Chapter 14: Sending a Message, Sharing a Bed

This was the bottom line. She had to leave here; otherwise, she would sooner or later be driven crazy. Although she had a way to deal with Ye Meiping and her daughter, she still had to consider her future. Jiang Xiangxiang didn’t want to stay in the countryside for too long.

Lu Jianshen nodded. If she was willing to go with him, it would be the best. He didn’t want to leave her alone here; he wasn’t at ease.

A perfectly healthy person, just like that, fell into the water.

At first, it was an act of bravery, but after seeing her, he felt a little uneasy. It was better to keep her by his side and take care of her himself.

Jiang Xiangxiang didn’t expect things to go so smoothly. After he agreed, she fell silent, not knowing how to describe her feelings for a while.

She was getting married?

From now on, she would be a military wife, spending her life with him.

No matter how she thought about it, this felt surreal. However, on second thought, it didn’t seem to matter much.

Sometimes, the connection between people is so strange. Love at first sight; basically, at a glance, you can tell how you will get along with this person.

As friends, lovers, or enemies.

Lu Jianshen realized he had to take the initiative to find a topic. After hesitating for a moment, he said, “Let me teach you how to salute!”

Jiang Xiangxiang: “Thank you.”

Lu Jianshen: “You’re welcome.”

Jiang Xiangxiang: “…”

She was just being polite. He didn’t need to take it seriously, but it showed he was a true straight man.

Lu Jianshen belatedly realized that she probably didn’t want to learn. He became a little embarrassed: “Ahem, it’s okay if you don’t want to learn. Shall I walk you home?”

Jiang Xiangxiang: “No need to send me. You should hurry up and file a report. The sooner we get the paperwork done, the better. Besides, you know my family situation. My mother…”

Lu Jianshen: “I know. I don’t mind, and I won’t listen to her. I only care about you.”

Jiang Xiangxiang: “That’s good. I won’t let her bother you. From now on, the two of us will focus on living our lives well. Everything else is secondary.”

Lu Jianshen felt the same way. It’s not easy to find a wife. Besides, they were from the same village, just one at the head and the other at the end, so they knew each other well.

Before coming to propose marriage, he had considered the problems they would encounter in the future. He had anticipated them and felt he could accept them, so he asked Aunt Chunhua for help.

After Jiang Xiangxiang finished speaking, she prepared to go back. There was still a long way to go. Since she decided to join the army, she needed to prepare more.

Lu Jianshen insisted on sending her back, refusing to leave: “Comrade Jiang, since we’re getting engaged, we’ll be fiancés from now on. It’s okay for me to see you home. Tomorrow I’ll ask Aunt Chunhua to come and propose marriage. You don’t have to worry about anything, just prepare to be a bride.”

Jiang Xiangxiang: “I know. I just think it’s a bit troublesome to keep sending each other back and forth.”

Besides, it’s a waste of time. She knew the way.

However, she remembered seeing her roommates dating in college, sending each other back and forth, lingering and clinging to each other under the building.

That’s probably what dating is like.

Lu Jianshen was like a tight-lipped gourd. No matter what Jiang Xiangxiang said, he didn’t listen, but followed closely behind her, walking quickly.

After saying a few useless things, Jiang Xiangxiang stopped wasting her breath. If he wanted to follow, let him. She had never dated before, so this was a good opportunity to learn and gain experience in dating.

Lu Jianshen didn’t seem to be experienced either.

The two walked back, one in front and the other behind. They looked like a beautiful painting from afar, harmonious and perfect.

Soon, they arrived at Jiang’s house.

Jiang Xiangxiang felt a little shy. She stopped, turned around, and looked at him: “That, I’m home. You can go back. See you tomorrow?”

Lu Jianshen: “Okay. My house is over there. If you have any trouble, you can come to me. Don’t be polite. After all, we…”

Jiang Xiangxiang: “I understand, Mr. Lu, don’t worry. We’ll be sharing a bed soon. Family doesn’t need to be so formal. If anything happens, I’ll definitely come to you.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Jianshen’s stern features quickly turned red. He practically ran away. Comrade Jiang really dared to say anything.

And yet, he couldn’t deny it, because what she said was true.

Jiang Xiangxiang had just said it casually. Seeing him shyly run away, she couldn’t help but laugh. He couldn’t take it. She thought he was so powerful.

Unexpectedly, he was quite innocent.

Jiang Xiangxiang smiled and looked at his back. Anyway, the marriage was settled. As for the future, no one knew.

She had a suspicion of using him, but if Lu Jianshen was good to her, Jiang Xiangxiang wouldn’t mind living a good life with him.

She would put other things aside for now and see what happens later.

Thinking this, she prepared to go back to the house. She was getting married, so she had to prepare some dowry, even though she had already emptied Ye Meiping’s small box.

However, she didn’t think Ye Meiping only had that much savings. Over the years, the original owner’s father had worked in the mine, earning a lot of work points and occasional extra money, all of which he gave to Ye Meiping.

That stingy Ye Meiping didn’t let the original owner spend any money, only Jiang Rourou could spend a little. The rest of the savings, she didn’t know where she put them.

If she could find them, it would be good.

After entering the house, Ye Meiping and her daughter hadn’t returned yet. Jiang Xiangxiang searched everywhere, but found nothing. The house was really poor.

How could this be? Was there really nothing?

Jiang Xiangxiang searched through the original owner’s memories. The original owner was completely controlled by Ye Meiping and didn’t know anything about money. The silly girl thought her family was really poor and worked diligently.

This was difficult. There was no clue at all.

Jiang Xiangxiang looked at the simple earthen house and went out. She remembered that there was an old man named Niu who drove a cart, specializing in traveling between the mine and the village. She could ask him to send a message to the original owner’s father.

Sigh, she occupied the original owner’s body, so she should do something for her. If the original owner’s father was a good person, she would help him, take care of him in his old age, and send him off, repaying her for her body.

If he wasn’t a good person, she wouldn’t lose anything. She could solve it once and for all and quickly cut ties with the original owner’s family.

When Jiang Xiangxiang arrived at Uncle Niu’s house, he had just returned. Because he had an elderly mother at home, he wasn’t at ease, so he kept running back and forth. The village also took special care of him, and no one said anything.

Seeing Jiang Xiangxiang come, Uncle Niu was quite enthusiastic.

“Jiang Erya(second girl), why are you here?”

“Uncle Niu, I want you to send a message to my father. Tell him that I’m getting engaged and ask him to come back quickly. There are big and small things at home that need him to take care of. It’s better to have an elder present for such matters.”

“Engaged? To whom?”

“Oh, Lu Jianshen.” Jiang Xiangxiang didn’t hide it. Sooner or later, everyone would know. The more people knew now, the less likely Ye Meiping and the others would cause trouble. Although she knew they wouldn’t give up, it was good to have less trouble.

“Oh, it’s him! He’s a good young man, promising!” Uncle Niu praised with a smile: “I understand. Go back. I’ll deliver the message tomorrow. There isn’t much work lately, so your father should be able to spare some time to come back. You see, in the blink of an eye, the second girl(Jiang Erya) is going to get married.”