Fang Zeyu slept for a full day and night after returning home. Shu Yan took care of him the whole time. When he woke up, she didn't ask him anything, but simply asked, "Are you hungry?"
"I'm hungry, I want to eat the noodles you cooked." Fang Zeyu's tone was unusually coquettish.
Shu Yan smiled upon hearing this, "Wait for me a moment."
"Awake?" Auntie asked Shuyan. "Then I'll go make some porridge."
"No need," Shu Yan stopped her aunt. "She said she wanted to eat the noodles I cook, so I'll make them for her."
The aunt nodded knowingly, took off her apron, picked up her shopping basket, and said, "There aren't many vegetables left in the refrigerator, I'll go buy some."
Fang Zeyu got up and quickly washed up. He leaned against the kitchen doorway, watching Shu Yan busy herself for him. "I had a very long dream. At first, I dreamed of my grandparents. They were living well over there and told me not to worry. Then I dreamed of you. You kept calling my name, and then I woke up."
He's getting stuck on the details. If his grandparents really didn't like him, why would they have kept him in Nancheng and left him the house and the Fang family's heirlooms? They treated him as their eldest grandson. So what's the point of a father or a mother? His grandparents are enough.
"Grandpa and Grandma definitely want you to be doing well, otherwise they won't be at ease." Shu Yan turned around and smiled at Fang Zeyu. "The noodles are ready."
After sleeping for a day and a night, Fang Zeyu was starving and started eating heartily. After finishing, he took the bowl inside to wash it himself, and Shu Yan didn't stop him.
"Would you like some fruit?" Shu Yan said, already holding out apples and bananas.
"Okay." Fang Zeyu ate some fruit and told Shu Yan the story Fang Jianhua had told him in a very calm tone.
No wonder Fang Zeyu, such a strong person, cried at his grandparents' graves and said he was a joke. This is really... Shu Yan thinks even TV dramas wouldn't dare to film something like this, they'd probably be torn to shreds by the criticism.
"Are you sure he's telling the truth? Or is he just lying to you for the house?" Shu Yan had reason to be suspicious.
"If he's telling such a lie for the sake of the house, I'll accept it." But if he's willing to smear himself like a bastard for the sake of the house, then I have nothing to say.
“The house is a gift from your grandparents, and you’ve already paid for it…” Shu Yan said hesitantly.
Fang Zeyu chuckled, "No one can deny my feelings for my grandparents. They are my biological grandparents, and I am their biological grandson. However... Fang Jianhua is their biological son, and Fang Zehao is their grandson, so I'll just consider it helping my grandparents."
The house the old man left him was about 30 square meters, and according to the surrounding property prices, it was worth about 120,000 yuan.
"I know my grandparents left behind a lot of things. I don't want the family heirlooms, but can I have something else? Just consider it a sale to me." When Fang Zeyu came out, his grandparents' house had already been emptied out. They really left him nothing. He asked Wang Ziju for it, but she only said it was burned. He didn't even have anything to remember them by.
Fang Jianhua took out a wooden box from behind him. "I brought it for you."
This is a wooden box that the old man made for Fang Zeyu after he came to Nancheng. He has been using it ever since. When he saw this box, Fang Zeyu's eyes immediately turned red.
After gently touching it, Fang Zeyu nodded and handed the black bag he was carrying to Fang Jianhua. "The house is valued at 120,000. I haven't calculated the rest in detail, but this is 150,000 in total. From now on, we have absolutely no relationship."
Fang Jianhua stared at the bag in silence for a long time, then said, "I don't need that much, just give me 60,000."
“Getting this money isn’t that simple; you have to sign something.” Fang Zeyu took out a deed of termination and had Fang Jianhua sign it. “This money isn’t from me to you; it’s from me on behalf of your grandparents.”
After a while, Fang Jianhua took the money and looked at Fang Zeyu very seriously, saying, "Your grandparents thought about you until they died. They always told me that you were their eldest grandson. You and I have no relation anymore, but you should visit them often, otherwise I'm afraid they will come to me in my dreams."
Fang Zeyu lowered his head. "Don't worry about me. Of course I'll go see my own grandparents."
Fang Jianhua nodded, took the money, and left.
When Shu Yan saw Fang Zeyu return with a wooden box, she asked, "Where did this come from?"
"I used to use this one. I thought it was burned." Fang Zeyu saw the lock on the wooden box. It was the same lock, but the key was long gone. Fortunately, he was a semi-expert in lock picking.
He easily unlocked the door, revealing Fang Zeyu's school awards, his childhood slingshot and toy, a wool vest, and two pairs of cloth shoes. He carefully took them out one by one, telling Shu Yan the story behind each item.
“These cloth shoes and woolen vest must have been made by Grandma herself, but unfortunately she didn’t have time to give them to me.” Fang Zeyu’s tears slid down his high nose bridge to the tip of his nose, falling drop by drop. He picked up a box wrapped in cloth inside. “These are the medals I received in the army. Grandma would often take them out to look at them. She was always very proud. But I went to jail. She and Grandpa must have lost face in front of their old colleagues.”
“Grandpa and Grandma definitely believe in you; they will only feel sorry for you.” Shu Yan held Fang Zeyu’s hand.
In the corner was a wooden box. Fang Zeyu recognized it as his grandmother's treasure. He carefully picked it up and opened it. Inside were a pair of gold earrings and a letter.
