Zhou Yue was surprised that Gu An'an was so perceptive, noticing something amiss as soon as they met, and her face flushed red with embarrassment.
Her expression made her even more suspicious, and Gu An'an suddenly thought of a possibility, "Could it be that you two have settled things?"
Although it was a question, Gu An'an had already confirmed this conjecture in her heart.
Sure enough, Zhou Yue's next words directly confirmed her thoughts.
"I don't have much experience in negotiating business, so I figured we'd start from each other's hometowns, and that way my dad could help me out."
"And then you met the parents?"
As she said this, Gu An'an gave Zhao Hu a look that said, "You've got some skills, kid."
Zhou Yue nodded, "I didn't plan to meet his parents so soon, so I arranged for him to stay at a guesthouse near my home. I stayed at home, but when I went to the guesthouse to see him, my mom happened to see me there."
“My mom was afraid that I would be tricked by shady people in the countryside, so she interrogated him a lot, and as she questioned him, she ended up bringing him home.”
“I didn’t even know when he prepared the gift. He just brought a ginseng to my house. I thought my dad would kick him out, but we ended up chatting quite well, and in the end, my parents agreed to our relationship.”
"And, and..."
At this point, Zhou Yue's face turned as red as if it were about to bleed. "And he even called home and asked his parents to come to my house to propose marriage."
Gu An'an was drinking water when she narrowly avoided spraying a mouthful directly into Zhou Yue's face, choking several times. "What did you say? It's only been a few months, and you've already proposed marriage?"
Zhou Yue nodded again, "It's just a marriage proposal. We're busy with things, so we haven't had a ceremony yet. We plan to hold it at the village committee's office, and then invite relatives from both sides to a meal when we get home."
It's not appropriate to have a big celebration now, so this arrangement is fine, but it's happening a bit too fast.
However, it's understandable, as marriages are indeed happening quite quickly these days. Theirs was a self-arranged marriage, not to mention the many arranged marriages.
After hearing the gossip, Gu An'an took a shower with satisfaction and then went straight to bed.
Zhou Yue wanted to cook a nice meal for Gu An'an, and Zhao Hu had no objection at all. "I'll go up the mountain to see if there's anything in the trap."
"Okay, take it easy and be careful."
As soon as Zhao Hu left, Zhou Yue began arranging the dishes for the seventh night. Just then, Xie Yuan received a letter from home and his eyes turned red with anger.
He was furious when he found out that Zhou Yue had been chased away by that brat Zhao Hu. He originally thought that the two of them were just playing around and that the time would come when the Zhou family brought Zhou Yue back to the city, and that would be the time for them to break up.
And what was the result? He waited and waited, only to receive this result: what did it mean that Zhou Yue and the man surnamed Zhao were already engaged?
He didn't believe it.
Why should he? With Zhao Hu's qualifications, all he can do is set traps and hunt some wild game. How could he be worthy of Zhou Yue?
As he passed by the courtyard with an incredulous look on his face, he saw Zhou Yue squatting in the yard washing vegetables. Without thinking, he rushed into the yard.
"Zhou Yue".
The noise was so loud that Zhou Yue almost dropped the basin she was holding. When she turned around, she saw Xie Yuan, the uninvited guest, and her face immediately fell.
"What are you doing? Your room is next door, get out."
Zhou Yue had always found Xie Yuan annoying, but after discovering that he would stop at nothing to get a better life, her impression of him worsened.
Not to mention that he stormed into the yard now, his face full of anger, and it would be strange if he were to be polite.
Xie Yuan's mind was already clouded by the news of their engagement, so he wouldn't listen to Zhou Yue. Instead, he strode towards Zhou Yue.
"Xiaoyue, you're not engaged to Zhao Hu, right?"
Hearing this and looking at the letter in his hand, Zhou Yue could easily guess the reason for his unusual behavior. The more she guessed the reason, the more ridiculous Zhou Yue found Xie Yuan to be.
"You received a letter from home? Yes, they're right, I'm engaged to Zhao Hu, so stay away from me from now on."
After saying that, she prepared to continue washing the vegetables, not wanting to pay any attention to this madman at all.
But she didn't know how powerful her words were to Xie Yuan. He suddenly lunged forward, lifted Zhou Yue off the stool, and then grabbed her neck with both hands.
"You're lying! You and Zhao Hu aren't engaged, are you? Tell me!"
"Cough cough, Xie Yuan, you madman, let go of me."
Xie Yuan's eyes were bloodshot. Ever since he offended the brigade leader, his days in the village had become increasingly difficult.
The heavy daily chores, the villagers' disdain, and the insults from his family in the recent letter—everything was testing his nerves.
He thought and thought, why has life turned out this way? It's because Zhou Yue has slipped out of his control.
If Zhou Yue were still under his thumb as before, if she were more obedient and stayed with him, then he would be the one engaged to her now.
His family will not suffer retaliation from the Zhou family, and his parents will start to value him again.
Yes, it's all Zhou Yue's fault.
Why can't she just listen to me?
Why!
"Speak! Your engagement to Zhao Hu is fake. The person you love is me. You..."
His eyes grew increasingly frantic, and the force in his hands increased. At this moment, nothing else was on his mind but to make Zhou Yue give in.
If compromise is not possible.
Then let's destroy it.
Before he could finish speaking, he was struck by a powerful force. The intense pain caused him to lose control of Zhou Yue's neck, and he was sent flying backward, crashing into the courtyard.
"An'an".
Zhou Yue was truly terrified; for a moment, she seemed to see her great-grandmother.
"It's okay, don't cry."
When Li Yumei returned after watching the commotion, she saw this scene and was completely dumbfounded.
Xie Yuan must be crazy!
"Please have the village chief report this to the police."
"Huh? Oh, oh."
Realizing that Gu An'an was talking to her, Li Yumei was a little happy and ran back excitedly, calling out, "Village, village chief."
Phone calls were too expensive, so Gu An'an would hang up as soon as she finished speaking about something important. Only then did the village chief realize how much they had accomplished in Guangzhou, and he was filled with pride.
Look! He has such good judgment to bring An'an here from among so many educated youth.
Just as he was feeling pleased with himself, he was interrupted. Turning around, he saw it was Li Yumei. "What's wrong? Why are you in such a panic?"
I sighed to myself, "Even though this child has changed a lot recently, he's still not mature enough."
But when he heard what Li Yumei said next, he was more flustered than anyone else.
"Xie Yuan, Xie Yuan is going to kill Zhou Zhiqing."
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