"Can I not go back?"
Ke Meiyu asked somewhat timidly.
At this moment, she resembled a little dumpling afraid of being scolded by her parents in the police station, and the little dumpling began to earnestly put what she had learned into practice: "Don't be afraid, sister, I'm here for you."
"When you meet them, you should first apologize sincerely, then talk about how scared you were, and then cry a little. If you also show your red eyes from time to time, your parents will not dare to hit or scold you."
Ke Meiyu chuckled and nodded: "If I really acted like that, my family wouldn't hit me, but they could get the whole village to beat up your Uncle Qin."
The little dumpling opened its mouth wide, looking at this and that, its little brain simply unable to understand why the same sentence had different effects.
Qin Yuanjiu raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "It seems like I was the one who was forced into marriage, right? So you were just saying that?"
Ke Meiyu quickly shook her head, puffing out her chest, "How could that be? Comrade Qin is so kind, I'd never have another chance like this. It's just going home, who wouldn't go home? Whether you stick your neck out or not, you're going to get stabbed anyway!"
After saying that, she led the little dumpling home with great pride and high spirits.
But once she was out of Qin Yuanjiu's sight, Ke Meiyu's shoulders slumped. Acting first and informing later, especially on such a major life event, would definitely cause a huge uproar at home...
She shuffled home slowly, taking three steps at a time, until she reached her doorstep.
The little dumpling couldn't wait any longer and pushed open the door, running inside.
As soon as Ke Meiyu stepped into the courtyard, she felt the tense atmosphere of an imminent battle, which frightened her so much that she tried to pull her foot back.
"Heh, Ke Meiyu, you still know how to come back?" Ke's mother called out with a cold laugh for the first time, using her full name.
Everyone in the courtyard was there, including the second branch of the family, who were all hanging at the door, watching the spectacle with schadenfreude.
However, Ke Enshu's expression was gloomy, because she knew from her rebirth that in the future, Qin Yuanjiu would be the country's leading business tycoon, specializing in contracting organizations and military investment businesses, amassing both wealth and fame.
According to ancient standards, Qin Yuanjiu was the richest man in the country and a royal merchant!
Even after her rebirth, she did consider cultivating a relationship with Qin Yuanjiu. Even though Qin Yuanjiu was ultimately blacklisted, she could still take advantage of him during his heyday, enough to ensure an ordinary person's lifelong wealth and comfort.
Ko Eun-sook looked at Ko Mi-yu with a mixture of envy and delight. It must feel amazing to fall from heaven to earth, right?
Moreover, even if I were reborn, Qin Yuanjiu and Ke Meiyu might not be able to reach the same level as in their previous lives.
The old lady grumbled angrily, "A girl grows up and can't be controlled anymore!"
Ke Meiyu smiled guiltily and stepped forward to take the old lady's arm. "Grandma..."
The old lady dodged away, "Didn't you get the marriage certificate and become a member of the Qin family? How can you still remember that you have a grandmother?"
Ke Meiyu clung to the old lady's arm playfully, "Grandma, Comrade Qin is so handsome and cultured. I... I fell in love with him at first sight, became even more enamored upon seeing him again, and decided to spend my life with him after seeing him a third time."
"Shameless," Aunt Ke Er said, clicking her tongue. "It's a good thing my Xiao Ba is engaged, and Xiao Jiu won't find a partner for several more years, otherwise you would have ruined my reputation too."
Ke Meiyu looked over and said, "Who's shameless? I got my marriage certificate with Comrade Qin, and we got married in response to Comrade Mao's call. It's perfectly legal and reasonable. How is that shameless?"
"You have no shame! Why didn't you stay at your parents' home as a nun? Why did you marry my second uncle?"
"You," Aunt Ke glared, "you little brat, how dare you talk to an adult like that?"
The old lady was angry, but she didn't want her beloved child to be spoken to like that: "How can you expect the younger generation to respect you if you don't act like an elder?"
“Grandma, I knew you’d always side with me,” Ke Meiyu immediately seized the opportunity. “Grandma, Mom, I’m already at the age where I should get married. Comrade Qin is such a good guy. If he weren’t going through a rough patch right now, I wouldn’t be the one getting the better deal.”
“I’m good-looking, and he’s not bad-looking either. Plus, Comrade Qin is well-educated. Our child will definitely be successful. When he goes to university and gets a government-supplied food ration, he’ll surely support his five uncles, won’t he?”
These words truly resonated with the Ke family.
The Ke family was not only a notorious local tyrant in Luofeng Village, but also in the surrounding villages.
If they wanted to put in all their effort to find Ke Meiyu a husband in the city who was on a government-supplied food ration, it wouldn't be impossible.
The Ke family members are not stupid. The third and fourth sons of the Ke family are particularly intelligent. One of them was one of the few high school graduates of his generation, and the other, although he missed his prime, managed to find a good wife through his intelligence.
But by the time it came to Ke Meiyu's generation, disasters and turmoil came together, and the children could not attend school properly. At most, they would go home to work and get married after junior high school.
Although the grandchildren have started school, the quality of education in rural towns is generally poor. How much of a future can they expect?
Grandpa Ke was the only person in the village who had traveled far and gained great knowledge, which led the rest of his family to place high hopes on the younger generation.
Their family genes are too ordinary, just clever enough. But Comrade Qin comes from a big city and is a graduate of a prestigious key high school. Perhaps he is the key to changing the fate of the Ke family!
“But Bao’er,” the old lady said, pulling Ke Meiyu along with a furrowed brow, “you don’t usually go out, so you don’t know that some people who lived in cowsheds have been exonerated, and some educated youth have started to return to the city.”
“It’s very difficult to get a city household registration. They can’t bring their families with them, and they usually disappear without a trace. We don’t want our baby to suffer any injustice.”
The others nodded in agreement, saying, "Little Fish, Mom won't rush you. Let's take our time. We'll definitely find someone who's good in every way. Comrade Qin is just a golden ball that's temporarily landed here; he'll leave sooner or later!"
“Yu Bao’er, even your uncle doesn’t know much about Comrade Qin. Who knows what kind of person he is, who his family is, or what his character is like? Even if his family is exonerated and returns to the city with you, we won’t feel at ease. We’ve heard that the mothers-in-law in the city are very picky.” The old man puffed on his pipe and said earnestly.
"Girl, did that Comrade Qin trick you? How could you get a marriage certificate without telling your family?" The fourth son of the Ke family asked through gritted teeth, his fist clenched. Anyone who tried to take his daughter away from him was an enemy!
The five older brothers, their lean muscles bulging, chimed in, "Little sister, we'll go with you to break off the engagement. He can't give you anything, he just wants to deceive your feelings, he's a real scoundrel!"
Ke Meiyu couldn't argue with them in detail, so she simply and bluntly picked up the meat in her hand and showed off her beautiful wrist: "Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, and my five older brothers, Comrade Qin said he'll come to propose marriage tomorrow. All the necessary procedures will be followed. And today he bought me a watch, a tape recorder, and a sewing machine. He's also prepared a dowry of 999 yuan."
"How much?" asked the second aunt of the Ke family, who was watching the commotion.
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