Zhang Guoqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Lin Lishan leave. It was really hard for his son to have such a mother-in-law nagging him in front of him.
He gave Ping An a thumbs-up – awesome! He couldn't shake the morale of the troops.
Zhang Yuntao couldn't wait any longer after seeing Lin Lishan leave. He stood at the door of the living room, staring at the east wing. After waiting for a long time, he finally saw Zhao Yuanyuan and Zhou Jiao come out.
——He had a flattering smile on his face and kept waving at her with his hands raised.
Li Qinglin on the side couldn't help but hold his forehead and avoid him. Judging from the behavior of this idiot, he didn't believe that Zhang Shazi could control his words and actions in school. No wonder that girl Zhao Yuanyuan didn't dare to talk to him!
Not to mention Li Qinglin, even Zhou Jiao across from him was amazed and had learned a lot. Was this guy being too explicit about his feelings? This reconciliation was bound to be filled with passion.
Zhang Yuntao quickly walked over to Zhao Yuanyuan and whispered, "Yuanyuan, when did you arrive? Why didn't you let me buy a ticket? What if something happens on the way?"
Zhao Yuanyuan glanced at him with a stern face. Thinking she would have to ask him something later, she finally said, "I'll be right behind you, watching you get in the car."
Zhang Yuntao was so excited that he said cheerfully, "Yuanyuan, you talked to me. Why didn't you call me? I was worried that you weren't having a good time at home. I put the food coupons and money in your bag, did you see them? Yuanyuan, today we have your favorite fried dough sticks. Eat more later. You've lost so much weight..."
This stupid look is really horrible! Zhou Jiao quickly ran a few steps. If she continued listening, she would get goosebumps all over the floor.
"It's time. Good job, son! Come, let daddy help you walk slowly. Linzi, what do you think of my Ping An family? Awesome, right? I'm not exaggerating, no one else can compare to them."
"Hello, uncle."
"Ping'an has grown up a lot." Li Qinglin looked at the happy scene of a family of three in front of him, and a tearful face flashed through his mind saying, "I really want a child. It hurts so much that I almost suffocate."
Zhang Guoqing caught a glimpse of him and saw his face turn pale. He was so frightened that he let go of his son and went forward to support him. "Linzi, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Li Qinglin took a deep breath and said with a smile, "My stomach has been feeling bad lately and I can't stand being hungry. I have to eat breakfast."
"Really? Let's go to the hospital?"
Li Qinglin smiled and said, "It'll be fine if you let me eat enough. You don't know what I ate at school. I drank last night, and I'm really starving."
Zhang Guoqing looked him in the eyes and was silent for a moment. "Linzi, no matter what happens, just tell me. The three of us agreed to share the hardship."
Li Qinglin's heart skipped a beat. He lowered his head, tightly grasped his arm, and said hoarsely, "Okay. Xiaowu, I want to drink porridge."
"Okay." Zhang Guoqing squeezed his hand vigorously and shouted to Zhang Yuntao who was grumbling outside, "Mozi, you two, hurry up! Breakfast is getting cold."
At the dinner table, Zhang Guoqing fed his son, his peripheral vision still keeping an eye on his two childhood friends—the whining Zhang Yuntao and the recovered Li Qinglin. "Where are we going to play next? What are your plans?"
"I'll listen to Yuanyuan."
"Tsk...buddy, that's enough. You're provoking me, a lonely man. It's too cold here, and there's nowhere to go. We'll stay for one day and leave tomorrow. I have to go back to be with my family, and Taozi and the others should go back to prepare for their wedding. Come back next summer, and stay for a while then."
Zhao Yuanyuan hurriedly advised, "Linzi, three days, just three days. I still plan to go shopping."
"You need a ticket to buy anything these days. Today plus tomorrow is enough for you to go shopping. Be obedient. We, your brothers, can still lie to you. Go back and arrange the marriage first, and then you can have fun however you want."
Zhao Yuanyuan muttered, "Who wants to get engaged to him?"
Li Qinglin raised his hand to stop Zhang Guoqing and his wife from trying to keep us. "There's no need to be polite. You have things to do at school, and they have things to do too. As for me, I didn't go home during the summer vacation, and my mother must be looking forward to my return every day. We have a long way to go."
