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The courtyard gate creaked open, silencing all other sounds inside.

When Lin Yaozu saw the person who came, he screamed in fright and shrank back behind his mother, Wu Cuifang.

Lin Xiumei's pretty face instantly twisted, her eyes like poisoned knives, fixed intently on Lu Qingshan.

"What are you doing here? Trying to show off again?"

Wu Cuifang also glared fiercely at Lu Qingshan.

"You hit my son Yaozu, and now what are you doing here? Let me tell you! This won't be over easily!"

Standing under the eaves, Lin Xiulan stiffened and nervously twisted the hem of her clothes.

"Brother Qingshan, that's not what my parents meant. Please, come in and sit down."

Lu Qingshan was carrying a piece of meat wrapped in oil paper, which was tied neatly with rope.

He ignored the shouts of the other members of the Lin family and fixed his gaze directly on Lin Xiulan.

"Sister Xiulan, I brought you something."

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable authority.

"Lu Qingshan!"

Seeing that she was being ignored, Wu Cuifang became even angrier. She shielded her son behind her, put her hands on her hips, and glared at him with her triangular eyes, yelling, "You hit my son, and you still dare to come here? Do you really think the Lin family has no one left!"

Lu Qingshan then turned his attention to her, and then glanced at Old Man Lin, who was sitting on the kang, his face ashen, puffing on his pipe.

He simply passed the food forward, peeled off the oil paper, and revealed the meat.

That large piece of meat was quite substantial, and it faintly revealed a fresh, bloody hue.

Wu Cuifang's cursing sound stuck in her throat, her eyes fixed on the piece of meat, and she unconsciously swallowed.

Lin Yaozu, who was standing next to him, also forgot about his stomachache and stuck his head out, his eyes almost glued to the ground.

Wild boar meat!

It's still this big!

Old Lin stopped smoking and his breathing became heavy.

The atmosphere in the courtyard became strange.

"Green mountains," Old Man Lin swallowed hard, struggling to look away.

He finally spoke, tapping his pipe on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and said slowly, "You were wrong to hit Yaozu. No matter how bad he is, he's still Xiulan's younger brother, your future brother-in-law."

He paused, then changed the subject, "However, it's understandable that young people have strong tempers. Since you've come all this way, this matter..."

"Father!" Lin Xiumei cried out in alarm when she saw that Lu Qingshan was about to escape unscathed.

A shrill voice interrupted, "How can we just let this go? Yaozu is still breathing a stitch from that kick! Who does Lu Qingshan think he is, hitting someone and thinking he can just settle things with a piece of meat?"

Wu Cuifang also came to her senses. Her eyes darted around, and remembering that Lu Qingshan's family still had a wild boar, she immediately chimed in, "That's right! If you want to marry our Xiulan, you'd better have some attitude! You beat up the young one, and the elders are still here. Don't you have any respect for your elders?"

As she spoke, she winked at Old Man Lin, signaling him to put on airs and ask for more benefits.

Lu Qingshan looked at the family's faces and sneered inwardly, but his face remained expressionless.

He weighed the meat in his hand, looked at Old Man Lin, and spoke calmly.

"Uncle, Aunt, this meat isn't for you."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Lin family was stunned.

Wu Cuifang's face flushed instantly: "You...what did you say?"

Lu Qingshan ignored her and turned his gaze back to the thin figure under the eaves.

"This meat is for my sister Xiulan."

He took two steps forward, stuffed the oil paper package into Lin Xiulan's arms, and softened his voice.

"This is the best tenderloin from that pig, boneless. You're not well, stew it when you get back and make yourself some nourishing meat."

"Don't be reluctant to eat it, I'll feed you meat every day from now on."

In her past life, Lin Xiulan's health was ruined by this family. She suffered from chronic blood and qi deficiency, resulting in a host of health problems.

Now that he's back, he won't let that happen again.

Lin Xiulan held the heavy package of meat, the warmth seeping from the oil paper to her icy fingertips.

She looked up at Lu Qingshan, and her eyes immediately reddened.

He said...she's weak, so he needs to give her some nourishment.

From childhood to adulthood, whenever there was something delicious at home, my younger brother would always be given priority, while my younger sister would be the sweetest and would also get a bite or two.

She was the only one who got up before dawn every day, yet she could only eat what was left over.

