Surprise! The rough husband is the hidden boss of the period literature

Chapter 12 The Engagement Token Was Broken

Xu Qinghuan didn't bother to argue with her and asked Jiang Chengxu directly, "What do you say?"

Jiang Chengxu was an idiot. He knew something was wrong at this moment. He didn't dare to look into Xu Qinghuan's eyes, but Xu Manman's words kept ringing in his mind, "You should know what I'm thinking!"

What could Xu Manman do wrong?

Her only mistake was that she admired herself too much and relied too much on herself.

"Qing Huan, she is your sister, younger than you..."

Xu Qinghuan sneered, "She's two months younger than me, not two years! Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone! Comrade Jiang, I don't believe you don't know!"

"You know, how could I not know? Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's a new era now, and there are still people with such dirty thoughts of hugging women left and right!"

A mocking voice rang out in the crowd. Xu Qinghuan looked over and saw a young man of about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a crew cut, a round face, thick eyebrows and big eyes. He looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was.

"Chen Dewen, shut up. What does this have to do with you? I'm going to sue you for slander!" Jiang Chengxu was angry and anxious, his face flushed and his neck thick.

"Tsk tsk! You can do it yourself, but others can't tell you..." Chen Dewen was about to say something when he was pulled away by his friend.

When the truth was revealed, the onlookers sighed. There was no more understanding and sympathy in Xu Manman's eyes, but only shame and contempt. They pointed and talked, and if they hadn't caught the two of them in the act, they would have wanted to parade them through the streets.

Jiang Chengxu was furious. When most of the people had left, he gritted his teeth and said, "Xu Qinghuan, are you satisfied now?"

Lin Xialan was so angry that she almost jumped up, "Jiang Chengxu, what the hell do you mean? How dare you scold Huanhuan?"

"We're all family. If there's any misunderstanding, can't we just clear it up privately? Why do you have to make a scene in public?" Jiang Chengxu said angrily. "Manman is your biological cousin. You were raised by Manman's parents since you were a child. Have you ever considered her for ruining her reputation like this?"

Xu Manman was crying bitterly, sobbing softly, her thin shoulders shaking. The grievances she felt were overwhelming, making those who saw her sad and those who heard her cry.

Lin Xialan felt like she was about to spit out a mouthful of blood. She wanted to go forward and fight with the two men, but Xu Qinghuan held her back tightly.

Xu Manman cried, "Brother Chengxu, don't blame my sister. She just cares about you too much. Also, my uncle died for his country, and my sister is the child of a martyr. My father is her second uncle, so it is only right for him to take on the responsibility of raising her."

Xu Qinghuan took a deep breath and said nothing. She threw the engagement watch to Jiang Chengxu and said, "I'm not kidding when I say I'm breaking off the engagement. Please listen to me and return the men's watch that my mother gave to your Jiang family."

When they got engaged and signed a marriage certificate, the tokens they exchanged were two watches.

The Jiang family gave her a Shenshi brand watch, and Song Wanlin gave Jiang Chengxu a Plum Blossom men's watch.

Jiang Chengxu tightened the watch in his hand and said firmly, "Xu Qinghuan, is this your attitude towards handling things? You did something wrong, but instead of considering how to take responsibility, you actually want to use this evasive approach to resolve it?"

He felt that Xu Qinghuan was retreating in order to advance, thinking that if she proposed to cancel the engagement, he would be able to easily forgive her, coax her back, and then the matter would be over?
Don’t you see how much injustice she suffered today?

Lin Xialan was completely furious. She had never seen such shameless entanglement before. Just as she was about to rush forward, Xu Qinghuan held her back and said, "Let's go. Don't worry about him!"

Whether to cancel the engagement or get married, Jiang Chengxu actually has no say in the matter, and there is no need for her to waste her time on such a person.

After they walked away, Lin Xialan finally regained some of her composure and said angrily, "Huanhuan, if he really doesn't cancel the engagement, what are you going to do?"

Xu Qinghuan twirled her fingers and said, "Don't worry, there will be a way."

There is someone who wants to cancel this marriage more than she does, not to mention that she has a powerful weapon in her hand.

Jiang Chengxu saw Xu Qinghuan's resolute back, and a sense of panic rose in his heart. He was furious and was about to run after her, but Xu Manman hugged his arm.
"Brother Chengxu, go chase my sister. I'm afraid she'll really break off the engagement with you in anger. If you just coax her, she'll change her mind. After all, my sister really likes you."

