Quick Transmigration: The Love Rescue Plan

Guo Likai paused, then snorted coldly: "I just didn't expect the Dong family to be so shameless. They didn't want to arrange the marriage themselves, but they didn't want to be accused of breaking their promise, so they actually changed the bride to a distant relative with no blood relation..."

“They’re not distant relatives with no blood relation.” Father Guo shook his head and said, “My daughter-in-law has absolutely no relation to the Dong family. She was knocked unconscious and married into the family in place of Dong Yunqing.”

"Huh?" Guo Likai looked at his father in surprise. He never expected that there were hidden secrets he didn't know about.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Even if Guo Likai is now a sixth-rank official and can investigate many things, it's not so easy to find out about the matter of a substitute marriage.

After all, only the Dong family, Guo's parents, and Dong Ping herself knew about this.

If they don't tell, who will know the inside story?

Therefore, Guo Likai was naturally unaware of the matter of being knocked unconscious and forced into marriage. He thought it was just a matter of secretly changing the betrothed, but he never expected there to be such a twist in the story.

Guo Likai originally thought that the Dong family had only found a distant relative's daughter to replace Dong Yunqing in fulfilling the marriage agreement in order to gain a good reputation. He never expected that there would be such a forced act as knocking out a substitute bride.

When Guo's father saw Guo Likai, he was very surprised and then told Guo Likai the whole story.

At first, Dong Ping did not mention that she had been knocked unconscious and stuffed into the bridal sedan chair. Later, when Guo's father brought up the matter, Dong Ping told the truth.

Guo's father repeatedly warned Guo Likai, basically saying that if he dared to look down on his wife's background, he should disown him as his father and mother!

With a father who protects his daughter-in-law like this, Guo Likai doesn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"My wife is really something else," Guo Likai couldn't help but exclaim. "It's fortunate that she brought things up early on. If she hadn't, the marriage certificate would have only my and Dong Yunqing's names on it. Even if the matter went to the authorities, my wife wouldn't have been able to do anything about it."

Guo Likai couldn't help but say admiringly, "And my wife even thought of getting the indenture and release certificate to restore my free status. Otherwise, we would have been in big trouble."

Mr. Guo nodded quickly, saying with a proud look, "That's right! Ping'er, you've thought of everything. I was worried that Ping'er would be bullied if she went to the Dong family alone, but I didn't expect her to take care of everything herself."

As if he had just thought of something, Guo's father curled his lip and said, "It's just that the Dong family is really despicable. They only gave three taels of silver as a dowry. They really look down on people! It's really unfair to Ping'er."

Mentioning the dowry, Guo's father became furious, but then happily patted Guo Likai on the shoulder and said, "Look at my memory! Ping'er's dowry has all been used to supplement the family income. Your mother and I agreed that we would make up for it for Ping'er later."

"I don't care about the Dong family's little bit of money!" Guo's father said with a look of disdain.

Before Guo Likai could say anything, he was interrupted by his mother who came in.

"Breakfast."

Dong Ping and Guo's mother each carried two bowls of noodles and sat down on the stools one after the other.

Guo's mother sat down next to Guo's father and placed the noodles in front of herself and Guo's father. Dong Ping placed the noodles in her right hand in front of Guo Likai, and then naturally took the remaining bowl of noodles and placed it on the stool next to Guo Likai.

This was the first time in many days that Dong Ping had sat down to eat with Guo Likai.

Dong Ping had originally planned to make noodles the day Guo Likai returned, but Guo Likai had just come back and was busy with social engagements, so he didn't have time to stay at home.

This also relieved Dong Ping.

After all, although Dong Ping had been married into the Guo family for several years, this was the first time she had met Guo Likai.

Suddenly having to spend time with a strange man was something Dong Ping, with her personality, couldn't adapt to for a while.

In a clean, white celadon bowl, a rich broth filled with the aroma of meat sits atop green noodles, covered with a layer of dark brown minced meat. Above the minced meat is a small mound of orange-yellow, slightly oily, unidentified substance, carrying a faint salty fragrance.

First it turned milky white, then emerald green, then dark red, and finally orange-yellow. It's more like a painting than a bowl of noodles.

"Wife, what's this?" Guo Likai asked Dong Ping with a puzzled look.

Dong Ping blushed deeply when Guo Likai called her "wife." This man...

Dong Ping thought he was a bit shameless. Although they had never met before, they had been married for seven or eight years, so calling him shameless didn't seem appropriate, but...

Even if they're an "old married couple," they've never actually met before! Calling each other "wife" so naturally on their first meeting...doesn't that have any shame?!

"Cough~cough~" Dong Ping coughed awkwardly twice before saying, "This soup is a rich broth made from bones, full of meaty aroma. This noodle is mixed with vegetable juice, so it has a beautiful bright green color. The orange part on top of this minced meat sauce is my homemade salted egg yolk sauce. This savory flavor makes the noodles even more appetizing."

"I've never had such an innovative breakfast in my life, honey. You've put a lot of thought into it." Guo Likai quickly mixed the meat sauce, took a bite of the noodles, and added with a smile, "Honey, the noodles you made are really delicious."

"I...I remembered there's a dish of greens in the kitchen that hasn't been brought up yet, I'll go...bring it over..." Dong Ping blushed and felt a little awkward. She pursed her lips slightly, stood up, stamped her foot, and without waiting for Guo's mother to say anything, turned around and ran back to the kitchen.

Guo's mother looked at Guo Likai, who was grinning foolishly, with some displeasure and scolded him, "Shameless! You scared Ping'er."

While mixing the noodles, Guo's father nodded and said, "Ping'er is timid, don't frighten her."

Guo Likai found it both amusing and exasperating to see how protective his parents were of Dong Ping.

Who is the real biological child of these two old people?

“He dared to go to the Dong family alone to demand an explanation, so he's not a coward anymore,” Guo Likai muttered under his breath.

Guo Likai spoke softly, and his father didn't quite catch what he said. But that didn't stop him from disciplining his son.

“Listen to me, you little rascal, we are very satisfied with this daughter-in-law.” Father Guo put his chopsticks on the table: “If you get rid of this daughter-in-law, this family will not tolerate you.”

After thinking for a moment, Guo's mother said, "It's not that we can't tolerate you. We'll tolerate you if you bring Ping'er back."

Guo Likai quickly begged for forgiveness, saying, "Father and Mother, don't worry, this daughter-in-law is perfectly fine! I definitely won't lose her."

Seeing that Guo Likai was indeed very serious, Guo's father smiled with satisfaction and said, "You have a good eye, lad."

Dong Ping brought back the vegetables, gently placed the plate on the table, and sat down next to Guo Likai. While eating her noodles, she secretly glanced at Guo Likai, but little did she know that Guo Likai would catch her red-handed.

Guo Likai smiled and winked at Dong Ping, who lowered her head in embarrassment.

[Ding~ Male lead Guo Likai's favorability +10, currently at 100.]

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