Chapter 68: She's Getting Married

Even if it wasn't elopement, getting pregnant before marriage was still frowned upon in that era and was still a shameful thing.

Aunt Song Lijuan hugged Su Luo's shoulders and comforted her, "Luoluo, we know about this matter. Your mother was wrongly accused. Now everything is clear. As for who your biological father is, do you know?"

Su Luo shook her head.

"Alas, poor Yunlan. She was too naive back then, so she was deceived by a man and ended up like this!" Song Lijuan sighed.

Everyone was silent, and then his second uncle Jiang Pengcheng spoke up. "Alright, let's not talk about the past! Come with me, I've arranged a guesthouse for you. Stay there first. Doesn't Luoluo have to go to school for a test tomorrow? Let's go!"

With the help of my second uncle, the group left the cemetery.

Before leaving, Su Luo looked back at her mother's grave. The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the tombstone. She seemed to see her mother standing there, smiling gently.

Mom, rest in peace!

I will help you find that man and have him come to your grave to apologize in person!

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Jiang Pengcheng found a guesthouse and everyone had rooms to stay in.

Su Luo and her grandmother Yao Guixiang lived in the same room. After the accommodation was arranged, Jiang Pengcheng invited everyone to have dinner at a state-owned restaurant.

It was rare for the Jiang family to get together, and several uncles asked grandpa to say a few words.

Jiang Houde, on behalf of the patriarch, cleared his throat and spoke, "Yunlan's matter has finally been successfully handled, thanks to the help of you brothers, both financially and physically. On behalf of Yunlan, I thank you."

"Dad, you're welcome. We are all family. Yunlan is our younger sister, so it's our duty to help her," said Jiang Pengcheng.

"Yes, Dad, we are family and should keep our differences." My second aunt Wang Yulian said with a smile.

When it came to contributing money, several uncles were quite active, except for my third uncle Jiang Fukang, who had a little dispute with his wife Xia Juying over the issue of raising money. Xia Juying was reluctant, but could not resist Jiang Fukang's insistence, so she finally raised the money.

These were just episodes. Now that things were done, Xia Juying had nothing to say.

After Jiang Houde finished speaking, the eldest brother, Jiang Changshun, continued, "I'd like to say a few words too. We're all gathered here today because of Yunlan. Yunlan is gone, but her daughter, Luoluo, is still here. Luoluo is the only daughter of our Jiang family, just like Yunlan was back then. She's our only child, our only child. We must take good care of Luoluo from now on. We can't let her suffer, and we can't let Yunlan down. Let me make this clear: Luoluo will be re-enrolled in school soon, and I'll cover her tuition."

"Okay! Big brother said it well."

Everyone applauded.

The second oldest, Jiang Pengcheng, followed suit, saying, "Since the eldest brother has taken the lead, I, as the second uncle, will also declare my support. When Luoluo goes to school in the county, she will live in our house. I will cover all her living expenses and tuition. We don't have any daughters, so we'll treat Luoluo like one. How do you think?"

"Good! Well said!"

The second uncle also spoke, drawing applause. The third uncle, Jiang Fukang, not wanting to lose out, also stood up and said, "You guys cover the tuition and living expenses, so I'll cover my niece's dowry, so our little girl can marry off with honor in the future."

When Xia Juying heard her husband say he wanted to take half of the dowry, she was so shocked that she almost dropped her jaw and lost her appetite. She quickly and quietly pulled his sleeve to tell him to stop showing off.

How can their family have so much money?

Su Luo was almost choked by her third uncle's words. How come they were talking about her getting married?

She subconsciously glanced at Qin Zhan who was sitting opposite her. Qin Zhan was staring at her deeply.

When their eyes met, Su Luo turned her head away embarrassedly.

Anyway, it’s still too early to get married, and she doesn’t want to think about anything now.

When Fourth Uncle Jiang Jia'an heard Third Brother say this, he smiled and said, "Third Brother, it's not appropriate for you to pay the dowry alone. I think we should split it evenly."

"How can that be? You have to take care of your parents and support a large family back home."

