Chapter 77: The Beautiful Man Scheme

Seeing that the woman was unmoved, Qiu Yinuo pulled out two yuan from her pocket. The woman’s eyes immediately lit up; she hadn’t expected to get such a benefit here.

“Sister, my family is poor, and it’s really tough. Please, help us out. If my brother can marry into the Chen family, the rewards will definitely come to you in the future.”

The woman pretended to hesitate, occasionally glancing at the two yuan in Qiu Yinuo’s hand.

“Ah, this isn’t easy to arrange. You know the Chen family is well-off. Although their daughter has a temper, many people still want to marry into the family.”

Qiu Yinuo immediately understood and quickly shoved the two yuan into the woman’s hand. “Sister, please think of something. If my brother succeeds, our two families can help each other out in the future.”

The woman hurriedly stuffed the money into her pocket. “Little girl, if I didn’t see that you were sincere, I really wouldn’t want to get involved.”

“I understand, I understand.”

Qiu Qianjin let out a deep breath. The two of them were doing this right in front of him, without even trying to hide it. Were they really selling him out like this?

“Alright, I’ll do it. I’ll ask about it tonight, and give you an answer tomorrow.”

When they got home, Qiu Qianjin was so angry he was practically bouncing off the walls. “Qiu Yinuo! Do you even have a heart? I’m your real brother! What if I get dragged down by all this?”

“Stop shouting,” Qiu Yinuo replied calmly. “It’s not like I’m really selling you. Can’t you make a small personal sacrifice for the sake of justice in this world?”

“Then why don’t you make the sacrifice?”

“If President Chen had a son, I’d step up without hesitation.”

“What exactly are you scheming?”

Qiu Yinuo gave her younger brother a long, assessing look. Delicate features, clear eyes—granted, a bit dim-witted, but with a face like that, he could definitely trick a few girls who judged by appearances.

“I’ve been mingling with the locals and picked up some info. President Chen has only one daughter and he dotes on her like a treasure. They’ve already had a few live-in sons-in-law, but since none of them could give her children and she has a nasty temper, she kicked every one of them out. That’s why I thought maybe now’s the time for you to go in and use your… charm.”

Qiu Qianjin’s eyes nearly bulged out of his head. “Qiu Yinuo, you really are my good sister. What a brilliant plan you’ve cooked up.”

“Thank you for the compliment.”

He choked on his breath and nearly coughed up blood.

Every vein in his body seemed to reverse direction, shooting straight to his head. For a moment, he was dizzy and dazed.

He finally understood what their mother meant when she said, “Your sister really knows how to drive someone to death with anger.”

“You really think it’s okay to lie to a girl like this?” he asked, still trying to put up some moral resistance.

“If she were a decent person, I would’ve come up with another way,” Qiu Yinuo said seriously. “I wouldn’t involve innocent people. But she’s not. I heard she was part of her father’s dirty business—one of the girls they forced home was her classmate. Just because she was jealous of the girl’s looks and couldn’t stand to see someone living better than her, she tricked her into coming to the house.”

Qiu Qianjin shuddered in disgust. “She’s that terrible?”

Seeing his righteous fury, Qiu Yinuo’s tone suddenly turned solemn. “Jinzi, I hope you stay kind-hearted, but I also hope you learn not to be too naive. The world isn’t black and white. Sometimes, we need gray areas to solve gray problems.”

“So… using my looks to deal with the Chen family’s daughter—that’s your idea of a gray-area solution?”

“You’re catching on fast.”

 “…” Jinzi really didn’t want to accept her praise.

Soon, the woman gave them news. The Chen family’s grandmother had agreed, and they would meet in the park in the city the day after tomorrow.

When Qiu Yinuo and Jinzi arrived, Jinzi felt a sharp pang of bitterness in his heart. With tears welling in his eyes, he complained, “I’ve been in the city for so long, and this is the first time you’ve taken me out. I didn’t even know the city park was so big. It’s even better than the scenery on our back mountain.”

Qiu Yinuo felt a pang of guilt and gently patted her brother’s head. “Be good. Once this is all over, I promise I’ll take you out for a proper trip, okay?”

He sniffled pitifully. “This is what you promised me! The person who lies is a little dog.”

“…Immature!”

Qiu Yinuo then looked at a young woman sitting in the pavilion and immediately tugged at her brother’s arm. “Did you see her? The girl sitting in that pavilion?”

Jinzi looked around but didn’t see anyone who looked like a girl. “Where?”

“That one!”

Following his sister’s pointing direction, Jinzi saw only three men. “There are just three men. Where’s the girl?”

Qiu Yinuo rolled her eyes. “The two men are together. The one sitting alone is Chen Baozhu, President Chen’s daughter.”

Jinzi felt his legs go weak and almost collapsed on the ground.

The broad, muscular figure resembled a small mountain. This was the legendary Chen Baozhu?

She looked like that, and yet she still had such a good reputation?

Was this a joke?

He instinctively shook his head. “No, no, sister, she’s even more built than you. I’m afraid, if she slaps me, I’ll die right then and there! I’m your brother, I can’t… Ow, why do you always hit the back of my head? That hurts!”

“Who are you calling ‘built’?”

Qiu Yinuo gave him a cold look. “Today, I’m going to teach you a lesson. Don’t judge people by their looks. If someone could be beautiful, who would want to be ugly?”

“I’m not judging by looks, but like you said, she’s not a good person. Isn’t this just throwing a lamb into a tiger’s den?”

“Jinzi, do you know how many good women the Chen family has abducted? Some of them are still missing to this day. Your brave sacrifice now might save countless innocent families in the future.”

Jinzi shook his head. “Sister, I don’t want to be so noble.”

By then, Chen Baozhu had already lost patience and stood up, preparing to leave.

“You really are impossible,” Qiu Yinuo said without further warning. She kicked Jinzi out.

The force of the kick was so strong that Jinzi stumbled out, eventually landing on his knees right in front of Chen Baozhu.

“What is this…” Chen Baozhu looked down in surprise, examining the skinny, frail Jinzi with a hint of satisfaction on her face.

Although he was a bit thin, he was still quite handsome. With the wealth of her family, they could fatten him up over time.

Her voice carried a tone of hidden joy. “So you’re the one that Aunt from next door recommended as the son-in-law?”

Jinzi wanted to shake his head but remembered the innocent women harmed by their family. He nodded resolutely. “Yes, I am Jin Daqiu.”

“Jin Daqiu? Didn’t Aunt say your surname was Wang?”

Qiu Yinuo’s lips twitched. Great, they hadn’t even coordinated their fake names properly.

Chen Baozhu waved her hand dismissively. “Never mind, what you’re called doesn’t matter. Let me tell you my conditions. You can marry into the Chen family, but you have to cut ties with your sister completely. The Chen family doesn’t keep useless people.”

“Since you’re decent looking, I’ll give you fifty yuan to send your sister away.” She pulled five large banknotes from her pocket and stuffed them into Jinzi’s hands.

Jinzi froze for a moment, then respectfully extended his hands to accept the money she had given him.