Chapter 4: Phoenix Girl Yin Mingzhu
No one would doubt the seriousness in Yin Mingzhu's words.

You can tell from her bloodshot eyes that kind of determination is something that ordinary people cannot fake.

Ma Xiulan opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.

Glancing at the eldest girl.

He glanced at Lu Yang, who was relatively calm.

I decided to trust my daughter again and wait and see.

Yin Mingzhu took a deep breath, and then she changed to another pitiful look, looking at Lu Yang who was sitting silently on the edge of the bed and said: "Brother Lu Yang, I have never asked you for anything since I was a child. I admit that I have some feelings for you, but I was still young and ignorant at that time. I never thought about marrying you. My dream is to be able to cross mountains and seas and follow the light, instead of staying together with you in this secluded mountain village, working hard every day to make a living and have children. Without dreams, I think I will die, can you understand?"

It was indeed touching, and Lu Yang could roughly understand it. Wasn’t this the typical Phoenix Girl of later generations?
There’s nothing wrong with wanting to be a Phoenix Girl!

Everyone has the right to pursue his or her own happiness.

However, this does not mean that, for the so-called pursuit of happiness, one can unscrupulously hurt one's family, close friends, and innocent passers-by, such as him, Lu Yang.

At least the Yin Mingzhu in front of him could not be considered innocent.

Don’t want to get married?

You should have told me earlier!

What were you doing before? Why didn’t you tell me before you received the admission letter?
Your parents force you, and you don’t have the heart to make them sad?

But what does this have to do with me, Lu Yang?

I'm just a passerby. At most, I ate your rice, but I also worked every day. I just wanted to make a living, a poor carpenter's apprentice, okay?
Yes, you are aloof and great. You see that your little arms are no match for your master and his wife, so you decisively adopt the tactic of procrastination, because you are sure that you can be admitted to a good university. Now that you have received the admission letter from Capital University, you come to slap yourself in the face.

But have you ever thought about your family?

Master and his wife, little sister Mingyue, and me, an innocent carpenter apprentice who was dragged into this, what should we do?
The death of my younger sister.

The master died of depression.

The furniture factory closed down, and the master's wife was left alone and helpless. She became mentally ill and homeless and had to rely on picking up garbage to survive.

And I, who have been pointed at and criticized by others, have to bear the burden of my younger sister's death, my master's death from depression, and my master's wife's mental disorder for my whole life. Who will pay for all this pain?
If there is no second chance, your dream will only fulfill you and hurt all of us.

Looking at this educated young woman who was boasting about her dreams, Lu Yang could not see any appreciation in her eyes. Instead, there was only endless sarcasm and mockery. The beautiful admiration for his first love in his youth also disappeared like the tide.

Lu Yang was completely awake.

It turned out that he didn't love her at all. The soul living in this beautiful girl's skin was no longer worthy of his love. Instead, it was his younger sister Yin Mingyue, who had a pure heart, was simple and kind, and was obedient to him in everything. Except that she was not as glamorous as her sister Mingzhu in dressing, she was not inferior in beauty. After all, they were twins, and the younger sister Yin Mingyue was the one who was truly worthy of his love, care, and protection for his whole life.

Yin Mingzhu couldn't stand Lu Yang's look and finally couldn't help but ask him again: "Lu Yang, what on earth do you want to do?"

"Tell me what you want, and I'll try my best to satisfy you. But I've already sworn that I won't marry before I finish my studies, so if you're still thinking about this, I can only advise you not to have such wishful thinking."

Lu Yang smiled evilly and deliberately provoked her: "What if I still have to be so wishful thinking?"

Just as Yin Mingzhu was unhappy with Lu Yang's look, Lu Yang was also unhappy with Yin Mingzhu's arrogance.

Yin Mingzhu was so angry that she took a deep breath and said, "Then I will have to die."

Seeing that the two were about to break up, Ma Xiulan quickly walked between them and turned back to comfort Yin Mingzhu: "What nonsense are you talking about, you little girl? What about life or death? Do you want to piss off your parents who raised you with so much hardship? We are all family behind closed doors. There is nothing that cannot be discussed. Lu Yang is a good boy, and he will definitely understand your difficulties, right?"

