Because of the conflict with Xu Kun and the other three, Lin Xiaotian did not inform the mute girl about her upcoming marriage.
After bandaging for a while at the girl's home, he returned to his cabin.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw his father Lin Xuan lying on a chair smoking tobacco.
"You brat, where did you go and come back so late, huh? Who gave you the wound on your face?"
Lin Xuan lazily blew out a smoke ring, but when he saw the injury on Lin Xiaotian's face, his face turned cold, and he immediately half-propelled himself and asked.
"No, it's... I was running in a hurry on the road when it was too dark. I tripped over a stone on the side of the road and fell."
On the way home, Lin Xiaotian had already made some considerations. If he told his father truthfully, his father would definitely make trouble for Xu Kun and his family.
As the saying goes, dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and mice's sons can dig holes.
Xu Kun and the other three behaved like this, so naturally their parents were not very good, and since there were many people in the other party, his father would suffer a loss if he went to the designated place, so he lied with a guilty conscience.
"Humph, you fell? I guess you were hit but didn't dare to fight back. You're a worthless thing!"
How could Lin Xuan not see that this boy was lying? Who could fall so badly that his face was bruised and his face was swollen, and he still had two panda eyes?
"Don't say anything. There is some wine in the jar. Go and wipe it yourself."
But he didn't want to say more. After knocking the remaining ash from his pipe, he pointed to the wine jar in the corner.
Anyway, I don’t have a son, and I still have a grandson, so I’m too lazy to take care of this incompetent brat.
Seeing that his father didn't break the casserole and ask the question, Lin Xiaotian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He took off his clothes and poured some medicinal wine on the face cloth to wipe the bruises on his body.
When the wine hit the injured area, he grimaced in pain for a moment, but he didn't dare to scream out for his father to hear, so he had to grit his teeth and endure, holding it in until his whole face turned purple.
After applying the medicinal wine, he climbed into bed in a daze, fell asleep without even eating, and let out a thunderous snore.
Lin Xuan's mouth was dry from smoking, so he got up and drank a large bowl of wine, then extinguished the candles in the room and took a rest.
…
The next day, at dawn.
Dong dong dong...
"Old Lin, Old Lin? Are you at home?"
As dawn dawned, there was a gentle knock on the door of the cabin.
"Who is it? It's so early in the morning."
Lin Xuan stood up with squinted eyes impatiently, put on his clothes sleepily and opened the door.
"Third Aunt? Haha, please come in quickly. Why do you have time to come over so early in the morning?"
When the door opened, he saw that the person coming was Aunt Ma, the matchmaker who helped Lin Xiaotian get married. Lin Xuan's anger dissipated a lot, and he smiled and invited Aunt Ma into the house.
"Um..., I'd better not go in, Lao Lin, let's take a step to talk."
Aunt Ma hesitated for a moment and did not enter the house. She glanced at Lin Xiaotian who was sleeping soundly on the bed, and then pulled Lin Xuan to the courtyard of the cabin.
"What's the matter, third aunt, so mysterious?"
Lin Xuan was pulled over and asked in confusion.
"Um, Lao Lin, I told you not to be angry. Here's the thing, Lao Zhang's family..."
Aunt Ma spoke eloquently, and after listening for a moment, the look on Lin Xuan's face gradually turned ugly.
"What? Regret the marriage? This thief, Lao Zhang, I will go find him!"
With a low shout, Lin Xuan was about to rush out of the courtyard, but Aunt Ma pulled his sleeves to stop him.
"Don't be impulsive, Old Lin. Your family's marriage has not been made public yet. Cancellation of the engagement will have no impact on the reputation of the two families. If you make a big deal, won't everyone know about it?"
Aunt Ma tried her best to dissuade her, and her words were to the point.
Hearing this, Lin Xuan's steps froze.
It is true that as Aunt Ma San said, she can ignore other people's gossip, but her son has not yet been married. If people know that the bride's family regrets the marriage, she will not be able to hold her head high in the town from now on.
Taking a deep breath to calm down, Lin Xuan temporarily suppressed his anger and asked: "Third Aunt, did the Zhang family say why they regretted their marriage?"
"Then I'll tell you what I said..."
Looking at the cabin from a distance again, Aunt Ma continued: "Last night, Lao Zhang's daughter Zhang Cuihua dragged Lao Zhang to my house. She said she disliked Xiao Tian's lack of manliness, and she cried, made trouble, and hanged herself in my house.
Yes, I have to cancel this marriage no matter what."
"You also know that Lao Zhang only has a daughter, so of course he obeys her words. He also knows that he is embarrassed to see you, so he asked me to tell you."
"Unmanly...?"
Lin Xuan frowned, and suddenly thought that Lin Xiaotian's injuries when he came back yesterday were related to this incident?
"That's the way it is, Lao Lin, don't take it too seriously. Even if I owe you, I will find another marriage for Xiaotian without charging you any fees."
After finishing speaking, Aunt Ma took out a cloth money bag from her sleeve and handed it to Lin Xuan.
Of course, she did not suffer a loss. The old Zhang family gave her twice the penalty in order to make amends. Naturally, she would not tell Lin Xuan this.
"Thank you so much, Aunt Three."
After hearing Aunt Ma's last words, Lin Xuan was still unhappy, but he also calmed down a bit.
After the two of them talked about business and chatted for a few more words, Aunt Ma said goodbye and left.
After sending Aunt Ma away, Lin Xuan turned around and entered the cabin, took his pipe and sat on the stone steps at the threshold smoking a dull cigarette without saying a word.
Not long after, an hour had passed, and Lin Xiaotian still hadn't woken up on the bed.
"You brat, are you still pretending?"
Lin Xuan walked towards the bed and kicked the big butt lying on the side of the bed.
Although this brat is delicious, he is never sleepy. He is still awake at this time. He must have heard the conversation just now.
"Hey, Dad, if you have something to say, please don't do anything. I'll get up... I'll get up."
Sure enough, pain came from his buttocks, and Lin Xiaotian's chubby body jumped up from the bed, almost causing the bed board to collapse.
"You heard what Third Aunt said just now. Tell me honestly. What did you do yesterday to make my daughter say that you are unmanly?"
Lin Xuan is not stupid. The daughter of the old Zhang family was so satisfied during the blind date, but now she suddenly regrets the marriage. Apart from the fact that this boy has done something that makes her unhappy, there is no other reason.
The bed board shook, and Lin Xiaotian hung his feet on the edge of the bed, lowering his head to avoid letting his father see the suppressed smile on his face.
He was worried about marrying that meat mountain that could block the sky and the sun, but he didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to let him go.
Therefore, not only was he not as depressed as his father, but he was actually happy in his heart, and almost laughed out loud several times while pretending to sleep.
"Oh, maybe it's because of yesterday..."
But he also knew that if his father heard him, his ass would be kicked.
So he put away his joyful mood slightly, pretended to sigh, and explained how he met Xu Kun and the others in the alley yesterday.
Of course, he hid the fact that he was fighting back.
Because if he didn't dare to fight back and was beaten unilaterally, with his father's arrogant character, he would have no shame to go to Xu Kun and the other three elders to reason with him, so as to avoid causing trouble to his father. This chapter has been completed!