Zhao Shufang felt that she and Li Qiaozhen were quite destined to meet. After all, she felt that the girl was quite pleasing to the eye when she first saw her, and she never expected that she would have such a deep connection with her family.
The more she looked, the more satisfied she became, and the way she looked at Li Qiaozhen was like looking at her own daughter.
"I don't have many ideas about getting married. Let's keep it simple. I don't want to be too tired. Let's just have a meal with our own family."
Li Qiaozhen was quite nonchalant about marriage and didn't have any particular thoughts about it.
“I also support my sister’s idea. A wedding is just two families sitting down for a meal. Why invite all those outsiders? We’re not short of money. We’ll have to pay back the gifts later anyway. There’s no need to make a fuss.”
Li Daniu nodded, agreeing with his sister's idea.
"To be honest, our family has the same idea, and Sansheng wants to go to the city to develop his career with Sister Qiaozhen."
Lin Chaosheng said, "So we're not sure whether you want to hold it here or in the city."
"If it were me, I would definitely choose to hold it at home. Although the city is very prosperous, my family is not there. In fact, my only remaining family member is my older brother. Shansheng's family is all here, so no matter what, I think it is better to hold it at home."
Li Qiaozhen spoke very logically, and everyone listened and nodded, feeling that what she said made a lot of sense.
"Yes, that's what I think too."
Zhao Shufang nodded and turned to look at her second son.
"Shansheng, do you have any ideas?"
Lin Shansheng shook his head and said, "I have no objection. I'll listen to whatever Qiaozhen says."
"Oh my, you're already henpecked before you're even married?"
Liang Fu couldn't help but tease, "You're just like your older brother. Before my brother-in-law married my sister, he listened to her in everything. After they got married, he listened to her even more. He wouldn't dare to disagree with her. So, Qiaozhen, you can rest assured and marry into the family!"
Lin Shanhai coughed twice, but dared not say anything. After all, he thought about it carefully and realized that it really was the case, and the root of the problem lay with him.
“Okay, I think a good day will be in half a month.” Li Daniu had a calendar in his hand at some point. He flipped through it for a while and found that the nearest good day was in half a month.
"It just so happens that Qiaozhen will be going back to the city at that time, so why don't we get it done then? After that, let the young couple go back to work in the city in peace."
The Lin family had no objections, so the matter was settled.
"Alright, it's getting late, so we'll take our leave. Big Brother Niu, please put everything away carefully, lest some fool steal it."
Lin Chaosheng and the others got up and left first, while Lin Shansheng remained inside, reluctant to leave. Li Qiaozhen also looked at him, somewhat reluctant to see him go.
But Li Daniu wouldn't allow it. He had already agreed to let them divorce, and now he couldn't let them have any more contact in private.
So he immediately stepped in front of the two of them and said, "That's enough. The wedding is in half a month. We can talk about it then. It's obvious no one will come. You two better watch yourselves now."
Lin Shansheng blushed deeply after being scolded by Li Daniu, nodded, and left.
Seeing her beloved being chased away by her elder brother, Li Qiaozhen turned to Li Daniu and said, "Brother, look at you, you've scared him away."
"You're not even married yet, and you're already siding with outsiders. Once you get married, your older brother will really be all alone. He might even forget about your older brother in less than half a month."
Upon hearing this, Li Qiaozhen immediately grabbed Li Daniu's arm and laughed, "How could that be? Big brother will always be big brother, and no one can surpass him. Besides, big brother, you're getting on in years, shouldn't you find me a sister-in-law?"
"Why should I be in a hurry? I'm not in a hurry at all. Can't fate be encountered slowly? Sometimes, the more you force it, the more you can't force it. Maybe it will come someday when you stop forcing it."
Li Qiaozhen nodded, thinking that made sense; wasn't that exactly how it was between her and Lin Shansheng?
After the Lin family returned to the village, the news of Lin Shansheng proposing marriage to Li Daniu's sister, Li Qiaozhen, spread throughout the entire island.
"Shansheng, I heard you're going to marry the sister of that big gambling tycoon?"
"This is truly unprecedented; it's the first time I've ever heard of such an absurd thing."
"That's right! The eldest son of the Lin family was almost forced to sell his sister-in-law because of that gambling den, and now the second son is actually going to marry her. This is simply outrageous!"
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There were many similar comments in the village, but the Lin family simply ignored them. After all, they were living their own lives, and they let others say what they wanted.
"Brother, how did you feel when you went to the city last time? What kind of job do you think I could do there?"
While having dinner that evening, Lin Shansheng held a large steamed bun in his hand, still thinking about what kind of job he could find in the city.
"Didn't we say that Sister Qiaozhen would take a look at it for you later?"
Su Hang looked at Lin Shansheng with a puzzled expression.
Lin Shansheng said, "You don't understand. I'm a man. Although I said those things, how could I really let a woman help me find a job in the city? I want to be someone's support, not someone's support for me."
Su Hang didn't understand. After all, she was a woman too. If she were Sister Qiaozhen, she would also help her lover find a job. What did this have to do with being neither male nor female?
Liang Fu rolled her eyes, thinking that Lin Shansheng was just being stubborn and suffering for the sake of saving face.
"Don't worry, I'll ask around for you."
After thinking about it, Lin Chaosheng actually came up with a job that would suit Lin Shansheng.
After dinner, Lin Chaosheng went to the brigade headquarters.
"Oh my, isn't this Chaosheng? What brings you here?"
Captain Wei saw Lin Chaosheng as soon as he stepped out of the office.
"I wanted to come to our office to take a call. Are you about to leave work?"
"I was planning to leave work, but there's someone on duty inside. You can come in and use it; you don't need to pay."
"How could I possibly accept this? I still have to pay, after all, it's public money."
The two exchanged a few pleasantries at the door before Captain Wei left.
After entering the house, Lin Chaosheng took out a piece of paper and dialed the phone number on it.
"Hello, who are you looking for?"
"Mr. Lin, this is Chaosheng. I have something I'd like to discuss with you."
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