Chapter 8 Asking

The girl Qiao from the old Lin family has a childhood marriage?

Is this true or false?!

The neighbors nearby heard the noise and came out to see the excitement, but they didn't expect to get to eat such a big melon.

Lin Shouyi and Sun Xiuzhi had never expected this, and their faces were a little stiff as they looked at the person who came. After a long while, Sun Xiuzhi finally said, "What kind of child marriage? How come we didn't know? You don't know.

Did you just find someone to fool us?"

Just found someone at random?

Just pick one and you will find something that looks complicated at first glance?

Not to mention his appearance and temperament, the fact that he has a driver to drive him means he can’t be of low status…

No one believed this. Liu Yulan, who had been holding Lin Qiao's hand, was even more surprised. "You are Ji, Ji..."

It was such a long time ago, and the name was on the tip of her tongue, but she just couldn't remember it.

But she is Lin Qiao's biological mother, and she has such a reaction, so the child marriage is probably true. As expected, the man nodded, "I am a member of the Ji family." He raised his hand and handed a big red deed to Sun Xiuzhi, "This is the original marriage contract between the Ji and Lin families."

Now Sun Xiuzhi had to believe it even if she didn't want to. She stared at the contract for a long time, as if she wanted to stare a hole in it.

Finally, Lin Shouyi gritted his teeth, stepped forward to take it and opened it, his expression becoming increasingly uglier.

Ji Duo was watching from the side, "I heard you found a new partner for her."

His tone was light, but he had deep eyebrows and eyes, a typical appearance of eyebrows overshadowing eyes. As long as he didn't smile, his aura was enough to overwhelm people.

The rural people in that era had never seen the world, let alone breaking off the engagement and finding someone else for Lin Qiao. It was them who were at fault first. Lin Shouyi felt a pang in his heart when he was asked this question, and he was unable to respond for a long time.

Lin Qiao wanted to exaggerate at this time, "I have a childhood marriage with the Ji family, uncle and aunt really don't know about it?"

Lin Shouyi looked at her with a sinister look, but in front of Ji Duo he could only try to find an excuse, "We are not too concerned about this matter..."

Before he could finish his words, Liu Yulan interrupted him, "You know."

Liu Yulan looked at Lin Qiao firmly, "He knows about this. Your grandfather can hardly read. He accompanied your grandfather to the ceremony of receiving the military medal and getting engaged to the Ji family."

"Then the letters between our family and the Ji family were also written by him."

Lin Qiao said that the couple should not be ignorant of everything, otherwise, Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin were illiterate, so who wrote the letter? Who read it?

Seeing that Liu Yulan did not deny it, the people who were eavesdropping outside the Lin family's courtyard began to buzz.

Zhao San's wife was even more caustic, "If I had known that Qiao had a childhood marriage, I would have found her such a thing. Is your brain filled with shit?"

Anyone who heard this would think that this was like throwing away the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds. Moreover, her voice was loud and could be heard clearly by people inside and outside the courtyard.

Lin Shouyi's face turned red, then white, then blue, and his hands holding the deed were shaking.

"You better be careful." Lin Qiao hurriedly reminded him, "If someone doesn't know, they might think you're trying to default on your debt and break up the engagement."

Lin Shouyi: “…”

Lin Wei couldn't stand it any longer and spoke up to help his parents out, "Let's talk inside."

After he spoke, Lin Qiao stopped embarrassing Lin Shouyi and glanced at Ji Duo. "Then let's go inside and talk?"

Ji Duo did not refuse. He took back the engagement from Lin Shouyi and walked in first.

Sun Xiuzhi couldn't help but whisper to her husband, "Didn't they say that the Ji family wouldn't want her?"

"You ask me, who should I ask?" Lin Shouyi was almost shouting, "Okay, stop talking and think about what to do."

The Lin family lived in a self-built adobe house. To the east, two rooms were separated by wooden boards and were home to Lin Shouyi's family of four, while the room to the west was home to Lin Qiao and Old Mrs. Lin.

Lin Wei originally wanted to take people to Lin Qiao's place to see the narrow space of the house and Ji Duo's long legs, so he took people to the east.

