Chapter 336 Let’s Get Married
In addition to teaching materials, there were naturally a lot of things that Fu Weixin and his grandfather asked him to bring, but Fu Nanzheng left in a hurry, so he didn't bring much.
The main purpose of Fu Nanzheng's visit this time was for Yue Sizhu, so he didn't waste any time and asked about Yue Sizhu's situation directly.
Li Zhan did not hide anything and told him how Yue Sizhu was retaliated against by Wu Yun because she rejected him, and then she was taken hostage at sea, where she fell into the water and fell seriously ill.
"Third brother, I'm sorry. It was because we were not careful when we took action that Wu Yun succeeded and caused Comrade Yue to suffer so much."
Fu Nanzheng felt really distressed when he heard this, thinking that she had suffered so much in such a short period of time.
She has been on this island for so many years, there must be many more things he doesn't know.
Fu Nanzheng patted Li Zhan's shoulder and said, "It's none of your business. It's me... I was too messy and came to see her too late."
That year, Yue Sizhu broke up with him decisively, and said that her family had already arranged another fiancé for her, who even had a name, and that the two of them would soon go to the island to join the production team.
In a fit of anger, he ignored Yue Sizhu and even got angry when someone mentioned her name.
Three years passed like this. He heard that her 'fiancé' had returned to Beijing from the island where he had been sent to work in the countryside with his wife and children to visit his relatives. He went there, wanting to secretly take a look at her, if only to find out how she was doing.
Even if... to see her child.
But when he looked over, he found that the wife of his 'fiancé' was not Yue Sizhu at all.
Fu Nanzheng thought that the man was just giving up, so he went up and punched him without saying a word. Fortunately, Luo Cheng stopped him.
Later, I found out that his original fiancée was his current wife, and he and Yue Sizhu were just ordinary classmates. Moreover, the island they went to was not the same as Yue Sizhu's.
Fu Nanzheng was completely confused. He checked again and found out that she did not go to the southern island with the others, but went to the bitter cold Emerald Island with her parents.
I originally wanted to go find her impulsively.
But the situation was serious at that time. The Fu family had already been criticized for helping to get Yue's father out of prison. He couldn't harm the whole family for the sake of his children's affair.
This matter was delayed again.
He secretly sent telegrams, letters, and packages, but they were all returned by Yue Sizhu.
He even secretly went to Emerald Island to look for Yue Sizhu, but Yue Sizhu did not refuse to see him. He waited at the door of Yue's house for two days, but Yue Sizhu did not come out for two days, refusing to see him completely.
Later, he asked Luo Cheng to help send things over, and only then did Yue Sizhu receive them.
The last time he came to see Xia Juanjuan and Li Zhan off, they were already at the door, so he should have rushed up to meet her regardless of anything else.
She refused to see him or respond to his letters and telegrams, probably because she was worried about getting him into trouble.
That's why the boundaries are drawn so clearly.
If she really didn't love him anymore, then why didn't she want to get married for all these years?
If they had met without caring about anything last time, she wouldn't have suffered all these hardships and almost drowned in the sea!
Fu Nanzheng didn't want to delay at all this time, and asked: "Li Zhan, is there a boat going to Emerald Island today? Can I take it?"
Li Zhan also knew that he was anxious, so he nodded and said, "There is a boat going there in the afternoon."
Xia Juanjuan was a little worried. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "Third brother, be prepared. Sister Yue now... has a bad reputation on the island. If you hear anything, don't get angry."
Fu Nanzheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Don't worry. Third Brother is not such a shallow person."
If he could let it go, he would have married and had children after all these years. But since he has waited until now, he may never be able to let it go in this lifetime.
So, why would you let these groundless rumors sway your mind?
That afternoon, Fu Nanzheng took a boat to Emerald Island.
Xia Juanjuan had always wanted to go there to see the pearl scallops, so she entrusted the little ones at home to Liu Huifang, asking her to help take care of them for an afternoon, and then went there.
