“I don’t object to you marrying Lin Piaoxue,” Li Changqing said, looking at Li Qiang.
Seeing that Li Changqing had expressed his opinion, Wang Cuihua quickly added, "Qiangzi, Mom doesn't object to you marrying Lin Piaoxue either."
Li Jian looked at Li Changqing and Wang Cuihua in shock and said angrily, "Dad, Mom, everyone in the village knows that Wang likes Piaoxue, and he even proposed to Piaoxue in public. You agree to my brother Piaoxue's marriage. Where do you put my face?"
“Xiao Jian, Lin Piaoxue doesn’t like you. She likes your older brother. You can’t stop your older brother from being happy. It’s not fair to him,” Li Changqing said helplessly.
With red eyes, Li Jian asked angrily, "It's not fair to my older brother, but is it fair to me?"
"I can't stand by and watch the girl I like call me 'sister-in-law'."
Li Jian's dream was to marry Lin Piaoxue, but now that dream has been shattered, why would Lin Piaoxue rather marry his older brother than him? Is he really that bad?
Seeing Li Jian's heartbroken state, Li Changqing and Wang Cuihua felt sad too, but matters of the heart cannot be forced, and they could not stop Li Qiang from marrying Lin Piaoxue for Li Jian's sake.
Li Qiang looked at Li Jian and said in a deep voice, "If Piaoxue doesn't marry me, she'll marry someone else. She won't marry you."
“I’d rather Piaoxue marry someone else than have her marry you,” Li Jian shouted.
"It's not up to you." Li Qiang said, ignoring Li Jian, and went back to his room to rest.
He is the one who decides his own marriage; his parents cannot interfere, and his younger brother Li Jian certainly cannot.
Li Changqing and Wang Cuihua exchanged a glance, both with helpless expressions on their faces.
Wang Cuihua didn't want Li Jian and Li Qiang to become enemies because of Lin Piaoxue, so she advised, "Xiao Jian, just forget about Lin Piaoxue!"
“Mom, I’ve liked Lin Piaoxue since I was little, I can’t forget her,” Li Jian said, choking back tears.
Li Changqing looked at him sternly and said, "Even if you can't forget, you must forget."
“Lin Piaoxue will be your sister-in-law in the future. You can’t be so selfish as to sacrifice your brother’s happiness for your own sake.”
“Dad, my older brother is your son, and I am your son too. You can’t make me suffer for my brother’s sake,” Li Jian said with tears in his eyes.
Li Changqing said earnestly, "Xiao Jian, you idle away your days doing nothing. If you could earn money and take responsibility, your older brother would never have had the chance to marry Lin Piaoxue today."
Upon hearing Li Qiang's words, Li Jian looked at Li Changqing in disbelief, tears streaming down his face. "Father, are you saying I'm incompetent?"
Li Changqing looked at Li Jian's expression and felt a pang of unease. "I'm not looking down on you, I'm just stating the facts."
“You’re already twenty-one years old, but you can’t do anything right. Even when you’re working in the fields, you’re just killing time. Lin Piaoxue is so smart, how could she possibly be interested in you?”
“My older brother isn’t exactly successful either, so why is Piaoxue willing to marry him?” Li Jian said indignantly.
Seeing that Li Jian was obsessed and couldn't figure things out, Li Changqing could only patiently persuade him: "Your older brother spends most of the year looking for work outside. He does all kinds of hard and tiring jobs. When he comes home, he does a good job in the fields. How many people in the village are as capable as him?"
"Lin Piaoxue was attracted to your elder brother because of his diligence, kind temperament, and down-to-earth nature, which is why she was willing to marry him."
After hearing Li Changqing's words, Li Jian resignedly lowered his head.
Lin Piaoxue was willing to marry her elder brother, and her elder brother was also determined to marry her. Their parents also agreed to the marriage. Even if he cried himself to death, he couldn't change the fact that Lin Piaoxue was going to be his sister-in-law.
Li Changqing and Wang Cuihua breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Li Jian had stopped making a fuss; they had finally calmed him down.
When Li Qiang heard that Li Jian had stopped causing trouble, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. Li Jian was just wasting his days, and at his age he still needed his parents to support him. Even a fool would know who to rely on.
Once Lin Piaoxue marries him, she will never be able to escape his grasp for the rest of her life.
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