Ma Xiulan turned her head, her eyes almost pleading.

Lu Yang felt a little uneasy when being stared at. Judging from the situation, his master's wife was going to force him to abdicate!
No.

The grievances of the previous life cannot be suffered in vain. There is an evil fire in my heart, rising rapidly.

"Master's wife, you said it, it's hard to be a good person, so..."

Lu Yang was about to continue to insist, "I just want to embarrass you today" and almost blurted out the second half of the "so". It was my little sister.

Little sister Yin Mingyue covered Lu Yang's mouth with her little hands.

The two looked at each other silently.

It is said that eyes are the windows to the soul, but this window is too clean. Lu Yang can see the apology, heartache, and concern in the other person's eyes with just one glance.

The only thing is that there is no trace of any blame.

Lu Yang shuddered and woke up completely.

what am i doing?
Yin Mingzhu, this crazy woman, since she wants to be a Phoenix Girl, then let her do it. Why should I stop her?

Can't let her go?

Bah, it’s not enough that this woman harmed me in her previous life, now she just wants to pay me back in this life. I, Lu Yang, will never want her again.

I just wanted to vent my anger on behalf of my younger sister. Yes, that must be the case.

But my younger sister doesn't want to. She doesn't seem to like me targeting my master's wife. And what she is doing now is to give the groom to her good sister.

Yes, she is not like me. She has lived her life again and does not realize the seriousness of this matter.

Silly girl, if I don’t marry you, you will die!
Lu Yang spoke silently in his heart.

That's it.

Cherish the people in front of you.

He finally figured it out, and at this moment, his little sister Yin Mingyue, who stretched out her little hand to cover his mouth, seemed to sense his feelings at the moment. She smiled sweetly at him, revealing a shallow dimple that looked like a crescent moon.

Lu Yang couldn't help but reach out his hands to hold her small hands, put them on his heart, then turned around and looked at the drama-loving mother and daughter opposite him: "Okay, I can not marry Yin Mingzhu, but how can I compensate for the psychological trauma I have suffered?"

Yin Mingzhu opened her mouth.

Before she could say anything, Ma Xiu Lan, who was afraid that her daughter would do something bad again, quickly pulled her aside and gave her a warning look.

Ma Xiulan turned around and saw Lu Yang and the little girl holding hands tightly together. She immediately understood what he meant. While secretly feeling proud of her own tricks today, she smiled and said, "Good boy, if you have any requests, just ask. As long as Master's Wife can do it, I will never frown."

"First of all, tomorrow's wedding cannot be cancelled."

"Yes, yes, of course it can't be cancelled. The villagers in front and behind the village all know that there will be a wedding in our family tomorrow. If it is cancelled, not only your master will be offended, but also your master's wife and your Lu Yang's face. But if there is no bride, it won't be okay, right?" Ma Xiulan blinked her eyes, implying that you kid should hurry up and get on with it.

"That's what I want to say. The person I want to marry is Yin Mingyue, not Yin Mingzhu."

Lu Yang agreed to her request.

He said while holding his younger sister Yin Mingyue's hand.

"That's right, how come you two think the same thing? Our old man Yin also thinks so." Ma Xiulan was so happy that she almost slapped her thigh. Lu Yang's words really touched her heart.

"Since you, Master's Wife, have agreed, then you wouldn't refuse to give me any dowry for such a good girl like me, right?"

"what???"

Ma Xiulan was a little dazed.

"5000."

Lu Yang stretched out a hand.

He calculated that 5000 was not a lot. In 5000, an ordinary carpenter could earn more than 5000 yuan a month. If he wanted to save yuan, he would have to work for five years without eating or drinking. But the key point was that his master was not an ordinary carpenter, but an individual business owner who contracted a lumberyard in the village that had been poorly managed by the collective. He had exquisite craftsmanship passed down from his ancestors and had turned losses into profits in recent years. He seemed to have made a lot of money. Although yuan would not bankrupt his family, it was just right, enough to make his master and his wife feel a little pain.

(End of this chapter)