Chapter 53 Going to the County Town (Update)
Shen Xiaoyue didn't think there was anything wrong.
If Xie Ning wasn't greedy and arrogant, he wouldn't be fooled even if Zhao Linlin tempted him with this matter a hundred times.
He probably thinks that women are easy to control and he can get away with it even if they get married.
He is used to women's sacrifices but looks down on women.
Just like his cheap parents.
Shen Xiaoyue bit the tea biscuits angrily, making a "crunching" sound, like a little hamster trying hard to hoard food.
Seeing that she was even angrier than herself, Zhao Linlin silently used oil paper to catch the fallen biscuit crumbs for her.
Shen Xiaoyue gave her some advice: "First find a reason for him to get a marriage certificate with you, he will definitely not agree."
"Just be a little aggrieved and pretend to take a step back. At least hold a banquet in the village to reassure your father and let the villagers know."
Xie Ning was a very arrogant person. Even if he agreed, he probably thought that he could just appease Zhao Linlin and then just walk away.
In the past, when she was unwilling to get in touch with new things, Lu Ping'an would buy a lot of books and put them at home, often placing them in a place where she could reach them by raising her hand.
Shen Xiaoyue still didn't want to touch him, so he lay in her arms and cried, saying that he was uneducated and made a fool of himself, and begged her to teach him after reading the book.
Who dared to laugh at him? He just wanted to remind her to study again.
She remembered that Lu Xun wrote: People always like to compromise by nature. For example, if you say that the room is too dark and you need to open a window here, no one will allow it. But if you insist on tearing down the roof, they will compromise and agree to open the windows.
Zhao Linlin felt that she really liked Shen Xiaoyue.
"Do you want to drink?"
Shen Xiaoyue picked up the things beside her, and Zhao Linlin realized that Shen Xiaoyue had brought a pot with her.
She unscrewed the lid and a sweet fragrance wafted out. She sniffed it and found it was malted milk.
"drink!"
Shen Xiaoyue used the lid as a cup, poured her some, then squinted her eyes and drank it with enjoyment.
The warm malted milk dispelled some of the autumn chill and also inadvertently brought the two girls closer together.
Zhao Linlin was curious: "Aren't you and Xie Ning childhood sweethearts? It sounds like you have a pretty good relationship."
Shen Xiaoyue sighed to the sky: "If your parents asked you to take care of a man older than you every day, can you have a good relationship with him?"
Zhao Linlin was furious: "Isn't this insane? Give him face."
Shen Xiaoyue smacked her lips: "Yeah, isn't this crazy?"
Zhao Linlin came to her senses and raised her eyebrows: "Hey, your parents..."
Zhao Linlin paused. Her family was open-minded, but in this era, that was definitely an anomaly. Too many people were bound by their parents' orders and matchmakers' words.
"What about you? Have you thought it through? This is a marriage, and Xie Ning is not a good person."
Shen Xiaoyue was afraid that she would follow in her old footsteps. It was one thing to say it, but another to do it.
Zhao Linlin was very open-minded. She even comforted Shen Xiaoyue: "Don't worry. My parents and I just want to find a son-in-law to marry into our family. It's hard to find one in the village. After looking around, Xie Ning is the most suitable one. Besides, I like his looks."
The act of marrying into a woman's wife's family is considered despised in the village, and almost no man in the village would do this. Of course, Zhao Linlin doesn't like the men in the village.
"If he marries me, he won't be able to leave before I give birth to a child. After that, it depends on my mood."
She added lightly, "Xie Ning can't cause any trouble in my house."
She was telling the truth. She didn't marry Xie Ning just to make him emperor.
Shen Xiaoyue was amazed.
Girls’ friendships are always formed quickly, and although the reason why they met was a little... weird, they were surprisingly compatible.
…
This day.
Shen Xiaoyue and Lu Ping'an agreed to go to the county town to buy things for their wedding.
There was no need to avoid suspicion this time, Lu Ping'an rode his bicycle directly to wait for her at the entrance of the educated youth site.
Seeing Shen Xiaoyue coming out, Lu Pingan took out an oil paper bag from his arms and opened it to reveal fragrant roasted corn.
"Eat something first, it's still early."
Shen Xiaoyue broke half of it and gave it to Lu Pingan: “Don’t forget to eat it yourself.”
Lu Pingan gets up late and has no habit of eating breakfast. He often remembers to bring breakfast to Shen Xiaoyue but forgets to eat it himself.
He took it with a silly smile.
Hehe, it’s great to be married and have a wife to care about him.
