But Lin Rishan still felt that this was his own niece and nephew. Wasn't his actions a little too excessive? His family had accumulated so much wealth because of his younger brother and sister.
In that moment, Lin Rishan also didn't know what he should do, but after arriving at He Li's house, Lin Rishan looked at the magnificent gate, the vast courtyard, and couldn't help but think, if they could really get close to this relative of the He family, maybe their future life would be even better.
Thinking about it this way, Lin Rishan even more so couldn't remember that Lin Xiaorong was his own niece.
Actually, from how Lin Rishan treated his own nephew and niece for such a long time, it could be seen that Lin Rishan was not a good person. He could even be said to be an ungrateful person.
Madam Lin Cao looked at the large group of people gathered in front of the He family's gate and couldn't help but to feel proud. His daughter would soon be able to get married into such a marriage.
He Zaiying was already thirty-five this year. Fourteen years ago, he was chosen by the villagers to be the center of attention, and he was the one who collected all the taxes in the village. He Zaiying could not be considered a good person, but he was someone who knew how to conduct himself.
If the harvest this year was not good, He Zaiying would collect less of the tax. He first put in the tax, and if the harvest this year was good, he would collect all the taxes he owed from the previous years.
Over a decade had passed, and He Zaiying had gained a pretty good reputation in the village. Even some of the people who were not very optimistic about He Zaiying in the beginning could not help but feel extremely regretful that they had misjudged him, instead of getting along well with him, they would say that He Zaiying was unreliable in front of so many people, and in the end they had even offended him.
In order to get a good reputation and prestige, He Zaiying could bear with all of these things, and would even treat them as if nothing had happened, and treat them as if they had never happened. If this continued, then no matter who it was, they would feel that He Zaiying was a good person.
Lin Xiaorong and He Xiaojie's marriage was decided when Lin Xiaorong was still in his mother's womb. At that time, the Lin Family could be said to be the wealthiest family in the entire village, and it was not on the surface. Instead, it was on the inside of the village.
After both of the Lin Family's parents died, He Zaiying was no longer so optimistic about Lin Xiaorong, nor did he want to let Lin Xiaorong and He Xiaojie be together. But if the two of them took the initiative to end the engagement, He Zaiying knew that the reputation that he had built up over the years would come to naught.
Thus, while enduring the anger, He Zaiying was not in a hurry to annul the marriage.
It was just that today, when he heard the villagers' discussions, He Zaiying was completely shocked. He never thought that Lin Xiaorong would actually still be so bold, and would actually want to annul his marriage in such a way.
Thinking about it this way, He Zaiying actually felt a little happy. Although in terms of reputation, it sounded like it was a bit embarrassing for them to be annulled, but if he lost face, then He Xiaojie could get a wife with decent family conditions. This kind of thing was worth it no matter what.
Of course, the current He Zaiying hadn't heard any of the reasons why Lin Xiaorong and He Xiaojie wanted to break off the engagement. If not, with such a clever person like He Zaiying, why would he be happy about such a thing?
When He Zaiying saw the two of them walking towards him, although he was happy in his heart, on the surface he still acted like they did not care and asked, "I heard about your matters, what happened? Little Jie, nothing's wrong. Why would Xiao Rong be so angry that she wanted to cancel the engagement? "
God knows, since childhood, he had always been most afraid of his father's serious expression. Especially now, when he couldn't even read any emotions from He Zaiying's face.
He Xiaojie lowered his head somewhat guiltily, and didn't dare say anything for a while. Seeing He Xiaojie's appearance, He Zaiying paused and asked with a complicated expression: "Then … Xiao Rong, what do you say? "
Shaking his head, Lin Xiaorong looked to be very sad, and said dejectedly: "This kind of thing, what is there to say?" After saying that, he purposely made a 45 degree look of melancholy as he looked up at the sky.
With this, He Zaiying was even more unsure of what exactly happened between the two of them. He Zaiying looked at Lin Xiaorong, then turned his head to look at He Xiaojie, and after a long while, he finally sighed and asked: "Fine, since you two are not willing to say anything, then I'll ask you one side. Xiao Rong, do you really want to end the engagement with my little Jie?"
Lin Xiaorong nodded, and spoke again in front of his fellow villagers and He Zaiying: "Since He Xiaojie would rather choose Lin Tingting than me, then what reason do I have to keep insisting on He Xiaojie?" After thinking about it, Lin Xiaorong added, "I, Lin Xiaorong, am not that cheap."
