Chapter 2: Agreement

Marriage?

Lin Su was shocked and puzzled.

Qin Sui saw her reaction and explained, “I want to take responsibility for you.”

Well, this is the 1980s, so it’s normal to have such thoughts.

Reminding herself once again that she was not in the new century, Lin Su slowly opened her mouth, “Actually, I don’t need you to take responsibility for me.”

“Why?”

“There’s no why.”

Qin Sui stared intently at the thin girl in front of him.

Lin Su’s poor health was well-known in the surrounding villages. After doing that kind of thing to her last night, he had been worried. So he dealt with the culprit ovNi Night and rushed to see her.

Qin Sui had given the matter of marriage a lot of thought. After doing that kind of thing, he should take responsibility.

If she agreed, he would give her the respect and protection she deserved as a wife.

As for love… it could be cultivated later.

Even if it couldn’t be cultivated, he could rely on responsibility to get by.

But after actually meeting her, he realized that she was very different from what he had imagined.

It’s not that Lin Su was not good-looking. On the contrary, she was undoubtedly beautiful. Her eyes were like stars, her lips like cherries, and her every frown and smile were captivating. Her pitiful appearance was enough to attract attention. She was more beautiful than he thought.

However, he thought Lin Su would be a delicate white flower who would pant after every step. He thought that after hearing his proposal, she would immediately nod her head in agreement. He didn’t expect that after meeting her, she would have this kind of reaction.

Thinking of this, Qin Sui spoke again, “Okay, leaving aside the responsibility, let me talk to you about the reality. You are already eighteen. If you don’t want to get married, you probably know better than me what the villagers will say. If you want to get married, then I think I shouldn’t be a bad choice. Or do you actually have someone you admire?”

Lin Su listened to his words and shook her head.

Qin Sui breathed a sigh of relief and continued, “Moreover, Lin Chong was only sentenced to a few years. Your health is not good, and Grandma Lin is getting old. After Lin Chong comes back in a few years, you think…”

Qin Sui didn’t finish his sentence, but it was enough for Lin Su to understand.

She thought about it as he said and was secretly shocked. The situation seemed to be really bad.

“If you let me take responsibility, we will get the marriage certificate after the marriage report is approved, and then you will take Grandma Lin to join the army. After the marriage, all my salary will be turned over to you.”

Qin Sui slowly put forward his conditions and added, “However, my wife died early, and I have heavy tasks and am often not at home. There are also three children at home. If you mind this, you can say so.”

Qin Sui was indeed very frank, especially the part about taking herself and her grandma to join the army, which was the most tempting to Lin Su.

After all, this body of hers was too weak. Even with the spiritual spring water, she would definitely not be able to go out to work in the next few years. And her grandma was old, and the pension would run out sooner or later. When that time came, the two of them would only be able to drink the northwest wind.

As for the three children… she had heard of them and didn’t reject them.

After all, in her previous life, she just didn’t want to have children, but she liked children very much. Besides, these three children were not babies, so it wouldn’t be too difficult to take care of them.

After thinking about it, Lin Su asked, “Does your family know about your remarriage?”

Qin Sui nodded, “I came back to find a wife.”

“Then Aunt Qin definitely won’t agree to you marrying a sick person.”

“I will solve it.”

Lin Su was silent. The other party was really prepared, but this proposal was indeed good, and it could be considered a win-win situation.

After thinking it over and over again, she opened her mouth and said, “If you can handle Aunt Qin, then I agree to marry you, but I have to make it clear.”

“You say.”

“You know that my health is not good. It’s barely okay to take care of the children with grandma, but I can’t fulfill my wifely duties, and I can’t have children.”

Qin Sui’s eyes paused slightly. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and agreed, “Okay.”

He even agreed to this?

Although Qin Sui was a widower with children, with his conditions, there were many young women who would be willing to marry him.

It seemed that in this era, people, especially soldiers, had really great and upright thoughts.

Lin Su smacked her lips, feeling quite peculiar.

“That’s it, I’ll go first. Those tonics on the ground are for you to nourish your body…” After saying that, without giving Lin Su a chance to answer, Qin Sui turned around and left, very decisively.

Lin Su looked at Qin Sui’s back and then turned her attention to the nutritional products on the ground.

Malt extract, canned fruit, ginseng, royal jelly, milk powder, and some brown sugar and candy.

Some of them were hard to buy even if you had money.

Qin Sui’s intention to make amends was too obvious.

“Hey, what were you two whispering about?” Grandma Lin’s voice suddenly sounded behind her, and Lin Su quickly turned around to look at her.

“Oh my, so many good things. Why did he give you such a heavy gift…” Grandma Lin looked at the things on the ground and said in surprise, “Su Su, what’s going on between you and Qin Sui?”

Lin Su didn’t know how to start, but thinking that it wouldn’t be long before her grandma would know about her uncle being sentenced to reform through labor, she pondered for a moment and told her the cause and effect of what happened last night.

