108: A sweet feeling of being valued

"A Trinh, you don't want to marry that man because he's too old, right?" Nguyen Thi Linh asked Nguyen Thi Trinh gently.

"Yes, I secretly went to the next town to see this man. He's as old as my dad and has been married twice. I heard he even beats his wife. I don't want to marry someone like that."

Nguyen Thi Trinh grumbled, then suddenly bit her lip: "A Ling, when you leave home, take me with you. I still want to go out and work. Once I pay off my debt, I won't come back to this home."

She felt that she still needed to go out to have a chance, because her greedy father had completely broken her heart. She felt that her family didn't treat her as a daughter at all, but rather as a tool to sell for money.

"A Trinh, do you really want to leave that home completely?"

Looking at Nguyen Thi Linh in front of her, Nguyen Thi Trinh instinctively felt something was off. Nguyen Thi Linh seemed a bit too enthusiastic.

"Hmm... I don't want to go back to that home. My dad doesn't like me at all, he just wants to use me to exchange for money. My mom doesn't say anything either, she just listens to my dad completely." Nguyen Thi Trinh finally answered Nguyen Thi Linh's question.

"A Trinh, did you see my man this morning? How did you feel about him?" Nguyen Thi Linh suddenly asked out of the blue.

"Ah?"

Nguyen Thi Trinh obviously didn't expect Nguyen Thi Linh to ask such a question.

Thinking of the tall, handsome figure she saw fetching water this morning, Nguyen Thi Trinh's heart skipped a beat.

"Very... very tall."

"How is he compared to that man you saw in the next town?"

After Nguyen Thi Linh said that, Nguyen Thi Trinh, who had already realized something, was blushing, and her entire mind went blank.

As a girl born and raised in An Lac Commune, how could she not know the traditions of her hometown?

It was clear that Nguyen Thi Linh wanted to pull her into their group.

Looking at the radiant Nguyen Thi Linh in front of her, Nguyen Thi Trinh knew that if she agreed, she would also be able to wear beautiful clothes and dress herself up like a city person.

But how could she, an unmarried young woman, answer such a question?

"A Trinh, my man is very rich. He can give your father more money to buy you back, and you can be with us from now on, never having to worry about being sold to anyone again."

Nguyen Thi Linh's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, making Nguyen Thi Trinh forget her shyness and look at Nguyen Thi Linh in front of her with a nervous expression: "A Ling, is your man willing to spend so much money on me?"

"He's very generous to his own people. He spent over 200 million vietnamese dong just to buy new motorcycles for A Ming, A Shui, and my mom."

Nguyen Thi Linh didn't answer directly, but her words were still a response to Nguyen Thi Trinh's question.

"Then... then will I be Two Rice Grains or noodles when I come over?"

"A Trinh, I am Da Mi Fan, but all the spots after that are full."

"Full?"

"Yes, A Shui is only millet porridge."

"millet porridge? A Shui also agreed to be together?"

Nguyen Thi Linh's words greatly shocked Nguyen Thi Trinh's understanding, but thinking about the intimate way she saw Nguyen Thi Shui and Li Qinghe this morning, she felt it was a natural progression.

Such situations were not uncommon in An Lac Commune, even between aunts and nieces.

So... Nguyen Thi Trinh decided to join.

But Nguyen Thi Trinh thought of another question: "A Ling, your man can..."

She stammered, embarrassed to say the rest of her words, but the clever Nguyen Thi Linh already understood what she wanted to say.

"A Trinh, don't worry, Big Brother will like you. He has a lot of energy."

After speaking, Nguyen Thi Linh got up and walked to the door to call Li Qinghe in.

For the shy Nguyen Thi Trinh, this fated moment was finally approaching. She sat uneasily on the chair, twisting the corner of her clothes, and lowered her head, waiting for Li Qinghe's decision.

So when Li Qinghe walked into the house, this was the scene he saw.

"Big Brother, A Trinh is willing to come over to be Rice Noodles..."

Nguyen Thi Linh hugged Li Qinghe's arm and directly told him the result of her conversation with Nguyen Thi Trinh.

"A Trinh, are you sure you've thought this through? Once this kind of thing is decided, it'll be too late to regret it."

Li Qinghe asked gently.

This kind of thing is like buying snacks at the supermarket. Once the packaging is torn open and a bite is taken, under the premise of no quality issues, such food cannot be returned. Even if it could be returned, it would no longer be the same as the original.

Nguyen Thi Trinh nodded heavily, her face flushed.

An arrow once shot cannot be recalled. In her circle, she had never seen such a high-quality man as Li Qinghe. No matter what, the outcome couldn't be worse than marrying that man fifteen years her senior.

Li Qinghe looked at the shy and somewhat uneasy girl in front of him, realizing that although the world was big, it was different everywhere.

One hundred million vietnamese dong could exchange for the future life of a beautiful girl.

He carefully observed Nguyen Thi Trinh. Although her clothes were rustic, the girl's skin was as fair and delicate as Nguyen Thi Linh's.

Sun protection was truly embedded in the genes of some Vietnamese girls.

Although she wasn't tall, her body proportions were very good. With a little dressing up, she would also be a sweet-looking girl.

"A Trinh, your dad received a bride price of 100 million vietnamese dong, right?"

After hearing Nguyen Thi Linh describe the situation, Li Qinghe dragged a stool and sat in front of Nguyen Thi Trinh.

Their knees were almost touching.

Nguyen Thi Trinh, who had never been so close to a strange young man, had eyes that darted around like a frightened small animal, filled with panic.

She felt her thoughts were almost stagnant. Why was this man so domineering, so overwhelming?

"Mm."

Nguyen Thi Trinh could only respond like this. She didn't know what else to say.

"Since that's the case, the sooner it's resolved, the sooner you'll be at ease. A Trinh, is your dad home today? I'll go and settle this matter."

"He... he's home."

Hearing Li Qinghe's calm and strong voice, Nguyen Thi Trinh didn't know why, but her heart suddenly felt much more at peace, as if her life had found support.

"A Ling, can we drive to A Trinh's house?" Li Qinghe turned to ask Nguyen Thi Linh, who was looking at him affectionately.

"My... my house is very close."

Nguyen Thi Trinh hurriedly answered. She didn't know why Li Qinghe wanted to drive such a short distance. Perhaps people from the city were just like that, unwilling to walk an extra step.

"A Trinh, Big Brother is driving there to communicate better with your father about your matter, to let your father see Big Brother's strength."

Nguyen Thi Linh explained to the confused Nguyen Thi Trinh from the side.

Now, Nguyen Thi Linh, being with Li Qinghe, had also seen the world, and she understood the logic behind many things.

So, as soon as Li Qinghe said he wanted to drive over, she immediately understood what Li Qinghe wanted to convey.

"A Ling, give me a bag. A small shopping bag will do."

Li Qinghe asked Nguyen Thi Linh to get a bag, and then, in front of Nguyen Thi Trinh, he put four stacks of banknotes inside.

Nguyen Thi Trinh saw that these banknotes were all 500,000 vietnamese dong denominations. She instantly understood that there were 200 million vietnamese dong inside.

"So he's willing to use 200 million vietnamese dong to have me join." Feeling valued, Nguyen Thi Trinh suddenly felt a sweet sensation in her heart.

It was the first time she realized that 200 million vietnamese dong was so much, and the first time she had seen so much money.

She never knew she was worth so much.