Chapter 109

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Li Huairou pondered it at night, and she could finally confirm that, up to now, the male lead and the second male lead had no love for the female lead.

In fact, it was reasonable after thinking about it. In the plot, the reason why Wang Di and Jiang Wanhe had fallen in love with Jiang Xue—in addition to the female protagonist’s own charisma—was that she looked like Luo Qingqing. Wang Di was empathetic at first, but then he really fell in love with the female lead. And for Jiang Wanhe, it was out of guilt, but later he really was convinced by the female lead’s personality and became a good friend of hers.

Now that Luo Qingqing was doing well, the empathy and guilt naturally didn’t exist anymore.

Wang Di had Luo Qingqing. What about her stupid brother? Did he want to be a single dog all his life? Li Huairou was a little worried, but, on second thought, it was fine if he didn’t fall in love, so the pressure of encouraging marriage was all on him. Anyway, he was an older brother! The older brother was unmarried, so how could the younger sister get married first?

Li Huairou thought, Let Jiang Wanhe be like this. Let’s stay single!

What surprised Li Huairou was that, after a period of time, when she was having dinner at the Jiang house, Grandpa Jiang repeated the old tune again. He mentioned that Jiang Chenguang and Jiang Wanhe were already old but refused to fall in love and get married. There were no family successors and so on.

Grandpa Jiang said these words basically every day, and everyone was used to it.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Wanhe suddenly raised his head and said, “Grandpa, I have someone I want to date, but now is not the time. I will bring her back to see you when everything is settled. Well, she is a very good girl, Grandpa. You will like her.”

Li Huairou’s eyes widened. “Who is she? Why didn’t I know about this?”

Jiang Wanhe said with a smile, “You’ve met her—Jiang Xue. It was when we ate together. Didn’t I lose my wallet? It turned out to be such a coincidence. The person who picked up my wallet was Jiang Xue. We met a few times later. I think she’s a good person, so… you know.”

Li Huairou didn’t say anything. Grandpa Jiang looked relieved. “Wanhe is not bad. Chenguang, you have to do your best!”

Jiang Chenguang paused his chopsticks. “Grandpa, if you like, I can bring someone back this weekend.”

“No, eldest brother, you also have a girlfriend? What about my brother?” Li Huairou asked.

“Your brother and his girlfriend have been dating for almost a year, didn’t you know?” Jiang Chenguang put down his chopsticks, picked up a wet tissue, passed over Jiang Wanhe, and gently wiped off the oil stains on Li Huairou’s mouth.

“No, you all didn’t even tell me when you fell in love!” Li Huairou said angrily.

Jiang Chenguang patted Li Huairou’s head and said softly, “You are a child—what’s the use for you to know? You are still young, and you’re not allowed to fall in love early! None of those men outside are good.”

“Chenguang, you’re wrong. Huairou is twenty this year, isn’t she? That’s not too young, so it’s time for her to have a relationship. After a few years, then she can get married. Isn’t that right!” Grandpa Jiang, hearing that his grandsons all had girlfriends, immediately began to think of Li Huairou. He’d had a good relationship with Lao Li, and Lao Li was gone. He had to help and keep an eye on Shenglan and the others, hehe.

“Grandpa! Huairou is still young! Don’t rush her to get married!” Jiang Chenguang said seriously.

“Eldest brother is right. Huairou is still young; it’s too early to talk about marriage before the age of thirty-five.” Jiang Wanhe said.

Li Shenglan rolled her eyes at them. “Bullshit! If you don’t get married until you’re thirty-five years old, haven’t you become an old maid already! Huairou, don’t listen to your brothers. If you meet a suitable boy, be bold, and your aunt will support you!”

Huairou sighed. She thought she could hide behind her brothers for a few years, but she was only in her early twenties, and she was already being urged to marry!

“What are you sighing for? Sighing will blow all your blessings away, so don’t sigh!” Li Shenglan said, and then he gave a piece of sweet-and-sour pork loin to Li Huairou.

Li Huairou looked at the sweet-and-sour pork loin in her bowl. This was her aunt’s specialty and her favorite. As long as she came to the Jiang house for dinner, no matter how busy she was, her aunt would cook this dish herself.

But now, she couldn’t eat anymore.

“Aunt, what if I don’t want to get married?” Li Huairou said.

“Don’t want to get married?” Li Shenglan was stunned. She looked at Li Huairou, and then she looked at Jiang Wanhe. “No, is it some bastard who said something? You tell your aunt, and I’ll will rip his mouth off! Jiang Wanhe, how did you become an elder brother?”

Jiang Wanhe also looked at Li Huairou nervously. Could it be that Huairou had heard what those people said behind her backs?

“Aunt! It has nothing to do with my brother; it’s me. I think it’s pretty good now. I don’t want to waste time and energy dealing with someone who harbors intentions,” Li Huairou said.

Li Shenglan wanted to persuade her again, but Jiang Wenda shook his head at her. “Huairou is still young, so it’s too early to think about these things. Don’t talk about it, let’s eat! Huairou, come and drink some soup. Knowing that you were coming, your aunt stewed it for a few hours—drink more.”

Jiang Chenguang stood up and filled a bowl of soup for Li Huairou.

