Zhu Cuilan has never been mean to Yang Donghu since he entered this family. Although she would occasionally nag him like she did Zhao Fangchu, Yang Donghu knew that she treated him like her own child.
The love and care he received from Zhu Cuilan was much stronger than what he felt from his own mother. Yang Donghu didn't want to cry in front of Zhao Luochuan, but after hearing this, his eyes couldn't help but turn red.
"Why didn't Auntie tell me?"
Zhao Luochuan just wanted to arrange everything so that her husband wouldn't have to worry. Maybe if Yang Donghu was happy, he would get what he wanted. But he didn't expect that instead of being happy after he said it, it made her cry. He wiped away the tears from the corners of Yang Donghu's eyes in a hurry.
"Don't cry, are you blaming me for telling you too late? It's my fault, it's my fault. I was just thinking about getting it done so you'd be happy to marry me, but I didn't expect to make you cry first. I knew you'd be unhappy, so I told you long ago."
"No." Yang Donghu didn't cry because of this. He wiped his eyes and shook his head: "You told me when I gave you the marriage certificate. I knew it. I also checked the cabinet last time. I just didn't expect it to happen so soon."
"That's fast! I thought it was too slow. It's dragged on for a year. Although we're a couple in the eyes of outsiders, you followed me foolishly. There will definitely be people talking behind your back. There's been a lot of gossip under that big tree in the village. We can't be less polite. When the time comes, the sedan chair will pick you up from your aunt's house and drive you around the village. I want everyone to see that you're no less than any other young man. The Yang family didn't cherish you because they have no vision. If I were to propose to you now, let alone twenty taels, even fifty or one hundred taels, I would be willing to give you everything."
Yang Donghu had no doubt about what he said. Zhao Luochuan was more kind to him than he said. Every time he went to the mountain, he would come back with at least ten taels of silver. By the New Year last year, he had saved a lot of money.
But life means income and expenditure. Zhao Luochuan didn't feel it when he lived alone, but now that he has a husband, he can't save on food and drink. Since he doesn't live with a man, he has to take better care of himself.
Yang Donghu's clothes were made last year and are also made this year. It's not even the end of summer yet, and Zhu Cuilan has started choosing materials for her autumn clothes.
Those materials were either Zhu Cuilan's previous savings or her new purchases. Zhao Luochuan would not let Zhu Cuilan suffer any loss and would find an opportunity to make up the money.
Now that conditions are better, they have more and more money saved, and the family has never had a shortage of food. They buy meat every few days, and eggs every day. They also paid the rent for the cabinet, bought the bride's headwear, rented a sedan chair from the town, and paid for the people who carried the sedan chair.
He didn't spend a penny of Yang Donghu's money to buy these things. The money from selling cakes was Yang Donghu's own small treasury, and Zhao Luochuan would never touch that money. After calculating, there would only be a little money left after buying the family's money.
But every wedding must have a banquet, ranging from cheap to expensive. Zhao Luochuan was not stingy with Yang Donghu and wanted to give him the best, and the banquet was what the villagers cared about most when they could eat it.
Besides, he still has to live his life in the future, and he can't just ignore the future after getting married, so Zhao Luochuan wants to earn more money before the wedding so that he can have confidence.
Yang Donghu wanted to cry and laugh at the same time. He threw himself into Zhao Luochuan's arms and buried his face in his chest. He didn't know what to say at this time and could only call him Brother Chuan over and over again.
Zhao Luochuan knew that the other person was not angry with him, so he smiled and kissed the top of his head, then hugged Yang Donghu tightly and they fell on the bed together. At this moment, he had no romantic thoughts at all, he just wanted to feel the presence of the person in his arms and tell Yang Donghu everything he had prepared.
Yang Donghu had never been married and had never ridden in a bridal sedan, but he had seen it. He saw it clearly when Zhu Yicheng got married last year, and Zhao Luochuan was no worse than when he got married, and was even more refined.
"Brother Chuan."
Yang Donghu's muffled voice came from his arms. Zhao Luochuan was suddenly interrupted and looked down in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"I've never experienced any of this before, and I'm afraid something might go wrong."
"Don't be afraid." Zhao Luochuan smiled and said, "If there's anything you don't know, just ask your aunt. She'll tell you. And it's okay if something goes wrong. No one will blame you. Don't worry."
Outside, the cicadas were chirping rapidly and the sun was getting hotter. Yang Donghu's heart was filled with the joy of getting married soon, and all the worries about separation were thrown out of his mind.
There were sounds of footsteps in the yard. It sounded like an old lady coming back from the shade of the tree at the door. Yang Donghu looked out through the window and realized that it was already noon and the meal had not been cooked yet.
"Oh, why are you still talking so much at this hour? Grandma must be hungry. What do you want to eat? I'll make it."
Zhao Luochuan stuck to him and got up from the bed: "I'll come with you. I'll light the fire."
The two puppies were awakened by the sound of footsteps, and they were not afraid of seeing a stranger. They wagged their tails and came close to the old lady.
"Grandma, you're back? Are you hungry? I'll go cook now. What do you want to eat?"
The old lady looked at him with a smile: "I'm fine with anything. Where did these two puppies come from?"
Yang Donghu was curious about the old lady playing with the puppy, so he moved a stool to the corridor for the old lady to sit on so that she wouldn't be too tired from standing.
The sour plum water is just the right temperature now. The old lady must be thirsty after talking to people outside, Yang Donghu replied as he handed the water to the old lady.
"The big yellow dog at Old Lady Ju's house in the village gave birth to several puppies. I asked her for one to raise. Maybe I can go hunting in the mountains with Dachuan in the future."
Yang Donghu slurped his words, and the two puppies came running over with their short legs raised. He pointed at the fat little dog and said with a smile, "This one belongs to Fang Chu. He wants one too."
"Fang Chu is delicious. Even his puppy is fat and chubby, quite like his personality." The old lady was thirsty, and even though she was not a greedy person, she drank quickly at this moment.
"Grandma, please sit down for a while. The meal will be ready soon."
After all, this thing is sour. Yang Donghu laughed at the old lady and said she was like a child, and told her to drink it slowly to avoid hurting her stomach.
Zhao Luochuan was picking vegetables for lunch in the yard. When he saw the bitten vines, he asked what happened.
The puppy followed Yang Donghu to the edge of the vegetable garden, wagging its tail and jumping happily, completely unaware that its owner was complaining.
"I didn't notice I let the puppies into the vegetable garden. They're too young to understand. The vines are useless anyway, so it just happened to save me the trouble by pulling them out."
Zhao Luochuan couldn't help laughing when he heard him say this: "You are too soft-hearted towards these two puppies. They still need to be taught a lesson, otherwise they will cause trouble."
"They are still young, take your time, they are very smart."
Yang Donghu nodded, took the picked vegetables and went into the kitchen.
As soon as he finished speaking, the puppy howled and bit Zhao Luochuan's trouser leg.
However, Zhao Luochuan was in a good mood today, so he let the puppy bite him without scolding him. He took a few quick steps and the puppy couldn't keep up, so it started fighting on its own.
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