The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 367: You Don’t Want to Pay Now, You Can Change It (1)_1

Chapter 367: Chapter 367: You Don’t Want to Pay Now, You Can Change It (1)_1

The fist struck the face, and Shen Songming cried out in pain, "Don’t hit my face..."

"Not hit your face?" Pei Qin bared her teeth with a cold laugh, and then she hit his buttocks.

Shen Songming howled in pain, and when she stopped, he whimpered as he got up, "I told you not to hit my face!"

"Is your buttock another face?" Pei Qin cursed angrily.

Shen Songming gasped, touched the spot on his face where he had been hit, and glared at her, "Anyway, you have to marry someone; marrying me wouldn’t be a loss for you! At the very least, we’re on the same side, and we know each other inside out. Plus, if you marry me, not to mention Old Pei’s House and the Qian family who could only look up to you, you could strut around just like before, and no one would dare mess with you!"

"You really think I’m a crab, huh?" Pei Qin snorted with a cold laugh.

"No!" Shen Songming shook his head, still trying to persuade her, "Think about it! You can’t just not marry anyone! If you delay for a few years, even though you’ll still be a beauty, those young and promising lads will have their own wives and concubines! You surely wouldn’t want to get into a second marriage to become a stepmother, would you? Marrying me is a light at the end of the tunnel! I can say that our horoscopes are perfectly matched, but we must marry two years later. That way, you wouldn’t have to face other people’s criticism, and the little radishes wouldn’t have to endure scorn or disdainful glances. Plus, you could keep on living freely for two more years!"

Pei Qin watched him and laughed contemptuously, "I seem to have quite the potential to be a stepmother!"

Shen Songming choked and decided to start from the three Little Radishes, "Look at them, growing up in such an environment from a young age, you know about the psychological trauma issues. Especially Pei Qian, with her deep psychological scars and resentment. You couldn’t just watch them go through that kind of disparagement and criticism again, could you?"

Pei Qin’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Seeing that she was taking it in, Shen Songming felt more confident, "You see, you’re always going to have to get married. If you just pick someone from the town or Yuanyang County, even if he’s from a good family and has an excellent character, and even though they might admire you, their families will strongly oppose it. Even if you overcome all obstacles to marry into such a family, dealing with a bunch of mothers-in-law and sisters-in-law who’ll confine you to the inner quarters, expecting you to adhere to women’s virtue, respect and care for your husband and children, and be a devoted daughter-in-law—you’re not afraid you’ll go insane!? They’d definitely look down on those little burdens you’re bringing along, thinking you and they are leeching off their livelihood!"

Pei Qin agreed with this; she would definitely not live such a life.

Shen Songming continued, "You wouldn’t have these problems if you married me! I’m said to have a wife-cursing fate, but I don’t curse you. Those cheap parents of mine are quite nice to their daughters-in-law, and the first two sisters-in-law have never been suppressed. As for sisters-in-law, you don’t have to worry; I only have two half-sisters, and they’ll be married off within the next couple of years. After we get married, we’ll split off and start our own household; you won’t need to pay respects to the in-laws. You can do whatever you want! You can also travel in my name, roam across Jiangnan or watch the grassland sunsets. We’re only in this world for a while; we’ve got to get out and see it, right?! None of this is a problem! And raising the three Little Radishes? That’s even less of a problem! In the future, when it’s time for their marriages, we can find better and more reliable matches!"

"So you think I can’t find better and more reliable matches on my own!? Besides, if they’re capable, they should rely on themselves, not on someone else!" Pei Qin said coldly. She didn’t want to raise useless wastrels!

Shen Songming held his breath, leaned in close, and lowered his voice, "Didn’t your family used to be at the center of power in your last life? Don’t you know what good power and influence can do? Besides, this is a feudal society, not the civilized one we’re from!"

Pei Qin rolled her eyes at him, "Just go earn your money and woo your beauties! Don’t get on my bad side!"

Shen Songming wanted to strangle her, "I’ve already said it, I’m serious! Damn it, I’m serious!"