“This is a new era where the people are the masters of the country. Are you seriously trying to pull that feudal nonsense of forced marriage and bullying?”
After saying that, she pulled a kitchen cleaver out of her bag and gave the old woman a cold smile. “Go ahead try forcing a marriage. Let’s see if you can sleep at night.”
“So what if we force it? My elder brother-in-law is… Y-you, what are you trying to do? Don’t come any closer…”
The old woman and the No. 39 blind date candidate both backed away in terror.
They had already investigated Su Die’s family background. Her father had died early; Niu Zhenzhu had raised three daughters alone. The Su family on her father’s side didn’t care for the four of them either. To outsiders, they looked easy to bully.
But no matter how much they calculated, they never expected… that the delicate-looking Su Die would be this “crazy”!
She actually chased the No. 39 man and his mother with a cleaver for eight li.
It wasn’t until the old woman truly couldn’t run anymore and dropped to her knees begging for mercy that Su Die finally curled her lips in satisfaction and warned,
“Don’t you dare get any crooked ideas. If I find out you do, your son’s ‘lifeline’ might just disappear forever~”
The richer and more powerful a person was, the more they cherished their life.
No matter how heavenly beautiful Su Die might be, the No. 39 man didn’t dare marry her anymore.
His legs were practically ruined from running. If he lost his manhood too, his entire life would be destroyed.
After scaring them enough, Su Die casually tossed the cleaver back into her space.
That’s right.
On the day she transmigrated, the luxurious villa she had lived in during her previous life came along with her.
In this era of scarcity, with food and clothing in short supply, the inexhaustible supplies in her space filled Su Die with a complete sense of security.
Before being swallowed by a tsunami, Su Die had inherited her CEO grandmother’s publicly listed company and was running it in full swing until one giant wave slammed her straight into this world.
Her grandfather had been a top-tier, nationally renowned master of traditional Chinese medicine, and Su Die had inherited his true teachings.
Her grandmother had been a diplomat fluent in six languages, and her maternal grandfather was an internationally acclaimed architect.
Her father excelled in combat, her mother loved music, and Su Die had been raised as a well-rounded “hexagonal warrior” since childhood.
So after transmigrating, she truly hadn’t been afraid of much. The only thing she feared was Niu Zhenzhu’s tears.
Parents who love their children plan deeply for their future.
Niu Zhenzhu’s wholehearted love for her daughter made Su Die determined to protect this family.
Her two older sisters treated her like a precious treasure, wishing they could place all the good things in the world before her.
It was just a blind date what was the big deal?
If she met some outrageous weirdo, she’d just throw a sack over his head and punch him a few times until he behaved.
Chasing the No. 39 mother and son for several li today was purely to stretch her legs and teach them a lesson.
By the time she returned to Willow Poplar Alley, she was already carrying a fully plucked hen as an apology gift.
After all… she had brandished her cleaver six times today.
The people who had gone to complain to Niu Zhenzhu had probably nearly blown her heart up with anger.
Sure enough, as soon as she stepped into the courtyard, she heard Niu Zhenzhu’s loud scolding:
“When she gets back, I’m going to break her legs! Instead of properly going on blind dates, she waves a knife around to scare people. If word spreads, who would dare marry her?”
“Mom, Little Sister is beautiful. She only pulled the knife to protect herself. That’s better than being bullied, right?”
“Exactly! I think she did the right thing. She cut off those filthy people’s crooked thoughts directly.”
Hearing her sisters defend her warmed Su Die’s heart. Being surrounded by love felt wonderful.
“Mom! Big Sister, Second Sister I’m back!”
Su Die beamed and pushed the door open.
Niu Zhenzhu stood there holding a ruler, glaring fiercely at her.
“You still know how to come back? Wang Bao from the Meat Processing Factory was so scared by you he wet himself. His mother even chased me to my workplace!
And the second son from the Gong family you nearly chopped off his little finger! You.
If this keeps up, no one will set you up on blind dates anymore.
You can’t buy a job, you can’t get married. If a girl like you ends up alone and gets sent to the countryside, how will you survive?
Wuwuwu… why is my life so bitter… Her father, open your eyes and look…”
As she scolded, Niu Zhenzhu grew more and more upset and started crying, making Su Die’s heart ache.
“I already have someone. A soldier. I took a liking to him at first sight.”
Su Die had planned to tell her after dating him a few days, but judging from the situation, she couldn’t wait any longer.
“Really? You’re not lying?”
Niu Zhenzhu stopped crying immediately, though suspicion still colored her tone.
“Of course it’s true. Would I lie to you?”
Su Die recounted in detail what had happened at the state-run restaurant, making her two sisters and Niu Zhenzhu beam with joy.
Su Lan grabbed her hand, grinning from ear to ear. “Finally, there’s a man who meets Little Sister’s standards. Bring him back tomorrow for Mom to see.”
“He’s stationed in the Northwest? If you two get married, wouldn’t you have to follow the army to the frontier?”
Su Xue was reluctant for her little sister to leave home so far away. They had hoped Su Die would find a local man in the capital with a stable job, so the family could stay together.
But fate had it that she fell for someone so far away.
“Who knows if it’ll work out? Let’s date for a while first. If it doesn’t work, I’ll keep going on blind dates. There are still fifty days before the final deadline to be sent to the countryside—plenty of time,” Su Die said with a smile.
“Hmph. Saturday is a rest day. You must bring him back for me. These old bones of mine can’t handle your nonsense much longer.”
Niu Zhenzhu tossed aside the ruler and issued her final ultimatum.
Su Die sighed and compromised.
“Fine. I’ll try.”
“Mom, hurry and cook. I’m starving. Let’s stew the chicken I’ll go lie down for a bit.”
She stuffed the hen into Niu Zhenzhu’s hands, made a silly face, and ran off.
“Big Sister, Second Sister, stay for dinner before going back. Call me when it’s ready!”
Su Lan worked as a sales clerk at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. She had married a worker from the machinery factory and had a daughter.
Su Xue worked as a textile worker in the weaving factory workshop. Her husband worked there too, and they didn’t have children yet.
Both sisters loved Su Die dearly and even wanted to give her their jobs.
But Su Die knew that once a woman lost her job, her status in her husband’s family would plummet.
Even families where both spouses worked were struggling to make ends meet in these times let alone surviving on a single income.
Her sisters treated her well, and she wouldn’t, in good conscience, push them into a pit of fire.
“Where did the chicken come from?”
Niu Zhenzhu asked uneasily from beside the window.
“I helped Old Master Ge organize his documents. I used the payment he gave me to buy it.”
After transmigrating, Su Die had quickly found herself a way to earn money.
In the innermost courtyard of Willow Poplar Alley lived an impressive old gentleman. Rumor had it he was a master-level translator who had retired from a high position. Every month, someone special came to collect the translated materials he completed.
With her solid abilities, Su Die had become the old man’s personal assistant, earning some money and ration coupons also giving a legitimate source to the goods she took out of her space.
Hearing that, Niu Zhenzhu said nothing more and went into the kitchen to prepare the chicken.