After both of them finished eating, Lu Pingan patted the back seat of the bicycle.
"Let's go, let's go."
Shen Xiaoyue held the corner of his clothes with both hands. Lu Pingan suddenly accelerated and stopped. Shen Xiaoyue trembled forward. She was so scared that she tightly wrapped her arms around his strong waist. Only then did Lu Pingan hum a little tune with satisfaction.
As soon as they entered the county town, they met Guo Tao who was buying vegetables on the street.
"Brother Lu!"
Guo Tao curiously glanced at the girl sitting behind Lu Ping'an. She had two braids hanging down her shoulders and a pair of big watery eyes, like a girl on a calendar!
He is fair and clean, and as handsome as his brother Lu.
"Is this my sister-in-law?"
Shen Xiaoyue was no stranger to him. He and another man named Liu Feng were Lu Ping'an's right-hand men, and they were like brothers to each other.
The teachers she found at that time were all contacted by Guo Tao.
She immediately tilted her head and leaned out, smiled shyly at Guo Tao, and whispered hello, with a subtle familiarity in her tone: "Hello."
Lu Pingan:! !
He glanced at Guo Tao warily. He usually didn't look at him carefully, but today he discovered that this guy Guo Tao actually looked like a decent human.
Lu Ping'an felt that a big reason why he was able to marry a wife was because he was good-looking and made his wife fall in love with him at first sight. After all, when they first met, Shen Xiaoyue stared at him and couldn't take her eyes off him!
That Xie Zhiqing, although not as good as him, he still looks like a decent person.
He thought he had a clear grasp of his wife's aesthetic taste.
Now seeing that she was so enthusiastic towards Guo Tao, whom he met for the first time, he immediately became alert.
"Your sister-in-law and I have to go shopping, so let's not talk for now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Ping'an pedaled the pedals very quickly, as if he had something urgent to do, and soon disappeared from Guo Tao's sight.
Guo Tao was left standing there alone, choking on the dust that was blown up.
Guo Tao:? ? ?
He looked at the sky in confusion. What was going on? What was so urgent so early in the morning?
It's still early and the department store hasn't opened yet.
The two of them strolled casually on the street.
There were many people buying vegetables at this time, and the street was bustling. Shen Xiaoyue saw a group of people waiting around a stall, and wanted to join in the fun. When she got closer and smelled the aroma of fried food, she could smell it.
Shen Xiaoyue pulled Lu Ping'an over to stand in line. Nowadays, fried dough sticks are healthy food with good oil quality. Every time they fry dough sticks, there are people lining up.
But she was not in the mood after rushing to the county town so early in the morning. She yawned several times in a row and looked depressed.
Lu Ping'an stood behind her, gently pulled her hand back, and held her waist with his other hand so that she could lean on him comfortably: "Not so fast, lean on him for a while."
Shen Xiaoyue leaned back lazily, enjoying his attentive service with peace of mind.
There were three people standing in the stall, one was kneading the dough, another was shaping the dough and throwing it into the oil pan, and the person standing at the side, closest to the crowd, scooped up the fried golden and crispy dough sticks and put them in the basket next to him to drain the oil and then packed them for customers.
The fried dough sticks are steaming hot, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
Soon it was their turn. The boss wrapped it in oil paper. Shen Xiaoyue took it and took a bite. The crispy and delicious taste instantly spread in her mouth.
"Mmm, it's delicious."
Shen Xiaoyue said vaguely.
He lifted it up and put it to Lu Ping'an's mouth, motioning him to eat some too.
Seeing her eating so obediently, Lu Ping'an felt itchy and couldn't help but raised his hand and pinched her face.
Shen Xiaoyue was concentrating on eating and didn't want to talk, so she could only glare at him in condemnation.
After getting a big eye roll, Xi took her hand contentedly: "Do you want to buy it now? Or should we shop for a while longer?"
Shen Xiaoyue was about to nod when she suddenly saw a photo studio. There were many promotional photos on the glass door, including couple photos and parent-child photos.
Although color photography technology is now available, it is not popular. Moreover, color cameras are too expensive and the cost of purchasing them is very high. The vast majority of photo studios still use black and white.
But this did not affect her desire to take a photo with Lu Pingan.
She curled her thumb, scratched his palm, winked at him, her eyes full of smiles, and pulled him excitedly: "Lu Ping'an, let's go take wedding photos."
How could Lu Ping'an have any objection? He had never taken a photo and hadn't thought of it for a moment, but he really liked this kind of thing that framed the two of them in the same area. It was simply announcing to the world their close relationship.
