Chapter 2: This Man, I Want Him!

She wasn’t the original owner; she couldn’t be a scumbag woman.

What’s more, this man was truly good. He was devoted, not rigid, not blindly filial, and quick-witted. Most importantly, he doted on the original owner to an unbelievable extent, loving her to his very core.

When she read the book, she envied Su Jinyan for having such a man’s love and had cursed her several times for being a fool who didn’t know how to cherish it.

Now, this love belonged to her. She, a single dog who had been single for over twenty years, yearned for this kind of deep, bone-penetrating love from the bottom of her heart, wanted to be cherished. So, she had to seize it no matter what!

Her sudden words completely stunned Zhao Yuanyi.

It took him a long while to react, and he said in disbelief, “Yan’yan, what did you say?”

Su Jinyan looked up at the man and said seriously, “Let’s go get our marriage certificate tomorrow!”

The girl’s soft, delicate voice was incredibly clear. Zhao Yuanyi swallowed hard, his heart filled with surprise, excitement, and a touch of bitterness.

He had waited four years for these words!

Now…

He couldn’t quite believe his ears, so he couldn’t help but ask again.

After a long while, Zhao Yuanyi looked up, a forced smile stretching across his rugged face. “No need, Yan’yan. Just hearing those words from you makes my life, Zhao Yuanyi’s life, worth it!”

It truly was worth it.

Even if he knew it was a beautiful lie she was telling before leaving.

She had never said sweet words to him before; he took this as it.

It was the sweetest and most beautiful lie he had ever heard.

But Su Jinyan smiled happily, her voice soft and delicate yet carrying a hint of firmness. “Yes, of course, we need to! We’re not only going to get our certificate, but we’re also going to university together!”

Seeing Zhao Yuanyi’s furrowed brow, she said, “Yuanyi, listen to me.”

Her tone was natural and smooth, without the slightest awkwardness.

She herself was somewhat impressed by her own adaptability.

“You’re smart, quick-witted, and this time you got into university with just a junior high school education, which is much better than many high school graduates who didn’t even get in!”

“Your future, your path, shouldn’t be buried in this yellow earth.”

“As for the children and our parents, I’ve thought about it. After we go to Beijing to register and settle down, we’ll bring Mom, Dad, and the children over.”

“You don’t have to worry about making a living either. There are many opportunities in Beijing. Even secretly picking up scraps is better than toiling in the fields. What’s more, we can study hard and get scholarships.”

“Haven’t I told you about my family yet?”

“My father works in the military, and my mother is a researcher. I originally had an older brother who was six years older than me, but in my second year in the countryside, he disappeared during a mission. The team said he died, and although our whole family didn’t believe it, there’s been no news until now, so we’ve kind of accepted it.”

“On my sixteenth birthday, my grandfather gave me a house not far from Peking University, wanting me to get into Peking University in the future. The courtyard is very big, so there will be a place for Mom and Dad to stay when they come.”

“However, no one in the family has lived there for so many years. My grandma rented it out, so we’ll go back and get the house back first.”

“Hmm, no, that won’t work either.” Su Jinyan frowned, thinking. After a while, she said, “I forgot that Mom and Dad have never taken a train before. It will definitely be inconvenient for them to travel with the children. So…”

“So, let’s go together. At worst, when we get to Beijing, we’ll let Mom and Dad stay in a guesthouse first, get the house back, and then move in.”

Su Jinyan spoke to herself for quite a while before realizing that Zhao Yuanyi was looking at her with red eyes. Seeing her look up, he said in a hoarse voice, “Yan’yan…”

He hadn’t expected it, hadn’t expected that his future would include her, the children, and his parents. He hadn’t expected that she had considered everything so thoroughly.

For so long, she had never mentioned a single word.

Even his mother had muttered that Su Jinyan would definitely not return once she went back to the city. He hadn’t expected that she would want to take their whole family with her!

Zhao Yuanyi’s face was calm, but his heart was both bitter and happy.

He… having such a wife made him want to give her the whole world even more.

Su Jinyan took off her cotton-padded jacket and trousers, stuffed the money from the pillow under it, and then quickly burrowed into the quilt. “We’ll return all the money tomorrow. My parents wired me some money a while ago, didn’t you know?

Let’s sleep. Let’s try to get to Beijing before the new year. It’s been almost three years since I saw Mom and Dad, and you should also meet your father-in-law and mother-in-law.”

This was the Zhao family. They knew the original owner had a lot of money and ration coupons, and they also knew she might never return, yet they still prepared a considerable amount of travel expenses for her.

“Yan’yan…”

Zhao Yuanyi bent down carefully and hugged Su Jinyan tightly with the quilt. “Thank you.”

Thank you for not abandoning me.

As long as you don’t give up on me, I’ll listen to whatever you say!

Su Jinyan’s body stiffened. The man’s scent that rushed towards her made her face, which had never known a boyfriend in twenty years, flush red instantly.

The man’s scent wasn’t unpleasant. It was the ordinary smell of soap, mixed with a clean, crisp body odor.

A country boy, afraid she would dislike him, washed himself every night before getting into bed, even in winter, and also washed the children.

Perhaps feeling the man’s sincere love, she actually found the scent of this one-mao Panda brand soap particularly pleasant.

The original owner was truly sick in the head. She didn’t want a man who loved her wholeheartedly but was deceived for several years by the sweet words of that scumbag man. Even knowing she was married with children; he still made all sorts of empty promises. After graduation, he used her father’s position to find a good job, and then gradually revealed his true colors, broke up with her, and turned around to marry the leader’s daughter.

It was then that the original owner learned that he had had a girlfriend in college.

He was truly spending her money to support another woman, and the original owner was clueless like an idiot.

Having experienced the prosperity and high divorce rate of later generations, she deeply yearned for that kind of unwavering love until death.

Sweet talk could only make oneself happy and satisfy one’s vanity; it had no real use. Only a man like Zhao Yuanyi, whose heart and eyes were full of her and who put her first in everything, was the most genuine and made one feel secure.

Zhao Yuanyi realized he was too close to Su Jinyan, afraid she would dislike it, so he quickly got up and tucked the quilt around her. “Sleep now, I’ll go add some coal to the stove.”

Coal was not only expensive now but also required coupons. Even urban workers had difficulty getting it. But for four years, every winter, Zhao Yuanyi had managed to get coal for the original owner, ensuring she didn’t suffer from the cold at all.

Even so, the original owner wasn’t very grateful and instead took it for granted.

No, the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. The original owner was such a big fool!

The original owner had always felt stifled, feeling ashamed that a young lady from Beijing like herself had married a country bumpkin. So, she had never treated this man and his family with sincerity. She loved the children, but not as much as she loved herself.

Su Jinyan looked at the man with his distinct features and smiled, a mischievous impulse rising within her. She reached out and hugged his neck, pulled him down, and kissed his thin lips.

Feeling a surge of interest, looking at the man so close and becoming more and more handsome in her eyes, she suddenly wanted to kiss him.

If she wanted to kiss, then she would. Why should she wrong herself?

This man, the original owner didn’t want him, but she did!