When she got to the shore, she didn't act like a light bulb, but asked the fishermen on the island about pearl oysters. However, the answers she got were somewhat disappointing.
Pearl oysters are thermophilic shellfish. They are not uncommon on Emerald Island, but they are not only found in the summer when the temperature is high. Now it is winter, so there are no pearl oysters.
Xia Juanjuan sighed. It seemed that she could only wait until the spring and summer when the pearl oysters began to reproduce and form pearls.
She can raise marine products in her space, so marine pearl oysters are no problem, but she has to wait until summer to get the shellfish into the space.
Seeing that the plan for the pearl oyster failed, Xia Juanjuan went to the market on Emerald Island to take a look.
The scale of the market here is not large, and some of it still retains a degree of barter. After all, the management is looser than on land, so it can be considered semi-public.
Xia Juanjuan just strolled around and bought some dried scallops, dried fish and the like.
Fu Nanzheng went directly to the state-owned fishery to find Yue Sizhu.
The fishery here encloses one-third of the coastline of Emerald Island. There is a gate on the island, and people working in the fishery enter and exit through the gate.
Apart from a few warehouses and large factories, the fishery is essentially just a beach and an open-air area for drying seafood, which looks particularly empty.
Fu Nanzheng walked around the entrance of the fishing ground twice and was noticed by the security guard.
"Hey! Where are you from? What are you trying to do sneaking around the entrance of our fishing ground? Are you planning to steal something?"
Fu Nanzheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "No, I... I'm looking for someone. She's a worker in your field."
"If you're looking for someone, why are you poking your head around? Where's your letter of introduction? Show it to me. I'll call you on the horn."
Fu Nanzheng was stunned for a moment: "Hotspeaker?"
"Yes! A loud speaker! The whole fishery can hear it once it shouts."
The guard said this and pointed to a large loudspeaker mounted on a thick wooden stick in the fishing ground.
It's similar to the big loudspeakers you see in villages in the countryside.
Fu Nanzheng shook his head quickly and said, "Forget it. I'll wait for her to get off work. Using a loud speaker to call people is too conspicuous. If it affects her work, she will be scolded..."
The guard heard this and said, "Then show me the letter of introduction first, and then go and wait in the corner over there. If you keep hanging around here, I won't be able to handle it."
After hearing this, Fu Nanzheng had no choice but to do as he was told.
The guard was surprised to see that he was from Beijing, and was no longer on guard against him.
Fu Nanzheng waited until evening, when all the fishermen working in the fish farm came out and went home.
Fu Nanzheng was afraid of missing it, so he looked without even blinking, but he did not find Yue Sizhu.
As fewer and fewer people came out and the sky got darker, Fu Nanzheng couldn't help but feel anxious. Could it be that he really missed it?
After thinking for a while, I thought that the security guard should have a record of her leaving the factory with her signature or mark, so I went to ask, but there was no record of her leaving the factory.
Fu Nanzheng's head suddenly buzzed.
Could something have happened?
Without caring about anything else, I told the guard that I wanted to go in and look for someone.
The guard was reluctant at first, but after Fu Nanzheng yelled at him twice, he was afraid that something might happen, so he went in with Fu Nanzheng to look for someone.
After searching for a long time, we finally found the person in a place blocked by rocks and sunbathing kelp, but he was already unconscious.
Fu Nanzheng didn't care about avoiding suspicion, he just picked the person up and ran out.
The guard was stunned for a moment, then quickly chased after him: "You...put him down! What will we say if his family comes to ask us for him?"
Fu Nanzheng couldn't bear to leave him and ran to the door.
Just then, Xia Juanjuan finished her tour of the fishing grounds and saw that the patrol boat was almost reaching the dock, but Fu Nanzheng had not returned yet, so she came over to look for him.
After going to Yue's house, Yue Sizhu had not come back yet. Yue Sizhu would occasionally work overtime, so Yue's father and mother did not suspect anything. Xia Juanjuan left some of the dried fish and shells she bought from the market for them and then came to the fish farm.
