Chapter 4: Does this still count?
Lu Cheng accidentally met Xu Shan's eyes. She smiled at him hastily in a flattering manner, which made Lu Cheng feel nauseous.
He just couldn't figure out what his mother was thinking back then.
Why do you have to arrange a country girl for him to marry?
"Lu Cheng, you said you would consider it. Now a week has passed. How do you think about it?" Lu Huaizheng spoke slowly. His voice was not loud, but it was quite majestic and powerful.
Lu Cheng raised his eyebrows and glanced at the woman opposite him, disgust rising in his heart again: "I haven't thought about it yet, I'll think about it again."
Lu's mother, Cheng Wanying, was walking back and forth in the house with her one-year-old child in her arms, coaxing the baby. When she heard her son say that he needed to think about it again, she knew that he was not happy about this marriage.
"Okay, I'll let you think about it again. But how long will it take you to think about it?"
The marriage contract was made between her and Xu Nuo's mother, and she signed the contract with her own hands. Now Xu Nuo's mother has passed away, and Xu Nuo brought some things to their house to ask them to fulfill the contract. No matter what, this marriage will take place.
"I don't know." Lu Cheng was upset and reached out to tug at the collar of his military uniform.
"Just say it nicely! You can't let Xu Nuo wait for you here all the time, right? Is that reasonable?" Cheng Wanying was also a little angry.
After all, when "Xu Nuo" came with the things, everyone in the military compound knew about it.
If the Lu family were to break the contract just because of the other person's background and image, and this matter were to get out, it would damage the Lu family's reputation and people would criticize them.
Not to mention that she couldn't agree, Old Lu couldn't agree even more.
"Maybe a month, maybe a year! If you keep thinking it over, it will probably take three to five years!" Lu Cheng chuckled.
How could Xu Shan not understand Lu Cheng's attitude?
It's obvious that he just doesn't like her and doesn't want to marry her!
A shy girl might have cried and left long ago, but who was Xu Shan? She had come all the way here just to get married, so how could she leave if the marriage didn't work out?
That's impossible!
Look, how handsome the man in front of you is, tall and handsome, and he has just been promoted to company commander in the army!
The husband of Erhua's wife in their village is only a platoon leader in the army, and he receives several dozen yuan in allowance a month, and the army sends money to his home every month.
The company commander’s rank is higher than the platoon leader’s, so his allowance must be higher than the platoon leader’s, right?
Besides, Mr. Lu is a high-ranking official. I heard that he is a military commander or something... Look at the place where he lives, the small two-story building is so spacious, and even the floor is made of cement.
Look at the furniture in the house, there are sewing machines, tape recorders, TVs, and record players... There are fish and meat on the table every day, and they even hired a special aunt to cook.
This old man has a special car to pick him up when he goes out. Does the person who picks him up have an official title?
If I marry into her family, does that mean I will become a daughter-in-law? Does that mean I will become a young mistress?
Xu Nuo didn't know what blessing he had accumulated in his previous life to be born into such a good family!
She is blessed, but unfortunately this blessing is not big enough. In the end, this piece of "big fat meat" still falls into Xu Shan's mouth, right?
Therefore, she had to stay no matter what!
"Aunt Cheng, I can see that Lu Cheng looks down on me! Yes, I am from the countryside and have never seen the world. It would be embarrassing for him to take me out! If you really look down on me, then I will leave." Xu Shan retreated to advance.
"Let's go?" Lu Cheng thought the matter was going to fail, his eyes lit up, "But do you have anywhere to go? If you don't mind, I can find you a job? Or, I have some good friends who can introduce you to them?"
Xu Shan made a bitter face: "No, I will go to see my mother when I go back this time!"
"Your mother is not..."
"Well, there is no meaning for me to live in this world. Instead of being sold to that fool in the village by my uncle and aunt, I would rather die in peace!" Xu Shan said as tears streamed down her face.
Xu Cheng took a deep breath, leaned back and leaned on the sofa: "I knew this would be the result!!"
Lu Huaizheng knew that it would be fruitless to continue discussing this matter, after all, Lu Cheng was his son.
"I've made the decision. Lu Cheng and Xu Nuo are going to get married! Wanying, please pick a good day and let them get the marriage certificate! We can't go back on our word! We must fulfill our promises!"
Seeing that his father had made the final decision, Lu Cheng became angry.
He stood up and said, "I won't marry her! Look at her for yourselves, is she acceptable? I don't understand why you have to marry her to me when there are so many good girls to look down on!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Shan burst into tears.
Lu Huaizheng's face darkened, and he slapped the coffee table heavily: "Lu Cheng, what nonsense are you talking about? Listen to what you are saying. You are still in the army, is this what the army taught you?"
Lu Cheng also felt wronged: "It's true that I'm a soldier! I can sacrifice my life for the country, but I also have the right to fight against inequality! For example, in this marriage, I don't know where this person came from, and you told me to marry him, so do I have to marry him?"
"You bastard!" Lu Huaizheng was furious.
He also stood up and raised his hand to slap Lu Cheng.
At this time, a voice came from the door: "Chenchen is back! Hey, this girl is..."
When Lu Cheng heard that Lu Chen was back, he hurriedly shouted, "Dad, my elder brother is back. Didn't you say you wanted to talk to my elder brother about work? Otherwise, you can go talk to my elder brother first, and we can talk about my matter later."
After saying that, he took two steps at a time and rushed upstairs.
"Stop right there, you bastard!" Lu Huaizheng yelled, "Let's talk about your business first. I can talk about your brother's business later!"
Lu Cheng: "..."
Lu Chen strode in, and the first thing he saw when he entered the room was Xu Shan.
Xu Shan was inexplicably scared when she saw Lu Chen. He looked better than Lu Cheng, but his eyes were too scary. They were calm, cold, and sharp, as if one look could see through people's hearts.
Living under the same roof with him, the atmosphere felt inexplicably depressing, so depressing that she wanted to escape.
"Dad, Mom!" Lu Chen took off his military jacket and hung it on the hanger. He raised his hand and rolled up the sleeves of his white shirt. "Are you discussing Lu Cheng's engagement?"
Cheng Wanying nodded slowly, looking embarrassed, but she quickly adjusted her expression and asked casually, "Did you bring the person back?"
Lu Chen said: "I didn't pick up Wu Yue, but I picked up another person."
"Who?" Everyone looked at Lu Chen.
He clearly entered the room alone, so where was the other person?
Lu Chen dodged to the side.
He was tall and slender, a head taller than Xu Nuo. Xu Nuo was standing behind him, completely hidden.
Apart from his straight back and broad shoulders, nothing else can be seen.
As soon as he moved away, Xu Nuo's vision suddenly became clear.
She immediately saw Xu Shan sitting on the sofa, and Xu Shan also saw her. A hint of astonishment flashed across her eyes for a moment, and she was completely panicked, like an ant on a hot pan.
Xu Nuo didn't talk to Xu Shan, but introduced himself directly: "Hello everyone, I'm Xu Nuo! My father is Xu Guanshan, and my mother is Yang Peiying! My parents died ten years ago, and I have been living with my grandmother. My grandmother also passed away a week ago. Before she passed away, she said that my mother had arranged a marriage for me when I was a child, and asked me to come to Jing City to ask if this marriage still counts."
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