure in the area. He is a playboy. Can you trust your only daughter to marry him?"
Mother Shi said sadly: "We are worried but what can we do? We have already accepted the betrothal gifts. Are we going to regret the marriage? If we regret the marriage, how can we stay in this village?"
Shi Yuechan heard the conversation between her parents and friends in the yard in the house and shed sad tears.
Shi Yuechan raised her hand and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. She took a deep breath. She knew that she couldn't just sit there and wait to die.
She calmed herself down, slowly stood up, and pushed the door open to walk out.
In the yard, the parents were still sighing.
Shi Yuechan stepped forward and said softly but firmly: "Dad, Mom, I can't get married."
Father Shi's eyes widened, and he was about to reprimand her, but Shi Yuechan continued, "We will find a way to return the betrothal gifts. Even if we have to sell everything we have, our daughter is not willing to exchange her lifelong happiness for a moment of peace and stability.
Reputation is important, but if I really get married, my life will be miserable. Can you really bear to see me like this? ”
Shi's mother looked at her daughter's resolute expression and hesitated to speak, her heart filled with guilt towards her daughter.
Gu Leyou echoed, "Uncle and aunt, Yuechan is right, let's work together to find a solution. With Mr. Zheng's character, your daughter will definitely live a miserable life if she marries him."
Father Shi frowned, squatted on the ground, lowered his head, and no one knew what he was thinking about.
After a long while, he raised his head, his eyes swept across his daughter and wife's faces, and said in a hoarse voice: "Forget it, let's find a way to return the favor, and we won't get married."
Hearing this, the others breathed a sigh of relief.
The next thing to do is to return all the betrothal gifts. Another point is that Zheng Yuanhao is not easy to deal with. Although he has been scared away temporarily, he will still come back.
The few days after Shi Yuechan returned home were quite peaceful.
But a few days later, there was a sudden sound of gongs and drums in the village, and the wedding procession arrived.
They set off towards Shi Yuechan's home in a mighty procession.
For a moment, everyone in the village thought that the daughter of the old Shi family was going to get married, and they all came to watch the fun.
When Shi Yuechan heard the sound of gongs and drums, she felt something was wrong.
The sounds of gongs and drums were getting closer and closer, and finally stopped at the gate of their house.
Zheng Yuanhao was riding a tall horse, dressed like a gentleman.
As soon as he got off the horse, he ran to the yard. When he saw Shi's parents, he blurted out, "Dad and Mom."
These words scared Shi's parents greatly.
Father Shi frowned and asked, "Mr. Zheng, what are you trying to do? My daughter doesn't want to marry you, but you are doing this. Didn't I personally go to your house yesterday to return the betrothal gifts and even the marriage certificate? Now our two families are married."
As a result, Zheng Yuanhao said unreasonably.
"You want to cancel the engagement, but I, as the person involved, don't agree yet, so I'm going to marry you."
What should I do?
If this continues, everyone within a hundred miles will know about it, and it will not be easy for his daughter to marry into a good family in the future.
"You rascal, our daughter won't marry you and won't see you anymore. Do we have to notify you in person? Hasn't your father agreed? Why are you still making trouble in our house?" Shi's mother said angrily.
As a result, Zheng Yuanhao got excited.
This is how he answered.
"I am doing this today just to force you to agree. I like your daughter. It is your blessing. In this area within a hundred miles, no one is richer than our family."
"Even if you're rich you can't bully people. The girl doesn't want to get married, but you're forcing her to marry. How can this be allowed in the world?" Some villagers who were watching the fun couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up for their family.
Shi Yuechan was so angry that her eyes turned red when she heard Zheng Yuanhao's unreasonable words. She rushed out of the house, stood in front of Zheng Yuanhao, and shouted angrily: "Zheng Yuanhao, don't go too far! What era is this? Do you still want to force a deal? I tell you, I will never marry someone like you even if I die."
When Zheng Yuanhao saw Shi Yuechan coming out, a flash of surprise flashed across his face, and then he returned to his rogue look: "Yuechan, why are you doing this? Follow me and I guarantee that you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life, and enjoy wealth and glory."
Shi Yuechan snorted coldly: "The happiness I want cannot be measured by gold, silver and treasures. People like you who spend their days in debauchery can't give it to me at all."
At this moment, someone in the crowd shouted.
"Stop making trouble, the village chief is here."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw the village chief running over in a hurry. He stood in front and looked at everyone, cursing at Zheng Yuanhao: "You bastard, leave now. I have heard about your two families' affairs a long time ago. I thought you two families could solve it yourselves. I didn't expect that you were already broken off the engagement, but you are still here entangled with the girl. Leave now, don't force me to be rude to you."
"You old man, stop meddling in other people's business. Get away from me as far away as possible and don't get in the way of me getting married." Zheng Yuanhao was fearless and directly confronted the village chief.
The village chief called a few strong young men and ordered them, "Since he is so stubborn, you should teach him a lesson. After beating him, send him back home and let his father take care of him."
Hearing the village chief's tone, the villagers thought that Zheng Yuanhao's father must know the village chief, otherwise the village chief would not speak like that to the son of a wealthy businessman.
So someone asked curiously: "Is the village chief similar to this bastard's father? Why does he look so familiar?"
As a result, the village chief looked at everyone and confronted them directly.
"All of you go home and do what you need to do, and don't meddle in other people's business."
After the villagers beat Zheng Yuanhao, the village chief sent someone to send him back home.
When the old father saw his son being beaten like this, he came back and realized that his son had listened to his bad friends again and went to Gujia Village to cause trouble for the girl, so he went to apologize again with gifts.
Shi Yuechan's parents didn't want to pay attention to Old Man Zheng, but they still met him out of politeness.
Old Man Zheng apologized to Shi Yuechan.
Father Zheng looked guilty, and he repeatedly bowed to Shi Yuechan's parents: "I'm really sorry, my bastard son has caused you so much trouble. It's my fault for not disciplining him. I hope you can forgive me."
As he spoke, he looked at Shi Yuechan again, "Miss, I know my son has a bad character. He was instigated by some bad friends to come up with the bad idea of robbing the bride, which made you suffer."
Father Shi snorted coldly: "Your son is too lawless. He robbed a woman in broad daylight. If the village chief hadn't stepped in, who knows what would have happened."
Shi's mother was also furious, holding Shi Yuechan's hand, feeling very distressed.
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