Chapter 235 Dream on
Looking at the little guy's nervous and uneasy face, Bai Lu explained softly, "Your brother and I didn't get a marriage certificate, not because of anything else, but because I haven't reached the legal marriage age yet, so we can't get a marriage certificate."
Xiao Wei immediately asked, "How old are you now, and when will you reach the legal marriage age?"
Bai Lu replied, "I am nineteen years old now. The legal marriage age in our country is twenty for women and twenty-two for men. I will be twenty next year."
"You're going to get your marriage certificate with your older brother next year, right?" Xiao Wei pressed.
How am I supposed to answer this kind of question?
The consequences of lying to and deceiving the children were still fresh in her mind, and Bai Lu did not want to deceive the little flowers of the motherland again.
"Registering for marriage is a very solemn and sacred thing. It's not something I can just do on a whim. It requires the consent of both the man and woman. Your brother also has his own ideas... There's still a long time until next year. Let's talk about next year next year. You should go to school now."
Xiao Wei listened attentively and focused on the key points, answering earnestly, "My brother's idea is to get a marriage certificate with you."
Bai Lu: "..."
How could a child understand adults' thoughts? He's talking nonsense. Forget it, I won't argue with him.
"Alright, go to school now, and come home early tonight. I'll make you your favorite spicy chicken."
"That's what my older brother likes to eat."
"Uh...then I'll make you sweet and sour pork ribs."
"That's what your older brother often puts on your plate."
"Okay... so what do you like to eat?"
"Anything is fine."
"..."
“I’m going to school. My older brother doesn’t like Wang Cuihua and won’t be with her. Don’t be fooled by Wang Cuihua. Don’t pay any attention to her at home. My older brother likes you and wants to be with you. When you reach the right age next year, you can get a marriage certificate with him.”
Bai Lu didn't know why, even though she was the one comforting Xiao Wei, it ended up being Xiao Wei comforting her.
The little guy was very serious, with a solemn and aloof expression, just like the boss.
It was as if they were relaying a message to a big shot.
Bai Lu watched the little figure with the schoolbag on her back disappear into the distance, then casually looked away and turned to walk home.
"Bai Lu, I know you're only nineteen, haven't graduated high school, and you and Brother Xiao Cheng haven't registered your marriage." Wang Cuihua knows these things entirely thanks to Li Shuixian, who in turn owes it to the original owner of this body.
Bai Lu sat back down at the table and continued tearing green beans, her tone flat and indifferent: "So?"
Wang Cuihua felt a chill run down her spine after being glanced at. Remembering how Xiao Wei had been frightened earlier, she weakly explained, "I didn't mean to."
"I didn't know Xiao Wei was so timid and reacted so strongly. He was so frightened by hearing the truth..."
What's the difference between this explanation and no explanation?
Bai Lu had no interest in doubting Wang Cuihua, after all, her thought process had always been so peculiar, sometimes disconnecting and sometimes remaining reasonably normal.
For example, right now, after realizing she had done something wrong, Wang Cuihua's attitude in admitting her mistake was incredibly sincere.
She poured tea for Bailu, helped her remove the tendrils from the green beans, and said, "Bailu, look at you, you have to do laundry and cook all day long, plant vegetables and weed, and even teach classes to make sugar-roasted chestnuts..."
"You're so busy you don't even have time to read or study. It's a waste of your time. You can give me Brother Xiao Cheng. I'll take care of these things from now on. You can focus on your studies."
Bai Lu rolled her eyes inwardly: "You don't even like Xiao Cheng, so why do you insist on being with him?"
"Who says I don't like him? I like Brother Xiao Cheng!" Wang Cuihua even raised her hand to swear, to show her sincerity.
Bai Lu knew her true feelings were undeniable: "If you liked him, would you run away the moment you saw his cold face?"
"Are you just waiting to get beaten up if you don't run?"
Bai Lu: "..."
When have you ever seen him hit a woman?
Wang Cuihua shook her head: "Never seen it."
"But Brother Xiao Cheng is terrifying when he's angry. One look from him can make you feel suffocated, like your neck is being choked and you can't breathe. It's even scarier than being hit."
Wang Cuihua still trembles with fear whenever she thinks of Xiao Cheng's angry face.
"So, when Brother Xiao Cheng gets angry, I run away. Running away will prevent him from getting even angrier. I'll come back after you've appeased Brother Xiao Cheng."
That's a really nice idea.
Bai Lu slowly snapped off the string beans and suggested with a sly smile, "Since you're afraid of Xiao Cheng, why don't you stay with Chen Dafu? I think you two get along quite well."
"I won't be with that ugly old duck!"
Wang Cuihua's face lit up with anger whenever Chen Dafu was mentioned: "Chen Dafu is ugly, short, and poor. He argues with me every day and doesn't know how to be considerate at all. I'm a woman, and it's one thing that he won't help me carry the roasted chestnuts out, but he even stole my cart. He has no manliness at all!"
"I don't like Chen Dafu at all. I like Brother Xiao Cheng, who is tall, handsome, and strong. No one can compare to Brother Xiao Cheng, who can do everything!"
What came after that seemed to make sense.
Bai Lu seemed to know how Xiao Cheng's peach trees blossomed, but...
"It seems your older brother Xiao Cheng doesn't like you."
This is a very cruel truth, but Wang Cuihua doesn't care: "Brother Xiao Cheng just doesn't like me now. Once I move into your house and we spend some time together, Brother Xiao Cheng will develop feelings for me over time."
The abacus was clicking away.
He even brazenly proposed moving in to become a mistress and asked her to help bring them together.
Bai Lu truly admired Wang Cuihua's shameless courage and offered a wise reminder: "Our country's marriage system is monogamy."
Wang Cuihua showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, she mysteriously told Bai Lu, "I heard from Abiao that their big boss has four wives, all of whom live in the same house. Only the first wife and the big boss have a marriage certificate."
Bai Lu also knew that the big boss had four wives, which she learned from Xiao Cheng's memories.
To put it bluntly, it's just like wealthy businessmen in Hong Kong and Macau, with first wives, second wives, third wives, fourth wives...
They wished for many children and blessings, hoping for numerous offspring, with the most outstanding becoming the heir and the rest assisting in expanding the family business.
For them, marriage is merely a tool.
“Brother Xiao Cheng can also marry two wives,” Wang Cuihua suddenly said, cutting off the two wives.
Bai Lu countered, "Are you in such a hurry to remarry?"
“I’m a widow. How am I supposed to live if I don’t remarry?” Wang Cuihua said matter-of-factly.
"Haven't you heard the saying 'a woman follows her husband wherever he goes'? Once a woman is married, she belongs to her husband's family. She is a member of her husband's family in life and in death. Even if her husband dies unexpectedly, a widow cannot return to her parents' home."
“Ah Biao has no relatives, and we have no children. When I die of old age, no one will collect my body. Besides, I am already married, so I cannot be buried back at my parents' home after I die. If I do not remarry, I will become a lonely ghost after I die.”
(End of this chapter)
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