Prank wedding pranks? Little fortune teller remarries military officer in a sweet romance.

When Zheng Youchang mentioned his youngest son, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.

"Yes, I joined the army the year before last. I heard that you get a three-year leave to visit your family, but I don't know if I'll be able to come back this year!"

Yang Xingzhi praised him a few times, then casually mentioned Qin Shixiao: "My brother-in-law is also in the border troops in Huacheng. He was promoted to battalion commander recently. I wonder if he and your brother are in the same unit!"

Zheng Youchang's breath hitched.

On the way back, Ling Guosheng whispered to his son-in-law, "Your brother-in-law is capable, but this isn't even settled yet, and you're already saying things like that. What if things turn out differently..."

Ling Guotai said to his younger brother, "You didn't understand what Lao Zheng meant. It's not that the villagers are unwilling; it's clearly that the third brother's family went to talk to him, deliberately blocking us!"

Their family were outsiders, but they always treated others kindly and never had any grudges against anyone.

My younger brother treats patients and tries to charge as little as possible. Over the years, he has built up a lot of relationships with people, so it's not like someone would cause trouble over something so trivial.

Unless, I stop going to my brother's clinic for medical treatment and stop taking his medicine.

When Ling Guosheng heard his elder brother mention this, he felt angry just thinking about his third brother's family.

Although they were half-siblings, he and his older brother never mistreated their mother after she brought his younger brother and sister back. I don't know what got into him, but he just had to compete with both families.

"Then what good will it do to mention your brother-in-law?"

Yang Xingzhi laughed and said, "Whether it's useful or not, we'll know later. Anyway, there's no rush. At worst, we can just settle in the city and change our rural household registration to urban. People don't even have that opportunity yet!"

It's not a big deal.

The next morning, Zheng Youchang and his wife went to their daughter's house to help with farm work.

"Xiuyu, you're from the same village as the Qin family. Has the marriage between their two families been arranged?"

After lunch, Zheng Youchang's wife, Chen Hongying, took the opportunity to ask her daughter about it.

Zheng Xiuyu said in surprise, "It must be settled. The two families have gone back and forth several times. I think the Qin family, from top to bottom, is extremely satisfied with September."

Every time Qin Shixiao returned from the city, he would send things to the Ling family as if they were free, sending them as much as he could.

Back when we were dating the Cai family, they never gave us anything, not even a single thread. It's clear that men still prefer pretty women!

Chen Hongying thought to herself that both families had broken off engagements before, and no matter the reason, breaking off another engagement would be embarrassing for both sides. This time, it seemed like the engagement was definitely going to happen.

"Didn't they say that the Qin family's son got into trouble outside, committed murder, and was discharged from the army?"

Zheng Xiuyu glanced at her mother: "It's all ancient Chinese calendar now. He was wronged. I heard that this matter is related to Zhang Da Niang's niece. Her niece is divorced now. Last time, her mother brought her sister-in-law over and made a scene, crying and making a big fuss. The whole village knows about it."

The Cai family initially thought Qin Shixiao was doomed and wouldn't amount to anything, so they forced him to break off the engagement. Now they're kicking themselves. He's back in the army as a battalion commander! Do you even know what a battalion commander is? He commands hundreds or even thousands of men!

Chen Hongying was intrigued: "Daughter, if anything happens to your brother, could we... ask the Qin family for help?"

Zheng Xiuyu said meaningfully, "My husband's family doesn't get along well with the Qin family, but don't you get along well with Uncle Ling's family?"

Chen Hongying hesitated: "But you know, your Aunt Hongmei and I are from the same village. If I don't speak up for her..."

Zheng Xiuyu scoffed, "Can Chen Hongmei help me stay in the army, or will she help me find a job later?"

Chen Hongying fell silent.

A few days later, Zheng Youchang called Ling Guosheng over and said that the matter had been taken care of.

Of course, he also emphasized his hard work in mediating among the villagers, which prompted Ling Guosheng and Yang Xingzhi to express their gratitude repeatedly.

After returning, Ling Guosheng sighed with emotion, "People are really pragmatic. All the real benefits I've given them over the years are not as useful as the status of a son-in-law who hasn't even entered the family yet!"

Ling Jiuyue braided Xiaotaozi's hair, smiled but didn't say anything. That's human nature, nothing strange about it.

Sun Yulan couldn't help but scold him: "You think you're so honest? Look at those families you gave the most concessions to before, they're the ones who caused the most trouble. When they're seeing a doctor, they call you Dr. Ling all the time, but when things get tough, they turn their backs on you. Be more careful in the future, don't think everyone is a good person!"

This incident dealt a significant blow to Ling Guosheng. Later, when he encountered shameless individuals while treating patients, he was no longer so generous.

Aunt Ling was upset after learning about this, and went around talking to the families in the village who were making a fuss.

"The village already has little land, why should the son-in-law who married into the family be allowed to come back and get a share?"

As the head of the family, Ling Guotai called his third son and his wife together and reprimanded them in front of his mother.

"To say that Xingzhi is no good as a live-in son-in-law, I just want to say, Guorong, what makes you think you're entitled to the surname Ling? Do you even deserve the surname Ling?"

His father died and he was cheated on; the two brothers had had enough of this all these years.

Old Mrs. Ling is about to start making a scene again, threatening to die and saying she doesn't want to live anymore.

Ling Guosheng was also heartbroken by her: "Mom, when are you going to die? I'll go prepare the white cloth!"

The old lady was so angry that her eyes widened, and she was panting heavily, almost unable to catch her breath.

"You...you're cursing me to die?"

Ling Guosheng looked at his mother coldly: "You wanted to die. When you wanted to remarry, my elder brother and I begged you not to leave, and you said you wouldn't let you live."

Later, when you came back with your third and fourth children, we didn't accept them. You then said you wanted to die and that we were unfilial.

Over the years, we've carried the stigma of being unfilial, but you keep threatening to die yet refuse to do it. What's the point of this constant fussing?"

Ling Jiuyue came back and learned this from Sun Yulan.

Sun Yulan couldn't believe it: "My God, is this something your father would say?"

"It's true!"

With the addition of Ling Chun's family of three, the original four main rooms became a bit cramped.

Ling Jiuyue suggested that her parents take advantage of the hot weather to order the bricks and tiles, so that they could build a few more rooms when they were less busy in the winter.

Yang Xingzhi said he would pay for it, as business had been good recently and he had money on hand.

Sun Yulan quickly replied, "How could I let you pay? You should keep your money for business operations; we can manage the money at home!"

However, next to the foundation, there is a piece of land that belongs to Ling Guorong's family. When the land was being distributed, the old lady forcibly took it and gave it to Ling Guorong.

The area was barren and full of rocks, and Chen Hongmei was too lazy to clean it up. But if you wanted to move any land, you couldn't avoid their house.

Ling Jiuyue patted her chest and assured her that if she handled the matter, she would guarantee to acquire the land.

Sun Yulan didn't believe it: "With Chen Hongmei's character, do you think you can reason with her? Why don't you ask your Aunt Hongying to help mediate?"

"No need, if I say yes, then it's okay!"

Ling Jiuyue didn't go to Ling Guorong and Chen Hongmei; instead, she went to her third cousin, Ling Jianping.

"Third Brother, you've been getting chased by debt collectors lately, things must be tough for you, right?"