Chapter 39 Why Get Married?
Liu Jiangong was scolded, and his face immediately looked somewhat embarrassed.
"Mom and Dad, don't worry about it. I know what I'm doing. I've been busy looking for a job these past few days. They provoked me first, so this is just a friendly competition."
Zhao Fengxiu laughed at the joke. "Really? Can you guarantee that's all? What if someone comes to make a scene?"
"Should I kick you out, or let you get beaten to death? I raised you all these years, and you still cause trouble everywhere!"
Liu Jiangong lowered his head. "When you're in the underworld, you can't avoid getting hurt. I can't just take all the beatings, can I? I haven't provoked them yet."
Zhao Fengxiu picked up a broom from the corner and swung it at him.
"He's spouting bold words! You haven't provoked anyone yet? Haven't you caused enough trouble before?"
After hearing this, Liu Jiangong gritted his teeth and said, "Anyway, don't worry about it! I'll handle it myself!"
After saying that, he hurriedly ran upstairs.
Liu Shiping said, "Wife, the child is old enough to be left to his own devices. He said he would handle it."
Zhao Fengxiu glared angrily at Liu Shiping.
"Haven't you cleaned up his messes enough? Are you getting used to doing it? If someone comes knocking, are you going to pay for it? You're in charge!"
After saying that, Zhao Fengxiu walked away, leaving Liu Shiping standing there bewildered.
...
That day, when Zhao Fengxiu went out to buy groceries, she bumped into two familiar figures pulling at each other on the street.
One is Liu Jiancheng, and the other is Li Mengfei.
Li Mengfei was wiping away tears and sobbing, and Liu Jiancheng looked heartbroken.
"Stop crying! Just say what you have to say."
Li Mengfei reached out and punched his chest, her voice choked with sobs, "What's the use of telling you? You can't help me solve this!"
If I ignore you for a few days, you'll really stop caring about me! If it weren't for Brother Junjie asking you out, would you still have come to see me?
Are you planning to never see me again? You heartless bastard! I'm going to beat you to death!
Liu Jiancheng grabbed her wrist and sighed, "I recently found a small job to earn some money, otherwise I'd be struggling to make ends meet."
You know my family's situation; I have no choice!
Li Mengfei didn't believe it. "Your family owns a shop, and your parents have money! Why wouldn't they care about you? You must be faking it!"
"We've been talking for so many years, how could you treat me like this! It's outrageous! Who would want me then? I might as well be dead!"
As she spoke, she pretended to bang her head against the wall, but Liu Jiancheng stopped her.
"Mengfei, please don't do this! I'm begging you, I didn't know things would turn out this way. I really want to marry you!"
But... my family really can't give that much, otherwise...
Liu Jiancheng gritted his teeth, "I might as well marry into your family, as long as I can live with you..."
Li Mengfei immediately said, "No way!"
If they marry into the Li family, then the Liu family's assets will have nothing to do with them!
Li Mengfei absolutely cannot let this happen!
Besides, the Li family had nothing to eat and several younger brothers to feed, so she was determined to rely on Liu Jiancheng no matter what!
Liu Jiancheng was stunned.
Li Mengfei explained, "Brother Jiancheng, you know my family's situation; marrying into my family is absolutely out of the question. But your family is different!"
You are, after all, your parents' biological child. No matter how they treat you, it's only temporary.
Why don't you talk to your parents and say a few nice words? Maybe things will turn around for us!
Li Mengfei leaned gently against Liu Jiancheng's shoulder and said in a soft voice, "It's not that I can't live with you, but that I want to strive for a better future with you."
"How can you bear to let me live a life of hardship with you?"
Liu Jiancheng said, "Of course I can't bear to! But..."
Li Mengfei quickly reached out and pressed her hand to his lips, shaking her head. "Don't say it! I believe you. If it doesn't work out, my parents will come to our door and force me to get married."
If this doesn't work, our relationship will be over. Jiancheng, you can do it, right?
Seeing Li Mengfei's earnest and expectant eyes, Liu Jiancheng finally decided to give it another shot and agreed.
...
After finishing his conversation with Li Mengfei, Liu Jiancheng walked to the end of the street.
Just as he was about to walk past, he suddenly felt a chill all over his body.
He instinctively turned his head and exclaimed, "Oh my god! What are you doing hiding here? You scared me!"
Zhao Fengxiu gave her a cold look, "If you haven't done anything wrong, why would you be scared?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Jiancheng felt guilty.
"Mom, you...saw that just now?"
Zhao Fengxiu scoffed, "So what if I saw it? Will you give me a reward?"
Liu Jiancheng said, "Mom, what time is it? Don't joke with me. Since you've seen it, I'll beg you, Mom!"
"Let me marry Mengfei! She really loves me, and I really want to marry her."
Zhao Fengxiu rolled her eyes and refused outright, "Then you can think about it. I won't stop you from thinking about it as much as you want."
After saying that, Zhao Fengxiu lifted her foot to leave.
thump!
There were few people on the street; everyone had finished shopping and gone home.
Liu Jiancheng knelt down in front of Zhao Fengxiu and cried out, "Mom! I beg you! Mengfei's family doesn't want those conditions anymore, they just want two thousand yuan!"
"I can marry her and live a good life with her! Is that okay?"
A couple of passersby cast surprised glances at her, but Zhao Fengxiu didn't care. She looked down at Liu Jiancheng's posture.
He was almost lying face down, neither kneeling nor kneeling.
"Two thousand yuan and you still say it's not a condition? It's much more expensive than your second sister-in-law's! She raised you all these years, and in less than two months, she'll be losing money again!"
You want to be a victim of injustice? I don't want to be one! A year ago, when you and Jiangong had that incident, I scolded you and told you to kneel, but you refused no matter what.
Now you're kneeling right here for Li Mengfei! Go ahead and kneel if you want to!
Zhao Fengxiu turned and left, too lazy to pay him any attention.
She didn't turn around no matter how Liu Jiancheng called after her!
...
After Zhao Fengxiu arrived home, Liu Jiancheng did not follow her back.
That evening at the dinner table.
Liu Jiancheng continued, "Mom! I ran into Zhou Junjie on the way. He told me that he saw Mengfei's parents chatting with someone and that they were going to introduce Mengfei to a blind date!"
If you don't do something soon, I might end up a bachelor forever!
Upon hearing this, the children were surprised.
Liu Jianbang clicked his tongue and said, "I didn't expect you, Fourth Brother, to have fallen to this level. This is a bit tricky."
He also secretly glanced at Zhao Fengxiu's face.
Liu Shiping asked, "Is it that serious? Did the Li family tell you what conditions they wanted?"
Liu Jiancheng shook his head. "Dad! We're the grooms, how can we ask that? We're the ones who came to ask for your hand in marriage!"
"Even with the initial offer of two thousand yuan, Mom said it wouldn't be enough this evening. Dad, please persuade Mom! I will marry no one but Mengfei in this life!"
"I see..." Liu Shiping hesitated, then looked at Zhao Fengxiu. "A few years ago it was indeed not as good as it is now. It's a good thing that Jiancheng wants to start a family, so why don't you?"
Bang!
Zhao Fengxiu slammed her fist on the table and shouted, "You don't know the cost of living until you're in charge! Are you going to pay for it? If not, shut up!"
Then, looking at Liu Jiancheng, he said, "You insist on marrying her? You can still eat, and you don't seem to be in a hurry at all!"
Then let me ask you, why did you marry her? Why do people get married in the first place?
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