Sheng Xiping entered the room, and Zhou Qinglan heard him but did not turn around.
"You just got back? Did you eat at the Ukrainian country? Go wash up quickly, you reek of alcohol."
Sheng Xiping ignored him and walked behind Zhou Qinglan, reaching out to hug her from behind.
"Qinglan, my good wife." Sheng Xiping buried his face in Zhou Qinglan's neck and murmured.
"What's wrong? Did you come back drunk and start causing trouble?"
Now, Zhou Qinglan couldn't continue writing. She could only put down her pen, raise her hand, and touch Sheng Xiping's face and forehead.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? I'll make you some tea."
Zhou Qinglan thought her husband had drunk too much and was feeling unwell, so she hurriedly got up to pour him water and make him tea.
"It's nothing, honey, I'm fine, I just wanted to stay with you for a while."
Sheng Xiping wouldn't let Zhou Qinglan get up, and continued to hold his wife tightly.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qinglan burst out laughing, "Why are you clinging to me? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
In two months, our baby should be born, and you're still acting like a child, clinging to me.
As Zhou Qinglan said this, her smile deepened, and she reached out to touch Sheng Xiping's sideburns and cheeks.
Sheng Xiping didn't say anything, but simply hugged his wife, smelled her pleasant scent, and gently kissed the crook of her neck.
Zhou Qinglan trembled, her face flushed red, and she quickly pushed Sheng Xiping away, saying, "Don't be silly."
As she spoke, she stood up, turned around, and glared at Sheng Xiping.
Sheng Xiping was only feeling sentimental because of Chen Weiguo and Liu Hongxia's situation, which reminded him of the missed opportunity he had with Zhou Qinglan in their previous life. He didn't have any other thoughts originally.
But when he saw his wife blushing, looking both ashamed and angry, Sheng Xiping suddenly laughed.
He pulled her into his arms, leaned in and kissed his wife's cheek and lips. "I'm going up the mountain the day after tomorrow, and I'll be gone for several months. Don't you miss me?"
On the morning of the 31st, Wang Jianshe accompanied Xu Xiuxiang and Chen Weiguo, mother and son, to Li Xueniang's home in Songjianghe by taking a ride on the forest farm's vehicle.
They met Li Xue's uncle, Zhao Shucheng, and Li Xue's cousin, Zhao Juan.
Zhao Shucheng and his daughter Zhao Juan have been staying at the Li family's house for several days. Li Xue's parents have also asked a matchmaker to help introduce Zhao Juan to potential partners.
But right now, most of the young, unmarried men in the bureau are working as educated youth in various forest farms.
Those who were hired as workers, regardless of their height or appearance, were in high demand. Countless people were eyeing them, so there was no chance for Zhao Juan.
So Li Xue's parents have been busy these past few days, and they've contacted several matchmakers, but they all said they have to wait and take their time.
Local girls can be found slowly, but Zhao Juan is not suitable.
The father and son couldn't just keep living at the Li family's house; that would be inappropriate. So Zhao Shucheng and his son became a little anxious.
Just then, Wang Jianshe arrived with Xu Xiuxiang and her daughter, saying he was introducing her to potential partners for his cousin Zhao Juan.
When the two met, they were surprised to find that they knew each other.
When Zhao Shucheng and Zhao Juan went to Qianchuan Forest Farm with the Li family, they met the family from the neighboring courtyard and had a good impression of the Chen family.
Xu Xiuxiang was quite particular about her work. She specially bought a lot of things to take to the Li family, just to make a good impression on the Zhao family father and daughter.
With the help of Wang Jianshe and the Li family, and because both sides had a good impression of each other, the meeting went very smoothly.
Xu Xiuxiang asked the Zhao family directly what conditions they wanted, but the Zhao family gave the same answer as before.
As long as they are a decent family who treats Zhao Juan well, that's enough for them; they don't care about anything else.
Xu Xiuxiang also explained her family situation and said that if Chen Weiguo and Zhao Juan got together, the Chen family would vacate the west room to use as their new home.
In a couple of years, the forest farm might allocate housing again. Even if they don't, you can apply for a plot of land to build a few more houses.
After all, the Chen family has many children. When Weimin and Weiren grow up and get married, it's impossible for the whole family to squeeze into those two and a half rooms.
At the same time, Xu Xiuxiang also said that the Zhao family is in their hometown in Shandong, which is so far away, so they definitely can't go there for the engagement or anything.
If the Zhao family agrees, the Chen family will give a dowry of one hundred yuan, and then convert all the engagement gifts into cash, which will be thirty yuan, and give it all to Zhao Shucheng.
As for the wedding supplies, the Chen family has prepared everything, so the Zhao family doesn't need to worry about it.
These conditions are more than enough to marry a local girl; the Chen family has shown their utmost sincerity.
Over there, Li Xue's mother, Zhao Shuhua, called her younger brother and niece into another room to ask for their opinions.
What could possibly be wrong with that? Chen Weiguo is tall, good-looking, and a capable young man.
Needless to say, the Chen family is a family that lives a good life and is not lacking in anything. Where else can you find such a good family if you miss out?
And so, the Zhao father and daughter nodded in agreement to the marriage.
This made Zhao Shuhua and Wang Jianshe extremely happy.
At noon, Zhao Shuhua prepared a sumptuous meal and called Li Shuhai, who was at work, back to have a few drinks with Chen Weiguo and Zhao Shucheng.
At the dinner table, everyone discussed and decided that the next day, November 1st, would be the day Chen Weiguo and Zhao Juan would get engaged, and after the engagement, the two would go directly to take photos and get their marriage certificate.
The day after tomorrow, Zhao Juan will go directly back to Qianchuan Forest Farm with Chen Weiguo and his mother. They will wait until December when Chen Weiguo takes a holiday and comes down the mountain to hold a wedding for the two of them.
This was the only option, since the Zhao family lived so far away.
Although Zhao Shuhua is Zhao Juan's aunt, she still has her uncle. These days, every family is struggling financially, and the Li family can't afford to let Zhao Juan stay for several months.
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