novelraw Chapter 1423 - 937: Different Reactions
Chapter 1423 - 937: Different Reactions
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"Zhao Qiliang, do you not like me anymore?" Seeing Zhao Qiliang staring blankly at her without saying a word for a long time, Luo Xiaoqiong’s eyes reddened, "Actually, all you said are just excuses, not liking me is the truth, isn’t it?"
"No no no..." Zhao Qiliang waved his hands frantically, "Xiaoqiong, it’s not... not like that, it’s... it’s just unexpected for you to make such a decision, I..."
"What do you mean, can’t you be straightforward?" Luo Xiaoqiong adjusted her expression and glared at him in dissatisfaction, "I’ve even proposed to you, what more do you want?"
"I..." Zhao Qiliang looked to his dear cousin for help, he really didn’t know what to do.
"Brother, don’t look at me, I can’t make this decision for you, well, you two take your time to discuss, I have to go over to Doudou’s place, so I’ll be heading out first."
"Where are you going..." Luo Xiaoqiong pulled her back, "You have to stay and be a witness, besides, if we both get married on the same day as Doudou, we have to start preparing right away, you have to accompany me, Doudou’s side has almost everything ready, whether you go or not doesn’t make much of a difference."
"You’re... serious?" Chuxia looked at Luo Xiaoqiong with some uncertainty, "With only two days, notifying the family is a bit nerve-wracking."
"It’s fine, Aunt Yulan and Uncle Baohe, aren’t your grandparents all here? We’ll have one ceremony here first, then have another back home, won’t that work?"
At this moment, Zhao Qiliang had come to his senses completely and seriously looked at Luo Xiaoqiong, "Are you sure this is the result of your careful consideration, are you certain you won’t regret it?"
"Of course!" Luo Xiaoqiong nodded forcefully, "I’ve thought this over in my mind many times, just hadn’t made up my mind before, now knowing your feelings, I have no more hesitation.’
Zhao Qiliang, don’t talk about what’s good for me, or leaving room for retreat, all I want is to be with you right now in life, no matter what happens in the future, being together this lifetime is enough.
Feelings aren’t like a faucet, turned off, they’re gone, turned on, they’re there, besides you, whether I’ll like someone else in this life, even I don’t know, but what I know is what I want most now is to marry you!"
"Alright." Zhao Qiliang nodded solemnly, "I’ll go back now to get the referral letter..." He turned to look at Chuxia, "Sis, I’ll trouble you with your sister-in-law."
A slight pause, Chuxia realized he referred to Luo Xiaoqiong as "sister-in-law," immediately nodded, "Alright, don’t worry brother, I’ll accompany sister-in-law to get the proof, then come find you to meet up, but I think before you two handle this affair, you should call home, let both families know, and I think, even if we still have to hold one back home, they would want to come over."
"Yes, call the family first." Luo Xiaoqiong stood up hastily, pulling Zhao Qiliang as they headed out, while instructing Chuxia, "You sit here, don’t move, I’ll come find you after the call."
"Don’t talk like I’m made of porcelain, can’t be touched..." Chuxia rolled her eyes speechlessly, and shouted towards Luo Xiaoqiong’s back as she left, "I’ll wait for you outside in the car."
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"Xia, your uncle and aunt called..." Zhao Yulan suddenly halted, looking at Luo Xiaoqiong and Zhao Qiliang following behind Chuxia, "Are you two... really getting married?"
"Yes, Aunt Yulan, we’ve already got the proof ready, we’re going to get the marriage certificate first thing tomorrow morning." Luo Xiaoqiong said while handing a document folder from her bag to Zhao Yulan, "It’s all in black and white here, Zhao Qiliang can’t regret even if he wants to, haha..." She suddenly realized there’s a lot of people in the hall, and awkwardly smiled.
Old Master Zhao and Old Lady Zhao were also sitting in the hall, upon hearing, got up excitedly, Chuxia pulled Luo Xiaoqiong towards the elder couple, "Grandma Grandpa, happy?"