No one ever specifically saved the best things for her, or said they wanted to nourish her body.

"Lu Qingshan! What do you mean?!"

Wu Cuifang completely lost it, pointing her finger at him and yelling, "Are you saying we can't eat a single bite of this meat? Are you here to apologize or to cause trouble?"

Lin Yaozu also shouted, "That's right! My sister isn't even married to you yet, and you're already trying to steal her away from home? This meat is part of the Lin family's dowry, why should it only be given to her!"

"Bride price?" Lu Qingshan smiled, but the smile was so cold it was like ice crystals.

"I'm here today to make things clear."

He looked around, his voice not loud, but each word struck a chord clearly in everyone's heart.

"First, I will marry Xiulan. I will have her carried in a grand sedan chair, complete with a three-wheeled sedan chair and a jingle bell. I will marry her in a magnificent and glorious manner."

"Secondly, I will give the bride price, but the money will only go to Sister Xiulan. Who she wants to give it to is her business. No one should try to extort a single penny from me."

"As for this piece of meat," he paused, looking at Lin Xiulan, "it's for her to nourish her body; it's no use if anyone else is envious."

After saying that, he stopped looking at the pale and ashen faces of the Lin family and gave Lin Xiulan a deep look.

"Xiulan, just wait patiently. No matter how much they cause trouble, I've made up my mind about this marriage."

"Anyone who dares to make things difficult for Sister Xiulan, just try it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and left without any hesitation.

It wasn't until Lu Qingshan's figure disappeared outside the courtyard gate that the Lin family members snapped out of their shock.

"This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!" Wu Cuifang trembled with rage, slapping her thigh. "Who does he think he is! How dare he talk to me like that!"

She snatched the meat from Lin Xiulan's arms and threw it on the ground. "What garbage! I won't eat it! Who wants this piece of trash!"

Lin Yaozu chimed in, "That's right! We don't care! Sis, give the meat back to him! Tell him to get lost!"

Lin Xiumei added sarcastically, "Sister Xiulan, look at the good man you found. He's not even married yet, and he already doesn't respect his parents. After we get married, won't he completely steal you away from our family?"

Lin Xiulan looked at the piece of meat her mother had thrown into the snow, and then at her family members making a complete fool of themselves. It felt as if all the blood in her body rushed to her head in an instant.

She suddenly squatted down, carefully picked up the package of meat, and meticulously wiped the snow off it with her sleeve.

"What are you doing!" Wu Cuifang shouted angrily. "I told you to throw it away, didn't you understand?"

Lin Xiulan held the meat and slowly stood up.

She looked at her mother, the woman who had always favored her younger brother and exploited her daughter, and for the first time did not back down.

"Mother," her voice trembled, but every word was crystal clear, "It's wrong of him to hit my brother. But what about you? You only want to get benefits from him, who cares about my life or death?"

"I know you told Aunt Liu last year that you wanted to marry me off to Old Man Li at the edge of the village!"

"Mom, I'm your daughter too! That old man Li beat his last wife to death!"

"You asked me to marry in Xiumei's place, and I agreed! Qingshan is willing to marry me and even brought back a pig as a dowry. You all think this is an opportunity to take advantage of me!"

"This piece of meat was specifically requested by him to nourish my body! None of you are allowed to touch it!"

The girl's thin shoulders trembled, and tears welled up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.

"You...you brat! How dare you speak to your mother like that for the sake of an outsider?" Wu Cuifang was so angry that she raised her hand to hit her.

"That's enough!"

A furious shout came from the kang (a heated brick bed).

Old Man Lin, who had been silent all along, slammed his pipe heavily on the kang table and stood up.

He stared at the woman throwing a tantrum and the unruly children in the yard, and finally his gaze fell on his eldest daughter, who was holding her baby and had red eyes.

That look in his eyes was more resolute than ever before.

"Since this meat is for Lan'er, let her keep it herself."

"Old man, you..." Wu Cuifang couldn't believe it.

Old Man Lin ignored her, took a deep breath, and said to Lin Xiulan, word by word:

"Lan'er, I've been thinking about this all afternoon."

"That kid Qingshan is a bit of a rascal, but the way he protected you today showed he's a real man."

He paused, as if he had made a tremendous decision.

"We're not returning this!"