Chapter 16 We can't treat them unfairly.

Seeing that he had agreed, Xia Qianqian reached out and hooked her finger with his. Lu Zheng wanted to pull away, but seeing that her breathing was gradually becoming even, he could only let her do as she pleased.

In Lu's mother's room, she glanced at her watch and asked Er Ya, "Your father hasn't come out of the room yet?"

Er Ya nodded and said, "Yeah, I just heard Aunt Xia shout something. Could they be fighting?"

She really liked this aunt; she was beautiful and generous, and she wished she could stay.

After hearing Er Ya's words, Lu's mother smiled with her lips pursed.

She thought to herself, "It seems my son's marriage is settled! I must give that girl a definite answer tomorrow, no matter what, so she doesn't feel like we're taking advantage of her."

The girl was kind and had a good temperament, and Lu's mother became more and more satisfied with her.

Unfortunately, they are now in dire straits. If they were in the provincial capital, she could have given the girl a grand wedding, but now everything has to be kept simple.

Lu's mother suddenly looked at her wrist. She had this watch for more than ten years, and she could sell it for some money.

Even if they are down on their luck, we shouldn't treat them too unfairly.

She said to Er Ya, "Er Ya, do you know where the black market is around here?"

Er Ya is always running around like a little magpie, she's got all the information, so you can just ask her about these things.

Sure enough, Er Ya said, "I heard that if they find any valuable medicinal herbs, they can go there to sell them after walking two streets past the meeting point in town."

After thinking for a moment, Lu's mother said, "Er Ya, if the market opens tomorrow, would you like to come with Grandma? Grandma will buy you some candy."

Er Ya loved doing this kind of work the most, and when she heard Lu's mother say that, she quickly nodded in agreement.

The two turned off the lights and went to bed.

As dawn broke, the crowing of roosters woke Lu Zheng.

He felt something hairy on his chest, looked down and saw it was a head, and was startled.

"Ugh, Laibao, don't go, let me hold you for a while." Xia Qianqian was holding the puppy Laibao in her dream, but the usually well-behaved Laibao wouldn't let her hold him and even struggled to leave.

Xia Qianqian was reluctant to let go and touched him all over. Only then did she remember that the day after Xia Wenwen returned home, Lai Bao said he was allergic to dog hair. After Xia Wenwen came home from school, Lai Bao disappeared.

What is she touching now?

They looked up and their eyes met, and to her dismay, her hand was on Lu Zheng's pectoral muscle.

Xia Qianqian let out a wail in her heart. This was her Laibao?

She was touching Laibao for ages just now?

"Brother Lu, I...I didn't mean to." She quickly apologized, Xia Qianqian didn't want to be seen as a female hooligan.

"Miss Xia, could you please remove your hand?" Lu Zheng squeezed out these words through gritted teeth.

Xia Qianqian then noticed that it wasn't just her hands; half of her body was draped over Lu Zheng. Because she was dressed so lightly, she could even clearly feel the man's morning arousal.

She quickly moved away, and then saw the comments section start teasing her again.

[Wow, that's huge! The female lead is so lucky!]

[The early bird catches the worm, hehehe, I'm so ashamed of what I'm seeing.]

Xia Qianqian really wanted to turn off the comments. Do all these people get up this early?

Unfortunately, she couldn't find the switch.

"Dad, are you up yet?"

Just as Xia Qianqian was feeling embarrassed, Er Ya's voice saved her.

She stood up and opened the door, where she saw Er Ya standing.

[Female lead, your mother-in-law is going to the black market today. There are some good things for sale there. If you don't go, Xia Wenwen will steal them all!]

Why is it Xia Wenwen again?

She remembered that someone in the comments had mentioned that after she left the Xia family, Xia Wenwen married Qin Yan, not only escaping the political movement but also becoming a famous entrepreneur.

At first, she thought Xia Wenwen had built her business on the back of the Xia family's wealth, but now it seems there are other things she doesn't know about.

She could have let it go if she hadn't known before, but now that she does, how could she leave the opportunity to Xia Wenwen?

Thinking of this, Xia Qianqian quickly washed and dressed herself.

At this time, Daya had prepared breakfast.

Xia Qianqian came to the table and saw that the Lu family's breakfast consisted of corn porridge and flatbread. She turned around and took the luncheon meat can and biscuits she had brought.

She sliced ​​the luncheon meat, put it on a plate, and said to Daya and Erya, "You are young and need to eat some protein to grow well. From now on, you should have eggs and soy milk in the morning."

Er Ya stared at the plate of meat in Xia Qianqian's hand, her eyes glued to it. What was this? It smelled so good, she wondered how delicious it would be if she tasted it.

Daya patted her younger sister's hand: "Go get the chopsticks."

She said to Xia Qianqian, "Auntie, we can't compare to the city in the countryside. If we want to eat eggs, we have to raise chickens at home. Now that the production team has been established, we are no longer allowed to raise chickens."

Lu Zheng nodded: "Yes, we also wanted to raise chickens to help people improve their health, but as soon as we got the chicks, someone reported us."

Xia Qianqian was surprised by this turn of events; she had originally planned to buy some live animals.

At this moment, Lu's mother came out and saw Xia Qianqian sitting there dressed in new clothes. She nodded in satisfaction.

"Qianqian, Auntie is planning to hold your wedding with Lu Zheng in the next couple of days. Our family's situation is not what it used to be, so Auntie can only do her best to make your wedding as decent as possible. Auntie can't give you too much in terms of dowry or gold jewelry, but Auntie will definitely make it up to you later."

"wedding?"

Xia Qianqian glanced at Lu Zheng, her heart filled with doubt. How could the progress be so fast?

She originally thought that even if the Lu family agreed to the marriage, it would take at least a month or two to prepare. She didn't expect that Lu's mother would arrange the wedding for her so soon.

"Mom, Qianqian is a city girl, how can she get used to rural life?" Lu Zheng looked at his mother in confusion: "Also, why didn't you discuss it with me?"

Lu's mother said with a smile, "Of course, the elders should handle these kinds of things for you. I know that Qianqian is a girl from the city, and our family's conditions can't compare with those in the city. But since she is willing to come to you, I've decided that she's my daughter-in-law. From now on, you'll take care of all the farm work, and Da Ya and I will do the housework. We won't let her get tired."

She gave her son a reproachful look and said in a low voice, "If Mom doesn't hurry up and arrange your wedding, it will be too late."

Lu Zheng looked at his mother, not understanding the meaning behind her words.

Lu's mother didn't intend to make things clear, after all, Xia Qianqian was still there.

Young women are easily embarrassed, and besides, you can't blame the girl for what happened; ultimately, it's because her son lacks self-control.

She said to Er Ya, "Hurry up and eat, we still have to go to the market after we finish eating."

Xia Qianqian said, "Auntie, can I come along too?"