“Chuxia, just listen to your mother. Li Guangyuan is a sought-after young man within ten miles, skilled at fieldwork just like you. Teaming up together, how could your married life be bad? Mom isn’t going to harm you.”
“At that time, Mom will ask for 300 yuan as the bride price for you. Don’t worry, Mom will keep the money for you; it’ll be your backbone in the future.”
Lin Chuxia looked at her middle-aged mother in front of her, finally coming back to her senses after the shock.
She thought she had died in a car accident but unexpectedly, she returned to the year she got married at twenty.
Her family was arranging her marriage to her husband from her past life, the farmer from the neighboring village—Li Guangyuan.
Hearing his name, Lin Chuxia’s breathing quickened, and just as she was about to refuse the marriage proposal, suddenly a figure rushed over, “I don’t want to marry someone surnamed Qin, I want to marry Li Guangyuan.”
It was her older sister, Lin Jiayi.
Mother Lin was also startled, “What tantrums are you throwing? Stop talking nonsense.”
“I’m not talking nonsense, Mom, I don’t want to marry into the Qin Family, I want to marry into the Li Family and marry Li Guangyuan. Let my younger sister marry Qin Yang.”
Lin Chuxia squinted her eyes. Was her elder sister also reborn?
Seeing her eldest daughter’s eyes turning red with urgency, Mother Lin stood up and pulled her aside, “Child, the Qin Family was carefully chosen by your mother. Qin Yang works as a laborer. Although it’s in another place, he sends money home every month; once married, you can go with him and you won’t even have to take care of your in-laws…”
Lin Chuxia leisurely watched the mother and daughter, her mother’s attitude of fooling herself never seemed to change, in the end, it’s just indifference.
Suddenly raising her voice, “Yes, elder sister, Mom is right. Let me marry into the Li Family then. You never have to do fieldwork at home; how would you manage if married into the Li Family?”
Lin Jiayi sharply turned her head, her eyes bloodshot as she stared at Lin Chuxia, “You want to compete with me?”
Lin Chuxia spread her hands, “I’m just considering it for elder sister.”
Mother Lin also felt Lin Chuxia made sense, “Your younger sister is right. Mom looked everywhere just to find you a match where you don’t have to work the fields,” a marital home is really different from a parental home.
Lin Jiayi took a step back, her expression fierce, “If Mom and Dad don’t agree, I’ll just kill myself.”
Mother Lin had never seen her eldest daughter like this. She hurriedly comforted her, “There’s no need to marry if you don’t want to. We’ll look for another proposal tomorrow. Let’s not marry into the Qin Family, I assure you we’ll find you a better match.”
Lin Jiayi’s face, which had just eased up, grew anxious again with the words that followed, “I don’t want anyone else; I just want to marry Li Guangyuan, otherwise, I’ll die and let you all see.”
Where could Mother Lin dare to disagree? She quickly complied, “Alright, alright, alright, marry, marry Li Guangyuan. Later, I’ll have the matchmaker talk to the Qin family to cancel this marriage. What a pity, such a good proposal! Dad, perhaps you should find another matchmaker…”
Before Mother Lin could finish, Lin Jiayi grabbed her, “Mom, why all the trouble? The younger sister also needs to get married, right? Let her marry Qin Yang then. You said it yourself, such a good proposal; what a waste if not given to younger sister.”
She now looked meaningfully at Lin Chuxia, a complete change from her previous eagerness.
Lin Chuxia caught her gaze and finally confirmed it.
Her elder sister had also been reborn.
Desiring to switch the marriage arrangement was probably because she saw how glamorous her previous life was.
In her previous life, Li Guangyuan eventually became the CEO of a listed company. The whole Li Family could be said to be wealthy, and she was the envied Mrs. Li, only that…
Lin Chuxia lowered her eyes and a sneer appeared on her lips.
The matter did not take long; after lunch, Mr. Lin and Mother Lin went out, and by evening, everything was settled.
Mr. Lin got straight to the point, “Today, your mom and I have settled both of your marriage arrangements. Next month, Qin Yang will be back, and it’s the right time to handle the marriage affairs. His work requires the fiancée’s documents, and I have already given Chuxia’s to the Qin Family. We’ve also set the date with the Li Family. There are only a few auspicious days next month, so we decided to fix it on the same day, which also saves us the hassle of preparing twice, which is nice.”
Lin Chuxia kept her head down silently; she did not expect that the arrangement would actually proceed, which showed that her mom had really put in effort for her older sister.
Lin Jiadong, who had just returned from school, asked puzzledly, “Wasn’t elder sister supposed to marry Brother Qin Yang? Why was the second sister’s document given to the Qin Family?”
Lin Jiayi, hearing the results, was thrilled. Annoyed by her little brother’s question, she kicked him, “When adults are talking, why are you interrupting?”
Mr. Lin also felt that it was time to explain clearly, no matter what others said, his own family should not be chaotic.
“We’ve considered it too. The Qin Family surely is a good marriage prospect, but Jiayi is hot-tempered and not suitable, they might think we deceived them by sending her. It’s better to marry the honest Li Guangyuan. Chuxia, you are capable and diligent, you’ll have a good life whoever you marry. Marrying into the Qin Family means you’re going to enjoy a fortunate life.”
Lin Jiadong couldn’t help but ask again, “Dad, aren’t you afraid elder sister might deceive the Li Family by marrying Guangyuan?”
Unsurprisingly, he received another kick.
Mother Lin glared at her younger son, “What are you talking about? The Li Family are humble farmers, what could your sister take advantage of? Your dad and I have discussed with both families. For the second daughter, the Qin Family will provide a dowry of three hundred yuan. Jiayi will marry into the Li Family, procuring a dowry of eighty yuan from them. What could the Li Family possibly have to complain about?”
She then spoke to Lin Chuxia, “Second daughter, rest assured, with your parents’ support, have no fear; once you marry into Qin Family, just win over your husband and you’ll have everything. The dowry money will be kept by me; remember my words, this is your backbone.”
Lin Chuxia slightly narrowed her eyes, still looking timid, and simply replied, “I understand, I’ll listen to mom and dad.”
After they finished discussing, they sent them back to their rooms to sleep, but Lin Jiayi stayed behind.
Seeing her eldest daughter beaming, Mother Lin approached and lightly tapped her forehead.
“Are you satisfied? I don’t know what got into you, the Li Family is far inferior to the Qin Family. Qin Yang has a government job with a monthly salary, and if he gets promoted, you’ll become a government official’s wife. What does Li Guangyuan have? He’s just a farmer; even the dowry couldn’t be increased much, otherwise you’ll definitely face hard times once married.”
Lin Jiayi, hugging her mother’s arm and acting coquettishly, said, “Mom, I know you’re the best. I wasn’t being foolish. I heard Qin Yang barely returns home all year, even if he earns a lot, marrying him would be no different from living like a widow. Don’t look down on Li Guangyuan farming now; it doesn’t mean he’ll farm forever. He’s capable, just you wait and see, he will definitely surpass Mr. Qin.”
Mentioning Qin Yang, a touch of resentment flashed in Lin Jiayi’s eyes, such that she was even reluctant to speak his name since being reborn.
