Su Lu scratched his head and chuckled, "We need to buy a bicycle, and a watch is a must. We can't buy all three things right now, but I'll get them for you later. You should have what others have; my wife can't be worse off than others."
"And, and you gave me a watch before, I'd like to give you one too, as a token of our betrothal."
Qin Xiaoxiao opened her mouth upon hearing this, wanting to get rid of the watch simply to express her gratitude, without any other intention, but she was afraid that saying anything would hurt Su Lu, so she simply kept quiet.
Su Lu glanced at Qin Xiaoxiao's face, "Are you still angry? Are you unhappy that I spent so much money on these things, or... or do you... don't like them?"
Su Lu looked at Qin Xiaoxiao nervously, waiting for her answer.
Qin Xiaoxiao was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, "No, it's great, I like it very much. I'm just worried that you'll spend all your money on this and won't have enough money to build a house for the wedding."
"Su Lu, did you spend almost all the money you've earned over the years on this trip?"
How much can he earn, no matter how much? Unless he gets a share of the black market.
Without thinking, Su Lu quickly shook her head, "No, I didn't spend that much. Don't worry, I have the money for building the house saved up separately, and the dowry I'll give you won't be less."
Watches are expensive, but not unaffordable. Luckily, he's earned a lot of money over the years, otherwise he probably wouldn't have much left after buying a watch.
Su Lu pondered for a moment, then smiled again.
"You care about me."
Qin Xiaoxiao choked and glared at Su Lu. "Who cares about you? I was just asking because I was worried you'd spend money recklessly. After we get married, your money will be mine too. You can't spend it recklessly without my permission."
Well, your money is mine, and my money is still mine. Raising a wife isn't that easy; this is all your responsibility.
Su Lu smiled slightly, tilted his body, and lay down on Qin Xiaoxiao's kang (heated brick bed), resting his hand on one arm and tilting his head to look at Qin Xiaoxiao.
"You're already interfering before we're even married? Aren't you afraid I'll change my mind?"
Qin Xiaoxiao looked at Su Lu with a sinister gaze, "Go back on your word? Fine, go ask my grandparents if they agree. If they agree, then I agree."
Thinking of Qin Aiguo's perpetually cold face, Su Lu shuddered. "Is this enough? It's not like I'm tired of living and I'm deliberately picking on your grandfather. When your grandfather gets angry, he even hits you. If it were me, would I be any better off?"
Su Lu waved his hand, stepped back a little from the kang (heated brick bed), patted the area next to him, and said to Qin Xiaoxiao, "Don't think too much about it. I was just teasing you. Now that I have your consent to be in a relationship, how could I go back on my word?"
The lamb hasn't even been carried home yet, how could he go back on his word? If he does, where will he find a wife who suits him so well again!
Qin Xiaoxiao smiled and sat down next to Su Lu, turning her head to look at him. "So, you've had your eye on me for a while now?"
It wasn't early, it was five days ago.
Further on, he wasn't sure if he had taken a liking to her, but he didn't want anyone to bully her, and he felt very comfortable being with her.
It must be that she didn't have any infatuation or greed for him in her eyes, but rather clearly wanted him to destroy her, so that her eyes would only have him in them.
Su Lu didn't speak, but gently pulled Qin Xiaoxiao into his arms, flipped her over and pinned her down, then leaned down and kissed her red lips.
Su Lu was practically kicked out by Qin Xiaoxiao's cold face. He left with a satisfied look on his face and even had the mood to turn back and say goodbye to Qin Xiaoxiao.
Qin Xiaoxiao gave a cold snort, brandished her little fist at Su Lu, rolled her eyes, and closed the door.
After sending all the things Su Lu had given her into her spatial storage, and replacing the watch with the original one, Qin Xiaoxiao squinted her eyes, touched her lips, and smiled radiantly.
Ever since Su Lu gave Qin Xiaoxiao the gifts, he hasn't stopped. He brings her something every day. Today it's fish, tomorrow it's chicken, the day after it's rabbit, and the day after that it's fruit from who knows where. The worst he brings is a handful of dates. In short, he never comes empty-handed.
Qin Xiaoxiao was also busy knitting sweaters for Su Lu, and rarely went back to the Qin family home. However, she would always go back once every two or three days to bring some food for Grandma Qin, such as malted milk powder, homemade pastries, dried persimmon cakes in the autumn, as well as homemade pickled vegetables and pickled sauerkraut. Su Lu also gave her fish, which made Grandma Qin smile all day long. Every time she went to chat with her old friends, she would praise her eldest granddaughter.
Qin Xiaoxiao became even more famous in the village. Everyone knew that the eldest daughter of the Qin family was filial, capable, and caring. Some were jealous, and some were envious, but Old Mrs. Qin pretended not to see any of it. Every day, she still went from house to house with a smile, spreading Qin Xiaoxiao's reputation for filial piety to everyone.
Meanwhile, the whole village knew that Qin Xiaoxiao and Su Lu were getting engaged. Everyone was surprised that the Qin family would be willing to marry Qin Xiaoxiao to that scoundrel Su Lu, but at the same time, they envied Su Lu for being able to marry Qin Xiaoxiao, who was half a city girl.
The elderly people in the village looked down on Su Lu, but quite a few young girls secretly fell for him. After all, Su Lu was useless, greedy, and lazy, but he was just too good-looking. Just for his face, they were willing to work to support him.
Therefore, whenever Qin Xiaoxiao went out again, she would always encounter young girls on the way, who would either roll their eyes at her or glare at her, and she could feel the malice in their eyes without even looking at them.
Qin Xiaoxiao ignored all of this. Even though she knew why they treated her this way, she would still smile at her with a good temper every time, and her smile was so smug.
"Is Cuihua getting engaged this year?"
"Shouldn't Xiaoyue be going on a blind date?"
"Xiaomin, is your boyfriend good-looking?"
"Zhaodi, your name is awful. I'll have your mother change it for you so you can find a good match."
"Pandi is almost twenty this year, isn't she? It's time for her to get married. Has your mother found someone for you yet?"
...
From the east end of the village to the west end, she offended every single unmarried girl in the village. But if you were to ask who she spoke ill of, no one had. She always had a smiling, good-natured look on her face, but the things she said were infuriating.
The unmarried women, their faces darkening, exclaimed, "Can you please stop talking?"
Qin Xiaoxiao looked innocent: "I'm locking you up, how can you be so ungrateful!"
The young women of marriageable age: "..."
You can shut up now!
Soon the first month of the lunar calendar passed, and it was the first day of the second month. Qin Xiaoxiao went to the county town again to collect her new month's allowance. Then she went to Sun Zhirou's place and bought five catties of flawed yarn that hadn't been properly dyed. After returning home, she found dye in her space and re-dyed the yarn. After drying it, she prepared to knit a sweater for each member of her family.
The yarn hadn't been dried yet, and the sweater hadn't been started, when Qin Ye and Uncle Huang drove an oxcart to the educated youth compound to find her.
"We're going to pick up the new educated youth today. You'll come with me, and we'll bring your second brother back with us later."
Qin Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up when she heard that new educated youth were coming.
Wuhu! The new educated youth are coming, the two female leads should be on stage, the new map should be opened, and she'll have some new gossip to enjoy.
The revised version didn't pass, and I have to wait until tomorrow night to make further changes. Please wait a little longer, there's nothing I can do about it, sigh!
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