The old woman, with a mysterious air about her, whispered to the group:

"Three months ago, the family went to the city to buy cigarettes and alcohol for their wedding. Cai Lanfang hit a young man with her bicycle. I heard that the young man's father is the director of the county machinery factory. Tell me, would you choose the son of a factory director or a country boy who is on legal trouble and might end up a widow?"

"Oh!" they all exclaimed in unison.

Ling Xia asked, "I don't think Comrade Qin seems particularly determined to marry Cai Lanfang. If they don't want to, they should just say so. Why make such a fuss?"

The old woman looked like a naive young man: "What are you talking about? The sewing machine, watch, tape recorder, and bedding were all paid for by Xiao Qin. He told them to buy them themselves, and now the things are just piled up in the house."

If they were to ask directly, do you think the bride price should be refunded?

"oh!"

Ling Xia understood. So this meant that even if the person didn't want it, the things still had to be kept.

Qin Shixiao called into the house, "Cai Lanfang, say something! Are you going to get married today or not?"

Cai Lanfang came out of the house, her eyes red-rimmed:

"Brother Qin, if you truly love me and care about me, please promise my parents, okay? You can't let me lose my family after I get married. What will I do then... how will I live?"

As she spoke, she covered her face and began to sob, seemingly caught in the middle, suffering from both sides' dilemma.

Ling Xia clicked her tongue. She hadn't realized this person was so cunning.

She clearly didn't want to get married, but she still had to leave behind an air of helplessness, saying "I have no choice." In the future, even if people talk about it, whether they say it's the Cai family or the Qin family, in short, this girl is just an innocent and pitiful person who has no choice in the matter.

"Fine, if you don't want to marry me, then I won't force you!" Qin Shixiao's patience ran out.

"This wedding is off!"

"Oh dear!" Cai's mother exclaimed anxiously. How could they just decide not to get married like that?

Aunt Qin became even more anxious and punched Qin Shixiao hard in the back:

"You brat, what nonsense are you spouting? Marriage is a serious matter; how can you just call it off like that!"

Aunt Qin had her own selfish motives. Her nephew had been back for three months, but the military hadn't given her any explanation. Nobody knew how far the case had progressed.

After discussing it with her sister-in-law, she decided to find Qin Shixiao a wife first, just in case... just in case that day comes, at least he'll have an heir.

Qin Shixiao resolutely shook his head: "Aunt, you don't need to persuade me anymore. I never planned to go through with this marriage in the first place. Now that they're deliberately making things difficult for me, I guess they don't want to get married either. Let's just call it off!"

He believed the organization would clear his name, but the Cai family didn't. They were looking out for themselves and didn't want to marry their daughter to him, which he understood.

What he couldn't understand was that if she didn't want to get married, she should have just said so; he wasn't going to force Cai Lanfang to marry.

A month ago, when the Cai family came to talk about this matter, he made his stance clear: he was carrying a case on his hands, and he didn't know the details.

Cai Lanfang was only engaged to him and not married, but fortunately he got the marriage certificate back, so there was no need for her to be dragged down by him.

But Cai Lanfang at the time confidently declared: "Brother Qin, people say that husband and wife are like birds in the same forest, flying away separately when disaster strikes, but I, Cai Lanfang, am not that kind of person."

I like you as a person and admire your character, so I won't do what others do and kick you when you're down. Don't worry, no matter what lies ahead, I'll be there for you!

Their family was deeply moved when they heard this.

His mother even held his hand and said, "Son, this girl didn't make things worse for us when we were having the hardest time. We should be grateful. You mustn't let her down in the future!"

Having seen countless people's hearts, he felt that Cai Lanfang's words were somewhat theatrical, but since his mother was happy, he didn't want to dampen her spirits.

Unexpectedly, the Cai family caused another incident on the day of the wedding.

Upon hearing this, Cai's mother quickly addressed those around her, saying, "Listen! Listen to this! It's not that I don't want to marry off my daughter; it's that the Qin family has gone back on their word and refuses to marry her!"

Aunt Qin was repeatedly humiliated by her, and no matter how much she wanted to find a wife for her nephew, she could no longer swallow her anger.

"Fine, I'd like to see just how good a man your daughter will marry!"

"Pillar, Stone!" Aunt Qin shouted to the young man behind her, "Your brother's wedding is off! We're taking the bride price back!"

"Let's go, move some things!"

"Wait!" Madam Cai stopped everyone, and said with a forced smile, "Auntie, it's your nephew who's not getting married, not our Cai family. My perfectly good daughter has been dumped for no reason. Does she even care about her reputation anymore?"

Since you're not going to marry her, you should at least give my daughter an explanation. I don't want much; just leave these things behind as compensation for my daughter!

"You!" Aunt Qin was furious.

I've seen shameless people before, but I've never seen anyone this shameless. It's clearly their family who wanted to break off the engagement, but now they're trying to turn the tables on them.

Ling Xia, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines, also remarked, "Tsk tsk, the Cai family and the He family are quite a good match!"

Ling Chun felt the same way; trying to embezzle someone's betrothal gifts was simply too disgusting.

Qin Shixiao's gaze was cold and sharp: "Impossible!"

Do you really think Qin Shixiao has a good temper? He can swallow his anger even if someone shits on his head.

"Zhu Zi, move these things away. If anyone tries to stop us, use force!"

"Alright!"

He has quite a few cousins ​​and other relatives, and with the help of several young men of similar age in the village, dealing with the Cai family's blustering attitude is really not a problem.

Cai's mother lay down on the ground, crying out, "Murder! Those thugs and military bullies robbed us!"

Cai Lanfang, tears streaming down her face, said, "Brother Qin, you...you really want to go this far?"

"Get out of the way!" Qin Shixiao pushed the person away and went inside to fetch the sewing machine.

"Ah!" Cai Lanfang screamed, fell to the side and hit a stone pillar. Her eyes closed and she collapsed to the ground unconscious.

Her sister-in-law seized the opportunity and hurriedly shouted, "Oh dear, this is terrible! The officer tried to force a wife, and then he killed her!"

Cai's mother hugged her daughter and wailed, "Qin Shixiao, you're inhuman! You not only refused to marry her, but you also tried to kill my daughter! If anything happens to my daughter, I'll fight you to the death!"

Cai Lanfang's second brother also rushed out: "You surnamed Qin, you killed someone in the army, and now you're trying to kill my sister in front of so many people! Don't think we ordinary people are easy to bully! I'm going to sue you for breaking off an engagement and murdering someone!"

Aunt Qin panicked instantly. Her nephew already had a murder case on his hands; if something else happened to him, the future would be...

She quickly grabbed her son: "You...you have to go find a doctor right away! We can't...we can't let anything happen to her!"

"No need!" Ling Xia, having watched the commotion unfold, stepped forward.

"No need to call a doctor, I am the doctor myself. I'm an expert at this!"

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