Chapter 21

Zhang Qiaozui looked embarrassed. “Haha, I’m so short of money. Don’t look at me like that. It was Yang Tiantian who asked me to do this. I took 30 cents from her. Pork is 60 cents a pound. I’m just thinking about supplementing my family’s health.”

Zhang Dagui’s gaze frightened her. She sat on the ground, slapping her thigh and howling, “Captain, you get a salary subsidy every month, unlike my family, who have to dig in the fields for food. It’s so hard. Woohoo, I swear I won’t do it next time.”

“I didn’t break the law, did I? It’s not like I was the one who cheated on her, and Yang Tiantian didn’t explain it clearly.”

Zhang Dagui held his forehead with his hands in pain. The old ladies in the village liked this trick. “You’d better learn your lesson and stay out of these things. Shen He, you have no objection to marrying Yang Tiantian, right?”

The matter was already settled, so who would dare not get married? They weren’t afraid of being reported to the Revolutionary Committee, where they would be paraded through the streets.

Shen He gnashed his teeth and nodded, “I will marry her, but my family has no money, so we can only make do. You know, my family’s life has only improved in recent years. We fled to the Victory Brigade to escape famine, and we bought everything, including the house, furniture, and foundation.”

Over the years, the burden of paying off debts alone has been suffocating for them.

He glared at Yang Tiantian fiercely with a pair of fierce eyes: “Yang Tiantian, do you have any objections? Our Shen family can’t afford the betrothal gift, so we can only have two tables for the wedding banquet. If you are willing, we will go and get the marriage certificate right away.”

Yang Tiantian’s heart tightened, “Okay, I agree to marry you, so it doesn’t matter if you don’t have money.”

After her plan was exposed by Zhang Xiyue, she had no choice but to get married first. It was better than staying in the Yang family and serving others.

Yang Dashan frowned and said, “Shen He, why don’t you ask for my opinion? You’ve seduced my daughter. If you don’t give me a betrothal gift, then I’ve raised her in vain.”

He looked at Yang Tiantian with disappointment, a money-loser who was so eager to get married. Even if Shen He had a bright future, it would be difficult for him to get promoted. It would be better for her to marry a man who had a job in the city.

As a man, if he is not around, he will always be bullied. Besides, no one in the Shen family is a good person.

It’s a pity. His daughter is so pretty and he wanted to keep her to pave the way for his son and marry into a good family. But his plan fell through and he was unwilling to accept it.

Shen Dayong spoke up, “Brother Yang, our Shen family will pay a 10 yuan betrothal gift, but this money is for Tiantian. Everyone knows that your family has been exploiting Tiantian and you don’t take her seriously. You don’t have the nerve to take this betrothal gift, do you? Don’t you agree?”

“Our Shen family is not well off, but we don’t have anyone like you, Yang Dashan, who doesn’t care about children. Yang Tiantian is the only one who wants to take care of all the affairs of your first wife’s house. She’s a toxic stepmother who can influence people’s lives, haha.”

Shen Dayong looked down upon a family like the Yang family. Originally, there were five children in their family, and three daughters were sent away while fleeing famine.

But those families were better off than his own. Shen Dashan married off his three daughters and only accepted ten kilograms of sweet potatoes. He did not charge a high price, just hoping to leave a way for his daughters to survive.

He values his son, but he has never been so harsh on his daughter. Shen He must also be involved in matters at home and outside. As a country man, what does he know if he doesn’t understand these things?

The two families had a falling out, but finally, under the persuasion of the village cadres, both families compromised. Twenty yuan of betrothal money was given to the Yang family, and twenty yuan was given to Yang Tiantian to take away. However, when Yang Tiantian got married, she only had her own clothes.

Yang Tiantian glared at Zhang Xiyue angrily: “Zhang Xiyue, why are you ruining my good thing again? Are you crazy? Do you think it’s fun to go against me? I just said a few extra words. Without you, Zhang Xiyue, can we still have a job?”

The ghost always lingers around. Now, how is she going to live in the Shen family?

Zhang Xiyue said happily, “Seeing you unhappy makes me happy. Who told you two to betray me? Yang Tiantian, I’ve actually discovered that you and Shen He have been exchanging letters for a long time. Why didn’t you tell me? Of course, you were waiting for Shen He to take the initiative to propose breaking off the engagement. I know everything about him.”

“Also, Shen He, he’s not just after you and me. There’s Liu Ling, a female comrade from the art troupe in the army, and our old classmate, Lin Wei. She comes from a well-off family, too. Shen He looks so good and has such a sweet mouth, so you better keep a close eye on him.”

That bastard Shen He has accepted a lot of things from women and caught a lot of fish. She said this just to make Yang Tiantian feel bad. She wanted to see how Yang Tiantian would treat Shen He when he lost his job.

Should he take away all the luck points to fulfill her own wish, or should he find a way to find a job for Shen He? Otherwise, according to the development, Shen He will be resentful of Yang Tiantian, and it would be strange if he could have a good face.

Yang Tiantian’s heart trembled: “Since you know everything, why didn’t you cancel the engagement earlier? Do you really like Shen He that much?”

She couldn’t stand it a bit. Is Shen He so cunning?

Zhang Xiyue yawned before saying, “My life span is limited. Shen He is so handsome. There is no one better looking than him in the surrounding area. Living to the age of ten is enough. It’s enough that he has the ability. Why should I care about so many other things?”

“I admire Shen He. He’s hardworking, takes care of everything at home and outside, works efficiently, and has ambitions to move up the social ladder. Once married, someone like him is unlikely to fool around because the cost would be too high.”

This was the original owner’s initial thought. She knew that Shen He was good-looking, so naturally many women would be courting him. But in this day and age, it was not easy to find a man like Shen He, and it would take more than ten years to be happy.

Which parents-in-law are not picky about their daughter-in-law? A healthy body is the key to having children. Everyone wants to have many children. When Shen He proposed marriage, the two families had agreed that they would only have two children at most. The original owner considered it for a long time before agreeing to the Shen family’s proposal.

Yang Tiantian laughed at herself: “Yeah, your body, never mind, is just as tattered as my family, there’s nothing to compare it to.”

At this moment, Yang Tiantian received a system notification and her face changed drastically.

[Yang Tiantian, Shen He’s strategy value has dropped to 50. If it’s negative, you must immediately replace him. My energy is low and I can only hold on for a few months. If replacing him doesn’t work, I’ll have to replace him.]

Zhang Xiyue went back with the Zhang family with a smile on her face. Seeing Yang Tiantian’s anxious expression, she knew something was wrong, and she was waiting to see what would happen.

Shen He betrayed his fiancée and was caught having an affair with someone. The army should probably expel Shen He. He is just a platoon leader, so expelling him won’t have any impact.

If she hadn’t been expelled, she would have had to break Shen He’s legs. How could he serve in the army and carry out missions without legs?

The Lu family in the city.

Li Lihua, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Lu family, smiled and sent the Gu family away. She was really busy today. Two families came to complain. Lu Xiao beat the heads of the Gu family’s grandson and the Pei family’s grandson. At this time, the little bastard had not returned home yet.

It was unclear where the person had gone. He was away from home for days. Li Lihua wanted to scold him, but she couldn’t find him.