Chapter 31: The innocent educated youth who was deceived 13 ...
"Eh? Have you heard? The kid from the Shen family came back a while ago. I heard he's become quite successful out there. I saw him getting out of a military jeep yesterday. Didn't you see that car? It was quite impressive!"
"It's not that I'm rich, but Shen Xiannian was lucky to have helped a great man with military merit. He personally sent him back and gave him a lot of gifts."
"That's about right. With such a person as your partner, you will definitely get a lot of benefits in the future."
At this time, an old lady spoke up, "Isn't Qiao Zhiqing dating him? Will he still be interested in Qiao Zhiqing now that he's rich?"
The old lady's eyes rolled around, and there was some hope in her words.
Her daughter Hehua had liked Shen Xiannian before, but she despised the Shen family for being poor and having a fool to support at home, so she refused to let her daughter meet Shen Xiannian. At that time, she was relieved when she heard that the female educated youth named Qiao was with Shen Xiannian. Now she didn't expect that Shen Xiannian had suddenly become rich, and she couldn't help but have some feelings for him.
"Well, how could he possibly look down on me? This young man isn't an official. He just did a small favor for a big shot. He's already given a gift, so there's no relationship anymore. He's still living in the dirt like the rest of us. Why would he look down on me, Zhiqing Qiao?"
The person who spoke was a woman wearing a headscarf. She had a good relationship with Aunt Miao, Shen's handkerchief friend. She always heard her talk about how much Shen's mother liked Qiao Yin, so she knew more clearly.
"Let's take a step back and say, what man wouldn't like Qiao Zhiqing's attractive looks? I see that the Shen family kid is so obsessed with her that he can't wait to marry her. I even heard Shen Guifen say yesterday that they were choosing a date to get married."
The old lady curled her lips somewhat unwillingly, but said nothing more when she saw this. After all, the educated young man Qiao was indeed good-looking, and her lotus was not even a little bit inferior.
Shen Xiannian's trip to Guangzhou this time was indeed deeply touching.
After arriving in Guangshi, he found that the outside world had undergone earth-shaking changes, and he also discovered business opportunities that could make money. So after selling grain with Lao Zhang and others, he used this first pot of gold to buy a truckload of electronic watches and nylon socks in Guangshi, and then sold them in this city, making five times the money.
On the way back, he happened to meet an old man who had a sudden heart attack. He helped send the old man to the hospital. Unexpectedly, the old man was a retired leader. His son was also a regiment commander. In gratitude for his life-saving grace, he promised to contact the best brain doctor for him.
The head of the group happened to be at the police station in their city to do some business, so he sent him back and told him to go to Guangzhou City to find him if he needed help with anything in the future.
Shen Xiannian made a lot of money this time and brought back a lot of food and daily necessities. To avoid trouble, he said that they were gifts from others to thank him. Now the villagers are saying that he has hooked up with a big shot and got a lot of benefits. He didn't deny it. If he has something rare in the future and others see it, he will have an explanation.
He understood very well that wealth should not be shown off.
This incident only caused a small stir in Green Water Bay, and soon no one paid attention to it. Everyone thought that Shen Xiannian was just lucky enough to help the leader once, and that he could just give some good things to repay the gift. Therefore, although they were envious of those good things, they had no other thoughts, which was exactly what Shen Xiannian wanted to see.
The chief said that the doctor who could perform the surgery on my sister had gone abroad for an exchange and wouldn't be back for two months. Shen Xiannian wasn't in a hurry. He had waited all these years, so two months wouldn't hurt.
But he was afraid of letting Shen's mother be happy for nothing, so he didn't say anything definite, only saying that there was hope that his sister would return to normal. But even if there was only a 50% chance, it was enough to make Shen's mother burst into tears.
If there's anything she can't let go of after all these years, it's her little daughter who never grows up, and besides that, her son's marriage...
"Since An An still has two months to go before she can have surgery, why not get your relationship with Yin Yin settled as soon as possible?"
Qiao Yin was sitting on the side listening to the two people talking. When she heard this unexpectedly, she looked up reflexively and her eyes met Shen Xiannian's. She felt inexplicably nervous and buried her head shyly, not daring to look at Shen's mother.
"Mom, there's no rush to get married. Don't worry about it. We have it figured out."
Mother Shen's expression paused for a moment, her face full of surprise.
His own son holds Yin Yin in his hands for fear of losing her, and holds her in his mouth for fear of her melting. He only thinks about how to bring her back. Why is he not in a hurry to marry her now?
Qiao Yin lowered her head, and the expression on her face could not be seen clearly.
"You just want to fool me. What do you mean by knowing the answer? What do you really know? The most important thing is to marry Yin Yin as soon as possible."
Mother Shen glared at him with dismay. Yin Yin was obviously willing, so why was he hesitating?
She understands her son well, and he is definitely not one of those fickle men.
But Shen Xiannian didn't answer. He just smiled and asked Shen's mother to try the bragi he brought back for them from Guangzhou. He bought two for each of them, and Qiao Yin and Shen Anan also bought two.
Mother Shen hammered him twice. Yin Yin was still there, and she was afraid of asking some questions that might upset her. She had no choice but to shut up and planned to ask her son what his plans were later.
"Mom! Mom! Come here quickly, the chicken is pecking my butt!"
Mother Shen was about to say something when she heard Shen Anan's panicked and anxious shouts outside, accompanied by a "clucking" sound, and the whole place was in chaos.
Shen's mother raised a few chickens in the backyard. There was a rooster that was particularly fierce and liked to peck people at every turn. Shen Anan accidentally let it out when she was feeding the chickens, and now it was chasing Shen Anan all over the yard.
