A lonely, unlucky military officer with a stubborn fate insisted on marrying me.

Lin Yinyin ran to the yard again and found it quiet and still deserted.

Could it be that I'm misperceiving things, or that I'm just too tense?

Lin Yinyin sped up, quickly stripping Lin Baogui down and then found Liu the Widow's underwear in her room, which she then covered Lin Baogui's face with.

They also looted the place.

After finishing everything, she went straight to Wang Erhua's house next door.

Next target: deal with stepmother Lin Xiulan.

She climbed over the wall with practiced ease and knocked on the door: "Aunt Erhua, are you home?"

The door creaked open, and Wang Erhua, who was in her forties, poked her head out. She immediately noticed the handkerchief wrapped around Lin Yinyin's arm and wrist, and her face darkened instantly.

"What's wrong! Did that wicked woman Lin Xiulan hit you again?"

She grabbed Lin Yinyin and pulled her into the house: "Come in quickly! Nobody's home. We have some medicine; the doctor prescribed it for your nephew when he hurt himself. Come and apply it!"

"No need, Aunt Erhua." Lin Yinyin waved her hand with a smile, "I came to ask you for a favor."

"Just tell me what kind of help you need!" Wang Erhua patted her chest confidently.

"I told you before, if you feel wronged, don't keep it to yourself, come to me! But you just wouldn't listen."

Do you want to break off that engagement? Come on! I'll take you to the brigade leader right now!

Let's talk about Lin Xiulan selling her daughter. Human trafficking is illegal! She wouldn't dare force you if you weren't willing!

If all else fails, I'll gather my eight brothers' wives and go to the brigade leader's house to make a scene, until he agrees. Otherwise, we won't leave; we'll eat and drink at his house and see how he explains himself to his tigress!

Lin Yinyin: "......."

So that's what Aunt Erhua is like.

If the original owner had had a little more courage to seek help, perhaps he wouldn't have been tortured to death.

Lin Yinyin smiled and said directly, "Aunt Erhua, I will not break off the engagement."

"What?" Wang Erhua's eyes widened in surprise.

"Don't back out? That won't do! Wang Dashan's house is a living hell; they eat and poop on the bed, and everyone drools. If you marry into that family, you're doomed!"

"No, Auntie. I'm not breaking off the engagement because I'm marrying someone else."

"What do you mean?" Wang Erhua didn't understand.

"Isn't the Wang family coming to pick up the bride later? Can you distract that man so I can push the bride into the car?"

"Oh, okay!" Wang Erhua agreed without even thinking.

But he stopped abruptly after nodding. "Wait a minute, is that right?"

She blinked. "You pushed the bride into the car? Who's the bride?"

"Lin Xiulan," Lin Yinyin said matter-of-factly.

Wang Erhua: "..."

She opened her mouth, but no sound came out; she closed it and then opened her mouth again.

After a long pause, he finally managed to squeeze out, "You! You're going to marry off your stepmother?!"

"Is that not allowed?" Lin Yinyin raised an eyebrow.

"If she can sell me, why can't I 'marry' her?"

Besides, I'm so good to her; I found her a strong, healthy man twenty years younger than her. She should be thanking me.

Wang Erhua: "..."

She stared at Lin Yinyin for a long time. Her eyes, nose, and mouth were Lin Yinyin's, but the more she looked, the more something seemed off.

This girl used to never dare to look up when she spoke, but today she's bold and has some wild ideas!

"What's wrong, Aunt Erhua? Did I do something wrong?" Lin Yinyin smiled at Wang Erhua, waiting for her answer.

Wang Erhua originally wanted to say that there was no need to be so extreme about marrying a stepmother, but then she thought about the old saying, "If you haven't suffered in someone else's life, don't advise them to be kind."

This girl's life is too miserable. Now that she wants to rebel, she can't refuse. What if she gets scared and turns back into her old self?

She had to lend a hand for her mother's sake.

Wang Erhua slapped her thigh suddenly, "That's right! Yinyin did the right thing!"

