Crossing Over to Yamada Love

"Silly girl, who doesn't get married? Your destiny hasn't arrived yet, so we're not in a hurry. Grandma will pick a good one for my Lan'er. Remember, no matter what you choose, the family will always support you." Madam Wang gently hugged Mo Lan and stroked her hair. Her granddaughter was actually looked down upon because of her social status—how infuriating!

"Mmm," Mo Lan responded, leaning against her grandmother's chest, enjoying the warmth. Love isn't as enduring as family love; she just wanted her family to be well.

The next morning, Erlang smiled at Molan. The girl was younger than him, and she was already engaged. He was happy for her.

"Sister, I don't want to go to school today. I want to stay home and watch the matchmaker discuss your relationship with Cheng Xiao." Xiao San'er grabbed Mo Lan, looking at her with her big eyes, wanting to skip school.

Xiao San'er is eight years old this year. Last year, the Mo family sent him to a private school. He is smart and ambitious, and his teacher is very satisfied with him and often praises him.

"Be good, San'er, and go to school with your brother. Our family is counting on you to bring honor to our ancestors." Mo Lan touched San'er's face. He's not like she was when she first arrived; his face is fuller now, and it feels nice to touch.

"Okay, then tell me when I get back at night, sister." Little San'er nodded obediently. Then she pulled Erlang along to go to school.

Liu, Qiu, and Qin happily prepared the dough and filling for the steamed buns, eager to get them ready before the matchmaker arrived. This way, they would have the time to properly discuss their daughter's engagement. They also needed to prepare plenty of good food for their own family; they couldn't let their daughter down.

The steamed buns were all ready, but the matchmaker was late in arriving. It wasn't until almost noon that she finally showed up.

Mrs. Qiu was a little unhappy. The shop would be getting busy soon, and they would be busy then. Why didn't the matchmaker come earlier? They could have had a word with her.

However, she still smiled and welcomed the matchmaker to a seat, pouring her tea.

"Young lady, have you made up your mind? The auspicious day is in three days. Would you like to choose that day?" The matchmaker took a sip of water and asked Qiu with a smile.

“Alright, three days from now is a good day. Has the Cheng family prepared the guest list and menu for that day? Who are you inviting? Tell us, sister-in-law, so we can have a better idea.” Qiu nodded in agreement.

"They're just neighbors, so don't worry too much, the Cheng family will take care of everything. Just make sure your daughter is dressed properly, but she can't wear bright red. Light red is fine, it's still red, and it'll bring some joy." The matchmaker smiled, but there was something strange about her smile.

"Water red? Lan'er doesn't have any water red clothes. Besides, that day is Lan'er's engagement day. She doesn't need to show up, does she?" Qiu asked, puzzled. Why should her daughter wear red?

"How can she not show up? The Cheng family is going to bring her into their household the other day. When that happens, she will be the Cheng family's concubine. You can just wait and enjoy your good fortune."

No sooner had the matchmaker finished speaking than Qiu's eyes widened in surprise. Liu and Qin also looked at the matchmaker in astonishment. What did this mean? Concubine? They were going to bring Mo Lan into the mansion? What? What was going on?

"Explain yourself! What does this mean? What do you mean by 'carrying them into the mansion'? Isn't Lanlan and Cheng Xiao's engagement banquet in three days?" Qiu stood up and asked the matchmaker anxiously.

"What engagement banquet? I've never heard of taking a concubine requiring an engagement. The Cheng family wants to take your daughter into their household. Even if she's a concubine, it's still a great honor. That's the residence of a scholar who passed the imperial examinations. As for the marriage, the Cheng family has already chosen someone. She's the cousin of Young Master Cheng, and her father is an official. You two are already incredibly lucky to be able to enter the household as concubines. The Cheng family will definitely have to help you out in the future." The matchmaker said disdainfully to Qiu Shi.

"Pah! Who cares about their support! Taking a concubine? Keep dreaming! My perfectly good daughter going to be a concubine? What a load of rubbish! That bastard Cheng Xiao said he wanted to marry my Lanlan, and in the end, he sent you out to be his concubine! Get out! Get out! Don't ever step foot on my door again. Tell the Cheng family, let them take whoever they want. We don't care!" Qiu Shi was furious and overturned the matchmaker's teacup. She was practically offering the matchmaker urine instead of tea.

"You shrew! Marrying your Lanlan? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror? Are you even worthy? You want to be his wife? Other men's wives are daughters of officials, they're not your kind! You don't care, but plenty of others do. Moju from the second wife's family is going to be his concubine. You're all from the same family, yet you want to be superior? Don't you even know if you're destined for that?" The matchmaker also became fierce, and she stopped saying nice things.

"We're not cut out for that! Get out of here!" Qiu threw the teapot at the matchmaker. She was furious that the Cheng family had treated her daughter so badly.

"You shrew, it's right that the Cheng family didn't agree to a marriage alliance with your family. I've never seen such a family before. They agreed so readily before, and now they've changed their minds. Do they think the dowry is too small? The Cheng family has plenty of money. Just ask for it." The matchmaker spoke with an air of condescension.

"Get lost. You old bastard, don't even think about shitting on our necks. Go back to the Cheng family! Cheng Xiao, you little brat, don't let me see you again. Otherwise, I'll skin you alive!" Mo Quan cursed furiously.

