Mr. Lu, stop flirting. Miss Ning refuses to marry you.

Ning Siyu went up to greet her and asked her what happened. Lily's face became even uglier, and there was no light in her eyes. In the past, when she saw Ning Siyu, she would smile and say hello, but not today.

For Lily, there is nothing worse than having her family come looking for her. If there is anything worse, it is being seen by her family pursuing her ambiguous partner.

"Are you having a crush on someone?" Ning Siyu asked her in shock, because the two of them were almost together day and night, and Ning Siyu thought she knew everything about her.

Ning Siyu's mood was full of ups and downs when she learned that Lily had a boyfriend. Lily was at the best age for a girl, as beautiful as a flower bud, and there were infinite possibilities in the future, but Ning Siyu had never thought about what she would think if Lily had a boyfriend.

Shocked but also curious, her expression doesn't look like she has a romantic relationship with someone.

"Yeah, but that was an hour ago, and now it's gone." Lily was very frustrated. She tightened the shoulder straps of her backpack. "I was walking home from get out of class, and I happened to meet my parents and brother who were out for a stroll. So when he saw me, he turned around and walked away in fear."

Lily liked that boy very much. He was tall, had curly hair, had two dimples when he smiled, and liked to wear blue shirts. More importantly, he would bring her milk, explain questions to her, and his eyes were bright when he looked at her. Lily felt that he was the class monitor when she was a student.

But the appearance of Lily's family completely curbed this budding relationship. The boy had been very polite in greeting Lily's family, but right away they asked him questions like they were checking his household registration, which scared the boy so much that he ran away immediately.

Ning Siyu was silent for a long time after listening to this. She had advised Lily once to stay away from her family members, but she didn't expect them to stick around again, which dealt a heavy blow to Lily's determination.

If this goes on, Lily will be dragged down sooner or later.

Ning Siyu made cola chicken wings to comfort her and gave her some advice. The most important thing was to persuade Lily's parents and brother to go back, otherwise she would just break off the relationship.

Lily seemed to have made a great decision. She nodded heavily, finished a bowl of rice, and went back to her room to review her homework.

There are still two months before the adult college entrance examination, and Lily's time is very precious. But Lily's family is unconscious. Ning Siyu was about to go out to take out the garbage when she saw Lily's family standing at the door, and the expression on her face froze.

"We came to find Lily. This girl is getting more and more disobedient as she grows up. Just this morning, the Li family from the next village called and said that they had taken a fancy to our Lily and were planning to marry her off for a dowry of 38,000 yuan." Lily's mother squeezed in, talking to herself.

Ning Siyu didn't even have the chance to close the door and was squeezed into the house by them. The garbage in her hands was scattered all over the floor. Lily's father walked in around the garbage with disgust, and Lily's brother walked in swaggeringly with one hand picking his nose and the other hand in his trouser pocket.

Ning Siyu tried her best to suppress her anger. There were three children at home, so she didn't want to scare them.

"You guys go back. Lily can't possibly marry him." Ning Siyu said firmly.

"Hey, Ni'er has only given us a little money since she was a child, and she has never given us any more since then." Lily's mother frowned and looked at Ning Siyu, "Oh, are you instigating our Lily not to contact us? Is that you?"

Ning Siyu heard that he was relying on her again, and her anger exploded at once, "Don't talk nonsense, Lily is an independent and strong child, she is willing to endure hardships and has ability, she should have her own life, and you, as her parents, don't care about her at all, and you use this vulgar and backward method to kidnap her and let her be controlled by you for the rest of her life! Is this the way you love her?"

Lily's mother was stunned by what she said, and seemed to be thinking about what Ning Siyu had just said.

The door was opened all of a sudden, and Lily came out with an angry look on her face. She had been too engrossed in doing her homework, and Lily's mother's voice was very penetrating, going straight through the door and hitting her head again and again.

"You guys go back, I won't marry him." Lily looked at them coldly, as if they were strangers. "The son of the old Li family has been a fool since he was a child, right? You want me to marry a fool? I will not go back to that poor, small and remote mountain village, don't dream! I will take the exam, I will be admitted to the university I like, and I will continue to study!"

I don't know which words angered Lily's father. He raised his calloused hand high and hit Lily hard in the face.

There was a sudden "pop" sound. Ning Siyu frowned and pushed him away, covering Lily's face sadly.

Lily's mother was shocked. She probably didn't expect Lily's father to suddenly hit someone.

Tears kept falling from Lily's eyes. Her father loved to beat people. This time, his beating made her face swollen, which showed that he was quite strong.

“No matter how poor and small that village is, no matter how bad it is, it is the place where you were born and raised! You have no conscience, Nier, we have raised you in vain!” Lily’s father was so angry that his eyes were red after his palm fell. “Your great grandfather’s generation grew up there. So many years have passed. That is the root of our family. Nier, you can’t be without conscience!”

Lily's father looked at her deeply, then turned and walked out.

Ning Siyu didn't have a very deep understanding of this kind of words. The deepest "roots" she could think of were in an orphanage in another city and the director and teacher there. She had been there since she could remember, so that could be considered her "roots", but not deeply.

"Lily, your father was too angry and couldn't control himself." Lily's mother went forward to check Lily's injuries, but was stopped by Ning Siyu. She pursed her lips and didn't dare to glare at Ning Siyu. This woman was too fierce, and what she said sounded reasonable. She couldn't say anything to refute.

"Sister, you are too stubborn. If we were back home, I would have beaten you." Lily's brother said with disdain, "Forget it, I won't beat you today. I rejected that guy from the Li family a long time ago. His stupid son will really eat shit. Only a fool would marry him."

Ning Siyu became even more speechless when she heard this. She glared at Lily's mother angrily and hugged Lily even tighter.

Lily's mother glared at him several times but he didn't shut up. She became more and more angry. Finally, she slapped him hard on the back and kicked him out of the house with a noisy voice.

"What's the point of a girl reading so many books? She's going to get married anyway. Those children belong to other people's families. What's the point of reading so many books?" Lily's mother kept nagging. She couldn't understand why Lily still wanted to study. Wouldn't it be better to just get married and raise children? She had gone through this too. All women had to go through this.

"I study so that one day I won't have to live the same life as you and won't follow your old path. I don't want to live the same life as you!" Lily growled with tears.

Lily's mother stood there in a daze for a long time, her head aching. She looked at her daughter in front of her for a long time without saying a word.

Lily's mother took out a broom and cleaned up the garbage, saying something to Lily not to be angry with her father, but she kept cleaning the garbage. Ning Siyu wanted to intervene but was pushed away by her.

After she finished cleaning, she picked up the garbage bag, glanced at Lily, and walked out.

This time, the few people came and left in a hurry, just like they were visiting someone at night. They said a few words and left, but they also caused a mess.

Ning Siyu was calm for a long time, and mentioned that she was about to take an exam and couldn't be bothered by such things. She thought about finding another place for Lily to do her homework in peace, but was rejected by Lily. Lily only said that she felt at ease here and could do the questions smoothly.