What's going on here?!
Upon hearing the word "marriage," Su Xiaoning was startled and stared speechlessly at the cheering villagers in front of her.
"Get...get married? Why should we get married?!"
"Little girl, don't be shy!" Aunt Xu's face was full of joy. "We usually see you and Lord Fish God spending time together, and we know how close you two are. Actually, there's nothing wrong with you being together, but you are, after all, siblings. Even if you like each other, you can't be together. Now that's good, you're not related by blood, so naturally you can be together!"
Su Xiaoning and Su Qingcai lived in Carp Village. Neither of them were reserved and they often had intimate contact. Although they themselves didn't feel anything, the villagers couldn't help but think something was off.
Originally, because everyone was unsure about the relationship between the two, they had been turning a blind eye. Now, rumors have spread, directly pointing out that Su Xiaoning and Su Qingcai are not biological siblings and are having an affair. This confirms the villagers' suspicions, which is why they have been keeping this matter in mind.
After understanding, Su Xiaoning had a look of both laughter and tears on her face.
It turns out that the villagers weren't saddened by her deception, but rather worried that she and Su Qingcai were actually siblings and would stay together!
However, she and Su Qingcai had no special relationship, so this misunderstanding was huge.
"Fellow villagers, please let me explain. Su Qingcai and I are really not in the relationship you think we have..."
Su Xiaoning tried very hard to explain, but the villagers all believed what they had seen and were convinced that she was just shy. Even Aunt Zhang rushed up and grabbed her hand, saying, "Miss Ruxing is no good person. I was worried that Lord Fish God had been deceived, but now it's all right. He and you are a couple, so I can rest assured..."
Now, explanations fail, and the more they try to clarify, the worse it gets.
Feeling helpless, Su Xiaoning simply stopped talking and let the villagers chatter about her and Su Qingcai's wedding date, pretending she couldn't hear them at all.
After the lively discussion ended, the news that Su Xiaoning and Su Qingcai were about to get married spread throughout Carp Village and even reached Qinghe Town.
On her way to deliver goods to Qinghe Town, the owner of a shop she was passing suddenly called out to Su Xiaoning, "Miss Su, wait a minute!"
"Boss, is there anything I can help you with?" Su Xiaoning looked at the boss with a strange expression, but stopped walking as instructed.
The shop owner hurriedly pulled Su Xiaoning into his shop, pointed to the goods on the shelves and said with a smile, "Miss Su, I heard that you and another Mr. Su are getting married. The things in my shop are perfect for gifts for newlyweds. Please take them home!"
Su Xiaoning looked closely and saw that the goods on the shelves were all wedding supplies such as wedding quilts and wedding candles!
After seeing all the products in the store, Su Xiaoning was so embarrassed that she didn't know where to put her hands.
"Boss, you've misunderstood. I have no plans to get married, and we're not related, so I can't just accept your things so easily..."
"Everyone knows this news, how could it be false? Miss Su, don't be shy!" The shopkeeper laughed, not taking Su Xiaoning's words seriously at all. "At least Miss Su and I are not related, so this is not a big problem. Miss Su punished that tyrannical Boss Wang in the village earlier, and so many people in our town are grateful to you. Please accept this small gift as a token of our respect!"
Worried about being punished by the Fish God, Boss Wang really restrained himself a lot after swearing an oath. Everyone in Qinghe Town knew who was responsible and was very grateful to Su Xiaoning. The shop owner was one of them.
Taking advantage of an opportunity, the shop owner decided to give away some of the shop's items to express his gratitude to Su Xiaoning.
The shop owner was incredibly enthusiastic, and Su Xiaoning couldn't refuse. After explaining several times but still not listening, she had no choice but to accept the wedding supplies.
Back in Carp Village, when they saw the things Su Xiaoning brought back, everyone in the village assumed that she and Su Qingcai were about to get married, and they all congratulated her, even going so far as to tell Su Qingcai.
Upon hearing this news, Su Qingcai was immediately shocked.
What?! Su Xiaoning actually wants to marry him?!
Although he had some feelings for Su Xiaoning, Su Qingcai had no intention of getting married because of the trauma he had experienced with women in his previous life. When he heard that Su Xiaoning had even brought her wedding supplies back to the village, he turned pale and panicked.
No, he had to have a serious talk with Su Xiaoning!
Su Qingcai was restless and knocked on Su Xiaoning's door that very night, wanting to have a serious talk with her.
At that moment, Su Xiaoning had finished calculating the day's accounts and was so sleepy that her mind was in a daze. She wished she could sleep for three days and three nights. When she suddenly heard someone knocking on the door, although she was reluctant, she was worried that something had happened to the other person, so Su Xiaoning forced herself to open the door despite her sleepiness.
Upon opening the door and seeing the entire room, Su Qingcai's breath caught in her throat.
The entire room was a sea of red, the quilt on the bed had been replaced with a double happiness quilt, the double happiness character embroidered in gold thread was particularly eye-catching, the windows were covered with characters, and several red candles were burning in the room.
In the dim candlelight, Su Xiaoning's face gradually became indistinct.
Su Qingcai felt a little dizzy. He pointed to the furnishings in the room and said somewhat embarrassedly, "You...you've already set all these things up?"
Su Xiaoning understood why Su Qingcai was surprised. She scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly and remained silent.
She was too embarrassed to say that Aunt Xu had arranged all of this for her. As soon as Aunt Xu saw the wedding supplies, she couldn't wait to decorate for her, and even wanted to sprinkle walnuts and peanuts on the bed, as if tonight really was Su Xiaoning's wedding night.
Su Xiaoning was unwilling to say, but Su Qingcai guessed that she really wanted to marry him, and he immediately panicked, even his breathing became disordered.
"you……"
He stood in front of the door, hesitating for a long time, unable to utter a single complete sentence.
Su Xiaoning was so sleepy she could barely stand. She yawned, rubbed her eyes, and said, "Standing here is tiring. Why don't you come inside and talk?"
With that, Su Xiaoning walked towards the bedside. Su Qingcai had no choice but to follow her.
The two sat on the bed, speechless for a moment.
The red candles burned brightly, crackling softly from time to time. For some reason, Su Qingcai suddenly remembered a couplet.
The melodies of the sheng (a type of reed pipe instrument) compose a shared dream, while the candlelight smiles at the shy woman.
This scene perfectly matches the words in the poem.
Su Qingcai's heart pounded like a drum. He struggled with his thoughts for a long time before turning his head to talk to Su Xiaoning. However, Su Xiaoning also unconsciously turned her head and their eyes met.
Their eyes met, and both of them were startled.
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