We had agreed before that we would go to Aunt Liu's house for dinner.

Lu Qingyang did not refuse and agreed cheerfully: "Okay, Aunt Liu."

"Lu, when I ask you to come to dinner, you just need to bring your mouth, and you don't need to prepare anything else!" Aunt Liu specifically instructed him again.

"Okay, I'll open my mouth!"

Shen Mo's family was specially invited for Xie En, and he was just here to have a free meal.

Even if I brought something, I'm afraid Aunt Liu wouldn't accept it.

Master Shen came to Liu's house with the help of Shen Mo.

There are two brothers in the Liu family, one is Liu Dong and the other is Liu Fang. Gou Wa is Liu Dong's child.

Liu Dong is married, and the older child is Gou Wa.

As soon as Shen Mo arrived, Aunt Liu immediately brought Gou Wa to kneel in front of her, "Gou Wa, kowtow quickly, if it weren't for this aunt, you would be dead."

Gou Wa knelt down obediently.

Lu Qingyang took a closer look and found that Gou Wa's eyes were indeed much clearer.

Thinking back to the first time I saw him, he was just grinning foolishly.

Master Shen felt something was wrong. In the past, Aunt Liu always asked Gou Wa to love Sister Shen Mo, but why did she suddenly change her mind today?

Aunt Liu spent a lot of money this time and put all the delicious dishes collected at home on the table.

Stew, stir-fried mushrooms, stir-fried vermicelli...

Lu Qingyang was just an accompaniment today. Occasionally he would raise his glass and drink a few drinks with everyone, but most of the time he would just listen with a smile.

Since he drank too much deer blood wine last time, he felt dizzy when he saw the wine, but he still forced himself to drink a few more.

"Lu Zhiqing, besides Shen Mo, the one we should thank the most is you!" Uncle Liu held his hand and kept on talking.

"Hey, you are really capable. You jumped into the Ta River and you are safe and sound. It must be the river god who has mercy on you. Good deeds will eventually be rewarded."

Lu Qingyang smiled lightly, thinking to himself, it's not the River God's fault, it all depends on myself.

"You're welcome. Come on, eat more, eat more!" the old man greeted warmly.

Aunt Liu on the side also smiled from ear to ear and praised Lu Qingyang endlessly: "Our Lu educated youth are hardworking and down-to-earth guys. They are very rare!"

They drank home-brewed sorghum liquor, which had a light sorghum flavor.

Lu Qingyang shook his head, "I really can't drink any more."

At the end, Lu Qingyang could not drink any more, so he simply lay down on the table, pretending to be drunk to avoid drinking any more.

Shen Mo was making grasshoppers for the children to play with. Aunt Liu saw the opportunity and said tentatively:

"Old Shen, what do you think of my Gangzi? He's strong and good at housework! He's already 18 this year. If I remember correctly, your Shen Mo will be 18 after the Chinese New Year, right?"

Master Shen's hand trembled slightly, and it turned out that the drunkard was not interested in drinking.

"Old Shen, I am really grateful to your Shen Mo for saving Gou Wa. As for you two grandfathers, Jianming is not coming back. Shen Mo will eventually get married. We know each other well and we are neighbors."

Shen Jianming is the estranged son of Master Shen.

Aunt Liu paused for a moment and continued, "If Shen Mo can become a member of our Liu family, I promise that I will treat her like my own daughter. After all, she is Gou Wa's savior.

Our whole family will remember this kindness and will never let her down. Gangzi is also a filial child and will also be filial to you."

Liu Fang lowered his voice and murmured timidly: "Mom, I told you before that I was unwilling in my heart."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Liu gently waved her hand and pushed him aside, slightly impatient: "Go away, it's not your turn to interrupt this matter."

Aunt Liu turned around and put on a smiling face again: "Speaking of the betrothal gift, our family will definitely not be short of any necessary items.

Shen Mo has an inexplicable bond with our Liu family. If she can marry into our family, it will be a perfect marriage and we will become one family."

Mr. Shen also understands the old Liu family, and at least he will not treat Shen Mo unfairly.

What he feared most was that Shen Mo would follow in her mother's footsteps, so he began to think seriously about this matter.

"Let me think about this matter again. At least I have to wait until next year when the child is still alive."

"No, when I was Shen Mo's age, Liu Dong was already in my belly."

Lu Qingyang, who was pretending to be drunk, was unhappy. He didn't expect that Aunt Liu had this idea.

In a hurry, he deliberately fell off the chair, interrupting the conversation between the two.

"Hey, I'm drunk. I'm dizzy."

Shen Mo noticed the movement here and squatted in front of Lu Qingyang:

"Lu Qingyang, are you okay?"

"It's okay." Lu Qingyang stood up, but he couldn't feel happy at all.

When we went back, it had been snowing heavily for quite a while.

Since winter, it often snows every few days in Daanling.

And today, the snow seems to be more wanton than usual.

Lu Qingyang stretched out his hand and caught the large snowflakes.

He suddenly turned his head, his eyes fell tenderly on Shen Mo's body beside him, and asked softly: "Moli, have you ever thought about getting married?"

"Get married?" Shen Mo raised her head and thought about this matter seriously.

"I only know that when someone gets married, the village is very lively and there are delicious foods."

"Getting married means you will marry into another family, separate from your grandma, and start a new life with strangers. Are you willing to do that?"

Shen Mo frowned: "I will not leave grandma, no matter how much food I have, I don't want to get married!"

Hearing this answer, Lu Qingyang even felt secretly happy.

Shen Mo is not yet of age, how can she marry Liu Fang!

"If grandma asks you this question when you go back, you should answer him like this. Do you understand?"

"Well, don't worry, I don't want to go to someone else's house, and I don't want to leave grandma."

After getting her assurance, Lu Qingyang felt inexplicably relieved.

At Aunt Liu's house now.

Liu Fang looked unhappy: "Mom, what are you talking about? You know Shen Mo's situation better than anyone else, why do you want me to marry her?"

"What's the matter? Shen Mo is pretty good, what's wrong with her? Come to think of it, you two grew up together, so you can be considered childhood sweethearts, right?"

When Liu Fang heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and childhood memories came flooding back.

All the children in the village were beaten by Shen Mo since they were young, and he was no exception.

What's even more embarrassing is that he can't beat Shen Mo at all.

"What childhood sweetheart? Even though she saved Gou Wa, it doesn't change her shrewish personality."

Liu Fang had been beaten by Shen Mo since he was a child. If he had any emotion, it could only be... a strong desire to survive.

I thought about my married life and how I was beaten every day...

He shook his head violently, as if to dispel this suffocating thought.

I secretly swore in my heart that I would rather perish together with my enemy than surrender.

"I don't want to marry her, mother. Please don't make decisions for me in the future."

"This matter has nothing to do with you!"

"You can't ruin my life's happiness just to repay a favor, right? This is not the old society anymore."