Chapter 534: Chapter 533: Love-Struck at Home 15

Matchmaker Li went to the Jiang Family several more times, but despite the promises made by the Yu Family, the Jiang Family always refused the marriage proposal.

Matchmaker Li felt a bit helpless; the Jiang Family truly wasn’t swayed by money at all. In all her years as a matchmaker, it was the first time she had seen something like this.

The Yu Family was a bit frustrated and very dissatisfied with Ah Chen.

Apart from Yu Jinyong, the rest of the Yu Family had given up and were trying to persuade Yu Jinyong to consider other girls.

"These young girls just lack experience. They think they’re young and beautiful and that they can find something better in the future, but they’ll realize it’s not that easy," Yu’s mother said. "I’ve already asked Matchmaker Li to find you a prettier one, surely better than that Jiang Chen."

"I don’t think Jiang Chen is any good either," Yu Sanjie also expressed her dissatisfaction, even somewhat displeased with Su Man, who had mentioned Jiang Chen to her before.

If it weren’t for Su Man, would her little brother have been so enamored with Jiang Chen?

Yu Jinyong was feeling unhappy, neither opposing nor agreeing to the matter.

The Yu Family thought there was hope and asked Matchmaker Li to look for other girls, not knowing Yu Jinyong already had other plans in mind.

If finding a matchmaker doesn’t work, then he’ll use another method.

He had set his sights on Jiang Chen and wouldn’t let her escape.

Jiang Chen couldn’t get out of his grasp.

With determination in his eyes, Yu Jinyong lightly touched his chin with his fingers, already having a plan in mind. Since ancient times, people have always praised heroic rescues of damsels.

He didn’t believe he couldn’t get Jiang Chen, just an ordinary village girl.

When Su Man went to buy meat, she ran into Yu Sanjie. Yu Sanjie had a forced smile, vaguely showing her dissatisfaction. She knew what it was about—Jiang Chen hadn’t agreed to the Yu Family.

As far as she knew, Matchmaker Li had come over four or five times already.

If it were her, even without parents, not knowing the Yu Family’s situation, she wouldn’t have held out this long. The more it went on, the more anxious she felt. With the reinstatement of the college entrance exams around the corner, once word got out, Jiang Chen would be even less likely to marry anyone.

"Your family’s little sister-in-law has quite the eye," Yu Sanjie couldn’t help but complain to Su Man. "Little brother is completely smitten by her, even eating less lately. I don’t know what to do. Could you help persuade her, match them? I’ll definitely thank you properly later."

She didn’t like Jiang Chen, but little brother did. There’s no choice but to try to fulfill little brother’s desire.

Jiang Chen’s bad temper wasn’t a problem; once she married into the family, they could teach her to behave over time.

Su Man didn’t think she could persuade Jiang Chen, but she verbally agreed: "My little sister-in-law has always been headstrong. I can’t guarantee anything. I always knew she had high standards, but I didn’t expect them to be this high. She doesn’t like this option; I don’t know what she’s looking for."

Hearing this, Yu Sanjie felt a bit comforted.

Another Saturday arrived, and Ah Chen went to deliver vegetables to the old house.

Due to the issue with the Chinese zodiac signs, the family had implicitly agreed that Su Man should come over as little as possible. Admittedly, after this, the Jiang Family seemed more comfortable.

Just as Ah Chen was about to leave, Su Man pulled her by the arm.

"Second sister-in-law, do you have something to say?" Ah Chen asked, pretending not to know.

"Little sister, what do you think of the Yu Family’s proposal? Such a good match is hard to come by. Won’t you reconsider?"

Ah Chen smiled and said, "I have my own plans, second sister-in-law. Don’t trouble yourself over this. Take good care of your health."

Without giving Su Man a chance to say more, Ah Chen left.

Su Man’s face darkened. This Jiang Chen... truly difficult. Despite being reborn, could she not handle Jiang Chen?

She really couldn’t do much at the moment, so it all depended on Yu Jinyong.

She had heard Yu Jinyong was quite infatuated with Jiang Chen, and wondered if he would think of anything. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Little did she know that Yu Jinyong was also growing impatient. Jiang Chen went to and from school every day with her brother and sister-in-law, never going to town alone, making it hard to find an opportunity.

He was getting quite anxious.

Then he actually managed to find an opportunity.

"Teacher Xu is almost fully recovered," the principal of the village school said to Ah Chen, looking a bit embarrassed. Teacher Jiang had been substituting during that time and had done an excellent job, but the village school only needed so many teachers. If Teacher Xu hadn’t fallen ill, they wouldn’t have needed a substitute.

Ah Chen didn’t mind. With the real teacher back, it was natural for her as a substitute to step down.

Besides, Teacher Xu had taught the commissioner before and is a good person who has a family to support. She wouldn’t scheme to push someone out.

Times were different from what they are now; every job was precious, and many people would pull strings, spend money, and use any method to get one.

"Do I need to coordinate with Teacher Xu?" Ah Chen asked.

"Then have a talk with Teacher Xu when they come tomorrow."

The next day, Ah Chen met with Teacher Xu and shared the curriculum she’d covered during her time.

Teacher Xu felt quite apologetic: "I’ll keep an eye out for any suitable positions and recommend you immediately if I find one."

Ah Chen thanked Teacher Xu and didn’t mind. After making sure Teacher Xu understood everything, she greeted Jiang Maochuan and his wife and left the school.

There was no rush about work. Some people had been keeping an eye on her lately; they must be very impatient by now, so she might as well resolve this issue.

Sure enough, not long after she left the school, on a desolate path, several young men who looked like hooligans suddenly appeared.

Robberies were not uncommon during those times, especially those who transported goods by vehicle; they encountered more robbers, often losing their cargo and money, or in worse cases, their lives.

There were cases of assault and kidnapping too.

In certain unseen places, things were quite chaotic.

For ordinary people, going places was indeed inconvenient, and they needed an introduction letter. Normal people lived within the rules. However, for those outlaws not living in prominent locations and without ubiquitous surveillance of later times, it was practically a criminal’s paradise.

Even investigations were tough.

This also made it convenient for her.

The hooligans, their eyes filled with vile intent, blocked Ah Chen in the middle, closing in slowly, suggesting she play with them.

She sensed someone waiting in the distance; these hooligans were merely pawns to take a hit.

This time, however, she didn’t plan to fight the hooligans. With a surprising burst of speed, she turned and ran towards the town at an incredible speed. By the time the hooligans came to their senses, she was already far away.

They quickly gave chase but found themselves unable to catch up, helplessly watching her get further away.

Yu Jinyong, waiting to play the hero, was dumbfounded. How were they supposed to catch up?

Those idiots are just useless! Couldn’t they have caught her earlier?

He hadn’t expected her to run so fast.

Ah Chen ran straight to the police station, where there happened to be a young man at the entrance. Seeing her urgency, he rushed forward: "What’s wrong?"

Ah Chen looked at him briefly and took a breath: "A few hooligans blocked my way home. Sensing something was wrong, I ran over here. They shouldn’t dare to follow."

Lu Yan frowned. Those hooligans were too bold, doing such things in broad daylight.

"Take a seat first, I’ll get you some water, then you can tell me slowly."

Ah Chen took the warm cup of water, already planning to beat up Yu Jinyong.

She decided to break his leg; that would keep things quiet for a while.

But to Lu Yan, her dazed look seemed as if she were scared out of her wits. He wanted to ask her questions but knew he couldn’t rush her, deciding to wait for her to calm down first.