"Why are you here?" Zhuang Sheng felt a little surprised by Liu Ruonan's sudden arrival.
Liu Ruonan smiled. She had never expected Zhuang Sheng to be so shy when he met her. As a soldier, a man of integrity, he was so embarrassed that he couldn't even raise his head in front of a woman.
"I just came to see you." Liu Ruonan looked at Zhuang Sheng and said, "By the way, I want to tell you, can you see if you can come and pick me up tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow?" Zhuang Sheng looked surprised. "Why are you so anxious all of a sudden?"
"Xiangdong and Liu Dazhuang's family have set a date for the day after tomorrow," Liu Ruonan explained simply. If Zhuang Sheng couldn't marry her before Liu Dazhuang, Liu Dazhuang's family would be in turmoil. If she became Zhuang Sheng's woman a day earlier, then no matter how much trouble Liu Dazhuang's family made, it wouldn't change this fact.
Zhuang Sheng nodded in understanding. Although he could sympathize with Liu Ruonan, time was indeed running out. Zhuang Sheng didn't know how to respond for a moment. After all, he couldn't do anything right now. Planning a wedding was a time-consuming and laborious task. He was too embarrassed to bother his aunt and uncle again.
"Tomorrow, then tomorrow!" While Zhuang Sheng was thinking, Chen Jianmin had already walked in, washed two tomatoes and handed one to Liu Ruonan and one to Zhuang Sheng.
"Thank you, Auntie." Liu Ruonan thanked him, but she just held the food in her hand without eating. Eating in front of others, especially during a conversation, always felt a bit impolite.
"Nannan, I know your situation. Since you are willing to marry our Zhuang Sheng, you will be a member of our family in the future. Tell me! I will do whatever you need to do now. It doesn't matter if time is tight. We have a large family, so we don't have to worry about anything."
As Chen Jianmin spoke, he moved a long bench and sat down next to him, and began to discuss the wedding seriously.
"Aunt, there's actually no need to do anything! Brother Zhuang Sheng's health isn't good enough for him to go to the wedding reception. When the time comes, just find a wedding band and I'll come by myself."
"How can this be possible? It would be a shame if the news got out that the groom didn't go to welcome the bride!" Chen Jianmin couldn't help but feel a little unbelievable when he heard Liu Ruonan say this, but then he thought again, Zhuang Sheng's current health condition is indeed not suitable for going to welcome the bride, and he can't just find a stretcher to carry him, right?
Oh! What should I do?
"It's okay, Auntie. Everyone in our village knows about Brother Zhuangsheng's situation, so we won't discuss it." Liu Ruonan paused and continued, "Auntie, Brother Zhuangsheng and I originally agreed that the betrothal gifts would be four large items and 800 yuan, and that these would be left to Xiangdong. This way, we can get rid of him and stop him from disrupting Brother Zhuangsheng and me."
"Yes, that's right. Xiangdong is a tough nut to crack." Chen Jianmin agreed, but he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable. The four big items and 800 yuan—in their village, only Liu Dazhuang's family could afford such a betrothal gift. Zhuang Sheng was in such a state, how could he afford a betrothal gift? He had basically given all his money to Zhuang Qiang's family.
But what about the Gao family? They were already poor, and couldn't afford to spend so much money. Chen Jianmin began to feel troubled.
"No, aunt. But I have just discussed with Xiangdong that those categories will be sent back to me as a dowry." Liu Ruonan no longer calls Xiangdong "dad" or "stepfather", but directly calls him by his full name. How sad it must be to do this! Chen Jianmin looked at Liu Ruonan in surprise:
"What did you say? You said Xiangdong would agree to send it back? How is that possible?"
"Let's not talk about this for now, aunt. I'll help you clean up the room now. After I get married to Brother Zhuang Sheng, I'll work hard to make money and build a house for myself." Liu Ruonan said, feeling guilty for causing trouble to their family.
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