Chapter 12 I'm sorry, I lied to you. Now Zhang Cuiping...
Now none of Zhang Cuiping and the others dared to resist anymore, and they quickly agreed.
After all, if the matter is reported to the authorities, the children will have to go with them. Even if it happens later, who would dare to get involved in their daughters' or sons' marriages?
Lin Yongwu and Lin Yongxin took their wives and children home to get money and rice, while Lin Qingan and the others went to the yard to wait.
As soon as they stepped outside, they saw Wang Shu's mother rush over to help her son.
It turns out that Wu Xiangmei neglected her son in order to watch the play.
The village chief knew what was going on at a glance. He also knew what kind of person Wu Xiangmei was, but he was used to being a nice guy and didn't want to offend anyone.
Seeing her fiddling with it all by herself, they ordered two men from the village to come forward and take her back.
Before leaving, Wu Xiangmei glared at Lin Qing'an and warned him, "Qing'er, you have a husband and are married now. Don't get involved with my Shu'er. He's going to marry a good wife in the future."
Lin Qingan: ...Who asked her?
After saying that, Wu Xiangmei pouted and left haughtily, leaving behind countless speechless eyes.
Lin Yongxin's family was the first to return, and he made two trips to make up for the missing grain.
Lin Yongxin handed a bag of silver to Lin Qing'an and explained, "Qing'an, here is six taels of silver. Because my family is running low on grain, could you please use two old hens to pay for it?"
Fearing that Lin Qing'an would disagree, he quickly said, "It's not much difference, just ten catties of rice."
"Okay." Lin Qing'an agreed without hesitation.
After that, he ignored the two people in front of him.
Next was Lin Yongwu's family. They owed less, so they only had to make one trip back to get everything.
Lin Yongwu winked at Zhang Cuiping, but Zhang Cuiping pretended not to see him and walked slowly.
Everyone knows that Zhang Cuiping and Lin Yongwu are usually very stingy, so they are naturally unhappy about having to return so much stuff today.
Seeing the villagers whispering and discussing, Lin Yongwu, who usually dared not be honest and assertive, snatched the silver bag from Zhang Cuiping and quickly handed it to Lin Qing'an.
He said, "You count them."
Lin Qing'an handed the two money bags to Lin Yanfeng. Lin Yanfeng understood, counted the money bags carefully, nodded, and then returned the money bags to Lin Qing'an.
As for the grain that was returned, Chen Gengnian had already begun weighing it, and all of it was symmetrical, including the ten jin of rice that Lin Yongxin mentioned.
The only exception was the two old hens that Lin Yongwu had caught; they were skin and bones, weighing only a little over three pounds in total.
Seeing that Chen Gengnian was in a dilemma, Lin Qingan spoke up at the right time: "Never mind, Brother Nian, let them go."
Lin Qing'an's actions once again won unanimous praise from the villagers.
This Qing-ge is truly kind.
Actually, that's not the case. Lin Qing'an is a very vindictive person. He was willing to back down because he wanted to be able to quietly sign the agreement to sever ties later.
Taking a step back opens up a whole new world.
The village chief presented the newly written letter of severance, which also mentioned that Lin Yongxin had returned a piece of land to Lin Qing'an's family. He then called several people over to put their fingerprints on it.
Lin Qingan and Lin Yanfeng were the first to put their fingerprints on their names, followed by Lin Yongwu and Lin Yongxin.
Lin Qingan breathed a sigh of relief after seeing all the handprints on the paper.
It's all over now; these days of nonsense and tantrums are finally over.
He could finally focus on living a good life with his husband. He had already planned it all out: after the wedding, he would go to the mountains with Chen Gengnian to gather wild vegetables and sell them for a lot of money.
After all this commotion, Lin Qingan's major life event can finally be considered complete.
Everyone had left, so Chen Yuetao naturally didn't want to stay any longer.
