If you don't consummate the marriage for three years and then marry a successful educated youth

The atmosphere fell silent. After a long while, Gu's father nodded: "Alright, since it was your younger sister who chose this person, I believe his character is definitely not a problem. It's just that we can't attend her wedding."

"What will happen to the dowry? All that property has been hidden away. We can't take it with us when we go to the countryside. Even if we did, it would be stolen. We can't let your little sister get married without any dowry, can we?"

Gu's mother (Wen Wanning) said softly, "Yes, we're trapped here and can't touch our property. How are we going to send things to your sister if we buy them? It will cause trouble if someone finds out."

Gu Heng said in a low voice, "No need. My little sister said she doesn't want anything. On the wedding day, the caravan will drive around the forest farm. We'll just watch her get married. We don't need to do anything else."

"We will make up for the dowry we owe our little sister's husband after we return to the city. Our little sister has it much easier than us; she has a lot of money."

"We can prepare some dowry items to avoid gossip. Well, that's all for now. I should go back and rest."

"Second brother, you need to keep your mouth shut and not make a sound, understand?"

Gu Chong was somewhat unconvinced: "Big brother, I'm not the kind of person who talks too much, but have you met Jiang Lie? What's he like? Little sister, don't let him fool you."

"Country men are very rough. How can my younger sister stand it? Back in the city, so many educated men were chasing after her, but she didn't even look at them."

Gu Heng: "...I haven't seen him yet, but I guess I'll see him soon. After the tiger attack at the forest farm, the director asked him to handle it. If I'm lucky, I'll see him."

"My sister told us to be mentally prepared. He might not look like a good person, but he's definitely a good person. You can't change your appearance just because your parents gave you it, right?"

"Second brother, why are you glaring at me? Glaring at me won't do any good. I've never seen her before. Little sister has always been stubborn. Once she's chosen someone, no one can change her mind."

Gu Chong muttered to himself, "Hearing you say that, my heart has already sank to the bottom. How ugly must he be? My beautiful little sister would have been better off marrying a city man back then."

Gu Heng rolled his eyes: "You're kidding me. That madman works in the G Committee. With his position, he just wants to force my little sister to beg him. Once he gives the word, who would dare to go against him and marry my little sister?"

"Besides, marrying her might not be a good thing. City people are cultured and cunning. The more they weigh the pros and cons, the more likely it is that the younger sister will be sacrificed in the end."

"If you ask me, I'd say I'm not as courageous as a country man. He's not so cunning. If he's good to someone, he's good to them. I trust my sister's judgment. Don't judge a book by its cover."

"Back then, no one could say a word against that crazy appearance, but in reality, his heart was filthy. I think my sister made a good choice. Why bother with culture and a black heart?"

Father Gu glanced at his two sons and raised his hand to stop them: "Alright, you two stop arguing and go home to rest. Keep this to yourselves and don't explain it to anyone."

"Especially you, second brother, you're such a chatterbox. If I find out you're talking nonsense, I'll teach you a lesson."

"...Oh, I understand, Father. I know the seriousness of the matter and I won't tell anyone."

After their two sons left one after the other, the elderly couple were left looking at each other in bewilderment: "Alas, we never expected that our youngest daughter would be the first to get married. It's truly a cruel twist of fate."

Wen Wanning's eyes were filled with worry: "Old Gu, how about we ask about that Jiang Lie another day? We've heard the captain is quite good, but we don't know anything about his son."

"Hmm, I'll ask around tomorrow."

"Okay, let's rest."

Two days passed in the blink of an eye. On the third day, Jiang Lie came down the mountain covered in blood, carrying a huge tiger on his back. The tiger's head was twice the size of his own.

When they came out of the forest, many people were startled by what they saw. Only after they realized that the tiger was dead did they dare to slowly approach.

Jiang Lie said nothing, simply leaving the tiger in the open space of the forest farm and sending someone to find Director Lin to come and take a look.

After hearing the news, Director Lin came with Wen Yao. When he saw the huge tiger on the ground, covered in blood, he was breathless and dared not approach.

"Jiang Lie, is that big tiger really dead?"

"Yeah, dead."

He casually wiped the blood off his face, his whole body exuding a menacing aura that caused people around him to instinctively keep their distance and not dare to get too close.

Seeing that he was covered in blood, Wen Yao was worried about whether he was injured. She fetched a basin of water, came over, wet a handkerchief, and handed it to him: "Wipe the blood off your face. Are you hurt?"

When Jiang Lie saw her, his fierce eyes softened slightly, as if afraid of frightening her: "Well, it's just a minor scratch, we'll take care of it when we get home."

"Is it really not serious?"

"It's not serious. I need to get rid of this tiger as soon as possible. If I delay, the meat will spoil and the fur will get damaged, and it won't fetch a good price."

Wen Yao nodded: "Okay, I'll go down the mountain with you."

"Um."

The Gu family members in the crowd exchanged glances and looked at the big man's figure. They couldn't help but frown when they saw Wen Yao looking like a child in front of him, only reaching his chest.

Gu Chong's brows were furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly, and he lowered his voice even further: "Dad, this guy is way too big. He doesn't match my little sister at all. One of his arms is as thick as my little sister's thigh."

"My God, if they get married and have children, how old will the kids be? This won't do, they're such a mismatch."

He could see clearly that they were all men. Jiang Lie was obviously a lustful man. Even from this distance, he could clearly see the bulging veins on the muscles of his arms. It was terrifying.

How could my little sister stand him? How could she possibly get married like this? My little sister is really out of her mind. Everyone else is scared half to death, how can she not be afraid at all?

Gu Heng's breathing became lighter. He glanced at his fist and understood what his little sister meant. She meant not letting the second brother cause trouble for Jiang Lie. One punch from him could kill someone.

He grabbed the restless second brother and warned in a low voice, "You better behave yourself and don't cause trouble. Didn't you see the way he looked at the little sister? It was so tender it was almost dripping with love."

"So what if he's a bit... bigger and fierce? That's not necessarily a bad thing. At least he can protect his little sister and he's so good at hunting."

"Ahem, as long as my little sister can live a good life, that's enough. Nothing else is that important. A big guy is a big guy, I think my little sister has good taste."

Gu Chong glared at him and said irritably, "Big brother, can you please stop looking so miserable? You're practically about to cry. What if he bullies little sister in the future?"

"We want to get justice for our little sister, but we'd probably be beaten half to death and still not be able to reach her clothes. What a miserable life! We should at least find someone who can't take a beating."

"...Okay, that's enough."