Zhao Ruozhu was stunned for two seconds, "Is this true?"

Then he said to Jiashun, "Old Yu, do you know about this?"

Yu Jiashun was also surprised for a moment, "No. I asked him at the time, and he said he didn't have a partner."

Yu Xiangnian was even more surprised than them.

Did Cheng Jingmo lie?

Yu Xiangnian added, "There's a young intellectual named Wu Xiaomin, who's now a doctor at the family compound clinic. Everyone says they're getting married, and it was you who forced Cheng Jingmo to marry me."

Zhao Ruozhu thought for a moment and said, "I heard from Xiangyang that Cheng Jingmo had a blind date with an educated youth and had private contact with her several times. At that time, you were abroad."

She paused and continued, "But I haven't heard that the two of them are already discussing marriage? If they were already discussing marriage, how could we possibly let Cheng Jingmo marry you?!"

"Old Yu, what did Cheng Jingmo say when you talked to him?" Zhao Ruozhu rolled her eyes at Yu Jiashun in dissatisfaction. "I didn't even know what people were saying about us? What do you mean we forced him to marry Nian Nian?!"

Yu Jiashun also felt dissatisfied and aggrieved. "Didn't I tell you everything about our conversation back then when I got back?"

"I remember it clearly. Cheng Jingmo said that he had a blind date with a female educated youth through the political commissar's introduction. They met a few times, but later decided it wasn't suitable and didn't continue. He said he didn't have a partner!"

Yu Xiangnian thought to himself: This is weird!

Zhao Ruozhu said angrily, "This matter must be investigated thoroughly. How can we allow people to frame us like this! If he doesn't want to, can we force him to marry Nian Nian at gunpoint?! Besides, with Nian Nian's conditions, is she still worried about not being able to find a partner?!"

Yu Xiangnian echoed, "That's right! With my qualifications, the people who want to marry me are lining up from here to Paris! Why did you have to force me to come back from abroad to marry him, and cause so many rumors!"

Zhao Ruozhu glared at Yu Xiangnian and said, "I'm doing this for you! I'm worried that you'll be shortsighted, that you'll suffer, that you'll be wronged! When I meet a man like this, I have to think about giving him to you!"

Yu Xiangnian raised an eyebrow. "He's excellent, but aren't you afraid that he's after our family background?"

Zhao Ruozhu was very clear-headed. "Don't other men want your background? A man must have some motive for marrying you. If he doesn't want you as a person or your family, then why would he marry you to support his ancestors?"

Yu Xiangnian pursed his lips guiltily, "Let's just talk about the facts and stop making insinuations, ah!"

Zhao Ruozhu softened her tone, "But I still don't understand why Cheng Jingmo would marry a patriarch like you? I used to think he was after our family, but after marriage, he never made any demands to your father and even deliberately avoided suspicion, fearing that he would have any connection with your father."

"He's after you, right?" Zhao Ruozhu looked Yu Xiangnian up and down. "You're so handsome, but he's like a blind man!"

Yu Xiangnian murmured inwardly, "Could it be that Cheng Jingmo is after Yu Xiangyang? The two of them hang out together all day long."

She said, "What if something happens to our family one day? What if Cheng Jingmo abandons me?"

Zhao Ruozhu gritted her teeth, "Can you speak?"

Yu Xiangnian bowed his head and begged for mercy, "I mean, what if, hypothetically, it's almost impossible."

"Cheng Jingmo wouldn't do that!" Yu Jiashun, who had been silent all along, said in a deep voice, "I've been leading soldiers for over forty years. I can tell a person's character after just two days of observation. The guy who just came to see you looks like that!"

Yu Xiangnian gave Yu Jiashun a thumbs up in his heart, thinking that he was really good at judging soldiers!

Zhao Ruozhu agreed and said, "I don't think Cheng Jingmo is that kind of person! Just take Xiaojie's matter as an example. We can safely leave you to him. He has a good character. Even if your father and I are gone one day, or if you can't take care of yourself one day, he will not abandon you."

Can’t take care of yourself?!

You really are my real mother!

Zhao Ruozhu looked at Yu Xiangnian meaningfully again, "You never cared about Cheng Jingmo before? What happened today?"

Yu Xiangnian acted innocently and said, "Since you mentioned him, I'll just chat with you guys for a while."

Zhao Ruozhu smiled, "Yes, yes, yes! We brought it up. Then let me add a few words. Cheng Jingmo's family and upbringing are very different from yours. Furthermore, you and Qiu Yang exposed these things to him back then, so he still feels a little inferior when he's around you."

"So, Nian Nian, as I said before, everyone wants good things. This is not a feudal society anymore, and we women can take the initiative. Now that you have discovered Cheng Jingmo's good points, you can take the initiative to speak up."

Yu Xiangnian raised his eyebrows nonchalantly, "I have nothing to say."

Zhao Ruozhu was so angry that she took two deep breaths. "Yu Xiangnian, be serious! If you like someone but are too embarrassed to say it out loud, at least give him a hint! Let him understand your feelings!"

It’s not that I like you, at most I’m just moved!

Yu Xiangnian was serious for a second, "Mom, do you think this hint from me is okay?"

"When Cheng Jingmo comes back, I'll tell him, Cheng Jingmo, I'm hinting to you that I like you. Do you understand my feelings?"

"roll!"

"Bye~~" Yu Xiangnianle went upstairs happily and continued her translation work.

I lay down very late at night, and my mind couldn't help but wonder which link had gone wrong?

Why does everyone think that it was her parents who forced Cheng Jingmo to marry her, but her parents say they never did such a thing?

She decided that when Cheng Jingmo came back, she would ask him in person.

On the other side, on the train.

The comrades who had gone out to participate in the competition together were already asleep. Cheng Jingmo lay on the narrow berth, gently took out a handkerchief from his jacket pocket, put it to his nose and smelled it.

Just the smell of soap.

He unfolded the handkerchief, looked at it carefully, and folded it again after a while.

Then, open it and fold it again, repeating the process.

What I was thinking was, what is Yu Xiangnian doing? He should have gone to bed already!

He had slept in that bed before.

Thinking of that night, that faint fragrance seemed to be in his nostrils, and that warm and soft body pressed against him...

Suddenly, the handkerchief in her hand was snatched away. When she raised her eyes, she met Yu Xiangyang's surprised gaze.

"Are you turning a new handkerchief over and over again?" He lowered his voice and said, "Let me see, what's so special about it?!"

Yu Xiangyang also turned over the handkerchief to look at it, but Cheng Jingmo grabbed it back.

"It's just a new handkerchief. Why are you so stingy that you won't even let me see it?" said Yu Xiangyang.

Cheng Jingmo folded the handkerchief, put it back in his pocket, and said disdainfully: "Don't make me dirty!"

Yu Xiangyang said, "Aren't handkerchiefs used to get dirty?"

After a pause, he seemed to suddenly react and asked cautiously, "Who sent it?"

Cheng Jing remained silent.

"Was it given by Nian Nian?" Yu Xiangyang said it tentatively.

"Um."

Yu Xiangyang was so surprised that his voice became louder. "Could it be that she has fallen in love with you?"

Cheng Jingmo said in a deep voice, "No."

"Let's not talk about whether she likes you or not." Yu Xiangyang asked, "Do you like her?"