“Do you know why we moved from the Capital to Luochuan?”
Outside, Su Yourong irritably asked Shen Jing.
The Capital?
Tsk tsk, a Capital household registration!
Shen Jing's lips curled into a smile as he looked Su Yourong up and down. “From what Madam Su said, she signed the marriage contract with me because I have a hard life! Could it be… you are destined to be a husband-killer?”
“You’re not that stupid!”
A hint of self-mockery flashed across Su Yourong’s face as she nodded slightly.
“I don’t believe in any husband-killing nonsense!”
Shen Jing dismissed it. “I also know a little about physiognomy. From my perspective, your face suggests a life of great wealth, prosperity, and many descendants…”
“I didn’t believe it either before.”
The self-mockery on Su Yourong’s face deepened. “Let me put it this way, I had three engagements in the Capital…”
She had three engagements but never married.
Nothing else, just that none of the men she was engaged to lived past seven days!
Some died of illness, others in accidents.
The reason her mother and she moved from the Capital to Luochuan was that her reputation as a husband-killer had spread throughout the Capital.
Many men in the Capital would even walk a different way if they saw her.
Just afraid of catching her bad luck!
She initially scoffed at the idea of being a husband-killer.
But after the third man died because of her, she completely accepted reality.
So, after moving to Luochuan, she decided not to harm anyone else and to remain unmarried for life.
Normally, besides occasionally participating in Qin She (Music House) activities, she tried not to go out, to avoid letting people catch her bad luck.
She didn't expect that today, just trying to go out before dark to buy some items needed for tomorrow's Qin She (Music House) activity, she turned around and found someone at home looking for death!
“I don’t have many good qualities, just that I have a hard life!”
Shen Jing remained dismissive.
A husband-killer?
Fate and destiny, isn't that exactly what this Daoist priest is familiar with?
This Daoist priest could even transmigrate after being struck by lightning, demons and ghosts would walk around him, so why would he be afraid of a husband-killer?
“A hard life?”
Su Yourong gave a self-mocking smile. “The three men I was engaged to all said they had hard lives!”
“The first one, on the fifth day after our engagement, suddenly fell ill and died.”
“The second one, on the third day of our engagement, got drunk and drowned in a pond.”
“The last one was even a young general. He survived seven ins and outs on the battlefield, but on the second day of our engagement, he fell from his horse and died…”
A young general, actually fell from his horse and died!
Just thinking about it felt absurd!
If she were to say that young general wasn't killed by her, she wouldn't even believe it herself.
“Really? Is that true?”
Shen Jing was astonished. “That ominous?”
So, the later it was, the faster they died?
This was truly a bit ominous!
No wonder Madam Su was so happy just now!
“Go! Apologize to Madam Su and say some nice words!”
Su Yourong rubbed her head, a headache forming. “I’ll try to persuade her again, to get her to tear up that marriage contract!”
“No need!”
Shen Jing shook his head with a smile. “However, seeing as you’ve been so honest, I won’t hide it from you either! Actually, counting this marriage contract with you, I already have five marriage contracts on me…”
With that, Shen Jing straightforwardly told her his purpose.
After hearing Shen Jing’s words, Su Yourong couldn’t help but be astonished.
She had thought Shen Jing ran here to become a live-in son-in-law without understanding anything, plotting for the Su Family’s assets!
As it turned out, this was his purpose?
Becoming a live-in son-in-law for five families!
It was the first time she had heard of such an absurd thing!
It was like a woman marrying five men simultaneously.
Shameless!
She didn’t know if Shen Jing truly had a hard life.
But Shen Jing’s cheek was definitely hard enough!
“You truly are a… clever little scamp!”
Su Yourong was both annoyed and amused. She stopped talking to Shen Jing and quickly walked into the main hall, telling her mother about Shen Jing becoming a live-in son-in-law for five families.
“Is that true?”