When the couple walked in, Ji Duo was already sitting on a chair opposite the kang. He seemed a little impatient and even raised his wrist to look at his watch.

The two of them unconsciously became reserved and carefully sat down on the edge of the kang. Sun Xiuzhi even forced a smile, "This, the child's father and I didn't mean it. It's mainly because our two families haven't been in contact for more than ten years. Qiao girl is really not worthy of you. How dare we think of such a good thing?"

These words were so flattering that Lin Wei immediately looked embarrassed.

Lin Qiao's heart was moved.

Sun Xiuzhi said this, obviously considering Ji Duo as her childhood sweetheart. Ji Duo did not deny it, "Where is her household registration?"

Ji Duo was too lazy to deny it. If he wanted to explain that he was Ji Ze's uncle, he would have to explain why Ji Ze and his parents did not come, but instead he, the uncle, came.

He came to solve the problem and didn't want to talk too much to this family, nor was there any need to talk to them.

He didn't say a word since he entered the room. He first asked questions, taking the initiative in this matter into his own hands, then asked for the household registration, and always firmly controlled the rhythm of the conversation.

As expected, Sun Xiuzhi was being led by the nose and hurried to unlock the wooden box on the kang. "Here, here."

After finding the things and even handing them to Ji Duo, she finally reacted and clenched her fists again, "This, this..."

If this were to be given out, the Ma family's affair would be ruined, and she was really unwilling to accept this.

She just met the man's emotionless eyes, "Any more questions?" She finally let go a little bit, "No, no more."

Ji Duo stood up holding the household registration paper and said, "I'll go get the letter of introduction." His words were so decisive and fierce that he didn't leave any room for the two to maneuver.

Sun Xiuzhi's forehead was sweating with anxiety, and Lin Shouyi couldn't help but stand up from the kang. But before they could say anything, Lin Hui, who had been staring at Ji Duo and Lin Qiao since he entered the room, suddenly said, "No!"

This sound was so unexpected that everyone looked over and Lin Qiao even raised his eyebrows.

Lin Hui is only one year younger than the original body, but she can hardly play with the original body.

In her eyes, the original body was just a poor little kid without a father or a mother, who could be bullied at will. She herself was not diligent, and every time there was work to do, she would push it to the original body and run off to play with her classmates.

All the vanishing creams, milk candies and other things that the Ma family sent were now in her drawer.

As expected, with so many people watching, Lin Shouyi even scolded her: "Do you have the right to speak here?" Lin Hui gritted her teeth and continued: "I, what did I say wrong? The betrothal gift has been given, and the date has been set. If Lin Qiao leaves as soon as she says, who will the old Ma family marry?"

When Sun Xiuzhi heard this, she also wiped away her tears and said, "Yes, it's such a large amount of money, how can we pay it back?"

While wiping, he glanced at Ji Duo, "Dawei and his father are both farming in the village, and they can't make much money all year round. Isn't this going to kill us? Your family is capable and is also a big shot in Yandu, you see..."

She was hoping for the best. "Can you help my in-laws?"

Lin Qiao had guessed it right. He knew that Lin Qiao was engaged, but he still promised her to someone else. Now he is trying to get married to her again...

Ji Duo glanced at Lin Qiao and found that Lin Qiao was actually smiling. He stepped forward and took Sun Xiuzhi's arm warmly, "I also know that it is not easy for you and Second Uncle. It is really too much for you to pay back the money."

Sun Xiuzhi nodded immediately upon hearing this, "That's right, the Ji family will definitely not care about this small amount of money. And Dawei, he is your brother after all, and he has been very good to you. If he lives a good life, you will also have face in the future."

Not only did he want the Ji family to pay the money, he also started to think about Lin Wei's job again.

Lin Qiao listened to this shameless request without changing his expression. "Let me put it this way. Even without me, you still have Lin Hui, right? You can marry her to him..."

Before she could finish her words, Lin Hui jumped up and said, "I won't marry a bastard who abandons his wife and daughter!"

This reaction was like a slap in the face to Sun Xiuzhi, who had always spoken well of the Ma family.

Lin Qiao smiled even more. "You can't say that. Comrade Ma is a second marriage, but he is in good condition. Besides, he is doing this because of family planning. There is no other way. You don't have to trust others, but you have to trust Auntie's judgment, right?"

