Quick Transmigration: The Love Rescue Plan

"What three things?" Master Dong sighed helplessly, giving up the struggle, and said, "We underestimated you; we didn't expect you to be so intelligent."

"We carefully selected someone like you, someone of lowly birth and gentle nature, but we never expected... Never mind, never mind. It was our mistake. Tell us what you want." Master Dong finally revealed the reason for choosing Dong Ping.

"One of Dong Ping's requests is for the Dong family to release her from her predicament," Dong Ping said earnestly. "I am extremely grateful to Master Dong for rescuing me from this misery."

"But Dong Ping has already married in place of Miss Dong Yunqing, which can be considered as repaying Master Dong's kindness, right? So, Master Dong, could you please give Dong Ping a letter of release and restore her to her former status?"

As long as Dong Ping doesn't receive her indenture and release her from her status as a lowly person, she will never be able to escape her lowly status.

“Since you care so much about your background… fine, I will give you a letter of release.” Master Dong stood up, looked at Dong Ping, and said, “Wait for me to go to my study to write you a letter of release, and then I will bring you your indenture.”

"Dong Ping thanks Master Dong for his kindness."

Dong Ping watched calmly as Master Dong left the main hall, then slowly returned to her seat, picked up her teacup, and took a sip of tea.

Fortunately, the world I am in now is a fictional dynasty. Although the laws here are similar to those of the Tang Dynasty, the diet and daily life are very different.

Otherwise, Dong Ping wouldn't even have a sip of hot tea.

Although Dong Ping wasn't fond of tea, in an era when there weren't many beverages available, being able to drink a sip of pure-tasting tea was a great comfort.

Not long after, Master Dong returned to the main hall and handed the indenture and the book of release to Dong Ping. Dong Ping first unfolded the book of release and looked at it, then looked at the indenture, and nodded in satisfaction.

"The second thing is, firstly, for myself, and secondly, for what Dong Yunqing asked for." Dong Ping still pretended not to know that Dong Yunqing had not really disappeared, but analyzed it carefully from the perspective of a wife: "As I said before, everything is about first come, first served."

"Although it is said that Miss Dong Yunqing and Guo Likai had a marriage agreement first, and I married in her place later, in terms of marriage, I was the one who married first." Dong Ping smiled slightly and continued, "If Master Dong finds Dong Yunqing in the future and wants to fulfill the marriage agreement..."

Dong Ping slammed the teacup on the small table down, stating her position sternly: "Even if my in-laws agree to Guo Likai marrying Dong Yunqing as his second wife, I will still be the elder wife and Yunqing the younger wife."

Seeing the displeased expressions on the faces of Mr. Dong, Mrs. Dong, and Young Master Dong, Dong Ping smiled slightly and changed the subject, saying, "But this is too unfair to the Second Miss Dong!"

"So I still want to discuss this marriage with Master Dong. We want to ensure that the Dong family fulfills the marriage agreement without wronging the second young lady of the Dong family." Dong Ping put away the indenture and Fang Liangshu, and continued with utmost sincerity.

"Since you're so keen on protecting the Dong family's reputation, why don't you just admit it's Yun Qing?" Madam Dong asked, looking puzzled.

"Oh dear, what should I do? I've taken over the identity of the second young lady of the Dong family for nothing. How can I live with myself like this?" Dong Ping shook her head with a smile and said, "If I become the second young lady of the Dong family, then what about the real second young lady of the Dong family? If the second young lady of the Dong family is still unmarried, wouldn't it be easy for her to find a suitable husband by relying on the wealth and power of the Dong family?"

Dong Ping continued to throw out bait: "Very few people know the details of the marriage agreement between the Guo and Dong families. The person who is engaged to the Guo family could be the second or third daughter of the Dong family, or a cousin of the Dong family, or even a more distant relative by marriage or blood."

"In that case, how about we take you in as our goddaughter? How about we let you marry Guo Likai as Dong Ping, the adopted daughter of the Dong family?"

"How dare a humble family like ours try to climb the social ladder?" Dong Ping smiled and shook her head. "How about I become a distant relative in dire straits?"

There is a Chinese saying, "A close neighbor is worse than a distant relative." This saying does not mean that distant relatives are bad; it simply praises the friendly relationship of mutual help and support between neighbors.

Distant relatives are nothing among all kinship relationships; they're just connected by blood. This is especially true of distant relatives who have fallen on hard times.

As the saying goes, "When you're poor, no one cares even in the bustling city; when you're rich, even distant relatives come to visit."

The world is bustling, all for profit; the world is chaotic, all for gain.

A destitute distant relative is worse off than a stranger.

Dong Ping had no desire to forge a close relationship with the Dong family, so she could only try to make them back down.

"Otherwise, if the Guo family faces hardship in the future and the Dong family ignores them, wouldn't others say that the Dong family is cruel to their adopted daughter?"

Seeing that Master Dong was somewhat hesitant, Dong Ping pressed on, saying, "Furthermore, the Guo and Dong families are already engaged, but he is marrying an adopted daughter. That doesn't make sense, does it? Why not have the one who was initially engaged to the Guo family be Dong Ping, a distant relative of the Dong family?"

"But later, the distant relatives fell on hard times and moved away from the small town. Later, her parents passed away, and the orphaned girl Dong Ping came to rely on them. Master Dong mentioned this marriage, and just then, Guo's husband fell ill. Dong Ping then proposed to marry into the Dong family and enter the Guo family as soon as possible to serve her parents-in-law."

Becoming godparents to the Dong family is tantamount to asking a tiger for its skin.

If the Dong family were so easy to get along with, Dong Ping wouldn't have died a tragic death in her second life.

Moreover, by acknowledging this godparent, Dong Ping's relationship with the Dong family is somewhat ambiguous, and she might end up following in the footsteps of her past life.

After all, once Guo Likai becomes successful, the Dong family will start to have designs on him. Then, Madam Dong might feign illness, saying she's seriously ill and wants to see her adopted daughter. Even knowing it's a trap, he can't refuse. Otherwise, he'll only be accused of being unfilial. But if he goes, well…

Distant relatives are different; they are not close because they are distant.

At most, she would only receive favors from the Dong family for the sake of prestige, but such favors are common among blood relatives and are not considered great acts of kindness. Even if she were to cut ties with the Dong family in the future, she would not be criticized.

"At this time, you're being unfilial, cursing your parents to die long ago!" Madam Dong retorted angrily.

Dong Ping raised an eyebrow and smiled: "How could that be? The Dong family is large and powerful with many collateral branches, how could we not find a suitable distant relative?"

"You..." Although Madam Dong was angry, she still considered that Mr. Dong was present. Since Mr. Dong hadn't said anything, she didn't know how to express her opinion.

Madam Dong sat there wringing her handkerchief, her face displeased, saying nothing and waiting for Master Dong to make a decision.

Master Dong silently turned the jade thumb ring on his thumb.

Dong Ping wasn't in a hurry to urge Master Dong to make a decision, but instead quietly observed the decorations in the main hall.

In the center of the hall, facing north, stood a huge screen, framed in an incredibly luxurious rosewood frame inlaid with gold, silver and jewels, its surface adorned with exquisite double-sided embroidered landscapes.

In front of the screen were two large, carved solid wood chairs and a small square table, on which sat two celadon teacups. On either side of the screen stood slender mahogany flower stands, on which sat clivia plants in blue and white porcelain pots.

Smaller wooden chairs and small tables are placed on both sides of the main hall, and various braziers, stools, candles, incense burners and other items are placed in the corners. The entire room is divided and decorated with curtains and draperies, and the floor is paved with inkstone.