Unable to endure the hardships of rural life, she returned home to arrange a marriage with a militar

When Shu Yun returned home, Shen Rujun was already waiting at the door. As soon as she saw her return, she immediately went up to ask, "How did it go?"

Shu Yun shook her head. "It's not suitable."

Shen Rujun was visibly disappointed. "Tell me what happened?"

Shu Yun put down her bag and took a few sips of water. "It's no good in any way. Shi Qinghong doesn't tell the truth. He's not even what you're looking for. He's a chauvinist at home but a subservient one outside. I don't think he's very reliable if we're actually together."

Shu Yun didn't elaborate, and Shen Rujun respected her wishes and didn't press further.

However, when she went out the next day and saw Shi Qinghong lingering downstairs and Hu Yong, who was extremely heavy, next to her, she almost couldn't catch her breath. Even though she was mentally prepared, she was still shocked by how ugly it was!

Before the two noticed her, Shen Rujun slammed the door shut with a loud bang, wanting to avoid seeing it altogether.

It has to be said that the tendency to be attracted to good-looking people has its roots.

There was a loud knocking sound from outside, so forceful that the door rattled.

Shu Yun: "Who's outside?"

Shen Rujun used a chair to block the door. "Shi Qinghong has brought Hu Yong over."

"What right do they have to come looking for us?" Shen Rujun couldn't understand these people's shamelessness.

Their refusal to open the door only emboldened Shi Qinghong and Hu Yong, who banged on the door louder and louder, while neighbors could be heard talking outside. This was not a solution.

Shu Yun grabbed a kitchen knife from the kitchen and suddenly opened the door.

Still caught up in the moment, Shi Qinghong missed her target and stumbled forward several times. Her face was just centimeters away from making intimate contact with the kitchen knife. Terrified, she hurriedly stumbled backward, but Hu Yong behind her was clearly not on her side. Seeing that Shi Qinghong was about to fall on him, he quickly pushed her away. Shi Qinghong could only try her best to bend her body to the side, and her right foot tripped over her left foot, causing her to fall flat on her face.

The sand and gravel on the ground scraped hard against Shi Qinghong's face, causing her to contort in pain.

She rolled to her feet and shouted, "I kindly introduced you to someone, and look at your conditions and theirs! You still have the nerve to refuse? Just wait until your daughter never gets married and becomes an old maid."

When Hu Yong saw Shu Yun again, his lust took hold, and he tried to grab Shu Yun with his fat hand.

Shu Yun snorted coldly, without dodging, she swung the cleaver and chopped forward without hesitation. The cleaver grazed Hu Yong's hand, and Hu Yong was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, no longer daring to go forward.

Shu Yun: "Get out of here right now."

The cleaver slashed past in front of the two men. Shi Qinghong dared not shout anymore, only muttering under her breath, "Kindness wasted on a fool, ungrateful wretch, repaying kindness with enmity!"

Shen Rujun grabbed things haphazardly from the house and threw them at the two men, yelling, "Get out, get out!"

Hu Yong was hit a few times and got scared, so he pulled Shi Qinghong away.

Once downstairs, he immediately changed his tune. "Shi Qinghong, I trusted you and let you act as matchmaker, but who knew it would turn out like this? I'll talk to my mom about what happened today, so you'd better be prepared."

Shi Qinghong panicked and grabbed Hu Yong, saying, "Xiao Yong, you can't do this."

Hu Yong flung his hand, and Shi Qinghong fell on her bottom. Her tailbone hurt terribly, and she couldn't stand up for a while.

The Hu family ultimately lacked the power to retaliate against the Shu family, so they turned all their firepower towards Shi Qinghong.

Hu Yong's mother used her position to transfer Shi Qinghong from the bread workshop to the fermentation workshop.

Fermentation workshops are no easy task, as the fermentation conditions must be maintained. The indoor environment is hot and humid year-round, making it very uncomfortable for people to stay inside.

Shi Qinghong was furious and came to the Shu family's house to make a scene several times. The neighbors called the security team back, and they splashed him with cold water. He was so cold and scared that he stayed in bed the next day and caught a cold. Finally, he calmed down and didn't come again.

Shen Rujun felt extremely guilty, blaming herself for all the harassment from Tian Shiqinghong. As a result of her excessive guilt, she was constantly away from him, running to the matchmaker's house several times a day, urging her to be introduced to potential partners.

For a time, it was common knowledge throughout the entire apartment building that Shu Yun was eager to get married. When they encountered children on the street, they would suddenly ask, "Sister Xiaoyun, are you getting married?"

