Du's mother murmured, "If Lei had reminded me earlier, wouldn't I have gone to propose marriage?"

When Du Lei returned from his Chinese New Year holiday and family visit, he never mentioned Pei Zhi.

Du's mother dared not make any move.

"As a result, my younger sister found someone outside and got married right away. I didn't even have time to say hello to Lei Zi."

Du Lei usually communicates with his family by writing letters.

A single letter, going back and forth, takes at least a month to process.

Pei Zhi, that girl, brought a man back saying she wanted to get married, and they held the wedding banquet a few days later.

Mr. Du flicked the ash from his cigarette. "Alright, alright, stop nagging. Lei only has a few days off this time; he won't cause much of a commotion."

Du's mother sneered: "You underestimate that brat. He dared to say he missed Xiaomei in front of her husband. Do you think Xiao Jiang wouldn't have any doubts? Wouldn't he have some thoughts about it?"

Mr. Du took another puff of his cigarette. "Then let him do whatever he wants. If he can really drive my sister to divorce, that's his skill. Let him marry her, isn't that enough?"

Du's mother choked up for a moment, "You two, father and son, are really no good either of you."

"Why do you have to make things difficult for your sister's perfectly good marriage?"

Du's mother had no daughter, so whenever there was something good to eat at home, Du Lei would save it for Pei Zhi.

Over time, Du's mother also began to treat Pei Zhi as a daughter.

"What can I do then? Don't you know what kind of son he is? If he really gets stubborn and never gets married, I might as well just die now."

Du's mother stopped talking altogether. "Alright, alright, let you make a scene. I'd better avoid passing by the Pei family's door in the future, or they might throw excrement at me."

Meanwhile, on the way back, Pei Wang and Jiang Qingyuan remained silent.

Upon reaching the front door, Pei Wangcai said, "Brother-in-law, don't argue with your little sister when you get back."

"Brother, why would you say that?" Jiang Qingyuan laughed. "This has nothing to do with Zhizhi."

"ah?"

If this has nothing to do with Pei Zhi, then how can it be considered to have something to do with Pei Zhi?

Du Lei is Pei Zhi's romantic entanglement, and that's all Pei Zhi's fault!

"Zhizhi is too outstanding, many people have their eyes on her, and she has done nothing wrong."

Pei Wang chuckled awkwardly twice and could only say, "I'm quite happy that you think that way."

Hopefully, Jiang Qingyuan will still think this way after he learns everything.

Pei Zhi is indeed outstanding.

The mistake was that Pei Zhi was still having affairs with other women.

What a pity, such a good brother-in-law.

As a fellow man, Pei Wang looked up at the top of Jiang Qingyuan's head, unsure whether it was because it was too dark, or if his eyes were playing tricks on him.

Pei Wang always felt that Jiang Qingyuan's head was covered in a green hat.

Jiang Qingyuan returned to his room, where Pei Zhi was leaning against the headboard reading a book.

"Why are you reading so late at night? It's bad for your eyes."

Pei Zhi: "Didn't you tell me to wait for you to come back?"

Jiang Qingyuan took the book from Pei Zhi's hand. "Let's go back tomorrow."

"What's wrong? Are you unhappy staying in the village?"

"No, it's not very convenient to live in the village, and besides, I also want to ask the teacher some questions."

Jiang Qingyuan didn't want to talk about it; if he stayed in the village, he'd probably see Du Lei every day.

Du Lei was still thinking about Pei Zhi, and the thought made Jiang Qingyuan feel irritated.

Ultimately, Jiang Qingyuan did feel a sense of crisis.

Pei Zhi hesitated for a moment and said, "Tomorrow won't work. I didn't tell my parents beforehand, and I'm afraid they'll overthink it. How about the day after tomorrow?"

"Fine, you decide."

Jiang Qingyuan lay down with Pei Zhi in his arms, "Wife, were you and Du Lei on good terms before?"

Pei Zhi pondered what Jiang Qingyuan meant by asking this question.

Could it be that Jiang Qingyuan knows something?

That shouldn't be the case.

"It's alright, we just played together when we were kids. A lot of people in the village said I was his child bride, and everyone likes to joke about it."

"No, that's not it." Jiang Qingyuan said sullenly, "You said it yourself, if he hadn't gone to the army, I probably wouldn't have had a chance."

Noticing Jiang Qingyuan's low spirits, Pei Zhi said, "So, think about it, we're destined for each other, even the heavens are helping us, right?"

Pei Zhi really knows how to coax people.

One sentence was enough to make Jiang Qingyuan so happy he was completely overjoyed.

"really."

If Du Lei and Pei Zhi were truly destined to be together, it wouldn't be his turn.

Therefore, he and Pei Zhi were a match made in heaven.

Jiang Qingyuan was about to say something when a strange sound suddenly came from next door.

Pei Zhi and Jiang Qingyuan were both experienced people, and after a moment of silence, they understood.

The two of them looked at each other and chuckled softly.

"Could you hear this noise from inside the house before?"

"It's alright. I used to go to bed early and couldn't hear much. But these past two years, my second brother and I have been doing business outside and haven't been home much."

Jiang Qingyuan asked with some confusion, "How come your room is located between your eldest and second brothers? You can hear everything that's happening on either side."

If Pei Wang gets married and there are rumors on both sides, how will Pei Zhi sleep?

"When the houses were being allocated, they said I would sleep in my eldest brother's or second brother's room."

"Later, there were thieves in the village, and my father said it wasn't safe for a girl to sleep in the two side rooms, so he made me sleep in the middle."

The layout of Pei Zhi's house is as follows: there is a main hall in the middle and three rooms on the left.

Pei Zhi and her two older brothers each have their own room.

To the right of the main room, there are three rooms, a kitchen, and a room for Pei's father and mother.

There is another room where farming tools and other miscellaneous items are usually kept.

There is also a toilet in the corner of the yard.

Pei Zhi had earned money outside and tore down the old small toilet and built a big one, where you could carry water to take a bath.

As the two talked, the noise from next door gradually subsided.

Jiang Qingyuan joked, "Brother, shouldn't we go check it out at this hour?"

Pei Zhi pinched Jiang Qingyuan, "Your time last time wasn't even as long as your older brother's."

“That’s different. Last time you used…” Jiang Qingyuan pinched Pei Zhi’s lips, “and that’s why I did that…”

"Alright, alright, it's getting late, let's go to sleep," Pei Zhi patted Jiang Qingyuan, if they continued talking about this topic, she wouldn't sleep either.

That's the good thing about living in a village; the roosters crow before dawn, waking you up directly.

Jiang Qingyuan and Pei Zhi cuddled together for a while before getting up one after the other and going to wash up together.

Pei's mother was making breakfast when Pei Zhi went over to talk about their return to the city the next day.

Pei's mother glanced at Jiang Qingyuan, who was washing up in the courtyard, and pulled Pei Zhi along.

"Did your dad say something inappropriate yesterday that upset Xiao Jiang?"

"No, we just have to go back to the shop. We'll come back later. His books and stuff are all in the city."

Seeing that Pei Zhi's face showed no signs of unhappiness, Pei's mother was relieved to confirm that the young couple hadn't quarreled.

"Okay, as long as you didn't fight, go back then. I'll bring you some eggs so you can boil them every morning."

Pei Zhi nodded in agreement. "Okay."