Chapter 229 The Engagement Farce
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Four days passed in the blink of an eye. Early that morning, Lin Baozhu got up early to wash and put on makeup.
The Lin family courtyard was brightly decorated and filled with joy. Lin's mother, beaming with smiles, greeted the endless stream of villagers with her husband, Lin Gengsheng. Lin Baozhu, wearing a brand-new red plaid dress specially brought from the provincial capital by Qin Haifeng, and with light makeup, looked radiant and beautiful.
"I didn't expect Baozhu to get engaged so quickly. But Qin Haifeng is a good guy."
He is infinitely better than Bi Yuntao.
“Oh dear, if Qin hadn’t beaten me to it, I would have introduced Baozhu to my nephew.”
"Unfortunately, you're too late."
In the midst of this festive atmosphere, an incongruous figure appeared at the courtyard gate, swaying her hips. It was Guo Cuifang, accompanied by Li Xiuxiu, who was dressed in a flamboyant manner and held her chin high above the sky.
As soon as Guo Cuifang entered the courtyard, her sharp eyes swept around like searchlights. Seeing that most of the villagers in the courtyard were simple farmers, the corners of her mouth immediately turned down, revealing an undisguised contempt.
"Cuihua, why didn't you tell me Baozhu got engaged? If I hadn't gone to see Mother yesterday, I wouldn't have known. Tell me, don't you respect your older sister?"
Guo Cuifang looked at the people filling the courtyard with a smile, and curled her lip in disdain.
His words caused everyone present to frown.
"This looks quite lively! But..."
She deliberately looked around, her gaze settling on Lin Baozhu with a critical look. "Baozhu did gain some fame recently, but what's the use of a girl showing her face in public and working with those machines? In the end, it all comes down to whether she marries well or not."
She pulled Li Xiuxiu aside and said with a smile, "Look at our Xiuxiu! This is the proper way! Her boyfriend is the second son of Director Xu from our province! His father is in charge of education! A proper cadre family!"
Xiuxiu will be an official's wife when she marries into that family! She'll live a life of luxury, never having to lift a finger! Unlike some people…”
She glanced at Lin Baozhu meaningfully: "Even if you have some skills, in the end you'll still have to find a job to make a living in the fields, exposed to the wind and sun every day. What kind of future is that?"
Li Xiuxiu also puffed out her chest in response, glancing at Lin Baozhu out of the corner of her eye. In terms of looks, she was indeed not as good as Lin Baozhu, but when it came to connections, Lin Baozhu could not compare to her.
Lin's mother, Guo Cuihua, turned pale with anger and was about to speak when Lin Baozhu gently pressed her hand down. Lin Baozhu watched her aunt's performance calmly with a half-smile on her face.
Seeing that Lin Baozhu "dared not" refute her, Guo Cuifang became even more emboldened, raising her voice even higher, as if afraid that someone wouldn't hear her:
“Baozhu, listen to your aunt’s advice! For a woman, it’s better to marry well than to work hard! Where’s your boyfriend? He hasn’t come yet? Could it be… I heard you found a soldier? What’s his rank now? Is it too low that he’s too afraid to show his face? Haha! If you ask me, break up with him as soon as possible! Your aunt knows a section chief, he’s forty years old, but…”
Before she could finish speaking, Lin's mother had already swung the broom at her face.
"Guo Cuifang, you've come here with ill intentions today, trying to belittle soldiers? You've got some nerve! Get out of here..."
Guo Cuifang was unwilling to leave. Her purpose in coming today was to make Guo Cuicui uncomfortable.
Since her mother's birthday, her husband has become increasingly cold towards her, and his words are full of complaints about what she did back then.
If she hadn't drugged him, he would have married Guo Cuicui, and the glory that Lin Baozhu brought would have belonged to the Li family.
She was furious at that moment and thought of many ways to get revenge on Guo Cuicui. In the end, she chose to make Guo Cuicui lose face at her daughter's engagement.
Guo Rongrong grabbed Guo Cuifang's arm: "Big sister, I can see you're already drunk and crazy even before you've had a drink."
After saying that, he lowered his voice and warned, "My second sister saved our whole family's lives. If you don't want things to get too ugly, you'd better behave yourself. Otherwise, I don't mind doing something..."
Guo Cuifang felt a chill run down her spine when she saw the ruthlessness in Guo Rongrong's eyes.
Among the siblings, Guo Rongrong is the most ruthless. She looks honest, but she's actually cunning.
When Guo Cuicui hates someone, she confronts them head-on with ruthless decisiveness.
But Guo Rongrong was secretly up to no good.
She remembered when she was little, she was upset outside and took it out on her. As a result, that night, her hair was burned off completely, and even her eyebrows were gone. The key thing was that the stove was not far from her at the time, and her parents both believed that she had accidentally burned herself while sleeping.
After being abandoned by her parents, Guo Rongrong became despondent and allowed the Li family to beat and scold her.
Who knew that this wicked Guo Cuicui would meddle in other people's business and rescue Guo Rongrong's family.
"Guo Rongrong, I never expected you to become Guo Cuicui's lackey."
Before the harsh words had even finished, a crisp car horn suddenly rang out from outside the courtyard gate! Immediately following was the sound of orderly, powerful footsteps!
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