My sister broke off her engagement to marry someone richer? My older sister married me and became in

The crowd erupted in commotion, and everyone's attention instantly shifted from the wild boar to the source of the sound.

A boy of sixteen or seventeen squeezed out of the crowd. He was wearing an ill-fitting old cotton-padded jacket and had a spoiled, roguish air about him.

Lu Qingshan's eyes flickered slightly as he recognized the person who had just arrived as Lin Xiulan's younger brother, Lin Yaozu.

A spoiled brat. In his past life, all he knew was how to exploit Lin Xiulan. When he saw Lin Xiulan's drunken husband beating his sister, he didn't even try to stop him.

Instead, they wait until the drunkard sobers up and then use that to blackmail him for money to go drinking.

In a flash, Lin Yaozu rushed up to Lu Qingshan, pointed at him, then at Lin Xiulan beside him, and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Lu Qingshan, you dumped my second sister and now you're trying to seduce my eldest sister! Does the Lin family owe you anything?"

His words immediately roused the onlookers at the village entrance.

Zhao Laosan, always eager to stir up trouble, chimed in, "That's right, Yaozu is right. Qingshan, you just broke off your engagement with Xiumei, and now you want to marry Xiulan? That's a bit unfair."

Lin Xiulan's face turned pale instantly.

She hadn't expected her younger brother to cause trouble at this time. Feeling both ashamed and angry, she pulled him back, saying, "Yaozu, what nonsense are you talking about? Qingshan isn't that kind of person!"

"I'm talking nonsense?" Lin Yaozu knew exactly what was going on, but he still shook off her hand.

A pair of cunning eyes fixed on the wild boar meat on the carrying pole. "If Lu Qingshan hadn't hunted this pig, I wouldn't have bothered with him! Now that he's got the guts, he wants to marry my sister, fine! But you're my sister, and Xiumei is my sister too. Why should he get to choose whichever one he wants? Should he just pick any woman from the Lin family he wants?"

These words stunned everyone. When they came to their senses, they all nodded quietly.

In this day and age, men who are philanderers are the ones who get talked about behind their backs.

Especially in the village, everyone sees each other all the time.

Wang Guifen understood perfectly well, and her lips trembled with anger: "You... what nonsense are you spouting, child!"

"I'm not talking nonsense!" Lin Yaozu was even happier to see Wang Guifen angry.

With a stiff neck, he started acting like a rogue, "He, Lu Qingshan, wants to marry my eldest sister, fine! But he and my second sister are betrothed since childhood, so we can't just let it go like this."

Lu Qingshan smiled slightly, stopping his family members who were about to erupt in anger: "Then tell me, what should we do?"

Lin Yaozu smiled smugly, thinking that Lu Qingshan was scared, and pointed at the pig on the ground and gestured.

"Then my Lin family will have to take a loss, after all, we're all from the same village. You'll still be my brother-in-law from now on. This pig should be divided equally between our Lin family! And the bride price should also be doubled! One part for my eldest sister, and one part to compensate my second sister!"

Double the dowry!

The moment those four words were uttered, the village fell into an instant deathly silence.

Everyone looked at Lin Yaozu as if he were an idiot.

This isn't asking for a bride price, this is blatant robbery!

Lin Xiulan was trembling with anger, her face flushed red. She rushed forward to pull her younger brother away, yelling, "Yaozu! Shut up! Go home!"

Lin Xiumei stepped forward and grabbed Lin Xiulan, her eyes full of calculation, but her words sounded aggrieved.

"Sister Xiulan, I didn't want to make a fuss about it, but my brother was only trying to help me. Qingshan really is... sigh..."

"I'm not going back!" Lin Yaozu shoved her away, almost throwing himself onto the load of wild boar meat. "Why should I?! Lu Qingshan used to be dirt poor, and now that he's got the pig, he wants to deny everything? No way! If this isn't settled today, none of you are leaving!"

Lu Qingshan remained silent, watching the farce with a half-smile.

He watched Lin Yaozu jumping around, and the look in his eyes made Lin Yaozu feel inexplicably uneasy.

Lu Qingshan only threw down the burden on his shoulders when Lin Yaozu pushed Lin Xiulan away.

He took a step straight toward Lin Yaozu.

"You... what do you want to do?" Lin Yaozu instinctively backed away. "Let me tell you, this isn't the old society anymore. You dare to lay a hand on me..."

Lu Qingshan looked down at his brother-in-law, his tone ambiguous.

"So you mean you want half of this pig?"

Lin Yaozu thought he was scared, so he immediately regained his confidence and puffed out his chest: "That's right! Half! Not a single piece less! And the bride price, it has to be double."

