After traveling through time, she still led the villagers to make money as a county magistrate

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Ma Zhong, the master of the Ma family, pointed at his only son and said with regret, "So you haven't forgotten her all this time. You said you wanted to marry any woman, but you chose that sick girl. I was counting on you to carry on the family line! That girl is obviously not a fertile girl. Why did you marry her and keep her as a sacrifice?"

Ma Jiahe knew that his father would not agree, so he acted first and asked for permission later. He first informed Gu Bole to see what he thought. After getting a positive answer, he came to apologize to his parents.

Facing his father's questioning, he had already thought of his words: "Father, my son looks so scary, and his reputation outside is not good. My family is just a bodyguard. How can a girl with a good background and high status be interested in me?"

This made Ma Zhong very angry, and he said earnestly: "Then let's marry someone with good health and the ability to have children. This condition is not difficult, right?"

It's no wonder that Ma Zhong is so angry. Over the years, he only has one son, Ma Jiahe, and his other two daughters are born to concubines. He is already in his forties, and his body is half buried in the earth. When he is old, who doesn't want to be surrounded by children and grandchildren and enjoy his old age?

But Ma Jiahe is not considerate. At the age of 20, he has no intention of getting married and having children. He spends every day drinking and carousing outside. You say that other people can bring back a girl and a child from time to time when they go out to play, but he goes out alone and comes back alone, without anyone else. When you ask him where he went, he says he went to a brothel and doesn't bring anyone else back. And none of the girls he met were satisfactory.

In the end, he chose a sickly person, who didn't know how long he would live. What about his dream of having children and grandchildren? It was a relief that he didn't faint from anger.

After hearing what his father said, Ma Jiahe stopped talking and just knelt there quietly, with his back straight, looking as if he had made up his mind.

Mrs. Wu also didn't agree with her son marrying that sickly woman, but seeing the deadlock between the father and son, she couldn't help but ask, "He'er, the Gu family may not be willing either, so don't be so impulsive."

Ma Jiahe said confidently, "Don't worry about this, mother. I have already asked for your permission. All I need is your consent."

Just as Master Ma was about to start scolding, Wu quickly responded, "He'er, go back first. I'll discuss this with your father."

Ma Jiahe looked at his mother and then at his father, then knelt down and kowtowed: "My son will not marry anyone other than Gu Niannian in this life. I hope my parents will agree to this."

After saying that, he stood up and left the room

Mr. Ma was so angry that he fell backwards. Fortunately, he was in good health. He pointed in the direction of Ma Jiahe and cursed: "Rebellious son, rebellious son!"

Wu helped Ma Zhong to calm down and comforted him, "Don't worry, this child has a stubborn temper. The more you oppose him, the more he gets angry."

Mr. Ma said worriedly, "What if the Gu family agrees? Gu Bole is afraid that his sickly daughter will be a disaster. He would be so happy if our silly son took over..."

Before he could finish his words, the servant came over with a visiting card from the Gu family.

Wu finally looked at the visiting date and blurted out one word: "Delaine~"

Ma Zhong suddenly understood: "This sick person can't be delayed any longer. He may die at any time. Madam is so smart."

Wu was proud: "Don't you even look at whose wife she is?"

At this time, Ma Jiahe was pacing in the room, thinking about how to deal with the situation, but his thoughts uncontrollably recalled the first time he met Gu Niannian. At the birthday party of Mr. Gu of the Gu family, he fell in love with Gu Niannian, who was wearing red, with a red face and rolling eyes. He was only six years old at that time, and Gu Niannian was three years old. With just that one glance, Gu Niannian lived in his heart.

As time went by, Gu Niannian became more and more beautiful, and her talent in Lin'an became more and more prominent. More and more people liked her, and even Zhou Jingxing from the Zhou family often talked about her. He was so afraid that he was not worthy of her, so he studied hard and wanted to pass the imperial examination before Gu Niannian came of age, and then let Gu Niannian marry him with great fanfare.

He remembered that the day of Gu Niannian's coming of age was very lively. Gu Niannian was so beautiful that many people were eager to marry her. However, he was only known as a boy, and he could not wait any longer, so he asked his father to go to her house. However, his father went and came back with the news that Gu Niannian had a heart disease and would not live past the age of twenty, so he should give up hope.

He was sad after hearing the news, but it did not shake his determination to marry Gu Niannian. In order to marry Gu Niannian, he stopped studying, kept his beard untrimmed, and hung out outside every day. The whole Lin'an City knew that Ma Jiahe was a scoundrel who only knew how to pursue women all day long. Master Ma couldn't understand how his son, who was so well-behaved, obedient and sensible, could become so half-human and half-ghost.

Originally, Master Ma and his wife had discussed whether it would be better to find a wife for their son to take care of his family. However, when the families of equal status heard of Ma Jiahe's reputation, they refused to meet him no matter what. The few families of lesser status who agreed to meet him were scared off by Ma Jiahe's threats. He beat her and scolded her. Although Master Ma was extremely anxious, he had no choice but to let his son be.

Ma Jiahe thought he would get what he wanted this time and was waiting for good news. However, the next day, his father came to tell him with a smug look on his face that the Gu family did not agree with the marriage.

He couldn't figure it out: "I am now Gu Niannian's best choice. He clearly said so. What went wrong?"

He didn't believe what his father said and planned to go to the Gu Mansion to see Gu Bole to ask the reason.

Ma Jiahe looked puzzled: "Uncle Gu, didn't we agree on that?"

Gu Bole pretended to be embarrassed: "My daughter is not in good health. It may be difficult for her to get pregnant after marrying you. You are the only son in the family..."

Gu Bole didn't say anything else.

Ma Jiahe asked, "Is father in trouble?"

Gu Bole: "Marrying a wife and having children is a big deal. It is understandable that Mr. Ma is worried. As children, we should understand."

Ma Jiahe didn't reply, just said goodbye and left

Of course, Gu Bole knew that he was looking for trouble with his father. If Gu Niannian still had a heart disease, he would definitely push for this marriage with a smug look on his face. But now that his daughter's heart disease has healed and there is no problem with having children, Ma Zhong looked down on Gu Niannian, which just happened to suit his wishes.

Then he had to plan carefully to get close to the Zhou and Ma families! Then let them fight among themselves!

Gu Bole told his wife the news of breaking off the engagement with the Ma family. Mrs. Bai excitedly told Gu Niannian: "Mother said that your father still loves you, so he broke off the engagement for you."

Gu Niannian thought that her mother was indeed stupid. It was obvious that Gu Bole looked down on the Ma family and wanted to find a higher branch.

Gu Niannian didn't reply and took a bite of the mung bean cake on the table: "The texture is not moist enough, the taste is too sweet, and the layers are not rich enough."

Gu Niannian was a little picky about food, but in order not to waste food, she ate it bite by bite with tea and patted the crumbs on her hands.

Seeing her so careless, Mrs. Bai took out her handkerchief to wipe Gu Niannian's hands and scolded her, "You are already a seventeen-year-old girl, but you are still like a child."

Gu Niannian let her mother wipe her hands and said coquettishly: "In front of my mother, my daughter can always be a child."

Bai shook her head lovingly: "You child..."