She gave Chen Gengnian a few instructions and then turned to leave.
"Mother," Lin Qing'an called out as she went over and took Chen Yuetao's arm, "Why don't you stay? I'll let Ayan stay in the main room for the night."
Lin Yanfeng nodded repeatedly. He had seen how kind Aunt Chen was to him and his brother. He was deeply moved to be able to feel maternal love even after losing his parents.
"Silly children, your mother has her own home." Chen Yuetao gently stroked their shoulders, one in each hand, her smile kind and tender.
"Alright, you can only return home in three days, so please don't come back early! Your mother is waiting for you at home."
Chen Yuetao still left, but fortunately, a few of her close aunts were with her, making her thin figure look less lonely.
Lin Qingan, Lin Yanfeng, and Chen Gengnian watched Chen Yuetao walk a long way until she was completely out of sight before closing the courtyard gate.
Lin Qing'an turned around and looked at the house. Although the house was nice, without his parents, it was like a child playing house.
In his past life, after leaving his grandmother, he always wandered around. No matter how good the house or how good the food, he always felt it was just a place to stay.
In that instant, a bold idea quickly formed in his mind.
The villagers left one by one, the courtyard was swept clean, and the tables and chairs were all taken away by the villagers. Apart from the bright red lanterns swaying in the night, it was hard to tell that the courtyard had been lively all day.
After the group tidied up some remaining items, Lin Yanfeng boiled a pot of water, quickly washed himself, and then stammered to Lin Qing'an and Chen Gengnian:
"Um... I'm going to rest too. Brother and brother-in-law should also get some rest early."
Lin Yanfeng scratched his head for a while, said this, and then quickly ran back to his room.
Lin Qingan was momentarily confused and asked Chen Gengnian with a bewildered look, "What happened to him? Did a tiger scratch his butt?"
Chen Gengnian remained silent, only focusing on preparing water for washing his feet.
He carried the water to Lin Qing'an, and casually pressed him down into a chair. Just as his hand was about to untie Lin Qing'an's shoes, he suddenly stood up.
"What are you doing?" Lin Qingan asked the person squatting down, looking at him warily.
"I'll wash your feet," Chen Gengnian replied seriously, seemingly unaware of Lin Qingan's wariness.
"I...I...I..." Lin Qing'an stammered, then said after a moment, "No...no need, Brother Nian, I can handle this myself."
Chen Gengnian seemed to only then realize the unusual tone in his voice, and looked up at the man.
Lin Qing'an swallowed hard to avoid his gaze, and before the other party could speak, she quickly bent down and dragged the chair and wooden basin back a little distance.
Under Chen Gengnian's watchful gaze, he quickly took off his shoes and put his feet into the basin.
"I...I...I..." Lin Qingan frantically racked his brains trying to find a reason, then suddenly raised his voice and said, "I have athlete's foot!"
Chen Gengnian's expression was...complicated.
Lin Qingan quickly explained with an embarrassed laugh, "It stinks, it stinks so bad it could kill a person."
Seeing his nervous expression, Chen Gengnian didn't expose him, but a teasing thought arose in his mind. He got up and asked Lin Qingan, "Do you want to take a bath? If you do, I'll boil more water."
"Huh?" Lin Qing'an was startled again, and the wooden basin was tilted slightly by his foot, causing some hot water to splash out and leave watermarks on the stone floor.
He took a deep breath and said to Chen Gengnian, "Well, I just washed this morning, so maybe I won't wash today."
He dared not look at Chen Gengnian, fearing he might see some other emotion in his eyes.
Chen Gengnian hummed in response and then said nothing more.
Lin Qingan quickly washed his feet, hurriedly told Chen Gengnian "I'm going to sleep now" and went into the house.
The countryside was quiet at night, and Lin Qing'an could hear the pounding of his heart almost bursting out.
Although Chen Gengnian is indeed very handsome, and he did say that he would have children with him if he married him.
