Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Who doesn't like good-looking
As soon as Aunt Guo entered the room, she stuffed a basket of eggs into Xue Lanhua's hand, and shouted at the top of her voice with a smile that she wanted to find a husband for Lu Qinghe, and the man she was talking about was Zhao Zhanming from Zhaojiagou.
The people outside could naturally hear it clearly and were just waiting for the Lu family's reaction.
After a while, the sound of familiar laughter and greetings was heard, the door of the Lu family was closed, and Aunt Guo did not come out. Now everyone understood - this time the marriage proposal was sure to happen!
The Lu family and Aunt Guo both knew what was going on. After a few polite exchanges, they got down to business.
Aunt Guo: "Originally, he asked me to deliver the things tomorrow, but I thought, with his parents at home, it would be hard to see how they would react if I took too much or too little. It would be better to take this opportunity to let them go to the county town to buy things together, which would also help to strengthen their relationship."
Lu Fengshou smoked his pipe and said, "Regardless of whether there is love or not, it's already there after you get married and live together. Why bother talking about this for a second marriage? It's just two people eating together."
Xue Lanhua disagreed and glared at her man. "I think it's great, Auntie. Thank you so much for this! I'll see you tomorrow morning!"
"You're so polite, we've been relatives for so many years."
After seeing off the guests, Zhang Meizhi kept glancing at her mother-in-law. "Even the promised gifts from Aunt Guo haven't arrived yet. I guess the betrothal gifts are even more uncertain. This man's words are best used when he's trying to coax people."
"Just talk less." Lu Qingyun glanced over.
"I think it's probably a dead end. It's nothing. I didn't expect this from the beginning." Chen Fengshou stood up and went into the house with his eyelids drooping.
Zhang Meizhi: "Look, Dad has said that. After all, the family hasn't been divided. Zhao Zhanming still has two brothers. Will my parents agree to pay another betrothal gift for a second marriage? In my opinion, what Aunt Guo said is just an excuse. I will definitely have to deal with my parents-in-law more when I get married."
Lu Qinghe, however, didn't take it seriously.
Although she was not very familiar with Zhao Zhanming, she always felt that Zhao Zhanming, who even brought her a dictionary, was not the kind of person who would go back on his word.
Lu Qinghe: "Didn't Aunt Guo say that Zhao Zhanming is the pillar of the Zhao family, and no matter what others say, it's useless. We still have to listen to Zhao Zhanming in everything. And I don't think Aunt Guo is the kind of person who can coax us."
After saying that, she took Lu Yao and Lu Yang to wash their faces. Zhang Meizhi pouted and kept muttering to Lu Qingyun.
"I've said too much, it seems like I'm just trying to get the betrothal gift from Qinghe, but we're a big family here. My eldest sister-in-law has one child, I have one, and they're both thinking about having a second child. She brought two more back, so it's not a good idea to have them all living together. If I really gave her the betrothal gift, I think it's only right for her to pay it back to my family. Alas, you all act like good people, and I have to be the bad guy. In the end, you still say I'm narrow-minded."
Zhou Feng listened from the side, without saying anything wrong about Zhang Meizhi, nor nodded. She looked at Xue Lanhua's expression, turned around and took her own child into the house.
"Alright, you're not done yet. You're said to be loose-lipped, but I think you're still a chatterbox."
"Well, I have to stop talking."
When she entered her room at night, Zhang Meizhi was still unhappy.
"I was wrong about Aunt Ding, but Mom was too disrespectful to me. And Qinghe, you've been living here for so many days. Even if the Zhao family doesn't give you a betrothal gift, you should at least leave something before you leave. It's not that I'm stingy, but our family is not wealthy. I've been married here for so many years, and I've never seen Mom cook an egg for me every day."
"That's because Qinghe was sick a few days ago. Besides, didn't I cook for you during your confinement period?"
"Then I gave birth to a son for your Lu family."
Lu Qingyun curled his lips, "Then Qinghe's two children changed their surname to Lu."
