Chapter 463 The male protagonist of the era 3 A flawless face was reflected in the mirror.
A classic oval face with arched eyebrows, the currently popular style of carefully trimmed willow-leaf eyebrows.
Her almond-shaped eyes were watery, and a thin mist was swirling around them. Her long eyelashes were wet with tears, making her look even more pitiful.
Zi Xi sobbed softly, her shoulders trembling slightly, clutching a silk handkerchief embroidered with orchids in her hand, occasionally rubbing the corners of her reddened eyes.
"I heard that the islands are all sand, the water is salty, and there are typhoons too, it's so scary..."
"Waaah, Mom, I... I don't want to get married, I want to stay with you forever..."
Her voice, thick with nasal tones, was sweet and coquettish, so soft it seemed to drip with moisture.
"Xixi, be good, don't cry. Your eyes will be swollen and you won't look pretty."
"That Company Commander Pei is handsome, upright, and promising..."
Madam Shen sat beside her; she was a well-maintained woman with a gentle and refined demeanor.
At this moment, she is holding her daughter's shoulder tenderly, gently comforting her.
[But handsome? Of good character? That's certainly true.]
However, Zi Xi never expected to leave home like this.
"But Mom, we don't understand him at all!"
"What era are we living in? Arranged marriages by parents? I... I yearn for a revolutionary love based on shared ideals, not this kind of thing..."
Zi Xi's expression grew increasingly sorrowful. She raised her tearful eyes and grasped her mother's hand, but controlled the strength just right, expressing her excitement without hurting her.
Shen Huai-ren appeared at the doorway at some point, and looking at his daughter's appearance, he sighed heavily.
"Zi Xi, there is no turning back now."
"Comrade Pei was handpicked by the organization; your mother and I can only feel at ease entrusting you to him."
"The seas in Shanghai are too rough. Before our ship sets sail, we must find you the safest haven."
He walked in, his tone carrying an undeniable determination, yet unable to conceal his heartache.
Through her blurry, tearful eyes, Zi Xi saw the few new strands of white hair at her father's temples, and the worries he couldn't share with her.
Her inner rant stopped abruptly, as if something had blocked it.
Yes, Uncle Zhang's house was raided last month, and Uncle Li's son is still missing...
My dad has been coming home less and less lately, and every time he does, his brow is furrowed.
[Sigh, even red capitalists are still capitalists... This label can both protect them and crush them.]
A wave of bitterness welled up in her nose, and this time Zi Xi's tears carried a touch of real warmth.
She wasn't crying because of the unknown future, but because of her precarious family and her parents' seemingly tough but actually helpless protection.
Zi Xi lowered her head, covered her face with a silk handkerchief, and her shoulders shook even more violently.
Shen Huai-ren and his wife exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with helplessness and regret.
They thought their daughter was simply afraid of marrying far away and enduring hardship.
[Alright, alright, what I'm best at is reading people and playing dumb to outsmart them!]
[Don't rush to file for marriage; let's see how I use this capitalist's daughter's attitude to make him back down!]
[Once he can't stand me anymore and takes the initiative to break off the engagement, the organization can't very well force him to continue, right?]
A preliminary plan for strategic indulgence and planned mischief quickly took shape in Zi Xi's mind.
Zi Xi even began to consider whether she should start by addressing the bourgeois lifestyle that he disliked the most, or fully utilize her frail and weak persona to become the biggest burden in his life?
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