Chapter 3 — Both Lives – We Live Well

The father also said in a low voice:

“Children's marriages are decided by parents, arranged by matchmakers, it's not your turn to be dissatisfied!”

"Besides, I have already said in front of everyone that I will accept Doctor La as my son-in-law."

"You are the eldest daughter, if you don't decide first, who will!"

"Why don't you let your sister settle down first? What else can you do?"

“This matter is decided like that, there is nothing left to discuss!”

That he publicly accepted La Vinh Quan as his son-in-law, that his eldest sister had to settle down first, all were just meaningless reasons. Obviously he wants me to get married and get it over with! But just one sentence "parents are the destiny, lips are the words" makes me can only bow my head and accept my fate. The dharma weighs heavily on the head, not allowing even half of the rules to be exceeded. As long as I dare to resist a little, this world will have no room left for my daughter. Back at this time, my father said cheerfully:

"Okay! Quickly invite Dr. La... La to come in here, let's meet for a bit and then quickly arrange the marriage!"

The stepmother and them all looked excited. At this moment, looking at the excited smiles on their father's faces, I didn't want to let them have their way. During the process of settling down between them and La Vinh Quan, I intended to secretly cause some trouble. As for La Vinh Quan, I have no regrets at all. His performance from the time he settled down in his previous life, between him and me, there was only calculation of benefits. Remembering his previous life, when La Vinh Quan heard that his father wanted him to marry me, the eldest daughter of the Marquis, he was extremely happy. But right after that, when my stepmother suddenly said that I was the daughter of the deceased main family, the smile on his face stopped. Everyone knows the status of the deceased family's children in the palace. At that moment, he immediately understood that I was the unfavored daughter in the family, a thorn in the side of my stepmother. His hope of relying on me to truly hold on to his Marquis Palace also disappeared. But anyway, for a "commoner" like him to be able to marry Miss Marquis is already a big deal, so even though he was disappointed, he still agreed to marry me. After getting married, he still did not give up the idea of relying on my relationship in the Marquis Palace. When he waited and ran around but still couldn't ask for an official position, he even had the thought of wanting me to go back to my mother's house to ask my father for help. Of course, at that time he still maintained his dignity and did not directly say that he wanted me to go back to ask my father, only mentioning my family a few times. I understood what he meant, because I wanted him to completely give up hope, so I pushed the boat along and brought him back. When he returned to the Marquis Palace, he sat there without saying a word, still trying to maintain his appearance, not mentioning the fact that he did not yet have an official position. To extinguish the remaining hope in his heart, I took the initiative to tell my father:

“Father and husband still do not have an official position.”

But his father pretended to be confused and pushed those words back:

"If you don't have a position yet, there's no rush. Young people have to practice hard. When I was your age..."

He talked on his own for a long time, but from beginning to end he absolutely did not mention helping La Vinh Quan run the highway. Moreover, his father himself was just an idle official on the fringes of the court, even bringing in his younger brother. Even if Quoc Tu Giam can't do it, the chances of finding an official position for La Vinh Quan are even more slim. La Vinh Quan also understood that, but he had no way out, still holding out some hope that this father-in-law could help him find a leisurely job. To completely extinguish his last bit of hope for me and the Marquis Palace, I frankly said:

"Father, can you find a position for your husband? Any position is fine."

The parents did not immediately refuse, only said:

"Okay, don't worry, I will try to help. Go home and wait for news."

But after that return, my father never had any more news. Those words of help were just to see off the guests. From then on, La Vinh Quan completely lost hope, clearly realizing that the Marquis Palace was extremely cold towards me. The marriage between me and him originally started from calculating benefits, not emotions. After getting married, his incompetence, embezzlement intentions, and extramarital affairs all made it impossible for me to develop any feelings for him. So at this time, when their father wanted to let his younger sister settle down with La Vinh Quan, I had absolutely no objection. Just seeing them so excited and looking forward to it made me feel a little uncomfortable and wanted to secretly cause them a few small obstacles. I said slowly, my voice full of meaning:

“Father, I am the eldest sister, the eldest sister has not yet decided to get married and the younger sister has already decided to get married, this is not good, what other arrangement is there?”

These words are all what he said to me in his previous life. Today, we returned it intact. As soon as I finished speaking, my father was in a hurry, as if afraid of something going wrong with this wedding:

"That's not right! If you don't marry for the rest of your life, then you also force your sister to not marry for the rest of her life!"

My step-mother and step-sister also immediately impatiently blamed me:

“The marriage is decided by the parents, arranged by the matchmaker, let's see who dares to say my daughter!”

“The man is not married yet, the woman is not married yet, what's wrong with that!”

"This life's La Lang is mine, Tieu Ninh Tinh, don't try to steal it!"

I frowned slightly:

“Why do you want La Vinh Quan?”

"Could it be that you also stay...!"

“My child, be careful!”

“Don't speak!”