The members of the Du family suddenly realized the truth: this "older sister" and her younger brother were not blood-related at all. They had simply been using the title of siblings to hide the truth, which explained why no one had ever suspected a thing.
Their shallow worldly experience was partly to blame; they never could have imagined that in this day and age, such a feudal relic as a child bride still existed. It was truly an eye-opening and world-view-shattering realization.
The Cui family’s calculations had been meticulous. Cui Dongmei was only three years older than Cui Jueyan. The two had grown up together, childhood sweethearts with a deep bond. As they reached adulthood, it was only natural that they became a couple, and they even had their first child long before they were officially of age to marry. The year after the child was born, they had held a wedding banquet in their village to inform their relatives and friends, though they never obtained a marriage license.
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