The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 593: Chapter 83: The Stepmother Who Refuses to Be a Stepping Stone 71 (Bonus for 800 Monthly Tickets)

Lu Fu grabbed Li Jingming: ”Jingming, why are you...”

Li Jingming let out a laugh: ”I didn’t go to the wrong house. Today, I am marrying Lu Meng.”

Huh?

Initial confusion swept over Lu Fu, quickly followed by rage.

His face contorted with anger as he accused Li Jingming, ”What do you mean by this? Everything is set with Yi from my family, we even set today as the wedding day, how could you...”

Li Jingming remained calm, ”Uncle, it was your family who said Lu Yi wouldn’t marry. We had everything ready, and all relatives were informed. If we don’t bring a bride into the home, do you know how much we would lose?”

He brushed past Lu Fu, speaking to Lu Jun, ”Where is Meng’s room? I’ll go and fetch her.”

Lu Jun glared at Lu Fu, and someone close to Lu Jun grabbed hold of Lu Fu, ”Don’t make trouble on someone’s big and happy day.”

”No.” The more Lu Fu thought about it, the angrier he became. ”It’s not okay to bully people like this. My family was all prepared, and Yi was just waiting to be carried in the bridal sedan.”

People from the village who heard the commotion all came over to watch.

This was indeed an unusual event.

Lu Village and Li Jiazhuang were not far apart, and the villagers from Lu Village were familiar with the Li family. Li Jingming had visited Lu Village more than once before, and everyone knew him.

Especially after the engagement between Lu Yi’s family and the Li family was set, Lan Cui had boasted more than once about how good the family Yi was marrying into was, making many other families truly envious.

Who would have thought that when it came time to marry, he’d go to Lu Meng’s home to marry Lu Meng instead, turning it all into a joke.

Seeing so many people at Lu Jun’s home, Lu Fu knew he couldn’t make a scene and ran home with his legs.

Running home without even catching his breath, he said, ”It’s bad, Li Jingming took people to Lu Meng’s home, he said he’s marrying Lu Meng.”

”What?”

Yi immediately stood up, ”Dad, are you sure you saw right?”

Lu Fu panted, ”Could I have seen wrong? I even grabbed him and asked if he went to the wrong house. He said he didn’t, and that he is marrying Lu Meng.”

”I’ll go find him.”

Clearly unable to accept this, Yi started to run out.

Lan Cui quickly stopped her, ”You can’t go, if you do it would just become a spectacle. I’ll go.”

She tidied up her hair and turned to head out.

However, by the time Lan Cui reached Lu Meng’s home, Li Jingming had already left with Lu Meng.

”Oh my goodness, this is truly bullying to death.”

Lan Cui sat down on the doorstep of Lu Meng’s home, crying and beating her legs, ”Lu Jun you bastard, what kind of daughter have you raised? How could she not behave decently at all, stealing Yi’s engagement like this, how can there be such terrible people in this world...”

The Li family had clearly anticipated that Lan Cui would come to make a fuss today, so they had people waiting.

Li Zhipeng, accompanied by a few people, stayed at the entrance to Lu Meng’s home. Seeing Lan Cui crying, many villagers gathered around to watch, and he smiled, clasping his hands towards the onlookers: ”Everyone also thinks that my family, the Li family, is unscrupulous. I, Li Zhipeng, have lived over forty years and no one has ever accused me of being dishonorable. My elder brother’s family is honest and upright and never engages in deceitful acts. This matter is also quite coincidental. We had already discussed and settled the marriage with Lu Fu’s family, and the dowry had been given to them. My elder brother even slaughtered a big fat pig yesterday to prepare for the wedding. However, the person who came to see the way yesterday told us that Lu Fu’s family did not agree to this marriage anymore. They insisted that Lu Yi would not marry my nephew Jingming.”

”That’s the case.”

The onlookers discussed among themselves.

Li Zhipeng said with a smile: ”We were afraid that some people might have conveyed the wrong message, so we specifically came to ask several times. Even this morning at around four or five o’clock, we went to inquire whether they would marry her or not.”

He pointed at Lan Cui: ”Back then, those two were adamant about not marrying her off. We couldn’t do anything about it. What are we supposed to do when everything was so well-prepared? It’s not just about wasting stuff; that’s a minor issue. The main concern is the face of my Li family. Li Laoer is also someone who has to maintain his reputation in public. With such an incident involving my nephew, I wouldn’t even be able to face others. We had no choice, and it just so happened that Lu Meng, who was my nephew’s classmate, saw our difficulty and was willing to get married. This matter is truly Lu Meng’s righteousness.”

Many people nodded in agreement.

Clearly, Lu Fu’s family was in the wrong. The dowry had been given, and the wedding banquet had been prepared for two days. It’s unreasonable for them to suddenly refuse the marriage. What if they really couldn’t find a bride? They would never be able to lift their heads in this life.

Many started looking at Lan Cui with disapproval.

Lan Cui was so angry she nearly jumped up: ”You’re talking nonsense, you’re farting, we didn’t...”

Li Zhipeng was clearly prepared.

He snapped his fingers, and immediately someone brought a TV and a VCR over. After connecting the devices, Li Zhipeng inserted the videotape: ”We were worried about this, so we even had a photographer record it when we asked them.”

Soon, some images appeared on the TV.

It was initially murky and not very clear, but then several lights turned on, revealing the faces of Lu Fu and Lan Cui.

After that, Li Zhipeng’s questions could be heard, and Lu Fu and Lan Cui were seen having a hard time dealing with him, saying they wouldn’t marry off their daughter without receiving gifts— the conversation was rather unpleasant.

Moreover, looking at the date below, it was clearly recorded this morning.

Those knowledgeable villagers explained to everyone that the text below represented the date and it was indeed recorded early this morning.

After watching the videotape, many began to blame Lan Cui: ”Why are you so shameless? It’s clear that your family is in the wrong. Isn’t this just blackmailing? You’re taking advantage of their good nature, and seeing that the Li family was about to bring home a bride tomorrow, you made it difficult for them. No wonder they didn’t want to marry Lu Yi. If it were my family, we wouldn’t dare to take such a bride either.”

Others said, ”The Li family has such good conditions, what kind of girl can’t they marry? Your Yi is lucky to have burned incense for several lifetimes to marry into such a family. You don’t want such good in-laws, clearly you’re just making it cheaper for someone else.”

Some even went to congratulate Lu Jun.

Those who previously looked down on Lu Jun were now all smiles and spoke kindly to him and his wife.

Lu Jun wore a smile and appeared very spirited, and even Lu Mengniang was smiling and chatting with everyone.

Lu Mengniang even deliberately said within earshot of Lan Cui: ”Jingming treats our Lan Meng so well. Early this morning, he even asked his aunt specifically to bring Lan Meng clothes and makeup, and he also sent her jewelry—a thick gold chain, jade bracelet, and golden earrings. They are all so beautiful. I’ve never seen such good jewelry in my life. Once Lan Meng marries into their family, she’ll surely lead a life of luxury.”

Lan Cui almost fainted from anger.

She glared fiercely at Lu Mengniang and lifted her leg to leave.

Li Zhipeng called out to her: ”This marriage fell through because your family backed out first. You must return our dowry, or we will have to call the police. We have the videotape as evidence.”