Chapter 79 A Visit
Wan Shuhui and the other two followed them into the house.
As soon as they entered, Wan Shuhui grabbed Cheng Ying's hand anxiously and looked her up and down. "You little rascal, how did you get hurt again? How is your injury? Is it healed?"
Cheng Xue rushed over, “Sister, what happened to you this time? The Miao people from Pucang Village came out to tell us that you were chased by a bear and fell into a cave, but were rescued by their young chieftain. We were all so worried about you. I wanted to go to Pucang Village to find you, but Dad wouldn’t let me.”
Cheng Jiantong lay half-reclined on the bed, looking at Cheng Ying without saying a word, his eyes full of worry.
Cheng Ying coughed lightly and recounted what had happened some time ago. Finally, she pointed at Long Buxi and said, "We have to thank him. Without him, I would have been bitten to death by the bear or eaten by the giant python in the cave."
Long Buxi put the wild boar on his shoulder down in the small courtyard outside the door, turned around and walked to the door, politely calling out, "Uncle, Aunt, Sister."
"Oh, good boy, come in and have a seat." Wan Shuhui warmly greeted Long Buxi. "Your name is Long Buxi, right? Thank you so much for saving my old man and my eldest daughter time and time again. I haven't even had a chance to repay your kindness to our family yet. What are you doing bringing a wild boar here?"
Long Buxi sat upright on the stool that Wan Shuhui handed him, and said gently, "Auntie, you don't need to be so polite. It was just a small favor for me to save Cheng Ying and Uncle. That wild boar was a gift from me to you when we first met, and it was also a betrothal gift from me to Cheng Ying."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole house fell silent. The only sound was Big Yellow barking outside in the yard, circling the wild boar, its barking a mixture of excitement and fear that was hard to discern.
A few days ago, Long Buxi sent Gasu to carry Dahuang back to the Cheng family home and told them about Cheng Ying's encounter with a bear, how Long Buxi saved her, and his plan to marry her.
At that time, Wan Shuhui was anxious and upset, thinking that Ga Su was joking. How could someone as strong-willed as Cheng Ying be willing to marry a Miao man from a remote mountain village?
Seeing Long Buxi's extraordinary and handsome appearance, she vaguely guessed that this matter might be true.
He couldn't help but look at Cheng Ying, "Xiao Ying, tell me, what happened?"
Cheng Ying pulled up a low stool and sat down next to Long Buxi. "Mom, what he said is true. I'm dating him, and we'll get married in six months."
Wan Shuhui was shocked: "Are you serious? Didn't you say you weren't planning to date or get married for the time being, and that if you were going to get married, you would find a son-in-law to come to your home? How come you're suddenly dating someone, and he's a Miao person?"
It wasn't that she looked down on Long Buxi or the Miao people; it was just that Pucang Village was deep in the mountains. When she was young, she went to Pucang Village with Cheng Jiantong to see Mei Shu. She saw that the way of life in the village was still stuck before the founding of the People's Republic of China. It was ancient and poor, and it was far away from the town.
As a mother, she naturally did not want her daughter to marry into a remote mountain village and suffer there for the rest of her life. Subconsciously, she did not approve of the marriage.
Cheng Jiantong asked with an even more unpleasant expression, "Why did you suddenly start dating this Long Buxi and even agree to marry him? Were you deceived by him? Or were you bewitched or forced into this situation by him?"
Cheng Xue was also anxious, "Sister, what exactly happened? Explain yourself."
Cheng Ying glanced at Long Buxi beside her. He looked calm and showed no sign of guilt. She sighed inwardly, thinking how tough this man's mentality was. He was the one who coerced her into marrying him first, and it was only after spending time together that she gradually changed from feeling forced to accepting him.
He, on the other hand, showed no remorse whatsoever in the face of her parents' response. He sat obediently, looking at them with innocent eyes, as if he hadn't done anything wrong and that she had done it willingly.
It's funny, I wonder how he would react if she told her parents right now that she was forced by him?
However, this man is not someone to be trifled with, and Cheng Ying didn't do anything reckless. She explained, "I'm just being pestered by Wei Muchen. I'm so annoyed by him. You all know what happened in my dream. He kept bothering me in the dream and did many things to hurt me and you. I want to fight back, but he has such a powerful family background. If he really uses you to blackmail me, I can't just stand by and watch you get hurt. I have no choice but to compromise."
I was just wondering how to deal with him when Long Buxi liked me and confessed his feelings, saying he was willing to be our family's son-in-law. That way, I wouldn't have to marry into their village. He's so handsome, and his personality is—well, pretty good. He's very nice to me. I really like him, so I agreed to date him.
During our time together, he took meticulous care of me and showed me all kinds of concern and consideration. I think he is a good man and someone I can entrust my life to, so I plan to marry him.
