Xie Yan looked at the serious-looking captain, smiled, and said, "Captain, please don't get agitated. I was just asking. I didn't say I wouldn't agree. I agree!"
Xie Yan had really thought it through. He knew his own abilities very well; he simply couldn't endure the hardship of farming and was completely incapable of doing farm work. So, he was determined to seize any opportunity that offered him a chance to avoid working.
The next morning, the brigade leader's family started discussing their daughter's wedding. Although the brigade leader wanted to give his daughter a proper wedding, reality didn't allow it. After discussing it, they decided to just have a meal with the whole family that day, and the neighbors would give them some wedding candy.
At this time of year, every household has almost run out of food and is short of supplies. Even the brigade leader's family doesn't have much food left over.
Everyone is waiting for the crops to be harvested and the grain to be distributed, so people getting married at this time usually just have a meal with their own family.
Of course, it's also possible to wait until the grain is distributed before getting married, but Yu Yuehui disagrees. She wants to secure the person she likes as soon as possible. She doesn't want someone else to discover how good Xie Yan is and try to take him away from her. She's not confident that she can beat someone else in that situation.
After discussing it, the family decided to set the wedding for the middle of the month, when they would have almost finished all the work and only had time left to dry the wheat.
After learning about the outcome of the discussion with the Yu family, Xie Yan nodded in agreement. He also hoped to get married as soon as possible so that he wouldn't have to live in the educated youth settlement anymore. Don't underestimate the educated youth settlement; it's a small society with all sorts of dramatic events every day, not to mention a hierarchy of contempt!
Anyway, Xie Yan has a spacious and private house to live in, so why should he stay in this small educated youth settlement?
Yu Yue has already decided to return to the river for the thank-you banquet. They will stay at the Yu family's old courtyard. It will be so comfortable for the two of them to live in such a big courtyard!
Since Xie Yan and Yu Yuehui confirmed their marriage, Yu Yuehui has been openly bringing Xie Yan meals, almost without fail, from lunch to dinner.
Xie Yan also took his own rations from the educated youth settlement and delivered them to the Yu family. Since he didn't eat at the educated youth settlement, why should he give his own food to others?
Gu Bin was puzzled when he learned that Xie Yan was going to marry Yu Yuehui. He thought he knew Xie Yan well, but he really couldn't understand Xie Yan's current actions.
He found Xie Yan and asked directly, "I heard you're engaged to the brigade leader's daughter. Are you really planning to get married here?"
Xie Yan nodded, then looked at Gu Bin, "You must be very confused too, right?"
Gu Bin: "Of course! Do you know that if you get married here, you won't be able to go back? It's like giving up your chance to go back, do you understand?"
Xie Yan gazed wistfully into the distance, "Whether I get married or not makes no difference. I'm different from you; even if I don't get married, I can't go back!"
Gu Bin looked puzzled and was about to retort when Xie Yan stopped him, saying, "I'm different from you. Although we both come from the capital, we are fundamentally different. Even though you went to the countryside, your family didn't give up on you. They will still try to get you back, or if there's any chance to return to the city, they will pull strings to get you transferred back."
“But my family won’t. We’re just an ordinary family, and they have other children they love. When they reach a certain age, they’ll have to find jobs for them. So I haven’t had the chance to go back to the city since I went to the countryside!”
“Since there’s no going back, why shouldn’t I make my life better? So now, I should seize any opportunity to live a good life. You know what we educated youth ate at the settlement. I was so sick of it that I didn’t want to eat for another day.”
"Besides, I'm such a foodie. If I keep eating like this at our educated youth settlement, I'll become depressed!"
After listening, Gu Bin swallowed the words of comfort in his heart. Since Xie Yan had already made up her mind, he chose to offer his blessings. He had actually sensed that Xie Yan's family situation was probably not very good, after all, Xie Yan had been in the countryside for so long and had not received any packages from home.
When he went to pick up his package last time, he specifically asked if there was anything he needed and even had the postman check it twice, but there was nothing. When he came back, he told Xie Yan about it, and Xie Yan's expression at the time was not disappointed or anything, as if he already knew there would be no package for him!
He patted Xie Yan on the shoulder, "Brother, whatever decision you make, I support you. Although I don't quite understand what you're doing, since you've thought it through so clearly, I won't say anything more. Anyway, a woman's face is just a shell, whether she's pretty or not isn't that important."
There's a saying that goes, "No matter what a woman looks like, they all look the same when the lights are off!"
"In our village, the brigade leader's family is indeed a good choice. Who knows, you might be able to go back with their help in the future?"
Xie Yan rolled her eyes. What Gu Bin was saying? Yu Yuehui wasn't that ugly, was she? She was just a little bit chubby.
In this day and age, being fat represents a kind of strength!
Do you understand?
Although Xie Yan knew that Gu Bin meant well and genuinely considered him a brother when he said those words, he still felt quite uncomfortable. Judging women's appearance seemed to be an age-old topic. Just imagine all those beer-bellied men in the future, each of them thinking they were incredibly handsome and pointing fingers at any beautiful woman they passed by!
This man's confidence is inexplicable!
It truly remains unchanged throughout the ages!
Although he had a lot of complaints in his heart, Xie Yan still had to smile on the surface. Afraid that his expression was too obvious, he tried to lighten the mood by joking, "Hey! Who says otherwise? I'll treat you to wedding candy when I get married in a few days!"
Gu Bin smiled and said, "Okay! Then I'll wait for your wedding candy."
He continued, "But if you need anything to buy these next few days, or anything else you need help with, just let me know. I'll definitely help if I can! This is a very important matter for you, brother, so I'll do my best to help you if you need anything!"
Xie Yan laughed and put his arm around Gu Bin's shoulder, "Hehe, we really are brothers! I haven't even opened my mouth yet and you already know! Our teamwork is amazing! If there were a teamwork competition, the two of us would definitely win first place!"
Gu Bin rolled his eyes. "You only remember we're good brothers now that you need something? Haha... So, what is it?"
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