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Lu Changzheng was stunned for a moment.
He seemed to realize that it wasn’t very appropriate for someone of his status to be gossiping about his subordinates.
He gestured to Xie Xiaojun, “Xiao Xie, you report.”
Xie Xiaojun took over the conversation and hurriedly told Su Yi what he had heard and seen that afternoon.
He then added,
“Sister-in-law, you wouldn’t believe it, the commotion they made was so loud, a lot of people saw it. Political Commissar Wang was so angry he slammed his fist on the table several times.”
“But what were they thinking? They went through so much trouble before, even getting a major demerit just to be together. Now, just a few months later, they’re fighting so fiercely and want to get divorced?”
Su Yi, of course, knew why.
But it wasn’t appropriate to say anything in front of these few people.
She just smiled, pursing her lips, “So, as they say, marriage should be taken seriously. Dating is one thing, marriage and daily life is another. Forming a family without fully understanding each other is inherently risky.”
Xie Xiaojun nodded thoughtfully, “Sister-in-law, you’re right.”
After dinner, Lu Changzheng and Xie Xiaojun didn’t feel comfortable staying and acting like a third wheel.
When Zhou Jinchuan hinted for the second time, they quickly got up and left.
Zhou Jinchuan thought about what Su Yi had said earlier, cleaning up while preparing to discuss marriage with Su Yi.
“You said earlier that marriage should be taken seriously. I think that’s true, but it also depends on the people.”
“I think we started with the intention of spending our lives together, so there’s no huge difference between pre-marriage and post-marriage.”
Su Yi turned her head and looked at him, unable to help but chuckle, “Why are you suddenly talking about this?”
Zhou Jinchuan paused, “There’s something I need to tell you proactively—”
Su Yi was completely confused, seeing his guilty expression, she quickly asked, “Tell me! The more you confess, the lighter the punishment.”
[Could this man have been doing something shady behind my back?]
Zhou Jinchuan, “I’ve already submitted the marriage report…”
[What??]
Su Yi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized and excitedly said, “You really submitted it? Last time I thought you were just joking.”
Zhou Jinchuan solemnly nodded, “It’s true. I never intended to joke about this. I thought the approval might take a while, so I submitted it early to avoid—any unexpected problems.”
Su Yi was initially a little shocked, but couldn’t help but laugh at the end, “What unexpected problems?”
[Could it be that he’s trying to trick me into marriage?]
Zhou Jinchuan saw her smiling and breathed a sigh of relief, “Anyway, I’ve applied for it first. When it comes back, your store should be ready too. Then we’ll go get the certificate first.”
“There’s one more thing—my family situation is a bit complicated, and I haven’t told you the details before. If you’re willing to trust me, wait until I take you back to Beijing and I’ll tell you slowly, okay?”
[Oh my god! How could I forget about this! If his family finds out about my situation, will they agree?!]
[Did this man know about this, so he wanted to get the certificate without telling his family?]
Zhou Jinchuan was also caught off guard by Su Yi’s continuous stream of thoughts.
During this time, the two of them had been together, and it was rare to hear her thoughts again.
He felt that it was because Su Yi was becoming more and more open with him, so her thoughts would no longer be inconsistent with her words.
Now, hearing it suddenly, he knew how much she cared about this.
He didn’t care if she would misunderstand, and took the initiative to explain, “You don’t have to worry, my family is just a little complicated in terms of work, but they’re very nice to get along with, you’ll know when you meet them.”
“And I’ve already told my family about us. They’ve been forcing me to go on blind dates, and now that they know I’ve finally settled down, they’re very happy and have been urging us to go back to Beijing to meet them soon.”
Su Yi was even more at a loss after hearing him say this.
In the original book, Bai Ruolin, after obtaining the spiritual spring, once saved Old Master Zhou’s life using the spring water.
This barely got her the attention of the Zhou family, but it was only a financial reward, with no intention of marriage.
Even later, when Bai Ruolin couldn’t help but proactively propose marrying into the Zhou family,
She was rejected by the Zhou family.
Even with Bai family’s conditions, they couldn’t get the Zhou family’s approval, how could she, Su Yi, alone, succeed?
Seeing Su Yi staring blankly, her thoughts even silenced,
Zhou Jinchuan hurriedly asked, “Don’t you want to go back to Beijing with me?”
Su Yi finally came back to her senses, “No, it’s just that—the store is about to open, and it will definitely be very busy in the beginning, I’m afraid I won’t have time.”
Zhou Jinchuan hummed, “Then how about going back before the opening?”
Su Yi was startled and quickly shook her head, “That’s too fast! It’s so rushed, and I, I’m not mentally prepared yet.”
Zhou Jinchuan saw her eyes darting around, her expression flustered.
He knew that his suggestion just now had scared her a little.
He quickly changed his mind, “I got a little ahead of myself. We don’t need to rush back to Beijing. Anyway, I’ve already told my family, we can go back when we have time later.”
Su Yi heard him say this and quickly breathed a sigh of relief.
“I have to go to the cafeteria tomorrow morning, and I need to go to bed early tonight. I’m going back now.”
She finished speaking and hurriedly took off her apron, about to leave.
Seeing this, Zhou Jinchuan quickly took off his apron and followed.
“It’s too dark, I’ll walk you back.”
On the way back, they were silent all the way.
Su Yi didn’t know what she was thinking, but it was all a mess in her head.
Zhou Jinchuan also felt a little disappointed. He thought that when he mentioned getting married and meeting his parents, Su Yi would be happy.
Unexpectedly, her reaction was like this.
Although he didn’t understand, he thought that she might be a little nervous, so he didn’t say anything for now.
They went up the stairs one after the other.
Until they reached the door, Zhou Jinchuan tentatively asked, “I’m a little thirsty.”
Su Yi pursed her lips, “You should go back and drink, I don’t have any hot water here.”
Zhou Jinchuan, “……”
The two of them stood there for a moment, Zhou Jinchuan spoke again,” Just right, I’ll boil some water for you before I leave, so you won’t be thirsty in the middle of the night if you want to drink water.”
Su Yi, “……”
After saying that, Zhou Jinchuan boldly went inside.
After entering the room, he indeed helped her boil some water.
While waiting for the water to boil, he cautiously looked up at Su Yi, “Did I rush things and scare you?”
Su Yi gently looked away, “No, it’s just that I think things are pretty good now. We just got together, I haven’t thought that far ahead.”
Although it was just two simple sentences, it made Zhou Jinchuan inexplicably feel a sense of grievance.
But he also understood that he couldn’t continue this topic.
Otherwise, if he pushed her too hard, she might change her mind.