“Miánmián!”
“Miánmián, you cannot let anything happen to you. If something happens to you, how will Grandma go on living?”
“My good granddaughter, Grandpa’s precious girl will surely turn misfortune into good fortune.”
It was so noisy.
Hadn’t she been sent to the underworld by mistake and been arguing with the King of Hell, demanding an explanation and haggling over compensation?
How had she suddenly been thrown into the novel world of the 1970s?
The original owner of this body was nothing more than a cannon fodder character. As the beloved granddaughter of the brigade leader, she had desperately clung to her fiancé, whom she had been engaged to since childhood. However, when he returned from studying abroad, he brought another woman home as his wife. The original owner refused to accept it and caused all kinds of trouble. In the end, she accidentally fell into the river and died.
And now, after being sent here by the King of Hell, she had become the delicate young woman who had just been rescued from the river.
“Cough, cough, cough…”
Mu Mianmian coughed up all the water in her stomach. A man’s coat had been draped over her body.
That was how things were in a village. Whenever anything happened, everyone would come running to watch. At this moment, almost the entire village had gathered around.
“My goodness, Mu Mianmian really has no shame. Chang Jianjun does not want her anymore, yet she keeps pestering him and even jumps into the river to threaten him.”
“The wife Chang Jianjun brought back is from the city. She studied abroad and even has a formal job. Anyone would know who to choose.”
The original owner’s grandmother, Li Fengjiao, was a fierce woman who fiercely protected her own family. She immediately shouted back, “Nonsense! Chang Jianjun knew perfectly well that he already had a marriage agreement, yet he married someone else outside. Isn’t that just because he wanted to climb higher? After coming back, he even tried to put all the blame on my granddaughter. He can dream!”
Although the brigade leader, Mu Changhe, was a fair and upright man, whenever it came to his granddaughter, he was just as protective and biased in her favor.
“The Chang family must give our family an explanation. Chang Jianjun was away for three years, and it was my granddaughter who took care of his entire family all this time. Now that he has gotten what he wanted, he wants to abandon her and even drove my granddaughter to the point where she nearly lost her life. There is no such logic in this world!”
Mu Mianmian had already sorted through the original story after merging with the original owner’s memories. She struggled to support herself and stand up.
She was so short.
She lowered her head and looked at herself. The original owner was actually this petite. No wonder everyone called her a delicate young woman.
“Chang Jianjun, since you are already married, why didn’t you come to my family to discuss breaking off the engagement after you had already been home for two days?”
Wait a moment. Why was her voice so sweet and delicate too?
Good heavens, what kind of body had that damned King of Hell given her?
Chang Jianjun was fairly decent looking, although his skin was rather dark and he was around one hundred and seventy five centimeters tall. He simply did not fit Mu Mianmian’s taste at all.
“I, I just got home. There were many things to deal with, and I was busy. I was going to come to your family to break off the engagement, but you came over and caused a scene without saying anything, so I could not do anything about it.”
He had actually managed to shift all the blame onto the original owner.
Mu Mianmian felt a tightness in her chest. It was probably the resentment left behind by the original owner that made her eyes turn red, making her look like a little rabbit.
“I waited three years for my fiancé to come home, and when he finally returned, he brought another woman with him. I waited for an explanation but never received one. Was I not even allowed to come here myself and ask? Besides, I have five hundred yuan worth of dowry money at their house. I have to get it back.”
As the saying went, it was difficult to strike someone who came with a smile. Mu Mianmian first reasoned with the female lead. She could deal with everything else later.
Lu Xiangxiang frowned slightly.
Why did this woman seem to have changed after being pulled out of the river?
She was not making a scene anymore. Instead, she could actually analyze everything so calmly.
“The dowry money should naturally be returned.” Even if it was only to show her generosity, Lu Xiangxiang would certainly agree.
Mu Mianmian continued, “There are also three years’ worth of grain coupons, cloth coupons, meat coupons, the medical expenses for Uncle Chang and Aunt Chang, as well as the daily necessities for the household.
Adding everything up, let us count it as five hundred yuan. That makes one thousand yuan in total. Please return it.”
She held out her hand.
Her hand was petite, fair, and tender. She truly did not look like the hand of a village girl.
“What!” Aunt Chang exploded. “One thousand yuan? Are you trying to extort us? When did you ever spend that much money on our family?”
Mu Mianmian looked obedient and well behaved. “I have an account book.”
She turned around. “Big Brother, please go get it for me. It is in the drawer in my room.”
Mu Lao Da immediately ran home without another word.
Mu Mianmian then pointed at the jade pendant around Lu Xiangxiang’s neck. “Miss, that jade pendant was our engagement token when Chang Jianjun and I became engaged. Since he has married you now, could you return it to me?”
Her polite tone made Lu Xiangxiang’s face feel as though she had been slapped ten times, leaving it burning with embarrassment.
The original owner’s grandmother recognized it too.
“Good heavens, Chang Jianjun! That was the engagement token between my granddaughter and you, yet you actually gave it to another woman to please her. Does your Chang family have no shame at all?”
“I did not…” Chang Jianjun was about to deny it.
He had genuinely forgotten about the jade pendant.
Back when he and Lu Xiangxiang were dating, she had said that it looked beautiful, so he had casually given it to her. How could he have known that something like this would happen today?
A deep male voice suddenly rang out. His words were clear, steady, and powerful.
“If it belongs to someone else, return it to her immediately.”
Chang Jianjun seemed very afraid of him.
“Yes, Commander.”
Although Lu Xiangxiang was reluctant to give it up, she had no choice but to return the jade pendant to Mu Mianmian.
At this moment, Mu Mianmian was looking at the man who had just spoken.
He was so handsome.
The King of Hell had said he would give her a husband who completely matched her taste. Sure enough, he had not deceived her.
And he was even a commander, which meant he would make an excellent source of support.
The coat covering her body should belong to this handsome commander too, right?
“Are you Chang Jianjun’s superior? Thank you for standing up for me,” Mu Mianmian said with a smile.
Since this man had the potential to become her future husband, she absolutely had to make herself noticed first.
Someone watching the spectacle laughed and teased, “Miánmián, he did more than just stand up for you. He personally jumped into the river and pulled you out. He is your lifesaver.”
“That’s right. The coat you are wearing belongs to the commander too.”
“Tsk, tsk, tsk. You were carried out of the river by an unfamiliar man and are now wearing his clothes. Even though Mu Mianmian is the beloved granddaughter of the brigade leader, it will not be easy for her to get married in the future.”
Yan Tingfeng’s gaze had been fixed on Mu Mianmian from the very beginning.
Love at first sight.
He felt an inexplicable ache in his heart.
The delicate little girl had been abandoned by her unfaithful fiancé and had even tried to take her own life. Did she really like Chang Jianjun that much?
Yan Tingfeng stood straight in front of Mu Mianmian.
“A girl’s reputation is the most important thing. I will take responsibility for this matter. My name is Yan Tingfeng. I am a commander in the military region and Chang Jianjun’s superior. I am from the capital city. My parents and grandparents all served in the military, so my family background is absolutely respectable. I am twenty four years old, and I have never had any intimate contact with another woman.”