Her cold body was floating on the equally cold river. Looking at the bustling wedding procession from a distance, she only felt ridiculed.
It was supposed to be her marriage, but it turned out to be her sister Su Ying's.
She had been filial to her parents for more than ten years, and happily followed the procession, the smile on her face never falling.
They did not remember at all the eldest daughter who was remarried by them and settled in the Xiao family at the end of the village.
They didn't know that their eldest daughter, because she couldn't accept the reality of having a different marriage partner, ran home that night and slipped and fell into the river, where she soaked in the cold water all night.
In the hearts of Su Jianguo and Li Cuifen, there may never have been a place for Su Yun, the honest and loving eldest daughter.
Su Yun only felt that it was extremely ridiculous.
She watched with her own eyes as Su Ying occupied her marriage and slept with the village chief's son.
After her parents learned of her death, they shed a few inconsequential tears, saying that marrying into the Xiao family was their business and that their mother's family had nothing to do with it.
As for Su Yun's wasted death, Li Cuifen took a very open view and said it was fate.
Su Yun wanted to strangle Li Cuifen to death at that time. Was her death considered life?
Even if she was really destined to die, it was caused by Li Cuifen and Su Ying drugging her and sending her to Xiao's house overnight.
Don't they feel a little guilty?
In fact, Li Cuifen and Su Ying didn't feel any guilt at all. They turned around and smiled broadly.
The Xiao family, on the other hand, hung up white flags for their daughter-in-law, who had just passed away an hour ago...
Xiao Lin, who had limited mobility, was leaning on the coffin and whispering something beside the coffin, leaning on crutches.
Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Lin's mother cried silently...
The Xiao family, who had not had much contact with her, were more like her family than the Su family.
Su Yun's hatred dissipated a little. She wanted to step forward to see her last appearance before she died, but she was attracted by a strong white light.
Before she could react, she had already disappeared into the white light. She didn't know how long she had been trapped in the white light, and the world outside had changed drastically.
Small villages have turned into metropolises, and oxcarts have turned into high-speed trains. People are no longer anxious about food and clothing. Instead, they are difficult to decide what to eat every day...
Is this what the world will be like in a few decades?
She didn't have time to take a good look. The sharp descent made her very dizzy, and she subconsciously grabbed things on both sides that she could grab.
Finally she was caught.
The descending body stopped.
The sound of frogs croaking came to her ears. Su Yun slowly opened her eyes and found that she was hanging on a slope at the moment, with the river flowing endlessly beneath her feet.
How is this going?
Isn't she dead? How could she appear by the river again? And this riverside is very similar to the place where she fell before she died in her previous life. What is this situation?
Do dead people still dream about what happened in their previous lives before they died? Experience the despair of being alone and helpless again?
Su Yun couldn't figure out the reason. The burning pain from her palm made her suddenly come to her senses. This was not a dream.
There was the sound of footsteps on the roadside. Su Yun had no time to think about who was still on the road at this late hour. She kept calling for help.
"Help! I am Su Yun, the eldest daughter of the old Su family. Help!"
Not long after she spoke, the walking footsteps stopped, and a wooden stick reached down from above.
"Hold it, and I'll pull you up." There was a low, slightly hoarse voice. Su Yun was slightly startled. She had never heard this voice before.
But the stick had already reached down. She thought for a while, holding one end of the stick with one hand and grabbing the weeds next to it with the other. With the help of people on the road, she finally climbed up the slope to the road.
Now that she was safe, she fell down on the ground. She wiped her sweat, turned her face, and breathlessly thanked the people next to her.
"Thank you...thank you...Xiao Lin?"
The moonlight fell on the thin cheek of the man next to her, and she was startled.
Unexpectedly, the person who rescued her turned out to be Xiao Lin.
Xiao Lin didn't expect that Su Yun would recognize him. He hummed uncomfortably and explained, "I don't mean anything else. I just want to see if it's... unsafe for you to walk alone at night..."
In fact, Xiao Lin knew about it when Su Yun came out from the Xiao family.
He knew that Su Yun did not marry him willingly, so he didn't say anything when she left, but followed her slowly with a cane.
I just wanted to escort her home.
Su Yun in her previous life didn't know about this.
When she fell, she fell directly into the river. She did not grab the weeds on the edge of the river embankment in a hurry like she had in this life. Only then did she find Xiao Lin who was following behind!
Su Yun thought clearly about the reason why she left the Xiao family. It was because she disliked the shabby Xiao family and wanted to go back to the Su family to find an explanation.
But she didn't expect that she couldn't get an explanation in her previous life.
I almost didn't get there in this life.
But fortunately, she didn't die like in her previous life, and everything in the future has changed.
Her eyes once again fell on the tall but terrifyingly thin man next to her. Thinking of what happened in her previous life, she curled her lips and stood up from the ground.
After brushing off the weeds on her body, she looked at Xiao Lin and said, "I'm going to Su's house. Can you do me a favor?"
Before she could say what kind of help she wanted Xiao Lin to do, Xiao Lin had already spoken first.
"Don't worry, I will pretend that what happened tonight never happened."
The deep voice was hoarse, which was particularly reassuring in this silent night.
Su Yun raised her head and looked at Xiao Lin.
It is undeniable that he has good facial features and is tall enough.
It’s because the living conditions are so poor that I’m horribly thin and look a bit sinister.
In fact, Xiao Lin's family used to be well off. His father had not passed away at that time and he was still serving as a soldier in the army. His family was the first in the village to build a red brick house.
Half a year ago, his father fell and was injured while going up a mountain. He later passed away after ineffective treatment, leaving behind an elderly Mrs. Xiao and Xiao's mother at home. Xiao's mother was so sad that she accidentally fell and was paralyzed in bed.
Xiao Lin had to retire from the army and come back.
And because when I was catching a thief at night, I was injured in the leg by the gang...
The Xiao family suddenly changed from a family that everyone envied, to a despised family in the village.
Any family that has an elderly person, a paralyzed mother, and a young man with an injured leg at the same time may not be able to survive.
The Xiao family is no exception. Everything that can be mortgaged and sold has been sold, and now all that is left in the family is the four-room red brick house and the wooden bed on which they sleep.
This is also the reason why Su Ying, who originally proposed to get married, sent Su Yun to the Xiao family in a coma at this juncture.
She couldn't bear the hardship, so she wanted to marry into the village chief's family.
As for this hardship, Su Yun was naturally allowed to eat it.
Putting her thoughts back, Su Yun looked at the man's thin face in the night, and felt slightly moved in her heart.
"Do you know why they sent me to your house?"
Xiao Lin shook his head.
He actually had a guess, but he didn't dare to say it directly because it would be too cruel to Su Yun.
Su Yun curled her lips.
"Su Ying disliked being poor and loved being rich, so she jointly planned a marriage exchange with the village chief's wife."