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

Lin Yue shook her head, looking at Sister Wang with a determined gaze. "Sister-in-law, your destiny is in your own hands. If you want to protect your child, you must fight bravely."

With tears blurring her vision, Sister Wang nodded and pulled the child to kowtow to Lin Yue, saying, "Little Yue, I've hurt you so badly, yet you're still willing to help me. Thank you."

I really don't know what to do. You've saved me and the children. Big brother, second brother, third brother, quickly kowtow to Aunt Xiaoyue!

The eldest child, being sensible, immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Aunt Xiaoyue, thank you."

The other two children, bewildered, also knelt down.

Lin Yue hurriedly helped the eldest child up, saying, "Get up, get up! You two should go home to stay today. I doubt she would dare to kick you out. Protect your mother, understand?"

"Okay!" The eldest child wiped away his tears, took his younger siblings' hands, and followed his mother out.

Lin Yue had cried quite hard, and her nose was still red. She clenched her fist happily. The problem with Sister Wang and the child could be resolved. Finally, something good happened today.

Chang Jingxiang used to think Lin Yue was scheming, but looking at Lin Yue now, with her smug smile and sparkling eyes after helping others, he was stunned for a moment.

Lin Yue turned around and noticed his gaze. She pouted and said, "I've helped you out today, so I'll have to ask you to get a marriage certificate with me for now. Of course, it'll be a fake marriage. Once things calm down, we'll get a divorce."

Don't worry, I will never take advantage of you or try to cheat you.

Although Chang Jingxiang was open-minded, he also knew the importance of a girl's innocence. "You are a girl. What I did to you was wrong. I will make it up to you."

Lin Yue almost burst out laughing. In her previous life, she eagerly asked him to take responsibility, but he stayed far away. In this life, she doesn't need him to take responsibility, but instead, his attitude has changed.

"Don't think like that. You had no choice. I can't stay at my home anymore. The fact that you took me in and let me live in your house is already helping me. We're even now."

Lin Yue thought for a moment and then said, "I'll have to trouble you to come to my house tomorrow and pick me up. It'll be a marriage proposal."

In her previous life, Lin's mother sent her to the Chang family. After meeting Chang Jingxiang's parents, Chang's mother secretly slipped her money as a betrothal gift, but in the end, she didn't even see a single penny.

She thought her mother would buy some medicine for her grandmother, but she later found out that her mother had bought clothes and shoes for her younger sister, and the rest was used by her sister to give as gifts and make social connections.

This time, she wasn't going to give them a chance to get the money. She simply had Chang Jingxiang come to her house to pick her up, thus ending their hopes.

Chang Jingxiang was thinking of discussing the marriage with his parents. Even though it was a fake marriage, he should still inform them. "Okay, I'll take you home. I can tell my parents when I get back."

When Lin Yue returned to the Lin family house and stepped into it again, she no longer felt sad or painful.

Lin's parents had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Lin Yue return, Lin's mother rushed up and slapped her, causing Lin Yue's face to twist to one side and her lip to break.

"You unfilial daughter, how could you do such a thing? Where do you put the face of the Lin family? We told you long ago to behave yourself, to behave yourself. Now look what's happened, they've already broken off the engagement and taken back the betrothal gifts."

You've really ruined things! All the family's money has been returned to them; how are we going to live now?

In her previous life, Lin's parents beat her in the pigsty in front of everyone. This time, they went to town to visit their sister and didn't go. They only went after returning to the village and heard the gossip from the villagers.

It probably sounds pretty harsh. Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast. It's like someone is making a public announcement over those loudspeakers.

A few days ago, Lin's mother arranged a marriage for Lin Yue with a good-for-nothing scoundrel from the same village. He was decent-looking, but had a bad temper and was impatient.

However, his family was relatively well-off, and he had a relative who was an official in the city, so he was usually arrogant and haughty.

The bride price was quite high, considered generous among those in the village. They were confident that Lin Yue's good temper would help her deal with the man's bad temper after marriage.

Moreover, they can work, both inside and outside the house, and they eat very little, making them a very cheap source of labor.

Lin's mother was still venting her anger, but Lin Yue didn't listen to what she was saying. She was just thinking about how to get them to take good care of her grandmother.

Seeing Lin Yue's nonchalant attitude, Lin's mother became even angrier and picked up a broom to hit Lin Yue.

Lin's father didn't even look at them, silently puffing on his pipe. Finally, he calmly said, clearly with great force, "Look at you, why are you using so much force? Be gentle, don't break the broom."

Lin Yue seemed oblivious to the pain in her body; compared to the whipping she endured in her previous life, this was much milder.

She smiled slightly, neither fighting back nor dodging. Her younger siblings stood by watching the spectacle. Usually, when they were beaten, Lin Yue would protect them, and the blows would mostly fall on her.

Looking back now, it really wasn't worth it. She won't tolerate these heartless ingrates anymore; they only exploit her.

“Your body has been touched by that man, so this marriage is definitely going to happen. Let them come to our house to discuss the bride price. The Lin family has its own customs when it comes to marrying off a daughter.”

“Mother, their family has a bad class background, their house was confiscated a long time ago, and they don’t have anything valuable.”

Chang Jingxiang earns work points to support his entire family; they struggle to even put food on the table, let alone afford a bride price.

"That won't do. What family doesn't give a bride price when they marry off their daughter? Have we raised you for nothing? They have to give something. Aren't they from the capital? They must have money."

You're not even married into the family yet, and you're already thinking about saving them money. You ungrateful wretch, I'll beat you to death!

He was about to wave the broom in his hand again, but then, thinking he might break it, he switched to using his hand instead.

“Mother, as you know, they were sent down here. Even if they have something, it will be confiscated. If the team finds out, we will be labeled as corrupt.”

"They have nothing, yet you're still eager to sleep with them. What are you after?"

"I just like him for who he is. I love him and I want to marry him. The captain has already given his approval. We'll go get our marriage certificate tomorrow."

"What do you mean by 'like' or 'dislike'? I don't understand what you're talking about. What's the value of 'like'? Can 'like' put food on the table? Let me tell you, I just disagree."

“Mother, you must have heard from everyone that I’ve already… The captain brought a lot of people over there, so many people saw it. If I don’t marry him, I’ll have no face to live.”

"You, you, you're making me so angry! I've raised such a big girl all these years for nothing. I should have never kept you here."

You should sever ties with those who exploit you, and ideally never have anything to do with them again.