Chapter 955: Why Are You Running? (4)
"...My sister-in-law Xun Hui had agreed to our proposal, and it was her grandfather who came to propose in person, right? They even gave us the eight characters of her birth date, and we’ve prepared all the betrothal gifts. But now she suddenly goes back on her word—is this about raising the bride price? What is my son Haibo supposed to do? How is our family supposed to cope with this..." Yang Baihe was truly playing all the roles of a drama queen. "Xun Hui, you owe us an explanation. It was our father who spoke to you in the beginning. You’re acting like a turtle withdrawing its head now—what do you mean by this? Are you picking on us or what?"
The villagers were all aware of the Yang Family’s grudges, and they knew the state of the Yang Family’s first household as well. Still, human nature is such that back then, the first household of the Yang Family seemed pitiable, thus naturally, everyone tended to sympathize with them. But now things had changed. In just a few months, the first household of the Yang Family had become the richest in the village, even wealthier than the previous landlord. Therefore, aside from those who had always been on good terms with Yang Ruxin’s family and those who never engaged in gossip, there were quite a few who were envious.
Especially in the countryside, where marriages are arranged according to the parents’ orders and the matchmaker’s words, and the children had no power to resist. Otherwise, they would be considered defiant and unfilial, and it would be difficult for them to ever get married after that.
So, after hearing about the marriage arranged by Xun Hui and old man Yang, many people began to sympathize with Yang Baihui.
"Isn’t Yang Ruxin being too much? Since she agreed, she should honor the marriage contract. What does she think she’s doing? A girl who doesn’t even care about her reputation?"
A hint of smugness flashed in Yang Baihui’s eyes.
"There must be some untold story."
"But that’s no excuse to play with people, is it? We’ve seen the Boss of the Feng family. He’s gentle and refined—a very decent young man..."
"We really can’t go on living..." Yang Baihui continued her efforts in a hurry, "My son is so outstanding, yet now his reputation is ruined..."