"Brother, you see? Her family are all barbarians. If you marry a girl from that family, you're in for a rough time."

Hearing the sweet female voice, everyone went to look and saw that it was Cheng Xiao and Cheng Yueqing who had arrived, followed by several villagers who came to watch the excitement.

Cheng Xiao looked somewhat haggard, with bloodshot eyes, clearly indicating that he hadn't slept well the night before.

The Mo family members were immediately enraged when they saw Cheng Xiao.

Mo Changhe rushed forward and grabbed Cheng Xiao by the collar, shouting, "Cheng Xiao, speak! Is what this woman is saying true? Do you really want to take Lanlan as a concubine?"

Cheng Xiao ignored the enraged Mo Changhe and looked at Mo Lan instead.

At this moment, Mo Lan's expression was very calm. She quietly watched everything that was happening in the courtyard without saying a word, as if it had nothing to do with her.

"Uncle Changhe, don't worry! I won't let Lanlan become a concubine!" Cheng Xiao assured Mo Changhe. At this moment, he felt uneasy because he wasn't sure what Mo Lan was thinking.

Mo Changhe loosened Cheng Xiao's collar, suppressing his anger, and pointed at the matchmaker, asking, "Was that woman sent by your family? Why did she say she wanted to take Lan Lan as a concubine?"

“Uncle Changhe, that’s my mother’s wish. She wants me to marry my cousin, but I’m determined to marry Lanlan. I will ask my mother to give Lanlan the status of a secondary wife. I won’t wrong her,” Cheng Xiao explained softly to Mo Changhe.

"What? A concubine? You want to marry your cousin? And Mo Ju, you want to take her as a concubine too? Bah! My Lanlan doesn't care about concubines." Mo Changhe angrily slapped Cheng Xiao, his chest heaving. This Cheng family was too much! Making his daughter a concubine? What was he thinking!

Qiu rushed forward and began to beat Cheng Xiao without restraint, tears streaming down her face as she did so, shouting, "You're all bullying me! You're ruining my daughter like this! You're not human! You're not human! I'll beat you to death!"

"Why are you hitting people? My father is a scholar, and my uncle is an official. If you dare to lay a hand on me again, I'll tell my uncle to have you all arrested and taken to the yamen. You bunch of barbarians!" Cheng Yueqing rushed over and grabbed Cheng Xiao, helping him escape from Qiu Shi.

"Get out! Get out of my house and never set foot in my house again. We don't care about you, we're not worthy of your Cheng family. Get out!" Mo Changhe pointed to the door, telling the two of them to leave.

"You think we'd bother coming to this run-down shop? If it weren't for my brother taking a fancy to that girl Mo Lan, we wouldn't have come at all. What are you even thinking about? You don't even deserve the title of wife! If it weren't for that girl Mo Lan clinging to my brother and bewitching him, she wouldn't even be worthy of being a concubine!" Cheng Yueqing said viciously.

"Yueqing, don't talk nonsense." Cheng Xiao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said to Cheng Yueqing.

"I, Lanlan, won't bother you! Get out! Just because you're from an official family doesn't mean you can be so great. You still have no manners. Get out of here, or I'll tear your mouth apart!" Qiu Shi stepped forward and pushed Cheng Yueqing out.

The onlookers then began to discuss among themselves:

"No wonder they don't want our Tiger, it turns out they want to climb up to the Cheng family! They're giving up a perfectly good wife to become someone's concubine. Luckily, their family didn't agree to Tiger's marriage, otherwise, they would be so embarrassed."

Mo Lan recognized the person who said those words; it was Liu Hu's mother.

“Hey Tiger’s mother, Mo Lan isn’t going to be anyone’s concubine. Didn’t you hear she refused? Don’t make things up before you’ve even asked for her hand in marriage. Are you saying you won’t sell your eggs to her anymore?” a woman chimed in.

"Fine, I won't sell! Who cares? I only sold it to her family cheaply because I thought my Tiger and that girl were a good match and that they could make it work. I won't sell it anymore. I can sell it for a higher price in town." Liu Hu's mother curled her lip, looking down on the Mo family.

"Have some decency! What's wrong with that girl? She's very capable and sensible. Don't gossip about her." Someone who couldn't stand it said something to Liu Hu's mother.

Ignoring the clamor of discussion, let's talk about Cheng Xiao and Cheng Yueqing.

Cheng Xiao kept assuring the Mo family that he wanted to marry Mo Lan, would give Mo Lan the status of a wife, and would not take Mo Ju as a concubine. He said he would only have his cousin and Lan Lan, and would never let Lan Lan down in the future.

Cheng Yueqing kept criticizing the Mo family, saying that Mo Lan was worthless.

Enraged, Qiu slapped Cheng Yueqing across the face. Cheng Yueqing burst into tears, demanding that Cheng Xiao stand up for her.

Cheng Xiao's expression was somewhat unpleasant. It was nothing for the Mo family to beat him, but he still felt sorry for this girl.

"Yueqing, that's enough. Your aunt didn't mean it. Go home and don't get involved in this anymore," Cheng Xiao advised his sister.

"I won't go back, brother! You have to stand up for me! She hit me, go hit her back! They're all troublemakers. Tell Uncle to have them all arrested and thrown in jail!" Cheng Yueqing insisted.

"Cheng Xiao," Mo Lan called out, walking up step by step.