Soon, the meal was ready. The Zhu family showed great enthusiasm for Zhang Yanyan's arrival, especially Song Hehua, who acted as if the person sitting opposite her was not her future sister-in-law, but her own daughter. She was so thoughtful that Zhang Yanyan felt a little embarrassed. After the meal, Miao Miaomiao also brought a few children over and praised Zhang Yanyan again. So much so that when she spoke to Zhu Youjie in the evening, she was smiling. Everything here was different from what she had imagined. Everyone was very friendly to her.
"Yan Yan, you've seen my family, and that's the only condition. But I promise, as long as you're willing to marry me, I will not only work hard and give you a good life, but I'll also respect and love you. Also, as you've seen, my family split up a long time ago, and although my sisters-in-law have some small ideas, they're all easy to get along with, so you don't have to worry about any arguments or anything like that."
Zhang Yanyan nodded. "Well, Youjie, I believe you. If I hadn't come to your house, I might still be hesitant, but after I came here, I found that this place is not as bad as my mother said, so I will try my best to convince my parents and let them accept you."
Zhu Youjie said worriedly, "What if your parents just don't accept me?"
"No, my parents are not unreasonable people. If they still don't want to accept it, I will let them come over and see for themselves. When they see your family, they will know that you are all good people. Although life in the countryside is a little poor, it is not bad if we can live comfortably. And we can work together to save money to buy a house in the city. As long as they see our determination, I believe they will agree."
"Yanyan, you're so kind," Zhu Youjie said as he hugged her. Unseen by Zhang Yanyan, his brows knitted together. Zhang Yanyan's mother did dislike his poverty, but her father saw through him, believing him to be selfish and unlikely to bring happiness to his daughter. While he didn't think selfishness was wrong—after all, who isn't?—as a father, he certainly wouldn't want his daughter to marry such a man. Furthermore, he suspected he was after his wealth and power.
Thinking of this, he let go of Zhang Yanyan, "Yanyan, if your parents really don't agree with us being together, then just give up on me. You're such a good person, it won't be difficult to find another man who loves you like I do. I just want you to be happy."
"I don't, Youjie, you know I love you, why do you say such things to hurt my feelings?" Zhang Yanyan said angrily.
"Yanyan, love without the blessing of parents will not have a good result. Perhaps, your parents are right." Zhu Youjie lowered his head and said.
"You're backing down like that, you coward. Didn't we agree to work hard together? I even had a falling out with my mom because of you, and now you say things like this to hurt my feelings." Zhang Yanyan turned her head away.
"Yanyan, don't be like this. I just said that if your parents firmly disagree, I didn't say that you have to give up. Look at your mother's attitude towards me today, and your parents' deep prejudice against me. I don't think they will ever agree." Zhu Youjie covered his eyes and said.
Zhang Yanyan thought he was crying and hurried over to hug him. "No. Even if my parents absolutely disagree, I will marry you. As long as you treat me well, I won't ask for anything else. If it really doesn't work out, we can just do what your sixth brother and his wife did and fight first and then ask for permission."
"Kill first and ask for permission later? Yanyan, you want to... No, I can't harm you."
Zhang Yanyan was stunned for a moment, thinking he had misunderstood, and her face flushed. Seeing that he seemed even more shy than she was, she boldly leaned over and said, "What's wrong with that? I've already decided on you. What's the difference between before and after marriage? We are comrades of the new era and can't be bound by those old ideas. However, my parents have old ideas. As long as I follow you, they will definitely agree."
Zhu Youjie hadn't expected her to trust him so much, and he felt a little guilty, but this guilt was quickly suppressed by another impulse. He quickly stood up, picked up the cup on the table and took a sip of water. "Yan Yan, let me think about it." With that, he rushed out.
His actions made Zhang Yanyan even more convinced of him, believing him to be a gentleman. She didn't go looking for him, but instead lowered the mosquito net and went to sleep. Next to her, Zhu Youjie tossed and turned for a long time before falling asleep. Before falling asleep, he was still thinking, "I have to wait until after graduation."
In Song Hehua's room, Zhu Youtian saw Song Hehua standing at the door and asked her, "What are you looking at so late at night? Why aren't you sleeping?"
"I looked at my seventh brother. I just saw him coming out from Yanyan. How come he didn't seize the opportunity?" Song Hehua walked back and said with some annoyance.
"What are you talking about? They are not married. Is it appropriate for them to live in the same room?" Zhu Youtian glared at him.
"You idiot, what do you know? That girl is willing to come with his family, what else is there to be ashamed of? Let me tell you, Mom said that Yanyan's parents don't really agree with their daughter following Youjie. Fortunately, Yanyan likes Youjie, otherwise they would have broken up long ago. If you don't take advantage of the opportunity now, wait until that girl wakes up, she will run away. Your seventh brother is not your sixth brother. He only has a junior college degree and his academic qualifications are not as good as Yanyan's. The conditions of his family are even more incomparable to Yanyan's, and it's no wonder that her parents look down on her. If this were my daughter, I wouldn't look down on her either. If I had the conditions of Yanyan's family, I would let Xiangxiang find someone from the city. Men marry low and women marry high, this is an old rule. Besides, I'm not saying anything bad about your seventh brother, he is really not as good as your sixth brother, and your sixth brother is really good to Yuanyuan. Youjie is too thoughtful, and Yanyan is a simple person at first glance, and she can't suppress him."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Isn't it good to have Jie? I told you to talk like a wolf. You're sleeping. What are you talking about all day long?"
"I can't explain it to you clearly. You are the dumbest one in your family. However, being dumb also has its advantages. You don't have so many tricks. I just want to climb up the big tree of Yanyan so that my life will be better in the future, but you don't pay attention to me. Forget it, let's go to sleep. It's useless to think too much. We still have to look at Youjie." After that, she went to get water for washing feet.
In this room, Huang Mei was not asleep either.
"I forgot. I should talk to Hehua and ask her to keep an eye on these two children." Huang Mei said, waving a palm-leaf fan.
"Don't worry, Youjie is not that ignorant of the situation. Didn't you warn him?" Old Man Zhu said nonchalantly.
"I know. I'm just afraid that young people will be impulsive and not care about anything! If I had known, I would have stayed at the old house today."
"Okay, don't think about it. You just like to worry." Old man Zhu said as he turned on the radio on the bedside.
In this room, Liang Yuan was also talking to Zhu Youliang.
"Yanyan is a good person, but from what I see, she might be thinking too simply. I'm afraid she'll be disappointed in the future."
"Young people who are in love will not listen to any advice."
"That's right. Just look at Youxian and you'll know. Even with her selfish personality, she was able to let that guy named Wang Zhao take her money. That's pretty clear."
"Hopefully we're just overthinking it."
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