"Go to hell, I'm your family's bloodline, why don't you go back and tell Mom about it? A few years ago, when our two daughters got married, Mom didn't leave any betrothal gifts. Not to mention that the man Qingmiao married was poor, but Qinghe received 20 yuan back then. Now she has the inheritance she got from the Wu family, so she might be richer than our family. I'm thinking of letting Xiaoshan go to school for two years, but how can he go if our family has no money, right?"
"Big brother didn't mention it, so why should I?"
Zhang Meizhi was furious. "Big Brother and Qinghe have always had a good relationship. You grew up living with your grandparents. What's there to be embarrassed about? Is face more important than hard-earned money? Think about your son and your wife."
"...Okay, okay, I'll talk to you later. Can we go to bed now?"
"That's more like it."
While the second wife was talking, Lu Qinghe was also considering it.
Her family wasn't wealthy landlords, and they were able to support herself and her two children. Xue Lanhua had no objection, but Lu Fengshou was obviously somewhat uncomfortable, but he didn't show it because he was quiet.
After Zhao Zhanming and I got our marriage certificate, we went to Hua City together. The mountains were high and the roads were long, so I'm afraid we might not be able to come back for a long time.
At home and outside, he has to take care of his parents and rely entirely on his two brothers and sisters-in-law for filial piety. Not to mention, his eldest sister-in-law has been stealing delicious food for the two children these days.
It's okay to just turn around and leave, but Xue Lanhua will definitely have to consider Lu Fengshou's mood.
After thinking it over, Lu Qinghe took out the money from the box, counted it, and gave it to Xue Lanhua as a subsidy.
"Mom, is this fruit candy?"
Lu Qinghe rummaged through her pockets and remembered that there was some fruit candy that Zhao Zhanming had given her during the day. She picked it up, peeled it open, and gave one to each of the two children.
Lu Yao and Lu Yang's eyes lit up instantly after they put the food in their mouths, and their mouths were grinning with joy.
It's no wonder Lu Qinghe forgot that if you give this candy to children in modern times, they will probably refuse to eat it because they think the packaging is ugly, but here, a piece of brown sugar is a rare treasure.
Lu Yao: "Mom, the candy is so sweet and fragrant, it tastes better than sugar water!"
"Yes, Mom, did you buy this from a consignment store? We've never seen it before."
"It was given to me by Zhao Zhanming today. He is the new father you will meet later."
Lu Yao suddenly perked up, "My new dad is a candy seller! Great, great!"
Lu Qinghe laughed, "I'm not selling candy, but your new dad can afford to buy candy for you."
Lu Yao blinked. "Ability? So he's a blacksmith? Is he very strong?"
"He's a soldier." Lu Qinghe pinched her daughter's cute little face and gave her a rare kiss. "Yaoyao has a good imagination."
Lu Yao giggled and stuck close to her mother.
Lu Yang's eyes widened in shock. "Is it a soldier? A soldier who drives away bad guys with a gun?"
"Yes, soldiers who defend our country and protect our people."
"That's great!" Lu Yang also hugged Lu Qinghe, "This way, Mommy won't be bullied. I like this new daddy very much."
Lu Yao scratched her head beside her, "I still like my mom the most. It's enough for my new dad to like me. If he buys me candy, then I'll like him a little bit!"
Lu Qinghe was amused by the two of them and laughed out loud. He handed over the remaining bag of fruit candies and asked them to keep some for themselves tomorrow. He gave the rest to Xiaoshan and Xiaohai. He then urged them to finish the candies and rinse their mouths before he took a rest.
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The next morning, Zhao Zhanming arrived at the village entrance early to wait for Lu Qinghe.
Zhao Zhanming had already prepared what he was supposed to give and asked the matchmaker to pass it on, but Aunt Guo said that they should meet openly after the proposal so that they could spend more time together, so he agreed.
In fact, he was probably clear about Aunt Guo's thoughts, but he was worried about being blamed by his adoptive parents because of their expressions.
But for him, what his adoptive parents think has nothing to do with what he does. If he could be influenced by them, he would not have been able to join the army in the first place.
