If she doesn't have another son, what will happen if Lu Xiaoyun goes back and finds someone else to have one?
She's made such a huge sacrifice; she can't let herself get nothing in return!
"Mm!" Lu Xiaoyun nodded in agreement. Anyway, this was something he enjoyed, and he wasn't the one who was suffering.
The group of educated youth at the settlement also sat together for dinner. Since no one wanted to contribute, the dinner was as meager as ever.
Seeing that Xia Minglei seemed distracted, Tian Xiao picked up a piece of cabbage for him and asked worriedly, "Minglei, what's wrong? You've been looking so preoccupied lately."
"It's nothing," Xia Minglei replied softly without even looking at her.
Tian Xiaoke looked up and glanced at Wang Caiyun, who was sitting opposite her with a rosy complexion.
Although she married Wu Guoqiang in such a strange and sudden way.
However, it's clear that Wang Caiyun is well taken care of by Wu Guoqiang after marriage, and she also longs to be carefully cared for and cherished by Xia Minglei.
A hint of envy flashed in Tian Xiaoke's eyes, and then she said, "Minglei, let's get married too, and then build a thatched hut like Wu Guoqiang and Wang Caiyun and move out, okay?"
"Minglei, we've been together for so long, it's really time to get married."
She didn't believe Xia Minglei would have the nerve to refuse a marriage proposal in front of everyone. Dating without the ultimate goal of marriage is just playing around. Did he want to play around?
Sure enough, as soon as Tian Xiaoke finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Xia Minglei, waiting for his reply.
With a 'gulp', Xia Minglei swallowed the food in his mouth, nodded, and said, "Then let's get married. Tell me which day you want to get married."
They can get married first, and then divorce when they have news of returning to the city. Lu Xiaoyun's family wants him to marry someone of equal social standing, and his family will naturally do the same.
The night before he was to go to the countryside, his father called him to his study for a talk. He said he knew that he had been seeing one woman after another, but as long as he didn't get married or cause any deaths, they wouldn't interfere. He just wanted him to be happy.
However, if he were to get married, he must marry a woman they choose who is of equal social standing and can help the Xia family. They would not agree to a marriage partner he chooses himself.
If he dares to rebel against his family, his father wouldn't mind having a few more children to raise.
His father also had several partners outside the marriage; he would find a new partner almost every time he went to a new place. If he really wanted to have children, there would be plenty of women willing to have children for him.
Xia Minglei's mother knew about her father's affairs, but she couldn't control them and had no way to do so. When her husband went to work in another city, he didn't take her with him at all. Instead, he had other women impersonate her and accompany him. After all, there was no photo on the marriage certificate, so no one knew who the woman with Xia's father was. They would only assume that she was Xia's father's wife.
In the end, his mother compromised, with the only condition being that he not have any illegitimate children to take away everything that belonged to Xia Minglei, otherwise she would cause a complete disaster.
That's why Xia Minglei's father didn't have any other children. Once Xia Minglei lost his value, he would definitely have other children to raise.
A mother will do anything for her child.
Little did she know that her carefully raised son not only shared the same blood as the scumbag, but also perfectly imitated his every action.
The only difference is that he is not married yet, so there is no problem with him dating, as long as the woman doesn't hold him responsible, he will be fine.
The reason why the women on Xia's father's side didn't cause trouble was simply because Xia's father had given them enough money. Another reason was that they were afraid of dying, and it would be very easy for Xia's father to kill them if he wanted to.
So they stayed by Xia's father's side, and when he got tired of them and kicked them out, they took their 'wages' and left obediently, never daring to provoke the original wife or even think about climbing the social ladder.
Xia Minglei thought that since the two families lived far apart, Tian Xiaoke wouldn't be able to find him when he returned to the city, and he could start a new life.
When Tian Xiao saw that Xia Minglei had agreed to the marriage, she excitedly reached out and took Xia Minglei's arm. "Minglei, there's no time like the present. Let's go find Captain Qian tomorrow to get a marriage introduction letter for us. Let's get the certificate first, and after the thatched house is built, we can have the wedding and housewarming party together, okay?"
Xia Minglei frowned. "Isn't this too rushed? It's not time for my family to send me money yet, and I don't have any money!"
“It’s okay, I have money. Let’s use mine first.” Tian Xiaoke happily leaned on his arm. “Ming Lei, I’m happy as long as I can be with you. I don’t care whether you have money or not.”
She had worked for several years and had some savings. There were few places in the countryside where she needed to spend money, and her savings were enough for her and her husband to live on for a long time.
Seeing this, the other three men felt their teeth were about to fall out from the soreness and left the kitchen to return to their dormitory. After that, only Xia Minglei and Tian Xiaoke remained in the kitchen.
“Brother Minglei…” Tian Xiaoke looked at Xia Minglei with tender eyes.
Seeing that everyone was so understanding, Xia Minglei didn't want to disappoint them, so he pulled Tian Xiaoke into his arms. When there was no good meat, second-rate meat was still edible, and Tian Xiaoke was quite pretty.
While working in the fields, the unmarried young men in the team would always sneak over to peek at her. If Tian Xiaoke hadn't publicly announced her relationship with Xia Minglei as soon as she went to the countryside, many people would probably have pursued her.
The reason why not many people pursue Wenxi is because the bride price demanded by Wenxi's family is too high, and those who overestimate themselves and bother Wenxi all end up badly. In addition, Wenxi's backing is getting stronger and stronger, so no one dares to bother her anymore.
The next morning, Xia Minglei and Tian Xiaoke went to Captain Qian to get a marriage introduction letter. Tian Xiaoke looked delighted, while Xia Minglei remained calm, as if he wasn't the one getting married.
Of course, he had been seeing Tian Xiaoke for a long time, and he had lost interest in her and was no longer excited about her. Instead, he still couldn't forget Liang Zhaodi, with whom he had only been together once.
Moreover, he had already paid two thousand yuan in compensation last time. He could do a lot with that money, so he had to find Liang Zhaodi to repay him with something of equal value, otherwise he would be at a huge loss.
“Captain Qian, we also plan to build thatched huts at the educated youth settlement, just like the thatched huts of Wu Guoqiang and Wang Caiyun’s families,” Tian Xiaoke said.
Captain Qian looked at them and asked, "Where do you plan to build it? Is it next to them?"
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