Upon hearing Chen Yansheng’s words, Yu Bingjie appeared dazed.
She remembered the madness of last night, and Chen Yansheng’s promise to marry her.
In an instant, my panicked and helpless heart seemed to find a reassurance.
“Bingjie, if you don’t open the door, I’m just barging in.”
At that moment, Chen Yansheng’s voice came from outside again.
Upon hearing this, Yu Bingjie quickly said, “No, I’ll open the door for you.”
As she spoke, she quickly got up and went to open the door.
As soon as the courtyard gate opened, Yu Bingjie ignored the strange looks from the neighbors and pulled Chen Yansheng inside.
After closing the door, Yu Bingjie looked at Chen Yansheng with a complicated expression and sighed softly, “You shouldn’t have come.”
Chen Yansheng seemed not to hear Yu Bingjie’s words, carrying the rice, peanut oil, and pork belly into the kitchen while saying to his mother:
“Aunt Mei, I brought you some rice, oil and meat. You’ve been sick for so long, you need to eat something nutritious.”
As he spoke, he took out a packet of fruit candies wrapped in oil paper from his pocket and handed it to Yu Bingjie’s mentally challenged younger brother, Yu Jie, saying:
“Xiao Jie, I brought you some fruit candies, would you like to try some?”
Upon hearing this, Yu Jie smiled sheepishly, took the fruit candy from Chen Yansheng, and said:
“Thank you, Brother Yansheng.”
As he spoke, he picked up a piece of fruit candy and held it to Aunt Mei’s lips: “Mom, the fruit candy is delicious, you have it.”
“Little Jie, you can eat this fruit candy yourself,” Aunt Mei said with a forced smile.
She already knew about the affair between her daughter and Chen Yansheng.
But with their family’s circumstances, how could they possibly be a match for a high-achieving student like Chen Yansheng, who is about to go to university?
Now, it’s up to our daughter to decide how to handle it.
Seeing that Chen Yansheng ignored her, Yu Bingjie gritted her teeth and said, “Yansheng, are you even listening to me?”
“Yu Bingjie, have you forgotten what I said to you last night in the mountain god temple?”
Chen Yansheng patted Yu Jie’s head, then turned to look at Yu Bingjie, his face serious, and said:
“I’m your man. All you need to do now is tell me what happened while I was away from the village today?”
Hearing Chen Yansheng’s words, Yu Bingjie’s expression was somewhat complicated. She gritted her teeth and finally spoke:
“Around noon today, Wang Mazi brought some men to our door…”
It turns out that after what happened last night, Wang Mazi knew that Yu Bingjie might have had a relationship with Chen Yansheng, so he brought people to her door today.
He forced Bingjie to pay back the 10,000 yuan that the Yu family owed him within seven days.
Otherwise, he would treat her as an object and sell her to a lame cousin in the distance as his wife.
The news of Wang Mazi breaking off the engagement quickly spread throughout the village, and it was also mixed with the ambiguous relationship between Yu Bingjie and Chen Yansheng.
The gossipy women in the village, having nothing better to do, love to chat about anything.
Adding to what happened at the mountain temple last night, the story quickly spread by word of mouth, turning into versions such as Yu Bingjie seducing Chen Yansheng, being a vixen, and causing her father’s death.
Hearing this, Chen Yansheng understood the whole story.
His face furrowed slightly; he hadn’t expected Wang Mazi to be so decisive.
After learning about his relationship with Yu Bingjie, he immediately gave up on marrying her and instead forced her to pay off her debts with her body.
“Bingjie, your deadbeat father and I have dragged you down.”
Aunt Mei looked guilty and sighed:
“If your brother and I die, you can move to another place and not be afraid of being humiliated by people like Wang Mazi!”
“Mom, what nonsense are you talking about? You and Xiao Jie are my only family. I won’t allow you to die!”
Yu Bingjie’s eyes reddened, and she said through gritted teeth.
Seeing Aunt Mei’s deathly expression, Chen Yansheng hurriedly tried to persuade her:
“Aunt Mei, things haven’t gotten to that point yet.”
“I’ll pay back the money your family owes Wang Mazi!”
Aunt Mei looked surprised when she heard Chen Yansheng’s words: “You’re coming to pay it back?”
“That’s right, I want to marry Yu Bingjie. From now on, the Yu family’s affairs will be my affairs!” Chen Yansheng said solemnly.
“You only want to take responsibility because you bullied my daughter last night?”
“Aunt Mei, even without what happened between Yu Bingjie and me at the mountain temple last night, I still genuinely want to marry her!”
Chen Yansheng raised his finger and solemnly swore an oath:
“I swear to God, I will never let her suffer the slightest grievance after we get married. If I break this vow, may I be struck by lightning…”
Before he could finish speaking, Yu Bingjie quickly covered his mouth: “Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey, what nonsense are you talking about? Spit it out and say it again.”
But seeing Chen Yansheng’s vow, she was deeply moved.
Aunt Mei looked at Chen Yansheng with a complicated expression and sighed softly:
“You are a high-achieving student who is about to go to university. Your parents and your sister may not agree to it.”
Upon hearing her mother’s words, Yu Bingjie’s face darkened.
It is true that she and Chen Yansheng’s sister, Chen Yuting, are best friends.
But the two were just good friends.
Although Chen Yansheng’s parents farmed at home, Chen Yuting followed the trend of the times and started a stall business in the city at a young age.
In addition, Chen Yuting has a strong personality and is known for her fiery temper in Stone Village.
At home, she directly manages her parents and two younger brothers.
With my qualifications, being friends with someone is fine, but Chen Yuting might not agree to be my sister-in-law.
Just then, a strong and powerful hand took her hand.
Chen Yansheng’s magnetic voice also rang out in the courtyard:
“Aunt Mei, I will convince my parents and my sister!”
“Yu Bingjie, I’m determined to marry you!”
Seeing Chen Yansheng’s resolute face, Yu Bingjie’s heart melted completely at that moment.
Seeing Chen Yansheng’s earnest expression, Aunt Mei was overjoyed and wept tears of joy.
“Alright, alright, it would be a blessing for Bingjie to marry you.”
“If her dead father knew this in the afterlife, he could rest in peace.”
Seeing Aunt Mei nod in agreement to his marriage with Yu Bingjie, Chen Yansheng felt relieved.
Next, as long as he can convince his parents and sister, the marriage between the two families can be settled.
…
Outside the Chen family courtyard.
Yu Bingjie looked at the gate of the Chen family’s courtyard with a somewhat nervous expression.
She actively seduced her best friend’s younger brother and they had an affair in the mountain temple.
She didn’t know if she would still be friends with her best friend Chen Yuting if they met again.
“Don’t worry, I’ll take care of everything.”
Seeing Yu Bingjie’s nervousness, Chen Yansheng squeezed her delicate hand and said.
The two exchanged a glance and stepped into the Chen family courtyard together.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, Chen Yansheng saw his parents and his sister Chen Yuting sitting at a small table in the yard, their faces ashen.
His younger brother, Chen Shuisheng, was the first to see him and kept winking at him, signaling him to hurry up.
But in the end, we were still a step too late.
The moment Chen Yuting saw her younger brother, Chen Yansheng, leading Yu Bingjie through the door, her already ashen face darkened even further.
“Chen Yansheng, it seems that what the villagers said is true.”
“You didn’t come home all night last night. Did you really spend it at the mountain temple, having an affair with Yu Bingjie?”