Chapter 3

“Be good, don’t think about it!” Jiang Chunlan advised softly, “Listen to mom and dad, it’s absolutely right!”

After listening to the villagers’ discussions, Jiang Chunlan’s heart began to beat fast.

Although Lu Zheng came from a poor family, he was handsome. Every time he passed through the village, the young girls and wives would blush and look back at him.

Although her Qingwan is simple, she is also at the age of having girlish thoughts. Don’t let her really fall in love with this hot potato!

“The world is so big, there are many men who are more handsome than Lu Zheng!” Jiang Chunlan vowed.

“For a woman, marriage is like a second life. You’ve never suffered hardship at home since you were a child. How could your parents bear to let you marry such a broke man?”

Song Qingwan remained silent, her eyes wandering. This matter was too big, and she needed time to think about it.

Seeing her daughter lowering her head and refusing to listen, Jiang Chunlan immediately thought of the worst possible scenario.

She tightened her grip on her daughter’s hand and said in a hoarse voice, “Qingwan, even if something really happened last night, we’re not afraid!”

“Little Lanhua from the next village is having a better time on her second marriage than her first. My Qingwan is so pretty, she’s sure to find a better match!”

Second marriage? Divorce?

Song Qingwan suddenly looked up, as if she had suddenly figured things out.

Yes, even if she and Lu Zheng got their marriage certificate today, they can still divorce in the future!

The people in Qingxi Village only knew that Lu Zheng was suddenly sent down from Beijing alone, and they didn’t know his background, but she heard about it from her roommate last night.

Lu Zheng is not only the noble young master of the Lu family in Beijing, but also a first-class engineer at a weapons research institute.

The reason why he was suddenly demoted was, firstly, because the research project with him as the main force encountered a difficult problem and the progress was temporarily slowed down; secondly, because the Lu family encountered difficulties and was in danger of collapse at any time.

In order to protect him, his superiors temporarily and secretly sent him to a remote mountainous area.

In another year, the Lu family will not only survive the difficulties, but also reach a higher level!

By then, Lu Zheng will be able to leave Qingxi Village, return to the research institute, and resume normal work.

The reason why Song Zhaodi had such a miserable ending in her previous life was because she still had the illusion that she would rather die than leave, even though Lu Zheng offered a sky-high price before he left.

But Song Qingwan knew that she was different, and getting married right now was just a temporary solution to save Lu Zheng.

A year later, Lu Zheng left Qingxi Village and returned to his research institute, and the two could go their separate ways.

By then, she will be able to go to university in the city like Song Can, and work hard to live the life she wants!

Anyway, she is alone and doesn’t care about other people’s opinions. She can work hard anywhere!

“Mom, I am willing to marry him!” Song Qingwan looked seriously into her mother Jiang Chunlan’s eyes and spoke carefully.

The truth was revealed in the early morning. They agreed on the marriage in the morning and got the certificate in the afternoon.

When Song Qingwan got the only marriage certificate in her two lives, she was completely stunned. “Am I still dreaming?”

As she murmured, her little hand subconsciously touched her thigh again.

The man sitting next to her getting the marriage certificate saw this and helplessly grabbed her hand, “Why do you keep pinching yourself? What’s wrong with you?”

Lu Zheng should have let go after he took it away.

But he unexpectedly discovered that the little hand in his palm was white, smooth, soft and boneless, which made his heart flutter.

After Lu Zheng loosened his grip slightly, he subconsciously tightened it again, took her hand and stood up, walked out of the Civil Affairs Hall, and said coldly: “It’s getting late, let’s go home first!”

The two came to the town to get their marriage certificate, and the bicycles they rode were temporarily borrowed from the village chief.

Song Qingwan, who was holding the marriage certificate, grimaced as she was bumped onto the dirt road.

Her marriage to Lu Zheng was now a done deal.

She let go of what was in her mind, but the discomfort in her body kept reminding her of the madness of last night.

After riding for a short distance, Lu Zheng suddenly stepped on the brakes, his two long, slender and powerful legs supporting his sides, “Bang!”

Song Qingwan was daydreaming and was not paying attention when her head suddenly hit the man’s back. She subconsciously hugged the man’s thin waist.

“What’s wrong?” Song Qingwan mistakenly thought she had encountered an unexpectedHe subconsciously turned his head to look forward.

Unexpectedly, there was nothing going on. There was no one else on the road except the two of them.