After expressing her wishes, Li Huairou didn’t take this matter to heart anymore. Her appetite improved, and she ate in big mouthfuls. She knew that her uncle thought she just had a childish temper, and she’d said it casually, but now if they persuaded her aggressively, she might be rebellious, so it would be better to act like he hadn’t heard it. Maybe, as time went by, maybe she would meet someone she liked, and by then, wouldn’t all their problems be solved?

Li Shenglan understood her husband’s meaning, but she was not so relaxed in her heart. Huairou, a child who looked delicate, was actually very stubborn. She hadn’t said those words casually. What if she really didn’t want to get married?

Li Shenglan was worried all night. She tossed and turned without falling asleep. Jiang Wenda was very puzzled by this. Li Shenglan rolled her eyes at him, and, after washing up, she returned to her parents’s home. Men were all sticks, so she wanted to discuss it with her sister-in-law.

[棒槌 (bang chui) means that the person is simple-minded]

Jiang Ying was originally planning to go to work, but her sister-in-law came in a hurry and said that she had something important to discuss with her. Jiang Ying had no choice but to put down her bag and sit down with the sister-in-law, intending to listen carefully.

After listening to Li Shenglan, Jiang Ying couldn’t help laughing and crying. “I thought it was something big! Really, you.”

“Sister-in-law, isn’t this a big deal?” Li Shenglan was speechless.

“Isn’t it just that she doesn’t want to get married? When I was young, I didn’t want to get married either. I thought it would be troublesome to get married. I’d have to integrate into another unfamiliar family. Firewood, rice, oil, and salt are all trivial things in life. Later, when I met your brother, didn’t I change my mind? When you were young, wouldn’t you also have said that you would be single for the rest of your life? What happened after that?” Jiang Ying didn’t take this matter to heart.

“But you know Huairou’s temperament, sister-in-law. She doesn’t seem to be talking casually,” Li Shenglan said.

“Even if she really doesn’t want to get married, that’s fine. She was born prematurely, and the doctors said it was hard to keep her alive. At that time, I swore that, as long as she was healthy, no matter how stupid or ugly she was, it wouldn’t matter. Later, when she was injured in high school, the doctor said that she almost became vegetative, and this idea was even more firm. I don’t have any extra requirements for her as long as she is well and happy. So, I also respect her if she really doesn’t want to get married,” Jiang Ying said seriously.

Li Shenglan was also silent. As someone who’d accompanied her sister-in-law through those years, she felt the same way!

Jiang Ying continued, “Every child is born, and our initial wish is that they will be healthy. As the child grows up, our wishes will become more and more difficult. These things for children may not be a good thing. So, when we feel that the child does not meet our requirements, when we are dissatisfied and angry with the child, we might as well calm down and think about it. Obviously, at first, our only requirement is that she is healthy, right?”

Li Shenglan glanced at Jiang Ying. “You really deserve to be a teacher. You’re really good at speaking. Okay, it’s fine as long as Huairou is happy.”

“Is there anything else? Then shall I go to work?” Jiang Ying said with a smile.

“Send me to the company, by the way,” Li Shenglan said.

“Let’s go!”

Jiang Wanhe didn’t know that his aunt was like this. She’d easily accepted the fact that Huairou didn’t want to get married, and she’d also persuaded his mother. At this time, he was worried, thinking about how to change Huairou’s thoughts.

“What are you thinking? So fascinated?” Jiang Xue saw Jiang Wanhe in a daze from afar.

Jiang Wanhe told the matter to Jiang Xue. “Do you think I should introduce some boys to Huairou? Maybe she’ll change her mind.”

Jiang Xue shook her head. “Better not. Can you guarantee that the boy you introduce is of good character? Or that your sister must like him?”

Jiang Wanhe shook his head. He couldn’t guarantee it.

“That’s fine,” Jiang Xue said. “Your sister is still young, and it’s really early to talk about relationships. Besides, your aunt and uncle are not in a hurry, so why are you—the big brother—anxious??” Jiang Xue said with a smile.

Jiang Wanhe was persuaded by Jiang Xue and heaved a sigh of relief. After returning home, he also planned to persuade his mother. As a result, what Li Shenglan said made Jiang Wanhe speechless.

“Che, you think I still need you to persuade me! Let me tell you, as long as Huairou is happy, it doesn’t matter if she gets married or not—our family can afford it!”

“Mom, then what if I don’t want to get married? You guys, will you support me?” Jiang Wanhe said this in a curious coincidence.

“Support you? If you don’t get married, I’ll kick you out now!” Li Shenglan said directly.

“No, Mom, you have too many double-standards, right?” Jiang Wanhe had really just said it casually, but his mom’s words hurt him a little.

Li Shenglan glanced at him with disgust, then turned and walked away.

Jiang Wanhe touched his nose and sat down beside Jiang Chenguang. “Brother…”

“I’m busy, play by yourself!” Jiang Chenguang didn’t lift his head.

Jiang Wanhe rolled his eyes and picked up the phone. “Hey, Huairou, are you at home? Wanna come out to play?”

After making an appointment, Jiang Wanhe began to change clothes.

Jiang Chenguang raised his head. “Don’t take Huairou to those messy places. You must send Huairou home before 9:30 in the evening. If it’s late, take care of your legs.”

“Got it!” Jiang Wanhe was very speechless.

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