In the bedroom of the wing, there was a warm atmosphere. Lin Lishan smiled and hugged her daughter. She had just told Jiaojiao what Zhang Guoqing had said and mentioned his expression.
Lin Lishan stroked her daughter's head. Now that her daughter was in her arms, she still missed the time to accompany her growing up. In the blink of an eye, she became someone else's wife.
"Jiaojiao, Mom said this to let him know how lucky he is to marry you. My daughter is talented, beautiful, and has her own family. She is not an orphan without anyone to rely on. If it weren't for some strange mistake, you would be sitting in a bright classroom now. You are worthy of his cherishment and love. Mom knows you are smarter than me, but a woman's intelligence is useless. Only the man behind her is the most important.
Before your father's accident, everyone envied me, flattering me in front of him and behind his back. But when your father got into trouble, those people showed their true colors, gloating over his misfortune. This is the difference between having a good man to support you and not having one.
How a man treats his woman will determine how much respect the woman will receive. It is said that men and women are equal, but the secular perspective cannot be changed. Everything seems so familiar, but it has changed.
I fled from everything, choosing to leave the familiar and search for your father. I didn't believe anything had happened to him. He was the most powerful soldier, a man who had made his way through life without any background, a man of high intelligence, unlike those reckless men. He was both brave and resourceful. How could he possibly sacrifice himself? Who could be the enemy? I was worried that he and your uncle were deliberately framed, waiting for me to find them.
Many people say that I am crazy, but I think deeply about it every day, and I found that it was me who killed your father. I think it was a conspiracy against the Lin family. If it weren't for me, such a smart person like him would not be involved.
Before that mission, he told me to wait for him if he had to leave. He was so happy to talk to me about you, saying he'd prepare a beautiful wedding for you, and when you grow up, you'll learn everything from music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. He'd save up a ton of dollars so you can do whatever you want. He'd protect you from the sidelines, and his daughter would be as pampered as a princess. When he finally found someone, he'd teach them a lesson, making them afraid to even touch a hair on your head. He also talked about his hopes for you. How could he bear to leave you? How could something happen to you without him making arrangements?
I frantically searched for answers, ignoring my military background. Later, your grandfather reminded me how many people were secretly watching me. I had no choice but to apply for assignments with the art troupe, seizing the opportunity to search far and wide. Northeast China was your father's stomping grounds; he wouldn't be in trouble there. I accepted every assignment except those in the north, fearing I'd be too late and your father and your uncle would never be found again.
I've searched for your father's familiar comrades and places, but the more I learn, the more confused I become. I can only keep it to myself, not even telling your grandfather, fearing that any rash actions might bring danger to your father. I know about the many times they've tried to probe him, some of your father's friends, and many other people. Fortunately, your father is coming back, it's truly God's will."
Zhou Jiao leaned in her mother's arms. She knew from what she heard that she must have experienced a lot of hardships, but she didn't say it and didn't mention it. There was no need to recall the pain now that it was over. She cried secretly in the memories.
"Mom, everything is over. When Dad comes back, our family will be reunited. There's no need to dwell on the past. You'll be a talented and beautiful woman with a good man in the future, haha."
Lin Lishan patted her back gently, then thought of something and said angrily, "Tell Mom if you were in such a hurry to marry Xiaowu because you encountered trouble at the Zhou family?"
Zhou Jiao didn't know what she'd been thinking before. Back then, she and Zhang Guoqing had been very close, childhood sweethearts, inseparable. He was her only choice, and many things had come together, leading to their marriage. Unlike the time-travel novels she'd read before, they both felt they were who they were, and they were themselves. She often wondered if her past life was just a dream, and she'd return when she woke up.
Zhou Jiao came back to her senses, remembering the anger and worry she had felt when she first discovered the conspiracy, how she racked her brains to protect herself, and then the days after she got married. She smiled and said, "Well, a lot of things happened together, and at a certain moment, the decision was made. One day, Huang Zhaodi and her daughter Zhou Xue were sneaking around in my room, avoiding me, and discussing how to get me to marry her nephew. They couldn't cause any big trouble, and they also had to guard against Xiaowu's revenge. I overheard them. They came up with many tricks, each one fatal.
At that time, apart from my frail grandmother, there wasn't anyone in the Zhou family I missed, and even she later treated me much less well. I'm not entirely sure how much you sent me by mail, but thanks to my great uncle, Zhou Xiaocun, who only worked six centimeters a day, our family lived very well, even better off than those in the city. I know for sure that the child support you sent me allowed me to support them.
Then my grandmother became seriously ill. As her health deteriorated, I began to worry that they were desperately trying to get me married into the Huang family before she died. While I was taking care of my grandmother, I was trying to figure out a solution.
It just so happened that Zhang Guoqing received a recruitment quota from Zhao Dashan. Just when I was exhausted and wanted to recruit, he came to tell me that he had already refused and had agreed with his family not to join the army.
I was so angry that I asked him why. He had a good opportunity to leave and could even apply to a military academy in the future. This guy must be stupid. It was so difficult to go to high school and then to college.
He looked at me for a long time, then answered, "Who will be with you if I leave? If I leave you like your father did, who will truly love you? Who will always be with you?"
I immediately decided to marry him. It was the best path. He and I grew up together, and he protected me and always thought of me in everything he did. Childhood sweethearts, innocent and innocent, must be like this. When I finally want to start a family, I'll find him. I know him as well as I do myself; it's just a matter of time. And I can get out of this awful place called the Zhou family sooner. Besides, his family is harmonious, his parents are generous, and they've been kind to me since I was a child. More importantly, after a year of marriage, we can start our own lives.
I asked Xiaowu to go back and ask his parents for their opinion. If they agreed, I would formally invite a matchmaker to come and propose marriage. The next day, Xiaowu came to me and told me that a matchmaker would come to our house in the next two days.
After returning to the Zhou family, I thought about it for a while and then went to find my grandmother and told her that I wanted to marry Zhang Guoqing. Otherwise, I planned to go find my grandfather myself. It just so happened that my household registration was in Beijing, and my food rations were also in Beijing, so I didn't plan to come back. As I expected, my grandmother told my grandfather, and as I expected, my grandfather reluctantly agreed, and I married Xiaowu.
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