Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander-Chapter 47 - After you finish, it’s my turn to take the stage

47: Chapter 47: After you finish, it’s my turn to take the stage

47 -47: After you finish, it’s my turn to take the stage

“Baohe, Yulan, if Hongqi is still causing trouble in a couple of years, I’ll take the initiative to call off this engagement…” Luo Gangshun said with a solemn face, “But at this time, the Luo family absolutely cannot lose their integrity and kick someone when they’re down.”

Fat Auntie quickly agreed, “Exactly, exactly, Chuxia is just like our own daughter.

We absolutely cannot do anything to make her suffer.”

“No matter what happens, I’ll always side with Chuxia and not with my brother.” Luo Xiaoqiong said while vowing, and pinched Luo Hongqi hard.

“I…

I…” Luo Hongqi stammered, without being able to finish.

“You little twerp!” Luo Gangshun slapped his son on the head, “Can’t even fart after half a day, are you even a man?”

Lin Baohe quickly grabbed his arm, “Have you forgotten what you promised me?”

Luo Gangshun, face full of anger, said resentfully, “This ungrateful wretch won’t come to his senses without a thrashing.”

“This time I’m not going to shield him either.” Fat Auntie’s gaze towards Luo Hongqi was also full of disappointment; her son’s words from that morning had truly broken her heart.

Zhao Yulan looked at the couple with emotion, “Gangshun, Cha Xiang, you really do care for Chuxia, and we’re aware of that.

We initially thought that, although the children don’t get along, in a few years, perhaps things would improve…”

Fat Auntie interrupted, “Boys mature late.

Give it a few more years, and he’ll definitely improve.

With our support, the young couple’s life is bound to be fine.”

“Let Chuxia speak for herself.” Zhao Yulan encouraged her daughter with a look, “Chuxia, repeat what you just told your father and me to your uncle and auntie.”

Chuxia stood up, first bowing deeply to Luo Gangshun and Fat Auntie, then she said, “Uncle, Auntie, being considered to be a daughter-in-law of the Luo family is my good fortune.

But I don’t like Luo Hongqi, and he doesn’t like me either.

Agreeing to the engagement was out of self-interest.

I didn’t want Uncle’s family to keep bullying us, nor did I want all sorts of people eyeing me, so I figured getting engaged to Luo Hongqi might be the best solution.”

Asking to get married after age 22 was a way out for myself.

If there hadn’t been the matter with the Xue family, I would have been content to accept your protection, but now, I cannot destroy Uncle Gangshun’s future because of my selfish desires.

My father and mother were also unaware of my thoughts before; they thought I truly intended to marry Luo Hongqi.

I’m sorry, I have deceived everyone.” After finishing, she bowed deeply again.

As if prepared for this, Fat Auntie quickly responded after Chuxia finished speaking, “Child, you’re not wrong.

If Hongqi wasn’t always so indecisive, you wouldn’t have had such selfish thoughts.”

Luo Gangshun slapped the kang table forcefully, “What’s the big deal about that official position?

If we don’t take it, we don’t take it.

People live their lives all the same.

We should proceed with the engagement!”

Chuxia, with a frown, “Uncle Gangshun, Fat Auntie, even if Brother Hongqi and I do get engaged, it’s impossible for us to end up together, so there’s no need for Uncle Gangshun to lose his position over this.”

“Chuxia, the Xue family is not a good match…” Fat Auntie sighed softly, “If you don’t get engaged, Xue Ligang won’t give up easily.” In her eyes, Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe could see it wasn’t a good match, but Chuxia might not.

It seemed that Chuxia’s past immaturity had left a deep impression on Fat Auntie!

“Auntie, I’m not making up reasons to fool you, right, I had a verbal agreement with Luo Hongqi before, ask him about it.

He definitely won’t cover for me.”

Luo Hongqi nodded without hesitation this time, “She did talk to me about it.

She didn’t plan on clinging to our family.

She wanted me to be engaged to her temporarily, and once I found someone I truly liked, we could call off the engagement.”

“You damn child!

You damn child!…” Fat Auntie attacked Luo Hongqi with all her might, flailing her arms and legs, “You agreed to a sham engagement, how can you just go back on your word?”

Uh, is that really the point?

Now that everything was out in the open, Chuxia bluntly asked Luo Hongqi, “I heard you’re fond of Zhong Hongying, but not long ago she liked my older cousin.

How did she suddenly start liking you?

What happened?”

“She likes soldiers,” Luo Hongqi muttered dully.

“…” Chuxia didn’t know what to say.

Communicating with this single-celled organism was indeed a difficult task.

However, this only made her more puzzled—what was Zhong Hongying really after?

Of course, Chuxia wasn’t one to meddle, but the Luo family had treated her well.

She felt obliged to give them a heads up about anything she could.

As for whether her warning would lead to increased vigilance and what the eventual outcome would be, that was beyond her control.

…

By that afternoon, news that the Lin Family and Luo Family had called off the marriage spread throughout the entire village.

Old Lady Lin, who was so worried she felt pain in her heart, lungs, and liver, felt immediately relieved on hearing the news.

She quickly put on her shoes and stepped off the kang, poking Old Master Lin, who was squatting at the door, smoking, “Let the second son’s family move back.”

Old Master Lin took a puff of his cigarette, “I won’t go.”

“You stubborn old man, if they don’t move back, what will we do?” Old Lady Lin’s face was full of resentment, “Now the whole village knows that to find daughters-in-law for Lin Chuchun and Chuqiu, the second son’s family vacated their house for us.

If they don’t move back, are we actually going to move there?”

“Can’t you just calm down for once?” Old Master Lin looked disgusted, “How old are you now?

Every time there’s a problem, you thrash around like a headless fly.

Think about it: why would the Luo family cancel the engagement now?

That means they don’t want to mess with the Xue family!

The Xue family is even feared by them; don’t you think Baohe and his wife can see that clearly?”

Seeing that the old lady was still clueless, the old master had to spell it out even more plainly, “If the Luo family dares not marry Chuxia, who else would dare to?”

Old Lady Lin slapped her thigh hard, “Old man, you’ve thought this through so carefully.

It would be beneath us to rush to their door now.

Yes, we need to have Baohe and his wife come and ask us themselves.

This time, I want to let them taste what it’s like to be sidelined.”

“Alright, but don’t go too far when that time comes…” Old Master Lin glared at the old lady, “If Chuxia ends up marrying into their family, we’ll still need her.”

“That’s too good for that damn girl!” Old Lady Lin’s face was full of resentment, “I say, Meiching is way better than Chuxia, how come no one sees that?”

“Their family doesn’t lack someone to do the chores, and although Chuxia isn’t good at those, in terms of looks, she’s better than Meiching’s sister,” Old Master Lin’s eyes twinkled with mirth, “The good days for the Old Lin Family are peeking through; finally worthy of our ancestors.”

“The Luo family is somewhat sensible.” A smile also appeared in Old Lady Lin’s dark, triangular eyes, “Otherwise, this matter would have been really difficult to handle.”

“Lin Chuchun!” The old master called his grandson over and whispered a few instructions in his ear.

Lin Chuchun then ran out with a beaming smile.

Overhearing the gist, Chuqiu snorted disdainfully and went back to his room.