Turning Antagonist to Protagonist: He is Both Soft and Fierce-Chapter 278 - 273: Such a Difficult Script, Such a Difficult Second Female Lead

Chapter 278: Chapter 273: Such a Difficult Script, Such a Difficult Second Female Lead

"Outside, he has to keep face, so of course he’s smiling, but at home, he always yells at me with a stern face." Seeing these two kids looking a bit scared, Lin Qiao almost couldn’t hold back her laughter.

Li Guifen glared at her irritably, "You child..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she saw the man who had already come in. She said joyfully, "Tingfan, you’re here, come in and sit down."

Lin Qiao instantly looked over and met his deep gaze. She grinned awkwardly.

Lin Ping and Lin An didn’t catch their little aunt’s embarrassment from being "caught." Instead, they ran over to complain.

Lin An grabbed Song Tingfan’s arm, "Uncle, you didn’t scold Aunt, right?"

Song Tingfan glanced at the young woman, at the moment she was lowering her head, pretending to dust off her shoes. He smiled and cooperated, "I do. If she’s naughty, I scold her."

Upon hearing this, Lin An and Lin Ping quickly ran off, "Grandma, we’re going out to play."

Afraid if they were too slow they’d get scolded by their uncle.

Uncle is taller than dad, he must be scary when he gets angry.

Li Guifen almost laughed herself into a fit, "Tingfan is the only one who works; usually, no matter what I say, these two kids don’t listen."

"Tingfan, sit for a while, the food will be ready soon."

"No need, Grandma already made it at home. I’m just here to pick her up."

"Oh, oh, oh, then I won’t keep you. Oh, right, Tingfan, you have to bring her back the day after tomorrow. You can’t see each other for three days before the wedding."

Song Tingfan nodded.

...

In the following few days, everyone was busy except for Lin Qiao. Even when she wanted to help, no one allowed her. Li Guifen only let her stay in the room embroidering flowers; aside from going to the toilet, she wasn’t allowed to go anywhere.

Lin Han worried his daughter would feel trapped, so occasionally he went to the village entrance and bought some snacks for her.

Today, it was already dark outside, yet the noises hadn’t diminished. Lin Qiao stood up to look out the window and saw several oil lamps lit in the yard.

Li Guifen and the others were sitting in the courtyard sorting vegetables for tomorrow.

Probably due to being busy, Li Guifen’s hair wasn’t well-kept, tangled in a mess. Lin Han took the vegetables from her hand, "Go wash your hair, wash it and then tidy it."

Li Guifen nodded quickly, got up to go to the kitchen, but at the doorway turned around and went to her daughter’s room, lightly knocking twice, "Daughter, asleep yet?"

"Not yet."

Just as Lin Qiao was about to open the door, she heard Li Guifen’s cheerful voice, "No need to open the door. Sleep early, you have to get up early tomorrow."

"Okay."

Listening to the footsteps fade away, Lin Qiao lay in bed, staring at the dim ceiling. After a while, she sighed long, mumbling, "Am I really getting married?"

Yet, if she doesn’t marry, she can’t escape, and it might even lead to the villain turning evil.

Such a difficult script, such a hard-to-play role.

Listening to the faint noises outside, she gradually fell asleep, seemingly not sleeping long before someone woke her. With sleepy eyes clearing, she saw Lin Xushi and Mrs. Lin Wu, both dressed in festive new clothes.

Before Lin Qiao could greet the eldest and second sister-in-law, Mrs. Lin Wu had already "welcomed" her with a warm handkerchief. She: "..."

Then they fussed over putting on the wedding dress and styling her hair.

Finally, Lin Xushi examined her, recalled something urgent, and ran out quickly. After returning a while later, she came with a rouge box, dabbed some on her hands, and then applied it to Lin Qiao’s cheeks. Satisfied, she said, "Little sister-in-law looks so pretty today."

Applying a bit of rouge can make one look so good? Lin Qiao twitched her lips slightly but still expressed thanks with a smile, "Thank you, eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law."

"Hey! It’s not hard work, this is what we should do as sisters-in-law."

Lin Xushi reached into her bosom and took out a red cloth bag, stuffing it into Lin Qiao’s hand, "This is a token from me and your eldest brother, keep it private and use it if needed."

With an expression from the eldest sister-in-law already made, naturally Lin Xushi, the second sister-in-law, also had to express something. She too stuffed a red cloth bag to her, "Don’t tell anyone about this silver coin, keep it for yourself."

When they married, their family also gave them some silver coins for protection.

Heavy in her hand, she didn’t need to look to know there were quite a few. Lin Qiao didn’t want to accept them, "Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, I am doing business myself, I have silver coins."

"Take it, this is from your family."

Lin Xushi pressed her hand and then said, "Sometimes I am not a very good eldest sister-in-law. Fortunately, you indulge me; today let me say sorry, I really mean no harm."

Her expression seemed genuine, not for show, although Lin Qiao understood the thoughts of Lin Xushi and Mrs. Lin Wu from the beginning, complaining some was normal, "No, eldest sister-in-law treats me well."

"Me too. I speak plainly, no reservations. I say what needs to be said. The words might be a bit harsh, little sister-in-law, don’t take them to heart," Mrs. Lin Wu followed.

"No, I know eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law have good hearts," Lin Qiao shook her head.

The three chatted in the room for quite a while, the commotion outside growing louder, voices intersecting.

Outside

Li Guifen couldn’t find Lin Han everywhere, feeling anxious, she thought about it and finally went to the small kitchen. Lin Han was indeed there.

Seeing him frantically wiping tears, her eyes couldn’t help but well up too. Her throat sorely, she said, "Our daughter is getting married today, you cannot cry. Crying will bring her bad luck."

"I’m not crying."

Lin Han said as such, but couldn’t stop the tears from flowing, he couldn’t help it, simply covering his hands to cry, "I can’t let go of my daughter, I don’t want her to get married."

"How can she not marry? We can’t take care of her forever." Li Guifen had been busy all morning without seeing her daughter, afraid that once she did she wouldn’t hold back her tears.

"Guifen, do you think our daughter will have a good life? I’m worried."

Lin Han, a man of around forty, cried like a half-grown child now.

Li Guifen reached out to wipe his tears, "She will, our daughter will live well, even the Eight Character Master said this marriage is excellent, our daughter is destined to enjoy blessings."

"Alright, don’t cry anymore, the people outside need you as the host to entertain them."

As she spoke, her voice became hoarse until no sound was made, she hugged Lin Han and sobbed, "Han, I don’t want our daughter to marry either, I can’t bear it, truly can’t bear it."

"I dare not look at her; I’m afraid... seeing my daughter I’ll cry..."

Lin Han comfortingly patted her back, hoarsely speaking, "No more crying, others will think we are dissatisfied with this marriage."

The couple stayed in the small kitchen a while longer, then dried their tears and went out to continue the preparations.

Today was a happy occasion with good weather, a sunny day, even before 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., the red sun had risen into the sky, making the village shine brightly.

Suddenly, strong gongs sounded, along with a man’s strong shouting, "Bridegroom coming to escort the bride! Bridegroom coming to escort the bride! Bridegroom coming to escort the bride!"

The initially noisy Lin Family instantly became even more chaotic, you couldn’t distinguish who was saying what.

"Oh my, not ready yet."

"The wedding sweets, the wedding sweets haven’t been taken out."

"Quickly clear the courtyard so they can carry the bride out."

"San Ya, don’t mess around, stand still."

"Wow, Tingfan looks really handsome today, I can’t take my eyes off him."