"Come in and talk! What kind of behavior is this?!"
Shen Jianguo lowered his voice and scolded her, but seeing his daughter's appearance, his tone softened a bit.
Shen Yurong stumbled into the room and closed the door.
Zhao Xiulan quickly lit the kerosene lamp on the table, and the dim light instantly illuminated the small room.
It also illuminated Shen Yurong's pale face.
With a thud, Shen Yurong knelt directly on the cold floor in front of her parents' bed, startling Shen Jianguo and Zhao Xiulan.
"Father, Mother! I was wrong, I really know I was wrong!"
"I was ignorant before, and my eyes were filled with poop!"
"I only liked the Lu family because they're rich, but Lu Ran is a good-for-nothing playboy who's always fighting and getting into trouble! If he dies out there one day, I wouldn't even know where to collect his body!"
Shen Yurong raised her tear-filled eyes, her voice broken and intermittent from crying, yet she tried her best to remain clear.
"I've heard people talk about Zhou Qingjian these past few days... He may be a bit slow-witted, but he's truly sincere to his friends!"
"Zhou Qingjian has a very good reputation outside. He's willing to go to great lengths for his brothers and has unwavering loyalty. Even if he's not a very interesting person, he's definitely a good person at heart and values loyalty. He's much better than that thug who's always getting into fights!"
As she spoke, she pinched her palms hard, making the tears flow even more fiercely.
"No... Rongrong, what do you mean by this? Get up, the ground is cold, let's talk this out..."
Zhao Xiulan was completely confused and tried to reach out to help her daughter up.
Shen Yurong stubbornly remained kneeling, instead grabbing her mother's outstretched hand as if grasping at a lifeline.
"Mom! I secretly went to see Lu Ran a few days ago. He's just a rich scoundrel! His eyes dart around when he looks at the women in the village, they're lecherous, there's something hidden in them!"
"I...I'm so scared! I'm afraid that after I marry him, I'll be sold out by that Lu Ran and I'll even be counting the money for him! Mom and Dad, I'm your only biological daughter, can you bear to see me jump into a fire pit?"
She abruptly changed the subject, her eyes immediately filled with fear and worry about the future.
This explanation was something Shen Yurong had carefully considered repeatedly.
In her past life, she had a very low opinion of Zhou Qingjian, so this sudden 180-degree turn must have a reasonable explanation.
As for Lu Ran, she simply revealed the essence of what she had seen in her past life in advance.
Shen Jianguo listened in silence, took out his pipe, lit a pipe of tobacco by the kerosene lamp, and the smoke filled the air.
He was the head of the family and worked as a minor section chief in a textile factory. He valued practical benefits and the family's reputation above all else.
He listened to some of his daughter's tearful complaints, especially her evaluation of Zhou Qingjian, which gave him a jolt.
The Zhou family was of modest means, and Zhou Qingjian was just a temporary worker; he was more than a match for an adopted daughter.
He actually preferred to have his own daughter marry into the wealthy Lu family.
Shen Yurong observed her father's expression and knew that the time was right; it was time to unleash her most important trump card.
She held her mother Zhao Xiulan's hand tightly, and her tone suddenly became incredibly sincere and selfless.
"Father, Mother..."
"My younger sister is gentle and submissive, like water. The Lu family is well-off, but Lu Ran has a temper that's easily ignited. How could an ordinary girl stand him!"
"Only a gentle, tolerant girl like my sister can calm his anger and make our lives go on!"
Shen Yurong sniffed, trying her best to appear as if she was suppressing her grief and thinking of others.
"is that so?"
Zhao Xiulan was stunned for a moment.
But the Lu family is rich! If Rongrong marries into them, she'll never have to worry about food or clothing!
Yes! That's it.
"Mother, you know I have a fiery temper, like a ball of fire. If I can marry into the Zhou family, Zhou Qingjian and his shrewd mother won't be able to bully me! I can crush them all!"
Shen Yurong nodded vigorously, and tears welled up again, this time she was trying hard to hold them back.
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