Chapter 29: Each One's Own Calculations
Lin was so angry that she refused to agree.
The eldest son Ye Yunjian's marriage was arranged when the old man of the Ye family was still alive. The eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Hu, is not talkative, but she and Ye Yunjian are in love and are now pregnant.
The worst thing is that Hu is just like Ye Yunjian, upright, caring for her younger brothers and sisters, and has her own ideas.
So when it came to the second son Ye Yunkang, she had already decided on her niece Lin Yujiao.
Although Lin Yujiao is not very good-looking, she is favored in the family and will definitely bring a lot of dowry when she gets married. The second son will have help from his wife's family in the future, so his life will not be bad.
But the second brother actually got involved with Lu Jingya.
What did the Lu family have? They were a poor family exiled from the capital, and they lived on those two acres of land. Although the eldest son married a local girl, everyone said behind her back that the girl was being plotted against.
All the successful families would circle around her house, except Ye Yunkang, who knew nothing and just went straight up to her.
Lin directly told Ye Yunkang: "You must have been schemed by Lu Jingya. I don't agree with this marriage!"
Ye Yunkang thought for a moment and shook his head decisively: "I was not tricked."
When he dragged Lu Jingya to a remote place, she resisted. It was when he saw Lu Jingya's fair face and slender waist that he lost control of himself for a moment. Although he was not a good man, he would not let a woman take the blame.
Lin looked at his expression and was about to go crazy: "I said I don't agree, and that's it."
Ye Yunkang actually felt a little regretful, but he was so determined to oppose it, and the rebellious nature in him came out. He said firmly: "I am the one getting married, and it is useless if you don't agree."
Lin stepped forward and slapped him hard: "Have you forgotten that you are engaged? If you marry this bitch, what will happen to your cousin? You are getting married in a few months. How will your cousin face people in the future?"
Ye Yunkang thought about the last time he met his cousin. She ate more than him and was stronger than him, but Lu Jingya, who leaned on him as delicate as a flower, had fair skin, beautiful face and long legs. Her appearance instantly defeated the Lin family cousin.
"Only if you marry Yujiao can your uncle help you. If you marry that exiled girl, what will happen in the future?" Lin suppressed her anger and explained the truth to Ye Yunkang.
This sentence made Ye Yunkang roll his eyes: "Mom, you have been married for so many years, and you have given so many things to my uncle's family, but I haven't seen my uncle help our family."
Lin's eyes were red. How could this child be so ignorant?
Uncle Ye was tired of hearing this. He glared at Ye Yunkang and said, "We can't have anything to do with the Lu family. From now on, you should stop seeing that woman. Let your mother go back to her parents' home and finalize your marriage with Yujiao."
Lin's eyes were full of smiles, and she agreed very quickly: "I'll be there in a moment."
Ye Yunkang was filled with anger, but he didn't dare to oppose his father. He could only turn around and say sullenly, "I understand."
At the same time, the Lu family was also in turmoil.
Father Lu was stopped by Mother Lu. He wanted to hit Lu Jingya but failed. He hit Mother Lu hard several times. When he looked at Lu Jingya again, his eyes were red.
"You're the one who spoiled him. What does the Ye family have? Just tell the second son of the Ye family what happened and tell him whether he succeeded."
Lu Jingya lowered her head, occasionally sobbing, and shook her head when she heard this: "No, no."
"You are not stupid!" Father Lu looked at Lu Jingya's profile and continued to ask.
"If we get married, how much betrothal gift can the Ye family offer?"
Lu Jingya felt bitter and shook her head. Her father only cared about the betrothal gift.
"You dare to mess with my girl without a betrothal gift? Go and ask for five taels of silver, and I'll find you a good family. I heard the village head's family wants to marry their son and is willing to pay ten taels of silver!"
Lu Jingya quickly shook her head: "Dad, I won't marry into the village head's family. Ye Yunkang said he would marry me."
The head of the village had two sons. The eldest son was married, and the second son had a fever when he was a child and his brain was damaged. He once married a wife, but she was said to have died of illness six months after the marriage, but some people privately said that she was beaten to death.
Nowadays, girls from good families avoid the headman's house.
"He'll marry you? Fine, let him pay ten taels of silver." Father Lu's face was full of sarcasm. "You used to always run to the Jiang family. I thought you could marry into the Jiang family, but they would rather marry a village girl than you. If the Ye family can't pay ten taels of silver, you can just wait to marry into the village head's family."
Lu Jingya nodded vigorously: "Dad, Ye Yunkang will definitely marry me."
Her dissatisfaction with Ye Yunkang disappeared in an instant. Ye Yunkang was always a normal man, much better than the stupid son of the village head.
In order to avoid being sold to the village head's house, she has to work hard to make Ye Yunkang agree to marry her.
Father Lu glanced at Lu Jingya and turned to leave.
Mother Lu hugged Lu Jingya, raised her hand and put it down again, her eyes full of regret: "How did you get involved with the eldest branch of the Ye family? His family is not a wealthy family, far inferior to the Jiang family."
"No matter how bad he is, he is better than the stupid son of the village head." Lu Jingya pushed Lu's mother away, her eyes full of anger: "You didn't stop Dad just now, and now you say such things. Why don't you go find Aunt Jiang? If I had married Brother Yu, I wouldn't have been scolded by Dad."
Mother Lu twisted her hands together and said guiltily, "It's all my fault. Next time I'll definitely stop your father. Go back to your room and lie down for a while."
Lu Jingya waved her hand and went back to the house. She wanted to think about how to get Ye Yunkang to marry her as soon as possible.
Not only was Mother Lu not angry, her face was full of heartache. She slowly got up from the ground and called loudly to her daughter-in-law, Xu.
Mrs. Xu heard the sound in the kitchen, frowned slightly, turned around and pretended not to hear it.
Mother Lu stamped her feet in anger and accidentally stretched her waist, so she could only stagger back to the house.
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Many people did not sleep well that night, but Ye Mingzhu had a good dream. She had already agreed with Uncle Ye San to go to the town together to sell pearls today.
She hadn't told Uncle Ye that she could draw. Although she was confident in herself, what if others didn't like her work? She decided to wait until she sold the painting.
The next day, Third Uncle Ye came early to call Ye Mingzhu. Ye Yun'an was still cooking in the kitchen. He looked at the sky and asked, "Third Uncle, are you going to town so early today?"
Uncle Ye couldn't tell him that he was thinking about selling the coral and didn't sleep much all night.
"Your Third Aunt woke up early today and made too many pancakes. I brought a few for you. You don't have to cook in the morning."
Ye Yun'an's hands were stuffed with three or four large pancakes, almost as big as his two palms, and they were made of white flour. He quickly pushed the pancakes back and said, "Uncle San, I have already cooked. You should take this pancake back to Brother Yunping and the others."
Uncle Ye frowned and forced the cake into his hand. "You are my nephew. It is my duty to take care of you. There are still plenty at home. Eat."
Ye Yun'an looked embarrassed. Ye Mingzhu just came out. He looked at her for help: "Sister, this is from Uncle San."
"Well, I'll just eat one, you can keep the others." Ye Mingzhu was calm. Uncle Ye had so many corals, and anyone with a conscience would find a way to take care of them.
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