On the way, Zhang Qinghua brought up their engagement again.
"Lili, what have you thought about it? When are we going to get engaged?"
"You're so eager to get engaged to me?" Song Lili raised an eyebrow at Zhang Qinghua. "Aren't you going to reconsider? What if you regret it later?"
She was in a good mood at the moment, so she started joking with Zhang Qinghua.
“No need, you are enough,” Zhang Qinghua said firmly.
Actually, he had a more secret thought in his heart: he was afraid that if too much time passed, Song Lili would change her mind.
Actually, deep down, he lacked self-confidence and was anxious about losing Song Lili.
I always felt that I wasn't good enough for that dazzling girl who didn't even realize it; she deserved the best.
However, he loved her so much that he didn't want to let her go.
That's why he was so eager to get engaged, because once engaged, it would be a done deal, and he wouldn't have to worry so much.
Song Lili had no idea what Zhang Qinghua was thinking. She just thought that although Zhang Qinghua looked dull, his words were anything but dull.
"You're so good at talking! Since you've put it that way, I'll agree." After what had happened before, Song Lili no longer insisted on staying at home.
Anyway, getting engaged doesn't mean getting married right away, and she still needs to protect Fangfang as she grows up, which will take another year or two.
"Really?" Zhang Qinghua looked at Song Lili in surprise, not expecting happiness to come so suddenly that he couldn't react.
"Of course it's true, but the wedding definitely won't be next year, the earliest is the year after. Can you... accept that?"
At Zhang Qinghua's age, he's considered quite old here. If he doesn't get married soon, some unpleasant rumors might start circulating.
However, with Xia Niu around and Song Fang's situation being rather special, Song Lili couldn't abandon her and could only feel sorry for Zhang Qinghua.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Qinghua readily agreed, saying, "Okay, it's up to you. As long as you agree to the engagement, that's fine."
At this moment, Zhang Qinghua was already planning to have his father find a matchmaker to propose marriage to the Song family.
"Aren't you afraid of what others will say about you?" Song Lili couldn't suppress her curiosity and asked her question.
Zhang Qinghua, however, did not hesitate at all. "I don't care what others think." Otherwise, he would have starved to death during those years of famine.
"I only care about your children getting engaged. As for the others, they are none of my business. Let them say what they want."
"Then... what about your older brother and younger siblings?" Don't they care either?
"My father definitely supports me; he understands everything. My younger brother is fine, and my younger sister is very well-behaved."
Song Lili understood; it seemed he could handle his family and manage things well.
This made me feel even better.
When she arrived in town, she went directly to Wang Daming; it was better to ask him for help with this kind of thing.
"Oh, what brings you here? You're a rare guest indeed." Wang Daming greeted Song Lili with a grin as soon as he saw her.
"I'm here to buy brown sugar, can you get some?" Song Lili asked directly.
"Brown sugar? That stuff is pretty rare, I'm not really sure what you need it for?"
"Sister Yangmei is due to give birth soon, so I'd like to find some nourishing foods for her. Can you help me get some?" Song Lili frowned, not expecting brown sugar to be so rare.
"I'll ask my cousin. Anyway, they don't have any in town, and I don't know if they have any in the county." Wang Daming agreed without much thought.
"Okay, thank you then," Song Lili said casually, patting Wang Daming on the shoulder.
“No need, we’ll help each other out, right?” Wang Daming winked at Song Lili, smiling as if he had some big secret.
Song Lili rolled her eyes. It's just about the purchasing station, why make it sound so mysterious?
Not getting what she wanted, Song Lili didn't want to waste this opportunity to come to town, so she asked Wang Daming to go find Qian Liulin again.
Wang Daming muttered reluctantly, "I don't know how you suddenly became so close to Brother Qian? You always have to see him every time you come here?"
However, despite his reluctance, he still went to find Qian Liulin.
Wang Daming had it, and only then did Zhang Qinghua ask, "Do you always look for Comrade Qian every time you come?"
Song Lili nodded. "Yes, I need to tell him about his grandparents' situation, and I also need to tell them what he said. I'm the middleman, the reliable person, it's very important."
Seeing Song Lili's wide-eyed expression put Zhang Qinghua in a good mood, and he smiled and said, "Yes, it's very important. It's also very important to me."
"Of course, things would be terrible without me." Song Lili raised her chin high, looking somewhat like a haughty peacock.
"..." Zhang Qinghua looked at Song Lili with a light smile. He had no more discomfort from before, and Song Lili was the only person in his heart and mind.
Soon, Qian Liulin arrived. "Lili, it's been so long since you've been to town." Then, seeing Zhang Qinghua, she said, "Qinghua's here too?"
Zhang Qinghua nodded without speaking, while Song Lili said, "It's the autumn harvest, that's why we haven't had time."
"It's so rare to have rain today, so I rushed to town. I was just worried you'd be concerned, Brother Qian," Song Lili said, half-jokingly and half-seriously.
“I trust you to do things. I do have some concerns, but they’re not about you. You don’t need to come all the way here. Just let me know when you come to town,” Qian Liulin quickly said.
He wasn't really worried. If problems arose in Hongqi Village, then it meant the problem was unavoidable.
This was the safest place he could think of.
"I understand, I will do that in the future," Song Lili said happily.
She only comes to town every now and then because she's worried about Qian Liulin; otherwise, she would stay in the village and never go out.
Now that I've heard Qian Liulin say this, I've decided to do this from now on and never come to town again.
"That's good." Qian Liulin was also very happy and appreciated Song Lili's decisive manner.
Song Lili told Qian Liulin about the recent situation of the elderly people in detail, and tried her best to comfort Qian Liulin.
After he finished speaking, he asked, "Brother Qian, do you have anything to tell Grandpa and Grandma? I'll give it to them."
"I don't have any words, I'm just relieved to know they're doing well." Qian Liulin took out a wad of cash from his pocket. "This is the money I've had recently, I'll give it all to you."
"I don't know when you'll come to town again, so I'm giving it to you in advance."
Song Lili didn't say much, but took the money Qian Liulin handed over, saying, "I'll deliver it to the grandparents." She didn't mention herself.
However, Qian Liulin mentioned, "There's still some for you inside, take what you think is appropriate. Give the rest to the elderly, let them keep it, don't be greedy, they'll use it when they need it."
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