Shen Ruoxi mustered all the acting skills she had in this life, squeezing out tear after tear, and quickly said, "Grandfather, look at my performance. How about this, give me three days. I will find a way to repay the money within three days. Will you give me a chance?"
She had to secure her own safety first.
The old man was indeed very soft-hearted, and his expression softened again.
A young lady wearing a veil anxiously said loudly, "Grandfather, don't listen to her! How many times has she lied to you?"
The lame young man also quickly said, "Grandfather, don't believe her words, she is definitely lying to you again."
In the corner, a thin woman glared fiercely at Shen Ruoxi. She didn't speak, but the hatred in her eyes was almost enough to flay Shen Ruoxi alive.
Listening to the words of the Original Owner's younger brother and younger sister, and looking at her sister-in-law's gaze, Shen Ruoxi couldn't help but sigh, "Look at the good deeds you've done! Your own younger brother, younger sister, and dear sister-in-law cannot tolerate you!"
If she were an observer, she would definitely applaud, but now she had to bear all these bitter consequences. Shen Ruoxi's heart instantly filled with tears.
Shen Ruoxi clutched the old man's sleeve, "Grandfather, I am not lying to you. Every word I say now is true. Give me three days. If I cannot repay the money in three days, I will pack my bags and marry off myself, and I won't object in the slightest!"
The old man looked at Shen Ruoxi's surging tears and ultimately softened his heart. He sighed, about to say he would give her one more chance, but just then, a young girl pushed through the crowd and walked in, "Grandfather, you absolutely must not be soft-hearted. If you are soft-hearted again, it will harm our entire family!"
The words on the old man's lips were swallowed back.
Shen Ruoxi wanted to bite the speaker to death. She had almost turned the tide. She looked toward the source of the voice—
The person was a young girl of about thirteen or fourteen, wearing a light green dress. Her features were delicate and sweet, her long hair reached her waist, and she carried herself with grace and poise, standing out remarkably in the crowd.
Shen Wan Ni, the heroine of the most vicious supporting female character in history, was intelligent and graceful, the most popular young lady in the village.
Every time Shen Wan Ni was mentioned, she had to be compared with Shen Ruoxi. The two were extreme opposites in the village, one good and one bad, presenting the sharpest contrast.
But—now the beautiful and kind-hearted cousin insisted on marrying her off. Shouldn't she be pleading on her behalf?
Shen Ruoxi tentatively asked, "Cousin, did you say that backward?"
Shen Wan Ni glanced lightly at Shen Ruoxi, looking at her as if she were a pile of trash. Shen Ruoxi was not mistaken; that look was indeed the look one gives trash. "Grandfather, everyone knows exactly what kind of person Eldest Cousin is. She can't even stop doing bad things for three days, let alone earn ten taels of silver in three days?!"
The lame young man strongly agreed, "Grandfather, Cousin is right. Don't believe Shen Ruoxi's words anymore."
The veiled young lady's eyes were gloomy. "Grandfather, if you believe her again, our whole family will be left homeless!"
Shen Ruoxi burst into tears, "Grandfather, if you marry me off now, my entire life will be ruined. It's only three days, I already said, if I can't do it, I'll leave myself. Why are you so anxious about these three days?"
"Grandfather, have you forgotten the lessons of the past?" Shen Wan Ni pointed at the lame young man and the veiled young lady. "Grandfather, they are also your descendants. If you indulge Shen Ruoxi, you are hurting them. You don't have to treat everyone exactly the same, but you shouldn't be too biased, right?"
Shen Ruoxi: "..."
The old man looked at his disfigured younger granddaughter and his crippled younger grandson, and his heart completely hardened. "Ruoxi, you should go. Remember, cover your eyes, and don't come back again."
Shen Ruoxi: "..."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. This scene made Shen Ruoxi want to curse the Original Owner again: How could you be so vicious? To become the public enemy of the entire village at the age of fourteen, you are truly something!
Also, this damned transmigration—starting in hell, unable to even clear the dungeon!!
The most hateful is that Shen Wan Ni. You are the heroine! Go clear your dungeons, earn money to support your family, isn't that good? Why come out and stir up trouble? It doesn't fit your character at all!
Just as Shen Ruoxi was racking her brains to get the Original Owner's grandfather to change his mind, a commotion sounded nearby...
"Xiao Bao, what's wrong with you? Don't scare your mother!"
"Xiao Bao is stuck."
"Quick, use your hand to dig into his throat!"
The child called Xiao Bao had bluish-purple lips, difficulty breathing, and his limbs thrashed wildly. In a short while, his eyes rolled back, and he was clearly about to stop breathing.
Seeing this, Shen Ruoxi hurried forward, her face taking on the serious look she had as a Doctor. She pushed the crowd aside and shouted sternly, "Everyone stand back!!"
As she spoke, she picked up the child to perform emergency aid.
Everyone watched in astonishment, completely forgetting to stop her.
Xiao Bao's mother reacted, thinking Shen Ruoxi was about to harm her child, and cried out in alarm, "Shen Ruoxi, what are you doing?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the child spat out a peach pit. "Cough, cough, cough... cough, cough, cough..."
The child named Xiao Bao had been eating a peach while watching the excitement. After finishing, he put the pit in his mouth to chew on it playfully, accidentally swallowed it, and then the previous incident occurred.
Shen Ruoxi placed the child back into her arms, her expression still very serious, just like when giving medical advice. "It's fine now."
Xiao Bao's mother: "..."
Everyone: "..."
What just happened?
Shen Ruoxi seemed to have saved Xiao Bao!
Impossible. It would be good enough if Shen Ruoxi didn't harm people; how could she possibly save someone!
She must be pretending so she doesn't have to get married!
But this pretense was too convincing. It felt like she was a Doctor just now.
Hallucination, it must be a hallucination!
Everyone looked at Shen Ruoxi as if she were a monster, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Shen Wan Ni's clear eyes looked strange, and she questioned, "What were you just doing?"
Shen Ruoxi's favorable impression of the original novel's heroine had completely vanished after the other party repeatedly forced her to marry. Her attitude turned cold. "I was helping Xiao Bao get the peach pit out. Can't you see?"
Shen Wan Ni frowned in disgust. "You are not a Doctor!"
Shen Ruoxi looked at her with a half-smile. "This is common sense. Does it absolutely have to be a Doctor?"
After speaking, she ignored Shen Wan Ni and walked toward the old man, pleading earnestly, "Grandfather, I beg you one last time. This time I will definitely keep my word, and I will definitely gather the silver to repay the debt in three days. Please trust me one more time."
Seeing Shen Ruoxi save someone, the old man felt that this granddaughter still had hope, so he nodded. "Grandfather agrees."
Shen Ruoxi offered a big smile. The serious expression of a Doctor on a tender face of thirteen or fourteen was indeed a bit incongruous. Smiling innocently and cheerfully like a young girl made her look quite well-behaved.
If people didn't know her, they would never have guessed that a demon lived beneath this beautiful and refined exterior.
"Grandfather, thank you!"
The old man spoke earnestly, "You promised you would correct your mistakes. You must keep your word this time."