Chapter 69: Resolution 2/2

Fang Jinniang didn’t mention the time when she wanted to end her life, only that her mother forced her to marry Mr. Wang, and she had no choice but to bring Jin Xiaoshu to see her mother.

After briefly explaining, Fang Jinniang apologized again, “Shopkeeper Jin, I’m really sorry.”

Originally, Fang Jinniang had intended to marry Jin Xiaoshu, but after knowing his age, she felt embarrassed.

Jin Xiaoshu was too young.

“You don’t have to apologize to me. It was Xiaoshu who liked you first.” Jin Xiaoye said.

After hearing Jin Xiaoye’s words, Fang Jinniang felt a little less anxious.

Jin Xiaoye continued, “Jinniang, now that you’ve brought Xiaoshu home, you probably can only marry him. I know my little brother isn’t worthy of you…”

“No, no…” Fang Jinniang hurriedly said.

Jin Xiaoye smiled, “That’s good. I was worried you’d look down on him! Since everything’s settled, I’ll have my parents prepare for the wedding. As for you… Jinniang, I’ll find you a place to stay. You can temporarily stay at Mr. Zhu’s house, how about that?”

After hearing Fang Jinniang’s explanation, Jin Xiaoye guessed roughly what had happened.

It seemed that her brother had seen Fang Jinniang the day he was beaten by Zhang Yunquan’s men and liked her. She remembered that day Jin Xiaoshu had asked her about Fang Jinniang.

She had mentioned Fang Jinniang’s situation, but she hadn’t mentioned Fang Jinniang’s poor eyesight.

And then, for the past month, her brother has been going to Fang Jinniang every day to deliver things. Something must have happened, and the day before yesterday, he suddenly felt that Fang Jinniang didn’t like him…

As for what happened… it probably was just that he met Fang Jinniang, and Fang Jinniang didn’t respond to him because she couldn’t see.

She said that her brother had been so happy doing chores yesterday… was it because Fang Jinniang smiled at him?

She remembered that Fang Jinniang had praised her brother for being diligent… No wonder he sang all the way home!

In reality, Fang Jinniang had never really seen people clearly.

Realizing this, Jin Xiaoye felt like teasing her brother.

But for now, the most pressing issue was the sudden marriage between Fang Jinniang and her brother.

Fang Jinniang brought her brother home and threatened their mother to separate from the Fang family, which was quite effective.

Although Fang Jinniang didn’t go into detail, Jin Xiaoye could guess her original plan—after leaving the Fang family, as long as Fang Jinniang got married immediately, neither her mother nor Mr. Wang could do anything to her.

It was indeed a good plan. As long as her brother took Fang Jinniang back to Miaoqian Village… with so many people in their village, could Mr. Wang really come to snatch a bride?

For the sake of saving face, Mr. Wang couldn’t stoop to such behavior.

Moreover, Mr. Wang was just a boat operator with only a few boats for rent, all of which were small. He couldn’t even compare to Wu Baichuan, let alone Zhu Qian. He didn’t have the capability to cause trouble for others.

However, for Fang Jinniang, this was actually not a good situation.

If Fang Jinniang followed them back to Miaoqian Village like this… even if everyone thought it was a blessing for Jin Xiaoshu to marry Fang Jinniang, they would inevitably gossip.

Her paternal aunts and her grandmother were not easy to deal with, not to mention her great-aunt…

Back then, it wasn’t just Li Qingzhi who wanted to marry her. The other family offered an even higher betrothal gift. Her grandmother wanted to marry her to the other family, but she insisted on marrying Li Qingzhi… After her grandmother accepted the betrothal gift, she didn’t give her a single penny of dowry.

It was different with Jin Moli. The betrothal gifts from the Yao family were all intended as dowry for her.

If Fang Jinniang went to the Jin family like this, who knew what her grandmother’s attitude would be?

Jin Xiaoye thought the best solution was to find a place for Fang Jinniang to settle in the county town, and then let her brother marry Fang Jinniang.

But renting a house definitely wouldn’t work. If Fang’s mother brought relatives to take Fang Jinniang back forcibly, Fang Jinniang would be doomed.

Once in the hands of Fang’s mother, Fang Jinniang wouldn’t be able to threaten her mother with Fang Zijian anymore. If Fang’s mother sent her to the Wang family, there would be no way out even if the magistrate came.

However, Li Qingzhi had told her that she could seek help from Mr. Zhu if there was any trouble… It wouldn’t be a problem for Fang Jinniang to stay at the Zhu family’s house for a few days.

Fang Jinniang’s staying with the Zhu family meant that others couldn’t do anything about it.

For the sake of her son, Fang’s mother definitely wouldn’t dare go to the yamen to lodge a complaint, right?

“Zhu family?” Fang Jinniang was a bit puzzled.

Jin Xiaoye explained, “That’s right, my husband has a relationship with Mr. Zhu. You can stay at the Zhu family for a few days first, and then I’ll have my brother marry you grandly. Ah, Xiaoshu is really lucky, getting hit by a pie falling from the sky!”

Fang Jinniang intentionally didn’t say much, as if she could refuse to marry Jin Xiaoshu, but Jin Xiaoye knew that if she didn’t marry, her future life would be very difficult.

And Jin Xiaoshu really liked Fang Jinniang. Fang Jinniang was also a good girl, and Jin Xiaoye hoped Fang Jinniang could marry Jin Xiaoshu.

Seeing Fang Jinniang still a little confused, Jin Xiaoye analyzed it for her in detail again.

Fang Jinniang hadn’t cried all day, but at this moment, she couldn’t help but cry: “Thank you, Shopkeeper Jin.” Jin Xiaoye had arranged everything so well that Fang Jinniang couldn’t find fault with anything.

“Don’t cry, it’s not good to cry anymore.” Jin Xiaoye reached out and wiped away the tears from Fang Jinniang’s face.

Fang Jinniang’s face was so tender, it was almost as tender as the skin of a newborn baby!

Thinking like this, Jin Xiaoye pinched her again.

She had always wanted to pinch the face of a beauty, but she hadn’t dared to do so before. This time, she finally got to do it!

Fang Jinniang responded with a nod, indicating that she wouldn’t cry anymore, her tearful eyes were looking at Jin Xiaoye.

After Fang Jinniang calmed down, Jin Xiaoye took her hand and said, “Let me take you to the Zhu family.” Fang Jinniang’s hand was also very tender, completely different from hers! Well, Fang Jinniang used to embroider at home, never doing any physical labor like them, so of course it was different.

Speaking of which, Fang Jinniang’s hands were really nice to touch, while hers were so rough!

She wondered why Li Qingzhi liked to touch her hands.

Outside, Jin Xiaoye saw Jin Xiaoshu sitting there stupidly, and when she saw them coming out, his eyes were glued to Fang Jinniang: “Jinniang, uh, sister…”

This was definitely a guy who had gotten married and forgotten about his sister! Jin Xiaoye said, “Jinniang has been abducted by you. She has nowhere to stay temporarily. I plan to send her to the Zhu family. Please escort us there.”

“Ah, okay!” Jin Xiaoshu snapped out of his daze, immediately nodding, feeling a bit annoyed—how could he have forgotten that Fang Jinniang had nowhere to stay!

But why did Fang Jinniang have to stay at the Zhu family’s house? Couldn’t she stay at his sister’s house?

Forget it, he would just listen to whatever his sister said, or else she would beat him up.

Seeing Fang Jinniang, Jin Xiaoshu couldn’t help but smile again, and then Jin Xiaoye kicked his shin: “Come to your senses and row the boat!”

“I’ll go right away.” Jin Xiaoshu then hurried out.