Quick Wear: I Fulfill the Wish of Cannon Fodder

Chapter 411: Cannon Fodder She Stole the Golden Finger of the Heroine

"Miss Jiang, what's the matter?" Meng Fan looked at the person in front of him impatiently.

"The Major General, my fiancé, actually disregarded propriety and morality and forcibly abducted my half-sister. Such behavior is extremely wrong, both morally and morally!"

"Hmph!" Meng Fan snorted coldly, looking at his so-called fiancée with cold disdain. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a mocking smile. "Do you really want this general to marry a useless young lady like you who has no merits and only knows how to quarrel with others in the harem?"

When mentioning this, he couldn't help but recall that Jiang Lan was defiled by a group of vicious bandits in his previous life. This scene instantly flooded into his mind, making him feel like a thorn in his throat, and his disgust for them became stronger.

Faced with such humiliation, Su Lan remained unmoved. A faint smile still graced her delicate face, as if the other person's words couldn't hurt her in the slightest. She asked calmly, "So, may I ask, Young General, are you more interested in my younger sister, Jiang Nian?" Then, her beautiful eyes shifted slightly, their gaze settling on Jiang Nian, who was in Meng Fan's arms.

At this time, Jiang Nian, who was held tightly in Meng Fan's arms, heard this and also raised her little face. Her big watery eyes looked at Meng Fan expectantly, as if she was eager to get a response from her lover.

Meng Fan glanced down at the shy and lovely Jiang Nian in his arms, nodded without hesitation and said, "Of course! Nian Nian is lively, lovely, and innocent by nature. Not only is she considerate, but she also knows how to help this general solve his problems. Only someone as gentle and virtuous as her can be called a respectful and good match."

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Nian's face flushed with shame, and her heart pounded. She secretly rejoiced, thinking: As expected, I am the undisputed heroine of this world. Everything Jiang Lan has, including this handsome and elegant major general in front of me, should belong to me!

"In that case, please ask the young general to write a letter and inform the old master about this matter as soon as possible. Just say that the engagement between you and me will be changed to you and Jiang Nian from now on." Su Lan said calmly.

"Lan'er, you absolutely can't do this..." Upon hearing this, Madam Jiang hurriedly spoke to dissuade her granddaughter. However, before she could finish her words, Su Lan turned around, smiled at Madam Jiang, and gave her a reassuring look. She said softly, "Grandma, don't worry. I will naturally give you and father a reasonable explanation later. Please trust me."

Father Jiang looked at his daughter, who looked determined. Although he had some doubts in his heart, he saw that she was not joking. After thinking for a moment, he finally nodded, indicating that he agreed with her decision. He turned to Meng Fan beside him and instructed, "Then I will trouble General Meng to do as my daughter asked. Change the engagement to my youngest daughter Jiang Nian."

Meng Fan was stunned at first, then readily agreed. For him, this arrangement wasn't a bad idea. After all, no man could tolerate his nominal wife being defiled by a man outside his family.

However, just when he thought the matter was over, he found that Su Lan was still standing in front of him steadily, with no intention of backing down.

Meng Fan frowned slightly, suppressing his rising anger. He patiently asked, "Miss Jiang, I have already agreed to your request. Why are you blocking my way now? Do you have any other requests?"

"Young General, you are truly intelligent!" Su Lan, still wearing that faint smile, said without hesitation, "Of course you can take Jiang Nian away, but first, please take out five hundred taels of silver as a betrothal gift to the Jiang family."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned. They were all dumbfounded and thought to themselves, "This young lady is actually asking for a betrothal gift?" For a moment, bursts of whispers were heard from the crowd.

At this moment, before Meng Fan could recover from this sudden change, Jiang Nian in his arms, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, cried out in a sly voice, "Jiang Lan, how could you deliberately make things difficult for Brother Meng like this! He's here to escort us on our journey under the Emperor's orders, so how could he have so much money on him?"

However, facing Jiang Nian's accusations, Su Lan remained calm and composed. She raised her eyebrows slightly and said slowly, "Oh? Really? But even though our Jiang family is now in decline, marrying off our daughter shouldn't be so casual, right? Young General, if you can't even come up with a decent betrothal gift, how will others view Jiang Nian and our entire Jiang family in the future?"

You have to know that in this ancient dimension, there's a traditional custom of measuring the husband's family's regard for the woman by the size of the betrothal gift. Furthermore, Jiang Nian and Meng Fan had only ever exchanged engagement tokens, and the jade ruyi symbolizing the engagement had been returned to the Meng family long before the Jiang family was plundered.

Therefore, at this moment, Su Lan's request was reasonable and not excessive. After the Jiang family and the other prisoners understood the situation, they all nodded in agreement and began to speak up for Su Lan.

"Miss, you are absolutely right. Please ask the young general to pay the betrothal gift as soon as possible!" someone echoed.

"The Jiang family's carefully nurtured daughter is indeed thoughtful and considerate. The betrothal gift must be re-determined, otherwise it will damage the reputation of the two young ladies!"

When Jiang Nian heard this, she knew that this matter also concerned her reputation, so she didn't dare to persuade the man not to give a betrothal gift. It was only five hundred taels. Once her planting space recovered, she could make five thousand taels, which was also profitable.

As someone who knew the magic of the planting space, Meng Fan could of course calculate that Jiang Nian, his fiancée who was holding a treasure, was far more important than five hundred taels.

Su Lan, standing not far away, heard every word they said. She raised her brows slightly, looked at Meng Fan, who had a gloomy face, and said with a half-smile, "Young General, I wonder if you have made up your mind? The betrothal gift matter can't be delayed any longer."

Facing Su Lan's questioning, Meng Fan gritted his teeth. Although he was extremely reluctant in his heart, he still responded with a stiff upper lip: "It's just a betrothal gift. After I return to the tent, I will definitely write a letter and send it back to the capital. Someone will deliver it then. Miss, just wait patiently." After he finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves, walked around Su Lan, and strode towards the tent.

However, at this moment, that disgusting voice came from behind again: "Then I will wait here for the time being. Everyone present today is a witness to the engagement between my concubine's sister and the young general. I believe everyone will help to bear witness."

Hearing this, Meng Fan couldn't help but quicken his pace, as if he wanted to escape as quickly as possible. Seeing this, the soldiers following behind him also hurriedly followed closely, gifts in hand, without any intention of stopping to greet the Jiang family.

After Meng Fan and his group had left, Su Lan turned around and, with a serious expression, slowly explained to Jiang's father and grandmother, "Father, grandmother, please forgive my unfilial behavior. I really don't have the heart to talk about love right now. Moreover, after this period of contact, I feel that Major General Meng Fan is definitely not a good match for me. So I hope that father and grandmother can understand my difficulties."

Jiang's father also persuaded his mother to give up the marriage between the two families. After all, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. This matter was revealed to Old Lady Jiang.