Not to mention that Old Master Jiang was so happy that he held Han Ling's hand and chatted with her casually, Jiang Ruyu began to ask him in a low voice about his sudden marriage.
Jiang Hui looked utterly exasperated and quietly recounted the incident. Jiang Ruyu stared at him, mouth agape, eyes wide, and exclaimed, "You, you really are..."
She was a little at a loss for words. A grown man was almost raped by a woman. Did Jiang Hui have that much charm?
Jiang Hui's face soured whenever he thought about it. After that incident, he stopped maintaining a polite smile on the island and just kept a dark face. Sure enough, fewer people crowded around him. He wanted to slap his past self from two years ago. If he had known that having a sour face would save him so much trouble, he would have preferred to have fewer friends.
Jiang Hui returned, and Jiang Ruyu didn't hide anything from him, telling him that she wanted him to come back and that the family had found two jobs for him.
“Our uncle wants to retire, so he gave his job to my sister-in-law in a logistics role, which made her job available. Also, my brother-in-law’s father is retiring and coming back to take care of our Tian Tian and Huan Huan. It’s a good opportunity for both of you to come back.”
Jiang Hui opened his mouth, looked at Han Ling and then at his sister. He wanted to refuse, but Jiang Ruyu patted him and said, "Don't be silly. We're siblings. Of course, you have to pay back the money for the job."
Jiang Hui smiled but couldn't help but tear up. He knew his sister was worried about him; otherwise, she wouldn't have gotten him two jobs as soon as she heard he was suddenly getting married.
"Look at you, it's not enough that you agree, we still have to ask Han Ling." Jiang Ruyu looked at Han Ling, who was already her sister-in-law: "You got married in a hurry, did you go to see your mother? Did she agree?"
Han Ling nodded: "My mom has no objections. We visited her before we came."
"That's good. So, do you agree to come back with Jiang Hui next year and work here?"
"I'm fine with either." Han Ling was a little nervous. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Sister, it's hard to find a job these days. We are very grateful that you helped us find two jobs. In particular, Jiang Hui and I only got our marriage certificate. The main reason was to get rid of those people on the island."
Han Ling felt she needed to make things clear to Jiang Hui's family. Although she and Jiang Hui had registered their marriage, they hadn't consummated their marriage yet. She hadn't expected that Jiang Hui's sister had already solved all her problems and even found her a job. She was truly indebted to her sister.
After understanding the meaning behind Han Miao's words, Jiang Ruyu looked at Jiang Hui. Jiang Hui's face turned red, and he didn't dare to look at his sister. Jiang Ruyu was so angry that she pinched his waist hard.
"Sister, sister, I was wrong, sister, it hurts." Jiang Hui's face was contorted with pain.
"You're such a blockhead! It's a wonder Han Ling didn't look down on you. If it were me, you... Humph!" Jiang Ruyu didn't expect her younger brother to be such an innocent young man. They'd been married for a month or two, and they were still completely innocent.
Grandma Jiang understood, and she pointed to her grandson and comforted Han Ling, "Don't end up like Jiang Hui, he's become stupid from studying too much."
In the old lady's view, once you get a marriage certificate with someone, you are husband and wife. If you are husband and wife and you don't touch them, aren't you humiliating them?
Seeing that his grandmother and sister were angry, Jiang Hui explained, "I want to come back and have a feast so that everyone in the family can get to know her, so that she can be considered a real bride."
Han Ling was taken aback. She hadn't expected Jiang Hui to think that way. A bittersweet feeling welled up inside her. She finally had a confidant.
Jiang Ruyu looked at her younger brother, whom she had grown up with, and saw that he was now thinking about another girl. She felt gratified but also a little sad. The boy who used to follow her around had someone he cared about.
"Then let's wait a couple of days, invite Grandpa and the others over, and prepare a good meal. That will count as a wedding banquet for you. How about that?"
It wasn't that she didn't want to hold a wedding banquet for Jiang Hui, but the New Year was just around the corner, the weather was cold, and it was snowing. It wouldn't be so easy to hold a banquet like when she got married. During her time off work, she had the walls of Jiang Hui and Jiang Lin's room repainted, added some furniture, and got two new quilts. She hadn't had time to do anything else.
Grandma Jiang also said, "After resting for a couple of days, Huizi will take Lingling to the department store to pick out a couple of outfits and shoes for her. We need to have what we need."
Han Ling blushed and waved her hand: "I don't want it, I have clothes to wear. Didn't my sister send me the tickets before? Jiang Hui bought me a dress."
“That’s different. You got your marriage certificate over there, but we didn’t even have a ceremony. We can’t skimp on these things. If we had more time, we would have had a proper feast.”
Jiang Hui came back, and he brought his wife back with him. The neighbors in the tenement all came to see the new bride. Jiang Hui smiled and gave candy to the visitors. Old Mrs. Jiang pulled her granddaughter-in-law aside and introduced her to everyone.
Han Ling's background is not considered good by today's standards, but in the past, she was a family of scholars. Her family members were all learned people. Her older brother was five or six years older than her and he was a top student who was admitted to Tsinghua University. Unfortunately, her father was sent to the countryside.
Grandma Jiang handed her grandson's savings book to him: "Here, this is yours. All three of you siblings have the same amount. This money is enough for you to make a living."
That evening, Jiang Hui gave the money to Han Ling. Han Ling took it, looked at it, and smiled. Then she took out a wooden box from her luggage and said, "This is my dowry."
Jiang Hui saw her reserved yet proud smile. She opened the box, and his eyes widened. Inside were ten small gold bars, several tens of silver dollars, and a savings book. He swallowed hard and opened the savings book.
"This is too much." Jiang Hui closed the passbook and returned the box to his wife. There were 888 yuan in the passbook, which was a huge sum of money in those days.
Han Ling lowered her head. This money was exchanged on the black market by her older brother. Her father was sent to the countryside and the family was being watched. Even if they had gold bars, they didn't dare to exchange them at the bank. If it weren't for her getting married, her mother wouldn't have touched these buried ancestral properties.
“We can’t let my sister pay for the two jobs she bought. Jobs are hard to find these days, so we’ve already gotten a great deal. We’ll withdraw the money tomorrow and give it to my sister.”
Han Ling knew that it was difficult to repay favors, and besides, one of her sister-in-law's and father-in-law's jobs was paid by her, so she had to pay them immediately and not make them feel uncomfortable.
Jiang Hui sat down next to her and looked at her with a smile: "I didn't expect you to know so much about these things."
Han Ling has been sharing a room and sleeping in the same bed with Jiang Hui for some time now. Although nothing has happened, they have become much more familiar and intimate. She leaned on Jiang Hui's shoulder and said, "I didn't understand these things before. Later, my dad was sent to the countryside, and all the friends I used to be close to changed their attitudes. I understand some things even if I don't want to."
Jiang Hui kissed her hair tenderly: "Don't think about it, it will be alright, it won't stay like this forever. Once we've settled down, we'll go see Dad."
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