Lu Qinghe actually got up very early. After all, it was his first time going into the city since coming here. He had thought about what to buy and made preparations in advance last night. However, he was delayed a little when he was almost at the village entrance.
"You are Lu Qinghe, right?"
Suddenly, an older man with a beard appeared on the dirt road and stood in front of them. Lu Qinghe thought about it carefully but still couldn't recognize who he was.
"do what?"
The man stroked his chin and looked at her with a sly look in his eyes. "I'm Zhang Donghua, I live right by the village entrance. I just heard my mom point you out to me, so I came here."
Zhang's parents are capable, but Zhang Donghua is a lazy man. His original wife had only been gone for half a month, and his family was not satisfied with any of the other girls he found for him. But after he saw Lu Qinghe in the brigade that day, he could not forget her.
Lu Qinghe then noticed that there were a few mud brick houses not far away. Looking at Zhang Donghua's lustful eyes, he frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Yes, there was a misunderstanding with Aunt Ding yesterday when we were talking about marriage, but there's nothing wrong between our families. I saw you before your husband died. You were neat and capable, a good woman, and you also..."
“Stop, stop, stop.”
Lu Qinghe understood his intentions and said, "Stop flattering me, okay? I have something else to do and I really need to leave."
Lu Qinghe glanced at the sky, stepped on the stone next to him, walked around Zhang Donghua and headed towards the village entrance.
"Don't go." Zhang Donghua followed him relentlessly. "I really think you're a good match. Let's discuss this marriage between our two families. Although it's a second marriage, if you're willing to marry me and take care of my children, I promise to give you 20 yuan as a betrothal gift. Don't look down on me. My parents are capable and our family is not poor. We can even afford eggs. How about this, if you're willing, come marry me and I promise to let you manage the household!"
"This isn't really about being rich or poor." Lu Qinghe took two quick steps. "I'm superficial. I only like good looks. If someone isn't good-looking, I won't agree no matter what."
"Then I'm not ugly!"
"Then I suggest you go home, use the restroom, and look in the mirror."
"Lu Qinghe, why are you insulting me?"
"I'm just telling the truth. Besides, aside from your looks, you don't even have the most basic manners. What I hate most is being stopped by others."
"These are all excuses." Zhang Donghua stamped his feet in anger. "Just wait, I'll find someone to propose marriage this afternoon!"
"Just lie down at home. I'm already engaged."
As they were talking, they were just a few steps away from the banyan tree at the entrance of the village. Lu Qinghe saw Zhao Zhanming's straight figure from afar and breathed a sigh of relief.
"See that tall and strong guy in front? That's Comrade Zhang Donghua. I heard you're a person who would rather sit than lie down. Look how out of breath you are after these two steps. Go back and rest quickly. I won't see you off."
Zhang Donghua was stunned. Seeing that Lu Qinghe actually walked up to greet the man, he cursed in his heart and wanted to see who it was.
But that was a man she had never seen before, and she couldn't hear clearly what Lu Qinghe said to him. The next moment, she saw the man looking at her with a serious gaze.
There was clearly no extra expression on that person's face, but inexplicably, Zhang Donghua felt a sense of pressure coming over him.
Who is this person? I have never seen him in Dagu Village.
Zhang Donghua wanted to take another look, but he felt quite pressured and didn't dare to look again. He clenched his fists and turned away.
"He's gone."
"That's fine. He suddenly appeared here for no reason and followed me even though I wasn't allowed to. Luckily you were waiting for me at the village entrance, otherwise I would have been annoyed to death by him."
Seeing Lu Qinghe breathe a sigh of relief, Zhao Zhanming's brows relaxed inexplicably. He glanced at the sky, which had just turned pale. "Next time, I should pick you up at the door at this time."
"It's okay. There are farmers all around. What can he do to me? I'm just a little annoyed. You didn't wait too long, did you?"
"No."
"That's good."
The two of them fell silent again. Amid the chirping of insects and birds, Zhao Zhanming suddenly spoke again: "Just now I seemed to hear you say you like good-looking things?"
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