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The Lucky Star Control Corporation in the 70s (26)
Yin Xu lowered his head to hide the upturned corners of his mouth, coughed lightly twice and asked under his breath, “Undue delay may bring trouble, so the wedding should be carried out as soon as possible. I will make it clear that I will never get along with the Chu family.”
“Well, okay.” Chu Xiang smiled with satisfaction. “How did you tell your family?”
“Honestly, so you don’t have to worry about any embarrassment after the wedding. When the time comes, you and Xiao Wen can sleep together in the big room. My family don’t have any relatives or friends who often drop by, so there’s no danger of exposure. I’m just going to trouble you with helping my mother when you see her doing something strenuous. Her health is poor, and it’s even getting worse. I’m a bit worried about her.”
Chu Xiang raised her brows in surprise. She glanced at Yang Yuelan and Yin Qiuwen’s expressions through the window, and found that they were both acting as usual. They seemed to be having a good chat with the Captain’s wife, giving the impression they could really accept such a “rebellious” thing. The family was definitely an outlier here, beyond her expectations.
Chu Xiang didn’t mind Yin Xu’s little request at all. They were originally helping each other. She agreed and discussed with Yin Xu what to do on the specific day, then Yin Xu went out. After all, it was ill-advised for him to stay alone with her in the room for too long.
The marriage between them was settled just like that, making the Captain’s wife still a bit torn. After all, Chu Xiang was from the Chu family, and she was only separated from them for a day. Acting the matchmaker for her marriage wasn’t a good idea, right? But the Captain has seen the cold-bloodedness of the Chu family towards Chu Xiang, so he told her to just proceed in helping with the wedding and ignore them. Village news has always flown fast. Had the Chu family showed any concern, they would naturally take the initiative to drop by their house. If not, why care about them?
Of course, the Chu family would not take the initiative. They had difficulty driving the bearer of ill luck out, and they drew a clear line from Chu Xiang early on. How could they get involved with her again? But just because they didn’t look for Chu Xiang didn’t mean they wouldn’t approach the Yin family.
As soon as Grandma Chu heard about the wedding, she rushed to Yin’s residence. Yang Yuelan didn’t open the door for her, so she stood at the gate and yelled, “What does your family mean? Didn’t you say you don’t want to marry anyone from my family, Chu Xiang included? Didn’t you force my family and insist on taking 300 yuan? Yet now you are going to marry Chu Xiang without paying a single penny? Why are you reaping all the benefits? Do you still want a face?”
Yang Yuelan retorted angrily, “Who’s the shameless one? My son’s leg is broken, and is 300 yuan too much to ask in exchange for your husband’s life? Then please heal my son’s leg! We are talking about two entirely different matters. Now that our families are done with each other, what’s wrong with my son marrying Chu Xiang? Is Chu Xiang related to your family in any way? What’s your relationship? Tell me, is she your granddaughter? Didn’t you disown her and tell her never to go back? Whatever happens between us and Chu Xiang is none of your business, don’t you think?”
Grandma Chu was stunned for a moment, and the people who came to watch the fun were also rendered speechless. It seemed that the Yin family still didn’t plan to communicate with the Chu family. They only recognized Chu Xiang alone, not the Chu family!
Grandma Chu was at a loss for words, but she said bravely against everyone’s eyes, “Chu Xiang’s surname is Chu. She belongs to the Chu family wherever she goes
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“Then take out Chu Xiang’s dowry! Let her return to the Chu family to get well before getting married, and I’ll wait. Do you dare? You’re a bunch of feudal superstitious social worms. People like you would have been arrested a few years ago and paraded around the streets!” Yang Yuelan genuinely hated the Chu family. She usually never raised her voice to anyone, but now she was angered by the commotion that she stood in the courtyard, panting.
Yin Qiuwen hurriedly helped her sit down and whispered, “Mom, why are you arguing with her? Don’t get yourself worked up. Let me do the talking.”
Yang Yuelan grabbed her and said, “Don’t. She’s an old lady, two generations older than you. How can you argue with her?”
“Ow, who said I’m going to argue with her? I’m going to reason with her.” Yin Qiuwen smiled at her mischievously, went to open the door, and said happily to everyone, “Look at this. Everyone’s alarmed. My brother and Sister Xiang are going to get married. It’s just a few days later. Everyone, please come and enjoy the wedding feast. Oh, right, the Chu family doesn’t have to attend. The family’s character is far from flattering. We, the Yin family, don’t want to have any contact with the Chu family ever again.”
She looked at Grandma Chu and said devoid of a smile, “Don’t pretend to be Sister Xiang’s maiden family, so as not to be a laughingstock. When you split up before, you and Sister Xiang cut ties cleanly. In the future, Sister Xiang will be a part of our family once she marries. Naturally, she can’t get along with people we dislike. If you are not convinced, go to the Captain’s house and invite Sister Xiang back. Stop coming to my house to make trouble.”
Yin Qiuwen finished a long string of words, without giving Grandma Chu a chance to interrupt, and closed the door neatly, making it clear that she did not like the Chu family. The people watching didn’t think Yin Qiuwen was rude. Yin Xu’s leg was broken, yet the Chu family was still kicking up a fuss. Not quarreling with them was considered too polite; the Yin family were all civilized people.
They, however, weren’t so polite to Grandma Chu. Every single one of them questioned Grandma Chu about her actions. Was she planning to get the granddaughter she drove out back or what? Did she really want to take Chu Xiang to retrieve the 300 yuan? The problem was that it has been written in the separation document that they would be strangers henceforth. The 300 yuan was also a matter of the past. Wasn’t she shameless to turn over these accounts now?
No one answered when Grandma Chu yelled at the Yin family; no one responded when she knocked on the door; but throngs of people pointed at her. She finally couldn’t stand it and ran away, so mad that her heart hurt. She kept scolding Chu Xiang as a broom star, causing her to be so embarrassed. Even the worsening of the reputation of the Chu family this time was attributed to Chu Xiang, but because of this, she did not dare to bring her home.
At the thought of the 300 yuan she paid to the Yin family and her granddaughter who was to be married to the Yin family for free, she felt that her heart was bleeding. Everyone in the Chu family felt the same way. They thought they had lost a lot of money. But the matter has already reached this point, so it was useless to complain. They could only wallow in the discomfort, feeling like they had swallowed a fly. Among them, Chu Lan was suffering the most. In her previous life, the Chu family went to the Yin family to make peace, but Yin Xu didn’t promise to marry her. In this life, he actually took the initiative to marry the disfigured Chu Xiang???
If Chu Xiang were really to be married off from the Chu family as a favor, she could have felt much better, because she made it happen. But now Chu Xiang was separated from the family, and was now unrelated to them. It was Yin Xu who completely fell in love with Chu Xiang and sought to marry her. Yin Xu was the first man she liked in two lifetimes, but still failed to get him! Because of this, her heart constricted so tight that she felt unwell!