Chapter 44
Because she was thinking about this matter, she didn't pay attention to what Lu Chen did at night. She still heard complaints and scolding coming from Lu Dashan and Jiang Guihua's room, such as "What does that brat mean?", "He did it on purpose?", "Lu Dashan, I want to eat meat too", etc. Only then did Meng Yinyin calm down and look at the table.
There were several dishes on the table, including fish, meat, eggs and other side dishes. In short, the standard of this meal was definitely that of a festival.
Not only that, it also tastes exceptionally fragrant.
No wonder Jiang Guihua was so angry that she almost jumped up and down in the house.
Meng Yinyin glanced at the sumptuous meal on the table, then slowly shifted her gaze to Lu Chen's face.
She felt that she had reasonable grounds to suspect that Lu Chen had done these things on purpose to anger Lu Dashan and Jiang Guihua.
But she was overthinking it. After resolving the matter with Lu Dashan during the day, Lu Chen no longer cared about those two people and would not waste extra time doing such things.
The reason why he prepared such a big meal tonight was simply because he thought today was a good day and he wanted to celebrate.
As for accidentally angering Jiang Guihua and Lu Dashan, it was truly an unintentional act.
But looking at Meng Yinyin's smirking expression, it seemed as if she was silently praising him for a job well done.
Lu Chen: “…”
Never mind. Let me not explain it.
Soon, the three of them sat at the table, and the things that Meng Yinyin had managed to ignore came to her mind again.
She thought again of what her brother had told her in the afternoon.
But no matter whether she looked at Lu Chen or her brother, she couldn't tell any clues from their expressions. Their calm faces seemed as if they were not discussing anything at all.
Or are they just too pretentious?
Meng Yinyin thought about it and felt a little unconvinced. These two people were too unkind. She was the only one left nervous!
Okay, pretending to be cool and calm, right? She pretends too!
So the next second, Meng Yinyin also put on an extremely calm and steady expression, and took the principle of not talking while eating or sleeping to the extreme, and even her eyes never left her bowl and chopsticks.
The other two men at the table, who rarely did not hear her chattering during dinner, found it a little strange and could not help but turn their heads to look at her.
Then I saw Meng Yinyin looking like she was holding her breath, with a stern face, and the food on the table also turned into enemies.
Seeing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but feel a little worried.
As for Meng Xuan, he was not worried at all, and even felt that the girl was itchy.
"Meng Yinyin, just eat your meal honestly. What are you doing with a stern face? Who owes you money?"
This girl is really something. She doesn't know when to show off her temper.
He had been planning to talk to Lu Chen about their relationship during dinner, but seeing how she was now, he didn't know how to start the conversation.
He was afraid that once he opened his mouth, Lu Chen would think that he, as a brother, was forcing Meng Yinyin to marry him.
Moreover, with his bad temper that he would throw tantrums at any time and in any place, Meng Xuan had already begun to worry about Lu Chen in his heart.
Meng Xuan: “…”
So, Meng Xuan decided to give up this opportunity for the time being and planned to find another time to talk to Lu Chen about this matter.
However, what neither he nor Meng Yinyin expected was that Meng Xuan was planning to look for another opportunity, but Lu Chen actually took the initiative to speak up.
Lu Chen went to look for Meng Xuan after Meng Yinyin went back to her room after dinner.
He packed up everything and went to the new yard next door. He happened to meet Meng Xuan who was about to take a shower. After hesitating for a moment, he stopped him.
"Comrade Meng."
Meng Xuan was still wondering when he could bring Meng Yinyin and Lu Chen together to talk about their affairs, when Lu Chen's voice rang in his ears.
Turning around, I saw Lu Chen standing in the yard.
It was already dark at this moment, but the moonlight was bright, illuminating Lu Chen's facial features and expression clearly. Meng Xuan could see the nervousness and uneasiness in his eyes almost instantly.
nervous…….?
Realizing that Lu Chen might have something important to tell him, Meng Xuan decisively postponed taking a bath and walked towards Lu Chen.
"What's wrong? Is there something that hasn't been dealt with yet?"
He subconsciously thought that Lu Chen came to him because there was something that had not been resolved with Lu Dashan's family, or there was a mistake.
As the person responsible for this matter, it is natural for him to resolve the matter clearly.
Upon hearing this, Lu Chen did not deny it and nodded.
"Well, there's one more thing."
Meng Xuan's expression immediately became serious.
"Tell me, if you have any other requests, I'll go..."
He wanted to say that he was going to communicate with Lu Dashan, but before he could finish his words, he heard Lu Chen speak.
"Comrade Meng, I want to marry Meng Zhiqing."
Meng Xuan: “…….”
There was silence all around. Meng Xuan just stood there in a daze, not saying a word for a long time.
No, he thought Lu Chen was going to talk about something else, but he didn't expect it to be this.
