Chapter 140 Lovely Village Girl VS Innocent Educated Youth Sent Down to the Countryside 26
"No way!" Jiang Zhiyi would never agree.
What kind of life is this, where you'd be a daughter-in-law to pay off debts? That's wrong! She said it on purpose, but she never expected him to remember it.
"Then you can copy books for me, and I'll pay you the old wages. You should be able to copy for about seventy or eighty years."
"How about I have my younger brother copy it for you? He has beautiful handwriting," Jiang Zhiyi suggested softly.
"No." His voice rang out without any mercy. "Now you have to figure it out yourself. There's no room for negotiation. Either you pay off your debts, or you agree to marry me, or I'll cause trouble at your house."
Jiang Zhiyi's beautiful big eyes were still darting around. Cheng Jiahe was really unyielding now, even threatening to go to her house to make a scene. "How did you become so shameless?"
Cheng Jiahe didn't take her words seriously. "When I accidentally kissed you, how did you manage to pin it on me? You said you'd go to the village and borrow a loudspeaker, and shout it at the entrance of the educated youth settlement every day, so that people from all around could see that there was an irresponsible hooligan here."
"Who is the irresponsible rogue now?"
Jiang Zhiyi was speechless after his retort.
It was already winter, and the two of them were only staying for a short while when it was getting dark outside.
"Go home first, your family must be waiting for you to eat. I'll see you off," Cheng Jiahe said.
Jiang Zhiyi nodded and said, "But you can't go in. Just take me to the front gate and don't let my parents see me."
“We haven’t really broken up yet, why can’t we let them see it?” he said, dissatisfied.
"It just won't work."
Cheng Jiahe didn't say anything more. He had seen her parents in the vegetable garden that morning. He handed her a pair of gloves, which he had knitted himself. "It's a bit cold. Wear these."
"I don't want to." Jiang Zhiyi didn't move.
"It's free," he emphasized.
She then took the gloves and put them on.
Jiang Zhiyi slowly returned home.
She thought to herself that this couldn't go on; Cheng Jiahe was leaving in a few days, and she had to end it as soon as possible.
She decided to find a breakthrough from her own perspective, and then make up an excuse that her family didn't approve. She was her parents' good daughter, and she was very obedient.
"I have something to tell you all. I broke up with Cheng Jiahe," Jiang Zhiyi said, feigning disappointment.
"Why did you suddenly break up? Weren't you doing fine all along?" Li Jiaoyun asked in confusion.
“He’s going back to the city,” she replied.
"You're breaking up over this? This morning, your mother and I were working in the fields when he came with Captain Fang from the educated youth settlement. He specifically explained to us that he had to go back to the city to handle some things and it wasn't convenient for him to take you with him. He said he would discuss your marriage when he got back."
“We’ve read the letter his parents wrote. They are very polite and sincere. Our family should also be polite…” Jiang Xiangnong said a lot.
Li Jiaoyun also advised, "Zhizhi, you're not married yet. If you want to go to the provincial capital, just wait patiently. Don't argue with Xiao Cheng. A young lady should be more reserved. It's okay if you're separated for a couple of days."
Although they usually spoil Jiang Zhiyi, this is a big event like marriage, and as elders, they definitely need to give her some proper guidance.
The two children have a good relationship, and the Cheng family's attitude is also very good. This marriage is a good match, so let's not cause any trouble because of some minor conflicts and frictions.
ah?
What kind of mess did Cheng Jiahe get up to?
“No, I didn’t! I don’t want to marry him! And I’m not going to the city!” she protested.
"Eat quickly." Jiang Xiangnong felt that she was being petulant, so he didn't intend to continue the conversation.
Li Jiaoyun stuffed a meatball into her mouth and said, "Does it smell good? Xiao Cheng brought it over this morning. He said you really like this. Mom just fried it in lard again, so it's crispy and crunchy. I think it's delicious too."
Jiang Zhiyi was fed one meatball after another by Li Jiaoyun, and she couldn't say anything at all.
After finishing her meal, she stormed back to her room.
Cheng Jiahe is really cunning now; he's even come up with wicked ideas for her family.
"Tuantuan, what should we do?" Jiang Zhiyi suddenly remembered that she could ask the system Tuantuan for help.
[Master, I have bad news to tell you...] Tuan Tuan trembled.
It had been undergoing maintenance these past few days, so it was frequently absent and hadn't been able to monitor the plot in real time. By the time it realized something seemed amiss, it was already too late.
"What bad news?" she asked.
[This mission has been deemed a failure. According to the original plot, after returning to the city, the male and female protagonists went into business and started factories. Later, adapting to the times, they became big shots, but…]
However, the female lead, Su Jingying, has decided to dedicate herself to working at the grassroots level in remote areas, sacrificing her youth. Meanwhile, the male lead's stats are also showing abnormalities, fluctuating wildly. The plot has completely fallen apart; the romantic and career storylines of the male and female leads are now a complete mess!
Half of your salary will be deducted, and there will be no bonus.
For the time being, you will need to continue acting as a free NPC in this world until the character you are playing dies naturally.
"Isn't this just working for free?" Tears of anger streamed down her face. "I quit! I don't want to do this anymore!"
...
The next day, still furious, Jiang Zhiyi went to find Cheng Jiahe early in the morning. Now that the mission had failed, she was completely free to act as she pleased, without having to follow any more plot lines.
She had to show him what she was capable of!
"Why did you tell my parents all this nonsense? What marriage? What do you mean I have to go to the city with you? Go explain this to them right now, or I'm really going to get angry. Do you believe I'll teach you a lesson? I'm telling you..."
Cheng Jiahe glanced at her expression, then calmly handed her a glass of water. "Speak slowly."
"Don't try to please me, I'm not buying it."
Cheng Jiahe raised an eyebrow: "I don't want this either, but I have no choice. I've already told my parents about our marriage, and they've been preparing for it for a long time. What am I supposed to do now?"
“I can’t explain this to my family. Our new house… all the gold jewelry they prepared for you has your name engraved on it, and the custom-made bracelet was made to your size…”
"Also, I just got back to the city and we broke up. What will people think of me? They'll definitely be cursing me behind my back for being a heartless person who dumped my partner. It wasn't my fault, but my reputation is going to be ruined!"
"I..." Jiang Zhiyi hadn't expected so much to happen, and now it seemed she was indeed in the wrong. "I didn't mean to..."
"You did this on purpose. If you didn't like me, why didn't you say so sooner? We loved each other so much before, which is why I started preparing for our marriage so early, just to give you a surprise. Why did you change your mind?"
Jiang Zhiyi remained silent.
“There’s only one way now…” Cheng Jiahe took a stack of papers from his desk.
"Let's have a fake marriage first."
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