Can...
But at the last minute, I started to get scared and wanted to back out.
Although I've finally come to accept that I've gone from being 17 or 18 centimeters to less than 10 centimeters, the idea of bearing offspring still feels a bit hard to accept.
Although he had some expectations beforehand.
Lin Qing'an stared at the dim oil lamp, and it took him a long time to convince himself of the two little figures in his mind.
Hmm! That's fine, but let's discuss having babies later!
"Ahem..." Lin Qing'an steadied herself. "Are you done washing up?"
Chen Gengnian nodded: "I'm done washing."
The exchange was somewhat awkward for both of them. Lin Qing'an moved over to the side and said, "Let's turn off the lights and go to sleep!"
"Okay!"
Chen Gengnian said that, but there was no movement for a while.
When Lin Qing'an sat up to see what was going on, he saw Chen Gengnian taking a quilt out of a box and preparing to spread it on the side of the bed.
"What are you doing?" Lin Qingan asked in shock. "Chen Gengnian, you're not going to sleep on the floor, are you?"
Chen Gengnian nodded: "I know you're not used to it, so I'm giving you time to adapt."
Lin Qingan was stunned for a moment; it turned out that he could see through everything.
Lin Qing'an felt somewhat ashamed and slowly sat up. "Chen Gengnian, put the blanket down first, let's talk."
Chen Gengnian nodded and sat on the edge of the bed next to Lin Qing'an, placing the blanket on his lap and waiting obediently.
Seeing him like this, Lin Qingan felt even worse. What an honest person he had bullied!
"Chen Gengnian, Brother Nian." Lin Qingan's throat tightened, and after a moment, he slowly asked, "Don't you really feel wronged?"
Without a second thought, Chen Gengnian shook his head and said firmly, "No."
"But Brother Nian, I clearly promised you, and now I'm being so hesitant. Don't you feel like you've been deceived?"
Chen Gengnian shook his head again, "I know you're not that kind of person."
Lin Qingan was completely at a loss and felt even more worthless.
So he gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and stopped hiding it, revealing all his thoughts.
"Brother Nian, I'm sorry, I lied to you."
Chen Gengnian's eyebrows twitched slightly, and his eyes began to change as he looked at him. Seeing this, Lin Qingan hurriedly explained, "No, what I mean is, we can do it, but I really haven't thought about having children yet."
He stole a glance at Chen Gengnian, and seeing that his expression was relatively calm, he continued to persuade him: "Having children is something that needs to be planned in the long run. You see, will we have the money to raise a child after he is born? Will we have the money to send him to school when he grows up? Will we have the money to help him get married? So, I think we need to take it slow. We need to get rich first, so that our children don't lose at the starting line, right?"
As Lin Qing'an spoke, he felt that there was nothing wrong with his argument. Putting aside whether it was acceptable to the facts, it was indeed the case. No matter which world it was, it was just as realistic. Since he had chosen to bring her into this world, he had to take responsibility. Being responsible for her was also being responsible for himself.
Chen Gengnian remained silent for a while, because he was a person of this era, and it was normal for him to disagree with different ideas. Just when Lin Qing'an thought he was going to say something, Chen Gengnian's handsome features suddenly softened, and the corners of his mouth and eyebrows also lifted up.
Chen Gengnian smiled, a very gentle smile.
"Okay! I'll do whatever you say," he said.
Lin Qing'an had never been tempted by the smile of such a handsome man before, and today he was completely captivated by him with just a little trick.
"Lin Qingan, wake up and wipe your drool!"
Suddenly a voice rang in my ears, a voice that sounded like it was speaking in a pinched voice, making it not very pleasant to listen to.
Lin Qing'an suddenly woke up and looked around. There was no one else in the room except for himself and Chen Gengnian.
A note from the author:
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Let's not consummate the marriage so soon. Let's build some emotional foundation first before taking it to the next level. [heart emoji]
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