Moreover, he was the one who originally brought up the topic, so why did this guy take the initiative to bring it up first?
Of course Meng Xuan didn't want to refuse. After all, he had asked Meng Yinyin in the afternoon and learned that she did have feelings for Lu Chen. She was just surprised that Lu Chen had said what he wanted to say first, and didn't know how to react for a moment.
But Lu Chen misunderstood his silence as a reluctance to give in.
His already nervous mood naturally became even more uneasy.
"Comrade Meng, I know that my status and qualifications are not worthy of Meng Zhiqing, but I am sincere to her. I will always take care of her, protect her, and never let her suffer."
"I swear to you, if I ever do anything to let her down, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death!"
Although the oath sounded the most unreliable, it carried a lot of weight in Lu Chen's heart because he was always a man who kept his promises.
And Meng Xuan is also a man, so of course he could see how serious Lu Chen was when he said this.
Of course, Lu Chen dared to swear in front of himself because he knew that if he really did something to let Meng Yinyin down, he, as the eldest brother, would never let him go.
He and Lu Chen were both very clear about this, so since Lu Chen dared to say this, he must have prepared himself to be watched by him for the rest of his life.
Meng Xuan was naturally satisfied with his performance.
He was about to say that he agreed with what they were doing, but out of the corner of his eye he noticed that a crack in the room behind Lu Chen had quietly opened.
And that room happened to be Meng Yinyin's room.
This girl.
Meng Xuan chuckled in his heart, then changed the subject and deliberately pretended to be puzzled and asked Lu Chen.
"Let's not talk about that for now. Let me ask you, what do you like about her?"
"Or do you just like her because you think she's pretty?"
This question seems simple at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it is full of traps.
If he said that he liked Meng Yinyin not because she was pretty, then wouldn't that be denying Meng Yinyin's appearance? After all, she was famous for her beauty. If Lu Chen dared to say that it was not because of her face, then he would not only deny Meng Yinyin's appearance, but also indirectly expose the fact that he was lying.
But if it's because of her face, then she would be labeled as superficial again.
When Meng Yinyin, who was standing behind the door, heard her brother's question, she almost bit her teeth off in anger!
What are you doing? What are you doing?
Isn't this deliberately making things difficult for Lu Chen?
Ahem, although she was also very curious about what Lu Chen liked about her?
After carefully recalling it, Meng Yinyin felt more and more anxious the more she thought about it.
Because she found that during the time she had been with Lu Chen, she seemed to have always been coquettish, unwilling to work, lazy, and liked to be bossed around.
Her attitude towards Lu Chen is more like that of a young lady towards her servant!
Unless Lu Chen has a masochistic tendency.
Otherwise, it seems that her only advantage that can attract Lu Chen is her pretty face.
It’s terrifying when you think about it!
Meng Yinyin started to get nervous and started biting her fingers unconsciously.
Just when she was regretting that she had not had the opportunity to show the other good qualities hidden in her character in front of Lu Chen, Lu Chen's voice slowly sounded in the yard.
"She is indeed very beautiful."
It’s no exaggeration to say that she is more beautiful than anyone Lu Chen has seen in the past twenty years.
"Comrade Meng, I am a layman, and I admit that I have been shocked by the face of the educated young man Meng."
But that's all.
After all, Meng Yinyin was just a stranger to him at that time. No matter how beautiful she was, it had nothing to do with him. He just took a glance and then looked away.
Meng Xuan and Meng Yinyin had completely opposite reactions when they heard him acknowledge her beauty.
Meng Xuan felt that Lu Chen was honest enough, nodded, and thought that his answer was good.
Meng Yinyin bit her fingers and almost cried.
Woohoo, woohoo, sure enough, this is all she has left!
"But what really attracted me to her was not her appearance."
Lu Chen didn't know what he was thinking about, but a faint smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"She is actually a very interesting, lively, and fiery girl..."
Then, Lu Chen told her how much he rejected Meng Yinyin at first, but his closed heart and the world were gradually opened up by her.
He was not used to sharing his inner world with others, but this person was Meng Xuan, Meng Yinyin's biological brother, and he had to let him know his thoughts for Meng Xuan's sake.
And Meng Yinyin, who was behind the door, realized for the first time that Lu Chen had been so resistant to her during the first few days when she and he knew each other!
At that time, she thought that he just had a habit of being cold and treated everyone the same, but she didn't expect that he actually rejected her getting close to him.
Meng Yinyin wanted to be heartbroken, but then she heard Lu Chen say that he could no longer ignore her, and could no longer accept the time when he could not see her. She didn't even know when the corners of her mouth turned up to the sky.
Anyway, by the time she came to her senses, she had been smiling foolishly for a long time.
It seems that Lu Chen really loves her deeply. He even thinks that her little tempers are cute. She doesn't like to work because she has never done it before and she doesn't have to do it in the future.
