Chapter 5

Arrangement of marriage

At dawn the next day, the sun was just beginning to shine on the poplar trees on the banks of the Qisi River. Nie Bozhao borrowed Nie Laoer's 28-inch bicycle, crossed the bridge, and arrived at Chenjiahe Village again.

When we arrived at the entrance of the village, the fair-skinned but somewhat nervous girl was waiting for us on the road by the river.

The long-legged man held up the bicycle and said, "Comrade Xiao Chen, you sit on it first."

Chen Lina sat sideways and held the back tightly with one hand.

Nie Bozhao stepped on the bicycle and flew out at a high speed.

The autumn sky is blue enough, and the sunshine is warm enough. The rays of the bicycles brush against the autumn leaves in the sunshine.

"Did you hold on tight?" Nie Bozhao asked.

Chen Lina hesitated for a moment. She wanted to grab him by the waist, but she finally grabbed the button of Nie Bozhao's woolen coat and said, "Hold on tight."

It was still the bank of the Qisi River, but Nie Bozhao did not go to the bridge today, but to the water conservancy and hydropower station downstream. The generator sets here were installed by Nie Bozhao, and he wanted to see how they were running now.

Needless to say, all employees of the hydropower station have also stopped working and are reciting the leader's quotations.

"I heard you are a college student?" Nie Bozhao asked.

Chen Lina tugged at the corner of her clothes and hummed, "My dad taught me well."

"It's not easy to get into Women's Normal University. It has something to do with your father's good teaching, but the key is that you have to learn well yourself. I also heard that you can speak Russian?"

"If you learn from the radio, you can sing Katyusha."

Nie Bozhao thinks that this lesbian has a good figure and looks, but her habit of pulling her clothes makes people feel uncomfortable, and this needs to be changed.

"Why are you back after just one year at university?"

"Our family background is not good, we are stinking ninth graders." Looking closely, this lesbian's head is a little tilted and the corners of her mouth are always twitching.

"What's going on with you?"

Chen Lina tilted her head even more. "Before I dropped out of school, I got into a fight."

Although Nie Bozhao had never experienced the cruelty of martial arts, he had heard of it.

"Are you ill?"

"One of my ears is always buzzing, and my head feels a little uncomfortable. But don't worry, Comrade Nie, this doesn't affect my work." As she said this, Chen Lina stretched out her two hands.

When she can be a little princess, she is a little princess. When she can be a strong woman, she is a strong woman. Chen Lina has never accepted defeat in her life.

When she was making dumplings yesterday, she was playing with the rolling pin with both hands. Just with those two hands, she was able to shock Nie Bozhao.

Quick, capable, and hardworking, this was Nie Bozhao's first impression of Yu Chen Lina.

"Do you want me to go to the hospital and take some X-rays?" Nie Bozhao said again.

Chen Lina's head tilted further, the corners of her mouth twitched more violently, and she began to stutter, "No, no need. I've had the X-ray and taken the medicine. The doctor said that the damage to my brain is already done and it can't be healed forever. So, this is the only way."

No wonder a college student wanted to work as a babysitter, only to be beaten into a fool.

Nie Bozhao thought she was really pitiful, but she was quite cute in the silly way she looked.

"Umayeh is the Gobi Desert, life there is not easy, and you have three children to take care of. Comrade Chen, you may miss home, or you may not be able to hold on."

"Is there any fighting going on in that place?" Chen Lina continued to pull at the corner of her clothes, pulled a long one, and started to roll it into curls.

Nie Bozhao immediately laughed. "Oil is the most important industry for the country. It is the leader's greatest hope to surpass Britain and catch up with the United States. We only focus on production in our oil fields and put everything else aside."

"As long as there's no fighting, I'll go. I'm from the countryside, I'm good at raising children, if they don't obey..."

"What?" Nie Bozhao's expression suddenly changed.

"Even if they are disobedient, you have to teach them. My brain is broken and my ears are not very sharp. I can't understand anything the idle kids say."

"Then let's do this. Let's make a deal. It's a five-year contract. I'll give you ten yuan a month and you help me take care of the kids. How about that?" Nie Bozhao was straightforward, not realizing that the original salary was five yuan a month.

