Song Ze felt a little uncomfortable under Xia Qingqing's gaze. Although he hadn't done it, what could he do when Old Master Shen was his maternal grandfather?
"Qingqing, I'm sorry. Actually, there's been a bit of a problem with my maternal grandfather. I wrote to him before about dating you and wanting to marry you in the future, but he doesn't quite agree with it."
Song Ze's face was full of apology. It was all because he hadn't handled things well that Qingqing was unhappy.
Then he explained the whole thing to Xia Qingqing, including his wit and courage in fighting with his grandfather, and that he had no idea that family scandals should not be aired in public. In his heart, Qingqing was one of his own.
After hearing his explanation, Xia Qingqing's eyes flashed: "So your grandfather arranged for you to return to the city without our consent in order to prevent us from being together, and he also hid both of our letters?"
"Well, but don't worry, I definitely won't listen to him," Song Ze blinked his big eyes and assured Qingqing confidently.
Xia Qingqing shook her head. She had nothing to worry about, but she knew that Song Ze's grandfather opposed their relationship because he looked down on her family background.
Seeing Xia Qingqing's reaction, Song Ze felt a sudden panic: "Qingqing, it's all my fault. If I had been more careful, I definitely wouldn't have let Grandpa succeed."
He never expected that his grandfather, such a proper person, would stole a letter just to prevent him from being with Xia Qingqing.
"Didn't you say your grandfather is your closest relative? If he doesn't approve of us being together, then we..." Xia Qingqing paused here.
If a relationship doesn't receive the blessings of elders, Song Ze will eventually get tired of being caught between her and his grandfather.
A hint of hurt flashed in Song Ze's eyes. He gently covered Xia Qingqing's mouth, silencing her before she could speak.
“He is my maternal grandfather, but I am first and foremost an adult. I have the right to decide my own life. Although I can no longer come to Shihe Production Brigade as an educated youth, my grandfather arranged a job for me in a textile factory.”
At this point, Song Ze's eyes lit up as he looked at Xia Qingqing:
“We can also buy a small house in the county, and we can live there after we get married.”
Song Zeguang finds the images of the two of them living together wonderful and can't wait to go back to the county town to look at houses.
Xia Qingqing listened to Song Ze's series of plans and gave her a look that was both funny and exasperating.
Isn't this guy thinking a bit too far ahead? Did anyone agree to marry him? She's only 18 years old, in the prime of her life, and doesn't want to get married so young.
"Aren't you planning to go back to Beijing? Or does your grandfather no longer require you to go back to Beijing?"
Song Ze quickly shook his head: "I won't go back. I'll be wherever you are. Grandpa doesn't care about me anymore, and he can't control me either."
"Hmm, but don't think I'll forgive you so easily. You've ignored me for a whole month," Xia Qingqing said to Song Ze.
She had been thinking she had broken up with her boyfriend and was very sad and upset, only to find out it was all a misunderstanding? She couldn't possibly pretend nothing had happened.
Hearing her say that, Song Ze became a little anxious: "Qingqing, I know you're very angry. As long as you don't ignore me, I'll do anything you ask."
“When you have the chance to go to Beijing in the future, I will make Grandpa apologize to you. He really is very disrespectful. How could he hide the letter you sent me?”
Grandpa Shen: Very good, you really are my good grandson.
Actually, Xia Qingqing could understand Song Ze's grandfather's opposition. Just from the fact that Song Ze could easily come up with a thousand yuan and that Song Ze's grandfather could arrange a job for his grandson with a single word, she knew that the two families' circumstances must be worlds apart.
But understanding doesn't mean accepting. There are so many men in the world, why would she choose to marry someone whose family doesn't approve of her?
“Song Ze, we can talk about our business later. Didn’t you say you had a job at the textile factory? It’s getting late, you should go back to the county first.”
Hearing Xia Qingqing tell him to leave, the color drained from Song Ze's face.
"Qingqing, do you want to break up with me? I told you that Grandpa will no longer object to us being together. I've already said that if he tries to stop us from being together again, I'll become your son-in-law."
Xia Qingqing was a little confused when she heard his words. A live-in son-in-law? There's no need for that. She already has Gou Dan at home, so she doesn't need to find a live-in son-in-law.
She turned her head away from Song Ze's pitiful appearance, afraid that she would soften her heart if she looked at his exquisite and flawless face.
"I just want us to calm down first. You also need to think things through between us, instead of making an irrational decision in the heat of the moment."
"Okay, I'll listen to you," Song Ze said, looking at Xia Qingqing with a wronged expression, and obediently didn't say anything more in rebuttal.
He knew Qingqing was angry right now, but he would never leave her; he would prove his determination with his actions.
Suddenly, Song Ze remembered something he had forgotten, and quickly took out a watch from his pocket, looking at Xia Qingqing expectantly as he said:
"Qingqing, this is a gift I brought you from Beijing. Shall I put it on for you?"
Xia Qingqing glanced at the watch in Song Ze's hand and immediately refused. Their relationship was already in crisis, and she couldn't accept such an expensive gift from him.
After being rejected, Song Ze's eyes instantly reddened, brimming with tears that seemed ready to spill at any moment.
"Since you don't want it, then I'll just throw it away," he said, making a move as if to throw the watch away.
"Wait a minute," Xia Qingqing said, seeing that Song Ze didn't seem to be joking, and hurriedly grabbed his hand. "Never mind, just help me put it on first."
Once she got home, she would store the watch in the system space. In case the two of them separated in the future, she could return it to Song Ze. This was better than Song Ze losing the watch.
How can you just throw away something that costs several hundred yuan? It's such a waste! If Ms. Zhang Hongyan heard this, she would definitely think this person is a complete idiot.
Song Ze's scheme succeeded, and he immediately stopped crying and started laughing. He quickly took Xia Qingqing's hand and put the silver watch on her wrist.
After putting on the watch, Xia Qingqing realized that it was actually an Omega women's watch, priced at around four or five hundred yuan, and it wasn't even sold in their small county.
At this time, watches were classified into different grades. Rolex watches were classified as Grade 1, Category 1; Omega watches were classified as Grade 1, Category 2; and the more common Titoni watches were classified as Grade 3, Category 1.
A worker's monthly salary is only thirty or forty yuan. Who would be willing to spend a year's salary on a watch? Most people buy Shanghai brand watches, which cost 120 yuan each. Even a worker's family can afford it if they grit their teeth.
"It's so beautiful, it suits you perfectly," Song Ze stared blankly at Xia Qingqing's slender and graceful hands, unable to get enough of them, and smiled even more happily than Xia Qingqing, the one receiving the gift.
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