"Leave me alone, I don't even know what I'm saying!"
"Hmm, I understand."
Mingzhu nodded solemnly.
"I'm being pressured into marriage, it's frustrating, I understand."
Jian Dan had no interest in collecting any wild produce, so he plopped down on the ground.
"Well, the main thing is, my second aunt hasn't pressured me yet. When I went back yesterday, she was all smiles, telling me who was trying to get close to her and play matchmaker, who the suitors were, and then she started gossiping with me, asking if I remembered any of them, what their reputation was like, what their personality was like, what their family was like..."
You wouldn't believe it, but I only discovered yesterday that I can actually rummage through so many memories of strangers in my head.
"Oh no, I'm going crazy!"
Mingzhu thought for a moment and then offered objective advice.
“I think your resistance is still quite obvious. Are you resisting the idea of finding a partner now, or are you resisting this kind of blind date arrangement?”
Think about it carefully. Did you not explain your thoughts to your second aunt clearly?
I'm not familiar with my second aunt, but from the past two days, she doesn't seem like an authoritarian patriarch.
"well!"
He sighed simply, then lay down on the grass behind him, hands behind his head, watching the white clouds drift by above.
"What are you talking about? So many people have had arranged marriages, and they're all doing just fine. With a parent like me worrying about me, I feel like if I say anything more, wouldn't I be ungrateful?"
"Well,"
Mingzhu declined to comment. Jian Dan seemed to have some unresolved issues in her mind. Tang Sumei's approach was not wrong. When a child in the village reached marriageable age, the villagers would send out signals to propose marriage, and interested parents would be just as enthusiastic. They had lived in the village for several years and had seen this before.
However, Mingzhu also knew in her heart that Jian Dan was not a child who grew up in the countryside.
Moreover, she believes that losing parents and relatives will definitely make her more sensitive, and she doesn't know if this will make her insecure or resistant towards her family.
Even if she guessed correctly, there was truly nothing she could do. She wasn't a psychologist; all she could do was offer advice.
"This isn't like buying something, where both parties agree on the terms and the transaction is completed."
After all, it's a lifelong commitment. As you said, in the past, arranged marriages were common, and some were good, while others were not.
Since we have this opportunity, we should definitely choose carefully and thoroughly evaluate the candidates.
I don't doubt your ability to make a good life for yourself, but life is most about two people living together. If both of you are willing, that's a good thing, isn't it?
"Is that so?"
Jian Dan had never personally experienced this kind of thing, but she wasn't stupid. The two of them lived together, and they were together every day. At the very least, they should look pleasing to the eye, right?
She sat up abruptly, radiating a strange excitement. Mingzhu paused, trying hard to recall what she had just said—which word had provoked her?
"I've made up my mind,"
Simplely, he clashed his left palm and right fist together, his eyes gleaming.
"I want to find a partner, but,"
Mingzhu, who hadn't been able to catch her breath, immediately regained it.
"But what? What conditions have you come up with?"
"hey-hey!"
The person who had just looked sullen suddenly sprang to their feet, finally embracing their new role, crouching down to pick up the scattered mushrooms, which they then put back into their basket.
"That night I told my second aunt that I wanted to find someone good-looking."
"Okay, it looks good?"
Mingzhu was a little dumbfounded. She had known her for several years, how come she didn't know that she had this hobby?
Are you serious?
Jian Dan really figured it out.
"I can support myself. When it comes to making a living, what can't I do?"
If a stranger has to be added to my household, I should at least get some benefits, right?
I don't need anyone to embellish what I can do. If I can't do other things, I can at least have someone beautiful. Beautiful scenery is pleasing to the eye, and a beautiful person can't be too bad, right? That should make me feel better, right?
"this?"
Mingzhu was dumbfounded.
What is that?
Whose logic is this?
"No, finding a partner and starting a family is about two people accompanying each other, growing together, and making life better together. What you're doing isn't about finding a lover."
Can you guarantee that just because someone is good-looking, they'll treat you well?
What if they say one thing and mean another?
Jian Dan's initial excitement had subsided, and her gaze calmed.
"What's there to be afraid of?"
Whether they are good to me or not is not important.
The most important thing is that you can beat me.
"You can't beat me, so just be obedient."
"What kind of twisted logic is this? You're being irresponsible to yourself."
"Oh dear, Sister Zhuzhu,"
Seeing that you're about to provoke someone, quickly try to appease them.
"Then tell me, if you're with the same person every day and they're not good-looking, won't you get tired of them very quickly?"
Besides, I have money, I can earn money, I can earn work points, and I can do work. I don't require the other person to know this or that. I just want to see something pleasing to the eye so that my eyes don't suffer.
Is this really that excessive?
"That's not unreasonable. Being able to make money is a source of confidence."
But I still feel like something's not right.
Mingzhu is prone to "pregnancy brain" for three years; she was easily swayed by just a few words and even started comparing the existing Ling Weidong to the standard of "good-looking".
Well, even if she's biased, she has to admit that Ling Weidong seems to only have a tiny bit of a connection to her.
Even Cheng Chao is not as good as him, let alone the two brothers Cheng Rui and Cheng An who have already entered adulthood. The Cheng family has excellent genes, and we can already see their handsome appearance in the future.
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