Chapter 5, Chapter 5, 005...
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"What's going on?" Jiang Lai, who had been squinting, suddenly sprang to her feet, transforming from a delicate Lin Daiyu into a basketball player as if she had just eaten a certain spice.
“We’re saying that Ye Anguo rescued you from the river. This world is always full of malice and injustice towards women. We are your family and we don’t care about these gossips, but you are still young. These gossips will follow you for the rest of your life. I’m not saying that you have to marry Ye Anguo, but you can try dating him first and see if it works out. If it doesn’t work out, you can break up,” Liu Aihua said.
"Mom, do you know what the situation is like in Ye Anguo's family?" Jiang Lai thought that Liu Aihua and Jiang Bolin didn't know that Ye Anguo had three children, otherwise why would they have agreed to it?
To everyone's surprise, Jiang Bolin and Liu Aihua knew that Ye Anguo had three children: "We asked about Ye Anguo's situation yesterday. Although he has three children, none of them are his biological children. They will be returned to their parents in the future, so there is no need to worry about being a stepmother."
"That's three children! I can't even manage my own life, let alone take care of three kids. That would be a nightmare!" Jiang Lai felt a headache just thinking about it. She also believed that no matter how well-behaved the three children were, they couldn't possibly accept one person wholeheartedly all at once.
"Why are you in such a hurry? This is to let you get to know him. It's not just about letting you date Ye Anguo to see if you're compatible, but also about letting you get along with his three adopted sons. If it doesn't work out, we'll stop dating." Liu Aihua looked at Jiang Lai like she was an idiot, as if she hadn't expected her daughter to be so stupid.
"What does Ye Anguo think? Did he agree?" Jiang Lai asked.
"It would be stupid for him not to agree. With his situation, he's already 28 years old and has three children. You'd be lucky if he agreed to date him," Liu Aihua said irritably.
Honestly, if Ye Anguo hadn't saved Jiang Lai, Liu Aihua would never have agreed to them dating. In Liu Aihua's eyes, Ye Anguo wouldn't even qualify for a blind date.
"Alright, let's date then. But let me make this clear first: if I don't like him after we get to know each other, you absolutely can't force me." Jiang Lai gave them a heads-up beforehand.
It's really because she has a few flaws. She's a sucker for good looks and has a high standard when it comes to finding a partner. Once she doesn't like something about him, then she'll find fault with everything about him. That's why she was already 26 years old and still didn't have a boyfriend.
Or perhaps it shouldn't be said that way. She has many crushes, and several people made a good first impression on her, but once you get to know them, none of them ever reach the level of a boyfriend because there are always one problem or another. As a result, she is already 26 years old and still single.
"Okay, that's settled then. I'm going back to catch up on my sleep; I didn't sleep well yesterday." Jiang Lai yawned and tried to lie back down on the bed.
Then Liu Aihua forcibly pulled him up: "Since you've agreed, hurry up and get up. Ye Anguo is waiting for you outside. You two can go out and see a movie or have a meal today."
"Seriously? Is it really necessary to be in such a hurry?" Jiang Lai was really full of questions despite her small head. She couldn't understand what Liu Aihua was thinking. There was no need to rush into dating.
“What’s the rush? You’re already 20 this year, and you’ll be 21 in two months. When I was your age, your brother was already two years old,” Liu Aihua said.
"How can that compare to what you used to be? Now you're 20 to get married." Jiang Lai was helplessly pushed into the bathroom.
"By the way, Mom, what's the situation with Su Erniu? Did the police say anything?" Jiang Lai asked, remembering the question.
"What else can we say? Just tell us to settle this privately. If we don't settle it privately, Su Erniu will only be locked up for five or six days at most, and then she'll be out without any trouble." Liu Aihua was furious when she talked about this.
"So, Mom, what do you plan to do? Settle it privately?" Jiang Lai asked.
"What can we do but settle this privately? If we don't settle it privately, there will be no compensation. If we settle it privately, we can ask the Su family to pay more money so that we can give you more as a dowry later," Liu Aihua said through gritted teeth.
Frankly speaking, in other people's eyes, Liu Aihua really didn't suffer any real loss; it was just Jiang Lai who got a minor injury. But the fact that she called the police would definitely make the Su family suffer a lot, since reputation is very important for girls in this era.
If Su Erniu goes to jail, her life will be basically ruined. Even if she's only detained in the police station for five or six days, she can forget about marrying into a decent family. They'll have to pay her to even consider it.
For this reason, after the initial anger subsided, most of the neighbors advised Liu Aihua to be forgiving, and even though Jiang Bolin and Liu Aihua were extremely annoyed, she ultimately accepted the private settlement.
Only Jiang Lai knew that the Jiang Lai who was dragged down by Su Erniu had really lost her life in the river. However, she couldn't bring herself to say it. But it didn't matter that she couldn't say it. Anyway, she would never let Su Erniu get what she wanted.
"Where was Cheng then? Was he with Su Erniu?" Jiang Lai asked again.
"The current situation is that the Su family is pressing Shi Cheng to take responsibility and has even offered a dowry of 500 yuan. They probably want Shi Cheng to pay the compensation they gave us. The Shi family can't do anything about it. The Su family insists that he saw Su Erniu naked when she was there and said that if we don't agree, they will report him to the Revolutionary Committee," Liu Aihua guessed.
"Can the Shi family really afford so much money? And is this a marriage alliance or a feud? Doesn't Su Erniu have anything to say?" Jiang Lai was quite curious. Su Erniu was determined to marry Shi Cheng, but wasn't she afraid that the Su family's current attitude would completely ruin Shi Cheng's goodwill?
"I'm telling you, I saw Su Erniu secretly go to Shi Cheng this morning. She gave him a package and told him to exchange it for money and give it to the Su family as a betrothal gift. It seems that Su Erniu has been doing some kind of speculative business," Liu Aihua said in a low voice.
Jiang Lai guessed that Su Erniu was right. After all, she had been reborn and knew some things that were not yet known to others. It was normal for her to be able to make money. However, because of this, Jiang Lai despised her even more.
Being reborn is already a huge advantage. Su Erniu can rely entirely on herself and doesn't need to rely on a man at all. With the opportunity of rebirth, even if she can't become the richest person in the country, as long as she works hard, she will at least not lack money. Why does she still have to rely on pleasing a man to achieve her goals like she does now?
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