Lu Qingshan nodded: "That's fine, but I want to know, are these things for Xiulan or for your Lin family?"

Lin Yaozu was stunned. In his mind, Lin Xiulan was just a dog of the Lin family. She would work as long as she was fed. She didn't deserve anything of her own.

"What do you mean? What does Sister Xiulan want? Of course, it's for the Lin family. She's just a servant in my family..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Qingshan moved.

He didn't even use his fist; he simply raised his foot cleanly and swiftly, striking Lin Yaozu squarely in the stomach.

"Bang!"

Lin Yaozu was bent over like a shrimp, let out a miserable scream, and was kicked so hard that he flew back two or three meters and landed on his butt in the snow. He didn't get up for a long time.

It was freezing cold, and the village entrance was crowded with people, yet completely silent.

Everyone was stunned.

No one expected that Lu Qingshan, who was arguing just a second ago, would take action so ruthlessly the next second.

Lin Xiumei screamed and rushed over: "Yaozu!"

Lu Qingshan didn't even glance at them. His gaze swept over every villager present. His voice wasn't loud, but every word was clear.

"First, Lin Xiumei herself wanted to break off the engagement. She wanted to go to the county town and become a city dweller, and I granted her wish. Our two families have done more than enough."

"Secondly, the woman I, Lu Qingshan, will marry today, and from this day forward, will be Lin Xiulan. Both Xiulan and I are doing this willingly!"

"As for the bride price, I will give it, but only to Sister Xiulan. Anyone who dares to covet the bride price, or tries to extort even a penny more from me..."

He paused, his gaze returning to Lin Yaozu, who was still groaning on the ground.

"That's his fate."

Lu Qingshan's words were resounding.

Domineering, tyrannical, and utterly ruthless.

Yet he exudes masculinity.

The elderly villagers swallowed back the words of criticism they had intended to say.

This Lu Qingshan doesn't seem to be the same rascal he used to be, someone you could easily bully.

Lu Qingshan ignored the stunned crowd and turned to walk up to Lin Xiulan.

The young woman was terrified by what she had just witnessed; her face turned pale, and she didn't know what to do with her hands and feet.

Lu Qingshan's voice softened a bit. He had lived for nearly 100 years in his past and present lives, but he still didn't know how to communicate with girls. He scratched his head awkwardly and asked, "Did I scare you?"

Lin Xiulan shook her head, biting her lip, and whispered, "You...you shouldn't have hit him. What will the villagers say about you later..."

Lu Qingshan felt a warmth in his heart. This fool, he had hit his own younger brother, yet he was worried about whether people would gossip about him.

He pushed you.

Lu Qingshan explained why he took action.

Lin Xiulan's words caught in her throat; a bittersweet feeling welled up inside her, and her eyes reddened.

From childhood to adulthood, whenever her younger brother got into trouble, it was always she, as the older sister, who apologized and took the blame for him.

No one ever stood up for her just because she was pushed.

The handsome man and beautiful woman stood facing each other, a truly pleasing sight.

Several villagers muttered quietly.

"Qingshan really dotes on his wife."

"Yes, Qingshan has changed a lot, he's become more successful."

Grandpa Lu smacked his lips and tapped his pipe on the sole of his shoe with satisfaction.

Turning to Lin Yaozu, who was still rolling on the ground, he yelled, "Get out! If you dare to cause trouble in front of my Lu family again, I'll break your legs! What a piece of trash!"

Lin Yaozu was helped up by his older sister Lin Xiumei. He was in pain and wanted to say a few more harsh words, but when he met Lu Qingshan's cold eyes, he trembled and ran away.

Lin Xiumei glared venomously at Lu Qingshan and Lin Xiulan, then hurriedly followed after them.

The farce ended just like that.

But the atmosphere at the village entrance could never be the same as when people were watching the excitement.

All the villagers looked at Lu Qingshan with a hint of awe.

Wang Guifen walked over, took Lu Qingshan's hand, and said with a mix of heartache and lingering fear, "Qingshan, you mustn't be so impulsive in the future. If you hurt someone, you'll have to pay compensation."

"Mom, some people are impossible to reason with." Lu Qingshan patted his mother's hand. "If I don't kick him into submission today, he'll dare to come to our door every day to extort money."

Lu Changgui also walked over, leaning on his cane. Looking at his son, he couldn't hide his approval: "Well done. To deal with this kind of stubborn person, you have to make him fear you completely once and for all."

Lu Qingshan smiled, bent down again, and hoisted the two-hundred-pound load back onto his shoulder before standing up steadily.

He glanced at the enormous wild boar, then at the villagers who hadn't yet dispersed.

Lu Qingshan spoke in a deep voice.

"Let's go home and divide the meat!"