These words were truly heartbreaking. Bai Jingtang took a deep breath and said, "Dad, Young Master Lu is just a friend. I don't like men, but I'm very busy now and don't have time to talk about marriage..."
"Very busy. Do you really think I don't know what you're busy with every day?" Father Bai slammed the table and said, "It's nothing more than dealing with those desperate people. The Chen family is a wealthy family in this city, and they have deep roots. They only have one daughter, and they just happened to like you. I've already agreed to the marriage and accepted the gifts. It's my parents' order and the matchmaker's words. You have to go through with this marriage, whether you agree or not. Otherwise, kick me and your mother out, and we can't be considered a family anymore."
"Dad..." Bai Jingtang took a deep breath and said, "Where is the gift you received?"
If a man like him gets married, he will ruin the girl's life.
"Bai Jinglang, am I still your father?" Father Bai asked, "Do you still recognize me as your father? You've grown so independent now that you don't even listen to me, right? You insist on getting those scumbags to make your mother and I get stabbed in the back, don't you?"
"I didn't." Bai Jingtang stood up, "But this marriage really can't happen."
"Why can't we get married?" Father Bai looked at him and said, "Tell me, if you can tell me the answer, I'll go and return the gift money myself."
Bai Jinglang had a lot of grievances that he couldn't express. He pursed his lips and really didn't want to be sad here. But when he turned around, he felt dizzy and knelt directly on the ground.
"Someone, help the young master back to his room. He has been feeling unwell these past two days and he can't go to the shop for now." Father Bai said.
A servant helped Bai Jingtang up. He turned to look at his father and said, "Dad, you..."
He had no strength in his hands and feet, and even felt a little dizzy, but as the servant lifted him up, he could only close his eyes unwillingly.
"Master, if we force him like this, he might blame us later." Mother Bai felt a little worried when she thought about the expression on Bai Jinglang's face before he closed his eyes.
"He dares? I've raised him up, and he's always on the right path. I've already accepted the gift from the Chen family, and I'm determined to fix his bad habits." Bai's father said, "Once we marry into the Chen family, the Bai family will be able to revive. Then we can go to the capital and bring back the ancestral tablets of the Bai family. Otherwise, we'll be rootless and become wandering ghosts in such a chaotic world."
"That's right." Bai's mother sighed.
Bai Jinglang was tied up in the room with his hands and feet bound, while things outside had already begun to be arranged. The hustle and bustle inside and outside the house made him, the soon-to-be newlywed, seem out of place.
Bai Jinglang lay on the bed. After struggling for a while, he found it difficult to get out of bed, and then he lay down on the bed with some powerlessness. He laughed twice in a mocking manner. He was on guard against so many people, but he didn't expect that in the end he would be drugged by his own biological parents and tied up here to become an item for trading with the Chen family.
That's right, items.
Something to carry on the family line, something to be guaranteed. Otherwise, why would he be the one to marry, but accept the gift from the Chen family? No one would care what his own wishes were.
In such troubled times, it seemed that everyone was living in a state of uncertainty. The Chen family acted quickly. In just three or five days, the bright red wedding dress was delivered to the Bai family and placed at the head of Bai Jingyan's bed by Bai's mother.
"Son, only after you get married will others no longer doubt your status as a good man. Listen to your mother and stop making trouble." Bai's mother sighed.
Bai Jinglang lay there without saying a word. His hands and feet had been tied for several days and were only untied when he ate or went to the toilet. It's not that he hadn't thought about escaping, but not to mention that those tall men were watching him closely. Even if he could escape, where could he escape to?
Abandoning their parents would only make it impossible for them to explain to the Chen family, but whenever Bai Jingjian thought of this, he would sneer at them. Perhaps this could be considered foolish filial piety.
He didn't say anything, just lying there. Bai's mother sighed and said, "The Chen family is a modern family. They've accommodated your father's preferences and chosen bright red for the wedding. It's just that the date is a bit tight. You were supposed to go to the wedding tomorrow, but you don't seem to want to go. The Chen family will send the girl directly here, and we can just get married. It won't take much effort."
Bai Jingtang closed his eyes as if he was asleep, but his mother knew he was awake: "Even if you don't want to get married, do you really plan to be a bachelor? What will you do when you are old? Who will take care of you when your parents are gone? You only think about yourself, but you should also think about your parents."
"Mom, I am a human being, not your appendage." Bai Jinglang said with his eyes open.
"You have been stubborn since you were young. It was okay when you were singing opera in the past, but you caused such a big trouble. This time you must listen to your parents. Your mother is doing this for your own good." Bai's mother said.
Bai Jingtang closed his eyes again and stopped looking at her: "Mom, I'm tired. Please go back. I want to rest."
Bai's mother stopped talking, sighed deeply, and turned away.
The room was quiet, the bed curtains covered in red, and the atmosphere was cheerful. However, the person lying there had tears sliding down the corners of his eyes, flowing over the bridge of his nose, and finally disappearing on the pillow.
Getting married is a matter of the hour. The Bai family was bustling with activity early in the morning, with people coming and going and offering congratulations. In the room, Bai's mother helped Bai Jingyan change into a red gown, observing him closely from a distance and saying, "My son is so handsome. No wonder the girl from the Chen family wanted to marry him."
Bai Jinglang sat calmly beside the bed, neither depressed nor happy, like a puppet that had lost its soul, allowing her to manipulate him however she wanted.
"Things have come to this point. Be cheerful for a while. Don't look so depressed and make a fool of yourself." Bai's mother said, "Even if you don't like it now, after you get married, you will just live your life. Your father and I didn't even meet before we got married, but we've been together for decades."
Bai Jingtang didn't respond. She sighed and said, "How can you be so stubborn, kid? I really can't do anything with you."
The sound of ceremonial music outside the house had already begun, and Bai's mother had gone out to greet the guests, leaving Bai Jingjian alone sitting in the house. He was stubborn, perhaps, but he really couldn't lie in the same bed with a stranger, nor could he face him for decades.
The sound of music and ceremony could be heard from far away, and the whole street was filled with red. A buffet was set up on one side of the Bai family's door. As long as you said congratulations, you could sit down and eat. Even though passers-by were surprised by the unique way of marriage of the Bai and Chen families, few people said anything openly. Only rumors continued to spread behind the scenes.
"The young master of the Bai family is indeed good-looking, otherwise the Chen family wouldn't be interested in him."
"The Chen family is relatively good, but the Bai family is no different from selling their own son. I heard they are from Kyoto."
"Hey, I'm down and out. If I didn't have such a son."
When a few people who were talking saw the tall man walking by on the roadside, they all took a detour. After the man passed, one of them said, "It's obvious that he is either rich or noble."
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