When Shen's mother heard it, she knew that the chicken had pecked someone again, and she quickly ran out to "rescue" Shen Anan.
As soon as Shen's mother left, Qiao Yin and Shen Xiannian were the only ones left in the room. Shen Xiannian didn't notice that Qiao Yin had been lying there with her head down for quite a while. He laughed twice at this moment, as if he found Shen Anan's cry interesting. While talking to Qiao Yin, he was rummaging through another package on the table.
"Yinyin, I brought you two skirts from Guangzhou. Come and try them on to see if you like them."
Shen Xiannian came over with the two skirts, and seeing that Qiao Yin didn't respond, he called her twice:
"Yin Yin? Yin Yin?"
When Qiao Yin raised her little face, Shen Xiannian realized that her big eyes were filled with tears, flowing all over her little face. Her little mouth was pouting, and her pitiful appearance made Shen Xiannian's heart suddenly tighten.
He hurriedly held her shoulders, looked at her anxiously and distressedly and asked:
"What's wrong with you, Yinyin? Why are you crying all of a sudden? Weren't you fine just now?"
Qiao Yin just looked at him with red eyes, not saying a word, as if she had suffered a great injustice, her eyes filled with sadness, resentment, and grievance...
"Yinyin, stop crying. Speak up. What happened? Did someone bully you?"
Shen Xiannian was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. For the first time, the 1.80-meter-tall man felt at a loss. He held the person in his arms carefully and distressedly.
"You are the one who bullies me, wuwuwu...you Chen Shimei...you are a bad guy, wuwuwu..."
Qiao Yin buried herself in his arms and cried, every word she spoke was an accusation against him.
Chen Xiannian really didn't know what was wrong with him. He listened to Qiao Yin's words in confusion, without refuting her. He patted Qiao Yin's back gently with one hand, and after a while he asked cautiously:
"My dear, how did I bully you? Why are you still calling me Chen Shimei? You can't say that."
Chen Shimei was a scumbag who abandoned his original wife to marry someone else. How could he be that kind of person? He had set his sights on Yin Yin, and she was the only one for him in his life. There would never be anyone else.
"You said you're not Chen Shimei, then why don't you want to marry me? You clearly... clearly said before you left that you would marry me when you came back. Now that you've made a lot of money, you've changed your mind, right?... Woo woo woo..."
Upon hearing this reason, Shen Xiannian felt a little amused and numb, and a trickle of warmth and numbness passed through his heart.
Only then did he realize that Yin Yin also wanted to marry him.
He lowered his head and kissed the top of Qiao Yin's black head. A brilliant smile spread across his face, and the laughter that escaped from his throat shook his chest.
"My dear, how could I not want to marry you? I dream of marrying you. I said that because I was afraid you haven't decided to marry me yet."
He let go of Qiao Yin in his arms, looked down at her, and gently wiped her tears with his rough fingertips, not daring to use any more strength for fear of hurting her delicate skin.
He explained seriously, "Yinyin, the big shot I met in Guangzhou this time told me something: the college entrance exam will be resumed, and the official notice will be issued nationwide soon. I know you've been reviewing your high school knowledge. Do you want to take the college entrance exam?"
Qiao Yin looked at him with her lips slightly parted, and suddenly understood what he was worried about. She moved her lips to explain:
"I want to take the college entrance examination, but I don't want to be separated from you. Didn't we agree on this..."
Shen Xiannian nodded very gently, holding her face and said:
"I know you're not that kind of person, but dear, I hope you can think it through. If you're with me, others might look down on you for having a country bumpkin husband. When you get into college, you'll meet all sorts of people as outstanding as you. I'm afraid you'll regret marrying me so early."
"That's why I didn't agree to marry you right away. If you don't want to marry me, I won't force you. I will still support you to go to college, and you don't have to worry about anything—"
Before he could finish his words, Qiao Yin covered his mouth with her hand, staring at him with her big almond-shaped eyes and said:
"You think you're so great, don't you? You won't force me, and you don't have to worry about anything. I think you just don't want to marry me. If you don't want to marry me, just tell me earlier, and I'll leave right away!"
He had said so much, every word was for her consideration, but if she really broke up with him for the college entrance examination, could he really sit still? I'm afraid he would have spared no effort to win her back.
When Shen Xiannian heard her say this, he quickly shook his head and wrapped his arms around her tightly. Qiao Yin was like a little white rabbit in his arms, unable to break free from the ferocious and huge cheetah.
Shen Xiannian kissed her eyes twice more to comfort her. He held her face with his two not-so-soft but very broad palms, resting his forehead against hers, and raised the corners of his mouth:
"My dear, you know that I dream of marrying you. Now you mean you are willing to marry me too, right?"
Without waiting for Qiao Yin to answer, he continued:
"Then you are mine now. I won't let you go easily. I'll tell mom that we'll get married next month."
Qiao Yin really understood him. Even if she looked down on him and wanted to kick him out after getting into college, he wouldn't give up easily. He would study, make money, and stay by her side until she accepted him again. Because he had a paranoia hidden in his bones that he didn't even realize, he would never let go so easily.
But now, facing Qiao Yin, who shared his feelings, he felt a sense of comfort and tenderness. He didn't know how to relieve it, so he could only hold her close and whisper "wife" in her ear over and over again, making Qiao Yin's cheeks red. Finally, he couldn't help but gently bite Qiao Yin's delicate red lips, eagerly absorbing the sweetness...
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Author's note: Sorry everyone, I got the chapter order wrong! I posted chapter 32 as chapter 31, and I've replaced it. Please take note.
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