Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 777 - 766: Nouveau Riche

Zhao Hongjun feels this way and Ye Qiu understands very well. Who made him the person who destroyed his sister’s reputation and made their family suffer criticism?

He walked into the house holding red cloth and a piece of pork. Inside, Yu Chunrong and Zhao Yuhong were already waiting. Yu Chunrong was smoking a pipe, and his face was somewhat unclear through the smoke. Zhao Yuhong sighed and poured him a bowl of tea.

"Uncle Yu, Aunt Zhao." Ye Qiu put the items he was carrying on the table, "These are some things I bought for Xiao Lin."

Zhao Yuhong’s face was filled with worries, but she did not lash out at him, only said lightly: "It’s the thought that counts."

Yet, Yu Hongjun couldn’t hold back and spoke up: "How is it that marrying Cai Juhua cost you one hundred yuan, but for my sister, you only give this piece of tattered cloth and a piece of pork? Who are you looking down on? Ye Qiu, remember, you wronged my sister."

"Enough, Red Army," Yu Chunrong, who had been silent, spoke up softly.

Ye Qiu showed a look of shame and suddenly knelt down sincerely in front of Yu Chunrong and Zhao Yuhong.

"Hey, what are you doing? Get up quickly." Zhao Yuhong hurriedly tried to pull Ye Qiu up.

But Ye Qiu, a big man who had been doing physical work for a long time, was extraordinarily strong. If he didn’t want to get up, no one could pull him up.

"Aunt, it’s all my fault that this happened, please don’t pull me up, I wronged Xiao Lin." Ye Qiu looked straight into the eyes of Yu Chunrong and Zhao Yuhong, "You can beat me or scold me however you like."

"This... Ah..." Yu Chunrong sounded utterly dejected. Although her daughter was somewhat intellectually lacking, she never thought about marrying off her daughter this way. She figured that if she couldn’t find someone who truly cared for her daughter, she would just support her for a lifetime, and if she couldn’t support her, let her son continue to do so. Over the years, her son really has been very protective of his only sister.

Who would have thought such a thing would happen suddenly? If she doesn’t marry, what kind of talk will the daughter have to face in this village? She thought of Ye Qiu as a very honest man, so how could such a thing happen?

"Are you here today to propose a marriage?" Yu Chunrong looked at Ye Qiu through the smoke, her expression unclear.

"Yes," Ye Qiu stated decisively, his tone very sincere, "Please Uncle Yu and Aunt Zhao bless this union."

"Why should I marry Xiao Lin to you?" Yu Chunrong asked again, "Just because you ruined her reputation? Just because of this piece of red cloth and pork you brought?"

"Young man doesn’t dare to belittle Xiao Lin, but I feel marrying her to me is now the best option. Otherwise, future gossip will drown her, and besides, Red Army will eventually grow up and get married. Red Army doesn’t mind Xiao Lin, but what about Red Army’s wife?"

"Nonsense!" Yu Hongjun pointed at Ye Qiu and said, "The wife I marry will certainly be good to my sister; otherwise, I won’t marry her."

Ye Qiu ignored his accusations and continued: "I know Uncle Yu and Aunt Zhao will find a kind-hearted bride for Red Army, but while one or two years could be guaranteed, what about ten or twenty years? When Red Army has his own children, he’ll need to support his family. Will Red Army’s wife still take such meticulous care of Xiao Lin?"

"And you think you can?" Yu Chunrong said, squinting.

"I can’t guarantee to protect Xiao Lin without any risks for life, but I promise to do my utmost to protect her throughout this lifetime." Saying this, Ye Qiu kowtowed heavily again, "Please Uncle Yu, Aunt Zhao, bless this union."

The sincerity he displayed was evident to everyone in the family, and indeed, he wasn’t wrong. Even if Red Army, the brother, is kind to his sister, what about his future wife? He has to provide for the family, and most of the time at home it’ll be his wife who is caring, why should his wife look after an intellectually challenged sister-in-law for a lifetime?

Moreover, Xiao Lin’s reputation has already been damaged, inevitably the village people will gossip. Marrying her to Ye Qiu truly seems like the best option. If she could bear one or two children, even if Ye Qiu doesn’t treat her well, at least the children will be her support.

"You may get up," Yu Chunrong weighed it for a moment and reluctantly agreed.

Ye Qiuxin felt relieved, then took out a small box from his pocket: "This is for Xiao Lin, I can’t offer much more now, but as long as I have, I’ll definitely not shortchange Xiao Lin."

"What is this?" Zhao Yuhong hesitated as she opened it, then saw the gold ring inside, her expression froze.

Yu Hongjun, who had been watching, also glanced and was first shocked, then scoffed, "A gold ring? It can’t be fake, can it!"

"Hongjun!" Zhao Yuhong reprimanded sharply, and Yu Hongjun turned his head away unhappily.

"How do you afford this?" Yu Chunrong asked.

"Grandpa had left something behind, which I sold today. Of course, it sold for much more than this ring. However, tomorrow I plan to take Xiao Lin shopping for some clothes and shoes, and to rebuild the home, so please, Uncle Yu and Aunt Zhao excuse my stinginess."

Yu Chunrong’s heart softened, this was not stinginess at all. A gold ring is a rare item in their village, usually only the wealthy families in the county would buy this for their brides-to-be. Ye Qiu was being overly courteous.

Given his considerate gesture alone, marrying Xiao Lin to him wouldn’t be a bad decision.

Furthermore, hearing that he planned to rebuild the house, no matter what the house would look like, the fact that he sold old family belongings to marry Xiao Lin showed remarkable intention.

Yet the surprises Ye Qiu had for the Yu Family were not over, as he then took out a stack of money: "This is one thousand yuan, as a betrothal gift for Xiao Lin."

One thousand?

Yu Chunrong, Zhao Yuhong, and Yu Hongjun all widened their eyes in astonishment at the stack of cash.

Is this really one thousand yuan? Really for their Xiao Lin’s betrothal gift?

While the Yu family members were stupefied, a family who was on good terms with them happened to visit and naturally heard Ye Qiu’s offer and saw the items on the table.

Good heavens, did she hear incorrectly? Did Ye Qiu actually provide a one thousand yuan betrothal gift for Xiao Lin, this naive girl? Besides, there’s also a gold ring on the table, making the red cloth and pork almost unsightly by comparison.

Where did Ye Qiu get so much money from? Is he really willing to part with it?

Having thought that Xiao Lin was in trouble this time, could it be she has instead hit the jackpot?

With a thousand yuan for the betrothal gift ready, he must have much more money on hand, right?

The visitor’s eyes darted around, then filled with smiles: "Hey, why are you two still dazed? Ye Qiu has shown such sincerity, why don’t you quickly accept the money? Be careful lest the wind blows it away."

Hearing this, Zhao Yuhong actually got nervous for a moment, fearing that a gust of wind could really blow the money away—this wasn’t just one or two yuan; it was a thousand yuan. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Ye Qiu, where did you get wealthy lately? How come you have so much money?" the aunt asked with a beaming smile, "Don’t worry, auntie is just curious, I won’t steal your road to riches."

"When I visited Grandpa’s grave yesterday, I knocked my head on his tombstone and a piece of gold popped out. Maybe Auntie should also try knocking your head there, you might find something too," Ye Qiu said innocently, looking every bit the honest man.