Sure enough, a week later, a military vehicle slowly drove into Pinggang Village. The elderly and children in the village were stunned when they saw the vehicle. You have to understand that in the early 1980s, cars were a rare commodity, let alone in the countryside, where many people had never seen one in their entire lives.

The child circled the car, occasionally touching it. To avoid hitting the child, the Huo family driver had to slow down; the country roads were already bumpy and uneven.

The constant jerking was uncomfortable for those sitting in the car. Xin Lei covered her mouth and nose, her face full of impatience: "How much longer until we arrive?"

"Almost there, just around the next corner."

Xin Lei, feeling resentful from being jostled around, said to Huo Yunhan, "Your grandfather is really confused. He actually found you such a country bumpkin as a wife. Luckily you figured it out, otherwise you would have been ridiculed by countless people in the future."

Huo Yunhan had seen far harsher environments during his military training, so he wasn't particularly bothered by it. He simply said, "Background is secondary; good character is essential."

Xin Lei nodded, "That's true. Don't worry, Mom will definitely pick a good one for you when we get back."

Huo Yunhan said helplessly, "Mom, I'm only twenty years old. There's really no need to rush this. Please, have mercy and let me have a couple more years of peace and quiet."

"Mom was just joking, look how scared you are."

The car quickly arrived at the Shen family's door. A long line of people followed the car as it drove by, all wondering what this important person from the city was doing in their village.

After the group got out of the car, Huo Yunhan was tall and upright, with broad shoulders and a handsome face and three-dimensional features. In terms of appearance, this male lead was impeccable.

Xin Lei has fair skin and a well-proportioned figure. Although she is older, she takes good care of herself and looks no more than forty years old.

Upon hearing the news, village chief Shen Pingkai immediately rushed over, panting, and pushed his way through the crowd to Huo Yunhan.

"Hello, I am Shen Pingkai, the village chief of Pinggang Village. And who are you all?" Shen Pingkai looked at them with a puzzled expression.

Huo Yunhan explained, "Hello, my name is Huo Yunhan, and I am a soldier. This is my mother. I am here today to see Shen Zhiguo's family about some personal matters."

A soldier? His surname is Huo?

Shen Ping tentatively asked, "Could it be that you are from the Huo family, the one who was engaged to the Shen family?" This marriage was the talk of the village for a long time. People said that Shen Chumo was very lucky to have met such a good husband. He was the grandson of the commander. Ordinary people would not even dare to dream of it.

Huo Yunhan nodded, "Yes."

Shen Ping's eyes lit up. "Could it be that you've come here to formally get engaged to Chu Mo? Chu Mo is a good girl, you must treat her well!"

Huo Yunhan frowned but remained silent.

Xin Lei sneered, "What are you dreaming about? We're here to annul the engagement. This daughter-in-law is not someone our Huo family can afford."

Huo Yunhan looked at Xin Lei with some disapproval.

"What? You've come to annul the engagement!" Shen Pingkai exclaimed in astonishment. The words "annul the engagement" spread like ink into clear water, quickly reaching the crowd. In the blink of an eye, everyone in the village knew that the distinguished guests who had arrived by car today were here to annul the engagement with Shen Chumo.

Shen Yuan, who was doing laundry at home, jumped up excitedly upon hearing the news, spilling water all over the floor. "Great! Huo Yunhan has finally arrived!"

Shen Chumo, your good days are over. Shen Yuan wiped her hands casually on her clothes and couldn't wait to run over to Shen Chumo to see her make a fool of herself.

Inside the Shen family home, Xin Lei looked at the two-story brick house with surprise. As she walked along, she could see that it was the only one of its kind in the village. She hadn't expected the Shen family to be doing so well.

Shen Zhiguo and Li Yi had been called back from the field. They hadn't had time to freshen up since they had just been working in the fields, and they looked at the two people in front of them with some hostility, still smelling of sweat.

They already knew that these two people were from the Huo family and had come to annul the engagement. Why make such a big fuss about annulling the engagement? Shen Zhiguo naturally didn't have a pleasant look on their faces.

"You must be Shen Chumo's parents?" Xin Lei asked.

Shen Zhiguo nodded, "It's us. What brings you here?"

The forceful tone displeased Xin Lei, but she still had the driver bring over a pile of gift boxes and place them on the ground. "I won't beat around the bush. My father and your family had an engagement before, it was between my son and your daughter."

When the engagement was arranged, neither of us parents were present, and the old man arranged the marriage without our consent. But as the saying goes, marriage is a major event, and it is decided by the parents and the matchmaker.

"We, as parents, do not agree to this marriage, so we have come today specifically to discuss annulment with you." Although Xin Lei's tone was tactful, her attitude was very firm.

Shen Zhiguo was even angrier after hearing Xin Lei's words. He felt that the Huo family was being unreasonable. It was the Huo family who had taken the initiative to propose the engagement, and now they wanted to break it off. Weren't they just making a fool of the Shen family?

He was about to explode when Li Yi stopped him. Li Yi gently shook her head, signaling him not to act impulsively. She knew that at this moment, acting impulsively would only make things worse. She looked at Xin Lei and said calmly, "Since you want to annul the engagement, we have no objection."

"But isn't it a bit much for you to come here so publicly to annul the engagement? How can my daughter Chumo face people after doing this?" Li Yi's tone was calm, but her eyes revealed determination and unyieldingness. She wanted to get justice for her daughter and couldn't let her suffer any injustice.

Xin Lei slightly raised her chin, her eyes filled with a hint of contempt: "Hmph, our Huo family has always been upright and honest in our dealings. Since we want to annul the engagement, we should naturally make it clear to each other face to face."

As for your daughter's reputation, that's her own fault for misconduct, and has nothing to do with the Huo family.

Shen Zhiguo could no longer hold back, his eyes wide with anger: "Don't make false accusations! My daughter is innocent. You're trying to break off the engagement based on baseless rumors and slandering her like this. It's outrageous!"

Li Yi was also trembling with anger: "Our Chu Mo has always been a well-behaved and sensible child. Don't you have any conscience when you slander her like this?"

Xin Lei remained unmoved and sneered, "Rumors? If she hadn't behaved improperly, how could rumors have spread? Our Huo family cannot tolerate a daughter-in-law with questionable conduct."

Huo Yunhan stood silently to the side, but it was clear that Xin Lei's words represented his attitude.

Inside the courtyard, a group of villagers were listening intently, their anger rising even higher upon hearing this. They had long since treated Shen Chumo like their own daughter; how fortunate their Pinggang Village was to have such a fairy-like daughter born into their village!

These days, many people from the neighboring villages and the county town have been inquiring about Shen Chumo's marriage prospects, including quite a few promising young men. However, they all feel that these men are not good enough for Shen Chumo.

Now the Huo family is looking down on Chu Mo? Is this a joke?

Shen Pingkai rebuked angrily with a dark face, "Chu Mo is a well-known good girl in our village. If you don't believe me, go out and ask around. Don't think that just because you're from the capital you can bully Chu Mo. You'll have to see if the whole village will agree to it!"

Others chimed in, "Exactly! What a jerk! I don't think he's any good either. Chu Mo is marrying down to him because they're engaged!"

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