Grandma Qian rolled her eyes at her granddaughter's wilted appearance and said in an annoyed tone, "So what if you're dating? It's only a matter of time. But let's make it clear, you two will live separately outside. You can't always be hanging out together."
Qian Xiao immediately understood what her grandmother meant: "Hehe, no, we'll be careful, Grandma, don't you think it's too early for us to be dating?"
Goodness, one is seventeen and the other is fifteen, it feels like they're playing house with little kids.
"What do you mean 'early'? There used to be people who got married right away at this age. But these days, it's not about getting married too early. You two can talk about it in a few years."
Judging from the energy of Zhou's grandson, you know this day won't be too late. But the child is a good one. After all these years, I haven't seen any major problems with him. He's also incredibly good to my Erdan.
"Do Chengcheng's family know about this?" She won't agree to this if we don't tell her family.
"I don't know, we only started dating yesterday."
"Then just pretend we don't know anything and see what that kid does. If he tries to secretly date, our family won't allow it."
At this time, Qian Xiao didn't really understand the rules, and she just listened to whatever her grandmother said: "I will listen to Grandma."
Old Man Qian frowned. He didn't really want his granddaughter to get married too early. The happiest days for a girl are the ten or so years she spends at her parents' home. But thinking about what his wife had just said, that they should wait a few more years before getting married, he didn't object.
My granddaughter is a golden phoenix; she finally managed to fly out of the countryside. She can't possibly come back to find a country boy, because they wouldn't be able to talk to each other. It seems that the Zhou family's grandson is the most suitable one. Let's see how it goes, and if it doesn't work out, we can always find someone else.
Of course, he only thought these words to himself and wouldn't say them out loud, otherwise his own granddaughter would make him feel uncomfortable.
The second and third aunts were both very happy. The young man was a good person, and he was also quite handsome and refined. He was a perfect match for their Erdan. Judging from how warmly the young man treated their Erdan, he wouldn't treat Erdan badly.
The second and third uncles both frowned. Their eldest niece was so young and had already been taken advantage of. They couldn't help but feel uncomfortable about it.
Qian Sanbao exclaimed loudly, "Erdan, what's the rush? We've just started working, there are plenty of good young men out there, we have to be careful in choosing!"
Auntie patted Uncle: "Don't talk nonsense. There aren't many boys as good as Chengcheng. Erdan and Chengcheng grew up together since they were little. They know each other better than someone you met later in life."
Uncle scratched his head: "That's true. Let's see how this kid performs. But we shouldn't get married too early. You're still a child."
When Auntie heard this, she took a good look at Erdan. Sure enough, he had grown taller, but he hadn't developed properly yet. He looked as thin as a cucumber. If it weren't for his face and hair, you would have thought he was some boy.
"Alright, let's not talk about this yet. Let's see how the Zhou family handles it first."
What to do? Sun Kaicheng grinned as he entered the yard, and Grandpa and Grandma Zhou could immediately tell how happy their grandson was.
Grandpa Zhou clicked his tongue and said, "Oh my, why is our Chengcheng so happy today? Did he find money on the way here?"
Grandma Zhou glanced at her husband and asked, "Chengcheng's here. Are you tired? Would you like something to eat?"
The elderly couple didn't have it as hard as other families these past three years. At the beginning, Chengcheng brought back a lot of grain for them, and their daughter and son-in-law would also send them food from time to time. They could eat as much as the two of them, and it even helped to supplement their diet.
"Grandpa, Grandma, I'm not tired. I ate breakfast this morning and came here. I brought you some things, Grandma, please keep them safe and don't be reluctant to eat them."
Although the elderly couple didn't go hungry, everyone was struggling financially, so they couldn't live too well either. They tried to eat as little as possible each day, and they had lost a lot of weight over the past three years. However, their spirits were still good, so Sun Kaicheng wasn't too worried about their health.
"Eat, eat, don't worry, we won't treat ourselves badly. Why are you so happy? What good thing happened?" Isn't my grandson always putting on a serious face and acting like an adult?
"Hehe, hehe, Grandpa and Grandma, I have a boyfriend now." Sun Kaicheng didn't feel anything was wrong with saying such a thing when he was only seventeen years old.
The old couple paused, wondering if the girl from the Qian family had been won over. Wasn't this a bit too fast?
I thought it would be the hardest time for him to find a wife, but I didn't expect that he would find a wife for me so early. I thought that Erdan was still immature and didn't understand things, so I thought I would have to wait a long time. How did I manage to get her?
"Is she a girl from the Qian family?" But we still need to confirm.
"Yes, it's Erdan." How could there be anyone else? It's already difficult enough to raise just this one.
Grandma Zhou clapped her hands, her face crinkling with laughter: "This is great news! How did you two decide to do this?"
As a knowledgeable and cultured old lady, Grandma Zhou is still very cheerful. She believes that free love is good and that the feelings between people are deeper than those between people who are married off by arranged marriage.
But after arriving here, she learned about the local customs quite well. Unlike in the city, where two young people can date for a while before discussing other things, here, if people find out that they are just dating and don't talk about marriage, they will be gossiped about.
Sun Kaicheng scratched his head: "Huh! What did you say?" Isn't it normal for two people to date for a year or two first, and then naturally discuss marriage when their feelings are in place?
In an apocalypse, it's even simpler. If two people hit it off, they just move in together. Nobody thinks about marriage or anything like that. If they don't get along, they just break up.
He definitely never thought about breaking up. He had thought it through carefully before getting together with Erdan. He didn't think about anything else, just that the two of them would date for a while and then naturally get married when they got older.
Grandpa Zhou rolled his eyes at his grandson with disdain: "What you're saying is disrespectful to the woman. If you're dating, you should be dating with marriage in mind. You're not thinking about anything. Isn't that just being a scoundrel?"
"Ah! I didn't mean that. When I'm dating Erdan, I'm definitely thinking about marriage. We're not old enough yet, so we're thinking of waiting two or three years before talking about it."
He's still a child, so it's understandable that he might not think things through. Grandma Zhou thought for a moment and said, "You're not wrong to think that way, but society doesn't allow for that kind of thinking now. You should think more about Erdan."
"Then what should I do?" He wanted to get married right away, but how could it be possible when they were both so young?
"Pack some things later, and your grandfather and I will go over there together. Let the two families meet first, as a process of getting to know each other."
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