Chapter 14

This time Jian Hualin failed to gain anything while losing the rice. Not only did his son fail to inherit the family, but Zhang Cuixia also arranged a marriage for her youngest daughter while he was still under interrogation in the commune.

Jian Lu just took advantage of this opportunity. Since Jian Hualin was not around, it was easy for her to control Zhang Cuixia. She could make her agree to the engagement with just a few words.

Zhang Cuixia was still a little nervous, especially since she didn't know when her husband would be back, and her little daughter actually said that she was going to leave for the southern island in the next two days.

"Lulu, do you want to leave right after getting engaged? Why don't you wait until your dad comes back?"

Jian Lu looked at Zhang Cuixia and wondered if she was naive or if she wanted to wait for Jian Hualin to come back and stop her. "Mom, do you want to watch me get married to some bastard again and suffer?"

"But..." Zhang Cuixia felt a little reluctant, but she was also worried that Jian Hualin would come back and cause trouble for her.

"Sister Cuixia, what's the big deal? No matter what, you are a mother. Lulu is your flesh and blood. Can you bear to watch her being raped? I sincerely think Lulu is a good daughter-in-law for me. I can also assure you that Cheng Zheng in our family will definitely treat her well. Don't delay, take out your household registration booklet and ask the captain to write a letter of introduction so that you can buy a train ticket and set off."

Zhang Cuixia was surrounded by a group of people in the room, all of whom were trying to persuade her. She was a person without her own opinion and could not stand it. She could only go to the kang hole and find the household registration booklet that was hidden deep inside.

Wang Xia was also a person who knew when to quit. She asked He Hongmei to match the horoscopes and choose a good date for the marriage of the two children. She also took out three large wedding certificates from her pocket and handed them over. Only after Zhang Cuixia received the betrothal money did she hand over the household registration booklet.

The matchmaker He Hongmei accepted the birth dates of both children and prepared to choose an auspicious day, but Wang Xia was not in a hurry and wanted to let the two children meet first.

"That's fine. I looked at the dates that match their horoscopes. One is three months from now, and the other is six months from now. There's still enough time to prepare. I'll let them choose whichever date they want."

Although they were reluctant, they had to leave according to the rules. Zhang Cuixia picked two eggs from the egg basket at home and gave them to the matchmaker, and then sent them out.

After the hastily arranged engagement, Jian Lu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now all she had to do was leave before Jian Hualin was released.

He Hongmei and Wang Xia left the Jian family yard together. He Hongmei never thought that Cheng Zheng and Jian Lu, who were thousands of miles away, could be together. The key point was that they had experienced a big storm. She grinned and laughed heartily, "If I had known that you two could be together, I should have brought you together."

Wang Xia was in a good mood because she had a satisfactory daughter-in-law. She patted He Hongmei's hand and said, "Thanks to you."

"Okay, I'll congratulate you first. Where are you going to hold the party? We'll have to have a drink together."

"Shitou has a heavy task ahead of him and can't come back yet. I'm going to let Lulu go directly."

He Hongmei nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "That's right, we can't delay Cheng Zheng's work. Being a soldier is busy, and being a military dependent also means you have to suffer. Fortunately, Cheng Zheng is the head of the regiment and can follow the army. A soldier I helped to matchmake for him a while ago was not so lucky. His wife was also chosen by his family, but he was a platoon leader and did not have the qualifications to follow the army. At most, he could see her once a year during the family visit. It was hard."

"Of course, it's not easy to be a military dependent." Wang Xia and He Hongmei said goodbye and went in opposite directions to go home.

After solving a big problem, Wang Xia finally felt relieved. She took a few steps briskly when she heard someone calling her from behind.

"Auntie Wang!"

Her voice was crisp and sweet, and I could tell it was my future daughter-in-law.

"Lulu, why did you come out? It's cold outside." After what happened today, Wang Xia really treated Jian Lu as her own family. Who wouldn't say it was a sin to see the little girl being schemed into this by her own parents? She was truly heartbroken.

"It's not cold. I'm wearing warm clothes." Jian Lu's marriage has been decided. Even if Jian Hualin is released, he is already on an island thousands of miles away. What else can he do?

