Bride to Be Married

Before 17-year-old Ah He could finish unpacking the ginkgo leaves in his textbook, his mother pushed him in front of the dressing table to try on a wedding dress. When the red silk brushed her wrist, she touched the admission notice hidden in her sleeve - it was proof that she had secretly been admitted to the county high school. "It's a great kindness from the Chen family that they are willing to pay off your brother's gambling debts." Her mother's silver hairpin poked her scalp, "It's not too early to marry before your 18th birthday." She met the groom Chen Mo once. At a car repair shop in town, he squatted on the ground to tighten screws. The scar on the back of his hand looked like a faded earthworm. The matchmaker said he was honest, but he didn't say he was eight years older than her, let alone that she was the bargaining chip in the marriage. At night, Ahe stuffed the notice into the crack in the wall and listened to the sound of copper coins from the mother and matchmaker counting the betrothal gifts outside the window. Hongzhu shed tears on the dowry, and she suddenly remembered the words in the biology textbook: When a butterfly breaks out of its cocoon, it first puts its body fluid into its wings. Maybe this marriage is the cocoon she must bite. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.