"..."
Xia Lan pouted, feeling wronged, and watched as the female counter staff put the instant noodles back.
"Lanlan, I know you have money, but this..."
Zhao Pandi wanted to say that making money is not easy, but seeing Xia Lan's aggrieved look and her big, blinking eyes, she couldn't bear to continue.
The child looked so pitiful, as if his toys had been taken away.
It made her feel guilty.
"Then...then I'll take two more packs at most!"
Zhao Pandi closed her eyes, and looking into those eyes, she simply couldn't resist.
Suddenly, she understood why Qin Yu doted on her so much; he probably couldn't resist her.
"hey-hey."
Hearing that Zhao Pandi had agreed, Xia Lan chuckled and was delighted.
The female counter staff chuckled, thinking that this woman was quite pretty, and that if she continued to act so coquettishly, even the female staff next to her couldn't stand it.
If I had a daughter like that, I could spoil her rotten.
Even if it were the stars in the sky, I would pluck them down.
I got two more packets of instant noodles for Xia Lan. She paid for them and ran back happily.
"You like to eat this?"
Qin Yu thought Xia Lan had bought something, but it turned out she only bought four packs of instant noodles? He looked at the four big words "egg instant noodles" on the packaging.
"It's a bit pricey, but Lanlan wants to eat it, so let's just have it this once!"
Zhao Pandi, who was behind Xia Lan, quickly spoke up, fearing that Qin Yu would be angry.
Qin Yu patted Xia Lan's head, and Xia Lan smiled.
"I just wanted to eat it!"
Xia Lan explained that sometimes it's just a craving.
Qin Yu nodded.
“I have a friend who works at a food factory in Haicheng. I’ll ask him if they produce any. If they do, I’ll have him send you a box!”
"Uh-huh!"
Xia Lan's eyes lit up.
Do you have any friends in Haicheng?
"Mm!" Qin Yu smiled and replied.
"Thank you, Brother Yu!"
Xia Lan smiled sweetly.
"Qin Yu spoils you so much?" Zhao Pandi looked at Xia Lan.
Their interactions completely shattered Zhao Pandi's perception of the relationship between husband and wife.
Her understanding of the couple came from the people in the village and her parents.
Her father always kept his head down in front of her mother, looking timid and afraid.
The mother always scolded and disliked the father, complaining that he was no good at this or that and was a useless piece of trash.
There are a few better ones, but very few.
Once, she saw the uncle next door pick up a wooden stick and hit his aunt on the head, just because his aunt hadn't cooked his favorite dish...
Zhao Pandi was somewhat resistant to marriage because the painful scenes she witnessed as a child left her with no good impression of family.
This is also why she instinctively refused when she heard that Wu Tianming wanted to marry her.
She didn't think home was a nice... place.
Her home was filled with negative emotions such as disdain, insults, and so on.
"Your happiness makes me feel a little out of place..."
"In my memory, my parents didn't interact like this!"
Zhao Pandi's eyes dimmed as she looked at Xia Lan and Qin Yu, who seemed to be in love, and the atmosphere between them was so beautiful.
She had a feeling that she couldn't understand.
"Pan Di, what do you think a husband and wife are?"
Xia Lan suddenly realized why Zhao Pandi was so resistant to marriage. She patted her forehead; she had actually forgotten the most basic thing.
This difference in understanding of marriage is the biggest problem hindering her relationship with Wu Tianming.
"Men go out to earn money, while women stay home to do laundry, cook, and take care of the elderly?"
Zhao Pandi pursed her lips and replied.
"Wrong, it's about finding a man to live a wonderful life with!"
Xia Lan said earnestly to Zhao Pandi.
"If a man only brings you harm, resentment, and fear, then it's better not to get married! Even if you do get married, you should leave him."
"But how can you tell if he's a man who can make you happy?"
Zhao Pandi didn't understand. Isn't marriage just an arrangement by parents? Although she knew that free love was advocated now, it was still not acceptable to most people.
In addition, Zhao Pandi heard her mother's words every day that girls were only used to exchange for dowry, and that it was not easy for the family to raise her, so she should repay the family.
After getting married, she has to take all her money back to her parents' home.
Even though she knew that what her mother said was wrong, after hearing it so many times, she would subconsciously recall what her mother had said.
She was subconsciously influenced by her mother.
Xia Lan looked at Zhao Pandi.
"A proper marriage is one of equality."
"It means leaving room for maneuver, maintaining individuality, and not losing yourself."
"It's about learning to coordinate and compromise with each other, and even if we argue, we can communicate in a timely manner."
"It's about valuing the cultivation of love and turning marriage into a source of joy rather than endless despair and darkness."
Zhao Pandi was attracted by the marriage described by Xia Lan.
The image of Wu Tianming naturally surfaced in his mind, and his whole body stiffened.
Who was the first man who came to mind just now?
Xia Lan asked jokingly.
"..."
Zhao Pandi pursed her lips and remained silent.
We've already missed our chance.
Zhao Pandi stopped resisting. She lost him again, and she was the one who drove him away.
Just as Xia Lan was about to comfort Zhao Pandi, Qin Yu suddenly patted her on the shoulder.
Just now, when Zhao Pandi was speaking, he saw the person sitting with their back to them stand up, and their eyes never left Zhao Pandi.
Xia Lan followed Qin Yu's hand and looked in that direction, her eyes widening in surprise.
"..."
Wu Tianming! Hmm.
Just as she was about to call out to him, Qin Yu covered her mouth.
Qin Yu smirked and pulled Xia Lan away.
Wu Tianming slowly walked to the spot where Xia Lan had just been and patted Zhao Pandi, who looked dejected.
"If you were given another chance to see him, what would you say to him?"
Wu Tianming didn't hide his voice and asked Zhao Pandi.
"I don't know either."
Zhao Pandi was so engrossed in her own emotions that she didn't even notice the voice that had changed from female to male when it asked her the question.
"Then will you still kick him out?"
Wu Tianming looked at her and asked again.
"Won't!"
Zhao Pandi shook her head.
"So if you could see him again, what would you say to him?"
Wu Tianming asked expectantly.
"Should I tell him that I'm willing to marry him?"
Zhao Pandi thought about it. She had never really thought about this question before, but Xia Lan's words just now made her yearn for marriage.
Huh, why does Lanlan's voice sound so much like Tianming's?
Zhao Pandi then realized something was wrong. When she looked up, she saw Wu Tianming smiling broadly.
"I heard it with my own ears! You're not allowed to go back on your word!"
Wu Tianming quickly demanded a guarantee, saying that he had just heard her say that if she saw him again, she would be willing to marry him!
He heard her say it with his own ears! She can't possibly take it back.
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