readytorunbook Chapter 169 I'll Marry! So What If I Can't Have Children
Chapter 169 I'll Marry! So What If I Can't Have Children
Yao Qingnian didn't know about this at first. Only when she saw the two talking at the door of the embroidery workshop one day did she find out about it.
Upon hearing that Lao Guantou was coming to pick up the bride, Yao Qingnian thought about it and felt that letting Lin Shuiqiang come forward would be the best way, which would not only help the two of them get together, but also resolve this farce.
So she went to Aunt Chunhua's house and told her about it. Lin Shuiqiang agreed without hesitation. He wanted to go to the Lu family, but he was afraid of ruining Lu Shuangshuang's reputation, so he was worried at home.
After Yao Qingnian came to his senses, he became determined to marry Lu Shuangshuang. No matter whether his mother agreed or not, he could not bear to see Shuangshuang jump into the fire pit.
They work in the same embroidery workshop and see each other every day. This girl is capable and sensible. If it weren't for Mrs. Ge, Aunt Chunhua might have agreed long ago.
Now that Ge and Lu Minghai have divorced, there are no more worries, so Aunt Chunhua agreed and came with Yao Qingnian.
"Who is this young boy who dares to snatch my wife from me?" Old Guantou looked at the person who came with a gloomy expression.
"Shuangshuang and I are childhood sweethearts and we have a lot in love with each other. How can you say it's robbery!" Lin Shuiqiang walked to Lu Shuangshuang's side, their eyes met, and she lowered her head embarrassedly.
"That's right, old man, Shuangshuang is my daughter-in-law. You are so old, but you still want to marry a young girl. You are shameless." Aunt Chunhua also stood up.
Lu Minghai still hadn't figured out what was going on. How could he not know about Shuangshuang and the Lin family? But now it was beyond his control...
"Oh! So what? Is the engagement letter in my hand fake? Is the betrothal silver fake?! Today you either marry me or report to the authorities, you make your choice! Anyway, I want to get married." Lao Guantou had the engagement letter and the betrothal silver receipt signed by Ge herself, so this matter was really difficult to handle.
Just when the situation was in a dilemma, Lu Shuangshuang glanced at Yao Qingnian and said, "Brother Shuiqiang, Aunt Chunhua, thank you!"
She first thanked Lin Shuiqiang and his mother, then said, "Old Guan Gu, I agree to marry you, but there is one thing I want to explain in advance."
"Shuangshuang, no!" Lin Shuiqiang was so excited when he heard Lu Shuangshuang's words that he wanted to step forward, but the village chief asked someone to pull him away.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Seeing that his young wife agreed, Lao Guantou spoke gently.
"My mother Ge must not have told you that I can't have children. If you must marry me, then let's go!" Lu Shuangshuang walked towards the sedan chair.
"Stop! What did you say?" Lao Guantou was stunned.
"I said I can't have children!" Lu Shuangshuang said loudly, and everyone present heard it clearly.
"You are willing to destroy your own reputation just to avoid marrying me?" Lao Guantou didn't believe it. This must be an excuse she made up because she didn't want to get married. How could she not have children at her age?
"Why don't you call a doctor to examine me and then you can know whether it's true or not?"
"I'm a doctor, let me take a look!" A man came out from the wedding procession: "Lao Guan, let me take a look."
"Yeah," Lao Guantou nodded.
The man who claimed to be a doctor walked up to Lu Shuangshuang and examined her.
After a while, the doctor's brows were furrowed, and everyone's hearts were in their throats. A quarter of an hour later, the doctor put down his hand and shook his head: "Old Guan, this marriage should be cancelled! She is indeed infertile."
"What!" Lao Guantou looked at Lu Shuangshuang in anger.
"Will you still marry me?"
"Should I marry a hen that can't lay eggs to be used as a vase? Cancel the engagement! Cancel!" He married a wife to leave offspring. What's the point of marrying her if she can't give birth!
Hearing that the engagement had been cancelled, Lu Shuangshuang breathed a sigh of relief.
Lao Guantou continued, "I want to withdraw, but you deceived me first and made me happy for nothing. I can't just let it go like this."
"Then tell me, what do you want?" The Lu family had already made plans to cancel the engagement not so easily.
"Return the betrothal gifts and give me thirty taels of silver as an apology, and the matter will be settled. Otherwise, I will still send you to the government." Lao Guantou stroked his beard. Although he wanted to cancel the engagement, he couldn't let them go so easily.
"Thirty taels?" Where could he find so much silver? Even though he was mentally prepared, Lu Minghai was still frightened by thirty taels of silver.
"Girl, why are you doing this? Now, not only can you not marry me, but your future marriage has also become a problem. Do you expect that brat to marry you? Ha!" Old Guantou looked at Lin Shuiqiang with contempt.
When Aunt Chunhua heard that Lu Shuangshuang couldn't have children, she held her son tightly. Lin Shuiqiang broke free and said, "Mom, I'm sorry!"
He shouted, "I'll marry her! So what if she can't have children! I like her as a person."
"Oh! What a sin!" Aunt Chunhua stomped her feet in anger, but it was too late to stop her son.
"I didn't realize that you were so affectionate. Then I'll help you get together. Give me the thirty taels and the Engagement Letter will be invalidated." He raised the document in his hand.
"Can you be flexible? All the silver in our family only adds up to a few taels. We really can't come up with thirty taels." Lu Minghai was extremely anxious.
"If you give us a penny less, we'll see you at the government office!" Lao Guantou said firmly.
"Mom?" Lin Shuiqiang looked at his mother.
"You little rascal, you see I'm useless. I only have ten taels at most, and it's the money I prepared for you to marry me!" Aunt Chunhua turned around and didn't want to look at her son.
"Brother Shuiqiang, forget it. I am very touched by your kindness. Don't make it difficult for him. If he wants to report to the authorities, he can do so. Our family does not have so much money." Lu Shuangshuang was already desperate. At worst, she would go to jail or die. She originally thought that everyone would be happy if the marriage was cancelled, but it turned out to cost thirty taels of silver. Even if she was sold, she could not get that much money.
"Forget it, I really owe you! I only have twenty taels, all my belongings!" Although Aunt Chunhua was reluctant, she couldn't just watch the Lu family being sent to the authorities.
Even so, her family could not come up with ten taels of silver. It was enough originally, but the family had always been headed by the Ge family. When they divorced yesterday, except for the betrothal money, all the silver and money in the family was taken away by her.
"Aunt Chunhua, no need! This is our family's business! Lao Guange, let's go, I will go with you to see the official."
"What are you looking for! It's just thirty taels, I'll give it to you!" Thirty taels, isn't it a small thing? She hadn't said anything, just wanting to see the attitude of the Lin family, and now she had seen it.
She took out thirty taels of silver and gave it to Lu Shuangshuang.
"Sister-in-law, we will all remember this kindness in our hearts!" Lu Shuangshuang's eyes were filled with tears and she knelt down to Yao Qingnian.
Yao Qingnian stopped her and said, "What are you doing? I'm not giving it to you. You're not working in the embroidery workshop, so I'm deducting it from your wages."
"Okay!" Lu Shuangshuang took the silver and cried with joy.
Lu Minghai gave the betrothal silver and thirty taels to Lao Guantou. Lao Guantou had no choice but to return the document and the engagement letter to them. In front of the village chief, the document was destroyed and the engagement letter was taken away by Lu Minghai.