Chapter 393 Extra 3: He & Wan (2)

Later.

I don't know how many years have passed.

Thanks to his sister's encouragement, he gave the gift he had prepared for a long time.

Originally, his brain was still working at high speed, thinking about what kind of excuse he should come up with after being rejected by Miss Wan'er.

But he didn't expect that Miss Wan'er would smile like a flower when she saw the gift he gave her.

She teased him that he finally gave away the gift.

It was also at that moment, when the two looked at each other, that he could feel that something was different between them.

Miss Wan'er allowed him to drink the tea she brewed herself, and also invited him to go with her to a banquet hosted by scholars and elegant guests.

She...finally began to accept him slowly.

That night.

Jiang He was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night. He got up early in the morning before dawn and began to dress himself up.

He thought that he must not embarrass Miss Wan'er today.

But after dawn, the servant came to tell him that his sister had a nightmare.

The tears in his sister's eyes and her cries for help pierced his heart.

Through his sister's fragmented murmurs, combined with her past thoughts, he pieced together the situation.

The intense feeling of suffocation made him urgently need blood to release the pain.

then.

He disregarded etiquette and brought all his secret guards to break into the Dali Temple prison.

Although Chu Haoze was not killed, most of his life was taken away.

It can be considered that I have recovered some interest for my sister and family, and the breath that was blocked in my chest seemed to be relieved a little.

That day.

The rest of the time.

Because he was worried about his sister, he went to check on Ningning after the blood in his body dissipated.

As a result, the little girl who was still in a trance earlier ran away again.

While he was extremely anxious, he received news from the Imperial Master's Mansion.

After bringing the person back, Jiang He missed the best opportunity to find his sweetheart to explain as his sister was sick and was concerned about Chu Haoze's whereabouts.

When he went to the teahouse again, Wan'er's attitude towards him returned to the same as before.

She...the door of her heart that had just opened to him was closed again.

When he wandered aimlessly to the small yard where Wan'er adopted children again, the little girl who was usually on good terms with Wan'er saw him and closed the door without hesitation.

As the door slammed, he heard the little girl's voice.

She said, "Brother, you are a big liar. You didn't protect me and didn't comfort me when I cried. I don't like you anymore!!!"

Wan'er... is crying?

Jiang He was confused at that time.

Wan'er is a strong girl and never complains in front of him.

Realizing that something was wrong, he immediately arranged for someone to check it out.

After checking, it was found that when the top scholar in the imperial examination was arguing with his wife, he casually compared his wife with Wan'er.

Before he passed the imperial examination, he went to a teahouse to exchange poems with Wan'er.

The lady had a wealthy family and was a jealous person. When she learned about the Liushuixi poetry gathering, she went there and made a big fuss.

There are people in Yinyang who have no sense of shame and have an affair with a married man. What they say is extremely unpleasant.

Although he didn't mention any names, he was almost scolding Wan'er.

It's a matter of one's own reputation. Although the literati and scholars around him are willing to help, if one of them stands up and says a few words, he will be labeled as his concubine.

So, apart from saying that it was disrespectful, the students still did not stand up for Wan'er.

Wan'er endured the insults and found someone to invite the top scholar.

The two confronted each other several times, and the top scholar explained the whole story and apologized, and the storm was finally settled.

Since it concerned a girl's reputation, those scholars were not the type to gossip, so the matter had never been spread out.

He wasn't there for her when she needed him.

Wan'er is a clear-headed girl. He cannot be her support, so she would take a step back, which is reasonable.

Jiang He was silent.

Afterwards, he personally visited the family of the top scholar, and even resorted to tyranny and pressure, forcing the arrogant lady to personally go to Wan'er to apologize.

Later.

They continued to maintain a relationship as ordinary friends, and Wan'er... seemed to be trying to prove that she... could live well without anyone to rely on.

This is indeed the case.

Jiang He just let her do what she wanted and continued to stay by her side as a friend.

Occasionally, he would tease Wan'er a little, and when Wan'er got angry, she would ignore him for a few days.

The real turning point.

Speaking of which, Jiang He felt that he should still thank his mother who treated her son like a weed.

The day Jiang Li got married.

He traveled thousands of miles to return home, but when he was seeing her off for the last time, his dear mother threw him out of the Jiang Mansion.

The reason was that it was the end of the year and he still hadn't found a daughter-in-law for her.

Jiang He felt bitter.

It's not that he doesn't want to take the person home, it's just that he can't.

As he leaned aimlessly outside the eldest princess's door, he didn't know how much time had passed before he saw a pair of white boots in front of him and an oil-paper umbrella on his head.

With a dazed look on his face, he thought he was probably drunk, and he seemed to see Wan'er.

His sweetheart bent down, patted his shoulder and asked him, "Jiang He, what's wrong with you?"

