He also has someone waiting for him to come home.

Qin Yu carefully climbed over the wall into the yard and came to the door. The door was still locked. Qin Yu smiled with satisfaction, took out a sharp knife, and slowly pried open the bolt.

He lifted the door open with one hand, silently entered the room, and then lifted the door back and locked it.

Arriving at the bedside, Qin Yu looked at Xia Lan, who was sleeping soundly, tightly hugging his blanket. A smile appeared on his lips. He took off his shoes, got into bed, and lay down next to Xia Lan, gently pulling her head toward him.

Just like the previous two days, Xia Lan rolled over in her sleep and hugged him, draping her legs over him.

Two days ago, Qin Yu would push her legs away with a stern face, but today he happily restored her to her original position, enjoying the beauty's 'embracing'.

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Aunt Liu's rooster next door crowed on time.

"Giggle giggle~"

Xia Lan, who was fast asleep, was gently pulled up by Qin Yu. She sat on the bed with a blank look on her face, clearly not yet mentally sharp.

Looking at her sleepy appearance, Qin Yu felt that she was so cute that he wanted to kiss her.

Qin Yu picked up a towel and wiped Xia Lan's face. Xia Lan, whose brain was not yet activated, let Qin Yu do as he pleased, opening her mouth when told to open her mouth and raising her hand when told to raise her hand.

It wasn't until Qin Yu finished washing her face, brushing her teeth, and wiping her hands that Xia Lan's brain suddenly activated.

"...What were you doing just now?" Xia Lan looked at the towel in Qin Yu's hand in horror.

"Will you wash my face?" Qin Yu answered her question with a light laugh. "We're going to get our marriage certificate today, so we need to leave early, otherwise we'll miss the first bus into the city."

"You...you...you...you washed my face?" Xia Lan screamed, covering her face. The memory returned, and Xia Lan's face turned bright red. She buried herself in the quilt.

"You're my wife, I don't mind that you're dirty." A smile flashed in Qin Yu's eyes.

“…You should…you should wake me up!” Xia Lan blushed, raised her head, pointed at Qin Yu, and bit her lip.

"I called you, but you didn't wake up." Qin Yu looked at Xia Lan. He had called her several times, but she still didn't wake up.

"I was afraid of wasting time, so I washed you..." Qin Yu looked at Xia Lan, whose face was flushed with embarrassment, and found her so cute that he couldn't help but want to pinch her cheeks.

He did indeed do that with his hands.

Xia Lan bit her lip, glared accusingly at Qin Yu's mischievous hand, gently slapped away his intimate gesture, blushed, got out of bed, and straightened her clothes.

She picked up the small cloth bag she had prepared the night before and looked down at Qin Yu.

"...I'm all better now, let's go!"

"Okay." Qin Yu nodded, locked the door, and led Xia Lan out of the village.

As dawn broke, the women got up one by one, yawning, and squatted in their yards to brush their teeth and wash their faces. When they saw Qin Yu taking Xia Lan out, someone couldn't help but ask.

"Where are you all headed so early in the morning, Stone?"

"Auntie, we need to catch the first bus to the county town to get our marriage certificate," Qin Yu replied with a simple smile.

"Oh my! You're really getting married?" The aunties instantly snapped out of their daze and immediately crowded around.

"Mmm." Xia Lan nestled beside Qin Yu and nodded obediently. "I agree to marry Brother Yu."

"Oh dear, it seems it's true, they've even called Brother Yu." The aunties exchanged glances. They had all thought Shi Tou would have a hard time succeeding this time, after all, the Xia family's young lady had brought back money from home, and they heard it was several hundred yuan!

They all felt that Xia Lan had become a golden goose and would definitely not want Qin Yu anymore, and many people had their eyes on Xia Lan.

As long as you marry her, a wife without a family of her own will be entirely controlled by her husband's family, and then there's no fear of not getting her family property.

But now they actually heard that Xia Lan was going to marry Qin Yu. It felt like a piece of good meat was placed in front of them, but before they could grab it, a wolf took the opportunity to snatch it away.

"Xia Xia, are you really sure? With your qualities, you'll definitely meet someone even better..." The aunt's words made Qin Yu's expression change.

This is like saying there are plenty of people with better conditions than Qin Yu, so why choose the worst one?

"Brother Yu is a good person, I believe Brother Yu will treat me well." Xia Lan rolled her eyes at the aunt in her heart.

The way they looked at her practically screamed, "Why do you insist on having Qin Yu when you have six hundred yuan on you?"

"Right, Brother Yu?" Xia Lan gave Qin Yu a look, and Qin Yu immediately grinned and nodded emphatically. "Yes! Xia Lan is right."

Xia Lan's naive and domineering manner made all the aunties who were watching her grit their teeth in secret.

This silly child!

Qin Yu is a penniless wretch, he has nothing. What's the use of being nice to her? It can't put food on the table!

"Aunties, we have to catch the train, so we'll be going now! We'll give you wedding candy when we get back." Xia Lan said with a smile to the aunties, then followed Qin Yu's lead and walked out of the village.

"Oh dear! This girl is really something! What good are a man's sweet words? She'll be crying later..."

"It's like a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung. How could she have fallen for that silly boy Qin Yu?"

"With her current qualities, what man couldn't she find? Why did she have to pick the poorest, dumbest, and most useless one!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a pity! I had already invited my nephew over, but I didn't expect that Shi Tou would be so quick to coax Xia Lan into getting their marriage certificate!"

"You're right! This girl is really silly!"

"One's stupid and the other's simple-minded, what good life can they possibly have? With her spoiled attitude, she'll definitely spend all her money in no time!"

"Why……"

The aunties sighed in resentment. They had been planning to steal Qin Yu's man, but Qin Yu's sudden move caught them completely off guard.

Six hundred yuan, all gone! Just like that, it flew right before their eyes...

Qin Yu led Xia Lan to the platform. From the moment they left the village, Qin Yu had been wearing a sour face.

He thought he only needed to guard against those hooligans, but he didn't expect that everyone in the village was thinking about Xia Lan. He was standing right in front of them, and they didn't take him seriously at all.

He was practically telling Xia Lan directly that she didn't want to be with him anymore, and that she had a whole bunch of other men to choose from.

Seeing Qin Yu's terrible expression, Xia Lan walked up to him, intending to pinch his cheek, but realized she wasn't tall enough. "Don't be angry, they're just after my money."

"I'm not angry," Qin Yu shook his head.

"Aren't you angry yet? Look at your face, it's as black as a lump of coal." Xia Lan laughed, standing on tiptoe and poking Qin Yu's hard cheek.

Qin Yu glanced at Xia Lan, then suddenly bent down. "You're mine, and I won't let them succeed."

Xia Lan blinked, looked at Qin Yu bending down and smiling slightly, gently pinching his cheek. "I agreed to marry you, what's there to be angry about? Are you relaxed? Why are you still so hard?"