Unexpectedly, when I arrived at the gate of the fishing ground, I saw Fu Nanzheng coming out holding Yue Sizhu.
Fu Nanzheng was also extremely anxious and asked, "Juanjuan, has the boat to Kelp Island arrived? Sizhu must be malnourished and fainted due to anemia. She needs to be sent to the hospital quickly. She may even need a blood transfusion!"
Xia Juanjuan was startled when she heard this, and nodded quickly, saying, "It should be about time now. I just thought it was almost time, so I came to see you."
Fu Nanzheng nodded and said, "I'll go to the dock first and send her on board. Here..."
Xia Juanjuan immediately understood and said, "Don't worry! I'll go talk to the Yue family."
The guard chased after them, and Xia Juanjuan hurried over to help explain, and then asked the guard to go with her to Yue's house to explain the situation.
The guard stopped when he saw that the Yue family knew Xia Juanjuan.
Xia Juanjuan hurried to the dock and got on the boat.
Fu Nanzheng was a doctor after all, and he had used all methods to give Yue Sizhu some simple first aid, and also asked the people in the suit to give her some sugar water or something to feed her.
Yue Sizhu's teeth were clenched tightly, and she couldn't eat. Fu Nanzheng had to pry her mouth open and feed her mouth to mouth.
As soon as Xia Juanjuan got on board, she saw such a blushing scene. She blushed so much that she quickly helped them close the borrowed cabin door.
Yue Sizhu woke up slowly, felt the warmth on her lips and the brown sugar water in her mouth, and was confused at first.
Then, when he saw Fu Nanzheng's face clearly, his eyes suddenly widened.
How could...
Why is he here?
It must be a dream...
But... this feeling is too real...
Fu Nanzheng took another sip of the sugar water, moved over and kissed her, and then he noticed from a close distance that Yue Sizhu was looking at him with her eyes wide open in shock!
Fu Nanzheng: “…”
Being a hooligan... cough cough! No, it's 'sacrificing oneself to save others'. What should I do if I am caught by the person who saved me?
Fortunately, Fu Nanzheng was no longer a naive young man. After being stunned for a moment, he simply gave her a passionate and deep kiss...
Anyway, no matter what happens in the future, she will be mine.
It is not too much to declare sovereignty now.
Yue Sizhu came back to consciousness from his dazed state.
This is such a real situation, and it would be a mistake to think that I was just dreaming!
She subconsciously tried to push Fu Nanzheng away.
However, things had been happening one after another these days, and she was indeed injured. She did not have enough strength to push away Fu Nanzheng who was harassing her.
Fortunately, Fu Nanzheng knew when to stop and let her go after kissing her for a while. He looked concerned and innocent, even with a little smirk, and said, "Sizhu..."
Originally he thought he could take it easy, but when this name that had lingered in his mind for years was called out again, Fu Nanzheng's nose suddenly felt sore and his eyes turned red. He was choked with sobs when he spoke the next words.
Yue Sizhu was stunned when he heard his voice.
If it was a dream or an illusion, why did the sound seem so familiar and real?
Yue Sizhu subconsciously raised his hand to touch his face, wanting to confirm that it was indeed him.
However, he raised his arm twice, but both times he dropped it halfway because he was too weak.
Fu Nanzheng quickly caught her hand that fell from the air, pressed it to his face, and choked softly, "It's me, Sizhu, I'm Nanzheng, I... I'm late."
Yue Sizhu was speechless, and her throat felt as if it was clogged with cotton and she couldn't breathe. The tears in her eyes fell in strings like beads that had broken off the string.
She trembled her lips for a long time before she said in a hushed voice, "Is... it you? Why... why... did you come... just now?"
The thought "Why did you come?" stayed on the tip of my tongue for a long time, but in the end, it couldn't overcome the deep longing in my heart, and it turned into "Why did you come just now?"
