Chapter 69: Resolution 1/2

Yesterday, Fang Jinniang told Jin Xiaoye that she wanted to have breakfast at Sister Wang’s house. Jin Xiaoye then realized that Fang Jinniang never ate enough at home.

Fang Jinniang had a small appetite, and during lunch, she barely ate half of what she should.

Even with just this little bit, her mother still wouldn’t let her eat until she was full… What kind of mother was that!

Jin Xiaoye occasionally felt that her own mother was too soft, but her mother was still very good to her. She would rather go hungry herself than let Jin Xiaoye and Jin Xiaoshu go hungry.

With everyone not eating enough, it’s no wonder Fang Jinniang was so thin.

Fang Jinniang was quite pretty, just too thin. Jin Xiaoye felt that if this girl gained a little weight, she would definitely be a top beauty!

Jin Xiaoye always thought eating was important. Not eating enough would make one weak. Therefore, yesterday she specifically asked Sister Wang to steam an egg for Fang Jinniang in the morning.

But when the usual time Fang Jinniang would come arrived, she still hadn’t shown up.

Was she delayed by something? Jin Xiaoye and Sister Wang waited a while longer, but she still didn’t come.

Today, Jin Xiaoye had to cut the fabric she bought yesterday, so she was actually quite busy. But she couldn’t sit still anymore. “I’ll go to Fang’s house and check.”

Yesterday, Fang Jinniang took five coins back home… Did her mother think it wasn’t enough and beat her?

Five coins were almost seven hundred wen, enough to buy several hundred kilograms of rice or several tens of kilograms of meat, enough to feed several Fang Jinniangs. Normally, her mother shouldn’t think it’s too little.

But her mother… she wasn’t normal at all!

“I’ll go too!” Sister Wang liked to join in the fun. Before, because the men in her family were often away and didn’t interact much with people, she used to be worried all the time. But since she started doing business with Jin Xiaoye, she became more lively.

So Jin Xiaoye took Sister Wang with her.

Meanwhile, Fang Jinniang was still standing on the road, contemplating life.

She had taken a risk before by bringing home a man she didn’t know much about.

But she didn’t expect that in pulling someone, she would pull Jin Xiaoshu.

For her, Jin Xiaoshu wasn’t a stranger anymore. She had worked at Sister Wang’s place for a month, occasionally listening to Jin Xiaoye and Sister Wang chatting about Jin Xiaoshu’s situation, so she knew quite a bit.

And she always felt that Jin Xiaoshu was a good kid.

According to Jin Xiaoye, when she was recuperating after giving birth, Jin Xiaoshu was just over ten years old but still found ways to get her food, helped her with diaper changes, and even tore his own bedsheet to use as diapers for the kittens.

And recently… Jin Xiaoshu had been working hard to sell things. According to Jin Xiaoye, he wanted to save money to marry a wife.

Fang Jinniang thought Jin Xiaoshu, like this, was quite good, but Jin Xiaoshu was still too young!

She wanted a brother like Jin Xiaoshu, but she never thought of making Jin Xiaoshu her husband!

Before, when she saw Jin Xiaoshu’s face, although she thought he should be quite young, she also felt he should be around twenty years old. She was a bit older, but what’s wrong with a woman being a little older than her husband?

But now? He was almost eight years younger than her!

“Jinniang, let’s go quickly. I want to tell my sister this good news.” Jin Xiaoshu reached out to hold Fang Jinniang’s hand.

He had already done it once before, so Jin Xiaoshu was a bit bolder now. But even so, when he did it, he still couldn’t help but blush.

Fang Jinniang’s hand was so soft!

He never imagined he would have a chance to marry Fang Jinniang!

Up until now, Jin Xiaoshu’s mind was chaotic. It was no longer his brain, but porridge.

Hearing Jin Xiaoshu mention “sister,” Fang Jinniang became even less willing to go.