As soon as they entered the door, the owner of the photo studio saw them, smiled and stood up to greet them.
He has taken many photos of many people, but he has never seen anyone so good-looking and well-matched. They both look like stars and are photogenic. If they were put on the glass door, the publicity would definitely be very strong.
"Comrades, would you like to take a photo? There happens to be an event today. If you allow us to display it at the door, we will give one free if you take one photo. What do you think?"
Shen Xiaoyue was a little hesitant. This photo studio was in a good location and could be seen by people coming and going. She felt embarrassed, and taking one photo would be enough as a souvenir.
Just as she was about to refuse, Lu Ping'an pulled her. When she turned around, she saw Lu Ping'an with a look of surprise. His beautiful peach blossom eyes widened into round eyes. The word "want" was clearly written in his left eye, and the word "want" was clearly written in his right eye.
Shen Xiaoyue: …
No, you don't want to.
Seeing that Shen Xiaoyue was unmoved, the boss gritted his teeth and stared at the two of them: "How about this, take one and get two free? You two look like a newlywed couple, your sweet and loving looks are the envy of others, you are simply a couple of gods and goddesses, don't you want to leave more photos?"
It is not expensive to take photos nowadays, but developing them is very expensive. However, compared with the possible effect that the two people may bring, the boss thinks it is worth it.
Whenever he sees good-looking customers, he will ask if he can promote for him so that he can give him a discount, let alone such a well-matched couple.
Every word the boss said touched Lu Ping'an's heart. He couldn't stop nodding as he listened. Listen, the boss has great vision. No wonder he can open a store.
His eyes became brighter and brighter, as if they were shining with stars. Shen Xiaoyue didn't dare to look directly at him, for fear that she would be blinded by him.
Lu Pingan glanced at the boss, and seeing that he was not very close, he bent down and leaned over to Shen Xiaoyue's ear and whispered to her coquettishly: "Wife, I want to take a picture, I have never taken a picture before."
Shen Xiaoyue had a heart of stone: “It’s okay to take a picture.”
Lu Pingan continued: "But he gave me two tickets! For free! What a good deal, my wife."
Shen Xiaoyue covered her ears with her hands: "A little-known fact, the price of taking one photo is the same as taking one and giving us two photos."
Being rejected again, Lu Pingan frowned, his eyes were quite resentful: "I understand, I am a man who can only hide in the dark. Why is my life so miserable? The women at home don't love me and ignore me. Maybe it's because I'm not presentable enough, and I can't compare to those Xie Zhiqing and Wang Zhiqing. You don't even want to be seen in a photo with you..."
Shen Xiaoyue's head was buzzing because of what he said. Is this what she meant? ! Did she say that? ! Who did you learn this weird attitude from?
She hurriedly called for a stop: "Stop, stop, stop! Shoot! Shoot! Shoot! Paste! Paste however you want! Boss, shoot now!"
Lu Ping'an was satisfied and calmed down, nodding proudly at his boss.
Done, let’s start shooting.
The boss smiled with two rows of big teeth showing: "Okay, comrades, do you want to do a makeup?"
Shen Xiaoyue nodded.
Shen Xiaoyue wore a white long-sleeved cotton dress today. There was a layer of lace under the V-neck, paired with a red polka dot headband and a necklace around her neck as decoration.
Lu Ping'an wore a white sleeveless vest inside and a white long-sleeved shirt outside, and the two of them looked like they were wearing couple outfits.
The boss called his apprentice to curl Shen Xiaoyue's hair on both sides of her temples, making her look fluffy and energetic.
She has very good skin, porcelain-white skin with a soft luster, as white and smooth as a peeled egg, without too much modification. Her skin is healthy with a hint of pink, her eyes are as clear and bright as lake water, her nose is high and delicate, and she puts on some retro red lip balm, looking very bright and attractive.
Lu Ping'an was stunned unconsciously, and only reacted when he received a reproachful look. He turned his head back and pretended nothing happened. Only the red tips of his ears revealed the turmoil in his heart.
Lu Ping'an's hair was not short and looked fresh and clean. His apprentice used some hair oil to comb Lu Ping'an's hair back into a slicked-back style. His originally soft and youthful look instantly became mature and sharp. His facial features were handsome and neat, his bones were regular, and his contours were sharp. When he wasn't smiling, there was a slight sense of alienation between his brows.
Unfortunately, his red ears make him look like a puppy pretending to be calm while waiting for his owner to take him home.
Unlike his usual soft appearance, Lu Pingan looked very aggressive at this moment.
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