No...it wasn't his fault. She had been refusing, so he gave up.
She had no right to blame him.
But at this weakest moment, even if everything was her fault, she just wanted to complain aggrievedly, coquettishly, and unreasonably that he didn't come earlier.
Fu Nanzheng suddenly hugged her into his arms and said distressedly: "Sizhu, it's my fault! It's because I didn't come to you earlier that you have to suffer so much...Sizhu, when you get better, we can get married, okay? Don't worry about so many things..."
Yue Sizhu's body couldn't help but tremble.
Marry? Is he going to marry her?
But, is she still worthy of him?
After Wu Yun's incident, her reputation had become extremely bad. Fu Nanzheng must not know about this, otherwise...what kind of man could tolerate his wife having such a terrible reputation?
Seeing that Yue Sizhu didn't answer, Fu Nanzheng thought that he was hugging her too tightly and that she couldn't breathe. He quickly let her go, let her lie back down, and said:
"I forgot that you are anemic. Just lie down and rest. We will be at the clinic soon. As for the future, we will discuss it slowly after you recover."
Another string of tears rolled down Yue Sizhu's eyes. She nodded sadly and said softly, "Yeah."
She and Fu Nanzheng are afraid that there will be no future for them.
But... for now, let's just let her dream.
The boat soon arrived at Kelp Island.
Yue Sizhu still had his eyes closed, as if he was asleep.
Fu Nanzheng picked her up as gently as possible, got off the boat, and went all the way to the infirmary.
The situation was not serious enough to require a blood transfusion, but he was still given an IV.
Xia Juanjuan brought the triplets back from Liu Huifang and left a packet of Chinese medicine for rheumatism for her. She said with a smile, "I heard that Chief of Staff Zhao has some rheumatic symptoms in his legs and feet. This time my third brother came from Beijing and brought a lot of herbs. I took a packet and gave it to my sister-in-law. It should be able to dispel the dampness and relieve the symptoms."
When Liu Huifang heard this, she quickly declined, saying, "Oh! I'm so embarrassed! How can I accept this..."
Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "We are neighbors. Sister-in-law, didn't you help take care of my kid this afternoon? If you continue to be polite to me, I won't be able to associate with you anymore."
Liu Huifang smiled and said, "Then... I'll take it. Your kid is very well behaved, it won't be a problem at all! Next time you have something to do, send it to me and I'll help you keep an eye on it."
Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "Then I would like to thank my sister-in-law first."
After returning from Liu Huifang's place, Xia Juanjuan guessed that Fu Nanzheng would have to stay there overnight, so she went home, took Li Zhan's military coat and a quilt, and gave them to him.
She also got some fresh fish, shrimp and shellfish from the space and cooked a pot of seafood noodle soup, and also cooked a bowl of light shrimp porridge for Yue Sizhu, which she served in enamel bowls and brought over.
Yue Sizhu hadn't woken up yet, so Fu Nanzheng whispered, "Put the porridge aside first. There's a stove in this room. When she wakes up, I'll heat it up for her."
He was actually a little hungry, so he finished the bowl of seafood noodle soup.
After finishing the fierce battle, he came out of the headquarters and went to the infirmary for a check-up before returning with Xia Juanjuan.
Li Zhan said: "Looking at the look on Third Brother's face, I'm afraid he won't let go this time. It's just..."
Xia Juanjuan asked: "What is it?"
Li Zhan smiled and said, "Nothing. I was just imagining things. But considering Yue Sizhu's family situation, if we want to get married openly, I'm afraid it will have some impact on the Fu family..."
Xia Juanjuan actually thought about this question, and said: "If Third Brother is really determined to get married, I have an idea..."
The next day, Xia Juanjuan went to the vegetable garden in the yard to pick some spinach, and took some squid from the space, and made spinach and squid porridge. In addition to eating at home, she also left some for Fu Nanzheng and Yue Sizhu, and asked Xiaowen to deliver them to them when he went to school.