Jiang Fukang refused, but Xia Juying interrupted him, "Why are you trying to be a hero? Luoluo has more than one uncle. Why should you worry about her getting married?"

Yao Guixiang saw through the third daughter-in-law's pettiness at a glance and added, "Come on, if Luoluo gets married, she won't have to rely on any uncle. Don't we still have me and her grandfather? How can we treat Luoluo badly?"

Xia Juying was secretly criticized by her mother-in-law and felt a little embarrassed. "Mom is right. A little auntie must not be treated badly."

The Jiang family was having dinner, and Qin Zhan, an outsider, didn't interrupt much throughout the meal.

But when it comes to Su Luo's marriage, he feels that the Jiang family's uncles don't need to worry about it at all.

His family has everything. If Su Luo marries him, he will not let her suffer at all.

Regarding Su Luo's future, she actually had her own plans. During the meal, she expressed her own views, "Grandpa, grandma, uncles, thank you for being so kind to me. But I don't need you to pay for my tuition and fees. I have my own money and can support myself. In the future, when I have a job and make money, I will be filial to my grandparents and uncles."

"Hey, listen, Luoluo is so sensible!"

Yao Guixiang was so moved that she almost cried, and everyone felt that their love for the little girl was not in vain.

The meal was quite harmonious. After the meal, everyone went to the home of the second son Jiang Pengcheng.

Jiang Pengcheng works in the county education bureau and Wang Yulian works in the county culture department. Both of them are involved in education and have good family conditions. The house allocated by their unit has an independent yard.

Everyone went to visit the house, drink tea and chat. Su Luo, Qin Zhan and others visited the houses of their cousins ​​Jiang Hua and Jiang Shuai, and saw some strange and weird things collected by the two cousins.

Su Luo touched the small wooden sculpture swinging freely on the bookshelf and found it very interesting. Jiang Shuai saw it and directly stuffed the small wooden sculpture to Su Luo, "Luoluo, if you like this, take it. You're welcome!"

Seeing that Jiang Shuai gave him his things, Jiang Hua said angrily, "Hey, why don't you give all the things in your house to Luo Luo? Using my things as a favor? Is that reasonable?"

Jiang Shuai smiled and said, "As long as Luoluo likes it, I will definitely give it to her. Come on, come on, come over to my place and take a look. Whatever you like, I will give it to you. I am not as stingy as your second brother."

Jiang Hua rolled his eyes. Su Luo smiled and put the small wooden sculpture back. "Second brother, third brother, I'm just looking at it. I don't want these things and I can't eat them."

"Oh, you like to eat, right? I'll find something for you."

Jiang Shuai ran to find a lot of snacks from home and stuffed them into Su Luo, Xiao Liu and the others.

Su Luo felt very happy. Her cousins ​​were really nice and each of them was very nice to her.

Everyone chatted at Jiang Pengcheng's house until dark. Yao Guixiang patted her thigh and said, "Alright, everyone, go home and get some rest. Don't you still have school matters to deal with tomorrow?"

"Yes, Mom, I have contacted everyone." Jiang Pengcheng said.

"Okay, let's go back first."

Yao Guixiang invited everyone to go back to the guesthouse together, and Jiang Pengcheng, Wang Yulian and their family saw everyone off.

At night, Su Luo slept with her grandmother and talked to her about what happened in Jinzhou.

When Yao Guixiang heard about Qin Zhan's heroic rescue on the train, she couldn't stop praising him, "Look at how brave that Qin Zhan is! He's just like his father and grandfather, fighting on the battlefield without flinching."

"Well, Brother Zhan is indeed very brave."

Su Luo added.

Yao Guixiang turned sideways, stared at her granddaughter's face, and asked with a smile, "Luoluo, grandma has a question for you. What do you think of Qin Zhan?"

"Huh? What's going on?"

After Su Luo realized what her grandmother meant, her cheeks instantly burned again. She closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, "I don't know, grandma, I'm sleepy and want to sleep."

"Okay, go to sleep!"

Yao Guixiang could see that her granddaughter had a good impression of Qin Zhan, but seeing that she was shy, she did not continue the topic.

At this time, in another room, Qin Zhan was also facing soul-searching.