In this era, no one dares to talk about love and affection.

Jiang Chengxu's feet were firmly fixed on the ground. He must not encourage Xu Qinghuan to have such a temper. They would have a lifetime to live together after they got married. Was he going to always give in to her, coax her, and tolerate her bad habit of being unreasonable?
"Let's go and let the doctor bandage your wound first." Jiang Chengxu put the woman's watch in his pocket.

Xu Manman stared at it and said, "Brother Chengxu, can I take a look at my sister's watch? I've never even seen what a watch looks like."

There was an indescribable loneliness in her tone. Jiang Chengxu's heart softened immediately, thinking that this watch had been on Xu Qinghuan's wrist for almost a year, but Xu Manman had never even glanced at it.

"Doesn't your sister usually let you watch it?" Jiang Chengxu couldn't help but ask.

"After all, it's a valuable item and an engagement token. How can I have the nerve to ask my sister for this?" Xu Manman said sensibly.

Jiang Chengxu handed her the watch and said, "Take your time to look at it. I will return it to your sister later."

He would tell Xu Qinghuan what was right and what was wrong, and teach her to distinguish between right and wrong, but he would never cancel the engagement.

"Well, I should give it back to my sister."

A faint light flashed in Xu Manman's eyes. She couldn't wait any longer. If she waited, she would have to go to the countryside.

Xu Manman was holding the watch in her hand, she tripped and stumbled, her other hand tightly grasped Jiang Chengxu, and the watch in her hand flew out.

Although it was an all-steel watch, it hit the stone wall three meters away hard. When Xu Manman rushed over to pick it up, the dial had already cracked into a flower.

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault. It's my fault. Brother Chengxu, I'll compensate you with a watch! I'll go back and beg my mother, even if I have to kneel down to beg her. I'll definitely ask my mother to give me money to compensate you for the watch." Xu Manman held the watch pitifully.

Looking at the dial that seemed to be about to shatter into pieces in the next second, Jiang Chengxu's face looked very ugly. The watch was broken, and he would definitely not be able to return the watch to Xu Qinghuan for a while.

Manman didn't mean it. If they explain it carefully, Qinghuan should listen.

It's no big deal.

"Brother Chengxu, hit me, hit me hard!" Xu Manman grabbed Jiang Chengxu's wrist and hit her in the face.

Jiang Chengxu clenched his fists tightly and remained in a stalemate. "Manman, don't get excited. You didn't mean it."

"But this is a watch, one hundred and twenty yuan, plus a watch coupon. Brother Chengxu, I will definitely ask my mother to give me the money to compensate you!"

One hundred and twenty yuan is not easy to save, and watch coupons are even harder to save. Nowadays, when getting married, people pay attention to three turns and one ring, and one of the turns is a watch.

If you don’t have coupons, you can’t buy anything even if you have money at a department store or supply and marketing cooperative.

In order to get married, some families will try every possible means to get tickets from the black market. The price of a watch ticket on the black market is almost equal to the selling price of the watch.

Just so outrageous.

The Jiang family had gone to great lengths to get this watch.

It would be a lie to say that Jiang Chengxu didn't feel distressed, but seeing Xu Manman blaming herself like this, with a pair of eyes full of guilt, admiration, and light looking at him, he couldn't bring himself to say a word of blame.

"It's okay, I'll see if I can find a way to fix it."

"Brother Chengxu, please scold me. I will feel better if you scold me." Xu Manman leaned towards Jiang Chengxu.

"Brother Chengxu, I feel so bad. How could I be so stupid? I can't do anything right. I can't even hold the watch. I'm really too stupid. Such a precious thing is more precious than my life. Even if I fall to my death, I shouldn't let the watch be damaged."

"Don't talk nonsense. No matter how precious a watch is, it's not as precious as a person." Jiang Chengxu thought of her experiences since childhood. She had probably never seen what a watch looked like, so he couldn't bear to see her blame herself anymore.

"Well, only in Brother Chengxu's eyes am I more precious than a watch!" She raised her head from Jiang Chengxu's shoulder and forced a smile.

Seeing this smiling face, eyes full of admiration and gratitude for himself, Jiang Chengxu felt a surge of pride in his heart, "Your sister won't blame you even if she knows!"

After all, for so many years, Xu Qinghuan has occupied Xu Manman's position in life and enjoyed the favor of the Xu family.

"Really?" Xu Manman smiled as if relieved.

Happy New Year!
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