“It is the New Era now, and arranged marriages are remnants of feudalism.
As a young person of the New Era, I will not continue to accept this engagement.
Besides, I am practically a City Dweller now, I am no longer on the same path as your Liu Family's Lin Tang.
It is better for everyone if we break off the engagement sooner rather than later…”
He was about to transition from being a Temporary Worker at the food processing plant to a Formal Worker.
Even though Lin Tang’s family had many brothers, and she herself was a high school student, she was no longer worthy of him.
It was best to settle this marriage as soon as possible.
That way, he could find a city wife.
Li Xiuli was so angry her chest heaved violently, and she asked through gritted teeth, “You really want to break off the engagement?”
She was extremely angry!
Just thinking about her daughter being sent home by the villagers, covered in blood and barely breathing.
Before she had even woken up, her future son-in-law, Liu Guohui, came to break the engagement.
Li Xiuli was trembling with rage.
She didn't know if the idea to break the engagement came from the Liu Family or from this useless man.
No matter who it was, her daughter would not suffer this insult in vain!
When Liu Guohui heard the words ‘break off the engagement,’ his expression shifted slightly.
“Break off the engagement? I am a progressive young man following the organization, resolutely refusing to bow down to arranged marriage.
Is there anything wrong with that? There is nothing wrong with that!
Auntie Li, don't blow this out of proportion; just agree to the broken engagement cleanly and quickly!”
Li Xiuli couldn't help but clench her fists.
Before she could speak, the door to Lin Tang’s room creaked open.
“Mother, since he wants to break the engagement, let’s break it!”
Lin Tang didn't even glance at Liu Guohui, looking steadily at Li Mu, while a storm raged in her heart.
Mother, you don't know how much I wanted to go home.
Thinking of dreaming of Father and Mother’s backs every night, thinking of how seeing the elderly made her heart ache until she cried, thinking of how she dared not recall any memory of this place anymore…
For a period, she even thought that Shuangshan Brigade, Lin Lu, Li Xiuli, Lin Qingshan… all these people were figments of her imagination, that they didn't actually exist.
It is so good to be back, to see Mother again!
When Liu Guohui saw Lin Tang come out, he looked slightly uncomfortable.
Upon hearing what she said, his face turned green with anger.
He had actually liked Lin Tang before.
Because she was too beautiful to be like a village girl.
If it weren't for her being too reserved, not even allowing hand-holding or a kiss.
He wouldn't have broken the engagement so readily.
“Lin Tang! Who do you think you are, looking down on me? I’m about to secure an Iron Rice Bowl, and what about you?
You, who digs in the dirt in the countryside, what qualifications do you have to say such things?”
“Even if you are a high school student, you can’t even find a Temporary Worker job.
You are useless; no matter what, I am much better than you.”
His eyes held a hidden smugness, treating Lin Tang as if she were sour grapes.
Lin Tang looked at Liu Guohui and almost vomited sour bile from disgust.
Because of a man like this, in her previous life, she was targeted and bullied by Wang Zhaodi, “??”
Ugh…
Disgusting!
“Fine, you’re amazing!” Lin Tang didn't want to argue with the man in front of her anymore, waving her hand as if shooing away a fly.
“I agree to the broken engagement, now hurry up and scram… cough… leave my house!”
Please, stop making a scene here.
Wouldn't it be better to use this time to enter the Lucky Draw?
Liu Guohui felt a blockage in his chest; he felt very uneasy.
In his view, since he was so excellent, Lin Tang’s correct reaction to the broken engagement should have been weeping bitterly.
At least not this calm demeanor that didn't stir up the slightest Ripples, and even a bit of… dislike?
Liu Guohui looked towards Lin Tang.
The young girl’s face was pale, her head wrapped in a circle of white cloth.
There was a scratch mark from a fingernail on her fair, pink face, which made one’s heart ache unbearably.
Her hair was messy, her braided pigtails undone, making her look slightly curly.
Her eyes, like sharp autumn pupils, held a layer of sleepy moisture, causing a slight tremor in the observer’s Heart when she looked at them.
This was a delicate person, not like a village girl, but like a Little fairy pampered and cherished.
Liu Guohui hesitated for a moment.
But upon thinking of the Broad and smooth road ahead of him, he became resolute again.
He definitely would not regret this!
“Fine, you agreed too. Our engagement is void; from now on, the man marries and the woman weds, and we have nothing to do with each other.”
After speaking, Liu Guohui left without looking back.
Seeing her daughter agree to the broken engagement, Li Xiuli sighed, feeling that both she and the girl’s father had been blind.
How could they have chosen such a fiancé for their daughter?
But it was good that the engagement was broken now.
If the two had married, it would have been even more disgusting.
“Daughter, don’t be sad. Your father and I will find you someone better later. If one bad one leaves, a good one will come. It’s nothing…” Li Xiuli comforted her.
But in her heart, she thought that breaking an engagement wasn't a good thing these days, and the gossiping women in the village would surely talk.
Before Lin Tang could speak, a Pig Head face popped up over the right courtyard wall—it was Wang Zhaodi.
“Hee hee hee, that’s hilarious, Lin Tang, you actually got your engagement broken, it’s killing me!”
She cackled, her voice full of mockery, extremely irritating.
Her face was red and swollen, her eyes narrowed into slits as she secretly laughed.
“Wang Zhaodi, you still dare to come here and cause trouble!”
She was the one who cracked her daughter’s head open, and now she dares to come gloat?
Is that something a human would do?!
Li Xiuli’s brows furrowed fiercely, and wiping her sleeve, she picked up the chamber pot from the outhouse door.
With a ‘splash,’ she flung the foul water onto Wang Zhaodi’s head.
“Scram! If you don’t leave now, I’ll treat you to another bucket of urine.”
In countryside homes, there were no indoor toilets, and the yard had no lights, so everyone kept a chamber pot ready.
The pot had a faint yellow layer on top; it wasn't terribly smelly, but the odor was definitely unpleasant.
Wang Zhaodi was nearly choked unconscious by the stench.
“…Ahhh…”
She stomped her feet in anger, and the round bucket she stepped on slipped.
The next second, a ‘thud’ sounded from the adjacent yard, followed by a cry of pain.
“Ah! My waist.”
Li Xiuli spat towards the wall, cursing the girl next door for not learning her lesson, and quickly went to wash her hands.
“Tangtang, hurry back to your room! Don't let the injury on your head get worse. Are you hungry? Mother will bring your meal in shortly.”
Lin Tang’s head did hurt a bit, so she responded and went back to her room.
Before leaving, she cast a faint glance at the courtyard wall, a cold light flashing in the bottom of her eyes.
If it weren't for this person in her previous life, she wouldn't have died, nor would she have spent over twenty years all alone.
As a result, she now felt somewhat unsure how to be close to her Family.
Just as Lin Tang sat back on the bed, the System chirped.
“Host has received the Beginner Gift Package, do you wish to draw now?”
Lin Tang looked expectant, “Draw!”
Saying that, she tapped the transparent light screen in front of her, her face full of anticipation.
The disk spun with a clatter, and the pointer stopped at a small fan in the corner.
“…Ding… Congratulations to the Host for obtaining one session of Marrow Cleansing…” the System said.
As soon as it finished speaking, Lin Tang felt a warmth spread through the four limbs and hundred bones of her body.
Her whole body felt strong, and even the stinging pain in the back of her head eased slightly.
Awesome!
The side effect was that she was even hungrier!!
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