Lu Qingyan took a few steps back without making a sound: "My dad just had a few drinks and fell asleep again. We probably can't wake him up now."
The newcomer noticed Lu Qingyan's retreat but did not try to take advantage of her. However, a hint of annoyance flashed in his cloudy eyes.
"Oh, that's a real shame. He had a lucky streak yesterday, winning around a hundred dollars. I think he hasn't used up all his good luck yet, it would be such a waste if he didn't go today." The man shook his head and left.
In the afternoon, just as Lu Qingyan was about to leave, Sun Daping's mother led a group of villagers to block Sun Fu's door.
"Aunt Sun, what are you doing?" Lu Qingyan looked at the people surrounding her, but her expression remained calm.
"What are you doing? You know perfectly well." Grandma Sun was furious when she talked about this. The daughter-in-law she promised to marry left without a word, refusing to marry her son, and even sent several policemen to the village to make trouble. It was a disgrace to their ancestors.
Lu Qingyan curled the corners of her lips and retorted, "I really don't know."
"Pah, you shameless woman! Who knows what kind of person you've hooked up with outside, and you even got the police to come to our village to cause trouble for me. Don't forget, you're the wife your father arranged for my son, Sun Daping. You should be dutiful to your wife outside!" Aunt Sun scolded, hands on her hips, her fierce eyes glaring at Lu Qingyan.
Lu Qingyan's hand, which was resting on her backpack, twitched slightly. "I knew nothing about this marriage, so it doesn't count. If you want your betrothal gifts back, I'll bring them to you next time I come back. There's no way I'll marry your son. Otherwise, I'll have the police come again and take your son away. I can't say for sure whether he'll live or die then."
The last sentence was just to scare Grandma Sun, since the people in this village didn't know much about the law and just lived according to old customs.
She was determined to take her son away, and a sense of fear crept into her heart. She mustered her courage and hopped around, cursing, "Sun Feng, how could you be so cruel? You actually dared to plot against my son. My son's marriage to you is arranged, he is your husband. A woman like you who harms her own husband is no good. You should never have married and should have just stayed in your own house until you die."
"I don't even know if I'll grow old and die in my own room, but I do know your son will never get married. With his looks, he'd probably scare away any bride he married, wouldn't he?"
"You—" Granny Sun was furious. She shouted to those around her, "Don't listen to this woman's lies. Where is she going to get help from here? As long as we catch her and tie her up in the bridal chamber, I don't believe she can resist." As Granny Sun spoke, a ruthless look flashed across her face, as if she had already figured out how to torture Lu Qingyan to make herself feel better.
Surrounding Lu Qingyan were men, some young and some old. In Aunt Sun's opinion, Lu Qingyan, a young girl, had no chance against these men and could only obediently surrender.
However, to everyone's surprise, Lu Qingyan took them down in no time.
"We've already resorted to violence; now it's time to reason things out." Lu Qingyan smiled and advised, "Aunt Sun, we're from the same village after all. Why make things so ugly? Look at all these people who couldn't beat me. If Sun Daping married me, would he be able to beat me? Aren't you afraid I'll deal with your son when you kick the bucket?"
So let's call off this marriage.
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