After one or two people stopped her, Luo Xia got angry and turned around and yelled, "Who is so blind as to bother...Jin Ming? Why are you back?"
Luo Xia's eyes flashed with panic. Her son and daughter had always had a good relationship since childhood...
Soon, she calmed down and said, "It's okay, she was doing it for his own good."
"Brother..." Ling Jinyue hid behind Meng Qidi, looking at Ling Jinming who appeared with grievance and resentment.
She knew her brother was not at home and that he was innocent in this matter, but she really blamed him...
"Sister-in-law, thank you." Ling Jinming nodded slightly to Meng Qidi.
Meng Qidi said calmly, "Since you're back, let's talk."
Ling Jinming looked around and said, "Go outside."
The two of them decided to confess after a few words. Luo Xia was a little annoyed that Meng Qidi was meddling in her affairs and even came to her family. Who did she think she was!
There was a large open space outside the Ling family's house, with four chairs placed randomly.
Meng Qidi pulled out a chair and sat down, her imposing manner should not be underestimated.
Ling Jinyue almost ran over and quickly pulled a chair to sit next to Meng Qidi.
She doesn't even trust her brother now, and the only one who can save her is her sister-in-law.
For the first time, she was glad that she had followed Meng Qidi so stubbornly, otherwise what was waiting for her now would be...
Ling Jinyue pursed her lips, tears glistening in her eyes.
Seeing that the mother and son had already sat down, Meng Qidi asked directly, "Is Jin Ming driving?"
She had no idea what Ling Jinming was doing, nor did she care much. All she knew from Jin Yue was that he rarely came home.
"I'm still at the car repair shop. I'm usually a bit busy. My mother asked me to come back in the evening, saying that I'll meet the girl tomorrow and finish the work at hand, so I came back early."
Ling Jinming was honest and told everything about why he suddenly came back.
Meng Qidi glanced at Luo Xia sitting opposite her and said, "So you don't know why your mother locked up Jin Yue?"
Ling Jinming shook his head blankly.
"Jin Yue, tell me the whole story from beginning to end." Meng Qidi ordered. She didn't bother to meddle in other people's business.
Jin Yue had been following her for so long, she wasn't so cruel as to just ignore him. Even though she got the person out, she didn't know what was going on.
But judging from the mother's reaction, I'm afraid the matter is not simple.
Luo Xia was anxious, "Meng Qidi, don't meddle in other people's business. This is our family's business!"
Meng Qidi chuckled, "Why are you panicking? This is your family's business, and I don't intend to meddle in it. I just want Jin Yue to tell me why you locked her up, and Jin Yue to talk to your brother."
Ling Jinyue pursed her lips, her face full of grievance, "Last night before going to bed, I went to the toilet and came back. I passed by the window of my parents' house and heard some words. They said they found a wife for my brother in the county town."
"Your brother is old, isn't it normal for me to find a wife for him?" Luo Xia stared at Meng Qidi with a gloomy face. If Jin Ming hadn't been there, she would have made these two girls suffer.
"But, you found a wife for my brother, why did you bring me along?"
Ling Jinyue looked at Luo Xia angrily, unable to hide the grievance in her eyes, "When I woke up this morning, I found that you had locked me at home."
Luo Xia was slightly stunned. She didn't expect her daughter to have heard everything. She said awkwardly, "We are doing this for your own good. Your brother has gone to the city, and you can marry into that family. You and your sister will have someone to take care of you."
"So, even if the man is twelve years older than me and his wife and two children are dead, it doesn't matter?"
This was the first time that her daughter questioned her in front of outsiders. Luo Xia was a little unhappy. "What's wrong with being a few years older? Older men are more caring. He has a son, so it's okay if you marry him and don't have children. Besides, he has money, and you will enjoy a good life if you marry him. I'm doing this for your own good, what do you know?!"
"But Jin Yue is only 17, aren't you a little anxious?"
Arranged marriages and blind marriages are the bad habits of this age. Even though they are common in rural areas, Meng Qidi still feels a little angry in her heart.
"What do you know? What's wrong with being seventeen? She's not young anymore. Nowadays, everyone gets married in their teens. You just didn't marry into the city and you're jealous of Jin Yue. Why wouldn't it be good for her to marry into the city? She doesn't have to have children, and she lives in the city, and her mother-in-law isn't around. She's simply enjoying life, isn't she?"
"No, do you want Jin Yue to marry him and work like a slave?" Ling Jinming was furious. Only now did he realize what kind of family his mother had found for him!
"What do you mean by being a slave? Don't believe this woman's nonsense. I'm doing it for your own good! I have the final say in the family, so you have to marry me."
Luo Xia was also getting anxious at this moment. This Meng Qidi was really a troublemaker. She made her son and daughter act like they were rebelling.
Meng Qidi sneered at the familiar words. Wasn’t this the expression on Meng Daqiang and the others’ faces at the beginning?
"What benefits did the man, or the woman, give you? Are you so eager to marry your daughter to him?"
Ling Jinyue sniffed, "They said that as long as I marry them, they won't charge us for the betrothal gift, and they will give me an extra 200 yuan. They will also find a job for my brother after he gets married."
Luo Xia was filled with anger when her daughter tore off the last layer of her fig leaf.
"For your brother, what's wrong with sacrificing yourself? Only when your brother is well, can you be well! How can you be so selfish? I am really in vain..."
"Aunt, why are you in such a hurry? You should also see if Jinming needs it." Meng Qidi looked at Ling Jinming indifferently.
If the girl is good-looking and has good conditions, she suddenly became curious whether Ling Jinming would be willing to sacrifice his sister's happiness?
Ling Jinming was annoyed, "Mom, can you please stop interfering in my affairs?"
If his marriage depends on sacrificing his sister, he would rather not have it.
"You guys! Who am I worrying about so much for? I'm doing this for your own good!" Luo Xia's chest heaved with anger. These two siblings are simply...
Knowing that she was doing this for his own good, Ling Jinming softened his voice.
"Mom, I'm still young. How do you know that I won't be able to find a wife in the future? I don't want to sacrifice Jin Yue. Besides, if I go to the city, what's the difference between that and marrying into the family? They won't take the initiative to give you money. They dare to put forward such conditions. Can you guarantee that they are not guilty?"
Luo Xia's expression eased a little, but she still looked unhappy.
Ling Jinyue was delighted that her brother could convince her mother, and nodded quickly. All her resentment and anger had disappeared.
Meng Qidi lowered her eyes, stood up and left quietly. Was she retiring after accomplishing her mission?
Meng Qidi sneered, her eyes cast indifferently into the distance, and she walked towards Ling Laosi's shabby house.
If a woman wants to have a say, she must be strong, otherwise... Today Luo Xia dares to exchange her daughter for her son's future, what about the future?
This is an era where you can win if you dare to fight, but it is also an era where you can fall into an abyss if you are not careful...
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