146 Extortion
Mrs. Hu was no idiot.
She quickly noticed that Zhao ilan wasn’t completely indifferent toward Hu Yiming.
Realizing it, she imdiately changed the topic.
There were things that couldn’t be rushed after all.
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If her son liked Zhao ilan, then she, as his mother, would do her best to help her son.
Although Zhao ilan grew up in the village, her personality and attitude were much better than Zhao ijuan’s.
Besides, she didn’t like the fact that Madam Zhu had no table manners. She was very disgusted by that.
The reason Mrs. Hu ca to Lengshui Village was to call off the engagent between Hu Yiming and Zhao ijuan.
No mother would be happy to let her son beco like a bargaining chip that was tossed around by others.
Mrs. Hu took the chance to change the topic. Seeing how Zhao Guitang and the rest refused to accept the compensation, she decided to leave Zhao Guitang’s ho with her husband. They headed to Zhao You’s ho to et with Madam Zhu so that they could call off the engagent.
Zhao ilan entered the kitchen with her face turning red.
“Chuchu, you heard everything from the conversation just now, right?” she whispered to Zhao Chuchu.
“Yes. I heard everything. Why? Is there sothing you need?” Zhao Chuchu could already tell what Zhao ilan wanted to ask her, but as a listener, she just had to listen.
After a mont of hesitation, Zhao ilan struggled to say, “I-I think Hu Yiming’s parents are pretty nice people… What do you think?”
“Their son, who had the mind of a child, has beco such a decent person. That says a lot about their personality, right? Also, you can tell that they are sensible people from the way and the things they talk about. Other people would’ve just forced you to marry Hu Yiming on the spot.”
Zhao Chuchu did not deny the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Hu were trying to set up Zhao Guitang and his family.
However, they did that out of good intentions. In the end, Hu Yiming was hurt in the head, but it wasn’t sothing that couldn’t be cured.
And it wasn’t a bad idea for Zhao ilan to marry Hu Yiming, either.
The reason was simple. Hu Yiming was not the type of person who would go crazy after his brain was injured. Instead, he was just like a little boy and the type who was obedient at that.
“ilan, you shouldn’t ask other people whether you should marry Hu Yiming or not. The only person you should ask is yourself. Deep down in your heart, do you think you can accept such a husband? As an outsider, I can tell you that Hu Yiming is a good person. However, it’s clear that your life might not be an easy one if you marry him because he’s pretty much clueless about everything.”
Zhao ilan remained silent for a while after that.
If Hu Yiming was like the way he was because of a genetic disease, then Zhao Chuchu would’ve stopped Zhao ilan from marrying the childlike man. That was because she had no ability to cure such a disease.
On the contrary, she had confidence that she could cure Hu Yiming. That was the main reason why she suggested that Zhao ilan consider marrying Hu Yiming.
It would’ve been sinful for her to suggest that Zhao ilan marry a person with ntal illnesses. She wouldn’t do that, especially when Zhao ilan had not done anything wrong.
“I-I don’t know, either. I can’t decide… Yiming has treated well all the ti. Whenever he cos to Lengshui Village, he would sneak good food for . He never goes crazy in front of and has never bullied anyone either.”
“Then, do you like him?”
“I don’t know…”
Zhao Chuchu grinned and patted Zhao ilan’s head.
“Everything will be fine. Things will work themselves out in the end.”
“Chuchu, can you cure him?”
“Will you marry him if he’s cured?”
“No… I don’t think that I’ll be a good wife for him if he’s cured. I’m not good enough for him. Still, I really hope that he can return to normal. I heard that before his brain was fried, he was a smart person. It’s a waste for a person with such a bright future to live the rest of his life like this…”
Zhao Chuchu had no idea if Zhao ilan was kind or just innocent.
“Well, I’m sure you can start thinking about what your decision is going to be. It’s clear that Hu Yiming likes you. They will co here again.”
“Huh?”
“Trust .” Zhao Chuchu winked.
Although she did not et with Hu Yiming’s parents, she could tell what their intention was from their conversation.
As for Zhao ijuan, Zhao Chuchu couldn’t make any comnt. It had been two months since she was transmigrated to the Wei Dynasty and she had yet to et Zhao ijuan.