In short, in his eyes, everything about Meng Yinyin was beautiful. She was like the moon in the sky, accidentally falling to the ground. He was willing to protect this beauty.
Meng Xuan: “…”
After listening to this, he really wanted to ask, is the person you are talking about really my sister, not someone else?
How could he not know that all her bad tempers had such high-sounding explanations?
But seeing that Lu Chen had a completely honest and serious expression when he said this, Meng Xuan didn't dare to say anything to spoil the mood.
But at that moment, he couldn't help but secretly warned himself in his heart.
He would never become a man like Lu Chen, who was so obsessed with a woman that he couldn't find his way around.
This is simply terrible, so terrible!
Meng Xuan just couldn't accept the thought that he would become a henpecked man like Lu Chen in the future.
But now I have only a glimpse of my fate, it is too early to think too much.
Meng Xuan quickly collected his thoughts and was quite satisfied with Lu Chen's answer. Then, he looked behind Lu Chen and shouted.
"Okay, if you heard it, come out and tell me whether you agree or not."
When Lu Chen heard this, his body suddenly stiffened.
Obviously, he had realized what Meng Xuan was saying and to whom he was talking.
Meng Yinyin in the house was also caught off guard and frightened by her brother. She couldn't help but blame him harshly in her heart, but at this moment, excitement and joy prevailed, so she didn't hesitate and just opened the door and walked out.
As soon as she walked into the yard, Lu Chen turned around and looked at her.
Meng Yinyin was not nervous at first, but when Lu Chen was looking at her, she became shy for some unknown reason.
"Meng Zhiqing..."
Lu Chen had never expected that his confession was heard by Meng Yinyin. He was a little overwhelmed, but fortunately the moonlight covered his red ears.
When Meng Yinyin heard his name, her shyness instantly disappeared, and she couldn't help but look up and said something in dissatisfaction.
"Why do you still call me Meng Zhiqing?"
Meng Zhiqing, Meng Zhiqing, everyone he calls Zhiqing is more intimate than him!
Seeing this, Lu Chen suddenly understood what she meant. His eyes suddenly lit up and the joy in his heart almost burst out of his chest.
He could only resist the urge to go out and run a few laps. He looked at Meng Yinyin eagerly and then called her softly.
"Yes, Yinyin."
Meng Yinyin had heard many people call her "Yinyin", so this name shouldn't be unfamiliar to her. But at this moment, when these two words were called out by Lu Chen, she felt like she was hearing someone call her that for the first time.
She thinks her name sounds very nice.
Yin Yin, Yin Yin.
How affectionate and gentle.
The two of them just stared at each other in the moonlight with blushing faces, while Meng Xuan shook his head and left silently.
…
The matter between Meng Yinyin and Lu Chen was made clear in this way. Even though the two did not say any more mushy words in the end, they were both aware of the fact that they were dating each other.
As for Meng Xuan, now that the two major issues were resolved, he planned to set off back to the army.
He was not a person who liked to procrastinate. After calling Lu Chen aside and giving him a lecture, he got his promise that he would never do anything to Meng Yinyin before they got married. Also, he left with satisfaction after obtaining the consent of his and Meng Yinyin's parents for the marriage.
Meng Xuan left very early on the day he left, and deliberately did not let Meng Yinyin and Lu Chen see him off, so that he would not have to find a way to comfort a crying Meng Yinyin.
Meng Yinyin only found out that her brother had left after she got up. She was immediately angry and aggrieved, thinking that her brother had gone too far.
But after being angry for a while, her anger instantly disappeared after she ate a bowl of shrimp porridge that Lu Chen specially made for her.
It rained these two days, and the rain was quite heavy. Some ridges of the fields were washed down by the heavy rain. The water from upstream rushed down, and Lu Chen accidentally picked up a few fish and some small shrimps.
He originally planned to bring the shrimps back to feed the fish so that the fish could live a few more days, but Meng Yinyin took a fancy to the shrimps and said she wanted to drink shrimp porridge.
Lu Chen couldn't refuse that greedy look. Although he didn't know how to make it, he still made a shrimp porridge that was about 60% similar to Meng Yinyin's description.
Meng Yinyin was enjoying her meal so much.
While eating the shrimp porridge, she couldn't help but glance at Lu Chen. She felt that she seemed to be more satisfied with Lu Chen today and liked him a little more.
How about writing a letter to your parents in a few days?
Before Meng Xuan left, he finally told Meng Yinyin the address of his parents' farm, but he made it very clear that unless it was something very important, she should never write to them rashly.
After all, they had taken Meng Yinyin out with great difficulty, in order to avoid being caught by someone with her braids.
Meng Yinyin also knew this, so she naturally wouldn't write a letter for no reason.
But if it is a major marriage matter, then it should be considered as such.
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