"Jiang He!"

"Jiang He!"

"Wake up."

In a trance, he felt himself being held up, a familiar fragrance filled his nose, and he fell asleep peacefully.

In his sleep, it seemed like someone was whispering something in his ear, but he couldn't hear it clearly.

But when he woke up, he opened his eyes and saw the person sleeping beside the bed.

That was the person he kept in his heart and thought about all the time.

Jiang He stretched out his fingers, gently stroked the ends of Ye Wanru's hair, and touched the tip of her nose.

"It turns out that this wasn't a dream..."

He couldn't help laughing, and his laugh was exceptionally gentle.

While Wan'er was sleeping soundly, Jiang He got up, carefully picked her up and put her on the bed.

When he tucked the quilt into her, Jiang He heard clearly the whispers of his beloved.

"Jiang He..."

"fool!"

That moment.

He couldn't help laughing softly.

No matter how clear-headed Wan'er was, she couldn't resist her own heart in her dreams.

In the end, he secretly pried open a crack in her heart.

then.

While Wan'er was sleeping soundly, he sneaked back to Jiang's house and then sneaked back to the teahouse.

When Ye Wanru wakes up.

Jiang He brought her a bowl of hot wontons and did not forget to joke with her after she washed up.

At some point.

He seemed to be joking, and suddenly said with a smile:

"Wan'er, let's discuss something. We are already grown up. My mother kicked me out of the house yesterday because I didn't find a husband. When my Ningning's baby is born in the future and can make soy sauce, if we haven't gotten married yet, we can just get along for the rest of our lives~"

With his heart in his throat, he saw Wan'er stunned for a moment, then she smiled and nodded at him.

"OK."

"Well... since we've agreed on this, there should be a certificate. You keep this. If you get married in the future, consider it a gift from me.

If you really can only be with me, then consider it as part of my betrothal gift to you in advance. You can’t refuse it!!!"

The Second Young Master Jiang forced the sale and put the bracelet, which his grandmother had left for his brothers to give to their wives when they got married, on Ye Wanru's hand.

Not knowing what mechanism the clasp on the bracelet had, Ye Wanru tried to take it off, but to no avail.

then.

After being looked down upon by her lover, Jiang He received a magnolia hairpin.

There finally was a different kind of connection between them.

The days that followed.

Jiang He and Ye Wanru's interactions became increasingly friendly and natural.

It seems that there has never been a past passionate period between them. Their relationship is long-standing, plain but real.

After being treated strangely by his mother countless times, Jiang He waited and waited, through spring and summer, until Jiang Wanrong gave birth to a baby. Only then did he realize that he had been too rude.

Why did he say that it wasn't his fifth sister's child who knew how to make soy sauce?

Qing Qianxue was clearly watching Xie Ciyan, but Xie Ciyan was already a family of three and he hadn’t even sat down at the table!!!

A good-looking but useless man!!!

I waited for another half a year like a nagging woman.

After the third child of the third brother was born one month ago, Jiang He finally received the news that his dearest sister was willing to get married.

On that day, he first set off ten firecrackers in a row at Jiang's house.

When the whole family was in high spirits, he took Chu Youning to Huayin Temple without hesitation to burn incense and worship the Bodhisattva.

The one they worship is Guanyin, the Goddess of Childbirth.

Chu Youning was not happy, so he held back his non-existent tears and pretended to be wronged: "Sister, just bow down. Think about your brother. I'm already an adult. Can you bear to see me being single forever?"

His dear sister looked at her as if she was mentally retarded, her voice full of doubt: "If I pray to Guanyin, you can marry Sister Wan'er? Is there something wrong with your brain, second brother? What does this have to do with me?"

The last of the last.

Jiang He could only explain the whole story to Chu Youning.

Chu Youning looked at him and smiled as if he were an idiot for a long time, but in the end he still bowed to the Goddess of Fertility, which was a rare event for him.

When Chu Youning got married.

The gift Jiang He gave her also included a fertility-granting Guanyin statue.

He also specifically told his younger sister and brother-in-law to make sure to provide good offerings for the fertility-granting Guanyin.

Fortunately, Chu Youning and his useless brother-in-law are also capable.

After waiting for another half a year, his dear sister finally had some movement in her belly.

Jiang He was particularly attentive to this pregnancy, which sometimes made Chu Youning and Qing Qianxue confused about whose baby was in her belly.

Fortunately.

Although companionship is not as intense as unforgettable, it is the most suitable way to heal a person.

When Jiang He thought he would have to wait another two or three years, Ye Wanru came to him one day.

She cooked a large table of dishes by herself, and after feeding him, she smiled and said, "Jiang He, let your aunt invite a matchmaker to come to my house to propose marriage."

She finally agreed to get married.

The years are long.

Fortunately, they finally found each other.