Gu Chunzhi clenched her palms and subconsciously argued: "Guiyuan, I..."
"Man'er, have you had breakfast? Your village is far away from here, so I guess you came here without having breakfast. Why don't I and your aunt Dongmei take you to have some food first." However, Yao Guiyuan didn't want to listen to Gu Chunzhi at all. She turned her head and asked Su Man'er in a gentle voice.
Su Maner bit her lip and said, "I have. My sister-in-law and I had a little bit at home before we set off..."
"You only ate a little, so you must be hungry now. Let's go and have dinner." Yao Guiyuan hugged Su Maner's shoulders and walked towards the street ahead.
Hao Dongmei glanced at Gu Chunzhi coldly, pulled Hong Yashan who was standing there in a daze, and followed Yao Guiyuan and the others.
Looking at Yao Guiyuan and the others, Gu Chunmei felt extremely flustered and uneasy.
She frowned, turned around and whispered to Gu Chunzhi: "Sister, what should we do now? If your two neighbors say something to your brother-in-law, he will definitely be angry, he..."
"What are you afraid of!" Gu Chunzhi gritted her teeth. Although she was very panicked in her heart, she knew she had to stay calm at this time!
She couldn't panic. If she panicked, things would go in the worst direction! If she panicked, everything she had done over the years would be known to Su Mingzhe.
So don’t panic at this time, you must not panic!
She frowned and was silent for a few seconds. Suddenly, she raised her feet and walked towards her home: "I have to go to City C today! Your brother-in-law is in City C, I must go find him immediately!"
She had to explain some things to Su Mingzhe before Yao Guiyuan and the others complained. She had to strike first!
As long as Su Mingzhe believed what she said, she wouldn't have to be afraid no matter what Yao Guiyuan and the others said next!
"Sister, are you going to City C? Then you better be careful." Gu Chunmei followed behind Gu Chunzhi, hoping that Gu Chunzhi could resolve this matter.
If the situation cannot be resolved, then my elder sister will be in trouble.
If something happens to her eldest sister, how can her family rely on her to make a living?
Therefore, she hoped that this matter could be resolved satisfactorily even more than her elder sister.
She couldn't imagine life without her elder sister's financial support. She wondered what her family would be like without her elder sister's financial support.
…
Gu Chunzhi went home, packed some luggage, and hurried out to catch a bus.
There is no direct bus from the town to City C, so she has to take a bus to the county seat first and then transfer there.
But when she was changing trains in the county town, Su Mingzhe came back with his two sons.
According to the original plan, Su Mingzhe and his friends would not be able to return home until a few days later.
But the situation changed. Su Mingzhe finished the work at hand ahead of time, so he could go home early.
He returned home excitedly with his two sons, only to find that no one was home: his wife was not there, and neither was his precious daughter.
Su Mingzhe was wondering whether his wife had taken Maner out to play when two neighbors came to his door.
Seeing the two neighbors, Su Mingzhe was also very enthusiastic. He quickly took out some candies and stuffed them into the neighbors' hands.
He knew how good these two neighbors had been to Man'er over the years. Sometimes, these two neighbors treated Man'er as if she were their own daughter.
So every time he went home, he would give some gifts to his neighbors, hoping to maintain the friendship between them.
"Brother Su, you don't have to be so polite. You always give us good things every time you come back. We feel embarrassed if you act like this." Yao Guiyuan refused with a slight smile on her face.
Hao Dongmei agreed: "Yes, you can keep these for yourselves."
Su Mingzhe smiled and said, "Of course I should. You guys take care of Maner on weekdays, and it's hard work for you. These things are what I deserve." As he said that, he forced the things into the hands of Yao Guiyuan and Hao Dongmei.
When they heard Su Mingzhe mention Su Maner, both Hao Dongmei and Yao Guiyuan's faces darkened slightly.
The two looked at each other, and saw anger in each other's eyes, and also saw pity.
It was obvious that she was angry about Gu Chunzhi's actions, and felt sorry for Su Maner being married off like this.
"Brother Su, we came here now just to tell you about Maner." Hao Dongmei frowned and looked at Su Mingzhe with a serious expression.
Su Mingzhe was stunned: "Man'er's matter? What happened to Man'er? And have you seen my Man'er? Why is she not at home?"
"Brother Su, Man'er is married and she is at her husband's house now." Yao Guiyuan said quickly.
"What?!" Su Mingzhe raised his voice, looking extremely shocked, as if he was struck by lightning: "What did you say? You said my Man'er got married? She got married?!"
"Yes," Yao Guiyuan nodded, "She got married a few days ago. She married Chi Yunchen from Biyun Village."
Su Mingzhe: “…” His face suddenly turned pale and his body swayed unsteadily.
Su Maner's two brothers rushed over and supported him.
Su Maner's elder brother Su Ruize said, "Auntie Guiyuan, are you telling the truth? Is my sister really getting married?"
"That's not true. Your mother married Man'er for the 1,288 yuan dowry. And Man'er didn't get a penny of the dowry; it all went into Gu Chunmei's pocket!" Yao Guiyuan's voice rose several decibels, and there was obviously more anger in her tone.
Su Maner's second brother Su Junheng's eyes widened: "My mother...she married Maner off just for the bride price?"
"Who knows. Maybe she let Man'er marry for the bride price, or maybe she didn't want to keep Man'er at home anymore." Hao Dongmei said, her tone still angry.
Su Mingzhe sat down on the chair behind him with a thud. His whole body was limp, and his face showed sadness and anger.
His Man'er was actually married off to that woman Gu Chunzhi. His Man'er...hadn't even graduated from high school!
"Today we saw Man'er at the gate of the supply and marketing cooperative. You may not know, but Sister Gu wanted to beat Man'er at that time because Man'er said that she shouldn't give all the betrothal money to Gu Chunmei. Sister Gu was so arrogant at that time that she even said she wanted to beat Man'er to death." Yao Guiyuan was very good at making complaints. When she saw anger on Su Mingzhe and the others' faces, she quickly told them about Gu Chunzhi's crimes.
Upon hearing what Yao Guiyuan said, Su Mingzhe clenched his hands tightly, and he raised his hands and hit the armrest of the chair.
Hao Dongmei glanced at Su Mingzhe and started to complain, "Brother Su, Sister Gu usually pretends to be gentle and virtuous, and pretends to be very nice to Man'er, but in fact, she insults and scolds Man'er behind her back every day, and after scolding her, she threatens Man'er and tells her not to tell anyone! Man'er has been bullied by her for many years!"
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