"Liu He, you haven't been so concerned about village affairs before. Tell me honestly why you are pleading for the Lin family."
Seeing that the village chief's expression became serious, Liu He felt a little panicked, but he still did not give Lin Jinlian away.
"Dad, I, I told you not to be angry."
The village chief took a deep breath.
"Dad is not angry, just say it."
"Dad, it's my son. I've fallen in love with the girl from the Lin family, the one named Lin Jinlian. I want to marry her!"
The village chief frowned.
The Lin family fled here due to famine and were assigned to Liujiaao by the higher authorities. Not only did they have no roots in the village, but their family was also extremely poor.
It can be said that the only thing the Lin family can boast of is that they have a girl who is pretty good-looking.
Although we are just a country family, not just anyone can enter our house. Just being good-looking is not enough.
"Liu He, the girl from the Lin family is indeed pretty, but you are not suitable for her."
Liu He was unhappy when he heard this.
Jinlian said before that she was not suitable for him, and now her own father also says that she is not suitable!
I just don't understand. Jinlian is not betrothed, and I haven't arranged any marriage. We are both at the age of marriage, so why is it not suitable?
"Dad, why is it inappropriate? Is it because their family came here to escape famine?"
The village chief sighed.
"Liu He, when choosing a wife, you can't just look at a person's appearance. Just being pretty is not enough, you have to consider other things as well."
Liu He frowned.
"Dad, I only want to marry Jinlian! I don't like anyone else."
The village chief only had one son, and he always loved him dearly. Hearing his son's firm words, he became anxious.
"Liu He, if you want to marry someone else, Dad agrees, but not the Lin family's daughter!"
After hearing this, Liu He became emotional.
"Why not? Dad! My son has taken a fancy to her."
The village chief shook his head.
"Dad doesn't mind that our family has no roots in Liujiaao, but their reputation is too bad. You've heard about what's been going on in the village recently. If you marry a girl from such a family, how will our family hold our heads high in the village in the future?"
After listening to this, Liu He said indifferently.
"Dad, isn't this simple? You're the village chief, isn't the decision-making power in your hands? When the time comes, just say that the higher-ups don't agree to expel their family from the village."
The village chief frowned.
"Are you asking your father to use his power for personal gain?"
"Dad, what you said is a bit harsh. You are the village chief, don't you have this little power? Besides, as long as we don't say anything, no one will know about this."
"Besides, you don't know what the higher-ups mean. What if they really don't agree?"
After hearing this, the village chief stood up angrily.
"Liu He, forget about this. Regardless of whether the higher-ups will agree to relocate the Lin family to another place, even if they don't agree and the Lin family stays in the village, I won't agree to you marrying a daughter of the Lin family!"
"Dad, if you don't agree, I will never marry in this life, and I will make sure you never have a grandson!"
village head:……
"You, you rebellious son, if that's the case, I'm going to beat you to death today and pretend you're not my son."
The village chief was so angry that he almost fainted. After reacting, he grabbed the hoe under the eaves and was about to hit Liu He.
Seeing that the village chief was serious, Liu He hurriedly hid away.
"Mom, mom, my dad is beating someone up. He wants to kill me. Mom! Help me. Mom..."
The village chief's wife, who was busy in the kitchen, heard her son's cry for help and hurried out to check.
"His father, his father, stop it, stop it, why can't you just say it nicely? Why are you hitting your son? Stop it now."
I don’t know if it was intentional or what, but the village chief chased Liu He for a while but couldn’t catch up.
"Hey, what are you doing? Liu He is our only son. Why are you hitting him? Stop it now."
Hearing the crying tone in his wife's voice, the village chief stopped and stuck the end of the hoe on the ground, and exhaled heavily.
"The traitor, the traitor!"
The village chief's wife was busy in the kitchen and had no idea what was happening outside.
"Our son is very obedient. Why are you so angry? Calm down."
The village chief glared at his wife.
"It's all your fault! You've spoiled my good son!"
Village Chief’s Wife: …
"What's going on between you two? Why are you blaming me again? I didn't do anything."
The village head's wife said this in a wronged tone. She then turned to look at Liu He and examined him from head to toe. Seeing that he was not injured, she spoke again.
"What happened? Why are you so angry?"
The village chief threw away the hoe in his hand and sat angrily on the stool in the yard.
"It's all because of you, my good son!"
The village chief glared at Liu He. Seeing his mother come out to protect him, Liu He became a little bolder.
"Dad, what's wrong with me wanting to marry the girl I love? It's obviously you who look down on her. You're the one who's wrong!"
The anger of the village chief, which had just subsided, rose up again after hearing these words.
"Rebellious son, I'm going to beat you to death today. How dare you talk to your father like that!"
When the village chief's wife saw the village chief picking up a hoe and about to hit someone again, she hurriedly stopped him.
"Boss, boss, don't be angry. My son just spoke too quickly. Why are you arguing with him?"
Liu He, who was standing by, now had a "backer" and knew that with his mother around, he would not get hurt at all.
"Come on, come on. I can't marry the girl I want to marry anyway. I might as well die than live. Just beat me to death now."
Liu He said as he stretched his head in the direction of the village chief.
"Liu He, son, what are you talking about? If you're gone, how will I live? Be obedient, don't make your father angry, and talk things over nicely."
"Master, that's just how my son is. He speaks his mind. He doesn't mean to piss you off. Calm down, calm down."
The village chief's wife was very busy trying to persuade this person and that person.
The village chief didn't really want to kill Liu He, he was just pretending.
"Listen to what your good son is saying! Huh? It makes me so angry!"
Seeing that the village chief had calmed down, the village chief's wife pulled him to sit on a stool. She winked at Liu He and comforted him.
"Master, don't you know what your son's temper is like? He has been like this since he was a child. Do you really want to treat him like a child? Calm down. Let's talk to him properly if we have anything to say."
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