"Aunt Erhua supports you! That vicious woman Lin Xiulan deserves to suffer! Don't worry, Auntie will help!"

As she spoke, Wang Erhua rolled up her sleeves, "If all else fails and she resists, my family has eight brothers' wives who can help you tie her up and bring her into the wedding ceremony!"

Lin Yinyin: "......." These eight brothers' wives are quite busy!

However, she didn't need it. "No need, Aunt Erhua. You just need to lure them away, I'll handle the rest. I have a plan like this..."

***

The sun was setting in the west; it was time to finish work.

The sound of donkey cart hooves could be heard from the village entrance.

A donkey cart adorned with red ribbons stopped in front of Lin Dayong's house.

Wang Erhua was already waiting at the door, cracking sunflower seeds. Seeing a young man get out of the car, she immediately called out, "Qiangzi, what brings you here?"

That young man was Wang Daqiang, Wang Dashan's cousin. He was also Wang Erhua's nephew, though their relationship was somewhat distant.

Wang Daqiang replied with a laugh, "Second Aunt, I'm here on behalf of Da Sha—no, I mean, Brother Da Gen—to help him get married!"

"Oh?"

Wang Erhua feigned surprise, then leaned closer. "You parked your car here, your new bride isn't from Lin Dayong's family, is she?"

"Yes, my aunt said that although this girl is tough, she can give birth, so Da Gen isn't afraid."

"Oh. That's perfect. I'm going back to my parents' house. Can you take me with you? It'll save me from walking."

"Second Aunt, won't this work?"

Wang Daqiang looked troubled. "It's bad luck for others to get into the new bride's car."

"If you're already a cursed loner, what good fortune do you need to marry her?" Wang Erhua said deliberately.

Lin Yinyin made her say those words to attract his attention.

Wang Erhua grabbed Wang Daqiang's arm, turned his face to the side, and began to dredge up old grievances: "Wang Daqiang, when you were little, you came to my house to steal my pig bran and pick my cabbage. I remember it all on my fingers! I even gave you cornbread, dried sweet potatoes, and corn cakes!"

What's wrong with you now? You've grown up and become so independent that you won't even let me ride in a car anymore?

"You won't even give me a ride for a short distance? How can you be so heartless, child..."

Just as she was lecturing people with spittle flying everywhere, Lin Yinyin, wearing a headscarf and carrying a "bride" with a red veil on her back, who was tightly bound, came out quickly.

She shoved the person onto the donkey cart and urged Wang Daqiang, "Get him away quickly, it won't be good if he wakes up!"

"What woke up?" Wang Daqiang was exasperated.

He caught a glimpse of the "bride's" stiff posture and couldn't help but ask, "Is the bride dizzy?"

Lin Yinyin glared at him impatiently: "Otherwise what?"

If you wake up and find out that the person you're going to marry is Wang Dashan, would you still be happy?

"If you're willing, why don't you marry in her place?"

Wang Daqiang: "..." What does this have to do with him?

Wang Erhua immediately chimed in, "Silly boy, why are you asking such a question!"

It's perfectly normal for a young woman to be afraid and not want to get married, especially since it's her first time!

Someone like Da Gen has a hard time finding a wife, so a dizzy bride like him is the most suitable!

"Hurry up, I need to get home too." He winked at Lin Yinyin as he spoke.

Lin Yinyin also threatened, "I'll tell Wang Dagen's mother later that I took the money and gave her the woman. I even gagged her for free and helped drug her. I'm completely clean with her."

"Take them away immediately. If they wake up and don't want to, or if the auspicious time has passed and the Wang family comes looking for trouble, I won't accept any returns!" She said, pushing the donkey cart backwards.

"Let's go, let's go right now!" Wang Erhua got into the car with her prepared bundle.

Wang Daqiang, having lost all suspicion due to the two's coordinated singing, urged the donkey on, leading the unconscious "bride" and Wang Erhua, who was clinging to the side of the cart, towards Wangjia Village.