Seeing his beloved's pouty, coquettish expression, Zhou Weijie felt his soul flutter. A surge of masculine pride welled up within him, and he embraced Zhao Xiuyun with boundless passion.
"Xiuyun, how do you want me to behave?"
Even if you asked me to pluck a star from the sky for you, I would do it!
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiuyun sneered inwardly: "Plucking stars from the sky? Do you have that ability?"
Instead of talking about empty rhetoric, let's get something real for ourselves.
However, Zhao Xiuyun knew in her heart that in their relationship, if the woman asked for something on her own, she would be in a subordinate position.
Therefore, she won't directly ask for things.
Instead, she feigned the innocent and pure look that men love, and looked at Zhou Weijie with a touched expression:
"Brother Weijie, you're so good to me."
I came to this unfamiliar place alone in the countryside, and was even slandered and isolated by Ruan, a fellow educated youth. If it weren't for your secret help, I might have starved and died of thirst long ago..."
Zhou Weijie listened to Zhao Xiuyun's words with great passion; after all, men all like to play the savior.
He might not be able to save the whole world, but he could certainly save a pitiful, weak woman.
Once again, Zhou Weijie felt the dignity of being a man through Zhao Xiuyun.
He straightened his back and said to Zhao Xiuyun with a firm expression:
"Xiuyun, you're my girlfriend, of course I'll cherish you!"
Since those people are bullying you, why don't we get married sooner? Then you can move in with me, and those people won't be able to bully you anymore!
Zhao Xiuyun said this in an attempt to get something in return from Zhou Weijie.
However, to my surprise, the other party brought up marriage.
If it were before meeting Zheng Sinian, Zhao Xiuyun might have agreed.
However, now that she has a better prospect, Zhao Xiuyun is less inclined to agree.
However, she was unwilling to let go of a backup option so easily.
Her eyes were red, her face even more moved, and she choked out a question to Zhou Weijie:
"Brother Weijie, are you really willing to marry me?"
I'm not as good at work as the girls in the village, and I'm not as healthy as they are either.
"Marrying me would be a burden to you..."
These polite words of refusal were automatically interpreted by Zhou Weijie as the other party being considerate of him.
Zhou Weijie was deeply moved by Zhao Xiuyun. He patted his chest and said with great pride, "Xiuyun, now that I've married you, I'll definitely take care of you. You don't need to worry about these things!"
If Zhou Weijie really cared about those things, why would he date a former educated youth?
Why not just marry a girl from the village?
"As long as you nod, I'll immediately have my family prepare a wedding feast and welcome you into the house in style!"
"..."
Zhao Xiuyun hadn't expected Zhou Weijie to press her so hard. She frowned, thought for a moment, and then spoke with a sorrowful tone:
"Brother Weijie, although we are both young people of the new era and advocate freedom of love."
However, since this is such an important matter as marriage, I should inform my family first. How about you let me write home first to tell them?
However, I'm a bit short on cash lately and can't afford stamps to send letters. You wait until the grain is distributed in a few days, then I'll use the grain to exchange for some money and send it back..."
Hearing Zhao Xiuyun's words, Zhou Weijie was filled with emotion: As expected of his girlfriend, she was so proud and self-disciplined. Even though he was her boyfriend, she wouldn't ask him for a single penny when she encountered difficulties...
"Silly girl, how could you be so silly? You're my boyfriend, I'll take care of everything, won't I?"
Zhou Weijie held Zhao Xiuyun's chin with his right hand, gazing at her with deep affection. As he gazed at her, his lips met hers...
With the strong smell of scallions in her mouth, Zhao Xiuyun instinctively resisted.
However, thinking of what he had said and the benefits she could get later, she suppressed her discomfort and endured Zhou Weijie's advances...
******
Counting the days, the packages that the Ruan family sent to him should have all arrived at the commune by now.
Ruan Miaomiao picked a day and rode the production team's oxcart towards the commune.
"Oh, Ruan Zhiqing, going to the commune to buy things again?"
On the oxcart, Aunt Wang from the village saw Ruan Miaomiao and greeted her warmly.
As soon as Aunt Wang said this, everyone on the oxcart looked at Ruan Miaomiao with envy.
Ruan Miaomiao smiled calmly and replied to Aunt Wang, "No, Aunt, I'm going to the commune post office to send some local specialties from our Jianshan Brigade back to my family so they can also taste the dried prickly pears from here."
As she said this, Ruan Miaomiao lifted the blue cloth covering the basket, revealing wild foods such as prickly pear, mushrooms, and bamboo shoots inside.
Aunt Wang recognized it at a glance as the one Ruan Zhiqing had exchanged with someone from the village.
I couldn't help but sigh, "Your parents are so lucky to have a daughter like you, Ruan Zhiqing."
"Even though the conditions in the countryside are so harsh, I still miss my parents back home..."
The rest of the people on the oxcart stared wide-eyed at what Aunt Wang said: What nonsense are you talking about?
I know your Aunt Wang and Ruan, the educated youth, are close, and you're always flattering Ruan.
But you can't just lie like that.
What does it mean to have harsh conditions when going to the countryside?
If the conditions for the educated youth were all difficult?
Wouldn't they have to die?
Ruan Miaomiao naturally felt the gazes of the people on the oxcart. She pulled up the blue cloth to cover the basket again and said with a proud expression:
"Of course, my parents love me, and I love them too."
Today, when I went to the commune post office to mail something, I also needed to pick up the package that my family sent me!
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