"Did Yang Ming say he would marry you?"
The moment Hehua’s mother entered the house, she asked her daughter Hehua. Hehua was not young anymore; if she didn’t marry soon, the daughters-in-law in the family would have opinions. They had always wanted to find a wealthy family, which is why they had delayed until now.
Hehua dared not answer, fearing that if she admitted she had been rejected, her mother would truly marry her off to that old man as a concubine! She still had a chance; she couldn’t give up yet.
"I did go and see, Yang Ming is always following his wife around like a shadow; their relationship seems good," her mother said.
"You’re not deceiving me, are you? If you ask me, you’d better hurry and marry into the Li family of the county. You could eat well, drink well, and never worry about clothing! It took us several years to find such a family."
Hehua’s mother had never liked Yang Ming; his family was poor, even though things were a bit better now, they were still far inferior to the rich Li family of the city. Besides, they were offering a hundred taels; no other girl was worth that much!
Now that Yang Ming disagreed, it exactly matched her own wishes! This way her daughter couldn’t blame her for not agreeing to Yang Ming!
"Mother, no, I want to marry Brother Ming, he will agree!" Hehua said angrily before slamming the door and going inside.
"You dare slam doors? Tomorrow, I’ll have the matchmaker come over to discuss this. You have no say in the matter."
Seeing her daughter , Hehua’s mother was very angry. Keeping her daughter had led to enmity; she had to marry her daughter off to a wealthy man, and however, she was still her daughter; she wasn’t as important as a son.
Hehua thought her mother was just speaking out of anger and wouldn’t really have someone come so soon, but, unexpectedly, the matchmaker really visited the next afternoon. Hehua was terrified when she saw her and sneaked off to Yang Ming’s house:
"Second aunt, where are Brother Ming and Third Sister-in-law?"
"They both went to the rented courtyard..."
Before Yang Ming’s mother could finish speaking, Hehua ran off like a shot.
At that moment, the rented courtyard was peaceful until suddenly, loud pounding on the door was heard. Everyone looked up and out, wondering who was in such a hurry!
Yang Ming quickly went to open the door, only to find Hehua throwing herself at him, hugging him tightly, "Brother Ming." Then she started crying loudly.
Yang Ming, caught off guard by this sudden embrace, managed to react only moments later, shoving Hehua away and stepping back, harshly saying, "Hehua, please have some dignity!"
"Brother Ming, just marry me, I really like you a lot!" But Hehua, not giving up, still went forward to grasp Yang Ming.
Everyone seeing this scene was shocked; Hehua was too bold, with his wife still around, and in front of so many people! This was utterly shameless!
Xiaoxiao’s face turned green when she saw this, "Goodness, Little Qingmei! Look at you, Yang Ming, I’m utterly humiliated. I did say it, if you provoke me again, I’ll hit you every time I see you."
Without waiting for Yang Ming to speak, she moved quickly forward and slapped her.
"This slap is for spreading rumors about Yang Dong and me."
Before Hehua could react, Xiaoxiao hit her again with the back of her hand, "This slap is for coveting my husband!"
Seeing his wife truly angry, and now that she had even started hitting people, Yang Ming immediately said, "Hehua, I’ve already made it very clear. In this lifetime, I only have Xiaoxiao as my wife!"
"I don’t believe it, it must be because of her; she doesn’t agree to a divorce, does she?" Hehua pointed at Xiaoxiao, yelling loudly at Yang Ming!
At this moment, Xiaoxiao also became enraged, "I will not divorce, what can you do to me!"