His handsome face was like a stone thrown into a deep pond, causing ripples.
"I am willing. Although I am a few years older than Xiujun, I am willing to take good care of her and will never let her suffer any injustice!"
After finalizing the decision, Mr. Li returned home happily with the good news. He also gave the extra bag of apples to Aunt Shen.
Aunt Chen was so happy that she couldn't help but congratulate: "This is really great news. Xiujun has a husband who loves her so much. Even if she encounters any difficulties in the future, there will be someone to help her."
Li Xiujun was brushing her teeth with her mouth full of foam when she suddenly heard her grandfather going to the Gu family to propose marriage for her. She was so scared that she almost sprayed the toothpaste on the table.
She quickly rinsed the water out of her mouth and wiped her face with a towel before rushing out of the room to ask Old Master Li, "Grandpa, why did you go to the Gu family and tell them about my marriage to him? You didn't even discuss it with me."
"Discuss with you?" Old Master Li stared at his granddaughter with wide eyes. "With your unhurried nature, I'm afraid I won't even be able to wait until next year for my grandson-in-law."
"Could it be that when you said yesterday that you wanted to marry Qingming, you were just saying it to coax me? You silly girl, what are you going to do? He's already agreed to marry you."
Li Xiujun's attention was focused on the second half of the sentence.
Third uncle...actually agreed to marry me?
Countless questions lingered in her mind. Li Xiujun grabbed a steamed bun from the table and stuffed it into her mouth. She changed her shoes while running: "Grandpa, I'm going out for a while. Remember to eat breakfast."
Ran out in a hurry.
Only Old Master Li was left sitting on the bed, shaking his head and sighing, "She's about to get married, but she doesn't behave like a wife. This really makes an old man like me worry to death."
…
Gu Qingming had long expected that Li Xiujun would come to find him, so he stayed at home and postponed all matters that could be postponed for one day.
I saw her with her mouth full of steamed buns, mumbling something.
Reluctantly, he took a cup of warm water and handed it over: "Slow down, swallow it first and then talk, be careful not to choke."
Li Xiujun hurriedly took the cup and poured it into her mouth. After chewing it with great difficulty, she finally had room to speak: "Third Uncle, how could you agree to..."
The words "marry me" were stuck in my throat for a long time and I couldn't say them out loud.
Gu Qingming seemed to guess what she was thinking and chuckled: "Why did I agree to marry you, right?"
"I know that Third Uncle already has someone he loves, and this marriage is a win-win for both of us. As soon as Grandpa recovers and his condition stabilizes, I will divorce you and set you free. Of course, I can agree to any reasonable requests during the marriage."
This passage can be said to have completely cut off the relationship.
Gu Qingming almost lost his composure, his expression frozen: "So... what do you mean?"
Although this is a bit unfair, it is the best solution she can think of so far.
It is said to be a win-win situation, but in fact I gain more benefits.
Li Xiujun took a deep breath, mustered up the courage to raise her head, met the other person's gaze, and said solemnly, "What I mean is that we are in a contractual marriage. If the person you like comes back, you can always regret it."
Someone you like?
I don't know where she got the information from, and she only found out half of it.
It’s probably that unreliable Jian Guochao. He said everything he wanted to say, but he left something extra.
Gu Qingming stared at Li Xiujun for a long time, and finally couldn't help but smile bitterly, and agreed as if in revenge.
So what if it's a real marriage? So what if it's a fake marriage? As long as you can get her to come first, why worry about not having the chance to win her heart over later?
Li Xiujun felt uneasy when he looked at her. She lowered her head to avoid his gaze, but found that he was suddenly approaching her.
The familiar cool scent of pine wafted through my nostrils.
Her eyes suddenly widened.
The man stretched out his long and strong arms, grasped her slender waist, and gently pulled her close to his arms. His deep and hoarse voice sounded in her ears.
"Okay, I promise. But you don't mind if I perform my husbandly duties in advance, right?"
After the two of them faked their marriage, they would definitely have to cooperate with each other to cover up. Holding hands and hugging were secondary. What if Grandpa and Old Man Gu asked them to spend the wedding night together...
Sensing her distraction, Gu Qingming punitively tightened his grip, shortening the distance between them to a fraction of a millimeter. Unintentionally, his thin lips brushed against her neck.
A tingling sensation ran up her spine, and Li Xiujun's entire body stiffened.
I felt as if I was trapped in a soft ball of cotton, my body became soft and boneless, and I could only cling to the other person's chest.
He lowered his head and met her eyes.
"you……"
Li Xiujun suddenly reached out and pushed them apart: "Don't worry, since I promised, I will definitely cooperate and make sure I won't hold you back."
It turns out that he was winking at the dog.
Gu Qingming was at a loss for words. Afraid of scaring people away, he could only agree with her.
"Okay, then I wish us a happy cooperation."
Having agreed to get married, he naturally had to prepare everything he needed. Although time was short, he still tried his best to prepare the necessary items.
They first went to get their household registration books, and then hurried to the Civil Affairs Bureau to take a group photo.
In the 1980s, the rule was that "men must be 20 and women 18 to get married."
It's a bit funny to mention this. When the two of them changed into white shirts and faced the red background, they were far away from each other and their expressions were stiffer than the other.
They are obviously a rare couple with extremely high looks, but the photographer took several photos and found that the person in the lead was incredibly ugly.
Unable to bear it any longer, he forcefully pushed Li Xiujun and Gu Qingming together and demanded that they put on a standard eight-tooth smile.
"Are you guys here to get married or to fight? Come on, look at the camera, hey, three, two, one, eggplant—"
Holding the still warm red book and looking at the photo of the two of them with the stamp on the lower right corner, Li Xiujun inexplicably felt a sense of unreality.
Now, she, a young girl who is only in her early eighteen years old, has married and become the wife of her third uncle?
Gu Qingming snatched the two red books from her hand and carefully put them in his arms, saying, "I'm afraid you might accidentally drop them and it would be troublesome to find them when you need them, so I'll keep them for you."
Li Xiujun couldn't help laughing, but didn't expose him.
They went to Gu's house and the hospital together and showed the newly-made certificate to the two elderly people.
If WeChat Moments hadn't been invented back then, they would have posted a photo of their marriage certificate every five minutes, 24 hours a day.
Especially Mr. Li, his whole face was full of smiles: "Okay, okay, Qingming, when are you going to hold the wedding? I need to think about it. Invite all my old friends and let them see my grandson-in-law."
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