Things went unexpectedly smoothly.
On the day Fang Xiaoyan returned home from the county town, she told her parents that she accepted the marriage proposal from Lingqiu County, but required the other party to pay a betrothal gift first. As long as the betrothal gift was received, she would go with the other party.
Peng Wenshen did not hesitate and agreed to the request immediately. When everything was done, the so-called relative of Peng Wenshen personally delivered the thousand yuan.
The man took Fang Xiaoyan away that day. Originally, Fang's parents asked the man to come from Lingqiu County to pick up the bride on the wedding day and marry Fang Xiaoyan off in a grand ceremony, but the man refused to agree no matter what. Fang Xiaoyan was afraid of more trouble, so she took the initiative to follow him despite her parents' opposition.
Fang's parents felt something was wrong, but before they could investigate, the Su family seemed to know about the Fang family's daughter's marriage, and not long after Fang Xiaoyan left, they came to make a scene.
Fang's parents were overwhelmed and had to put Fang Xiaoyan's matter aside for the time being. They quickly handed over the one thousand yuan they had earned.
The Su family was satisfied, but they never expected that before they could leave the Fang family, they were caught red-handed by the criminal police who were lying in ambush around the Fang family.
Perhaps Fang Xiaoyan dragged it out for too long, and the people in Lingqiu County were afraid that the matter would fail, so as soon as the Fang family expressed their intention, they hurriedly agreed. Probably because they were afraid that the Fang family would become suspicious, they pretended to ask for Fang Xiaoyan's grain and oil relations to be handled properly.
As for Fang Xiaoyan, the police followed them all the way until the two left Linwen County and entered Gucheng County and came to a hidden courtyard. Before the people guarding the courtyard could knock Fang Xiaoyan unconscious, they were caught by the police who followed them.
This time, the Linwen County Public Security Bureau played a long game and cracked an extremely rare human trafficking group. The group consisted of six people with a clear division of labor. They did everything from malicious blackmail and high-priced marriage proposals to reselling the bought girls to families in the deep mountains who couldn't find wives. They were very skilled at it. Over the years, several girls were sold to the desolate mountains.
This case shocked the entire East Province. The East Province Public Security Bureau specially commended the Linwen County Public Security Bureau and also started a crackdown across the East Province in an effort to crack down on all criminal organizations in the province.
When the police arrested Su Ningning's family before they left Fang's house, Fang's parents realized that it was a scam. They both regretted agreeing to let their daughter marry the scammer.
When Fang Xiaoyan was sent home safely by the police, her mother hugged her and cried bitterly.
"You silly girl, you can't leave with that guy no matter what. What if the police lose you? You're a girl, and if he does something, you'll be left with nothing to show for it."
Cheng Maixiang couldn't help but complain.
In fact, in the past two days, Cheng Maixiang has been paying close attention to every move in Liujia Village. When she heard that Fang Xiaoyan took the initiative to go with that man, she was anxious like an ant on a hot pan. She almost grabbed Lin Jiayu to follow her. Later, the police stopped them and said that there were police following and protecting Fang Xiaoyan's safety at any time. Only then did she reluctantly feel relieved.
Fang Xiaoyan smiled sheepishly. "Sister Maizi, I noticed that man seemed suspicious of me. Plus, my parents were determined to get married, so he seemed to be backing out. I thought if I backed down, I'd have no chance of catching these bad guys, so I took the initiative to agree to go with him. Don't worry about you laughing at me, but I brought a fruit knife with me. If he tries to force me, I'll fight him to the death."
Cheng Maixiang looked at her in astonishment, not knowing whether to praise her bravery or scold her for being ignorant.
"Xiaoyan, do you resent your parents for what happened this time?"
After hesitating for a long time, Cheng Maixiang finally asked this question.
Her parents sacrificed her for her brother. Although in this era, the idea of favoring boys over girls is commonplace and such things are everywhere, are those girls who were betrayed really so willing and without any complaints?
Fang Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment and remained silent for a long time.
When her parents first planned to do this, she was full of resistance and even wanted Cheng Maixiang to take her to the provincial capital to escape this matter.
When Cheng Maixiang discovered that this method was useless, she chose to accept her fate and was willing to sacrifice herself for her brother. But later she found out that it was all a scam and her brother was not as cold-blooded as she had imagined. She made up her mind to catch these scammers at all costs.
But she seemed to have never thought about whether she resented her parents, or rather, she had been avoiding thinking about this issue.
"Sister Maizi, it's a lie to say you don't resent them," Fang Xiaoyan said slowly, "We are all their children, why would they be willing to sacrifice me to save my brother? Is it just because he's a boy?
But when my brother, willing to ruin his own future to protect me, turned himself in to the police, from that moment on, I no longer harbored any resentment. I have a brother like him, and even if my parents are a little partial, I am content.”
Cheng Maixiang smiled and nodded.
In fact, compared to Wu Jiadong's mother, Fang Xiaoyan's parents loved her more. Although they had to marry their daughter far away in order to keep their son, they still asked the person who proposed marriage about the other party's family background and character. They also planned to lend money to their daughter to buy dowry and hold a wedding after settling their son's affairs, so as to avoid letting their daughter run away with someone else and not being able to hold her head up in her husband's family after marriage.
"Sister Maizi, this time I can actually say it was a blessing in disguise. My parents were terrified after what happened, and they promised me that I would make my own decisions in the future," Fang Xiaoyan said happily. "And they also promised me that as long as Sister Maizi is willing, they'll let me go to the provincial capital with you."
"Do you really want to go to the provincial capital with me?" Cheng Maixiang asked curiously, "Hasn't the matter been resolved? Your parents have also promised not to rush you into marriage. Just work hard at the garment factory."
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