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Jiang Yue glared at Wang Hesong, her eyes fierce as if she wanted to devour him. “Wang Hesong, if you don’t make things clear to me, I won’t let this go!”
She had originally hoped to get the “Three Turns and One Sound” as part of her dowry, but now she wasn’t even getting a sewing machine.
Wang Hesong was planning to buy a sewing machine as part of Jiang Qian’s dowry, but when it came to her, there was nothing. She wouldn’t accept that!
Wang Hesong was annoyed too, and he wasn’t about to indulge her any further. He snapped, “My mother’s decision is final. If you want to marry, then marry. If you don’t, then forget it. As for the child in your belly, my family can give you some money to get rid of it. But if you dare make a fuss, then none of us will have peace. If my job is jeopardized, my job will be too. Neither of us will be able to keep it. After all, it takes two hands to clap!”
“Wang Hesong, what do you mean by this? Are you threatening me?” Jiang Yue shouted angrily.
“I’m just telling you the truth. Either you marry me properly and forget about Three Turns and One Sound, or we end this right now. It’s your choice!” Wang Hesong snapped, clearly irritated.
Jiang Yue was about to explode with rage!
He dared to treat her like this before they were even married—what would happen if she did marry him? Would she have any status at all? This was outrageous!
But thinking about what Wang Hesong had said, she could only suppress her anger.
Because he wasn’t wrong—they were tied together now. If his job was ruined, she would end up with nothing too.
She had seduced Wang Hesong early on, giving herself to him, all for the sake of his promising future, hadn’t she?
“Are you going to treat me like this?” Jiang Yue quickly shifted tactics, looking at him pitifully. “I’ve already given you my pure and innocent body, and now I’m carrying your child. I only want a little dignity in marrying you; that’s all. Han Shiguo was going to give me the Three Turns and One Sound, but I gave that up for you. Is it too much to ask for you to make it up to me?”
Wang Hesong wasn’t falling for this manipulation, reminding her, “I didn’t force you to give up the Three Turns and One Sound. You were the one who took the initiative in everything!”
He was starting to regret everything. Back then, he had been completely blinded by her. When they were in the woods, she had asked him, “Do you want this?”
In the heat of the moment, he hadn’t thought about anything else.
Now she was saying she gave up the Three Turns and One Sound for him, but he wasn’t accepting that. It was clear she had made that choice herself!
Wang Hesong, on the other hand, had been doing just fine with Jiang Qian They were about to meet for their arranged marriage, and soon they would have been married!
Jiang Yue was furious but had to swallow her anger. She softened her tone and said coyly, “Isn’t it just because I like you?”
“If you like me, then stop making so many demands. When the time comes, just marry me quietly,” Wang Hesong replied.
Jiang Yue was seething inside, but thinking about Wang Hesong’s prospects, she could only console herself to look at the bigger picture.
After all, she was already pregnant before marriage, and she had stolen Jiang Qian’s engagement, so it made sense that Old Lady Wang who had been satisfied with Jiang Qian, wasn’t pleased with her.
But as long as she married into the family and the baby was born, would it still be possible to tell who was inside or outside?
Besides, once she married into the family, she would find a way to take control!
When that time came, she was confident she could keep Wang Hesong firmly in her grasp!
With this thought, Jiang Yue finally managed to suppress her anger and changed her tone, saying, “I understand. Take me home today.”
“Not afraid of being seen by your villagers?” Wang Hesong glanced at her.
“What’s there to be afraid of? We’re in a proper relationship!” Jiang Yue had initially planned to keep things low-key for a while, but now she no longer felt the need to hide it. Even if people talked, she didn’t care anymore!
She wanted to bring Wang Hesong home to show the villagers. Let them see with their own eyes and stop saying that she’d been foolish to give up on such a good match with Han Shiguo!
The days ahead were still long, and there would be plenty of opportunities for her to prove that her choice had been the right one!
Wang Hesong was also curious to see if he might run into Jiang Qian, so he decided to go with her back to the village.
Seeing that he didn’t hesitate, Jiang Yue was a little more satisfied.
As the two returned to the village, the villagers immediately noticed and began asking, “Oh, Jiang Yue, who is this?”
“This is my fiancé, Wang Hesong. He works at the town office,” Jiang Yue introduced him proudly. Mentioning that Wang Hesong worked in the town office earned her some respect.
“You already have a fiancé?” The older woman looked at Wang Hesong with sudden realization and quickly smiled. “Congratulations! He’s quite the handsome man!”
As soon as Jiang Yue and Wang Hesong walked off, the older woman quickly turned around to spread the news. It wasn’t long before everyone in the village knew that Jiang Yue had a fiancé!
This surprised quite a few people, especially since, ever since word got out that Jiang Yue had broken off her previous engagement, many in the village had been eyeing her.
Some had even tried to win her favor over at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative!
But to everyone’s surprise, she already had a fiancé.
Among the gossipers, someone with a sharp mind speculated, “Could it be that Jiang Yue was already involved with this guy before, and that’s why she broke off the engagement with the Han family?”
“Oh wow, I hadn’t thought of that! But now that you mention it, it makes perfect sense!” someone exclaimed.
“That must be it. Why else would she wait all those years, and just when Han Shiguo returned, she broke off the engagement? But if she’s already seeing someone else and doesn’t want to move away with him, that explains everything!”
“I heard he works at the town office!”
“Then that must be it—she started seeing someone else, which is why she called off the engagement!”
“What does he look like?”
“This new guy can’t compare to Han Shiguo. He’s not as tall, not as good-looking, and he doesn’t have the same presence!”
“Isn’t that like picking up sesame seeds and throwing away the watermelon?”
No matter what the people outside were gossiping about, Jiang Yue held her head high as she led Wang Hesong to her home.
Wang Hesong had grown increasingly irritated on the way. The whole village seemed to be full of nosy people, treating him like some kind of spectacle!
As they approached the entrance to the second branch of the Jiang family, Wang Hesong glanced at the low, shabby house, and a flash of disdain crossed his face. But he still followed her inside. However, the moment he stepped in, he nearly tripped!
The house was a complete mess.
Second Uncle Jiang and Jiang Shouliang had both returned home. They were all there, and today’s firewood had been dumped haphazardly around the yard without being tidied up, leaving the place in a complete mess.
Wang Hesong nearly tripped over the bundle of firewood.
Sun Shi was carrying water for Second Uncle Jiang and Jiang Shouliang to drink. She only looked up when she heard the noise.
The family paused when they saw Wang Hesong come in, and after a brief moment of surprise, they quickly greeted him. Meanwhile, Sun Shi couldn’t help but shoot a disapproving glance at Jiang Yue.
She hadn’t even warned them before bringing someone home!
“Big Sister, how come you didn’t clean up a bit?” Jiang Yue didn’t notice her mother, but seeing the messy yard made her feel a bit embarrassed. She said impatiently.
Shouliang’s wife immediately looked at Wang Hesong’s hands. Upon hearing this, she rolled her eyes dramatically. “How would we know you were bringing someone home?”
She hadn’t even married yet, and she was already pregnant—what was there to be proud of?
And this was his first time visiting, and he came empty-handed!
If you remember, when the Han family came for the first time, they brought cigarettes, alcohol, and candy!
And she expected her to be enthusiastic about hosting?