Wang Xia took a closer look and saw that her future daughter-in-law was still wearing a patched cotton jacket that looked even thinner than those worn by other poor people.

"Is this shirt your third sister used to wear?" Wang Xia felt it looked familiar, as if Jian Xin had worn it before.

Jian Lu touched the hem of her dress and nodded, "It was passed down from my elder sisters."

That's the logic. A piece of clothing should be worn by the larger person first and then the smaller person. However, the clothes made by the Jian family were made thin from the beginning, and not much cotton was stuffed in them. It has been many years since the previous three people wore them. How warm could it be in Jian Lu's hands?

Wang Xia immediately came up with an idea. She took the girl home to measure her size so that she could make a dress for her before she left for the island.

"Auntie Wang, the southern islands are very warm. You don't even need cotton quilts in winter. Don't waste money on this."

Wang Xia doesn't care about that. "If we don't make winter clothes, we can make spring and summer clothes and wear them anyway."

Jian Lu was taken home by her future mother-in-law. She took a tape measure to measure her size. There was a bright smile on her kind face all the time, and she kept muttering softly.

"From now on, you should treat me as your real mother, and I will treat you as my real daughter. If you have any problems, just tell me directly. When you go to the island, if Shitou dares to bully you, you can write a letter, send a telegram or make a phone call, and I will help you teach him a lesson."

Wang Xia has never had a concubine in her life. Her three sons were either naughty boys or rebellious and disobedient, which really made her worry. Now she has a beautiful and lovely daughter-in-law who was oppressed by her parents and is very strong and smart. She feels distressed and happy, and wishes she could treat her as her own concubine.

In her previous life, Jian Lu's parents passed away early, and she had a hard time growing up as an orphan. After traveling through time, she met Jian Hualin and his wife, who were always plotting against her. Now, after hearing what Wang Xia said, her nose felt sore and her throat tightened. "Okay, thank you, Aunt Wang."

She had made up her mind that this time when she returned to the island, she would be able to marry Cheng Zheng, the god-level male supporting role in the book who remained unmarried all his life. With the protection of this military officer with a bright future, she would also have a place to stay in the current turbulent situation.

But if Cheng Zheng is absolutely unwilling to accept the daughter-in-law chosen by his own mother...is she forcing him or something?

"Auntie Wang, do you want to talk to Brother Cheng about this? I'm worried he might have an opinion."

After all, he had no idea.

Wang Xia waved her hands and said with a relaxed look, "He's on a mission. I couldn't get through to him the last time I called him. Don't worry, just go over. If he dares not to marry you, I won't acknowledge him as my son!"

Jian Lu: “…”

It seems like Aunt Wang is determined to force this upon her!

I don't know, is Cheng Zheng's melon sweet?

No matter what happens in the future, she has made up her mind that if she can't force Cheng Zheng to change his mind, she will still treat Aunt Wang as her own mother. After all, this is the first time she feels the feeling of being protected by someone.

Besides, I am so beautiful, smart, kind and lovely, he wouldn’t dislike me, right?

The two people were talking in the house when suddenly there was a sound of footsteps in Wang Xia's yard, accompanied by cheerful voices.

"Auntie Wang, Auntie Wang, are you home?"

Wang Xia thought the voice sounded familiar, so she stuck her head out and saw that it was Liang Haisheng, the political commissar of her son Cheng Zheng's regiment!

"Hey, it's Haisheng! And Xiuhui and Dunzi! Why are you back?" Wang Xia grinned and immediately went out to greet them.

"Auntie Wang, are you healthy?" Feng Xiuhui held Wang Xia's hand, and the family hurriedly greeted her. "Lao Liang is on leave to visit his family, so we said we would come to see you before we go back. It will also make Cheng Zheng feel at ease when we go back."

"Okay, okay! I'm fine. Come inside quickly. It's cold outside."

Wang Xia led Liang Haisheng and his family of three into the house. When they reached the main hall door, she introduced them to Jian Lu, "Lulu, this is the political commissar of the Shitou Group, Liang Haisheng and his wife Feng Xiuhui. You can just call them Brother Liang and Sister-in-law. This is their son Dunzi."

