The apocalypse arrived, but there were no zombies. Only unpredictable extreme weather and daily squabbles forced humans to survive on instinct alone to avoid being eliminated.
Yun Qi struggle...
"The more you talk, the more uncertain I feel. Please give your sister a heads-up about the current situation." Liu Yuqing clasped her hands together, making a pleading gesture.
Yun Qi couldn't bear to tease her anymore, so he directly told her, "There really is someone who has some ideas, but just wants to ask for your opinion. If you don't agree, let's pretend this never happened."
"Who is it?" Liu Yuqing asked curiously.
“We all know each other well in our team, otherwise we wouldn’t be here as advocates,” Yun Liping said, still trying to sound mysterious.
"You all know, don't you?" Liu Yuqing looked at Yun Qi and Yun Liping, then at the other women behind them. From their expressions, she could guess what was going on. They were keeping the whole thing from her.
"To be honest, you might not have come along this time," Yun Liping said matter-of-factly. Although Liu Yuqing usually seems carefree, she retreats into her shell when faced with trouble, which is the main reason why her marriage has not been arranged for so long.
"But what you're doing is a bit too outrageous. What if things don't work out? Wouldn't it be too awkward for everyone to get along in the future?" Liu Yuqing started making excuses again.
"Look, here you are again! Every time I try to introduce you to someone, you always use this excuse. If that's the case, then no one should even talk about marriage anymore. There's no such thing as a marriage that can be formed just by talking about it," Yun Liping said irritably.
Liu Yuqing gritted her teeth, "Then tell me which one it is? Let me know so I have some idea. Otherwise, it would be even more embarrassing if I were the only one kept in the dark."
Yunqi asked her, "Haven't you felt anything these past few days?"
Liu Yuqing was bewildered. "How should I feel?"
Yun Qi let out a long sigh, "They should be heartbroken now. They've been jumping around in front of you for so many days, and you didn't even notice."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yuqing tried hard to recall the people who had appeared around her in the past few days, and then looked at them in surprise, "You said it wasn't him, right?"
Yun Qi countered with a question, "Who did you think of?"
Liu Yuqing turned to look at Yun Liping, "That shouldn't be possible, right?"
"Tell me, have you guessed correctly?" Yun Liping didn't give her a direct answer.
"But what about the generational difference?" Liu Yuqing still found it somewhat unbelievable.
Yun Qi asked her impatiently, "Hurry up and say your name. There are only a few of us here. Is it necessary to be so coy?"
Liu Yuqing gritted her teeth and asked, "Is it Wu Tianxi?"
Yun Qi clapped his hands. "That's him. It's really kind of him to have been trying to impress you every day for so many days, but you didn't react at all."
Liu Yuqing: "But he calls Liping 'Auntie,' which is a difference in generation."
"You're not my sister, so what's with the difference in generation?" Yun Liping said irritably.
Liu Yuqing said, "We agreed that we would be like sisters from now on. Now you want me to marry your nephew. Aren't you trying to take advantage of me?"
"Don't dwell on this. We're all on our own now. Even if you don't call me aunt anymore, I won't have a problem with it," Yun Liping said magnanimously, waving her hand.
Liu Yuqing was amused by her tone, "This hasn't even happened yet, and you're already trying to curry favor?"
"Actually, Tianxi is a pretty good person. At least he's hardworking and honest, and he was the one who brought this up first," Yun Liping said, trying to put in a good word for him.
Liu Yuqing: "If I remember correctly, he seems to be the eldest son in his family. Would his parents agree to this?"
Yun Liping said, “I don’t want to hide this from you. When he first brought it up, my third brother and sister-in-law were a little opposed, but it wasn’t directed at you. They said you’re a good girl. It’s just that Qingquan has already come to my house. If Tianxi comes to your house too, I’m afraid the village will gossip.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Yuqing immediately stopped them, saying, "Since you have objections, then let's not talk about it anymore, otherwise it will be awkward for everyone to get along in the future."
"I haven't finished yet, why are you in such a hurry?" Yun Qi took her hand, urging her to listen quietly.
"But Tianxi was persistent, so he asked the old man and the old woman to act as intermediaries, and finally they persuaded his parents." Yun Liping then vividly recounted the situation at that time.
When Wu Tianxi saw that his parents objected, he simply moved out of his family's two mountains.
Wu Xiaobai was taken aback when he first heard what Tianxi said. Although he said he didn't care when his youngest son went to the Yun family, he still felt a little uneasy. Now that his grandson was going to follow the same path, his heart was filled with complicated feelings.
Wu Xiaobai said, "There are so many good girls in the village. If you really don't like any of them, we can go and look in the surrounding villages."
Wu Tianxi said, "I've made up my mind, and I want to try it like my uncle did."
Wu Xiaobai said, "Don't you think about your parents? You're their eldest son."
Wu Tianxi said, "Grandpa, who cares about the eldest son or the second son these days? Besides, we all live in the same village. It's not like we'll be detached from family matters in the future. My uncle is a good example; he takes good care of both sides."
Wu Xiaobai looked at his grandson seriously, "Can you really manage to balance both things like your uncle?"
"Of course, and they don't require the child to take their surname. It's really no different from other families." Wu Tianxi sensed his grandfather's relenting and quickly made a promise.
Seeing his parents bring their son over, Wu Qingshan and his wife understood immediately and glared fiercely at Wu Tianxi.
Wu Xiaobai ignored the subtle tension between father and son, saying, "Since Tianxi is willing, let him give it a try. Besides, the girls in Pinghe Village are all of good character."
Wu Qingshan said, "Dad, we're not saying the girl is bad, but we're worried that if we send two people to marry into the family, the villagers might gossip."
Wu Xiaobai, however, disagreed. "What's there to gossip about? Since we settled down in Pinghe Village, we haven't been lazy or cheated. We've been living a good life, and there's no question of us trying to take advantage of anyone. Besides, there are only so many girls in the village. Do you really want your son to come back to find someone whose background you don't even know?"
Wu Qingshan: "That's true. We know the girl Tianxi mentioned. She's one of the best in the village. But it's just Tianxi's enthusiasm. The girl doesn't know about it yet."
Wu Qingshan was quite open-minded. Since the family wasn't afraid of gossip in the village, they would let their child have his way, though he still felt a little uneasy about it.
Wu Sansao had no objection to Liu Yuqing, and even liked her a little. Now that she had turned her into her daughter-in-law, it didn't seem so hard to accept that her son would have to move in with her.