Chapter 285 Creating a Difficult Problem for the Elderly Mother
Jiang Zhizhi felt that age was not a problem: "Mom, you're a bit outdated in your thinking on this. It's fine for a man to be a few years older than a woman. Aren't there uncles in the neighborhood who married women who are more than 20 years younger than them? Why do you have to look down on girls when they're older than men?"
Fang Hua laughed: "That's different. Everyone thinks it's normal for men to be older than women, and women age faster than men."
Jiang Zhizhi rested her chin on her hand and glanced at Zhou Xiye: "It's because women take care of housework and children after giving birth, which makes them look older. Actually, people say that a wife looks young because her husband takes good care of her. Marrying a wife is like growing flowers; if you want the flowers to bloom forever, you have to take good care of them."
As she spoke, she even winked at Zhou Xiye.
Zhou Xiye: "..."
Fang Hua glanced at the young couple and laughed: "Zhi Zhi makes a lot of sense, but Chen Limin definitely won't agree, and Shang Shiying definitely won't agree either."
The two of them are like fighting cocks when they meet; how could they possibly become in-laws?
...
Li Simin didn't rush to find Song Man first. Instead, he went home and went upstairs to find Shang Shiying, who was practicing fan dancing in her bedroom: "Mom, are you free now? I want to talk to you about something."
Shang Shiying put away her fan, stretched her arms and legs, and asked, "What's the matter? Why are you being so serious?"
Li Simin looked at Shang Shiying with a determined gaze: "Mom, I want to get married."
Shang Shiying froze, turning to look at Li Simin incredulously, even wondering if she had misheard: "What did you just say? What do you want to do?"
Li Simin repeated firmly, "I want to get married."
Shang Shiying exclaimed, quickly walked up to her son, and looked him up and down carefully: "You said you're getting married? To whom?"
I've never heard of Li Simin liking anyone, nor have I ever seen him date anyone.
Li Simin paused for a moment, then looked at Shang Shiying and said, "I want to marry Song Man from the Song family."
Shang Shiying was so shocked that he dropped the fan in his hand. His mouth was agape as he stared at his son in astonishment: "You...you said you want to marry someone?"
"Song Man, Mom, I love Song Man, I've loved her for many years. I want to marry her. I'm not in good health, but I'll try my best to exercise and work hard in the future..."
Li Simin rattled off a string of questions, but Shang Shiying still couldn't process them: "Song Man? When did you start liking Song Man? How could you like her? She's older than you, and you've never even hung out together."
In her memory, the two children had never interacted, so how could she have fallen in love with them?
Li Simin said anxiously, "Mom, if I get married, I want to marry her. If I don't have her, I'd rather never get married in this lifetime."
Shang Shiying quickly waved his hand: "Pah, pah, pah, don't talk nonsense. Tell me first, why do you like Song Man? And do you want me to go and propose marriage to you?"
Li Simin nodded: "Yes, Mom, I want you to propose marriage to the Song family."
Shang Shiying felt this was an insurmountable problem. Putting aside the age difference between the two children, Chen Limin's character was such that she wouldn't even look down on their family.
Seeing that his mother remained silent for a long time, Li Simin called out sadly, "Mom..."
Shang Shiying waved her hand again: "Don't call me yet, let me think. My son, you...you're really putting me in a difficult position. I've never asked anyone for help in my entire life. Am I supposed to ask Chen Limin for help?"
"It's not even guaranteed to work. We just finished our business yesterday. Do you think she'll agree? Why don't we wait for Song Man's father to come back and discuss it with Old Song?"
Li Simin couldn't wait a minute longer: "Song Man is about to get engaged. If we wait for Uncle Song to come back, then..."
Shang Shiying had a headache because Li Simin was in poor health, so she doted on him more and took good care of him, not wanting him to get sick at all.
Now, I'm even more reluctant to let him be heartbroken and distressed because of relationships.
He frowned and thought for a while: "Don't worry, I'll go talk to Zhizhi. I remember she's close to Song Man. Also, let's see if Fang Hua can get in touch with Chen Limin."
After saying that, he looked at Li Simin and said, "You said you... now there's another problem. Even if we convince Chen Limin, what about Song Man? Does Song Man like you?"
Li Simin fell silent instantly, realizing he had no confidence whatsoever when he thought about Song Man's reaction.
Shang Shiying sighed, "I understand now. You weren't confident at all. You just wanted us to interfere so Song Man couldn't get engaged. You... I'll go try first. You... you brat, you said you liked her, where were you before?"
She didn't mind that Song Man was older than Li Simin.
Even secretly, he always hoped that Li Simin would find an older wife so that she could take care of him after marriage.
But she never expected that Li Simin would take a liking to Song Man, and that her future in-laws would become Chen Limin. She felt a little resentful.
Li Simin lowered his head: "Before, I just thought that as long as I saw her happy, that was enough. Besides, I'm not in good health and I don't know how long I'll live, so I can't cause her any trouble."
Shang Shiying spat a few more times: "What do you mean you don't know how long you can live? You're just physically weak, it's not a terminal illness. As long as you take care of yourself, you'll be just like a normal person."
After saying that, she patted her son's arm and said, "Alright, alright, I'd give up my reputation for you. You should also try your best to move Song Man and make her accept you."
Li Simin's ears slowly turned red, and finally her whole face seemed to be burning: "Mom... I will try my best."
Despite feeling a mix of emotions, Shang Shiying still forced herself to go out and discuss countermeasures with Fang Hua and Jiang Zhizhi.
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Jiang Zhizhi felt that the only key now was Song Man. If Song Man couldn't accept Li Simin, then all their efforts would be in vain.
Fang Hua also agreed with Jiang Zhizhi: "If Song Man doesn't agree, it's pointless for us to talk to Chen Limin. The key now is Song Man."
Shang Shiying leaned back on the Zhou family's sofa, holding a teacup with a troubled expression: "That brat, if he had told me before yesterday that he liked Song Man, I wouldn't have said those things to Chen Limin last night."
"Chen Limin holds grudges against many people, and she also complains about having too many brothers in her family. My family is fine, I have five sons, and Si Min is the eldest. None of them suit her taste."
He became increasingly melancholy as he spoke: "I can lower my standards to get a wife, but she has to be willing too."
Jiang Zhizhi also felt that this matter was difficult to handle: "It depends on whether Brother Simin can move Sister Song Man in the next two days. We must not let him provoke us and speed up the engagement process, otherwise it would be terrible."
Shang Shiying was slapping his thigh in embarrassment.
Little did they know that while they were worrying at home, Li Simin was doing something big.
He went straight to Song Man and confessed his feelings once again in a straightforward manner...
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