Chapter 3: Break off the engagement and remarry on the spot!
The Qin family followed the direction of Qin Zhizhi's finger and looked at Gu Jinghuai who was standing next to Qin Qingyuan.
Gu Jinghuai's face was also full of disbelief at this moment, and shock was reflected in his deep eyes.
"Qin Zhizhi, are you out of your mind? You don't want to marry me, a scholar, but marry Gu Jinghuai, an outsider." Lin Heng felt that Qin Zhizhi must be doing this on purpose to make him angry.
The Gu family fled to Qinjia Village four years ago. At that time, Gu's mother brought with her 13-year-old Gu Jinghuai, 5-year-old Gu Jingshu and 3-year-old Gu Jingyao.
The people of Qinjia Village saw a woman with three children who had lost her husband, so they kindly took them in. The mother and children temporarily settled down in Qinjia Village.
When Gu Jingshu was seven years old, he was playing with five-year-old Gu Jingyao by the river. Gu Jingyao accidentally fell into the water and was saved by Qin He who was passing by.
It was a cold winter at the time. Qin He saved the man and was sick for a while. From then on, the Gu family regarded the Qin family as their savior.
He has been close to the Qin family in the past two years. Gu Jinghuai and Qin Qingyuan studied in the same academy, so they were classmates and good friends.
The Gu family has always remembered Qin He's kindness. Now that Qin Zhizhi says she wants to marry Gu Jinghuai, both Gu's mother and Gu Jinghuai are shocked, but the Gu family is willing.
Seeing that Gu Jinghuai's face was full of disbelief and he didn't say anything, Lin Heng instantly regained his confidence.
"Hahaha, Qin Zhizhi, you've given up now, right? Even a broke man like Gu Jinghuai doesn't want to marry you. I want to see how you can get married."
秦家人听林衡这么说，恨不得上去把他暴揍一顿，他们也知道秦知知突然要改嫁顾景怀有点让顾家为难。
The Qin family just wanted to write the divorce agreement quickly, drive the Lin mother and son out, and prepare more dowry for Zhizhi in the future so that she would be able to find a good husband.
"Who said I didn't want to? I was just too surprised that Zhizhi was willing to marry me. The Gu family didn't have time to prepare anything today. Zhizhi, I'm sorry for putting you down."
Gu Jinghuai interrupted Lin Heng's ridicule, bowed to Qin Zhizhi, but what he said shocked everyone.
"Jing Huai, are you really willing?" Qin He asked uncertainly.
"Jinghuai pays his respects to father-in-law. Jinghuai has admired Zhizhi for a long time." Gu Jinghuai looked serious and called Qin He father-in-law as soon as he opened his mouth, directly acknowledging the marriage.
"Hahaha, good boy, I will write a marriage certificate for you and Zhizhi right away." The village head and the clan leader came for a while, and they were in a very good mood when they heard Gu Jinghuai's words.
Everyone in Qinjia Village has the surname Qin, and they are all related to each other in some way. Li Zheng is Qin Zhizhi's cousin, and the clan leader is Qin Zhizhi's great-grandfather.
Qin Qingyuan had already told the village head and clan leader in detail about what happened in the Lin family today. The two of them had come to vent their anger on Qin Zhizhi, but Gu Jinghuai got there first.
Seeing that her son's plan was about to fail, Mrs. Lin started to throw a tantrum again, "Qin Zhizhi, have you been hooking up with Gu Jinghuai for a long time? No wonder you want to cancel the engagement today."
As soon as Mrs. Lin finished her words, Mrs. Qin pinned her to the ground and beat her violently, cursing at her while hitting her.
"Shameless old thing, it was clearly your Lin family who went back on their word first, and you still dare to throw dirty water on my Zhizhi? I'll tear your mouth apart today."
"Is there no law left? The Qin family has killed someone. You old woman, stop it now." The whole yard was filled with the wailing of Mrs. Lin.
Hearing that she still had the strength to scream, Mrs. Qin increased the strength in her hands. The other daughters-in-law were very impressed. It was still up to her mother to deal with Mrs. Lin.