Although the letter in Grandma's box was indeed written by Grandpa, they said in the letter that they didn't know if they could wait for him to come out, so while they still had the strength, they wrote him a letter, telling him not to think too much, to live happily, to find a wife, and then to give the gold earrings to their granddaughter-in-law. Finally, they also told him not to be angry with Fang Jianhua, and to get along well with him if they could.
Fang Zeyu looked at the letter and silently shed tears. Shu Yan sat beside him without saying a word, just quietly keeping him company.
"These are from your grandparents." Fang Zeyu handed the gold earrings to Shu Yan.
"Okay." It was a very simple pair of gold earrings, which were very precious to the old lady. Shu Yan carefully took them and smiled, "They are very beautiful. I will wear them when I get married."
"Thank you," Fang Zeyu said emotionally.
Shu Yan felt a bit depressed lately, so she and Fang Zeyu went out for a walk to cheer themselves up.
Jingjing and Tianbao were unhappy to learn that Shuyan wasn't taking them with her on this trip.
"You have to go to school. When you have summer vacation, Fang's dad and I will take you out to play." Shu Yan signed a series of unequal treaties before the two little devils calmed down.
They didn't go very far, just to the same small fishing village they'd visited before. They rented a boat and went to a small island near the village. There were wooden houses built by the fishermen on the island. The two of them tidied up a bit and settled in there. They worked at sunrise and rested at sunset, living the most simple and unpretentious life. After five days, Shu Yan could clearly feel that Fang Zeyu had truly let go.
When should we get married?
"Didn't I already agree to marry you?" Shu Yan turned her head to look at him.
“I mean the official wedding.” Fang Zeyu probed, “How about May? There are a lot of things to prepare for the wedding, and we need some time to prepare. Also, the weather should be nice then. It’s too cold to wear a wedding dress too early, and too hot to wear it too late. May is just right.”
"Okay." Shu Yan thought for a moment and nodded.
Fang Zeyu was overjoyed. "Then let's hurry home."
After returning home, Shu Yan called the children over and earnestly asked them, "Can Mommy and Daddy Fang get married?"
Tianbao looked puzzled. "Didn't you already say you were going to get married? Aren't you two married yet?"
Tianbao didn't understand. His mother had clearly agreed to Fang's proposal that day, and his godmother had also said that his mother and Fang would get married. Why was she talking about marriage again now?
Tianbao didn't understand, but Jingjing already knew what her mother meant: "Mom, you'll always be my mom, right?"
"Of course, I will always be your mother, and no one can change that."
"Then you should marry Mr. Fang," Jingjing said, feigning generosity.
Even though Chinese people aren't superstitious, they still consult fortune tellers to choose an auspicious day. Fang Zeyu consulted someone who said that the sixth day of the fourth lunar month would be the best, so he chose that day.
When it came to inviting guests, Shu Yan was a little troubled. Her parents still didn't know she was in Nancheng, and she didn't really want to tell them. It was so far away, and it would be difficult for them to come. Her brothers, on the other hand, might not be able to.
"How about we split it into two events? One in the south of the city, and the other back in our hometown in the west. What do you think?" Shu Yan asked Fang Zeyu.
"It's not right not to invite your parents to the wedding." It seems unreasonable for neither set of parents to attend.
"Perhaps we should choose another place to hold the wedding?" Shu Yan came up with another idea.
In the future, many people will choose to hold their weddings abroad or in scenic locations, rather than necessarily in the south or west of the city.
"Okay." Fang Zeyu agreed to whatever Shu Yan said.
"Then I'd like to ask Ruixue if she has any good recommendations for places to go?"
"You guys are moving pretty fast! How come you got married so suddenly?" Hu Ruixue stared at Shu Yan, looking her up and down, making Shu Yan a little uneasy. After a long while, she asked, "You're not pregnant, are you?"
"What are you talking about?" Shu Yan rolled her eyes at her. "We went on another trip a few days ago and stayed together for five days. I really felt that living with this man would be very comfortable, so when he proposed, I agreed. It was a very simple process. By the way, you still haven't told me where would be a good place to hold the wedding. I don't really want to ask my family where I am."
"May? Let's go to the beach. I know a friend who owns a seaside estate. You can get married there. There are blue skies, white clouds, an endless blue sea, and fine sandy beaches. I'm sure you'll love it."
"The beach? That's definitely a great choice." Shu Yan imagined it for a moment and thought it was a good idea.
When Shu Yan got married, Hu Ruixue was even more concerned than her. She chose a venue that very day, contacted her friends, and then hired people to make the arrangements.
"No need so early, my wedding is still more than a month away." Shu Yan said, both amused and exasperated.
"What do you mean it's late? You're already late." Hu Ruixue glared at Shu Yan. "Luckily, I was prepared."
After Shu Yan said she accepted Fang Zeyu's marriage proposal, Hu Ruixue found a world-renowned designer to design a unique wedding dress for Shu Yan, including a crown and jewelry.
"What should I do? I don't want to marry Fang Zeyu now, I want to marry you." Shu Yan's eyes reddened. She wasn't moved to tears by Fang Zeyu, but by Hu Ruixue.
Fang Zeyu was extremely jealous when he found out, saying, "I'm also going to pick out a wedding dress for you."
"There will be more than one dress for the wedding day; there will be other dresses to choose from." Shu Yan had already seen the design drafts, and they were absolutely gorgeous.
"What about the jewelry? That should have been bought by my husband." Fang Zeyu was still unhappy.
Shu Yan chuckled. "Ruixue said the ring wasn't made yet, so you can prepare this one."
Even so, Fang Zeyu decided to choose the wedding dress, evening gown, and jewelry himself.
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