Hearing that Lin Chong dared to harm his own niece for the sake of a house, Grandma Lin was so shocked that she almost couldn’t stand still.

“Beast! He’s a beast! He’s so heartless for the sake of a house. If I had known, I would have strangled him to death when I gave birth to him!” Grandma Lin was both angry and crying, and her body was staggering so much that she almost fell.

Lin Su quickly supported her, “It’s okay, Grandma, he’s already been punished.”

“How can it be okay?” Grandma’s eyes were red. “Although Qin Sui’s conditions are good, he’s been married before and has three children, Su Su. It’s not easy to be a stepmother, especially since your health is so bad. Besides, Qin Sui’s mother is not easy to get along with. What if you get bullied after you marry him? Grandma is old, and Grandma is afraid that she won’t be able to support you!”

“Grandma, don’t say that. You will definitely live to be a hundred years old.” Lin Su’s eyes suddenly turned red. She hugged her grandma, rubbed her cheek, and then told her the conditions she had negotiated with Qin Sui.

“Really?” Grandma couldn’t believe that a man would do this.

“Maybe he feels guilty…” Lin Su guessed.

Grandma Lin belatedly thought about it.

Qin Sui was a soldier, he wouldn’t beat his wife, his salary was high enough to support Su Su, and his military rank was high enough to protect Su Su…

Although he had three children, Su Su’s body couldn’t have children, which just made up for it.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that they were a good match. Grandma Lin changed her previous hesitation and clapped her hands and laughed, “Good, good, good. Qin Sui is good, a second marriage is good. Marry him, our Su Su must marry him.”

Hearing this, Lin Su smiled helplessly.

She had settled things on her side, but things on Qin Sui’s side should be uncertain, because Aunt Qin’s shrewishness was well-known.

The Qin family was indeed in an uproar.

As soon as Qin Sui said he wanted to marry Lin Su, Aunt Qin strongly opposed it.

“Who can’t you marry? Why marry a sick person? Is she going to take care of the three children or are the three children going to take care of her?”

“She’s been sick for so many years. She doesn’t look like she has any luck. What if she dies after marrying in? Then you’ll be married for the third time!”

“It’s okay if she just leaves, but what if people say you bring bad luck to your wives?”

Qin’s father was not as excited as his wife, but his brows were also tightly furrowed, obviously also dissatisfied with Lin Su.

How great would it be to marry someone who could take care of the children and do farm work! She could also help them with work at home.

Qin Sui’s expression was calm, “You made the decision for my first marriage, but this time I want to make my own decision. Also, I want to take the children away, and I want to take my wife away too.”

“What?” Qin’s mother exploded when she heard this. “Take them all away?”

“If I don’t take them away, are you going to leave them here to be your slaves?”

Hearing this, the faces of Qin’s mother and Qin’s father changed drastically, and the dark face of Qin’s eldest brother also became unnatural.

Since his wife died, Qin Sui would send money to the elders every month, hoping that they could take good care of the three children left at home. But he only found out when he came back this time that the money he sent was given to the eldest brother by the biased elders, and the nutritional products he sent were also distributed to the eldest brother’s children.

And his children not only didn’t have anything, but also had to work often.

In just one year, the lively children had now become eccentric. The second daughter even refused to speak.

Thinking of this, Qin Sui’s stern face became even more indifferent. He said forcefully, “I’m not discussing with you. You’ve already tormented one daughter-in-law to death. I won’t let this happen again. This time, I’ll take the children and my wife away!”

Qin’s mother and Qin’s father were actually very clear about what was more important.

The reason why this family had become better was all thanks to Qin Sui, not the eldest son who worked in the fields.

However, the eldest son was by their side. If they had a headache or fever, they would look for the eldest son. In the future, the eldest son would also be responsible for most of their care.

People’s hearts were so unconsciously biased. As for the three children, they didn’t have a father to love them or a mother to care for them, and they were young. Unconsciously, things had evolved into what they were today.

Qin’s mother was still unwilling and wanted to make a fuss. Her three children hadn’t died young. She had worked hard to take care of the children. How could her son say such things to her?

But just as she was about to cry and wail, Qin’s father glared at her disapprovingly.

His father still understood his son. If this matter didn’t go according to Qin Sui’s wishes, he was afraid that he would never care about this family again in the future.

After weighing the pros and cons, Qin’s father made the decision and agreed.

Qin Sui’s family leave was not long, so as soon as his family agreed, he went to Lin Su to discuss it.

“Can I exchange the ‘three rounds and one sound’ for money and give it to you?” Qin Sui explained, “The main reason is that I can’t take it with me when I join the army.” He didn’t want to benefit the eldest brother’s family again.

Lin Su didn’t care about this and nodded casually. Her attention was all on the child in Qin Sui’s arms.

“This is your third child?”

“Yes, the youngest one, Qin Keke.” Qin Sui nodded.

Seeing that Lin Su wanted to hold her, Qin Sui wanted to give her the child.

But Qin Keke was unwilling and directly turned her butt towards her.