CHAPTER 87: CHAPTER 87: UNWILLING

Su Miao’s husband, Su Minjian, glared at the small room with a gloomy face: "Whose grown daughter doesn’t work during the day, just lies around? Make her get up, otherwise she won’t find a husband."

Which good young man would want such a lazy woman as a wife? Even being the village head wouldn’t change that.

Su Miao was already in a bad mood, and hearing her father talk about finding a husband made her feel even more wronged. She angrily swept everything off the kang onto the floor.

Ding Qiuyue sighed: "The girl is not feeling well, let her lie down."

"What’s wrong? Is someone bullying our daughter? Or is she sick?" Although Su Minjian was very dissatisfied with his daughter’s laziness, he cared deeply, and quickly asked his wife when something seemed off.

Ding Qiuyue said: "Isn’t it just about finding her a match? I was considering letting her marry Gu Junming, but who knew? He quietly brought back a fiancée. If she were a city woman with good conditions, we would accept it. But her conditions are worse than our Su Miao’s; can she take that lying down?"

After hearing Ding Qiuyue’s words, Su Minjian snorted: "You really have long hair and short knowledge. What is so great about Gu Junming? He’s just a soldier. What benefits can he bring you?"

Ding Qiuyue said: "It’s said that his father’s a chief! If our daughter marries him, she’ll be well off."

"Forget it!" Tian Minjian waved his hand: "If he were really the son of a chief sent here to foster, why does the family never visit? And if Gu Junming’s father is so capable, how come he’s still only a company commander?"

The news of Gu Junming’s promotion hadn’t been spread yet, and Gu Junming hadn’t told his parents, so they didn’t know.

Ding Qiuyue pondered and then said: "Could it be boasting?"

"That’s not necessarily true, but Gu Junming’s mother is dead, and his old man can’t possibly stay alone forever. I think Gu Junming’s situation is not good."

With that, Ding Qiuyue understood. Gu Junming isn’t favored; his family must neglect him, prefer the younger son, and Gu Junming has to rely on himself. Will our girl have good days if she marries over? She better be lucky. So Ding Qiuyue doesn’t think favorably of this either.

Su Minjian struck a match to light a cigarette: "I’ll find a good match for our girl, guaranteed she’ll not suffer. The cattle farmer from the front village, the Liu Family, looks good to me. Their youngest son is smart, their family conditions are good, our girl marries over, she’ll manage the house, live in abundance."

Ding Qiuyue took a glance at her daughter’s room: "Still a farmer?"

"What’s wrong with a farmer? There’s food, drink, and money to be made, no mother-in-law above, enviable to many!"

"That works too. The girl’s grown up, resolving it early is good for us, saves us worry."

The couple thought of the best future for their daughter, unaware that Su Miao was already infuriated.

She came out of her room wearing shoes with a grim face. Without saying a word, she hurried outside.

Ding Qiuyue called out several times, but Su Miao didn’t respond. Ding Qiuyue grabbed her: "Where are you going?"

"I just want to marry Gu Junming, I won’t marry anyone else! If you force me, I can only die."

"Are you crazy? He’s already brought his match!"

"So what? What are her conditions? I can lose to anyone, but losing to her, I’m not willing! I will surely marry Gu Junming. I’m going to confess to him!"

Ding Qiuyue urgently held her daughter: "What nonsense are you doing? Gu Junming’s family conditions are just so-so, listen to your father, he’s crossed more bridges than you’ve walked roads, be sensible..."

Su Miao didn’t speak, she wasn’t with Gu Junming for the conditions, his personality was great, she should have acted first, she felt dissatisfied, believing if given a chance, she would surely win Gu Junming back.

The three were caught up in the turmoil when a green shadow appeared at their door, none other than Gu Junming. Seeing him come in, Su Miao’s family of three froze.

Ding Qiuyue was the first to react, quickly walked over smiling: "Why are you here, Mingzi, coming to see our Miao Miao?"

Su Miao glanced at Gu Junming, her heart raced, did he change his mind?

Gu Junming said to Su Minjian: "Tonight, I’m getting engaged to Sun Chan, can the village head come over?"

Su Minjian was startled: "Getting engaged tonight?"

"Yes, the village head should have a drink with me, I’ll go buy some wine now."

"Okay... sure, congratulations." He patted Gu Junming on the shoulder, his daughter had no chance now.

Gu Junming finished speaking and turned to leave.

Ding Qiuyue sighed, turned back to see the vicious look in her daughter’s eyes, and was startled. Miao Miao had never been like this, rather frightening.

Su Miao sneered coldly, returned to her room, unwilling to lose Gu Junming. She refused to spend her life in a village, marry a farmer, and tend crops. She wanted to enjoy city life.

Su Miao thought, even if they were engaged, so what? There’s still divorce after marriage! Even if there’s no way to be with him, she must establish herself in the city, and her asset was having saved Mrs. Wang’s son’s life.

Huang Shufen divorced, Gu Junming’s real father did too, sooner or later these two would split.

That night the village was lively, though Gu Junming’s family didn’t invite many people, villagers soon knew the Wang’s son was engaged, the match a village girl.

Everyone talked openly, thinking Gu Junming had been deceived, otherwise, with such good conditions, finding someone in the city exceeded this, right? Why this urgency to marry, was something up?

Many women secretly looked at Sun Chan’s belly, unaware that Sun Chan was cheerfully greeting people.

Still, it seemed decent enough; some brought food, fabric, indicating congratulations, Mrs. Wang accepted them with a smile.

Sun Chan didn’t want an engagement gift, just dinner. She had long seen through these superficial formalities.

Wang Shufen and her mother cooked fish, stewed meat, also made homemade noodles, Ding Kang was excited, spinning around his mother wanting to eat delicious things.

The village head and a few close relatives came for dinner. The marriage was settled.

Mrs. Wang and the women set their own table, before the meal, she took a silver bracelet from her wrist and handed it to Sun Chan, a bit thin, the color faded, but still the elder’s sentiment.

"This is for you, pass it down to your daughter in the future."

Sun Chan quickly took it, put it directly on her hand.

Mrs. Wang was satisfied: "Good child, let Mingzi buy you gold in the future."