“Jinniang?” Jin Xiaoshu asked, then couldn’t help but touch Fang Jinniang’s hand. No wonder his brother-in-law liked touching his sister’s hand; it was really nice to touch!

Jin Xiaoshu admired his brother-in-law from the bottom of his heart. He had learned from his brother-in-law and held onto Fang Jinniang’s hand without letting go.

As for the people around… a teenager of sixteen or seventeen years old, with the person he liked standing in front of him, how could he care about that?

Actually, the people around didn’t pay much attention. It was just a young person holding hands… who hadn’t done that before?

“Jin Xiaoshu! What are you doing?!” Jin Xiaoye’s voice suddenly sounded, and Jin Xiaoshu turned his head to see his sister.

Jin Xiaoye was furious, glaring at Jin Xiaoshu. Anyone seeing their little brother being flirtatious with a girl on the street wouldn’t stay calm.

Jin Xiaoye had come to find Fang Jinniang, but her little brother was holding Fang Jinniang’s hand and touching it!

“Sister!” Jin Xiaoshu grinned. “Jinniang agreed to marry me!”

Jin Xiaoye slapped Jin Xiaoshu’s shoulder with a smack and then froze after slapping him. “What did you say?”

At this moment, Fang Jinniang instinctively stood in front of Jin Xiaoshu and said, “Shopkeeper Jin, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault.”

Jin Xiaoshu was as old as her little brother. This time, she was the one who dragged Jin Xiaoshu into this mess, so Fang Jinniang felt she needed to take responsibility.

Jin Xiaoye was a bit slow to react to the situation. Meanwhile, Jin Xiaoshu just wanted to clarify things with his sister: “Sis, don’t you know I’ve liked someone for a while now? I like Jinniang!”

Before, when Fang Jinniang mentioned Jin Xiaoshu as her future husband, she didn’t blush. But now, she was blushing to the extreme, feeling extremely embarrassed.

As for Jin Xiaoye… she remembered Jin Xiaoshu delivering food to someone every day a while back. Was it for Fang Jinniang?

How did she not notice it before?

And… was Fang Jinniang nearsighted? She actually fell for her little brother?

Alright, it seems that Fang Jinniang indeed has poor eyesight.

Jin Xiaoye had been spending time with Fang Jinniang for a month and found herself liking her more and more.

Aside from being gentle and beautiful, Fang Jinniang could read and sew well.

In fact, Fang Jinniang’s biggest problem was her eyesight, but it wasn’t congenital, and she could manage her life independently, so it wasn’t a big deal.

Jin Xiaoye thought that if she were a man, she would definitely be willing to marry a girl like Fang Jinniang, but the likelihood of that happening was low.

So… how did her brother manage to get Fang Jinniang to agree to marry him?

Just with those bits and pieces of snacks?

If Fang Jinniang really wanted to eat, she could have used the money she earned to buy some.

“Sis, I want to get married. You said before that when I get married, you’ll give my wife a gold ring, hehe…” Jin Xiaoshu’s thoughts became more and more idyllic.

Jin Xiaoye glared at him and said, “Let’s go home first.”

“Yeah, let’s go home first,” Sister Wang also chimed in. It wasn’t appropriate to talk about such things on the street!

With that in mind, Sister Wang couldn’t help but glance at Jin Xiaoshu. She had thought about making Jin Xiaoshu her son-in-law yesterday, but she didn’t expect that just one day later, Jin Xiaoshu would be with Fang Jinniang.

The four of them returned to Wang Jie’s house. Jin Xiaoye left Jin Xiaoshu behind and took Fang Jinniang to the kitchen. “Jinniang, what’s going on? Did Xiaoshu bully you?”

Fang Jinniang looked guilty. “Shopkeeper Jin, I’m really sorry, it’s all my fault…”

After apologizing, Fang Jinniang explained everything: “He… he used to bring me food every morning, but he would just throw it into my basket and leave. I never saw his face clearly. Yesterday…”