The village beauty and me!

In just a few seconds, Chen Huan took down all the people who were threatening him.

The old man witnessed this scene and was completely stunned, unsure of what to do.

Zhao Dashan, standing to the side, had a livid face and was covered in sweat.

He was now extremely glad that he hadn't acted rashly and rushed in to attack, otherwise he might be lying in the duck pen too.

He used to be the number one war god in Peach Blossom Village, but now that title already belongs to Chen Huan.

"No one's stopping me now, right?" Chen Huan prepared to get into the car.

Zhao Dashan hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

At this moment, the old man gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, very good."

"You don't need to leave, we'll go."

"However, I, Li Manjiang, will remember what happened today."

"Your name is Chen Huan, right? We have a long life ahead of us." After saying that, he turned directly to the front of the house.

A short while later, a Toyota Prado drove out from the house and headed out of the village.

  

Zhao Jingjing sat in the car, clearly relieved, looking exhausted.

Just as Chen Huan was about to get into the car, a hoarse voice came from inside the courtyard.

"Chen Huan, now that you're here, don't be in such a hurry to leave."

"Let's go inside and chat," said Zhao Siming, the current village chief.

Chen Huan frowned. "What do I have to talk to you about? I don't have time."

Zhao Siming, leaning on a cane, staggered out.

He glared at Zhao Dashan, who was standing there dumbfounded.

Then he glanced helplessly at Zhao Jingjing in the car, his eyebrows furrowed tightly.

He hasn't had a good time these past two days. Chen Huan has given him a hard time, and now he has difficulty even walking.

He no longer possesses the arrogant and domineering air he once had, and looks as if he has aged more than ten years, with his hair all turned white.

He sighed and said to Chen Huan, "Chen Huan, you've taken advantage of our family's sweetheart, do you really think you can just walk away like this?"

Chen Huan grinned, "Old man, who are you calling a jerk?"

"That was just a temporary measure; actually, I didn't..."

Zhao Jingjing got out of the car and said first, "It was my own choice, you don't need to make things difficult for him."

Zhao Siming was so angry that his face turned pale. "Girls really are a case of 'once they grow up, they're gone'."

"How did your mother raise you? Don't you know what's most important for a girl? How could you let that Chen Huan get away with it?"

Zhao Jingjing grabbed Chen Huan's arm, snorted, and replied, "A girl's happiness is the most important thing. I feel comfortable with Chen Huan, at least it's better than you guys selling me out."

"That Li Fugui looks like a pig, he's not even as good-looking as Chen Huan. Why would I marry him?"

By now, Chen Huan fully understood what had happened.

I never imagined that the joke I made casually would actually come true.

Zhao Siming wanted to use his own daughter to exchange for a bride price.

The Li family does seem to have some influence; otherwise, Zhao Siming probably wouldn't have been interested.

He completely disregarded his own daughter's happiness in order to get a dowry; this father is truly a failure.

"Are you trying to drive me crazy?" Zhao Siming swayed, looking as if he was about to collapse.

Zhao Dashan quickly went over to help him up, saying, "Dad, calm down. Let's talk things out."

"What nonsense! Li Manjiang got humiliated today, and his family even got beaten up. There's no way he'll help us anymore."

"If this isn't resolved, I'll be going to jail right away."

"If only a few idiots are left, how will the Zhao family survive?"

Chen Huan frowned and said, "You guys have gone too far."

"This self-inflicted injury ruse is disgusting. Even if I really did have something going on with Zhao Jingjing, what does that have to do with you guys going to jail?"

Stop with the moral blackmail!

Zhao Dashan said with a slightly aggrieved expression, "We really didn't wrong you about this."

"Do you know why my dad wanted to marry Jingjing off to that Li Fugui?"

"Isn't it because we want to use their family's wealth to help us get through this difficult time?"

"Peach Blossom Village was doing just fine under my father's management, but your commotion has brought it to the attention of the higher-ups."

"They dismissed my father from his post and are going to send a new village chief."

"Before the person even arrived, they had already secretly checked the accounts."

"In all these years, Peach Blossom Village hasn't saved a single penny; it's been nothing but famine. If this hole isn't filled, my father will be arrested and imprisoned!"

"Tell me, if this wasn't your fault, who was? If not you, then who is to blame?"

Chen Huan blinked and quickly went through the information Zhao Dashan had just given her.

"Wait, don't try to pin this on me."

"Peach Blossom Village is in debt due to famine. How did it become in debt? You collect money from the people every year, but provide no welfare whatsoever, and you haven't developed any economic infrastructure. Where has the money gone?"

Chen Huan quickly realized what was going on and questioned him in a cold voice.

Both Zhao Dashan and Zhao Siming were extremely guilty.

"You've embezzled it all, so you should return the money."

"After running rampant in Peach Blossom Village for so many years, you've amassed a fortune. Now, in order to avoid going to jail, you shouldn't be so stingy with your money."

"Especially, you can't sell your daughter!" Chen Huan continued to mock and criticize.

Zhao Siming gritted his teeth, his face darkening, and said, "Don't put it so harshly. I've raised her for so many years and even supported her through university. Now that the family is facing difficulties, shouldn't she contribute something?"

"Although Li Fugui isn't very smart, his family is quite well-off. Jingjing won't have to do anything if she marries him, isn't that great?"

"And another thing, anyone has the right to criticize me, except you, Chen Huan."

"All the money we have these past two days has gone to medical bills. Don't you know what kind of mess you've made of us?"

Zhao Siming looked truly grief-stricken as he finished speaking.

Chen Huan coughed twice. "You guys provoked me first..."

Zhao Siming waved his hand, "No need to say anything else, now regardless of whether you and Zhao Jingjing have slept together or not, this matter has already been spread."

"You have ruined my daughter's reputation and innocence, so you must take responsibility."

"I'll give you two options. First, you marry her, and I won't ask for much more, just 300,000 yuan as a bride price."

"The other option is for you to pay 300,000 yuan in compensation for emotional distress."

"Otherwise, even if it costs me my life, I will make sure you are utterly disgraced and pay for your crimes with your blood!"

By the end, Zhao Siming was trembling, whether from guilt or anger, it was hard to tell.

"Three hundred thousand?" Chen Huan grinned.

For him, 300,000 is just a drop in the ocean.

However, I've never heard of any family in the surrounding area asking for such a large dowry when marrying off their daughter.

After all, although the area is poor, the people are honest and kind, and no one would dare to ask for such a thing.

Chen Huan really wanted to say, "Is your daughter made of gold? Why is she so expensive?"

But then I thought again, Zhao Jingjing has been quite good to me, and I can't let her lose face.

So he changed his tune and said, "That Li Fugui, they're willing to offer 300,000 yuan just to marry your daughter?"

Zhao Dashan preemptively replied, "They're not stupid; they must have other conditions."

"They want that grove of trees outside the village; they want to lease it for thirty years."

"All expenses added together, plus the bride price, total 300,000!"

Chen Huan's heart stirred.