Sweet Wife Arrives: Mr. CEO, Please Pamper Me-Chapter 896 - 719: Love Is a Thousand Mountains and Rivers, Love Is a Lifetime Obsession
"And even if feeding chickens is easy, we already have a few at home. How easy do you think it is to feed pigs? And they’re smelly. Our family hasn’t raised pigs for years! I don’t even know what diseases are going around with pigs these years! Manxiang, are you trying to make Mom angry on purpose?"
Lin Cuixia’s blood pressure rose rapidly.
Mai Manxiang felt very wronged and uncomfortable, her eyes moistening. Mai Manxiang said, "What can be done... Mom, Brother Mingyan has no money now, and we’re about to get married. We can’t provoke him over these things, can we?"
Lin Cuixia understood this logic too.
So even though she was unwilling, she still put on a façade and took out her stash of private savings to buy a few piglets from the neighboring village to raise.
But it only took a couple of days before Mai Manxiang couldn’t take it anymore!
Not because piglets were hard to care for, but with autumn coming, winter was not far off, and it would be troublesome to get through.
More importantly - the smell!
The overwhelming stench of pig droppings would force her out in a few minutes whenever she went to feed them, rushing to the corner to vomit.
Even because the pigsty was set inside their courtyard wall, she could smell the pigs’ stink in the middle of the night...
Mai Manxiang’s mind was about to explode, feeling like she wanted to die.
Another situation in the village was the palpable power of Qiu Mingyan that villagers clearly felt.
Chen Wuhua’s youngest son fell ill, and they were desperate enough to seek Qiu Mingyan.
Qiu Mingyan was merely digging at the soil, saying, "I can’t treat illnesses. Find someone else."
Chen Wuhua cried desperately, "Qiu Mingyan, we helped you before, you can’t just ignore this."
Qiu Mingyan glanced sideways and said, "I spend half a day treating you. I don’t have money. Can I prescribe you medicine or pay your consultation fee? Besides, I really can’t. Figure it out yourself."
Then he turned away, paying no more attention.
This coldness made everyone in the village clearly understand Qiu Mingyan’s temperament.
Understanding the reason for Qiu Mingyan’s change, the whole village faintly felt that they owed him a girlfriend, but... they couldn’t repay it...
So even if Qiu Mingyan turned cold, making the whole world freeze into an iceberg.
No one dared to utter a word.
The weather cooled, autumn arrived.
But the real chill seemed just beginning to seep out, chilling to the bone.
...
In October, the weather turned chillier still.
Qiu Mingyan approached the Mai Family, openly discussing matters with them, completely extinguishing their last bit of hope.
Handing over cigarettes and liquor, Qiu Mingyan, cold yet courteous, discussed Qiu Mingxin’s marriage with the Mai Family, "You see our family’s situation as it is. Mingxin has endured many grievances for me over the years. She’s not getting younger, please help find her a family to marry."
Marrying off?
For a moment, the entire Mai Family was at a loss.
Considering Qiu Mingyan’s development over the years, some people from nearby villages were willing to connect their family with the Qiu Family. But Qiu Mingxin wasn’t well-educated and had a fiery temper; she sneered, "After my brother started working, I never did that kind of thing again. Initially, who wanted to marry me? Everyone avoided me, even the locals disliked me for having worked as a hostess. It’s all because my brother sent more and more money back to the village later on that they came proposing, out of pure self-interest. Whoever wants to marry, can; I won’t."
This was what Qiu Mingxin said back in the day, firmly rejecting many. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
At this moment,
Lin Cuixia couldn’t help but glance at Qiu Mingxin, who had also come along, and said, "Mingyan, back then you had so much money, Mingxin didn’t marry then. Now, in this... situation, how can Mingxin talk about marriage?"
Unexpectedly, Qiu Mingyan lifted his eyes coolly, smiling, "Aunt Lin, oh no, future mother-in-law, you know, in our situation, if we don’t form family ties, we’re two families; once we do, we’re one family. Given my sister’s situation, won’t she be your family’s relative once I marry Manxiang soon? Why not help your relative figure something out? After all, you’re the village head’s family; when there are problems, difficulties in life, who else would we turn to?"
In an instant, this comment left everyone in the Mai Family speechless.
Indeed, when others’ daughters had trouble getting married or sons found it hard to find wives, the village head or party branch secretary would try their best to arrange marriages. They often did this in the village, and they were eager for Qiu Mingyan to marry Mai Manxiang.
It made no sense to help with others’ problems but not their future son-in-law’s family, right!