Seeing that the beating was almost over, the village head told Mrs. Qin to stop, "Aunt, stop beating. Don't delay Zhizhi's breaking off the engagement and getting married."
After hearing what the headman said, Mrs. Qin stopped. Mrs. Lin had lost her previous arrogance.
"Son, cancel the engagement, cancel it immediately. This family is full of shrews." Mrs. Lin now just wants to leave the Qin family as soon as possible.
"Mom, are you okay? I'll write it right away!"
Lin Heng comforted Mrs. Lin. The clan leader had already written the divorce letter in two copies, and Lin Heng and Qin Zhizhi each put their fingerprints on it.
Then the patriarch wrote a new marriage certificate for Qin Zhizhi and Gu Jinghuai.
After the two of them pressed their fingerprints, the village head drove the ox cart directly to the county government office to prevent any other incidents from occurring.
After the divorce letter was written, Lin Heng and Mrs. Lin were driven out of Qinjia Village.
The people of Qinjia Village even said that if their daughter did not marry into the Linjia Village, she would be considered ungrateful. When the head of Linjia Village came and heard such words, he almost fainted from anger.
After driving away the annoying Mrs. Lin and Lin Heng, the Qin family finally calmed down. Looking at Qin Zhizhi and Gu Jinghuai, the Qin family was a little undecided for a moment.
Qin Zhizhi was deeply moved by the concerned looks of her family, but she did not regret choosing to marry the future powerful official Gu Jinghuai.
"Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, Zhizhi has brought shame to the Qin family, but I didn't marry Gu Jinghuai to anger the Lin family. I did it willingly."
Qin Zhizhi bowed to the elders of the Qin family. She knew that here, it was not a glorious thing for a woman to be broken off on her wedding day, and it might even affect the marriages of her brothers.
"Silly child, what are you talking about? It's not your fault. It's the Lin family who's going too far. It's better to call off the marriage. Becoming Lin Heng's concubine is a disgrace to our Qin family."
When Mrs. Qin saw her granddaughter's face full of guilt, she felt so distressed that she hurried to comfort Qin Zhizhi.
"Your grandma is right. It's good to cancel the engagement today!" Old man Qin was also angry at the Lin family just now. Fortunately, his granddaughter was very brave and kicked Lin Heng.
"My dear daughter has good taste. Jing Huai is so much better than Lin Heng."
Qin He had long disliked Lin Heng, and now that his son-in-law had become Gu Jinghuai, Qin He was very happy.
"That's right, mother also thinks Jing Huai is more suitable for you." Zhang agreed with her husband's words.
"Whoever Zhizhi chooses, we like him." Uncle Qin Shan said foolishly, causing his wife to roll her eyes at him.
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The Qin family courtyard was filled with joy for a moment, and the unpleasantness caused by Mrs. Lin and Lin Heng had long disappeared.
Gu Jinghuai was looking at his mother expectantly, and his meaning was obvious.
Mother Gu felt amused. She never thought that her eldest son, who was always calm, had such a lovely side.
Mother Gu looked at her son jokingly for a few times before stepping forward to the Qin family and saying, "Please wait a moment, Zhizhi. Allow Jinghuai and I to go back and pack up before coming back to marry Zhizhi."
"Aunt Gu, today's situation was unexpected. The marriage certificate has been signed, and we are now a family. Dashan, bring everyone in the clan to the Gu family to help. Hire a matchmaker, a suona player, and a sedan chair. Come to the Qin family to pick up the bride in half an hour."
Old Man Qin understood the difficulties of the Gu family, and while everything was ready, he asked his clansmen to go to the Gu family to help.
"Thank you, Uncle Qin. Jinghuai and I will go back and pack up now." Mother Gu did not expect the Qin family to be willing to help. She was very touched. After thanking them, she took Gu Jinghuai's hand and hurried home.
"Old man, you are the most skillful. Take your third brother and sister-in-law with you to the Qin family to help. Your second brother and sister-in-law and I will stay at home."
Mrs. Qin was still a little worried, so she sent her eldest and third daughters-in-law to the Gu family to help.
"Mom, don't worry, my third brother and his wife will definitely take care of everything."
After saying this, aunt Li hurriedly pulled her younger sister-in-law Wang out of the door.
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