"Luo Hao, you came to the capital, why didn't you go to see Lin Ye?" Lin Chunhua asked him.
If he had come to the courtyard to find Lin Ye, the two wouldn't have met in this kind of setting.
Luo Hao glanced at Meng Hui beside her, his expression subtly darkening.
"I just arrived yesterday. I've been busy with Chunlei's matter and haven't had a chance to go. I'll go visit his home after the wedding!"
His voice was flat, showing no joy.
Five years have passed in the blink of an eye. Since becoming single, he has been shuttling between different construction sites every day, his skin is tanned dark, and he looks like a rough man. Lin Chunhua, on the other hand, seems to be aging in reverse, getting younger and more beautiful, and her temperament has also improved.
She and Meng Hui are standing together now, and the two look incredibly well-matched.
Soon, other guests arrived, bringing the conversation between the two to a halt.
The two did not speak to each other again until the end of the wedding.
Seeing Luo Chunlei and Han Xue standing happily together, both of them felt a mix of emotions.
After the wedding, Meng Hui and Lin Chunhua left early.
The two walked back to the entrance of the courtyard house in silence.
Lin Chunhua looked unwell, preoccupied, and didn't want to talk. Meng Hui, on the other hand, was excited to see yet another couple getting married and was mentally organizing his thoughts on how to propose to her.
Just as Lin Chunhua smiled and nodded at him and was walking into the courtyard, Meng Hui suddenly called out to her, then knelt down on one knee, took out a ring from his pocket, and held it up in his hand.
"Chunhua, we've known each other for quite some time now, and we understand each other very well. I hope you will marry me and become my bride. I will treat you well for the rest of my life."
Meng Hui was dressed very formally for the wedding, and his kneeling on one knee startled Lin Chunhua.
"Get up quickly!" she tried to pull him up.
Even though it's nighttime, there are still people coming and going in the alley. It's not a nice sight!
Meng Hui was indeed very persistent, expressing his sincerity.
For some reason, Lin Chunhua was inexplicably irritable when someone proposed to her. She should have been happy.
"Didn't you say your mother doesn't like wives from the countryside?" she deliberately provoked him.
Meng Hui's eyes were burning: "Don't worry, I will definitely convince her before we get married."
"How much do you really know about me? I've been married before, and I can't have children. Can you accept that?"
You've met Huaihua before; she's my younger sister. My family is facing unimaginable problems, even I don't fully understand the extent of the troubles. Can you help me fight them off?
Lin Chunhua suddenly became agitated, her tone becoming hurried and harsh.
Meng Hui trembled slightly, clearly hesitant.
However, he still patted his chest and said, "I accept everything about you. We've been together for so many years, you should know me. I will do everything I can to protect you."
I'm so touched.
Meng Hui was indeed good to her. He often drove her home, took her to restaurants, and accompanied her to important events.
But she couldn't make a decision so easily, especially after meeting Luo Hao.
She finally realized that some things don't disappear with the passage of time.
"I'm sorry, Brother Meng, I can't accept your proposal. Let's just be friends like before."
After saying that, she stepped into the courtyard without hesitation, leaving Meng Hui still kneeling on one knee.
In the evening, Lu Wanqing and Lin Ye returned and asked her why she left so early. She only said that she was too tired and wanted to come back to rest.
"Sis, Haozi just came to see you. I think he still has feelings for you. How are things going between you and Menghui? If things aren't going well with Menghui, why don't you try dating Haozi?"
Lin Ye enjoys his sweet married life with Lu Wanqing every day, but his biggest worry is that she still has no one to settle down with.
Meng Hui was very attentive to her, but Lu Wanqing had also told him that Meng Hui's mother disliked Lin Chunhua's birth and wanted to find a city girl for her son, so she would introduce potential partners to him every now and then.
If Lin Chunhua really marries into such a family, she may not be happy.
Unexpectedly, Lin Ye's words caused her face to flush, and Lu Wanqing saw through her little thoughts.
Lying in bed that night, Lu Wanqing nestled against Lin Ye's chest and said with a smile:
"Did you see my sister blush just now? I think she has more feelings for Luo Hao than for Meng Hui. You should talk to Luo Hao when you have time and see what he thinks."
“Honey, I also think Haozi is more suitable. Needless to say, Haozi has harbored ill intentions towards my sister since they were kids. I haven’t had a chance to talk to him much since he came here. I think keeping him in Beijing to develop his career will definitely be more promising than keeping him in our hometown.” Lin Ye was also very excited.
After discussing it, the two decided to invite Luo Hao to their home for dinner the next day.
Zhao Xiaolan also returned, and seeing Lin Chunhua preparing a table full of delicious dishes, she was overjoyed.
She also intended to bring the two together.
Just as it was time to eat, Lin Xiaocui rushed back.
"I heard from them that you opened your own restaurant. How come you still have time to come back for meals?" Luo Hao asked with a smile.
Lin Xiaocui pulled out a chair, sat down, and took a sip of water before speaking:
"Brother Hao is visiting, of course I have to come back! I want to hear what you have to say about how our hometown is developing now."
Upon hearing her say this, Luo Hao became excited and, while eating, recounted the situation in the village.
Under Wang Guangming's leadership, the village now grows rice and raises rice-crabs. The rice is a new variety with a high yield, yielding 2,000 jin per mu, and the crabs can yield 3,000 jin per mu.
All the dry land was abandoned for sweet potatoes and replaced with watermelons. Through a friend, he introduced the "Honeydew Melon No. 1" variety from another province. It was said to be imported from abroad, and the watermelons grown from it were large, thin-skinned, and had red and sweet flesh. One mu (approximately 0.16 acres) could yield 8,000 jin (approximately 4,000 kg), which could be sold retail for two mao (0.2 yuan) per jin, making more than 1,000 yuan per mu...
He talked on and on, leaving everyone speechless. If they didn't know he never boasted, they would have thought he was bragging.
"So everyone's lives are better now, right?" Lin Xiaocui continued to ask.
"We're doing very well," Luo Hao said smugly. "Besides the income from farming, every man in the family can work on construction sites, and the women do embroidery under Chen Xiangxiu's guidance. Every family earns at least five hundred yuan a month. Hehe, your family is the lowest-paid one!"
Luo Hao smiled and looked at Lin Xiaocui.
Her mother, Wang Xiuqin, was lazy and just waited for Lin Cong to send money home. Later, Lin Cong stopped sending money. Fortunately, Lin Jianguo followed the trend and planted watermelons, so at least they had some income.
Lin Gou Dan is even worse. Because of gambling debts, he was beaten so badly that his leg was completely crippled. He became a disabled person in the village, but he still receives a disability allowance every month and is quite happy about it.
"By the way, I heard that your mother has been coming here to look for your brother since she heard he works in Beijing," Luo Hao suddenly said.
Lin Xiaocui shuddered. Oh, dear mother, please don't come looking for her!
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