He Zaiying looked at He Xiaojie and Lin Xiaorong who were in front of him with some shock. Regarding the matter between He Xiaojie and Lin Tingting, He Zaiying was very clear, but He Zaiying never thought that Lin Xiaorong would actually say such a thing in public. Wasn't this giving him face?
In front of so many people, He Zaiying's expression sank, but he did not do anything else, and instead turned around to scold He Xiaojie sternly: "How did I teach you? "You're still so young, why aren't you learning well?"
He Xiaojie was also aware that he was in the wrong. Although He Xiaojie was not very clear about He Zaiying's character, he knew that He Zaiying was a person who had excellent reputation, and was also a person who liked to pull others together.
He Xiaojie also knew that this action of his would bring about an extremely bad effect to He Zaiying, but, even so, He Xiaojie did not know what he should do. After all, no matter how he thought about it, what he was doing now was related to his own life's happiness.
Although it wasn't necessary for He Xiaojie to be with him, for some reason, He Xiaojie absolutely could not be with him.
Seeing that He Xiaojie did not make a sound, He Zaiying took out the broom and ruthlessly whipped He Xiaojie twice.
Originally, He Zaiying wanted to wait for Lin Xiaorong to go and stop his actions of swatting He Xiaojie, but in the end, he discovered that Lin Xiaorong was extremely calm and didn't do anything, nor did he look at his own movements. It was as if all of this had nothing to do with her at all.
He Zaiying, "..."
He Xiaojie was his son, so even he himself was reluctant to give up on He Xiaojie. But looking at the situation now, he had no other choice but to continue fighting like this.
After a long while, He Zaiying sighed, stopped his hands, and spoke to Lin Xiaorong with a very guilty tone: "Xiao Rong, Uncle has let you down in this matter, and also didn't understand what this unfilial son is doing. Xiao Rong, don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation."
Through these matters, Lin Xiaorong had already figured out what kind of person He Zaiying was. He nodded at He Zaiying and said, "Uncle, I only want to be with little … When He Xiaojie dissolved the marriage, I just wanted to live my life well. In these past few days, Lin Tingting has frequently come to look for trouble with me because of He Xiaojie, and I really can't take it anymore. "
Looking at Lin Xiaorong's weak appearance, the surrounding villagers were even more sympathetic towards him, and no longer had the good impression from the past with Lin Tingting's family. In their eyes, the parents of the people who were able to teach them how to steal his fiancé, while also finding trouble with the original owner, were definitely not good people.
He Zaiying sighed, nodded, and promised Lin Xiaorong on the spot: "Don't worry, I won't let Little Jie marry Lin Tingting. No matter how good Lin Tingting is, in the end, the relationship between you and her cannot be changed.
After saying that, He Zaiying began to draft a marriage annulment agreement. As he wrote the words, He Zaiying felt wronged. He Zaiying felt that it was a little too embarrassing, and he also felt that he was being a little too passive. Originally, He Zaiying did not want to be mixed into the Lin Family's water.
But from the looks of it, not letting He Xiaojie and Lin Tingting continue interacting with each other like this could also be considered as a way for him to leave, right?
Regarding the reason why Lin Tingting's family was established, He Zaiying knew it very well, but He Zaiying had never thought of using this matter to do anything, after all, there was not even a little bit of evidence in his hands, and speaking of it would only increase the number of people laughing at him.
The marriage annulment certificate was quickly written, Lin Xiaorong took a look and expressed his satisfaction, but this time, He Zaiying did not use any trick techniques, and did not write anything else, so when no one noticed, the corner of Lin Xiaorong's mouth raised, and then he signed the name of the marriage annulment certificate, on the other hand, He Xiaojie did not show any sign of weakness, and was equally crisp.
After that, in order to obtain peace of mind, He Zaiying had some of the elders from the village come and witness. In the end, after working hard for a while, the marriage between Lin Xiaorong and He Xiaojie was finally annulled.
When Madam Lin Cao and Lin Rishan arrived, they had already gone through the witness procedure. Madam Lin Cao was very satisfied with the speed of He Zaiying and Lin Xiaorong, but he could faintly sense that the eyes of the surrounding villagers were on him and his wife, and even the way they were looking at Lin Tingting was not very friendly.
Originally, Madam Lin Cao did not want to greet and greet these people. In her opinion, marrying into the He Family was an easy thing to do.