An Hao heard footsteps behind her, turned her head, and saw Wang Genqiang catching up. Her heart nearly leapt out of her chest.
It was so dark already, and if something were to happen, it would be an utter loss.
Besides, Wang Genqiang's mind wasn't like that of normal people; if something happened, it would be her own bad luck. An Hao seemed to understand why Bai Xue had asked her to come and deliver the money now—it was such a venomous plot!
She started to run, too, calling out as she did, "I don't like you. You should find someone else."
"An Hao, An Hao... wait for me! Auntie Bai said, as long as we sleep together, you'll grow fond of me," Wang Genqiang shouted.
Upon hearing this, An Hao immediately felt a blaze of rage in her heart. She yelled back at Wang Genqiang, who was striding closer, "Wang Genqiang, when it comes to marrying, what you say doesn't matter. You should go talk to your mom! Stop following me, or I won't be polite to you anymore."
Seeing that An Hao was running faster and faster and he couldn't catch up, Wang Genqiang turned and walked toward the depths of the woods, "Mom, An Hao said the matter of getting a wife is up to you!"
When she got home, An Hao's heart was still pounding wildly.
In her past life, she had been in constant conflict with Bai Xue at home; Bai Xue and her daughter oppressed her everywhere, but she was no pushover either.
Bai Xue disliked her and wanted to drive her out.
She equally disliked Bai Xue and her daughter and wanted to squeeze them out as well.
After her rebirth, she just wanted to live a good life and not fight with her anymore.
She wanted to reform her brother and take good care of her father. Even though his attitude towards her was not kind, An Hao knew his heart wasn't bad.
Ever since Bai Xue had married into the family, she caused trouble and made a fuss every day, so it was only logical that the father would be annoyed with her.
She believed that if she did well, she would eventually change her father's view of her.
But it seemed that Bai Xue wouldn't let her off the hook so easily. In this life, although she wouldn't make a fuss with Bai Xue like before, she definitely wouldn't let her be oppressed without a fight.
"Back so soon?" Bai Xue was somewhat surprised to see An Hao.
That's not what she and the village chief's wife had agreed upon.
"What else? Do you wish something happened between that fool and me so you can take the chance to sell me to the village chief's family? So you and Bai Yanjiao can enjoy the benefits of selling me with a clear conscience? How can you be so malicious!" An Hao was very angry at being manipulated by Bai Xue like this and spoke a bit impulsively.
Bai Xue's scheming being so bluntly exposed made her face flush with anger, and she shouted, her neck stiffening, "An Hao, what nonsense are you talking about? I worked hard for your An Family to arrange a marriage proposal, and if you didn't want it, that would have been that. But now, you come back from breaking off the engagement and start by scolding me? You explain yourself today. If you can't, neither of us will have dinner tonight."
Bai Xue started making a fuss in the yard, her shouting causing An Shuchao to come out of the house.
"What's going on now? Arguing about what? Can this house ever have a few days of peace?"
Bai Xue's eyes reddened, tears began to drop, "Old An, I can't live like this anymore. Since I came through the door, your daughter has not given me a single day of peace. Today I just asked her to return a betrothal gift, look at how she scolded me when she came back!"
"An Hao, what's the matter with you? Do you really have to turn our house upside down before you're satisfied?" An Shuchao reprimanded An Hao without knowing the full story.
An Hao didn't want to explain, but seeing the situation today, she had no choice but to speak, "Dad, she asked me to return the betrothal money to the village chief's wife, and I was nearly caught by that fool. Guess what he said? He said Auntie Bai told him, as long as he slept with me, the deal would be sealed."
An Shuchao's brows rose, and he turned his head to look at Bai Xue, "Is this true?"