80 village women marry military officers; it was supposed to be a fake marriage.

"You unfilial daughter! You have money to buy things at the supply and marketing cooperative, but no money to support your parents? Your brother and sister are starving at home, and you're spending money like water here."

Lin's mother, carrying a cloth bag, threw it on the ground and rushed forward with all her might to snatch the things from Lin Yue's hands.

Lin Yue dodged her hand and protected the things behind her back. "What are you doing? These are things that Chang Jingxiang bought. They're not mine. You can't take them."

Lin's mother grabbed the things in Lin Yue's hand tightly, "They're all girls' things. What he bought for you is yours. I'm going to visit your sister anyway, so I'll give them all to her. It's been a long time since I bought her any new clothes."

As the older sister, you should help your younger sister. It's not easy for her to get into university. You're just someone who stays at home doing laundry and cooking, so you don't need these things.

"When she becomes successful in the future and brings honor to the Lin family, you'll benefit from it too."

Lin's mother felt heartbroken thinking about how much money she had spent scrimping and saving to support her second son's education. Before, she had Lin Yue, who could help out, but now she couldn't get a single penny.

We finally caught her sneaking around buying things, so we're determined to squeeze some money out of her.

Lin Yue's eyes widened, her face flushed with anger. "No way! If you want to give these things to my sister, go buy them yourself. If you take these things, how am I supposed to give them back?"

Lin's mother glared at Lin Yue fiercely, "What do you mean, 'give back'? You've let her sleep with you for nothing, and you can't even give her a dowry. Now you're working like a slave in her house."

We've raised you with so much care and effort all these years, and we haven't gotten anything in return.

"Stop talking nonsense, hand over the stuff, and give me the bicycle too. Your sister just said she wanted to buy one, this will save us a lot of money."

Lin Yue then busied herself protecting the bicycle. "This bicycle is borrowed and needs to be returned to its owner. I can't give you anything either; I don't want them to look down on me."

With a sharp "smack," Lin Yue was caught off guard and received a solid slap.

"Do you have any shame? After doing something like that, actively climbing into a man's bed, who would respect you?"

If they truly respected you, they wouldn't have given you a single penny of dowry. Don't pretend to be so high and mighty here; you know what you've done. The whole village is practically tearing you apart.

Lin's mother was also puzzled. When did this little girl become so stubborn? She used to do whatever she was asked to do, but now she's as stubborn as a mule and won't listen to reason.

It wasn't enough to hit him. Once he was hit enough, he would behave obediently, just like when he was a child. So I swung my arm again.

When Chang Jingxiang came out, he saw Lin Yue being scolded by her mother, and a group of people had already gathered around, pointing and gossiping about Lin Yue.

Lin Yue stood there helplessly, her head bowed and her face turned to one side, clutching the things she had just bought tightly in her hands. A dark and hateful glint flashed in Chang Jingxiang's eyes.

Chang Jingxiang listened to Master Liu from the pig farm tell a lot about Lin Yue's childhood. Her parents had always been biased towards her, always making her do all the work and not giving her any food.

Lin Yue fainted from hunger several times, but was saved by kind-hearted people in the village. They went to Lin's house to stand up for Lin Yue, but were chased out by Lin's mother with a broom.

Lin Yue had to do the work of several people since she was a child. She not only had to do farm work, but also take care of her younger siblings and go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables every day.

Her parents constantly beat and scolded her, never treating her like one of their own. This fostered Lin Yue's timid and submissive personality, and she never knew how to fight back when others bullied her.

If she doesn't talk back or fight back, the other party will take advantage of her and become even more demanding.

Chang Jingxiang strode over, just as Lin Yue looked up. Their eyes met, and the slap mark on Lin Yue's face was exposed to Chang Jingxiang.

Lin Yue stared at the tall, aloof figure before her, and at the anger on his face, and was momentarily stunned.

Lin's mother raised her hand again, but just as it was about to fall, someone grabbed her arm and flung it away.

She rubbed her arm in pain, and before she could even see who it was, she cursed, "Who's so blind? I'm disciplining my own daughter, why are you meddling in my business?"

Chang Jingxiang stared coldly at Lin's mother, firmly protecting Lin Yue behind him.

Seeing the anger in Chang Jingxiang's eyes and his imposing aura, Lin's mother was stunned for a moment, and cold sweat broke out on her back.

“Lin Yue is my wife now. You are her mother and have no right to hit her. Moreover, you hit my people in broad daylight. Everyone can witness this. I can call the police to arrest you.”

Lin's mother was actually a little scared, but for the sake of face, she still stubbornly insisted, "She is my daughter, it is only natural for me to beat her, even if the King of Hell comes, he can't do anything about it."

Chang Jingxiang's voice grew even colder, his eyes filled with murderous intent. "Add another one: promoting feudal ideology and having backward awareness."

Lin's mother felt the air around her turn chilly, and she shrank her neck guiltily, unable to speak.

"Moreover, you're robbing people in broad daylight. That's robbery, and you'll be sentenced to prison."

Lin's mother's momentum had long since weakened. "I...she is my daughter. She should give it to me as a gift. How can it be considered robbery? Stop making baseless accusations."

“She immediately started grabbing things and said she wanted to give them to her other daughter. This is typical exploitation. Arrest her and send her to the union.”

"Yes, yes, yes, now we advocate freedom of marriage and prohibit arranged marriages. She actually wants a bride price. Arrest her and send her to jail."

Lin's mother is actually a paper tiger; she is strong when she is weak and weak when she is strong, and she cannot be intimidated.

Seeing that the onlookers had all changed their tune and were criticizing her, mentioning the union and jail time, she was so frightened that she tucked her tail between her legs and ran away. Before running away, she glared fiercely at Lin Yue and shouted through gritted teeth, "You wait, you unfilial daughter, if you have the guts, don't ever come home again. Then I'll see how I deal with you."

Lin Yue shrank back, looking panicked and uncertain.

Chang Jingxiang's expression suddenly turned even colder. "Don't be afraid, I will protect you."

Lin Yue's first thought was to apologize, "I'm sorry, I've caused you trouble again."

Chang Jingxiang shook his head and subconsciously touched Lin Yue's face. "Does it still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore, thank you." Lin Yue turned her face away guiltily.

Lin Yue was actually deliberately feigning weakness. She knew her mother's character; the more you showed weakness, the more smug she would become, and the more she would lose her sense of propriety.

If she were placed in the position of the weaker party, she would throw a tantrum, talk nonsense, and make unfounded accusations, which would inevitably affect Chang Jingxiang.

She just didn't expect Chang Jingxiang to protect her like this. The better Chang Jingxiang treated her, the more reluctant she was to part with him.

Knowing that they were destined to part ways in the future, and that all his tenderness would belong to Su Qingya, Lin Yue secretly wiped away her tears while sitting on the back of the bicycle.