"What are you doing?" The sudden marriage proposal startled Su Yuan.
"This is the first time we've met."
"What does it matter? These days, many people only meet after they've gotten married."
Although things have improved a lot now, arranged marriages and unannounced marriages still exist.
"But..." I felt somewhat uneasy.
But for some inexplicable reason, Su Yuan didn't want to refuse. She inexplicably felt a bit of affection for him.
"Although my proposal was very casual, I promise I will treat you very well. Promises are too weak, I will prove it with my actions."
"Proof? What proof do you have?" Su Su asked, looking displeased.
She hated seeing others clinging to Su Yuan like that, especially since she had a slight liking for the person in front of her.
Even if it's impossible for her to be with him, she doesn't want to see him fall for Su Yuan.
However, upon further reflection, if this man were to marry Su Yuan, then Su Yuan would be stuck here for the rest of her life.
Su Yuan raised his head blankly, looking somewhat dazed.
She looked at her parents, whose expressions were also not good; they seemed to be deep in thought.
"Dad, Mom, what do you say? I, I'll do whatever you say."
If they wanted her to marry, she would marry them; it would be a way of repaying their kindness in raising her. Su Yuan coughed a few times. "What do you say?"
"Well, as a woman, you'll eventually have to get married. I think this man is quite handsome. Why don't you marry him?"
After a moment's hesitation, Su's mother spoke.
She had barely opened her mouth when she saw Su Yuan's astonished look, and suddenly decided to regret it.
How could she say such a thing?
"Yuanyuan? Listen to me, I—"
“Mom, no need to say more, I’ll marry him.” Su Yuan suddenly interrupted his mother. “I heard that my sister owes him two thousand yuan as a bride price. Let’s use that two thousand yuan as the bride price. That way, our Su family and he will be even.”
"As for a dowry, I don't need it." Su Yuan looked up at Ning Hongze. "Do you mind that my bride price is high and I don't have a dowry?"
"Of course I don't mind. I'm marrying you, not your dowry."
Ning Hong's smile widened.
"Then it's settled." Mr. Su was a pragmatic man, and he knew his family's situation well. It was indeed not an easy thing for him to come up with two thousand yuan at once.
He was indeed thinking of shirking the money, but he was also somewhat uneasy.
He works for a company. What if this person is unwilling to accept this and goes to his workplace to cause trouble? But he definitely won't get any money.
Now this man has taken a liking to his daughter. He wants to use this money as a bride price, which is arguably the most perfect solution—
The Su family parents were simply awful; even though they were dressed in a refined manner, they couldn't hide the stench of decay emanating from them.
Ning Hong was filled with a myriad of emotions, but she showed no sign of it on her face.
Instead, they happily set a wedding date.
"Can't you even give me a little bit more?"
Seeing that her daughter would belong to someone else from now on, Su's mother hesitated for a moment before asking.
"Two thousand yuan isn't enough?"
Even in the city, let alone in a small town, two thousand yuan is not a small amount.
Su's father pulled Su's mother along, and Su's mother nodded, then left with Su Su, looking unwilling.
Su Su's stomach kept growling.
"My dear daughter, are you hungry?"
"Yes, I didn't eat breakfast this morning."
"It's okay, Mom will take you to a state-run restaurant for dinner, we'll have braised pork..."
As the sound faded into the distance, Su Yuan's face revealed an indescribable expression.
It seemed relaxed, yet tinged with sadness.
"I followed them all the way here, and I haven't eaten yet."
They missed their daughter dearly and remembered to give themselves steamed buns, but she only had a flatbread.
It's dry and tasteless.
They're both daughters, and they even have the exact same face, so why is there such a big difference in their treatment?
Are you hungry too?
"Um."
“Come on, I’ll cook something for you. I’m telling you, after you eat this, you might never want to leave me again.”
"······"
Ning Hong didn't intend to have a big celebration. He simply picked a date, the two of them got their marriage certificate, invited their families, and had a nice meal at a state-run restaurant.
Ning's parents beamed with joy, seemingly not finding it strange at all that their son had suddenly found a wife.
"Hongze, from now on, you'll have to live a good life."
Ning's mother took out a red envelope and handed it to Su Yuan.
"Su Yuan, right? I'm entrusting my son to you."
"I understand, Mom, Mom."
"Hey." Ning's mother's smile deepened. "Good child."
Changing one's address is not difficult.
Su Yuan had previously thought that it might be difficult for her to change her way of addressing someone else as "Mom," but when the time came, she didn't feel it at all.
Even seeing Ning Hongze's parents looking so kind warmed my heart.
From this day forward, she will be a married woman.
No longer a drifting duckweed in this world, it has taken root completely.
Now that she's married, Ning Hong should start making new plans for her life.
He paid for and bought the courtyard.
It's a bit pricey, but since I like it and Su Yuan likes it too, I can't miss it. Even Cao Dahu followed suit and bought a house nearby.
"sister in law."
Ning Xiaoshuang liked Su Yuan from the first moment she saw her. She was always proud of her brother, so she naturally liked the person her brother liked as well.
Su Yuan was the same; she hadn't expected Ning Xiaoshuang to be such a lovely person.
She hadn't seen Ning Hongze go to work these past few days, so she was secretly thinking about starting a small business to supplement the family income.
"Sister-in-law, don't bother, my brother is selling things."
"Huh? What? Him? He's selling something?"
"Yes, perhaps it's because I got married that I've been a bit lax these past few days, which is why we haven't opened for business yet. We should be open by tomorrow."
Tomorrow?
Su Yuan couldn't help but feel curious.
When Su Yuan saw the long queue the next day, he was completely stunned.
"Alright, hurry up and collect the money, fifty cents each."
"Hey boss, where did this beautiful lady come from?"
"My wife."
"The boss got married?"
“Yes, I just got married a few days ago.” Ning Hong chuckled twice. “Since the host is celebrating, I made some nougat. You who bought me steamed buns, each of you can have two.”
"The boss is too stingy; he should at least give us a little more."
The crowd started shouting again, and the scene became extremely lively.
"Take it or leave it, then move on to the next customer."
"Yes, of course I want it." This boss is absolutely amazing.
Even a single candy can be made this delicious...
Su Yuan looked at the crowd throwing money at her with a blank expression, their eagerness making it seem as if they wouldn't get anything to eat unless they threw money at her.
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