met free Chapter 260 Men know men best
Chapter 260 Men know men best
"As long as Taohua marries into our family, she won't be able to marry into the Chen family, and she will have to act according to our wishes in the future." Tian Guilan's lips curled up into a smug smile, as if everything was under her control.
When talking about letting Taohua marry in, Zhao Cunliang frowned, a hesitant look on his face. His eyes flickered and he seemed worried. He said slowly: "Guangzong is the eldest son of the family after all. What if he really gives birth to a monster as the prophecy says? We can't joke about the fate of our family." As Zhao Cunliang spoke, he paced back and forth in the room. Most importantly, he couldn't stand the gossip.
Tian Guilan's eyes rolled around, her mind working rapidly. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she quickly said, "Master, we can arrange for Taohua and Dagui to get engaged. Dagui is still young. By the time he reaches the age to marry, Taohua will be an old maid. By then, what choice will she have? Let's find a young and beautiful wife for Dagui. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
Tian Guilan became more and more excited as she spoke. She believed that only she could come up with this best of both worlds solution, which would not only prevent Taohua from marrying into the Chen family, but also force Xiuying to accept the marriage.
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Ma Caifeng happily put on the clothes that Yang's mother had asked Taohua to give her when she last went to Xiuying's house. She gently smoothed out the wrinkles on the clothes, a proud smile on her face.
Then, she sat at her dressing table, carefully combing her hair into a beautiful bun and pinning it with an exquisite wooden hairpin. She looked left and right in the mirror, repeatedly adjusting the position of the hairpin, striving to achieve the most beautiful effect. She was determined to make Yang Qingfeng fall in love with her at first sight.
After packing up, Ma Caifeng couldn't wait to go out. Although this dress was worn by Taohua, the pattern was very beautiful. It was a fresh and elegant print, like a flower blooming in spring, gorgeous and eye-catching.
Moreover, it is made of fine cotton, which is soft and smooth to the touch and very comfortable to wear. Compared with her coarse cloth clothes, this dress is much better. When she gets married, she must wear better clothes than this.
The sky gradually darkened, but the gloomy sky could not dampen Ma Caifeng's fiery heart. Her heart seemed to be burning with a blazing flame, full of expectation and longing.
She walked happily on the hillside leading to Xiuying's house. The mountain road under her feet was rugged and overgrown with weeds, but she was still humming a cheerful little tune and her face was blooming with a smile of a young girl in love.
Zhao Cunliang was holding a large linen bag tightly in his hand, while Tian Guilan was holding a thick stick in her hand. The two of them were walking stealthily on the path.
Suddenly, they saw the flickering figure of the girl in front of them, as well as that familiar dress.
Tian Guilan's eyes lit up, and she lowered her voice and said to Zhao Cunliang, "Boss, God is helping us. This is truly a godsend opportunity!" Her voice was filled with irrepressible excitement and greed.
Before she finished speaking, Tian Guilan rushed forward, raised her stick and hit Ma Caifeng hard on the back of the head. Ma Caifeng didn't even have time to scream before her eyes went black and her body fell limply to the ground.
Her hair bun instantly came undone, and her hairpin fell to the side. Zhao Cunliang saw this and quickly put on a sack, carried Ma Caifeng on his back, and ran home. His steps were staggering, but he didn't dare to slow down at all.
When they got home, their faces flushed with excitement, and they carried the sacks into the woodshed breathlessly. Their eyes were full of anxiety. Then, unexpectedly, things went so smoothly, Tian Guilan turned around and called her youngest son Dagui.
Dagui looked confused as Zhao Cunliang roughly pushed him into the woodshed. His small body stumbled a few steps under the force and he almost fell.
The woodshed was pitch black, and Dagui suddenly felt frightened. He banged on the wooden door and cried, his voice trembling and helpless: "Dad, Mom, I'm scared, let me out!" His crying sounded particularly miserable in the silent night.
Zhao Cunliang stood outside the door with a gloomy face and roared: "Son, there are things your parents gave you in that sack. Your elder brother is the eldest son in the family, so you have to be sacrificed. But you will live a good life in the future." There was no tenderness in his voice, only determination and coldness.
Tian Guilan wiped her tears and said hypocritically: "Dagui, don't blame your parents for being cruel. This is all for our family." Her voice was choked, but it couldn't hide the selfishness and ruthlessness in her eyes.
Dagui fumbled around in the darkness, filled with fear, and finally opened the sack. His hands were shaking, his breathing was panicked, and when he saw what was inside the sack, he gasped in fear.
He saw a large clown face painted with colorful colors, and the blood-red lips looked particularly strange in the moonlight.
Under the faint moonlight, the color exuded a gloomy and terrifying atmosphere, just like the man-eating yaksha in folk legends, hideous and terrifying, making people shudder.
Dagui widened his eyes in horror, making a gurgling sound in his throat, but couldn't utter a word. His body kept shaking, and he wanted to escape but couldn't move as if he was under a spell.
Immediately afterwards, Dagui's eyes rolled back, his body went limp, and he fainted.
Ma Ergun and Tian Fuping waited anxiously in the house until dark, but Ma Caifeng still didn't return. The oil lamp in the house flickered, and Tian Fuping was restless. He was really worried and got up to go to Xiuying's house to look for his daughter.
Just as she was about to step out of the room, Ma Ergun suddenly called her.
"Don't go. Let her handle it herself. Don't ruin your daughter's good fortune." Ma Ergun said with a frown.
"How can you say that? My daughter hasn't come back yet, how can I not be worried?" Tian Fuping retorted anxiously, tears welling up in his eyes.
Ma Ergun said with a look of certainty, "Don't worry, my daughter must have been left behind by Yang Qingfeng. I'm a man, and I understand men best. Think about it, my daughter is so beautifully dressed with makeup today, what man can resist?"
A smug smile appeared on his face, as if everything was within his expectations. He was about to have a son-in-law who was a scholar, and maybe even a high-ranking official in the future. His back, which had been bent all his life, would finally straighten.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Although Caifeng is lazy, she is not that kind of casual girl!" Tian Fuping stomped his feet in anger and raised his voice a few degrees.
"Oh, what do you know, woman?" Ma Ergun waved his hand impatiently. "Just wait, it won't be long before my daughter comes back with good news. Go back to sleep and don't ruin her good fortune."