Fang Cheng and Si Wuyu followed along to watch the drama.
The nasty mother-in-law's face immediately soured when she saw that it was the village chief's house.
Everyone knew the village chief's two sons were scoundrels who stole chickens, robbed people, and got up to every kind of mischief.
There had even been rumors that the two had beaten their own father. What if her daughter was bullied after moving in?
The nasty mother-in-law changed her mind before she even reached the gate.
"I don't agree to sending my daughter here. What if her reputation gets ruined? The swap's off. It's off!"
When the nasty mother-in-law abruptly backed out, her son hurriedly pulled her aside for a private talk.
"Mom, what's gotten into you? You already agreed, so why are you refusing now?"
"Son, even if it's pretend, your sister's reputation will still suffer. If word gets out, how is she supposed to get married?"
Her son was at a loss. At home, his mother had the final say. If he argued, she would accuse him of being an unfilial son again.
"Mom, we already accepted their gifts. You took them yourself, remember? Besides, it's pretend. Pretend!"
"If you want to back out, you'll have to return everything."
The nasty mother-in-law didn't want her daughter to move over, but she didn't want to return the gifts either. She wanted to welch on the deal.
Livestream
[What's going on? She's backing out at the last minute?]
[Oh, she doesn't trust the village chief's family?]
[Honestly, she just thinks she didn't get enough out of the deal, so now she's unhappy.]
The village chief had been waiting in his yard for them to come up. Seeing them linger at the junction, he asked around and learned that they had changed their minds.