"And then there's this: I brought him some dried sweet potatoes, and he was incredibly picky. He said he could eat whole sweet potatoes, drink sweet potato porridge, and eat sweet potato noodles, but he just wouldn't eat dried sweet potatoes. He's so fussy! He's a grown man, why is he being so picky about sweet potatoes? I just wanted him to try some, but he wouldn't. So I just stuffed a whole sweet potato into his mouth, and he didn't die from it, did he?"
Then he ran away crying again. I didn't do anything; I just saw that things weren't going well with him, so I went to his mother. His mother thought I was very straightforward and suitable as his daughter-in-law. It's that simple, nothing more.
Zhang Yan, true to her fiery nature, spoke with righteous indignation.
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Good heavens, Zhang Yan! Zhang Yan, we knew you were bold, but we never expected you to be this bold! You offered to wipe rice grains off someone's mouth, stuffed food directly into their mouth, and even went to their mother's house!
Yu Jiu asked herself honestly, she herself couldn't have done something so daring, especially going directly to the other party's parents. She would never have dared to do such a thing, even if you beat her to death. It has to be said, Gouzi is somewhat pathetic.
Yu Jiu tried hard to suppress her laughter, and she made a slight excuse for the dog.
"It's okay if he doesn't like dried sweet potatoes, why do you have to force him to eat them? Wouldn't it be better to give him something else?"
"I gave him everything, but he wouldn't take it. He kept saying this wouldn't work, that wouldn't taste good, it was so annoying. Even though I wanted to pursue him, he shouldn't be so pretentious. I was actually just a little angry, which is why I stuffed dried sweet potato into his mouth. I really thought he was talking nonsense. Who can eat sweet potatoes, drink sweet potato porridge, and eat sweet potato noodles without eating dried sweet potato? What's wrong with dried sweet potato compared to the other two? I really think he was just deliberately trying to fob me off!"
Zhang Yan was extremely depressed.
"Well, even if you're going to let him try it, at least be gentle. Don't be so rough. You just shoved the dried sweet potato into his mouth. Isn't that a bit inappropriate? The dog was terrified. What girl is as bold as you?"
Yu Jiu tried to persuade her.
"Am I bold? Would I dare to kiss you directly like the captain?"
Zhang Yan retorted sharply, "Yu Caihong has told me all the gossip about Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang. Of course, she also knows that the two started kissing before they were even together, and that Xu Zijiang kissed them forcefully."
Yu Jiu's head was throbbing from listening.
"That's not the same, okay?"
She was actually playing hard to get at the time, since she did like Xu Zijiang, but well...
The remaining wine won't come out. Dog, I can't save you anymore. Don't blame me for not saving you.
Yu Jiu shut up.
"Then do whatever you like. I hope you can win over the dog soon."
"Of course, I've already planned it all out. We'll get married before the Lunar New Year, get pregnant after the New Year, and give birth the following year."
"Huh? Do we have to rush this much? Doggy, do you even know how much you've planned?"
Yu Jiu was truly stunned. How could Zhang Yan have even planned to have a child? Forget about marriage!
"What kind of question is that? We're married now, so of course we're going to have children. The earlier you get pregnant, the better, especially the first one. If I can have a son, then I'll have a firm foothold in his family. From then on, no matter what I say, Gouzi will definitely listen to me, and his mother won't deliberately make things difficult for me."
"We'll definitely live a harmonious and happy life together. Since I'm getting married, I'm definitely aiming for a long-term relationship and want to live a harmonious and happy life together."
Zhang Yan has a clear understanding of her life, and she doesn't care about whether it's in the countryside or not. As long as her partner treats her well and goes along with her, and her in-laws don't make things difficult for her, then she can have a few more children and live a good life. That's the life she wants.
She didn't think much about anything else.
"All right."
"That's true. Since you're married, you're obviously aiming to spend your whole life together," Yu Jiu agreed with her. "But the key issue is that Gouzi not only doesn't like Zhang Yan, but now he's very resistant to her. Aren't all these plans a bit too far ahead of their time?" Yu Jiu couldn't help but ask.