"Brother Liang, sister-in-law, Dunzi." Jian Lu greeted them obediently. When the girl heard that they were from Cheng Zheng's group, she couldn't help but take a look at them. She saw that they all looked familiar.

"Auntie, who is this?" Liang Haisheng lived not far from Cheng Zheng's home and knew his family situation, but he had never heard that he had a daughter-in-law. Could she be a relative?

"This, this is the wife I picked for Cheng Zheng!"

Liang Haisheng: ??? !!!

Your brother has a wife?

Liang Haisheng's family, who had hurried over, each drank a bowl of water and listened to Wang Xia talk about recent events. They all looked very excited.

Isn't this better than the movies shown in the military barracks?

Even though Liang Haisheng had been in and out of the battlefield for many years and had seen many storms, he was still shocked that his brother, who had never been married, suddenly had a wife!

"Auntie, Cheng Zheng is still on a mission and will probably be back in a few days. I guess he doesn't know about this yet, right?"

"I don't know, but his mother decided it for him, how dare he have any opinion?"

"I definitely wouldn't dare!" Liang Haisheng almost clapped his hands in applause. Cheng Zheng was about the same age as him and Chief of Staff Xu Lang. Both he and Xu Lang had wives and children, but Cheng Zheng had remained single. He was really indifferent.

The brigade commander of the army was worried about his personal problems, but now it’s okay, his mother still has a way to cure him!

Take another look at Cheng Zheng's future daughter-in-law. She is beautiful and fair, but looks a little fragile. I wonder if she can bear Cheng Zheng's cold face.

He was a little worried. If Cheng Zheng used the bad temper he usually had during military training towards others, wouldn't they be scared away?

Taking advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention, Liang Haisheng winked at his daughter-in-law Feng Xiuhui, who nudged him with her elbow, thinking he was up to something strange.

"How could Cheng Zheng be so foolish? How could he not like such a pretty young wife? I think she's prettier than the art soldiers in the art troupe!"

She didn't even dare to look at her closely, she just thought she looked like a fairy, especially her watery peach blossom eyes, which were very charming.

Even his own son, the six-year-old Dunzi, came close to Jian Lu and called her "beautiful auntie" all the time.

"Why are you so sweet?" Jian Lu looked at this chubby boy and felt friendly. She took out the fruit candy that Auntie Wang had just given her from her pocket and said, "I'll give you a candy as a reward, okay?"

"Okay! Thank you, beautiful auntie."

If this is said by a grown man, then he has problems with his thinking and behavior; but flirting with lesbians is said by a little kid, and everyone just thinks it's cute.

Wang Xia was in a good mood, and felt that Liang Haisheng and his family had arrived just in time. "Haisheng, I have a favor to ask of you."

"Auntie, why do you say please? Cheng Zheng and I are like brothers. Just tell me and I will definitely get it done."

"Well, I won't be polite with you. Go back to the army the day after tomorrow and take Lulu with you. I was originally worried that it would be unsafe for her to take the train alone. Now that you are going back, you can take care of her along the way."

"No problem, we will definitely bring the person to Cheng Zheng!"

Many soldiers were like this. Their families arranged engagements for them after just one or even no meeting. Liang Haisheng was used to it. After all, soldiers were surrounded by men and had rarely seen any female comrades, let alone free love.

However, his good brother suddenly got a wife, and he was very curious about how Cheng Zheng would react. According to calculations, this guy would finish his sea mission and return to the island in a few days.

"Sister, you come with us then." Feng Xiuhui was very enthusiastic towards Jian Lu, and was busy arranging the itinerary for the rest of the trip. "Lao Liang, hurry up and ask someone to help buy another ticket."

"Okay, my comrade-in-arms works at the train station after he retired from the army. I'll ask him to think of a solution."

"Thank you, sister-in-law, and thank you, Brother Liang."

Jian Lu set the departure time with Liang Haisheng's family and set off early the day after tomorrow.