Lu Zheng turned around and said calmly, “Come down.”

Song Qingwan was puzzled, but still clutched his clothes tightly and came down carefully.

Lu Zheng also got off the bike. He first used the bicycle stand to stop it, then quickly took off his clothes and folded them on the back seat, leaving only a white vest on his upper body.

Then he looked down at Song Qingwan, frowned and hesitated for a moment.

“Why are you looking at me?” Song Qingwan asked guiltily.

With no one around, her heartbeat began to accelerate inexplicably.

The next second, Lu Zheng bent down and she flew into the air. “Hey~, what are you doing?”

By the time she reacted, the person was already sitting in the back seat.

Looking at the man in front of her, Song Qingwan was speechless!

Just now, the man actually lifted her up onto the bicycle by the waist, just like he would carry a child.

“Don’t touch me. Do you have my consent?” Song Qingwan said angrily, feeling shy and embarrassed.

Lu Zheng looked at her and raised his eyebrows, “Last night, you didn’t ask me first, right?”

Song Qingwan felt guilty and quickly turned her head to appreciate the scenery along the way without saying a word.

The mountains and rivers are beautiful, the setting sun, and the sunset glows half the sky red. The scenery is really beautiful!

When they returned to Qingxi Village, Song Yinsheng and Jiang Chunlan were already waiting at the fork in the road, eagerly anticipating their arrival.

Song Qingwan saw it from a distance, and felt a heavy heart in her heart as she touched the marriage certificate in her pocket.

They didn’t know yet that their most beloved little girl had left forever.

“Dad, Mom!”

Song Qingwan was surprised. Before she could figure out how to start the conversation, the man who got off the car in front of her actually changed his words?

Song Yinsheng glared at the man warningly but didn’t agree. Jiang Chunlan, on the other hand, forced a smile and softly said, “Yeah.”

Jiang Chunlan was observant and noticed it at a glance. Lu Zheng took off his shirt and put it on the back seat, which made her feel a little comforted.

Then he said politely, “Dinner is ready at home. How about we go home and eat together?”

Lu Zheng glanced at Song Qingwan and saw her standing next to her father, with her head shrunk like a quail, not daring to look at him at all.

Lu Zheng felt mixed emotions and politely declined, “Thank you, Mom. Maybe another time!”

“Before it gets completely dark, I’ll go to the village chief’s house and return the car.”

Jiang Chunlan breathed a sigh of relief, smiled faintly and nodded, “Okay, then go quickly.”

The family of three stood there, watching Lu Zheng pushing his bicycle away, and fell into silence.

Finally, it was Song Yinsheng who broke the silence, “Humph, go home!”

The Song family in Qingxi Village had separated the stoves but had not yet separated the family. The whole family lived in one courtyard.

Old Mrs. Song gave birth to two sons and one daughter, the eldest son Song Jinsheng, the second son Song Yinsheng, and the youngest daughter Song Can.

The eldest and second sons have already married and had children, but the youngest daughter, Song Can, is still unmarried at the age of 23. This is also the reason why the old couple of the Song family has always been in charge of the household affairs and have separated the kitchen but not the household.

Song Can has lofty ambitions and wants to marry into the city.

The old couple of the Song family also supported her very much and wanted to prepare a generous dowry for her before she got married, so the family could not be divided as long as Song Can did not get married.

But if they didn’t split up, there would be too many mouths to feed and too little food at home, and it would be difficult for the old couple to prepare special meals for their youngest daughter, so they simply ate separately.

The second branch of the Song family has four people and lives in the three west wing rooms.

Song Qingwan has a brother named Song Zhen, who is 22 years old this year. He is smart, capable and has good luck. He was assigned to work as a worker in the upstream reservoir as an exception and only goes home once every two weeks.

The three of them returned home and had just finished dinner when the eldest son, Song Bin, came running over and told them:

“Uncle, Aunt! Grandma and Grandpa want you to go to the north room to discuss something. Sister Qingwan wants to go too!”

Song Bin is 16 years old this year and is Song Zhaodi’s biological brother.

Jiang Chunlan was cleaning the table. After hearing the news, she put down her chopsticks, her expression solemn, as if facing a great enemy.

Song Yinsheng sat on the doorstep, smoking his pipe. When he realized something was wrong, he turned around and looked at his wife.

Then he sighed and said, “Don’t be afraid, you can’t avoid what’s coming!”