She was an aunt from the same clan in the village, named Ma Yanhong.
"Cailian, is your mother home?"
"She's not here. She went to my grandma's house with my younger brother. She just left a little while ago. Auntie, is there something you need from my mom?" Zhou Cailian asked.
Just then, Zhou Jiadong came out of the house.
As soon as Ma Yanhong saw him, her face lit up with a smile. "Jiadong, come here. I have something to tell you."
"What's the matter?" Zhou Jiadong walked over.
Zhou Cailian's heart skipped a beat, as if she had guessed what Ma Yanhong was going to say.
Sure enough, the next second, Ma Yanhong said with a smile, "It's good news! I'm here today to introduce you to someone. The girl is my sister-in-law's niece, about your age, and very pretty. By the way, she's from Quanlong Town. Her parents are hardworking people, and she herself is also hardworking and capable. What do you think, Jiadong? Would you like to meet the girl?"
Zhou Jiadong: "..."
He originally wanted to say that he had a girlfriend, but then he remembered that he and Zhong Xiaolan had broken up a long time ago.
But he really wasn't in the mood for a relationship right now, so he gave an awkward laugh and said, "Um, I'm not thinking about dating right now..."
"What's wrong? You're not still thinking about your girlfriend in the city, are you? Didn't you two break up?" Ma Yanhong had met Zhong Xiaolan once before, and she had heard about the relationship between Zhou Jiadong and Zhong Xiaolan from Huang Guifang. It was precisely because she knew that Zhou Jiadong had broken up with his girlfriend in the city that she came to visit today.
Zhou Jiadong scratched his head. "No, I just don't want to be in a relationship right now."
"Why don't you want to date anymore? The New Year is over, and you're already twenty-two. You can't keep putting it off, or all the good girls will be taken by someone else!"
Zhou Jiadong thought to himself, how many girls in the countryside could compare to Zhong Xiaolan...
Zhou Jiadong's eyes dimmed at the thought of Zhong Xiaolan.
Especially when he thought about how quickly Zhong Xiaolan had found another man, he felt a strange and inexplicable sense of frustration.
While Zhou Jiadong was still thinking about Zhong Xiaolan, Zhong Xiaolan took Guo Jiabao to a hotel.
The two went inside, and as soon as the door closed, Zhong Xiaolan burst into tears and threw herself into Guo Jiabao's arms. "Waaah... Jiabao, I've missed you so much these past few days, so much, but my dad won't let me go out. He beats me and locks me in the house, waaah..."
This time, Zhong Xiaolan cried truly heartbrokenly. She couldn't understand why her father was so opposed to her being with Guo Jiabao, and even locked her at home to prevent her from going to see Guo Jiabao.
She was locked up from the 29th until yesterday, a full four days. Yesterday, her parents and sister went to visit her, and her mother secretly gave her the key before leaving.
She waited until her parents and sister had left before calling a neighbor over, giving them the key through the window, and asking them to open the door so she could run out.
She didn't go home last night either; she stayed at a hotel.
"Jiabao, what should I do? My dad won't let me be with you. He said he's going to marry me off to an old man, sob sob..." Zhong Xiaolan was really desperate. Her dad now wanted to marry her off to that old man, Wang Tianhai.
Seeing her crying so sadly, Guo Jiabao's heart clenched. "Xiao Lan, don't cry. I love you. I don't want anyone else in this life, I just want to be with you. We're both adults now. We don't need anyone else's approval to be together. This is a new society now, no one can force us to separate!"
Zhong Xiaolan was not comforted. She knew very well that she could not marry Guo Jiabao unless her father agreed.
She has no way to defy her father unless she runs away from home and never goes back.
But she didn't dare. She ran away from home. Where did she go?
She is in poor health and needs to take medicine every year. She has no job and has left home. Who will support her?
That's why she wanted to find a man who was easily swayed and could be manipulated to rely on.
She had previously thought that Zhou Jiadong was her best support, but she never expected that she and he would not end up together.
Now, Zhong Xiaolan really doesn't want to miss out on Guo Jiabao again.
She suddenly stood up straight, looking at Guo Jiabao with teary eyes, "Jiabao, does your mother also disagree with you being with me?"
Guo Jiabao's expression stiffened slightly. "She is..."
Large tears streamed down Zhong Xiaolan's face. "Why, why did this happen..."
"Xiaolan, don't cry. I don't need my mom's approval. I'm all grown up now, and I can make my own decisions about my marriage." Guo Jiabao tenderly wiped away Zhong Xiaolan's tears.
"Jiabao, take me. I don't want to give my most precious thing to another man. I only want to give it to you..." Zhong Xiaolan said, suddenly raising her hand to hug Guo Jiabao's neck, then slightly tiptoeing and leaning closer.
Guo Jiabao: "!!!"
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