Factory director?! A factory director from the capital?! He even sent a telegram to the police?!
This hat is too big!
For these native farmers, the highest-ranking official they had ever met was the commune secretary. Even county officials coming to inspect would make them nervous for a long time.
A factory director, especially one who is the director of a large factory in the capital, is, in their minds, a big shot who knows everything!
Not to mention alerting the police!
Erniu's mother, who was so arrogant just now that her saliva almost sprayed on Dong Yulan's face, now looked frozen.
She rolled her eyes, trying to regain some ground:
"Hey, Lin Zhiqing, look at what you're saying! We're just here to propose marriage to Qingqing. We're all just from the same village, so why would we need to make such a big fuss by disturbing the village chief and the team leader? You're such a joke!"
As she spoke, she secretly winked at the burly man who was still holding Dong Yulan's arm. The burly man had already been frightened by the "factory director" and the "public security officer" so much that his calves were cramping. He quickly let go of his hand and shrank back.
Dong Yulan was freed and quickly retreated to Lin Jianxue, tightly grasping her arm, gasping for breath in shock.
Erniu's mother turned her attention to Lin Jianxue again, her tone neither positive nor negative: "Besides, Lin Zhiqing, we're seriously looking for a matchmaker here. What are you, a little girl, getting involved in? And you're saying such harsh things. It's unlucky to offend us matchmakers!"
She wanted to use the village rules and her status as an elder to pressure Lin Jianxue.
Lin Jianxue didn't buy her trick. Her eyes fell on Erniu's mother's harsh face and she said calmly, "I don't know whether it sounds bad or not."
"But I saw with my own eyes how ugly what you are doing now is."
"In broad daylight, forcing an elder to be dragged down, attempting to force their way into a private residence, and forcing an underage girl to marry... Tsk, if this were the custom in our city, that would be called hooliganism, and the person would be arrested and sent to a labor camp."
"I'm saying this one last time. Leave here now, immediately. Otherwise, I'll go to the post office in town and send a telegram to my father. Tell him to ask the public security comrades to come to our village to 'inspect' and learn about our 'unique' wedding customs!"
This is half true and half false.
Lin Yuefeng really loves his daughter, and his identity as the director of the Red Star Steel Plant is indeed very important.
But to say that such a small matter would alarm the police to go to the grassroots level for inspection, or even bring people here in person, is almost impossible.
In this era, the system is complicated and information transmission is far from convenient.
Lin Jianxue was gambling that the villagers, who were isolated from this information and had a natural fear of the "big officials", would not dare to delve into the matter.
Sure enough, as soon as she said this, the effect was immediate.
The word "Public Security" seemed to have a magical power, sending the few villagers who had originally held onto a glimmer of hope into complete panic. They feared the "official family" the most! Normally, they would avoid them whenever they saw them, so how could they dare to get involved in anything that might alert the Public Security?
In the crowd, a middle-aged man who looked a bit more honest immediately waved his hands at Erniu's mother with a look of panic on his face:
"Erniu's mom... this... this matter is out of my control! ... Your Erniu's marriage has nothing to do with my family... My family... I haven't fed the pigs yet! I'm going back home first!"
After saying that, he turned around and ran out of the yard as if he was avoiding the plague.
With someone taking the lead, the remaining few villagers who had come to watch the fun or were dragged along to fill the crowd no longer had the courage to stay.
"Yes, yes, Erniu's mother, my wife is waiting for me to come home for dinner!"
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