All the words that Tiansun Xiuzhi had whispered into the original body's ear were returned by her to Sun Xiuzhi.

"If you miss such a good person, you will never see him again. Lin Hui is almost old enough to get married, so it's better to keep her in the family, right?"

Lin Qiao finished speaking with a smile, without even looking at the expressions of the others, and hugged Liu Yulan's arm, "Mom, come here and help me pack my things. His troops have other things to do, and I have to leave after the introduction letter is issued."

Liu Yulan hadn't had much contact with Lin Qiao in the past few years, and she didn't know when her mouth had become so sharp. She was dragged to the west room by her.

Seeing Lin Qiaozhen opening the box to pack her things, she quickly helped to spread out a bundle and asked in a low voice: "Did you go to Yandu to find the person?"

The pair of wooden boxes on the kang were made when Liu Yulan and Lin Shouren got married, and Liu Yulan did not take them with her when she left. Mrs. Lin had bound feet and could not work in the fields. She could only make a living by raising chickens and ducks and making earthen baskets and kang mats. There was nothing valuable in them.

Lin Qiao first packed up some letters and photos left by the old couple, and said "hmm" when he heard this.

Liu Yulan looked at her, tears welling up in her eyes again, "It's all mom's fault. I should have taken you away back then."

Lin Shouren only had this one daughter, and the old couple in the Lin family were reluctant to give her up, let alone if she wanted to take her with her. The husband she later found was a young man who had never been married. The family of five lived in harmony, so who would want someone to interfere?

Even if the other party agrees, he is not that vicious stepfather. There will still be a difference between biological children and non-biological children. It is hard to say that the situation will be better than it is now. Why make people unhappy?

Lin Qiao didn't respond, but smiled slyly, "Mom, guess, will they really let Lin Hui get married?"

Liu Yulan thought she would be resentful, sad, or relieved, but she didn't expect her to be in the mood to say these things. "How come you are interested in the hustle and bustle?"

Lin Hui was also worried about whether Lin Shouyi and his wife would really let her replace Lin Qiao.

She still knew her own father and mother. Her father was easy to deal with because he cared about face, but her mother could squeeze every penny out of her hands.

It would be harder to get her mother to give up what she had gotten than to kill her, not to mention her brother's job...

Seeing that Ji Duo had gone out to tell Xiao Fang to turn around and had not returned yet, she did not dare to say anything, fearing that she would attract her parents' attention. Of course, Lin Shouyi and Sun Xiuzhi did not pay attention to her either, and both looked worried.

After a long while, the sound of Sun Xiuzhi's teeth grinding could be heard in the quiet room. "I knew that the damn girl was an ungrateful person. She didn't even want to raise her own brother. And the kid from the Ji family, after all the trouble she caused, the Ji family still wanted her. I thought the Ji family was so generous."

She didn't think there was anything wrong with her finding someone else for Lin Qiao. Even if there was, it was because she had misjudged Lin Qiao and was tricked by that damn girl.

"That's right." Lin Hui agreed cautiously, "I think it was my brother who let her go, otherwise how would she get the money to buy the ticket."

She wanted to bring the matter to Lin Wei's head and discourage the couple from using her to exchange Lin Wei's job.

The couple remembered Lin Wei's inappropriate behavior after hearing this. Lin Shouyi was so angry that his veins popped out, but he tried to lower his voice for fear that Ji Duo would hear him. "Did you let the person go? You are so good to her, but who did your mother do this for?"

"I didn't ask her to do these..." Lin Wei really couldn't hold it in.

Lin Shouyi was now completely furious and was about to hit the edge of the kang when the small clock on the table beside the kang rang.

Sun Xiuzhi glanced at him subconsciously, her face changed drastically, "It's over! I forgot to tell the Ma family about this."

Lin Shouyi stood up when he heard this and said, "I'll take you there by bike and see if we can stop anyone on the road."

The couple hurried out of the hospital. As soon as they looked up, they saw a small car approaching slowly on the dirt road not far away. There was a big red flower hanging in the middle of the front of the car, and several children were chasing after it, laughing and saying, "Go pick up the bride! Go pick up the bride!"