Chapter 10

Still so breathtakingly beautiful, so beautiful that she could topple cities and kingdoms!

Wang An felt that his heart, which had long been tempered and weathered by the vicissitudes of life, seemed to be torn open and trampled upon once again!

Wang An just stood there by the side of the road, holding the mule, staring straight at Mu Xueqing, forgetting who he was, forgetting where he was, and forgetting what he was supposed to be doing.

It seemed that apart from Mu Xueqing, nothing else existed in his eyes!

After a good while, Wang An finally snapped out of his stupor, and that was only because a middle-aged woman had come over and started scolding Mu Xueqing.

The voice was very loud, and Wang An was not far away! He heard it all too clearly.

"I don't care for it, I don't care for it, you're the one who's so desirable! How old are you now! Why are you so unreasonable?"

"What's wrong with young Fei? Huh? He has money, he has a job, what's the use of a man just being good-looking?"

"Just like your debt-collecting father, a sickly weakling every single day, what's the use of that?"

"Today, it would be better if you agreed; swallow your disagreement, you must agree for me!"

At this moment, Mu Xueqing had already burst into tears, crying like a pear blossom in the rain, looking so pitiful that it made one ache! It was enough to shatter Wang An's heart.

Looking at that middle-aged woman again, Wang An was so angry he could explode, his mind unable to think!

His heart grew increasingly ferocious: "Who the hell are you, you stinking old woman? I should just take my gun and blast you to death, why are you so overbearing? Why are you so damn arrogant?"

At this moment, Wang An truly wanted to take out the 56-semi automatic rifle hidden in the sack and empty a box of bullets at that middle-aged woman first.

Then he heard that middle-aged woman say again, looking flustered and exasperated:

"That bride price was all used on your debt-collecting father! And your spendthrift brother too!"

"That was 600 yuan, what do you expect your mother to do? What am I supposed to do?" The middle-aged woman started crying too.

"Daughter, Mother has let you down! Your father is just a sickly weakling every day and can't do any work."

"Your brother just got engaged, no matter what, he has to get a wife! You can't just ignore him!"

"Marrying anyone is just a lifetime! Good or bad, it's all just living."

"Besides, Zheng Fei's father is the Deputy County Magistrate, we are climbing high by marrying into that family!"

"Zheng Fei has a job too, he's just a bit fond of playing around, a bit fond of gambling, if you just yield to him, you'll be able to get by." ...

Wang An, who had been hovering on the edge of an explosion, calmed down and understood what was going on!

...Is this it? Short on money? Selling the daughter? Persuading the daughter to agree to be sold? Is that how the obsession of his past life ended?

"Damn it, I don't agree! I absolutely, damn well don't agree!" Thinking this, Wang An stepped forward.

The Wang An of his past life hadn't experienced this part, and he knew nothing of the process; by the time he found out, Mu Xueqing was already being subjected to domestic violence.

But in this life, today, what had me so anxious and burning with impatience, it turns out, wasn't that pile of windfall wealth.

This is clearly the wise and mighty Heaven arranging for me to come here!

Even Heaven can't stand to watch this, how could I possibly stand to watch it?

Walking up to them, Wang An directly ignored Mu Xueqing's mother.

He said in a cheeky, raspy voice: "Oh my, isn't this my goddess? Why are you crying? Come here quickly, let me comfort you." He struck a pose like a hoodlum and a rogue.

Hearing this familiar, cheeky voice, Mu Xueqing, who was still crying like a pear blossom in the rain, forgot how to cry.

Back when they were in school and after Wang An left school to find Mu Xueqing, Wang An had always been this cheeky with her.

Mu Xueqing was truly too familiar with this tone.

In this era, the expression of affection was still very subtle.

And the "hooliganism" of this era was no joke! They really wouldn't go easy on you.

Wang An had only left school because of "hooliganism," rather than being dealt with more severely.

On one hand, it was because he was young, 17 years old, but mainly it was because of Mu Xueqing, because she wouldn't admit it! Mu Xueqing firmly refused to admit it!

Otherwise, in this era, with a year or half-year age difference, what could happen? Just ask, if they wanted to deal with you, could they do it??

Looking at Wang An with a face that made one ache with pity, Wang An's eyes, which were originally roguish and filled with a smile, were instantly captivated again.

He just stared straight at Mu Xueqing.

It was unknown how many times a scene like this between Wang An and Mu Xueqing had occurred; Mu Xueqing switched directly from crying to laughing, coquettishly stretched out her fist and hit Wang An on the right shoulder, saying: "You're acting like a fool again!"

That little punch almost sent Wang An's soul flying! She was just too damn beautiful!

Wang An came back to his senses, but Mu Xueqing's mother was furious: "You... what are you two doing? What kind of behavior is this! Huh?"

As she spoke, she pushed Wang An to the left and Mu Xueqing to the right, then demanded: "What is going on with you two? How long has this relationship been going on?"

Without waiting for an answer, she turned to Mu Xueqing and said angrily: "What are you doing? Huh? You're finding a man for yourself! Huh? I don't agree! You're dreaming!!"

She turned back to Wang An and cursed: "Do you know you're acting like a hooligan? Do you believe I'll have the Public Security catch you? Do you believe I'll have you eat a lead bullet?"

Hearing the roar, Wang An's heart suddenly blossomed with joy. Could things be reversed like this? This perfect misunderstanding, just handed to me like this! If I don't seize such a good opportunity, wouldn't I be a bit unreasonable??

Wang An, having thought of a bunch of wonderful things, said righteously: "Hello, Auntie, nice to meet you, please forgive this junior for the first time!" After saying this, he bowed to Mu Xueqing's mother.

He immediately continued: "Auntie, Xueqing and I are in a free-choice relationship; a relationship not aimed at marriage is hooliganism! But Xueqing and I are going to get married, our love is solemn, it is sacred, and it is unbreakable."

Not giving Mu Xueqing's mother a chance to interrupt, he continued with a heavier tone: "You arranged a marriage for Xueqing without her consent and collected a huge bride price; that is an arranged marriage, a mercenary marriage, it is a remnant of feudal ideology! This is illegal! This is not allowed by the country and the people!"

Thinking for a moment that he still needed to bluff well—no, that he needed to speak solemnly: "Auntie, Xueqing and I have gone from knowing each other, to understanding each other, to falling in love! We have already received the blessings of the country and the people! Now, we also hope to receive your blessing."

At this moment, both mother and daughter were staring at Wang An with their mouths half-open and eyes wide.

What Wang An said was also reasonable and well-founded; given the "special nature" of Wang An's "profession" in his previous life, he had to force himself to know various important legal provisions like the back of his hand.

If he hadn't been caught red-handed back then, how could it have been... impossible!!

Perhaps it was Wang An's barrage of talk about illegality, feudalism, and national righteousness that truly frightened Mu Xueqing's mother, a woman who had spent half her life scratching a living from the soil.

Suddenly, Mu Xueqing's mother sat directly on the ground and wailed: "Oh...! What is to be done now? Ah... what am I to do! Heaven, give me a way to live!!" ...

With Mu Xueqing's mother crying like this, Wang An was also dumbfounded! He felt helpless in his heart: "Oh my, just say what you need to say, why are you wailing??"