Moreover—"
She paused for a moment, then continued, "Long Buxi is a Miao person and the young chief of Pucang Village. He has a special status. If I marry him, what can Wei Muchen do? Can he touch the young chief of the Miao people and incite conflict between ethnic groups? Even if Long Buxi doesn't agree and uses Gu worms to deal with him, Chief Wei alone will not allow Wei Muchen to do anything that would undermine ethnic unity. Marrying Long Buxi will only bring me benefits."
She had never told Long Buxi these things before. She said them to him in front of him this time so that he would know about her entangled past with Wei Muchen and that he should be prepared to deal with Wei Muchen if he came to her again.
After listening, Long Buxi showed no surprise on her face, remaining calm and composed. However, her long, narrow eyes held a dark, unfathomable light as she casually looked at Cheng Ying, lost in thought.
Wan Shuhui and the other two didn't know what to say. At first, they didn't believe Cheng Ying's dream, but as the things Cheng Ying said in her dream were confirmed one by one, they came to believe her dream. It was actually a long process.
They knew that Cheng Ying particularly hated her ex-boyfriend, Wei Muchen, because he had done many terrible things to her and them, causing Cheng Ying to feel a strong aversion and fear whenever she saw him.
As her family, they naturally stood by her side unconditionally.
However, they still found it hard to accept that Cheng Ying had suddenly started dating someone from an ethnic minority group and was going to marry him.
Seeing that they remained silent, Cheng Ying continued to persuade them, "Mom and Dad, haven't you always wanted me to get married? I didn't want to get married before, but now I do, so you should be happy. Long Buxi is the young clan leader of Pucang Village, and his Gu magic is incredibly powerful; he can kill people without them even realizing it! Now that I'm dating Long Buxi, with him backing me up, I'm not afraid of Wei Muchen at all. If Wei Muchen dares to bother me again, Long Buxi has the obligation and responsibility to protect his partner. If he can't handle it, then he's incompetent, and I don't need to be with him anymore."
Long Buxi raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "That's right. If I can't protect you, then I'm incompetent. So, I will never let that happen. No one can take you away from me. If your ex-boyfriend doesn't know what's good for him, I won't hesitate to use a curse on him and take his life!"
His voice was deep and arrogant, his eyes held a bloodthirsty intent, and his face wore an extremely sinister smile, exuding a ruthless aura that made people unconsciously believe that he could do what he said he would do.
Seeing his expression, Wan Shuhui's initial opposition vanished. She clapped her hands and laughed, "Xiao Ying, you're right. If you want to get rid of Wei Muchen, who has a powerful background, this young clan leader from the Miao village is more suitable for you! You've found yourself a powerful backer. With him protecting you, you don't have to worry about that Wei Muchen targeting you or us anymore."
During this time, she gradually learned from Cheng Ying and Cheng Jiantong, father and daughter, what kind of person Wei Muchen was and what his family background was.
The Wei family is a prominent family in the capital. Wei Mucheng's uncles and mother all hold extraordinary positions in the capital. His father is also the leader of the Western Military Region. In terms of family background and status, they are far superior to ordinary families.
For the sons of the powerful and wealthy, dealing with ordinary people like them is easier than crushing an ant. Her daughter had found someone who could handle the Wei family and get rid of that纨绔子弟 (spoiled brat)'s entanglement. She could only secretly rejoice. What was there to object to?
Besides, this Long Buxi is so beautiful. Miao people are loyal and keep their promises. Once married, they rarely cheat or betray each other.
Long Buxi is the young clan leader, so it's even less likely that he would do something as shameful as betraying his wife. He's not the kind of person who's flashy or frivolous, and he's even willing to marry into the family. It seems like a good match for his daughter to be with him.
Cheng Jiantong also thought about these things, and his expression improved a lot. He looked at Long Buxi and said, "Although Xiaoying agreed to date you and marry you, and you are willing to marry into our family, you are now the young clan leader of Pucang Village. According to the rules of your clan, the clan leader of your village is not allowed to leave the village. He must stay in the village to protect it, right?"
How do you plan to marry into our family? How do you plan to marry Xiaoying? You can't just marry Xiaoying without any commitment, no dowry, no wedding, and let others look down on her and laugh at her for the rest of her life, can you?
He had watched Long Buxi grow up and had a certain understanding of him. In his impression, Long Buxi was a cold young man with an unpredictable personality, who acted capriciously and was particularly ruthless.
Despite his self-defense of not killing Long Buxi's parents and family, Cheng Jiantong still harbored many prejudices against him due to the rumors that Long Buxi had killed them.
In the past, whenever Cheng Jiantong delivered mail to Pucang Village, he would keep his distance from Long Buxi's gloomy and indifferent face, lest the boy cast a spell on him if he was in a bad mood.
Now that his daughter has chosen to be with this guy for her own and her family's safety, he naturally wants to make more plans for her.
Cheng Ying spoke up, "Dad, actually, I've already discussed it with Long Buxi. After we get married, I can live wherever I want. I don't intend for him to be a live-in son-in-law. I just want to use his status to deal with Wei Muchen..."
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