Chapter 18: I Want to Marry You

Hearing this, Huo Rufeng’s eyes flickered.

The vast Northwest.

Didn’t she say she might not need to go?

Yang Qiuju sat directly beside her son.

“Look at Anan’s small frame. A gust of wind could knock her over. If she goes to the Northwest, what then?”

Huo Aihua also pulled up a stool and sat down.

“Yeah, Xiao Shen is a good child. You really don’t like her?”

Seeing his father even speak up, Huo Rufeng was stunned for a moment.

Has the sun risen in the west?

Old Huo never interfered in his private affairs, nor did he influence his decisions. What’s going on today…?

Noticing his son’s questioning gaze, Huo Aihua touched his nose.

“This child, Xiao Shen, is quite talented in medicine.”

Huo Rufeng’s expression remained unchanged, but the corners of his mouth twitched speechlessly.

So, they want to take on an apprentice.

“So, what exactly do you mean about Xiao Shen?”

Huo Aihua stared intently at his son.

Yang Qiuju also kept her gaze fixed.

Seeing her son remain silent, she sighed helplessly.

“Anan is such a good child. If I were a man, I’d want to marry her. Rufeng, you really have no interest?

Once Anan goes to the countryside, in that environment of the Northwest, to survive, she’ll probably have to marry a man for support.

If you don’t marry her, Anan will just marry any man!”

As expected of her mother, she hit the nail on the head.

“How could she just marry anyone?”

His voice was filled with unconcealed anxiety.

At this moment, his heart was in turmoil.

“Why not? People are all striving for survival!”

Yang Qiuju spoke from experience.

Many of her classmates had married and had children after going to the countryside.

One, because they reached the marriageable age, and two, in a strange and harsh environment, people subconsciously seek support.

Men willingly become son-in-laws, let alone women.

“Your mother’s right…”

Huo Aihua’s eyes held a hint of sadness.

Many classmates and friends had never been seen again.

Huo Rufeng’s eyes dimmed.

He thought perhaps Shen Anan wouldn’t be assigned to the Northwest, perhaps she would have a chance to return.

But now, he suddenly realized that if they parted, it might be a farewell in life, or even a farewell in death.

“Even if I like her, what’s the point? I’ll probably be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. It’s not worth it for her to marry me.”

His voice held suppressed pain.

Huo Aihua and his wife were stunned.

Even on the day he was confined to a wheelchair, their son seemed not to take it to heart, while they were the ones who suffered.

They thought their son was open-minded.

But now it seems, it wasn’t the case at all.

In the past, Huo Rufeng was dashing and talented, always the best among his peers.

His world seemed to have no room for the word “inferiority.”

But when faced with marrying Shen Anan, he retreated, not because he didn’t like her or didn’t care, but because he truly felt unworthy of her, afraid of ruining her future!

Huo Aihua fell silent. He respected his son’s decisions in most matters.

But Yang Qiuju gritted her teeth and said sternly, “Are you going to just watch Anan go to the countryside?!

If you feel unworthy, marry her first, protect her, and if you… want a divorce later, then we’ll talk about it then!”

She could see that her son liked Shen Anan.

As for Anan…

Marrying Huo Rufeng was better than going to the Northwest countryside, right?

“Just listen to me on this. Hurry up, go talk to Anan, then submit a report to your leader, get married today, and we’ll have the ceremony later!”

Yang Qiuju slammed her hand on the table.

Gasping for breath.

She was almost exhausted after that speech!

Her body was already weak.

“Me?”

The emotions in Huo Rufeng’s eyes froze.

He’s going to ask Shen Anan?

Isn’t that a proposal?

“That’s right!”

Yang Qiuju was getting a headache.

“Just learn from your father’s personality! You two are exactly alike! You can’t get a word out of you with a stick, what’s the point of having a mouth? You like her and yet you’re stubborn! It’s infuriating!”

She opened the door and pushed Huo Rufeng directly in front of Shen Anan.

“Alright, you two talk. Your father and I will go for a walk!”

Yang Qiuju said this and dragged Huo Aihua, who was still about to offer suggestions, away.

Only Huo Rufeng and Shen Anan were left in the room.

The atmosphere was very subtle.

“Brother Huo, what is it…”

Shen Anan clasped her hands, only daring to look at the two wheels of the wheelchair.

“It’s…”

Huo Rufeng opened his mouth, but the words got stuck in his throat, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t say them.

“Hmm?”

Shen Anan looked up.

Their eyes met.

Both of them dared not look at each other.

Their hearts pounded, indistinguishable from whose.

“I want to marry you, I don’t know if you’re willing.

I also know that my leg may not get better, and if you meet someone more suitable later, I can divorce you.”

But at least, you won’t have to go to the Northwest.

Huo Rufeng didn’t say the last part.

He knew this silly girl just didn’t want to trouble the Huo family.

“But, but you’re so good, how…” how can I deserve you!

Shen Anan felt so uncomfortable.

She had never disliked Brother Huo’s leg; his brilliance had long overshadowed the fact that he was in a wheelchair!

Would she say she didn’t like Huo Rufeng?

Such a handsome and excellent person, who wouldn’t like him?

From the moment she woke up after being caught in the rain, at the first glance, her heart had been beyond her control.

The more she looked at him, the more she felt unworthy!

Huo Rufeng stared at her, at her anxiety, at her helplessness.

He slowly moved his wheelchair.

He took her hand, which was almost twisted into a knot.

“Agree to me first, and if you regret it later, you can always divorce me.”

His grip wasn’t strong, just a gentle touch.

In the autumn city of Hecheng, it brought a touch of warmth to Shen Anan, who had fallen into despair.

“Okay…”

Shen Anan’s voice cracked.

A mixture of excitement and choking.

Combined, it sounded like a duck quacking.

Huo Rufeng couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

Then he saw the person in front of him blush from ears to neck.

So hot!

Shen Anan wanted to find a place to bury herself.

Just die!

Why did she make such a sound?!

Huo Rufeng held her hand in his, “I’m not laughing at you, I understand.”

Shen Anan fell silent.

This man really didn’t have many kind words. She remembered him saying she laughed like a fool!

Coming back to her senses, she suddenly said, “Once I’ve made a decision, I won’t regret it!”

Her eyes were firm.

Shining with unusual light.

Huo Rufeng couldn’t help but smile.

“You stepped on my foot!”

A voice suddenly came from the door.

Then they saw Huo Aihua and Yang Qiuju stiffly walking in from the door.

The two hadn’t left, they were eavesdropping!

“Your mother insisted on me…”

Huo Aihua smiled awkwardly.

“I insisted? You clearly insisted on me eavesdropping on the two kids!”

Yang Qiuju retorted.

Shen Anan couldn’t help but laugh, looking up, the sun was bright.

On the other hand, Shen Xiuxiu learned from Dr. Zhang that Shen Anan was on the list of educated youth going to the countryside, and would be leaving tomorrow afternoon, she immediately felt relieved.

But she was still secretly worried.

She specifically asked her leader for leave, tomorrow, she would watch Shen Anan board the train with her own eyes!

This time, she must get Shen Anan out of Hecheng!