novelraw Chapter 1301: Will You Marry This Big Fool?
Chapter 1301: Will You Marry This Big Fool?
Chapter 1301: Chapter 1301: Will You Marry This Big Fool? "Sister Li, then I must thank you on behalf of my parents." Tang Jun looked at them and saw that there were indeed several pairs of comfortable shoes, not just for his parents, but also for his sister and brother-in-law, Lian Qingyang and his wife, as well as Zaozao and Chenchen, and even for himself.
Maybe these things weren’t worth much, but the thought behind them was truly heavy.
"No need, godfather and godmother have given me so many things before."
Zhu Liniang smiled, and after returning, she made shoes every day. Just as Tang Jun came, he could take them all together.
"Still, thank you, Sister Li. Such good shoes aren’t something you can buy." Tang Jun placed the shoes in the car.
Zhu Liniang handed over some dried seafood she had prepared for Yuan Yu, saying, "I know you like seafood. These are dried squid, dried shrimp, and dried fish, all made by me. You can process them a bit more before eating."
"Sister Li, I feel embarrassed taking all this." Yuan Yu felt a bit embarrassed. When she came, she only bought some gifts for Xiao Cheng and had a seafood feast. She wanted to pay when buying seafood at the market, but Zhu Liniang didn’t let her.
Now, after eating her fill, she was taking things with her as well.
"Take it; there’s plenty when we go to sea." Zhu Liniang invited with a squinty-eyed smile, "Come and play when it’s the season for going to sea, that’s when it’s really fun. Then you and Xiao Jun can come and play."
Yuan Yu’s face turned red in an instant. She wanted to explain her relationship with Tang Jun, but Tang Jun already chimed in, saying, "Sister Li, we’ll be in touch, and when it’s time for going to sea, we’ll come and play for a few days."
"Sure."
Zhu Liniang agreed readily.
Yuan Yu: "..."
Did she just agree?
It seems like she didn’t, right?
But to refuse, Yuan Yu couldn’t bear it.
On the way back, Yuan Yu was initially sitting in the back, but Tang Jun said, "Yuan Yu, are you treating me like a chauffeur?"
Yuan Yu obediently moved to the front seat.
Tang Jun seriously fastened Yuan Yu’s seatbelt, then started the car with satisfaction.
Yuan Yu sat beside him, and even from the corner of his eye, Tang Jun could sense her presence. He couldn’t help but hum a tune.
Yuan Yu watched the retreating scenery outside the window, silent all the way, not knowing what to say.
"When will the exam results be out?"
"I think you’ll definitely pass. How about we celebrate when you do?"
Tang Jun cleared his throat, thinking they couldn’t stay silent like this.
To pursue a girl, one has to be a bit thick-skinned; otherwise, when would he finally have a wife?
Recently, Lian Qingyang was about to become a father and was constantly flaunting it, making Tang Jun want a wife and children too.
"What if I don’t pass? Are you going to celebrate my failure?" Yuan Yu pouted slightly, sneaking a look at Tang Jun. With him sitting beside her, her mood inexplicably lifted.
She just raised the corners of her mouth but quickly withdrew them.
"You will pass for sure. I believe in you."
Tang Jun wasn’t just saying that; he genuinely thought so. He believed in Yuan Yu’s abilities, convinced she would succeed.
"Hehe."
Yuan Yu couldn’t help it anymore; the corners of her mouth lifted. Being believed in feels really good.
Throughout this journey, their relationship seemed to have returned to what it was before, interacting like friends but with a bit more... intimacy.
Returning to Jing City, Tang Jun remembered Mr. Miao’s matter, thinking he should tell Yuan Yu.
"Huh, this isn’t the road back to the hospital."
Yuan Yu noticed Tang Jun wasn’t driving the car home but to an unfamiliar place, feeling a bit curious.
Tang Jun found an empty spot to park. A big tree blocked the sunlight, making the light in the car much dimmer.
"What’s going on?" Yuan Yu looked at Tang Jun with a puzzled face.
"Xiao Yu, there’s something I want to tell you."
Tang Jun was preparing in his mind, unsure of how to start.
Yuan Yu blinked, and after a while, she spoke, "That time at Changshui Village, I begged you so much, but you still refused me."
Yuan Yu’s soft voice echoed inside the car.
Tang Jun was preparing to talk about Mr. Miao’s death when he was suddenly taken aback by Yuan Yu’s words. He stared at her without blinking, his dark eyes fixed on Yuan Yu.
Yuan Yu felt an urge to hide from his gaze, but over this period, she could see clearly that there was no way for her to drive Tang Jun out of her heart.
Especially after this trip to Jin City, Yuan Yu felt even more that they needed an open and honest talk.
She knew where the knot in her heart lay, and since Tang Jun wouldn’t speak, she would ask.
Yuan Yu met Tang Jun’s gaze, unflinchingly looking into his eyes, waiting for his answer.
Tang Jun’s heart trembled fiercely, a sudden realization dawning on him about where Yuan Yu’s knot was. He said anxiously, "I, I tried to stop you."
Tang Jun was so emotional he was tongue-tied, not knowing what to say: "My heart isn’t made of stone. With you pleading like that, how could I completely refuse?"
"When did you try to stop me?" Yuan Yu looked at him skeptically, her brows furrowed, as if their conversation wasn’t even on the same frequency.
"Right after you left."
Tang Jun explained, "As soon as you left, I tried to chase after you. I stumbled and fell over some firewood, and then I couldn’t catch up."
Just thinking about the helplessness he felt then, Tang Jun found himself extremely useless, not even able to catch up with Yuan Yu.
"Look, I still have the scar on my hand." To prove his words true, Tang Jun spread his hand, revealing a hideous scar on his palm. Because the wound had been too deep, the mark still remained.
"You..."
Yuan Yu believed him the moment he spoke.
"You big dummy, big idiot."
"You’re a big bad guy!"
Yuan Yu suddenly threw herself into Tang Jun’s arms, hugging him tightly, feeling they had a huge misunderstanding.
If only, if only she had known about this earlier, Yuan Yu would have agreed the first time Tang Jun tried to pursue her.
If only, if only she hadn’t left so decisively back then, perhaps they wouldn’t have missed so much time together?
"Yes, yes, I’m a big dummy, a big idiot, a big bad guy." Tang Jun echoed Yuan Yu’s words. As long as Yuan Yu was happy, he didn’t mind being called a big dummy or big idiot at all. He hadn’t realized Yuan Yu’s heart was stuck here; if they had resolved it sooner, they wouldn’t have missed so much time together.
"So will you marry this big dummy, big idiot?"
"Does your earlier promise to marry me still count?"
Tang Jun and Yuan Yu both spoke at the same time.