Marriage Called Off?

"What are you doing? All of you, quiet down!"

Lin Feng's roar was like a clap of thunder from level ground!

It gave everyone a fright!

No one had expected that the refined young man who was usually gentle and sparing with words could possess such imposing force!

He stood at his doorway now, a gleaming butcher's knife in his hand!

Forcing the Shantytown crowd to retreat again and again!

"Xiao Feng, what are you doing?! Don't act rashly!"

His mother finally came to her senses and hurriedly grabbed his hand, trying to take the butcher's knife from him!

If Lin Feng really killed someone, their family would truly be finished!

"Mother, take Little Sister inside first. Close the door and don't come out! I'll handle this."

Lin Feng spoke softly to his mother, giving her a reassuring look.

Mother Lin understood. She knew her son had never been a reckless person, so she pulled her daughter into the house and shut the door!

"Brother Lin! Aunt really needs the money. Your uncle's legs are bad, and we're counting on that money to get them treated!"

"That's right, our family is nearly out of food too. Lin Feng, you need to repay us first!"

"So is ours! Your Brother San Shi is getting married; we can't go without even a bit of betrothal money!

That money was lent to your family, not given to you for free!"

Once one person spoke up, the crowd began chattering noisily again.

Listening to them all over again, Lin Feng finally saw these people for what they were!

Since that was the case, every last one of them would be counted. Once he made it big in the future, they had better not come begging him for help!

Seeing the crowd spraying spittle everywhere, with the situation about to spiral out of control again!

Lin Feng raised his hand and brought the knife down on a chopping block beside him.

With a bang, the butcher's knife sank several inches into the chopping block. If Lin Feng had not held back his strength, he could have split it cleanly in two!

Having lived through hardship since childhood, he could not bear to ruin the chopping block!

"Shut up!"

Another thunderous shout!

Seeing the butcher's knife, the crowd retreated several more steps!

"Aunt Niu! Uncle Niu's leg has been lame for years, hasn't it? You only think of treating it now?"

"And Aunt Zhang, your family is out of food? I saw Xi Zi drinking at Fatty Wang's place in the Inner City just yesterday!"

"And the most ridiculous one is you, Uncle Wu. Isn't San Shi marrying into his wife's family? Why would he need betrothal money?

Is he marrying a wife, or marrying into her family?"

Lin Feng pointed at the three people who had shouted the loudest and played the most pitifully just now, questioning them one by one.

At his words, their faces turned first green, then white.

Clearly, every word Lin Feng had said was absolutely true, piercing their hearts like needles.

For a moment, shame left them unable to say a word.

The others looked at one another. After all, Lin Feng's parents had often looked after everyone. Now that their son had failed to become an official constable, they were kicking them while they were down. It truly was disgraceful!

Besides, the money had been given willingly in the first place. They had even said it did not need to be repaid, yet now they changed their tune with ease.

Calling it a loan!

But such thoughts lasted only a few seconds!

The crowd was about to speak again!

"Enough! In three days, I'll repay every last coin in full!

I'll deliver it to the homes of all you 'good neighbors'!

If anyone says one more word, I don't mind letting this butcher's knife taste human blood!"

Lin Feng snorted coldly and stared quietly at the crowd,

His right hand resting on the wooden handle of the butcher's knife!

Meeting Lin Feng's sharp gaze, the people of the Shantytown did not dare look him in the eye!

Some of the more timid ones even fell silent and slipped away from the crowd.

As soon as one person left, the rest followed!

"Hehe, Brother Lin, your word is as firm as a nail driven by spit. We believe you. We're leaving, we're leaving!"

Aunt Niu said with a sheepish smile, then left as well.

Before long, everyone had dispersed.

Only then did Lin Feng pull out the butcher's knife, return it to its place, pick up the bundle of food from the ground, and walk into the house.

"Xiao Feng, have they left?"

Hearing the door open, Mother Lin came out from the inner room with her daughter.

"Mother, don't worry. I've already sent those people away!"

Lin Feng comforted her, then patted Little Sister's head and took out a steamed bun for her!

Seeing the white-flour steamed bun, Little Sister Lin Man was beside herself with excitement.

"Big Brother, there's a white-flour steamed bun!"

As she spoke, she snatched the bun with one hand and took a huge bite!

But halfway through the bite, she suddenly stopped.

Her little hands broke the white-flour bun into three pieces. She kept the smallest piece for herself and gave the two larger ones to Big Brother and mother!

Children from poor families learned certain truths earlier, even though Lin Man was only seven!

"You eat it. Big Brother has lots more delicious food here. Let mother warm it up later, and we'll eat together!"

Lin Feng patted the bundle and pushed the bun back toward his Little Sister!

Seeing this, Mother Lin turned away again and secretly wiped her tears.

Both children were good children, but this was a chaotic age of Monsters!

She quickly composed herself and asked Lin Feng with concern:

"Why did you buy such a big bundle of things? Why didn't you just give them the money earlier? With the leniency for military families, could you still not get in even after giving silver?"

"Mother, A Yu took me to eat at a restaurant earlier. On our way back, we brought some food for you.

Sigh, perhaps the people taking part in the recruitment this time were all rather capable!

That constable took the silver, but unexpectedly still didn't let me pass!

But don't worry. The silver is already within reach. I told them just now that I'll repay them in three days!"

Lin Feng replied with an easy, confident expression, wanting to set mother's mind at ease.

He had lied about the recruitment. Telling the truth would only make his family worry for nothing!

As for the silver, it was his startup capital. If he wanted to increase his strength quickly, he could not do without silver to help him along!

"What can you possibly do!"

Mother Lin shook her head and sighed. Then she entered the room and took a silver hairpin out from beneath the wooden floorboards!

After coming back out, she took Lin Feng's hand and placed the silver hairpin in it!

"Take this silver hairpin and use it to settle the debt!"

"Mother, this is the last keepsake Father left you!

I said I have a way, so I have a way. Besides, this silver hairpin isn't even worth two taels of silver!

Believe me!"

Looking at the silver hairpin, Lin Feng's heart ached, but he still smiled as he tried to persuade Mother Lin.

Mother Lin looked at Lin Feng, trying to find some clue in his expression.

But Lin Feng remained as confident as ever. In the end, she put the hairpin away again.

"Xiao Feng! Sister-in-law Lin, are you home?"

At that moment, a familiar voice rang out.

It was Lin Feng's future father-in-law, Butcher Zhu.

The Zhu Family and the Lin Family had been neighbors for over twenty years. Lin Feng and Zhu Family's daughter, Zhu Cui'er, had grown up together as childhood sweethearts.

Since last year, their two families had arranged their marriage.

All that remained was for Zhu Cui'er to marry into the Lin Family!

"The in-laws are here!"

Hearing the voice, Mother Lin went to open the door.

She welcomed Butcher Zhu, Aunt Zhu, and Zhu Cui'er inside.

The moment he entered, Butcher Zhu wore an awkward look on his face, stammering without being able to get the words out.

Then Aunt Zhu poked him from behind and shot him a glare.

Zhu Cui'er also hid behind her parents.

Only after a long while did Butcher Zhu finally say,

"Hehe, Sister-in-law, how about we call off Xiao Feng and Cui'er's marriage?"