Inside the cramped stone house.
Ling Huanwu sat facing the man named Zhao Ergou, completely bewildered.
Before she could say anything, Zhou Shuyao gave Ling Huanwu a look that suggested she was a heartless woman.
"Sister-in-law, how could you do this? You already had a childhood sweetheart, and you still tried to trick me into marriage. In ancient times, you would have been drowned in a pig cage for doing this, do you know that?"
"How can you do this to my brother? Do you know that my brother waits for you to come back at the dock every night? He even sleeps on the dock at night. He hasn't shaved for a month and looks like a wild man. He only started to do this when you came back..."
Zhou Shuyao kept rambling on, but a single glare from Zhou Jiuzhen forced him to swallow his rambling.
Song Yaoyao subconsciously retorted to Zhou Shuyao, "How do you know your older brother is at the dock every day? Do you also go to the dock every day, hoping your sister-in-law will come back?"
"I was hoping my sister-in-law would bring us rice and meat, don't talk nonsense!"
Feeling guilty, Zhou Shuyao looked away and pretended to rummage through the two nylon bags on the ground.
Qin Jinshen, who was sitting upright to the side, secretly glared at the spineless Zhou Shuyao, then turned to Ling Huanwu and delivered another blow, "Wife!"
This shout made the faces of the group turn ugly once again.
“My grandfather said that he saved your grandfather back then, and the two of them got engaged. He asked me to go to the city to find you. I risked my life to find you, so you can’t abandon me.”
The captain of the guards behind Qin Jinshen also pretended to stroke his fake mustache and chimed in, "That's right, you have to take responsibility for my nephew, or I'll go to the underworld and settle accounts with your grandfather."
Ling Huanwu felt utterly overwhelmed listening to the two of them.
She did hear her grandfather mention when she was a child that he had found her a childhood sweetheart.
Grandpa would send money to the family of that child groom every year.
When she was little, she vaguely heard her grandfather talk about finding an older brother to take care of her. At that time, she didn't have an older brother and was really looking forward to it.
But when she was six, she heard that the boy had gotten lost on his way to be her childhood sweetheart, and she cried for a long time.
Now they've come knocking again. Is it because they found their child again?
But clearly, this child groom never came looking for us in my previous life!
Ling Huanwu glanced cautiously at Zhou Jiuzhen, then sat up straight and stated her position to her former childhood sweetheart, "Brother Zhao, you see, I'm already married. I can't possibly serve two husbands at the same time. If you need any compensation, I'll do my best to make it up to you."
"compensate?"
Qin Jinshen's hand on the table curled slightly, his heart seemingly filled with turbulent waves.
He should be the one making it up to her.
But he arrived too late.
Seeing her and Zhou Jiuzhen embracing and exchanging loving glances at the dock at dusk, he was so angry he felt like vomiting blood.
He originally wanted to use the stolen marriage contract to snatch the woman away, but now he can only stay on the island and slowly figure out a way to break her off.
In his previous life, there was no corner in the business world that he couldn't break.
If it weren't for his consideration for Ling Huanwu in his previous life, he wouldn't have let Zhou Shuyao get away with it time and time again in the business world.
Unfortunately, he didn't realize his own feelings at that time. He only thought that he was guilty for misunderstanding Ling Huanwu as the murderer who pushed his sister. It wasn't until after her death that he realized his own love.
Now, he will definitely try every means to poach his partner.
So Qin Jin took a deep breath and replied, "My parents are both dead. I came here to seek refuge with you. Since we can't get married, I want to stay in the village with my uncle. Is that alright?"
"It's good that we're staying in the village!"
Ling Huanwu breathed a sigh of relief, then beamed with joy, "Now is the perfect time to build up the island! Let's work together to contribute to the construction of this beautiful island!"
As she spoke, she jumped up from her chair and made a gesture of heroic sacrifice, just like the heroine in the storybook "Dedicate Everything to the Country," leaving everyone in the room stunned.
"Come on, come on, I bought lots of good stuff, let's share it!"
Ling Huanwu pushed past Zhou Shuyao, who was still rummaging through the nylon bag, took out two oyster cakes from inside, and stuffed two pieces of cured meat into Qin Jinshen's hand.
They then politely saw Qin Jinshen and his nephew out the door.
Then she took out several more outfits and held them up against her mother-in-law, praising how good they looked on her.
I also took several fragrant oyster pancakes and seaweed pancakes, and told my mother-in-law to eat them quickly, otherwise they would spoil.
The mother-in-law happily took the food and clothes, humming a little tune as she left.
Finally, Ling Huanwu took out several sets of clothes that she had bought for Zhou Jiuzhen from her suitcase, folded them neatly, and spread them out to compare them on him one by one. "It seems that my estimation of the size was very accurate. They will definitely fit him well."
Zhou Jiuzhen stood ramrod straight, motionless, as she held up the clothes to herself. His gaze fell on the top of the woman's head, and a rare tenderness and affection appeared in his eyes.
This scene stung Song Yaoyao's large eyes.
"Where's my rice and meat? Why didn't you give it to me?"
Song Yaoyao spoke through gritted teeth, her eyes red with anger.
In her previous life, she had never seen Zhou Jiuzhen with such an expression.
She approached Zhou Jiuzhen, wanting to take off his clothes, but he avoided her as if she were a plague.
Now, what does Ling Huanwu's affectionate expression mean to him?
"Yes, sister-in-law, how could you only buy gifts for Mom and my older brother? Where are my gifts?"
Zhou Shuyao was equally furious, staring at Zhou Jiuzhen's clothes, wishing he could grab them, throw them on the ground, and stomp on them.
Ling Huanwu, holding the clothes, only then noticed the two people behind her, and rolled her eyes at them speechlessly.
"You didn't give me any money, so why should I buy you rice, meat, and gifts?"
"You two, get out of here!"
She then pushed the two of them out of the house.
With a loud bang, Zhou Shuyao stood stunned at the door, unable to recover for a long time.
It wasn't until Song Yaoyao dragged him away, cursing and swearing, that he came to his senses. He clutched his chest, which was inexplicably aching, his face pale, and squatted on the way home, tears streaming down his face.
The sea breeze whistled, rustling the thatch grass by the door and behind the house.
Ling Huanwu took out a large bitter tea bag specially made for Zhou Jiuzhen from the inner layer of her suitcase and said somewhat awkwardly, "Why don't you try it on? After all, it's uncomfortable to wear clothes that are too tight."
Zhou Jiuzhen took her hand and touched her bare fingers. "Why aren't you wearing the ring I gave you? Don't you like it?"
"How could that be? I'm afraid someone will steal the ring if I wear it."
As she spoke, Ling Huanwu took out the ring strung on a red string from her collar, "If you put it here, it won't get lost."
"Oh, okay, then I'll go change my pants and see if they fit."
Zhou Jiuzhen's face remained expressionless, but he couldn't hide the upturned corners of his lips.
Ling Huanwu nodded and waved for him to go quickly.
After the curtain was hung up again, Zhou Jiuzhen quickly put on his underwear and brushed his teeth until they were sparkling white.
When he awkwardly lifted the curtain and came out, he was stunned by the woman's alluring pose on the bed!
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