Sun's mother avoided looking into Lu Qingyan's eyes. She didn't know why she felt so guilty whenever she met those eyes. She stammered, "If you don't marry Sun Daping, who else can you marry? Your father has already arranged this marriage and accepted the betrothal money. You can't go back on your word."
"But Mom, I didn't know about this marriage when it was arranged, and I don't know how much dowry Dad received. Why did he sell me off like this?" Lu Qingyan looked into Sun's mother's eyes, trying to see more of her emotions.
But all I feel is guilt.
“No matter what, this marriage is arranged, and we can’t go back on our word. Just like your father said, the Sun family is the richest in our village, and you’ll definitely be living a life of luxury if you marry into their family. If this marriage falls through, even if you change your reputation, who will dare to propose to us in the future?” Sun’s mother said, thinking she was being very reasonable. But when she met Lu Qingyan’s eyes, her voice grew softer and softer, clearly lacking confidence.
“Mom, we’re not living in ancient times anymore. Why are you still judging people by those old standards?” Lu Qingyan said helplessly. She was also frustrated by her mother’s thinking.
“What old and new? That’s what everyone in our village thinks,” Sun’s mother retorted, no longer appearing weak as before.
Seeing how much thinner her daughter had become, Mrs. Sun felt terrible: "Feng'er, it's all your father's fault. Even if you're married, he shouldn't lock you up like this, not giving you food or water. If you just apologize to him, our family can be back to normal."
"Mom, are you also thinking of having me marry that Sun Daping?" Lu Qingyan said angrily, "Any man you randomly pick off the street is better than him, why did you have to choose him?"
For a long time, Sun's mother didn't dare to speak. Just when Lu Qingyan thought she wouldn't answer, she finally spoke up: "Your father gambled with some people in the village and lost. He lost tens of thousands of yuan."
When the topic came up, Sun's mother felt embarrassed, as she knew it wasn't something to be proud of and that some people in the village had mocked her.
"Just because of this?" He lost money gambling, so he wants to sell his daughter for a good price? After all, ten thousand is a huge sum of money in that village. They are out of touch with society and live a self-sufficient life of farming and weaving, earning and spending very little money on a daily basis.
“Not entirely,” said Mrs. Sun. “You know what our house was like before. It was going to leak next month. Your father had already accepted the bride price, used some of it to repair the house, paid off debts with the rest, and gambled away the rest.”
Lu Qingyan's lips twitched. It was truly difficult for Sun Fu to remember to repair the house first before using the remaining money for gambling. If he really did spend all that money on gambling, Lu Qingyan would genuinely despise him.
Sun's mother continued, "He didn't remember anything about repairing the house. It was just that when he received the money, it rained that night and it rained on his head."
Lu Qingyan: "..." Sure enough, I thought too highly of this person.
"Mom, now that I'm out here, I'm absolutely not going back. There's something I want to discuss with you."
Sun's mother asked uneasily, "Discuss? What do you want to discuss with me?"
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