"That won't work. We agreed to get married. I'm a grown woman, how can I go to the border with you if I'm not married? No." At this time, Chen Lina's voice became shrill.

Nie Bozhao was stunned. He had always wanted to talk to the nanny, but he didn't expect that this girl actually wanted to get married, and she said it so frankly.

This is a very good nanny.

But she wanted to get married, which was difficult for Nie Bozhao. After all, he had never thought about remarrying.

"So what do you say?"

"Get the certificate, hold the wedding, and I'll go with you." Chen Lina said, twitching her lips, her eyes dull.

"Are you satisfied with my conditions and are you interested in me?" Nie Bozhao asked.

The other party was a 20-year-old girl, and he was divorced and had three children. Although there was a large group of educated youth of the right age at the Mulan Farm next to the base if he really wanted to find one, he would still face many obstacles if he really wanted to look for one at the Mulan Farm.

After all, his mother-in-law is not a vegetarian.

So, this girl whose brain was hit and she became stupid is quite suitable?

"Comrade Nie, I think you have good conditions. There is no fighting at the oil base, and you are well fed and clothed. I will do my best to help you take care of the baby, but there is only one condition," said Chen Lina.

"What conditions?" Nie Bozhao asked.

"That's right. If there are quotas for supporting border construction, I would be willing to move my sister over as well."

It is a policy for the inland areas to support the construction of border areas. The areas there are farmed and the farms will not be affected by the revolution.

Therefore, Chen Lina thought about moving Chen Lili and her husband over there in the future. In their previous lives, Wang Hongbing and Chen Lili both survived the revolution.

But because her health had completely broken down and she had never had a child, she didn't want her sister to go through the same thing again.

"So that's what's going on. Then get married. Go back and discuss it with your parents. I can make my own decisions about my affairs. I agree. As long as your parents agree, we can have a revolutionary marriage. I will take you to Uima and we will go through hardships together."

Nie Bozhao thought, just get married. Although this second girl has some mental problems, she is a down-to-earth person.

She is just too beautiful. The more you look at her, the more beautiful she becomes. She has fair skin and a tall figure, and what is even more rare is her agility. Oh my, it would be even better if the corners of her mouth would stop twitching.

But, if she was not a jerk in her mouth and had a sound mind, how could a grown-up, beautiful girl like her be willing to go to the Gobi Desert and raise a child for him sincerely?

Thinking of this, Nie Bozhao felt balanced.

The rough big hand held Chen Lina's hand which was rough but much more delicate. This marriage which started with seeing the nanny was preliminarily settled.

"Come on, I'll take you back."

"Why don't you go shopping in a state-owned store?" If you were discussing an engagement with an ordinary person, you wouldn't have to buy a bottle of soda or something. Chen Lina wasn't against a bottle of soda, she just felt that the ceremony was too casual.

In his previous life, he knelt down and proposed marriage eight times before she reluctantly agreed.

"Let's talk about it after you have discussed it." Nie Bozhao was in a hurry to go back to see his three children. All of them had worms in their stomachs and tossed and turned in their sleep at night. He also had to buy insect repellent.

Chen Lina sat down on the bicycle, but before she could sit firmly, Nie Bozhao kicked off and flew out like a fly.

"What? Didn't they say your elder sister was a nanny? How come you are getting married now? Lina, what's going on?" When I got home that night and told my parents, my father was completely stunned. "Lina, you are a college student. Dad is counting on you to go to college. That man has three children. I am a young lady and a college student. I am not someone's stepmother."

"Dad, my head..." Chen Lina just came back two days ago, and she continued to lie in front of her parents, "My head is not very strong."

"Why, why can't you be strong?" Mother Chen was frightened when she heard it. "Son, are you going crazy because of your cousin's breaking off the engagement? Or, tell mom quietly that he is in the provincial capital and you are also in the provincial capital, and you two have been secretly..."

Chen Lina exclaimed, "Mom, what are you thinking about?"

"When I was in college, I was involved in a fight. They beat me up and damaged my brain. Now I always have headaches and forget things. I can't do anything. Mom, your daughter won't be able to go to college with this brain. She will have to get married."

"I think you're doing fine. You can eat, drink, talk, and your hands and feet are very nimble." Mother Chen looked at her for a long time but didn't find anything stupid about her daughter.

