Chapter 6

The Artillery School Family Compound.

Zhang’s family.

The Mistress of the family,Chen Yinzheng, was persuading her daughter, Zhang Zhirou.

“Did you hear what I said?”

“I heard, I heard.” Zhang Zhirou, with a delicate appearance, clearly a carefully nurtured girl, replied impatiently.

Chen Yin sighed, knowing her daughter was annoyed, but still couldn’t help but continue,

“Zhao Hui-zhou may be from the countryside, but he’s not some uncouth brute. I’ve seen him, he’s a spirited young man, ambitious, organized in his work. After you marry him, with your father’s support, his future will definitely be good.”

“It’s precisely because he has no background and needs to rely on your father that we have the upper hand.”

“As long as your dad is around, he’ll have to respect you. Just listen to your mother, marry him, you’ll only enjoy a good life.”

Zhang Zhirou impatiently fiddled with her horn comb, “Even if you say it so well, I still don’t like him.”

“Mom, he smells of money, he doesn’t seem like a soldier at all. You know I like Huang Ying-jie, why don’t you…”

“Don’t mention the Huang family, you two are impossible.”

“Why not?”

Zhang Zhirou looked at her mother with stubbornness in her eyes.

She didn’t understand. The two families were considered a good match, and Mrs. Huang was kind to her. Why, without even trying, did her mother say it was impossible?

How could she be convinced.

Chen Yin was choked by her daughter’s stubbornness, her chest tightening.

She had sheltered her daughter too well,

making her unable to see the current situation.

The Huang family would never marry their daughter.

Chen Yin wanted to explain, but her gaze caught a glimpse of a piece of clothing at the door.

Unhappy.

Those from the countryside really had no manners, always eavesdropping.

Chen Yin silently walked to the door, looking coldly at the person outside, “What’s the matter?”

Zhang Hong hadn’t expected to be discovered. Facing her stepmother’s cold gaze, her heart skipped a beat, almost forgetting the excuse she had prepared,

“Aunt Chen, I wasn’t intentionally eavesdropping. I was just a little thirsty and didn’t know which cup to use for water.”

“I saw you arguing again, I didn’t know whether to come and ask…”

She lowered her head slightly, nervously clutching her collar.

She looked humble to the bone.

Chen Yin was even more displeased.

Two days ago, her stepdaughter used her daughter’s water cup, and her daughter was unhappy and said a few words.

Her husband came back and happened to see it, thinking that her daughter was bullying her.

It made everyone unhappy.

Now she’s bringing it up again, what does she mean?

“Didn’t I tell you which water cup to use?”

Zhang Hong bit her lip and said softly, “There are so many cups, I forgot which one it was.”

“Don’t use any cup except Zhirou’s, you can use any other cup you want. This is your home too, don’t be so timid, as if I’m mistreating you.”

After saying that, Chen Yin turned back to the house, her already bad mood becoming even more irritable. If she continued, she was afraid she would say something even more unpleasant.

Zhang Zhirou remained seated, watching the whole thing nonchalantly.

“She wouldn’t be intentionally hiding there to eavesdrop, would she?”

Her voice was intentionally amplified, Zhang Hong couldn’t possibly not hear it.

Chen Yin patted her daughter, indicating that she should leave her alone.

On the other side, Zhang Hong left awkwardly, her footsteps a bit chaotic.

Zhang Zhirou curled her lips, “Mom, what kind of family did you find for her? Didn’t that old woman say it was too bad and she wouldn’t agree?”

At the mention of that old woman, Chen Yin’s disgust couldn’t be contained,

“A rural girl who only went to elementary school and knows a few characters, what kind of good family can she find? I think that Feng Tao is pretty good, I mentioned it to her, she’s not very willing.”

Speaking of this, Chen Yin was even more annoyed.

Based on her stepdaughter’s conditions, without Old Zhang’s influence, people wouldn’t necessarily look at her.

“Feng Tao?” Zhang Zhirou was also a bit disdainful, “He’s not as good as Zhao Hui-zhou.”

“Nonsense, how could she be worthy of the man I found for you.”

Zhang Hong slowly walked to the kitchen, calmly took out the most ordinary glass cup in the house and poured herself a cup of hot water.

The kitchen was clearly empty, but she felt like it was full of eyes.

Each one mocking her.

Looking down on her.

Shouting that she didn’t belong in this house.

