Quick Transmigration: My System is a Big Liar

My second brother is about to turn twenty-one. My parents have been asking a matchmaker to find him a wife since last year. They've met several times, but none of the dates have worked out.

My second brother is tall and handsome, but his skin is tanned dark from spending so much time in the fields and mountains.

In addition, word got out that the second brother had failed to take a liking to the girls after several attempts to meet them, and that he was indifferent and impatient with them.

People outside are saying that Jiang Jun, the second son of the Jiang family, isn't good-looking, has high standards, looks down on rural girls, and wants to marry a goddess.

This rumor worried my parents a lot, but they also knew that marriage couldn't be forced. Besides, their second son wasn't bad-looking, and he was hardworking and could earn money, so it was normal for them to have higher expectations.

Jiang Lan then thought of turning her second brother upside down, then dressing him in new clothes to dazzle their eyes, and see if they would still dare to say that her second brother was ugly.

Judging by her and her elder brother's looks, how bad could her half-brother be?

"My clothes are all fit, why buy me more? Besides, the clothes Mom made last year, I only wore once. I can wear them again when I go shopping next time. I brought you here to buy clothes for you. If you don't buy anything for yourself, don't complain to Mom and Dad later. Don't bring out your little bit of savings to embarrass yourself. Your second brother doesn't need your money."

Jiang Jun tried to stop his sister from paying, but he couldn't argue with her. Now he just wants to get a refund.

Jiang Lan ignored him, clutching the clothes tightly. She had spent a long time choosing these clothes, and they were the most suitable for her. She couldn't listen to her second brother.

Besides, she didn't have much savings, but it was definitely enough to buy gifts for her family. Every gift was carefully selected by her, so how could she let him return them?

No matter what Jiang Jun said, Jiang Lan refused to return the clothes or take his money, insisting on buying them herself.

“You don’t have to return it. Go pick out an outfit for yourself. Your second brother can’t let you go back empty-handed.” Jiang Jun said pitifully. “Good sister, just consider it saving your second brother. If you go back empty-handed, Mom and Dad will definitely punish me. You don’t want your second brother to be chased all over the village by Mom and Dad, do you? If that happens, you’ll probably never have a sister-in-law again.”

Jiang Lan was amused by his second brother's pitiful tone. His parents had only chased him around the village to beat him when he was little, and that was because he had secretly gone into the mountains without telling his family and got lost. Later, a hunter from the next village brought him back and told his parents. Otherwise, his family would still be kept in the dark.

"Second brother, you know I don't lack anything." Jiang Lan shrugged.

Jiang Jun looked at his younger sister's fair little hands, his eyes lit up, and he remembered what his sister was missing.

"Little sister, wait for me here for a moment."

Jiang Jun left behind a sentence and dashed out of the department store, leaving Jiang Lan completely bewildered.

A little while later, Jiang Jun ran in excitedly, still clutching a ticket in his hand. He pulled his sister towards the counter.

When they left the department store, Jiang Jun's hands were full of things, while Jiang Lan's hands were empty, except for a Seagull brand watch on her arm.

Jiang Lan initially wanted to refuse when buying the watch, because she already had many luxury watches in her space, and she basically didn't use them at home, so buying one would just be a waste.

But her second brother received the watch voucher without saying a word. If she kept refusing, she might hurt his feelings. It would be better to accept it obediently. At worst, she could give her second brother's wife a luxury watch when he got married.

Jiang Lan was preoccupied with going to the black market, so she walked very fast and arrived at the state-run restaurant a little before one o'clock.

"Second Brother, where did Ziheng go? Should we go look for him?" Jiang Lan asked deliberately, not seeing Ruan Ziheng in the restaurant.

Jiang Jun said, "No need to look for him. Ziheng will be back soon after he finishes his business. Let's eat first, and then I'll take you to the nearby park for a walk."

Jiang Lan: "I'm not hungry right now, and I don't want to go to the park."

Jiang Jun casually asked, "So what do you want to do?"

Jiang Lan looked around and whispered, "Second Brother, I want to go to the black market."

Jiang Jun refused outright, "No way."

Jiang Lan said coquettishly, "Second Brother, please take me to see it! I'm really curious about what Mayor Hei looks like."

Jiang Jun remained unmoved.

Seeing this, Jiang Lan used her trump card, "Hmph! If you won't take me, I'll go by myself next time. At worst, I'll get caught and locked up for a few days. Anyway, you don't care about me."

"you dare."

"I dare! Who told you not to take me with you?"

Jiang Jun was furious, but he couldn't gamble with his sister's safety, so he could only agree with a dark expression.

Jiang Lan followed her second brother through the county town, making many twists and turns, and finally arrived at the legendary black market.

Perhaps because it was afternoon, there weren't many people inside, only a handful. Everyone was dressed normally, and none of them were wearing scarves or covering their faces; they just seemed to be in a hurry.

Fortunately, she hadn't covered herself up properly beforehand; she had only pulled her scarf up to cover half of her face, otherwise she would have looked like a clown.

Jiang Lan lost interest after walking around for a while and left with her second brother.

Jiang Jun thought his sister was just being childish, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

The two returned to the state-run restaurant, where Ruan Ziheng had already arrived and ordered food, waiting for them to return.

After finishing their meal, the three prepared to head home. Jiang Jun suggested taking her to the park, but Jiang Lan rejected the idea because she thought it would be too late to go home and it would be cold to ride a bicycle.

This reason left the two of them both amused and exasperated, but they let her go. After all, they were two grown men who didn't particularly enjoy going to parks; they'd rather spend that time hiking in the mountains.

The three returned to the village just as everyone was getting off work. Jiang Jun rode his bicycle through the village, the bicycle loaded with things, which made some people envious.

Zhou Lingling was one of them. Because of Jiang Jun's previous threats, she didn't dare to go forward. She was thinking that she should go to Jiang Lan early tomorrow so that those things wouldn't be ruined by Jiang Lan.

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and go back to cook for your mother." Old Mrs. Zhou slapped Zhou Lingling on the back, making her cry.

Seeing the amused looks on everyone's faces, Zhou Lingling couldn't hold back any longer and ran away crying.

Meanwhile, after her second brother parked the car, Jiang Lan pulled him aside and quietly asked, "Second brother, does anyone know about you and Ziheng?"

Jiang Jun knew his sister was worried about them, so he explained carefully, "Of course no one knows. We are very careful when we go into the mountains, mostly at night, and the prey is delivered to the town via another route."

Jiang Lan: "What about today? You and Ziheng both asked for leave at the same time, won't they get suspicious?"

“Ziheng and I often help the transport team or the state-run restaurant deliver things to other places. Everyone in the village knows this and won’t suspect anything. Don’t worry about it, little sister. Your second brother is here for you. Just be happy every day.” Jiang Jun patted his sister’s hair. “Lanlan has grown up.”

Hearing his second brother say this, Jiang Lan finally felt relieved.