Yue Sizhu woke up last night. Fu Nanzheng heated up some porridge for her and she drank it obediently.
This morning, I feel much better.
Seeing how carefully Fu Nanzheng took care of her, she felt even more guilty.
Xiaowen brought breakfast over, and Fu Nanzheng took it, rubbed his head gratefully, and said with a smile: "Hurry up and go to school, don't be late!"
As he said that, he came in with an aluminum lunch box and said with a smile, "Xiao Wen said that he made squid porridge this morning. It smells so good. You are weak, so drink it while it is hot."
Yue Sizhu, however, looked serious and said, "Nanzheng, we haven't seen each other for many years. Please sit down and let's have a good talk."
Fu Nanzheng's heart sank when he saw her tone and expression, but he still sat down and said with a smile: "You drink the porridge first. I haven't had breakfast either. Let's eat breakfast first."
Yue Sizhu had no choice. Even though she couldn’t eat, she couldn’t let Fu Nanzheng go hungry with her, so they ate together first.
After dinner, Yue Sizhu said, "Nanzheng, thank you for coming to see me. I don't have anything important to do, so you can go back to Beijing in the next two days."
Fu Nanzheng's head buzzed: "This... didn't we agree on this last night? When you get better, we'll get married!"
Yue Sizhu couldn't help but blush: "I... when did I promise you? And Fu Nanzheng, wake up, there is no possibility between us... "
As she finished speaking, her voice became weaker, with a hint of sadness in her voice.
Fu Nanzheng looked at her with deep and bright eyes and asked, "Why? If you are worried about bringing trouble to my family, don't worry, I will handle it. Apart from this, we are not married yet, do you dare to say that you don't like me at all?"
Yue Sizhu raised her eyes and looked at Fu Nanzheng with a complicated expression. She gritted her teeth and said, "Unmarried man and unmarried woman? You just came here, so maybe you haven't heard it. I'm on Emerald Island... No, even here, my reputation has been ruined like that! If you haven't passed it, I can repeat it to you word by word. I'm Wu Yun's mistress. Wu Yun touched me that night. I'm not clean anymore..."
Fu Nanzheng rushed over, covered her mouth, and said sadly: "Don't say it! I've heard all this!"
Yue Sizhu looked at him in astonishment: "You... have heard everything? Then you still..."
Fu Nanzheng looked deeply into her eyes and asked, "What have you done? Is there really something unclear between you and that Wu Yun?"
Yue Sizhu shook his head woodenly.
Fu Nanzheng smiled and said, "That's it. Zixuwu has a lot of things to do. Why should I give up marrying you because of those rumors? What's more, I held you in my arms and ran around Emerald Island yesterday. I even kissed you on the boat. If you want to talk about defilement, isn't your reputation defiled by me? If you don't marry me, who else do you want to marry?"
When Yue Sizhu heard him talking about the kiss last night, her face turned even redder and she said anxiously, "Last night's kiss doesn't count. You did it to save me..."
Fu Nanzheng suddenly leaned over, put his right hand on the back of her head, and kissed her domineeringly.
Knowing that Yue Sizhu couldn't breathe, he let her go and said with a smile: "Let's forget it this time, okay?"
Yue Sizhu was filled with shame and confusion, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
After so many years, Fu Nanzheng heard so many rumors, but he was still willing to believe her and marry her. How could she not be moved?
But...what if the Fu family is implicated...
Fu Nanzheng touched her forehead and said, "Sizhu, it's been so many years, and we haven't let go of each other. Why don't you give each other another chance? I know it will be difficult, but let's face it together, okay?"
Yue Sizhu looked at her former lover whom she met again after many years and thought that he would feel strange and awkward.
But Fu Nanzheng was still as gentle as ever, and she even couldn't feel the long years they had missed.
It seemed as if the moment she said goodbye to him under the peach tree while pushing her bicycle was just yesterday.
Yue Sizhu's eyes were filled with tears and she nodded gently.
"good."