Chapter 5: I am serious about breaking off the engagement.
"You said you want to cancel the engagement?" Liu Ye's voice unconsciously rose, her face full of disbelief. She looked at Yan Jianguo beside her in astonishment.
No matter how you look at this marriage, Xu Xiaoyue has married into a rich family, so Liu Ye never expected that the girl in front of her would take the initiative to cancel the engagement.
Yan Jianguo's expression was expressionless. "Comrade Xiao Xu, breaking off the engagement is no joke. I know you are blaming us for not contacting you over the years..."
Xu Xiaoyue shook her head, bit her lip, and took out the jade pendant that she had carefully preserved from her arms.
Yan Jianguo concentrated his eyes on the jade pendant. He recognized that it belonged to the Yan family. Over the years, all the valuable things in the Yan family had been smashed or burned. He had only seen this jade pendant once when he was a child. It was rare that it was still preserved so intact after decades.
"This was originally given to my mother by Old Master Yan, and now it has been returned intact."
After the last few words were spoken, Xu Xiaoyue handed the jade pendant to the man. This jade pendant was a token of their childhood engagement, and Xu's mother had kept it well for all these years.
"As for the matter of breaking off the engagement, it's not a joke. What's more, Comrade Yan Shuli is top-notch in terms of literary talent and family background. Xiaoyue knows that she is not worthy of him, so she won't force it." Xu Xiaoyue said the last sentence neither humbly nor arrogantly.
These words touched Liu Ye's heart and her expression relaxed a lot. What she feared most was that this country girl would come into the compound and think she had seen the world and would not leave no matter what.
Ever since Xu Xiaoyue appeared, Liu Ye has been observing her quietly. Facing the wealthy Yan family, she remained calm and did not glance around randomly.
What's more, the jade pendant left by the old man is a good thing even if people who don't know its value know it is. The girl took it out without thinking and wanted to return it, which shows that she is not a person who tries to curry favor with the rich and powerful.
Liu Ye's original dissatisfaction completely disappeared after meeting the man. She thought to herself that it seemed that she had really wronged her father-in-law. She was afraid that the Xu family's character was also taken into consideration when this marriage was arranged.
"Look, your forehead is covered in sweat. You must be exhausted after coming such a long way. Have a drink of water." After saying that, Liu Ye stood up and poured water herself.
Xu Xiaoyue quickly took it. She bit her lip with a bit of hesitation on her face and said, "Uncle Yan, Aunt Liu, in addition to solving the marriage, I have another thing to ask you for help."
Liu Ye's heart skipped a beat, thinking to herself, this girl might have broken off the engagement just to appease them. She forced a smile on her face, "What do you mean by help or not? Just say it if you have something to say."
Xu Xiaoyue was brewing her emotions, tears squeezed out of her moist almond eyes, and she told the Xu family that she was forced to marry the butcher.
"Aunt Liu, Xiaoyue has no other request. She just hopes to stay at Yan's house temporarily and find a job to make a living."
After she finished speaking, the only sound heard in Yan's house was the girl sobbing with her head down.
Liu Ye's cheeks were flushed with embarrassment. She had thought the girl was so dirty that she was almost forced to marry a butcher. She didn't want to rely on the Yan family for the marriage, but just asked for a place to live.
"It is said that country people are simple and honest. I never thought that the Xu family would bully you, an orphan and a widow, like this!" Liu Ye has a straightforward personality. After hearing these things, there was a bit more pity in his eyes.
Even the serious Yan Jianguo could not help but say something to comfort him: "Good boy, just stay here. It's just an extra pair of chopsticks. Just treat the Yan family as your own home."
"Don't talk about whether to lend me your place or not. When Aunt Liu was young, what she wanted most was to give birth to a fair and tender little girl. Unexpectedly, things did not go as she wished. Now that you are here, Aunt Liu's wish has finally come true."
