After Wu Jiadong yelled at the top of his lungs, he turned around and rushed out the door without looking back.

Cheng Maixiang was too lazy to pay attention to him and turned around to look for Qiaomai. She and Wu Jiadong had such a fierce quarrel, she wouldn't be scared, right?

But after searching for a while, I found that the buckwheat was nowhere to be found.

"Qiaomai, Qiaomai, where have you been?" Cheng Maixiang shouted nervously, hoping that she would be kidnapped by Wu Jiadong.

"She said she was going to the brigade headquarters to look for your eldest brother and asked him to come back quickly so that he could help her aunt beat that bad guy away. She asked me to wait here and tell you."

Cheng Maixiang turned around and saw Lin Jiayu standing at the door leaning against the door frame. When he saw her looking over, he immediately gave her a thumbs up.

It turns out he heard it all. I don’t know how much he heard, and whether he thought he was quite tough.

Cheng Maixiang's face actually felt a little hot, but she immediately felt confused. How he viewed her was his business and had nothing to do with her.

However, he had helped her out in the Wu family after all. Even if he was not a benefactor, he was still a friend. Seeing him coming to her house, she hurriedly invited him in to sit down.

When Lin Jiayu pushed the bicycle parked outside the yard in, Cheng Maixiang opened her mouth in surprise.

A box of wine and two packs of cigarettes were tied to the back seat of the bicycle, and a piece of pillion meat, two pork legs, and a large bag of candy were hung on the handlebars.

"Why did you come to my house with so many gifts?"

Lin Jiayu smiled without answering. He took the candy off the handlebars, took out a few pieces of White Rabbit milk candy and handed them to Cheng Maixiang. He looked around and glanced at where Cheng Maixiang lived.

The Cheng family lived at the northernmost end of the village, their neighbors far from each other. Their courtyard consisted of four north-facing adobe houses, one bright and three dark. The front yard was large, with a chicken and pig pen against the west wall, and the rest of the yard was a vast vegetable patch. The patch was filled with a variety of lush vegetables, giving the impression of a thriving farmyard.

"Wu Jiadong, get out of here! How dare you bully my sister when there's no man at home?"

Cheng Maiqing rushed into the yard with a stick, but he didn't expect to see Lin Jiayu standing in the yard pushing a bicycle. Wu Jiadong had disappeared long ago, and he was stunned for a moment.

"Brother Cheng is back. I came here specifically to see Maizi and also to propose marriage to the Cheng family."

What?!

Until Cheng Maiqing let Lin Jiayu into the house with a smile on his face and sat down to drink tea, and Cheng's mother returned quickly after hearing the news, Cheng Maixiang was still a little confused.

She originally thought that what Lin Jiayu said at the Wu family was just to help her out, and she was just using him to slap the Wu family in the face. Now that the matter has been resolved, the two parties naturally have nothing to do with each other.

Unexpectedly, he actually came to propose marriage.

What is going on?

Cheng Maixiang looked at the three people chatting and laughing, and couldn't help feeling a vague sense of unreality.

"Maizi, don't be silent. This is a new society. Arranged marriages are no longer popular. If you are willing or not, just say it. Your elder brother and I will never force you."

To be honest, she was quite satisfied with Lin Jiayu. Apart from his poor background, his talent, appearance and character were impeccable.

But if her daughter disagrees, she will not force her. After all, her daughter is the apple of her eye, and she wants her daughter to live a good life even if it costs her life.

Cheng Maixiang suddenly raised her head: "Mom, Brother, I want to talk to Brother Lin alone."

Cheng's mother and Cheng Maiqing left as they were told, leaving only her and Lin Jiayu in the main room.

"Lin Jiayu, what exactly do you want to do?" Cheng Maixiang didn't beat around the bush and directly asked what she wanted to know most.

Seeing Cheng Maixiang's big dark eyes full of resistance, as if he was a big liar, he couldn't help but feel depressed.

She was indeed a unique girl, and many of her ideas were at least incompatible with this era, but for some reason she strongly attracted him.

She remains calm and doesn't panic. Even in the most critical moments, she doesn't lose her mind. Instead, she solves the difficulties in a very organized way. She is a very smart person.

What is even more rare is that she was not bound by the shackles of the secular world on women's reputation in this era. Even though she knew that people would talk about her, she still chose not to cover it up, nor did she give in or compromise with those who framed her. Instead, she boldly resisted. This is really rare in this day and age.

He was serious about his feelings for her, but when he said a thousand words, he only said two sentences: "Maizi, I like you. I think you are very, very special. That's why I had the courage to come and ask for your hand in marriage."

Cheng Maixiang's face felt slightly hot.

The two were very close, less than one and a half meters away. Cheng Maixiang could clearly see his fair and handsome face. His eyes were as black as ink, and his thick eyelashes cast a small shadow on his face. His thin lips were slightly pursed, and his slender hands were clasped together and placed on the table.

He seemed genuine.

So should I agree to him?

Judging from his achievements in later generations, this person is undoubtedly a golden potential stock, and I will never suffer any loss by being with him. But the problem is, if I ask myself, I don’t love him. If I agree to him so rashly, wouldn’t I be deceiving him?

However, there was no need for her to make things difficult for herself and refuse an opportunity to meet friends.

Okay, it’s decided.

Cheng Maixiang smiled slightly and said to him sincerely, "Lin Jiayu, I'm not in love with you yet, so I can't agree to your proposal. But if you're willing, we can try to get along as friends. After we get to know each other, maybe we can be together. Of course, if you find that I'm not right for you, you can break up with me. I won't complain."

I thought he would be disappointed, but unexpectedly he smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, that's how it should be."

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