Chen Lina then said, "I am deaf too, so when I hear you speak I have to guess what you are saying based on your lip movements. It's still okay for acquaintances, but when it comes to strangers, I can't even guess what they are saying. I'm like a deaf person." The more she pretends, the more she looks like a deaf person.

"You can't become someone's stepmother just because you're deaf." Chen's mother, thinking the girl couldn't hear, whispered in her ear, "I object to this. Your ears, your parents want to help you."

"I don't think she is deaf, but her brain is damaged. She really wants to marry that man, Lina, am I right?" Speaking of which, it is still Chen's father who understands his daughter better.

"Why are you pretending to be deaf?" Mother Chen was also anxious, and tears flowed down her cheeks after a long time. "That man looks good, but Lina, it's not easy to raise three children. It's hard to be a stepmother. Haven't you heard about it?"

"Dad, Mom, this is the situation now. I've been to the provincial capital before, and I'm still a college student. There's nothing wrong with me wanting to go out and have some fun. If you really think I'm not a good person, it's not like I've never been out before. I can come back by myself when the time comes, right?"

"Marriage is not a joke. If you really get married, can you ever come back?"

"Modern law says divorce, divorce. Dad, you are still the principal of our Chenjiahe Primary School. Don't you always tell women that men who commit domestic violence are not good? If you are beaten at home, you should report to the police station and get a divorce. Why are you so feudal when it comes to your daughter?"

Mr. Chen asked his daughter to block it, and he didn't know what to say.

Chen's mother said, "Okay, I think he's a good person, really handsome. I've never seen anyone as handsome as Qi Sixiang. Let's talk about it tomorrow. Nie Guozhu is going to get married too, and Nie Lao Da is going to get married too. Anyway, she's calling off the engagement, so there's nothing wrong with their free love." As she said this, she couldn't help but smile.

I have to say, Boss Nie is really handsome.

As for the Nie family, Nie's mother, who was lying on the kang, was the first to shout, "You said you were going to find a nanny, but why did you end up getting married? Besides, the second daughter of that family is obviously a smart one, and the children will be treated badly. Mom is against this."

"Yes, brother, you have such good conditions, you should find an engineer like your former sister-in-law, who pays well and is a stable person. How can you just find a girl from the countryside? You should think about it again." Nie Laoer also persuaded him.

Nie Bozhao stood on the ground with his arms folded. He was tall, with bronze skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looked very heroic. Of course, he and his younger brother Nie Laoer were completely different people.

Seeing his three sons listening attentively, he said in a muffled voice, "Second son, when your eldest sister-in-law was still alive, she wouldn't let me send you a penny."

Nie Laoer gasped and immediately sat up straight, having been crooked.

Nie's mother's expression changed immediately. She said that her eldest son was not close to her because he was sold early. If his adoptive parents and ex-wife had not died, she would not have been able to spend his money.

It was for this reason that she never wanted her son to find another wife. After all, if she did so, the whole family in her hometown could use the eldest son's money. His salary was so high, and he didn't smoke or drink, so if she had no place to spend the money, it would be a waste if she didn't spend it.

If he really finds another one and takes all the children away, then their whole family will not be able to spend his money anymore.

"Mom, you go and act as a matchmaker and arrange this marriage. Even if I take all the children away, I will still send you twenty yuan every month. Is that okay?" Nie Bozhao said again.

Nie's mother immediately jumped down from the kang and hurried to act as a matchmaker, but hesitated for a while and said, "Boss, twenty yuan is not enough to support our family. Do you think fifty is okay?"

"No, my salary has been reduced. It used to be 100 yuan a month, but now it's only 70 yuan. If I give you more, my children and I will have nothing to eat." Nie Bozhao said simply.

"Aren't you a petroleum scientist and the most important cadre in the oil field? Why would your salary be reduced?" Nie's mother shouted as soon as she heard it. "This is not acceptable. I have to discuss this with your leaders."

"Other units have stopped production. It's a stroke of luck that the oil fields can still produce at this time. The general environment is like this. Why don't you go and give it a try to see if you can stop the revolutionary wave first?"

It is said that Nie Mu was so powerful that she was most afraid of offending those fighters. Just this one sentence stopped her.

Therefore, the Nie family agreed to this marriage.