Li Xiaoli was incredibly obedient to her best friend, doing whatever Li Weidong asked her to do.
This usually lazy girl actually cleaned the whole house thoroughly today.
Even the chicken droppings in the yard were shoveled up cleanly and then watered and cleaned again.
When Zhao Xiulian got up, she stared at the spotless room, her eyes widening in amazement. She couldn't help but reach out and touch Li Xiaoli's forehead.
"You don't have a fever..."
She muttered to herself, looking at Li Weidong: "Dong, is your sister...possessed by a ghost?"
Li Weidong laughed so hard he almost fell over.
Li Xiaoli said irritably, "Mom, I'm not possessed by a ghost! It's my brother!"
She stamped her foot: "Brother, now that everything is done, it's dawn, and I've even cooked breakfast, you should tell me how to save Xiaoye, right?"
Li Weidong slowly took a bite of noodles, then reached out and said, "I'm thirsty."
Li Xiaoli gritted her teeth, but had no choice but to pour a glass of water and hand it over.
Seeing that Li Weidong had finished drinking the water, she said expectantly, "Brother, shouldn't you tell me now? If you don't, I'll be married off!"
When it comes to weddings, people always want things to be auspicious. Generally, when a girl gets married, it has to be before 10 a.m.
It's almost eight o'clock now, and the wedding party might have already arrived. By the time they take the bride away, it will be too late to say anything!
Li Weidong sighed: "Silly girl, when have I ever lied to you? Don't worry about this, hurry up and eat breakfast and come out with me."
Li Xiaoli exclaimed excitedly, "Are we going to steal the bride?!"
Li Weidong spat out a mouthful of water: "I told you you're not allowed to read those novels anymore!"
"Want some or not? If not, let's leave now!"
"If Ono is going to marry Wang Mazi, who can stand her? Let's leave now!"
The brother and sister left the house while bickering.
Zhao Xiulian hurriedly chased after him, saying, "Weidong, helping others is one thing, but you can't do anything illegal!"
No matter how good other people's daughters are, they are still outsiders. We still have to take care of our own family members first.
Li Weidong didn't turn around, he just waved his hand and walked away with Li Xiaoli.
...
The Zhou family.
Outside the dilapidated storage room, Zhou Xiaoye's parents and brother were pacing anxiously.
"You brat, open the door!"
Zhou's mother rolled her eyes and said, "The wedding party is about to arrive, and you're still not changing your clothes and getting ready to go out? Isn't that embarrassing?"
"Let me tell you, this isn't up to you!"
Zhou's father put on a hypocritical act: "Xiao Ye, I know you feel wronged about this, but aren't all girls supposed to get married?"
"Your parents raised you to adulthood, they haven't mistreated you, have they?"
“Your brother is already twenty this year. Other people his age have kids running around, but he can’t even find a wife. Don’t you, as his sister, feel sorry for him?”
Zhou's mother said irritably, "Why are you talking nonsense to her? She's just a little girl and she thinks she can rebel? The betrothal gifts have already been accepted, and the wedding party will be arriving soon. She has to get married today, whether she likes it or not!"
Zhou Xiaoye's voice rang out: "Then I'll just smash my head against the wall and die inside!"
The sound was extremely mournful, like the howl of a small animal with nowhere else to turn.
The three of them were stunned.
Mr. Zhou quickly gave Mrs. Zhou a meaningful look, his voice becoming even gentler: "Xiao Ye, don't be like this, it breaks your parents' hearts!"
"You feel sorry for me, so why did you marry me off to a cripple?"
Zhou Xiaoye choked up and said, "I want to study, I don't want to get married, Mom and Dad, please don't force me, okay?"
"I'll give all my earnings to you after I start working!"
That cripple was old and ugly, and a drunkard. I heard he had previously married a woman, but he beat her away.
Such a family is like a den of dragons and tigers; it's better to die sooner rather than later!
Zhou's mother said angrily, "You still want to study? Go out and ask around, which family's daughter can go all the way to junior high school?"
"Aren't they all just elementary school graduates who, once they can read, go out to help their families?"
"You only went to junior high school, and you've become so wild. I should never have agreed to let you go to school in the first place!"
They could buy her and raise her at home as a servant girl, train her to be obedient, and then she could be married off to earn a dowry.
At worst, she could be raised as a child bride!
Unlike now, after studying for several years, she's managed to let her mind become wild. She's really given too much credit!
The more Zhou's mother thought about it, the angrier she became. She simply said to Zhou Jun, Zhou Xiaoye's older brother, who was standing next to her, "Xiaojun, kick the door open for me!"
"The wedding party is coming right away, and she hasn't even changed her clothes yet. What kind of behavior is this? She should at least change her clothes first. We're going to tie her up later, so we need to tie her up and take her out!"
Without saying a word, Zhou Jun raised his foot to kick the door.
Just then, the sound of firecrackers grew louder as they approached.
Immediately afterwards, a large group of children ran over, shouting, "The groom has come to pick up the bride!"
The villagers who came to help came in: "Xiao Ye's mother, the guests are coming, why hasn't Xiao Ye come out yet?"
Zhou's mother immediately put on a smiling face: "This girl is shy! She'll be here soon, don't worry."
As they spoke, the sounds of firecrackers and laughter reached the doorway, and the outside was already bustling with activity.
Zhou's parents didn't care about anything else and could only say to Zhou Xiaoye inside the door, "You brat, you better think carefully before opening the door. If you make a scene and smash the door, disgracing our Zhou family, I'll skin you alive!"
Inside the door.
Zhou Xiaoye sat on the cold ground, her eyes swollen shut, her tears long since dried up.
Could it be that my life is over...?
Is there no other way but to accept one's fate?
Why……
Why is God so unfair to her?
The tears I thought I had cried all over welled up again.
Zhou Xiaoye curled up, hugging her legs, trying to absorb the warmth that was about to disappear.
...
Li Weidong, with Li Xiaoli in tow, was finally almost at the Zhou family's house.
Throughout the journey, Li Xiaoli relentlessly pestered Li Weidong, but she couldn't get him to talk.
In the end, the little girl got angry, glared at Li Weidong, and ran off in a huff.
Li Weidong sighed, looked up at the commotion in front of him, and secretly made up his mind.
He made a mistake in his past life, which led to a lifetime of regret.
Now that he has been given a second chance at life, he is determined to save Zhou Xiaoye!
I must make up for the regrets of my past life!!!
"Brother, what are you doing? Hurry up!"
Li Xiaoli turned her head and urged him.
Li Weidong snapped out of his daze and sighed, "They're here, they're here. What's the rush? They're not going to run away!"
Li Xiaoli pouted: "Who said she wouldn't run away? I heard the kids shouting that the groom had arrived. Any later and Xiao Ye would have been taken away!"
No, it won't.
Li Weidong smirked: "Today, no one will take her away!"
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