He hasn't participated in any lively events in a long time.
It was obvious during lunch that he and the baby were also given special treatment.
Sangsang and Ada's bowls were filled with cabbage and potatoes, while his and Naituan's bowls each had an egg, and his bowl also had two slices of cured meat.
Although this place is poor and isolated from the outside world, the villagers are simple and kind, making it a very good place.
It's one thing to watch an old man and a sixteen-year-old girl eat vegetarian milk balls, but how could a grown man like him possibly eat them?
"Sangsang, you and Grandpa can eat the meat in my bowl too."
Hearing what Sheng-ge said, Sang-sang happily put the meat into her mouth, her eyes crinkling into crescents, and then ran over to pick up a piece of meat for her grandfather.
Sang Sang: "#￥%%……\\u0026".
(Brother Sheng let my grandfather and me eat too; he's not only kind but also filial.)
After saying a few words, she happily ran back to continue feeding Li Sheng.
That feeling that something's not quite right is back.
It wasn't until the afternoon, when Sangsang changed into a red floral dress and wore a freshly woven red flower wreath on her head, that she walked up to Li Sheng.
"Brother Sheng, do you think I'm pretty?"
Like a blooming wildflower, it has a unique beauty.
Li Sheng had some questions: "You're only sixteen years old, is this a happy occasion for you?"
He did learn from the book that in some backward areas, women were considered mature and eligible to marry and have children once they started menstruating.
Sangsang took another set of clothes out of the house and put it in Li Sheng's arms.
"Yes, I'm sixteen now, it's a happy occasion for me and Sheng-ge."
What?
etc!
Is there some mistake here?
How could he not know he was getting married again? He was looking forward to the wedding banquet, but it turned out to be his own wedding.
He would rather starve than eat this meal.
"No! I don't agree to this marriage. Have you made a mistake somewhere?"
Sangsang paused upon hearing this, her expression changing several times before finally turning sad and trembling with tears.
"What's wrong with Sangsang? Is it because she's not fair-skinned and not as pretty as other women, or because she can't read or write? Brother Sheng clearly praised Sangsang for being pretty and having a beautiful name. Why can't she be my man? I'll treat Brother Sheng very well in the future."
Is it true that any man who comes to this village will be forced to marry? He's only been here for less than 24 hours and he's already getting married. No normal person could accept that, right?
Even if the little girl in front of me is pretty, pshaw! Is that what being pretty is all about?
He had to stop it. The only person he could communicate with was Sangsang, and he had to reason with her and persuade her to change her mind.
“Sangsang, praising you and becoming partners are two different things. I’ve crossed paths with countless people in my life. If we’re talking about marriage, I don’t know how many times I’ve been married. Besides, you’re only sixteen. If you’re even dating, it’s considered puppy love. I’m twenty-four, I’ll be eating the food of twenty-five, and I’ll be thirty soon. I’m only a few steps away from forty. Being over fifty is just a few blinks away. Do you think we’re a good match? I’m an old cow, I can’t eat young grass. I’m not worthy.”
Sangsang vehemently objected, not seeing it as a problem: "If Sangsang thinks it's okay, does your disagreement mean you don't like me, that you hate me, that I'm terrible?"
How was he supposed to answer? They'd only known each other for less than a day, and he was being asked such a profound question. But before he could even answer, Sangsang left in tears.
When he came in again, it was already evening. Sangsang's eyes were red and swollen and still wet. He felt a lot of guilt.
"I'm sorry, some things can't be forced."
Ada and several other elderly people in the village followed behind Sangsang.
Sang Sang was put in charge of the translation role.
"If you agree, you'll be my grandson-in-law, and I'll provide you with good food and drink to help you recover. If you don't agree, I'll throw you both into the pigpen to sleep and eat with the pigs until you agree."
Forcing someone to be a grandson-in-law? I've never seen such an unreasonable request in my life. It's truly eye-opening. I'm just curious why he insists on being this grandson-in-law. If they really lock him up here, aren't they afraid he'll call the police after he gets out?
“I am very grateful that you saved me, but it is impossible for you to force me to be a bandit’s grandson-in-law here. Your detention of me is illegal.”
Hearing Sheng-ge's words, Sang-sang cried again, even more sadly, and collapsed onto the bedside, sobbing.
Seeing his granddaughter crying so sadly, Ada immediately became angry and was about to order someone to throw Li Sheng into the pigsty, but Sangsang stopped him in time.
"Grandpa, no! Sheng-ge is still injured."
Ada was heartbroken to see his granddaughter so upset. His granddaughter was as beautiful as a flower, how could someone not want her? He said, "I don't believe I can't teach him a lesson. Let's see how long he can stay hard."
Sangsang didn't want to force the issue: "Grandpa, why don't we wait until Sheng-ge's injuries heal before sending him away?"
Ada scolded his granddaughter a few times. It was not easy for a knowledgeable man from outside to come to the village, so he had to stay: "You don't want him? If you don't care, someone else will. He has to stay in the family and be a man. I love you, so I specially left him for you. In the future, the child will have a knowledgeable and educated father, and the child will also be knowledgeable and educated. When you have children, the relationship will be better, and you will be able to control him. Then you can leave here and go to the city to live a good life. It would be best if you could take all the children from our village with you to live outside."
She knew she couldn't persuade her grandfather, but Sheng-ge's injuries were so severe that he definitely couldn't sleep in the pigsty.
"Since Grandpa is so badly injured, he can't escape the pigpen, so let's just leave him here lying down and tie the door up from the outside."
Li Sheng didn't know what they were talking about, but the people who were about to drag him away stopped because Sang Sang spoke.
He just hoped the person picking him up would arrive soon. After the drone shrunk to a rectangle, it stopped moving. He didn't know if it was reliable or not; if it wasn't, it really was being forcibly taken.
Soon everyone left the room, leaving only Sangsang.
"Sheng-ge will never be my man, no matter what?"
He said he was worried about the serious consequences, but he could see that the beautiful girl in front of him was a sincere, passionate and kind person. Emotions can sometimes be as light as a feather and as lowly as grass, but at other times they can be as sincere, holy and heavy as Mount Tai.
He chose to tell the truth: "You are beautiful and have a lovely name, which is very admirable, but I cannot be your man. You will meet a more suitable partner in the future."
"If you have the opportunity and means, you can go out and see the world. It's wonderful. There are all kinds of boys your age out there, and there are some more suitable ones who make your heart flutter and with whom you can have mutual affection. Of course, finding a partner is not an absolute must. Life is wonderful and there are many ways to live it."
The girl was deeply moved by these words, and the emotions in her eyes intensified. She took the initiative to tell Li Sheng many things.
“Sangsang was one of the few people in the village who had seen what the outside world looked like. Back then, her parents would come back from outside and give her money to go to school in town.”
"She only came back once. After that, she never saw her parents again. It was as if she had disappeared and never came back to this small village."
"Many people from the village have gone out to seek their fortunes, but none of them have ever returned."
"Gradually, only the elderly, a few people who dared not go out, and abandoned children remained in the village."
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