Zhang Guoqing smiled and said, "I won't stop you. Don't make a decision yet. Let's go shopping first. I'll go with you to send a telegram to Auntie and ask her and her husband to stay home with Jiaojiao."
Li Qinglin nodded. The two of them made the decision. Seeing that the couple had no objections, they smiled at each other—this couple was fine!
As soon as Zhang Guoqing and the others left, Zhou Jiao took her son, Zhao Yuanyuan and Zhang Yuntao to her own study in the east wing, chatted with them for a while, and then left on the pretext of something.
In the study, Zhang Yuntao saw Zhou Jiao close the door, and immediately squatted in front of Zhao Yuanyuan, looking up at her, "Wife, let's stop making trouble, okay?"
Zhao Yuanyuan glanced at him and lowered her eyes. "Who made the fuss? I just want you to think it over carefully. I don't want you to laugh at me for not respecting myself when we quarrel in the future."
Zhang Yuntao's eyes lit up. "Silly girl, if I hadn't thought it through, would I rush to propose marriage? And would I swear in front of Uncle Zhao? Yuanyuan, I really like you. You know I'm slow to react and I've never liked anyone. Seeing other male classmates being so attentive to you makes me feel jealous, thinking my buddy has been snatched away."
After saying that, I saw that she was listening attentively.
He grinned happily, "Xiao Wu is right. If I didn't like you, why would I take a bath with you? If it was another girl, I would have been scared..."
When Zhao Yuanyuan heard this, she immediately reached out and pinched his ear, shouting in a low voice, "Are you stupid? Why did you tell them everything? How can I live like a human being?"
Zhang Yuntao secretly slapped his lips and hurried to coax her, "Don't worry, I didn't tell them, they really don't know. I didn't tell them that we were together. I just told them that we were taking a bath... Bah... I just told them that we were playing in the water in the mountains, and that I fell in love with you. I came back and asked my parents to come to propose marriage, hoping to arrange the marriage as soon as possible. But you didn't agree, so I asked them to help me with some advice. Xiaowu was just teasing me, I didn't admit anything."
Zhang Yuntao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the tug at his ears ease. He secretly decided to tell his two brothers not to let anything slip. This was pure self-deception.
"real?"
"Really? It's more real than gold. Even when your dad tried to coax me, I didn't say a word. He just said you were too popular and we had to establish a relationship soon."
Zhao Yuanyuan gave him a smile. "You're smart! Remember this, you can't tell anyone even if you're beaten to death, or I'll never forgive you. Don't you know how suspicious my mother looked at me? I was smart enough to fool her."
Zhang Yuntao was in high spirits as if he had found the sunshine. He stood up happily, picked her up, and sat on the chair himself.
"Don't mess around."
"Silly girl. What kind of place is this? Do I dare? I'll just hug you. Wife, you don't know how hard I've been going through these days. I miss you every day, but I'm afraid you'll get pregnant and not tell me."
Zhao Yuanyuan looked at him strangely. "Are you stupid? You told me you were reading. I didn't think about it. I was just worried that my mom would find out."
Zhang Yuntao laughed heartily, caressing her face. She was so naive and gullible. What if he wasn't careful? He'd initially remembered to use contraception that day, but then forgot. So, he was just worried she'd get scared. Otherwise, why would he rush to propose marriage? He was worried she'd get pregnant.
"Listen to me this time. We can't get a marriage certificate now, so let's hold the wedding first. That way, we won't have to worry about having a child and ruining our reputation."
Zhao Yuanyuan shook her head. "It's okay if you ask me about the wedding, but don't try to be a scoundrel. I don't want to get pregnant before I graduate, otherwise there's no point in talking."
"Okay, I'll listen to you from now on. After the wedding is over, I'll go to the provincial capital and buy a small courtyard. We can go home and live there when we have nothing to do, and I'll cook for you."
Zhang Yuntao secretly rejoiced. As long as they agreed to hold a wedding, that would be enough. After becoming husband and wife, could they still just chat under the covers? As for children, they should wait until after graduation, and live comfortably for a few years first.
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