Chapter 167 It's all a joke
After seeing everything, Zhu Zhu suddenly realized that the questions she had wanted to ask before were all a joke. However, there were still some questions she had to ask: "Are you dating Qin Jiajia?"
Zhu Zhu asked the question very softly, but Jiang Shang and Qin Jiajia both heard it.
Qin Jiajia was a little nervous when facing Zhu Zhu. After all, before this, Zhu Zhu and Jiang Shang were a couple in other people's eyes, and even if she didn't care, she still cared about it.
She was also waiting for Jiang Shang's reply.
Jiang Shang looked at Zhu Zhu in front of him. This person had been pursuing him for many years. When they were children, their families said that they would get married when they grew up, and he never refused. Originally, they might have entered into marriage, but now...
He tightened his grip on Qin Jiajia's hand and looked at Zhu Zhu with unwavering eyes: "Yes, I'm dating Qin Jiajia."
Zhu Zhu thought she couldn't possibly laugh, but at this moment she actually laughed: "Oh, I see. Then congratulations to you both."
"Sister Zhu Zhu?!" Jiang Yan looked at her in surprise.
Not only Jiang Yan, but the other two were equally surprised.
"What? Do you think I should hysterically oppose you? Or target you at every turn?" Perhaps she would have thought that way before talking to Xiao Taohua, but now, having seen things clearly, Zhu Zhu's heart still aches, but as Xiao Taohua said, there are plenty of fish in the sea. Since Jiang Shang doesn't like her, Zhu Zhu's pride won't allow her to do anything more.
Even if my heart aches terribly, I'll have nothing to do with this person anymore.
Zhu Zhu believes that these hurts will eventually disappear, and she will be able to face them calmly in the future.
Jiang Shang looked at the calm Zhu Zhu and felt a little disappointed for some reason, but still said, "No, since you can accept it calmly, it is a good thing for us."
Jiang Yan wanted to say something, but Zhu Zhu pulled her back, so she had to reluctantly shut up.
Zhu Zhu laughed and said, "You're joking. We never had a clear relationship to begin with, so we won't have one in the future. Jiang Yan, let's go gather some firewood; there's not much left in the kitchen."
Jiang Yan looked at Jiang Shang, then at Zhu Zhu, and nodded, saying, "Sister Zhu Zhu, let's go quickly."
"Okay, slow down, walk properly, don't drag people along."
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to Sister Zhu Zhu."
Their conversation drifted further and further apart, one lively and the other gentle. Jiang Shang's gaze followed Zhu Zhu's retreating figure with complicated emotions until she turned the corner and disappeared from sight.
Looking at Jiang Shang like this, Qin Jiajia felt a sense of unease and couldn't help but say, "Jiang Shang, what if you regret this..."
"Jiajia, what are you saying? We love each other. I told you before that I have nothing to do with Zhu Zhu. Don't feel burdened. We are completely innocent with each other."
Qin Jiajia smiled: "Yes, I believe you."
Jiang Shang couldn't help but pull Qin Jiajia's hand: "How can you be so kind?"
A blush crept onto the woman's cool face. She shrank back a little shyly, but ultimately couldn't bear to pull her hand away: "You're very nice too. I'm lucky to have met you."
"Really?" Jiang Shang was pleasantly surprised. He never heard Qin Jiajia confess her feelings so proactively before.
"Yes, I'm very lucky."
Jiang Shang was so happy he forgot himself. All his previous worries were put aside. He just wanted to announce to the whole world that he and Qin Jiajia were dating.
"Okay, everyone's watching."
"What's wrong with looking at this? We're a couple."
Qin Jiajia softly hummed in agreement.
Jiang Shang was overjoyed; he felt he could never have been happier than today.
Once Jiang Yan pulled Zhu Zhu away, the smile on her face calmed down after everyone else was gone.
"Sister Zhu Zhu." Jiang Yan looked at her with concern.
"It's okay. Although I still like him a little, it will pass eventually. Alright, don't worry about me. Since we can't be together, it means we're not meant to be. Let's go, let's gather firewood."
“But why does Qin Jiajia have the right to do this! And Uncle and Aunt will definitely not agree!” Jiang Yan said excitedly when talking about Jiang Shang’s parents. “Sister Zhu Zhu, Jiang Shang and Qin Jiajia can’t possibly be together. Uncle and Aunt like you so much, you’re already their chosen daughter-in-law. What is Qin Jiajia? Come on, let’s send a telegram to Uncle and Aunt. Since Jiang Shang has been seduced by Qin Jiajia, Uncle and Aunt will definitely be able to persuade him to change his ways. Otherwise, it would be too unfair to your relationship of so many years!” The more Jiang Yan thought about it, the more she felt that this was the right thing to do. She grabbed Zhu Zhu’s hand and was about to run towards the town to send the telegram.
"Jiang Yan, that's enough!" Zhu Zhu shook off Jiang Yan's hand, her tone unusually stern.
"Sister Zhu Zhu?"
Perhaps realizing the severity of her tone, Zhu Zhu took a deep breath: "Jiang Yan, let's leave it at that. I'm tired, so I won't go to collect firewood today. I'll sit here and rest for a while."
The two people at the educated youth settlement definitely hadn't left. She didn't want to go gather firewood anymore, so she just found a spot and sat down without caring whether it was dirty or not.
Jiang Yan was at a loss.
Although Zhu Zhu knew Jiang Yan meant well, the thought of sending a telegram to Jiang Shang's parents, and how Jiang Shang's parents, regardless of their attitude, would ultimately...
After thinking about it, Zhu Zhu gave a self-deprecating smile. Sure enough, this was reality.
"Sister Zhu Zhu, are you feeling unwell? If you're not feeling well..."
Zhu Zhu sighed helplessly, "Jiang Yan, can you give me some peace and quiet?"
"Sister Zhu Zhu, I'm sorry." Jiang Yan felt terrible about herself, as if everything she said was making Sister Zhu Zhu angry.
Zhu Zhu could tell that Jiang Yan was uncomfortable, but she didn't want to comfort anyone right now.
After sitting on the ground, he leaned against the wall and closed his eyes.
Jiang Yan's mouth moved, but in the end she didn't say anything and sat down next to Zhu Zhu.
Zhu Zhu sensed the movement beside her, but did not open her eyes. The two of them sat there until the sun went down.
This much time was enough for Zhu Zhu to figure things out and even decide her future. First of all, there was no possibility between her and Jiang Shang anymore. Zhu Zhu had her own pride and wasn't the type to be desperate. Of course, Zhu Zhu had to admit that if she hadn't had that conversation with Xiao Taohua earlier, she probably would have continued to deceive herself.
But now...
"Let's go, Jiang Yan." The person leaning against the wall suddenly opened their eyes, without the slightest hesitation.
"Sister Zhu Zhu?"
"Okay. Let's go." Zhu Zhu stood up first, then pulled Jiang Yan up as well.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine now. I'm sorry about before."
"No, no, it's my fault. Sister Zhu, you can tell me anything if you have anything to say. I won't say anything."
"Okay, thank you." Zhu Zhu stepped forward and hugged the other person.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, I was watching the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics while trying to write this, which was really inefficient...
(End of this chapter)
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