There was only one explanation as to why Zhao ijuan had been avoiding people and how Old Madam Ma had been so arrogant. It was as if she was sure that the young master of the He clan would definitely marry Zhao ijuan. Zhao Chuchu could guess that Zhao ijuan was already pregnant.
That was the only reasonable explanation for their confidence.
After hearing what Zhao Chuchu had said, Zhao ilan was able to make her decision.
What Zhao Chuchu did not expect was that Old Madam Ma was extrely greedy.
They were the ones who were forcing Zhao ilan to marry Hu Yiming. But when the Hu clan went to call off the engagent between Hu Yiming and Zhao ijuan so that their son could marry Zhao ilan, the old lady kept saying that Hu Yiming had tricked the Zhao clan. For now, they wanted the parents to pay 100 silvers as compensation to Zhao ijuan, or else they would not call off the engagent.
Despite being far away, Zhao Chuchu could still hear the yells of Old Madam Ma clearly. “Huh? Why do I have to accept it? Do you think you can call off the engagent whenever you want? Have you ever thought about how much that would embarrass my granddaughter? You guys want to force her to kill herself, don’t you?”
Hu Yiming’s parents were dumbfounded. They had never, in their entire lives, t such an unreasonable person.
Mrs. Hu was so furious that her body was shaking. “What do you an by that? You guys were the ones who tricked my son first! How dare you ask for compensation from us?”
“Well, if you don’t pay up, then we are not calling off the wedding. Your son is the one who wronged our ijuan first!” Old Madam Ma put her hands on her waist and yelled. “If you want to make a scene, then let’s make it big. Let’s see who’ll laugh to the end. People will see how arrogant a scholar family like yours is!”
“Y-you! How can you be so unreasonable?”
“You guys were the ones who forced us to do this. 100 silvers! Nothing more, nothing less. Our ijuan is now sick because of what your son has done. Isn’t it common sense for you to compensate us?”
Mrs. Hu looked at Madam Zhu unbelievably. “Even you agree to this?”
The two of them grew up together and were really close friends.
However, after Mrs. Hu married Mr. Hu through an arranged marriage, their relationship thinned out.
Thinking of how close they were in the past, Mrs. Hu agreed to the arranged marriage of their children when the kids were still babies.
She never thought that her old friend would stab her in the back like that.
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“We aren’t lying about what Yiming did. A lot of people saw it! There’s no way ijuan could accept that. She always considered you as her aunt. You can’t just watch her kill herself, can you?” Madam Zhu said as if her reason was viable.
Mrs. Hu looked at Madam Zhu only to realize that her childhood friend was gone.
She was extrely disappointed.
The mother of Hu Yiming thought that if the marriage didn’t take place, they would still be friends.
But from the current circumstances, she had no choice but to ruin that friendship.
Although 100 silvers were not a lot of money for them, Mrs. Hu could not accept the fact that they were demanding money for her son’s freedom.
“I’m not giving any money. If that’s what you guys want, then we are not calling the wedding off anymore,” Mrs. Hu replied determinedly.
“What did you just say? Did you just say that you are not giving us money?” Old Madam Ma glared at the mother. She glared so hard that it looked as if her eyes were poking out of the sockets. It just showed how much greedy she was. “I’m warning you. Either you give us 100 silvers now or else… You guys were the ones who wronged our ijuan first!”
Mr. Hu finally could not hold his anger back any longer. “Is that so? There’s no point in talking with them anymore. Let’s go.”
The man grabbed his wife’s hand and walked toward the exit.
Old Madam Ma reacted almost imdiately. Before the married couple could even leave, she shut the door tight and stopped them from leaving.
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“I don’t care. We’re getting this settled today!” Old Madam Ma wasn’t even worried. As she wouldn’t be able to get the betrothal present if the wedding was called off, that was the best ti for her to extort the Hu clan and fill her pocket now.
Mr. Hu’s expression got even darker. He tried to charge his way out.
Zhao Guiqing and his two younger brothers imdiately tried to stop the leaving couple.
In the midst of their struggles, Mr. Hu was pushed back by Zhao Guiqing. He fell and hit his head hard against the edge of the well in the garden. His head was injured and blood started to gush out as he fell unconscious.
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