"Mom, what are you doing with this? Save these eggs for my little brother and sister to nourish their bodies. You can eat the pear. You must be tired after such a long car ride."

Zhao Jingui touched her hair and said, "Eat yours, there's more at home.

After getting married, I won't be as comfortable as at home. I have to deal with my parents-in-law above me and my sisters-in-law and younger sisters-in-law below me. I have to stay at home everywhere. How can I be so willful like at home..."

Zhao Jingui's voice choked up as she spoke, and she turned away, "Hurry up and eat. Pear, you eat it too. You two sisters should have a good talk."

"Mom, what are you doing? Don't cry!" Li Chunlan hugged Zhao Jingui and leaned her face on her shoulder. "I'm married in the county, not far away. I'll be back in a short time by car. If you miss me, I'll come back immediately."

Zhao Jingui poked her head with a look of resentment, "What do you mean by coming back? I'm telling you, don't come back home if you don't have anything to do, so as not to upset your parents-in-law."

Li Chunlan was not happy, "If you can't even go home, then I won't get married and stay at home with you for the rest of my life!"

"Nonsense! You naughty girl have been staying at home for so many years, I'm tired of you, go away!" Zhao Jingui said this, but the look he gave Li Chunlan was full of love and there was a smile on his face.

"I've seen Huaimin before, he's a good kid. He's lively, has no ulterior motives, and is good to you, too. I've let him go."

"Mom... why don't you tell me that I'm good-looking, smart and virtuous, and it's a blessing for him to marry me."

"Yes, yes, you are both blessed."

"Jin Gui, come and take a look, is this dish cooked this way?"

The auntie outside was calling for help, and Zhao Jingui responded, "You guys eat, I'll go take a look."

After hearing what Aunt Jingui said, the atmosphere became a little depressing. Li Chunlan stared at her mother's busy figure in the yard and finally couldn't hold back her tears.

Jiang Li wiped it for her, "You are such a grown-up and still have your pimples falling off. Aren't you ashamed?"

Under Jiang Li's deliberate gag, Li Chunlan adjusted her attitude and continued talking.

"What was I saying? Yes, it was the gossip in the village that made my parents sick," Li Chunlan felt itchy when she thought of it.

"At that time, the mother of that scoundrel asked the matchmaker in front of her, 'Did I jump into the water to save someone? Did I expose my body to others?'"

"At that time, he was standing there, his face was gloomy, he was very cheerful and carefree, but that day he turned around and left.

After a while, he came back, took out a passbook from his pocket and handed it to me.

…

"Comrade Li Chunlan, take this."

"What is this?"

“This is the money I saved from working for so many years, it’s not much.

If you are willing to agree, part of it will be used as a betrothal gift and the other part will be kept by you.

I have an older brother and a younger sister. My older brother got married and moved away, and my younger sister is in junior high school..."

"Wait a minute? Who said they would marry you?"

Li Chunlan threw the passbook back into Tang Huaimin's arms, her pretty face gloomy, "You listened to the nonsense said by those stupid people in the village, and you don't want to be responsible for me, right?

"I tell you, I saved you for my own sake.

I can't watch a living person drown in front of me. I'm not seeking anything, and you don't have to sacrifice your marriage for this!"

"I am not..."

Tang Huaimin was so anxious that his face turned red. Seeing Li Chunlan turned around and walked away, he hurried over to stop her.

"Chunlan, wait a minute, I'm not doing this for the sake of responsibility. That..."

Tang Huaimin was tongue-tied, and the more critical the moment, the more he couldn't speak, "I like you! I want you to be my wife."

The sound was so loud that it shook the reeds and startled several wild ducks. Several girls came out from the reeds and looked at Tang Huaimin and Li Chunlan with smiles on their faces.

"Chunlan, please agree to him!"

"Yes, look at him rushing to our Bailutang again and again. The soles of his shoes are almost worn out. Don't you believe what he said?"

The people who were talking were all childhood friends of Li Chunlan. The girls were talking to each other and made Tang Huaimin blush.

Li Chunlan turned around and ran, and even her basket fell by the river. Someone brought it back to her.

She covered her throbbing heart, her face was red for most of the afternoon, and she couldn't sleep at night. The words that kept repeating in her mind were, "I want you to be my wife."

She didn't know what this feeling was, but it was different from when she first liked Chang Jinguang.

At that time, she looked at the golden light as if she were looking at the sun in the sky. She did not dare to get close to it and felt faint inside.

But when facing Tang Huaimin, the monkey-headed swan, she felt a little happy, a little proud, and even a little bit of intentional temper towards him.

Seeing him running around in a panic, she felt at ease and at peace, as if she was being held in someone's arms and cherished.

It was as if she knew that he was hers and no one could take him away.

…

Amid the crackling sound of firecrackers and a joyous atmosphere, Tang Huaimin rushed into the new house.

As soon as he came in, he saw Li Chunlan dressed like a fairy, his face full of pride and joy. His wife is so beautiful.

The room was crowded with people. The relatives of the Tang family were clamoring to see the bride, and they crowded into the bridal chamber in waves. Tang Huaimin approached Li Chunlan and whispered, "Wife, you are so beautiful! You smell so good..."

Li Chunlan was indeed pretty, with willow-shaped eyebrows and a beautiful face. Her hair was piled up high, with lively curly bangs and sideburns in front.

On the earlobes, the teardrop-shaped beaded earrings sparkled, reflecting the bright red luster of the scarlet.

The wedding dress was brought back from Haicheng by Jiang Li. It was a red suit with a knee-length pleated skirt. The slender waist was tied with a brown oval leather belt in the middle. On her feet were a pair of red Mary Jane leather shoes.

"Oh my god, this girl has changed a lot since she grew up. How come Xiaolan has become so beautiful?"

The older sister who was eating sunflower seeds nearby said, "Look at her socks, they are transparent and have patterns on them, they are so pretty!"

"That's right. I heard that Jiang Jiali brought it back from Haicheng. This outsider is really particular. He can make socks so beautiful."

"Look at those patent leather shoes. They can be used as mirrors!"

"This Jiang Li is really a big boss. The Li family is so rich just by doing anything."

Many people had this idea, but Jiang Li didn't know that she was following the bride's team to the county. As a relative of the bride, she had to have a meal at the groom's house before leaving.

Tang Huaimin came from a well-off family. His father was a bus driver and his mother worked as a clerk in a hospital. The family lived in the county hospital's family building, a two-bedroom, one-living room house. This time, their wedding banquet was held in a state-owned hotel.

Jiang Li and Qi Shaoqiang followed the bride-picking team into the family area to deliver their dowry. Many people who were watching the excitement were chatting with each other on the side.

"Didn't they say that the second son of the Tang family married a country girl?"

"Yes, that's right, I heard it's not far from here.

The woman was unemployed, and because she saved Huaimin once, she became dependent on him and cried and made a fuss, asking the Tang family to be held responsible.