The hot braised pork on the table was about to get cold, but Lin Minjun still didn't say anything.

Yan Li's eyes flashed with a faint regret. He pinched his nose and said with a smile: "I'm just kidding. It's just gossip. It has no effect on me. You don't have to take it to heart."

Lin Minjun: "How can it have no impact? What will the leaders think of you if they hear that you are a hooligan? Please don't lie to me!"

"You want to hear the truth?" Yan Li said.

Lin Minjun: "Of course I want to listen."

"Okay, then I'll tell you the truth. This incident has some impact on me, but not as much as you think. Don't think of it as something terrible. Capable people rely on their abilities wherever they go, not on reputation." Yan Li looked at Lin Minjun, "I proposed to you only because I like you and want to marry you, not because of rumors. I didn't say it before because I didn't want to force you to make a decision. Now that I've said it, it's still because I don't want to force you."

He carefully picked a piece of lean meat for Lin Minjun, knowing that she didn't like eating fatty meat.

Yan Li said calmly: "You may not be willing, it's okay, just think of it as a joke, we will take it slowly."

Lin Minjun was touched and amused, "When did I ever say I didn't want to? I didn't even say a word, but you made the decision for me?"

Yan Li raised his head.

Lin Minjun saw a confused expression in his eyes for the first time.

She couldn't help but raise her voice, "I do. I do."

It happened to be lunchtime, and colleagues walked into the company cafeteria in groups of three or four, arm in arm.

Lin Minjun shouted, and everyone's eyes turned here, looking at this side in confusion.

Some people who knew Yan Li looked over curiously, and even the cafeteria auntie came over to take a look.

Lin Minjun's face turned red, and she realized belatedly that her voice seemed a little loud.

Yan Li slowly put down his chopsticks, "Have you thought it through? It's not an impulse, it's not to accommodate me, are you really willing to marry me?"

He didn't seem to feel embarrassed at all, and stared at Lin Minjun calmly.

She said: "Of course it's not an impulse, nor is it to accommodate you. I got married just because I wanted to, there is no other reason, but..."

Yan Li said, "But what? Jun, you said you are willing."

"I'm not going to regret it, I just suddenly remembered something that I must tell you before getting the marriage certificate." Lin Minjun whispered, "Speak softly, it seems like everyone is looking at us, it's so embarrassing."

Yan Li raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. He was touched by her cuteness.

Soon he put away his smile and said in a serious tone, "Tell me first that you were not teasing me just now, and that you really want to marry me."

"Really, really, I really do." Lin Minjun was almost unable to sit still because of their stares, and it seemed that there were more and more people. "Hurry up and eat. After you finish eating, we can go out and talk."

After waiting for Yan Li to finish his meal with great difficulty, she quickly pulled Yan Li to return the plate and ran out of the unit cafeteria in one breath.

They had originally planned to talk in the small woods next to the cafeteria, but there were too many people coming and going in the cafeteria, and whenever they stood there, someone would always look in their direction.

Lin Minjun dragged Yan Li to look for another place, and finally they found a gap between two houses, about two or three meters wide, with a big sycamore tree planted in it. The light shone through the leaves and fell on the wall, casting a dark shadow that swayed back and forth.

She stared at the swaying tree shadow without saying a word, and waited quietly.

When Lin Minjun just agreed to get married, she suddenly remembered something. She seemed to have never seriously told Yan Lige that she was infertile.

After she was reborn, she made up her mind that she would never run around and beg doctors for a child again in this life. This meant that her hope of having a child was completely gone, and Brother Yan Li had the right to know about it.

But the thought of not having a baby had been bubbling in my stomach for a long time, but I just didn't say it out loud.

Lin Minjun also found it strange. When she first told Luo Lin that she couldn't have children, she felt relieved and didn't think it was difficult to say it.

At that time, I thought, if you can accept it, then accept it, if you can’t, then forget it.

Looking at Brother Yan Li now, it feels like there is a ball of cotton stuck in my throat.

After waiting for a while, I saw that it was almost time for lunch. People who had finished their meal came out of the cafeteria one after another, and it was almost time to go to work.

Yan Li's eyes showed some doubt: "What's wrong, Jun, what do you want to tell me?"

Lin Minjun seemed to have a little bunny jumping around in her arms. She closed her eyes and said, "I should have told you this a long time ago. Fortunately, it's not too late now. It's about the child. Brother Yan Li, you and I will never have children in this life. Can you accept that I won't have children in this life?"

She turned her face away, "It's okay if you can't accept it. I understand. Just pretend that what happened today never happened. We can get married separately in the future. I won't say anything."

Deathly silence.

After a while, Yan Li spoke up: "Is this what you were trying to say just now?"

Lin Minjun: “Yeah.”

Yan Li: "If I say that I can accept it and I don't care, will you have no worries at all and can get married with me?"

"That's about right." Lin Minjun was a little confused. Should she accept it or not?

Yan Li said seriously: "I don't want to hear almost, I want a definite answer."

Lin Minjun nodded: "Yes."

Yan Li suddenly laughed, "I'm on vacation the day after tomorrow, let's go get the certificate."

It took Lin Minjun three seconds to react. She looked up at him and asked, "You don't mind?"

Yan Li: “I don’t care.”

"Why?" Now it was Lin Minjun's turn to be confused.

