Zhou Wenjing slapped him on the back: "Look at you, so capable! Look at yourself, how old are you? Hiding behind a child, aren't you ashamed?"
After disciplining her son, Zhou Wenjing, as if she could change her expression, turned around and looked at Gu Xilan with a smile.
“Xiao Lan, after you get engaged, you will be the future daughter-in-law of the Jiang family. If he dares to bully you in the future, just tell me, and I will tie him up and bring him to you to vent my anger.”
"No, no, no, what engagement? I don't want to marry this tigress!" Jiang Jinhua protested.
Jiang Junrong slapped him on the back of the head again: "You brat, you think you can get away with this after being a pervert in public? Is this how I raised you?"
Jiang Jinxiu quickly grabbed Gu Xilan, who was about to explode again, and whispered in her ear, "Be good, don't argue with him. So what if he's a tigress? Our Xiaolan is a cute and beautiful tiger."
Now that you're engaged, he can bully you however he wants later.
If he dares to bully you, tell your third sister-in-law. She'll definitely be on your side...
Jiang Jinxiu continued to chatter on and on about the benefits of their engagement in Gu Xilan's ear, and Gu Xilan's mood calmed down a lot as Jiang Jinxiu spoke.
However, she still didn't want to get engaged to Jiang Jinhua; she had someone she liked.
That was a secret she kept deep in her heart.
Thinking of that person, she looked at Jiang Jinhua again, but shook her head.
She whispered to Jiang Jinxiu, "Third Sister-in-law, I still don't want to get engaged to him."
In her view, engagement meant marriage.
Jiang Jinxiu looked her over from left to right, sensing that something was amiss.
Suddenly realizing something, she exclaimed in shock, "You...you don't actually have someone you like, do you?"
As soon as Jiang Jinxiu spoke, the previously noisy scene fell silent!
Yang Dongmei quickly squeezed in: "Girl, do you really have someone you like?"
It's perfectly normal to have someone you like at this age when you're just starting to experience romantic feelings.
"Mother, Mother, I, I..." Gu Xilan hadn't even finished speaking when she felt her face burning hot.
She never told anyone about this, not even the person she liked.
Gu Xilan glanced around at the people, her gaze finally settling on her parents.
She solemnly said to Gu Dashan and Yang Dongmei, "Father and Mother, I want to make my own decision about my marriage. I will only find someone I like and who likes me back."
"It's impossible for me to be with him!"
Gu Xilan spoke her last words, pointing at Jiang Jinhua.
This time, it was Jiang Jinhua's turn to object.
He never imagined that she would despise him so much.
"No, who is that person? I want to see who that person is!"
"It wouldn't be you!" Gu Xilan retorted directly, and then ran back to her room.
The group was left looking at each other in bewilderment.
Jiang Junrong kicked his wretched son to the ground: "See if you still dare to look down on her? She doesn't even want you. If it were me, I wouldn't want a piece of trash like you either!"
Ignoring the pain, Jiang Jinhua immediately got up and ran to knock on Gu Xilan's door: "Gu Xilan, come out here and explain yourself! Come out!"
Gu Xilan ignored him completely.
In the end, it was Jiang Jinxiu who pulled him away.
Jiang Jinxiu pulled Jiang Jinhua back to his room.
The two sat facing each other, and Jiang Jinxiu didn't say anything, just quietly looked at him.
Since being pulled away by Jiang Jinxiu, Jiang Jinhua has been lost in her own thoughts.
He was still muttering to himself: Who is it? Who is that person?!
Jiang Jinxiu rolled her eyes in annoyance. If this person wasn't her brother, she really wouldn't want to get involved.
This is a classic case of digging your own grave.
"Why are you so eager to know who that person is? Do you have a crush on Xiao Lan?"
"How could that be? I could never like anyone..." her!
Under Jiang Jinxiu's gaze, Jiang Jinhua still didn't utter the last word.
"Are you still being stubborn?"
"Sis, I'm just angry and want to know who she likes."
"Alright, since you've put it that way, I won't help you."
I'll go and see who that person is later, and if it's a good match, I'll let them get engaged.
If that doesn't work, we can introduce other people to Xiaolan. Xiaolan is so pretty and studies so well; matchmakers have already set their sights on her, and I'm sure many boys will like her too!
As Jiang Jinxiu spoke, she walked out, but after taking only two steps, she found that Jiang Jinhua had grabbed her clothes.
She turned to look at him, feigning suspicion, and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Jiang Jinhua kept her head down and didn't say anything.
Jiang Jinxiu directly removed his hand from her clothes and continued walking out. Just as her hand touched the doorknob, she heard a sound from behind.
"like!"
You think you can handle me?
"Jiang Jinhua, are you out of your mind? If you liked her, why did you refuse when you proposed to each other?"
"I... I wasn't upset by her!"
Jiang Jinxiu rubbed her forehead, about to say something, when she heard him continue, "Besides, she's still young, still in school. I don't want her to be with me because of this. I want her to be willing..."
Jiang Jinxiu rolled her eyes so hard they couldn't go any further.
"So, are you satisfied with this result now?"
Jiang Jinhua immediately shook her head like a rattle drum.
He was filled with remorse.
"Sister, please help me!"
Jiang Jinhua looked at her pitiful younger brother and gave him a few suggestions before opening the door and leaving.
Gu Dashan, Yang Dongmei, Jiang Junrong, and Zhou Wenjing all returned to the living room, while the other children were still in the yard, some walking the cats and others playing with the dogs.
After Jiang Jinxiu came out, Gu Xiliang and Zhao Guoan slipped into Jiang Jinhua's room.
A short while later, the sounds of fighting and playing could be heard from inside.
Jiang Jinxiu shook her head and went into the living room.
In the living room, neither set of parents looked too happy.
The expressions on their faces softened somewhat when they saw Jiang Jinxiu enter.
Jiang Jinxiu explained her thoughts to them.
Now that we have the freedom to marry and the freedom to choose our partners, we should respect their opinions.
Let them develop freely. If there's a chance in the future, we can sit down and talk about their situation together.
Let's leave it at that for now.
If any rumors or gossip spread in the village and require the Jiang family's cooperation, they will fully cooperate.
After all, Jiang Jinhua was in the wrong first.
It's a real pity that Zhou Wenjing missed out on such a remarkable girl as Gu Xilan.
At this moment, she felt a little resentful towards her wretched son for being so useless!
In Grandma Luo's words: Children and grandchildren have their own blessings.
And that was the end of it.
Unbeknownst to the others, Jiang Jinhua caught Gu Xilan leaving the house alone in the evening, stopped her, sincerely apologized to her, and confessed his feelings.
Unfortunately, although Gu Xilan's anger subsided somewhat, she still ignored him.
However, from then on, Gu Xilan had a little tail.
He would rush to do whatever Gu Xilan did.
Even once when cooking, Jiang Jinhua insisted on helping, sending Gu Xilan to rest, which almost resulted in the kitchen burning down...
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