Shu Yun: ...

Of course she didn't. She was honored to experience social death again, which made her skin thicker. She smiled.

Unlike Shen Rujun's almost fanatical attitude towards marriage, Shu Yun believed that relying solely on arranged marriages to solve her predicament was too risky and idealistic. She thought it was better not to put all her eggs in one basket and tried to find solutions from other angles.

She thought optimistically: there are always more solutions than problems, and there is never just one way to solve a problem.

Shu Yun made herself a cup of hot milk and let her thoughts wander amidst the rising steam. Perhaps it would be better to start from the source?

Wang Jinnan is a well-known minor leader in the Chengnan District Committee. Once someone has their eye on you, it's like getting flour on your wet hand—you can't shake them off no matter what you do. He's petty, difficult to deal with, and vengeful, which is an unspoken belief among many.

His home was easy to find out; Shu Yun simply asked, and someone pointed out the way to him.

To avoid being easily recognized, Shu Yun went home and disguised herself. She deliberately drew her thin eyebrows thick and elaborate, put a large mole on the corner of her mouth, painted her face black and yellow, and wrapped her hair with a square scarf. No one would recognize her as Shu Yun unless they looked closely.

With her new makeup on, she followed the directions she had asked for, walked through the alleys and lanes, and arrived next to Wang Jinnan's house.

Several high steps led to the door, with a round stone pier on each side. The vermilion door was adorned with four lintel nails, but it was now tightly closed.

However, Shu Yun noticed that there were many large, dilapidated courtyards next to the grand courtyard house with their doors open, which contrasted sharply with the main courtyard house.

Shu Yun knocked on the door. "Is anyone home?"

"Young lady, who are you looking for?" An elderly woman with gray hair sat by the hand pump in the yard, curiously looking at Shu Yun.

Shu Yun: "Hello, Grandma. I'm from Hongjiazhuang nearby. I'm looking for a job in the city, but I don't have a place to stay yet. This place looks nice. Do you have any rooms available for rent?"

"You're unlucky; the last little room was just rented out last month," the old woman replied without looking up, deftly washing the vegetable leaves.

"Oh, I see." Shu Yun looked disappointed. "I saw a big place next door. Grandma, could you ask around and see if they have any rooms for rent?"

As she spoke, she cleverly moved closer to the old woman and helped her with the work.

The old woman glanced at the neighbors next door and said dismissively, "They live there themselves, they don't rent it out. Don't go looking for that family, they're very difficult to deal with."

After saying that, the old woman looked closely at Shu Yun's messy face, then looked away, "But you're not in much danger."

Shu Yun chuckled twice, looking just like a simple-minded old lady. She leaned closer to the old woman in an ingratiating manner, "Could you help me find out if there are any rental rooms nearby? I'm unfamiliar with the city and have no other choice. I think you look kind and gentle, so I'd like to live closer to you."

The old woman snorted, "This old woman doesn't have that ability."

As they were talking, Shu Yun placed the peach shortbread she had just bought at the old woman's feet. The old woman immediately changed the subject, "However, I see that it's not easy for a young girl like you to be out there, so I'll try my best to help you."

Shu Yun smiled gratefully, "Then thank you very much, Grandma."

Shu Yun sat and chatted with the old woman for a while, subtly inquiring about some things happening next door.

The original courtyard house belonged to a military officer, whose exact name is unreliable, but he was definitely not an ancestor of Wang Jinnan's family. In the old woman's words, "The Wang family, from the old to the young, were all idle street urchins. They didn't originally live in this area. They lived in the most dilapidated alley in the south, and it was a place the government pitied them and gave them to live in. I don't know how they got involved over the years and have become more and more successful."

Shu Yun took one last look at the courtyard house, chatted with the old woman for a few more minutes, and then said goodbye and left.

On the other hand, matchmaker Wang, unable to resist Shen Rujun's persistent pleading, managed to find her a pretty good match.

As soon as Shen Rujun returned, she pulled Shu Yun aside and said, "The matchmaker introduced you to a young man. He has a rural household registration, but he is self-reliant and found a job in the city. He is good-looking and honest and hardworking."

"However, I heard that the midwife was inexperienced at the time of birth and pulled the baby's legs incorrectly, so the boy's right leg is a little lame, but it doesn't affect his walking or normal life. Xiaoyun, do you want to see him?"

Shu Yun had already been on one blind date and had encountered all the bad ones, so her mental fortitude had improved considerably. She calmly agreed, "Then let's meet them first."