"I'm neither warm nor cold, I'm indifferent, so why are you forcing me to marry you?"
After saying this, Wen Qiming got up and went inside. He didn't want to waste his breath arguing with Guan Xing'er.
Guan Xing'er followed him into the house.
She asked, "Can't you just live a peaceful life with me?"
"Why does this sound so strange? Am I not living a good life with you, or are you not living a good life with me?" Wen Qiming sat on the kang in his usual sleeping spot, then stared at Guan Xing'er: "Since we got married, how many meals have you cooked for me, how many clothes have you washed?"
"I'm not very good at cooking. My mom and sister-in-law used to be in charge of cooking for the family... As for washing clothes, I don't have the strength in my hands. I usually only wash my own underwear and summer clothes at home. My mom washes the rest of the time."
Guan Xing'er is the youngest daughter and is the darling of her family. She has been pampered by her parents and brothers since she was a child. When her sisters-in-law came into the family, they were brainwashed by their mother-in-law and their respective husbands, and they also doted on Guan Xing'er, their sister-in-law. At least on the surface, it seemed like they really doted on her. What they did behind the scenes, only Guan Xing'er's sisters-in-law knew. No one else knew.
"Now that you've started a family with me, shouldn't you take care of things for this home? Shouldn't you learn to cook, do laundry, and clean the house?"
"I am studying, but it's your fault for treating me badly..."
"How do you expect me to treat you well? And don't forget, it was your family who forced me to marry you!"
"So what if it is? My dad is the brigade leader. You're the one who's getting a good deal by marrying me!"
Hearing Guan Xing'er say that, Wen Qiming laughed in anger: "I'm taking advantage of you by marrying you? Then tell me, what advantage have I taken from your family so far? We agreed that when we got married, your father would arrange a primary school teacher job for me."
At the very least, they would have arranged for me to be a points clerk or a warehouse manager. But what happened? I'm still toiling in the fields earning work points, just like the other educated youth in the institute. Guan Xing'er, your family only seems happy when they're treating me like a fool, isn't that right?"
"No, no, I didn't think you were a fool. I asked my dad, and he said there's no shortage of elementary school teachers for the time being. As for the scorekeeper and warehouse manager positions, I'm the scorekeeper and the Party Secretary's youngest daughter-in-law are the warehouse manager and the warehouse manager, respectively. I can't possibly give up the scorekeeper position to you, can I? If that's the case, what am I supposed to do?"
Myolie Kwan adored Wen Qiming. In her eyes, Wen Qiming was fair-skinned, handsome, tall and slender. Especially in the summer, when he wore a white shirt and black pants or military trousers, he looked particularly handsome and had a great presence.
Speaking of which, Guan Xing'er graduated from junior high school, which was considered an education in those days. She disliked the young men in the village at all, hating their dark skin and the smell of sweat on their bodies. Therefore, on the day Wen Qiming came to Qiaoxingtun to work in the countryside, she took a liking to him at first sight.
Unexpectedly, after secretly observing for several days, she discovered that Wen Qiming and Qin Yaqing seemed to be a couple. Moreover, Wen Qiming was very aloof. Apart from occasionally exchanging a few words with Qin Yaqing and the female educated youth in the educated youth compound, he completely ignored the girls in the village who showed him affection.
Guan Xing'er is proud, so she can only hold back for now and wait for the right opportunity to express her feelings.
She actually got the opportunity she'd been waiting for!
Wen Qiming suddenly distanced himself from Qin Yaqing, and rumors circulated in the educated youth compound that the two had broken up. Guan Xing'er knew that her chance had finally come, so she began to try to get close to Wen Qiming and express her feelings for him.
Unexpectedly, just as the two were about to discuss their wedding leave, Qin Yaqing was taken away from Qiaoxingtun by her family.
Almost on that day, Myolie Kwan had a bad feeling.
As expected, after Qin Yaqing left Qiaoxingtun, Wen Qiming was no longer in a hurry to get a marriage certificate with her, and even stopped paying attention to her.
Sensing the change in the other party's attitude, Guan Xing'er was afraid of missing out on the person she liked, so she asked her father, the brigade leader, to talk to Wen Qiming. Her only goal was to get a marriage certificate with him, otherwise she would not have a good life in Qiaoxingtun in the future.
Forced into marriage against his will, even the fact that the brigade leader's family built two separate mud-brick houses for him couldn't warm Wen Qiming's heart.
Out of love for her daughter, the brigade leader's wife couldn't help but give her daughter advice on how to keep her son-in-law in check.
Thus, with the "advice" of her mother and sisters-in-law, Guan Xing'er and Wen Qiming's lives did not get better; on the contrary, their relationship deteriorated.
Since their marriage, apart from normal physiological needs, the couple has rarely slept in the same bed.
"Just say you want to manipulate me, why make excuses?!"
Wen Qiming chuckled, turned over, and lay down on the kang with his back to Guan Xing'er.
"You, you're talking nonsense! I didn't mean to bully you!"
Kwan Myolie said this with a hint of guilt.
Wen Qiming remained silent.
"Actually, I know why you suddenly stopped talking to me. It's because you regretted breaking up with Qin Zhiqing after she left the village. So you don't want to talk to me anymore. But everyone in the village knows that we're dating. If you don't marry me, how can I stay in the village with my face?"
Besides, we were already discussing marriage before Qin Zhiqing left the village. My family is just making it legal for us to be together. What loss does that cause you?
You didn't spend a single penny to marry me, and my family even paid for the house we live in. Can't you stop being so ungrateful?
Guan Xing'er spoke with tears in her eyes.
Wen Qiming remained silent.
"You're bullying me! Your breakup with Qin Zhiqing wasn't my fault. You were the one who initiated the breakup, and then you regretted it after she left the village. Is there anyone like you?"
"Let me tell you, I'm two months pregnant. If you continue to treat me badly, my father and my brothers won't let you off the hook!"
Touching her still-flat stomach, Guan Xing'er's eyes were filled with tears and grievance.
"What did you say?"
Wen Qiming sat up and stared at Guan Xing'er's stomach as if he wanted to stare a hole through it.
“I told you that you’re going to be a dad and I’m going to be a mom. If you dare to treat me badly, my family will definitely make you suffer.”
As Guan Xing'er spoke, her eyes turned to resentment, then to tenderness. She walked to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and said to Wen Qiming, "Brother Qiming, shall we live a good life together from now on?"
Don't give me the cold shoulder, and I won't throw tantrums anymore. As long as we both work hard to earn work points, we'll definitely be able to make a good life for ourselves!
Wen Qiming remained silent for a while, then simply hummed in agreement before turning his back to Guan Xing'er and lying back on the kang (heated brick bed).
dad?
He's going to be a father, so why isn't he happy at all, but instead full of anxiety?
Could it be because the child wasn't conceived by him and the person he loved, and that's why...?
The person you like?
Is it Qin Yaqing?
Does he like Qin Yaqing? Wen Qiming didn't have a definite answer in his heart, or rather, he did, but he was unwilling to admit it. Aside from using Qin Yaqing, his feelings for her were probably negligible...
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