Yan Li suddenly laughed, looking at her dumbfounded expression, "Have you ever heard of someone dying because of not eating fruit?"

Lin Minjun: “No.”

Yan Li: "I don't eat rice."

Lin Minjun still didn't know what he meant, and said blankly: "Then I will definitely die. I will starve to death if I don't eat."

"That's it. You will starve to death if you don't eat. You are my meal. Having a child is like fruit. I'm happy if you have one, but I don't care if you don't. Do you understand now?" Yan Li said calmly.

Lin Minjun was speechless for a moment. She thought, Brother Yan Li was really different, different from all the men she had ever met.

Others think that life is incomplete without having children, but how can people not have children?

He was the only one who compared children to fruits, which neither live nor die.

If other people don't have children, their parents, brothers and sisters, and aunts and uncles at home will take turns to come and drown you with their saliva.

He has no parents, only a younger brother, and his relatives don't interact with him. After getting married, he can just live his own life behind closed doors, and no one will nag him about it.

What a coincidence, to meet such a suitable man.

At this moment, Lin Minjun remembered that when she was harassed by Lu Deping on the way to school, Yan Lige also said the same thing when he came to comfort her.

He said that marriage is marriage and having children is having children, and there is no necessary connection between the two.

In this case, then there is nothing to be afraid of when getting married; it is just two people walking hand in hand towards a better life.

"You didn't say anything, but you just agreed. We'll go get the marriage certificate the day after tomorrow."

Lin Minjun felt that her face was so hot that she could fry an egg on it. She looked up at the sycamore tree and said, "Okay, let's go get the marriage certificate."

At this point she actually wanted to leave. Getting the marriage certificate was too exciting and she had to find a place to calm down.

Unexpectedly, Yan Lige held her back and refused to let her go, as if he wanted to explain the family's financial situation.

"Since we are going to get the marriage certificate, I have to explain some things now. My family only has a courtyard house left. After working for a long time, the company will allocate another house. If you don't want to live in the courtyard, we will live in the house allocated by the company. If you want to live in the courtyard, I will find a way to talk to the power supply bureau to move the tenants out and renovate the whole house so that we can live more comfortably."

"No need to move, we live very well here now," said Lin Minjun.

Yan Li: "My resettlement fee after I retired from the army was 5,000 yuan. I borrowed 2,000 yuan from you. The remaining 3,000 yuan was used for various expenses after I came back. I spent 500 yuan on things. Now I have 2,400 yuan left. I will give it to you when I get home tonight. You can buy everything you need. You can tell me what you want. I will accompany you to see it, and you can pay from the money I give you."

Yan Li: "The other thing is the wedding banquet, Jun. Due to the nature of our work, we can't make it too extravagant. It won't be a big event, but we can invite all our close friends. You can make a list and I'll take care of it. I'll give you the money saved from other sources. It's estimated that the cost of buying things and holding the wedding will be around 800 yuan, and the rest will be the betrothal gift. What do you think about this?"

Lin Minjun thought for a moment and said, "I'll go ask around. I'll take whatever they want. I won't be too ostentatious, but I won't give too little, or they'll think we're stingy."

Neither of them has parents, nor do they have close relatives who can make the decision, so they can decide on this matter by discussing it among themselves.

Lin Minjun understood clearly that Brother Yan Li was planning to give all his money to her, so the amount of the betrothal gift didn't mean much.

The first reason is that she doesn't need the money, and the second reason is that now it's a matter of transferring money from one hand to the other, so it doesn't matter whether you give more or less.

Yan Li nodded: "In addition, my salary is 65 yuan a month, and I will get an allowance for occasional business trips. I will give it to you every month after I get paid."

At this point, he lowered his voice, which was unusual. "This money is not much, and it can't compare to your income, but fortunately it is very stable. When your income is high in the future, you can save this money to buy things you like. If your business encounters difficulties, I can also support you in doing what you want to do."

Lin Minjun suddenly felt a little sad. "Well, it's normal for a couple to make more or less. I don't think it's a big deal. It's not like one person supports the other in life. It's just about supporting each other."

She lowered her head and didn't notice the look in Yan Li's eyes. How should I put it? It was such tenderness that it felt like the iceberg had melted.

"Then let's do this. After we get the marriage certificate, we'll have some free time. Let's go shopping in the department store and buy everything we need. We should also decide on the wedding dress. When we get home tonight, we'll discuss the wedding date, book a hotel, and prepare a guest list."

The more Lin Minjun listened, the hotter her face became.

She was not as shy as a grown-up girl getting on a sedan chair for the first time. After all, she had experienced a lot in her life and had seen a lot.

Rather, it is because she feels that her lover holds her in his heart and cherishes her so much that he is afraid that he might not do enough and let her down.

It was this kind of cherishment that made Lin Minjun speechless, and her head was confused, as if she was walking on clouds.

She hummed twice, glanced outside and said, "Brother Yanli, you should go to work. I think Sister Xu is done now. We can talk about the rest when we get home tonight."

She was afraid that if she continued talking, he would even arrange their wedding for the rest of their lives.

How could Yan Li not see her embarrassment? He laughed and said, "Okay, I'm going back now. Be careful on your way."

When I came out of the Public Security Bureau, I saw Mrs. Xu and Ding Ling standing at the door, looking inside with nervous faces.

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