"Why don't you try a different approach to pursuing him? Be a little gentler, and don't be so fierce for now, so as not to scare him away."
"I tried pretending, but he didn't fall for it, so I stopped pretending altogether. Anyway, as long as I can win over his mother, and if she insists on him marrying me, I don't believe Gouzi can really resist."
Zhang Yan had already observed Gouzi's family thoroughly. Gouzi was definitely a filial child. He wouldn't be completely disregarding his parents' opinions. Moreover, Gouzi was an only child; they only had one son, no daughters. It was said that Gouzi's mother injured her body during childbirth and hadn't been able to conceive again since.
Perhaps it's because he's their only precious child, and they spoil him rotten, that he's become such a clever little devil, both timid and adorable. It has to be said, Zhang Yan finds the dog increasingly pleasing to the eye. If she initially chose him because he was suitable, now she likes him.
As Yu Jiu listened to Zhang Yan's barrage of arguments, she didn't know whether to call them fallacies or not. She could only feel sorry for Gouzi.
"That's hard to say, I wish you success."
Speaking of which, Yu Jiu rarely sees this kind of marriage where the woman is stronger than the man. In the families she has seen, the woman's family background is usually more powerful than the man's, but it is rare for the woman to be more assertive than the man in terms of personality. Especially, it is rare to find a woman as assertive as Zhang Yan and as timid as Gouzi. This couple has really opened her eyes.
"Just wait, after you finish drinking your wedding wine, you should be ready to drink mine too."
Zhang Yan was full of confidence, and Yu Jiu didn't know what to say, so she changed the subject and asked.
"What are you cooking? It smells delicious."
"I made pickled cabbage and pork noodles for Gouzi. His mom said he loves pickled cabbage noodles. I don't believe I can't win him over even though I'm so good to him. Do you want to try some?"
Zhang Yan invited her, saying that she would never hesitate to share any food or leftover wine with her and Yu Caihong.
"Let me have some soup. This pickled cabbage smells quite appetizing. Where did you get this pickled cabbage? And the meat is fresh pork, right?"
"I traded sweet potatoes for the pickled cabbage, and I went out to buy the pork today. I waited so long and only bought two ounces. This meat is really hard to find and expensive. I'll only cook for him this once. Don't even think about being so extravagant next time."
Zhang Yan felt increasingly distressed as she spoke. Besides the high price of pork, the noodles were made of refined grains, which weren't cheap either. She usually ate coarse grains, and the little refined grain she had saved up had all been wasted by him in the past two days.
"If I may ask, what are you going to do if the dog doesn't want him?"
Yu Jiu asked her with amusement, "You can't just stuff noodles into someone's mouth again this time, can you?"
“He’ll definitely accept it. If he doesn’t eat it, the noodles will clump together, which is such a waste of food. Who can withstand this onslaught from me? Impossible, he can’t possibly refuse.”
"All right."
Yu Jiu didn't understand their way of getting along, and wondered if there was something wrong. He couldn't care less, so he just shrugged and went back to Xu Zijiang's place. Xu Zijiang was cooking, and they were about to start eating.
Meanwhile, after Zhang Yan finished cooking the pickled cabbage and pork noodles, she scooped them out and put them in a bowl, then picked up her basket and went to find Gouzi.
Gouzi complained to Xu Zijiang, asking him to take him with him, but Xu Zijiang refused. So he sat at the front door of his house, sighing and staring blankly.
What am I going to do? This is the first time in my life I've been pursued by a girl, and she's such a fierce and domineering one. Sigh, and his parents just happen to fall for her. I'm doomed, I'm doomed, I'm doomed! Gouzi felt his future was bleak.
Just as he was fretting, Zhang Yan came briskly over again, carrying a small basket. At first, Gouzi was in a daze and didn't notice her coming. By the time he saw her, she was already in front of him. He was startled and turned to run away, but it was too late.
Zhang Yan's eyes narrowed, and she retorted sharply.
"You dare to run and try."
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