Liu Ye reached out and gently touched the little girl's shiny black braid. She was not lying. If she really had such a beautiful and outstanding daughter, the Yan family would probably have its doorstep trampled down.
Xu Xiaoyue clenched her palms, which were covered with sweat. Breaking off the engagement was her means to ease the relationship and get closer. Her ultimate goal was to stay with the Yan family. If she had said it as soon as she arrived, the Yan family would not chase her away. But she couldn't help but feel uncomfortable in her heart. What Xu Xiaoyue wanted was for the Yan family to truly accept her.
Fortunately, the final result was satisfactory.
The atmosphere in the Yan family was harmonious, while Yan Shuli was almost going crazy looking for people at the station.
He thought it wouldn't take long as it was just a meal, but halfway through the journey, Zheng Jiaojiao suddenly complained of a stomachache.
She squatted down, holding her stomach, as if in so much pain that she couldn't speak, and her face turned pale.
"Brother Shuli, maybe the meal I just had was not clean, so I have a stomachache."
"Why don't you just leave me alone and go pick up Sister Yue first. I don't know if Sister Yue has arrived yet..."
Yan Shuli was still a little hesitant at first, but after listening to her, he thought for a moment and said, "Jiaojiao, can you still walk? I'll carry you to the hospital."
After saying that, he leaned down and carried the person on his back.
"Brother Shuli, please put me down quickly. Sister Yue is still waiting for you to pick her up. I just have an old illness. There is no need to go to the hospital."
After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but cry out in pain twice.
Yan Shuli was in no mood to go pick someone up at this moment. He even began to secretly blame his fiancée who came from the countryside. Ever since he knew of her existence, she hadn't arrived yet and had caused a lot of trouble.
If they hadn't come to the station to pick her up today, how could they have eaten unclean food?
After arriving at the hospital, several doctors took turns examining me. In the end, they could only conclude that it might be gastrointestinal cramps caused by heatstroke. They gave me two bottles of injections, and it was already seven o'clock in the evening when I returned to Yan's house.
"Didn't you say you were going to pick someone up? But you're so good. Xiaoyue has been back for a long time. Where has she been?" Liu Ye asked with a frown.
Yan Shuli was just about to explain when he felt his clothes being tugged. He touched his nose, looked at his mother, and said in an unhappy tone.
"I was just wondering, didn't they say they would arrive at 4pm? Jiaojiao and I have been waiting at the door but no one came out. Maybe... maybe they left from another exit."
Xu Xiaoyue stood at the corner of the stairs and raised her eyebrows. She had chosen to avoid these two people, but she didn't expect that they would put such a big blame on her.
She walked down the stairs into everyone's sight, "I'm sorry, Comrade Yan, I didn't expect the train to be late. I didn't see you outside when I left the station, and I looked for you for a long time, thinking you had left first, so I found this place alone."
Xu Xiaoyue explained in a gentle voice. She bent down and bowed to Yan Shuli and Zheng Jiaojiao. "I'm really sorry for making you wait for so long."
Yan Shuli pulled his hair and avoided looking at the female comrade in front of him.
Firstly, he never dreamed that this "fiancée" from the countryside would be so beautiful, and secondly, all the lies he told were heard by the girl in front of him.
There were only two exits at the station, and she must have known that she was not there, but she still didn't expose him.
Yan Shuli was planning to tell him the reason honestly, but Zheng Jiaojiao became anxious and started crying halfway through. She thought that she had just arrived at Yan's house and she had gone to the hospital. Would people think she was too squeamish and couldn't endure hardship? She begged him not to tell anyone about her visit to the hospital.
Liu Ye narrowed her eyes. She had raised her son herself, and she knew he was going to poop as soon as he raised his butt. She could tell he was lying.
In front of outsiders, Liu Ye did not expose the truth, but simply said, "Be smarter next time."
Zheng Jiaojiao's heart was in turmoil at this moment. She glanced at Xu Xiaoyue beside her quietly, and she couldn't understand why it was so different in her previous life...
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