Zhang Hong slowly closed her eyes, recalling the previous life. It was at this time that she believed her stepmother’s words and married Feng Tao.

She was full of hope and anticipation for a good life, but she didn’t expect to fall from one mud pit into another.

Feng Tao was not only selfish but also arrogant.

Whenever she tried to persuade him to learn from Zhao Hui-zhou and try to please her father, he would get angry and throw things around.

The life she lived for those years was not a human life.

Relying on his military merits, he became arrogant and thought he could climb to the top with his own abilities. What did he end up with?

Thinking of Feng Tao’s reckless behavior, Zhang Hong was filled with frustration and suppression.

Thankfully, she was reborn.

This time, she wouldn’t let her stepmother manipulate her anymore.

Such a talented and ambitious man, she didn’t cherish him, she would cherish him.

She no longer needed Zhang Zhirou to put on an act and say to her, “Brother-in-law is pretty good, you should be nicer to him.”

Zhang Hong snorted with a laugh.

This life,

She would drag them into the mud step by step,

stand above them and look down,

say those casual yet extremely sarcastic words to them.

Let them taste,

What it means to suffer.

Suddenly, a cold and handsome face appeared in her mind, Zhang Hong shook her head, suppressing the tremor in her heart.

A wave of shame washed over her, making her feel cold.

And him!

He shouldn’t have it easy either.

The Lin family’s small meeting ended.

In summary,

It was just a stall tactic.

No matter how much trouble the Zhao family caused, they wouldn’t agree to break off the engagement.

They would wait until after the college entrance examination to talk about everything.

Lin Da-hua and Wang Lan-feng didn’t know how to deal with it after the college entrance examination, but seeing their daughter’s confident look, they wanted to listen to her.

This might be the advantage of being indecisive.

The clever one gets to decide.

Although the eldest sister didn’t know how to proceed, preventing the Cui family and the Zhao family from getting engaged was good.

The whole family was carefree, not taking the matter of breaking off the engagement to heart.

They continued to live their lives as usual.

This calm demeanor left the villagers puzzled. Some curious ones pulled Mrs. Zhao aside and whispered, “Your family isn’t breaking off the engagement?”

This time, it was Mrs. Zhao’s turn to be worried.

She was still waiting for news from Lin Er-li every day. How did it become her family that wasn’t breaking off the engagement?

No, she had to go to Old Cui’s house and see what was going on.

As soon as Mrs. Zhao entered the Cui family’s house, Cui Cui-hua greeted her enthusiastically, “Auntie, why are you here? Come in and sit down, I’ll make you a cup of sweet water.”

After welcoming Mrs. Zhao into the house and getting her settled, Cui Cui-hua went to the kitchen diligently.

Only Mrs. Zhao and Lin Er-li were left in the room.

Lin Qing’s words that day were still stuck in Lin Er-gu’s heart.

She didn’t believe that Zhao Hui-zhou had someone else.

Someone dared to provoke their family,

they were asking for death.

She, Lin Er-li, was not someone to be bullied in Shanglin Village. Mrs. Zhao should know this.

However, her Cui-hua was indeed not someone to be underestimated.

Since ancient times, those who come knocking are three points lower.

Therefore, Lin Er-gu treated Mrs. Zhao with a bit of reserve, “You’re here.”

Mrs. Zhao couldn’t understand Lin Er-li’s attitude.

She was still very warm a few days ago.

“Er-li, I think something’s wrong with you. Is something not going smoothly over there?”

“My brother doesn’t agree. He said if you want to break off the engagement, you break it off yourselves. What’s the point of me, an older sister, getting involved? He said it made me look bad. I can’t help with this matter.”

Mrs. Zhao grinned, you still know you look bad?

If you really felt bad, why did you jump at the chance to take over when I first brought it up?

Now that you’ve been snubbed, you blame me?

If it weren’t for needing your family, I wouldn’t look at your ugly face.

“Old sister, what are you saying? If you don’t help break off this engagement, how can our family marry Cui-hua? I’m still waiting for Cui-hua to marry in quickly and give me grandchildren.”

Lin Er-gu found these words very pleasing.

She knew Mrs. Zhao quite well. Ever since her son became an officer, she didn’t put anyone in her eyes.

Everyone else flattered her, she never flattered anyone.

Now, she was so cold, but Mrs. Zhao was still smiling.

Which shows that,

She really wants to marry Cuihua.