Madam Su wasn't angry; she just stared at Shen Jing, who had followed her in, with a half-smile.
“Indeed.”
Shen Jing admitted honestly, “Originally, I wasn’t going to say anything, but since Miss Su has been so honest about her situation, I felt I couldn’t keep it from you anymore.”
Madam Su stepped forward, extending her fair hand. “Let this old woman see your other marriage contracts!”
“None.”
Shen Jing shook his head. “You didn’t give me another copy of the marriage contract either!”
This was a deed of sale!
A deed of sale in two copies?
That’s absurd!
“Boy, your words can only fool You Rong, that girl!”
Madam Su pouted. “This old woman has crossed more bridges than you’ve walked roads, and you still want to fool this old woman? This old woman tells you, it’s too late to regret now!”
This boy must have made this up after learning that You Rong is a husband-killer.
Becoming a live-in son-in-law for five families, who could do such a thing!
“I…”
Shen Jing was speechless. “Anyway, I’ve told you the truth. If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do!”
“Mother, just burn the marriage contract!”
Su Yourong pleaded, “Your daughter doesn’t want to harm anyone, nor does she want to marry! It’s perfectly fine for us, mother and daughter, to live like this!”
“What’s so good about it?”
Madam Su glared at her daughter. “After I gave birth to you, your deceased father felt sorry for this old woman’s suffering during childbirth and didn’t want any more children. This old woman can’t just watch the Su Family line die out, can she?”
“No…”
Su Yourong bit her thin lip. “Do you think he can live until then?”
If the marriage contract wasn’t destroyed, with Shen Jing’s small physique, he would last two or three days at most.
She had already killed three people!
If she killed Shen Jing too, her mother and she would probably have to move again.
“This boy has a hard life; he should be able to withstand it!”
Madam Su looked Shen Jing up and down. “Remember, in three days, you’ll be this old woman’s son-in-law! If you dare to run, and this old woman catches you, this old woman will make you a eunuch!”
After warning Shen Jing, Madam Su happily twisted her waist and left.
“You’d best not go anywhere these two days.”
Su Yourong looked at Shen Jing with a complex expression. “I’ll try to persuade Mother again, hoping she can change her mind!”
With that, Su Yourong chased after Madam Su, arguing with her.
Watching the mother and daughter’s retreating figures, Shen Jing couldn’t help but chuckle.
His cheap mother-in-law, she truly was… a character!
With Su Yourong and her mother gone, Shen Jing naturally had no reason to stay. He immediately left with Chi Chi.
“Young Master, is Miss Su really a husband-killer?”
Chi Chi looked at Shen Jing with some worry.
This Miss Su was indeed beautiful.
But her fate as a husband-killer was too ominous!
“It’s nothing!”
Shen Jing dismissed it. “Young Master, I never believe in all this nonsense! The person who can kill me hasn’t been born yet!”
Seeing Shen Jing’s nonchalant demeanor, Chi Chi became even more worried.
As night fell, they returned to their dilapidated house.
After he sold all his family property, Chi Chi used her saved private money to buy this rundown house.
Otherwise, they wouldn't even have a place to shelter from the wind and rain.
Chi Chi opened the door, preparing to light a fire and cook.
Just as Shen Jing stepped through the doorway, the door frame suddenly fell apart without warning, and the door frame, embedded with nails, crashed directly towards Shen Jing’s head.
“Holy crap!”
Shen Jing’s face changed, and he lunged forward abruptly.
“Crash…”
The door frame fell, stirring up a cloud of dust.
“Young Master!”
Chi Chi cried out in alarm, rushing forward to help Shen Jing.
“Ptooey, ptooey…”
Shen Jing spat out the dust in his mouth, his face twitching uncontrollably.
Damn it!
Luckily, his movements were fast enough, and his posture was cool enough!
Otherwise, this little life might really have been lost!
Is it really that ominous?
A silkworm pupa with wings—
Are you acting like your dad (butterfly) here!