Luo Xiaoqiong blushed and greeted the elder couple, then greeted Old Master Zhou, Old Madam Zhou, Second Uncle Zhou’s family, Third Uncle Zhou’s family one by one as they smiled at her, meanwhile, Zhao Qiliang had been pulled over by Zhou Xikang and Zhou Huakang...
And at this moment, the happiest must be Li Aiyuan and Zhao Yushan.
The couple never dreamed this joyful news would come so quickly, a few days ago, they were troubled by rumors, so worried and anxious, if they hadn’t really been unsure, they wouldn’t have called Zhao Yulan asking for help to inquire about the situation.
As a result, before the stone in their hearts settled, suddenly came such a huge joyful news!
Benefiting from their niece’s luck, Zhao Yushan has now been transferred to the town, several people in the village, openly flattering and trying to curry favor, but secretly waiting to see the joke.
And how could the couple not understand what everyone was thinking?
When Zhao Yushan was the village party secretary, quite a few people were secretly eager to take his place. But people are strange; once he moved away and vacated the position, they started coveting his current position.
On the surface they appeared polite and enthusiastic, but behind closed doors, they spoke countless sour words. For the villagers, a county official is not as approachable as the present administrator, and gradually, some people’s attitudes shifted.
Although Zhao Yushan moved to the town, Li Aiyuan remained in the village, and how could she not know about the rumors circulating in the village?
The phone call was made to Zhao Yushan in the town. After confirming several times that he hadn’t misheard, he immediately went to find Zhang Guoqing, the current commune secretary and Zhao Yushan’s brother-in-law. Upon hearing the news, Zhang Guoqing was just as excited as Zhao Yushan and urged him to quickly go home and share the good news.
After Zhao Yushan and Li Aiyuan shared a moment of joy, they rode their bicycle to Dalin Village.
The time Luo Gangshun and Fat Auntie received the news was roughly the same as Zhao Yushan. However, their feelings about the matter were vastly different from those of the Zhao Yushan couple.
It’s not that they weren’t happy about the marriage — they did harbor some aspirations to climb higher socially. But mainly, marrying off a daughter is different from taking a daughter-in-law. They felt their daughter handled the matter too hastily, which seemed unfair.
Thus, when Luo Gangshun returned home and told Fat Auntie, she started wiping away her tears, "This child, in such a big matter, how could she decide for herself?
At least she could have discussed it with us, let us be mentally prepared. Moreover, nothing was organized, so what kind of wedding is this? Even if they came back home to hold it, it would be a second one, and it’s just not the same."
"Alright, the child has already decided to do it, so stop overthinking..." Luo Gangshun said while sighing again, "That stubborn girl, always insists on her ideas. At the very least, she could have informed us ahead of time, but now..."
"Sigh, we can’t blame the child..." As her husband began to complain, Fat Auntie started defending her daughter, "You know her temper since she was a child. On reflection, she did the right thing. Qiliang is a good kid, and we can’t just think of ourselves."
"I’m not only thinking of ourselves. I was considering that we should prepare more dowry for her, right? Originally, it was set for the end of the year, but the quilts haven’t been made, and sheets haven’t been bought, and there’s no time in just a couple of days, right?"
"We can prepare those when we come back. We’ll discuss it with the young couple when we visit, and we must hold it at home, which will be at least half a month later. We’ll have time to arrange everything."
Luo Gangshun nodded, "Alright, we’ll do it your way."
"Look at you..." Fat Auntie suddenly rolled her eyes at him, "Do you think I didn’t notice your little schemes? You feared I’d blame our in-laws, so you deliberately spoke against our daughter to provoke me — isn’t that right? We’ve been together all our lives, and you’re still calculating against me, Luo Gangshun—are you an ungrateful person?"
"Haha..." Caught by his wife, Luo Gangshun laughed awkwardly, "Cha Xiang, I was just trying to calm you down. You know our girl’s temperament — once she decides on something, we can’t change her mind. Better to go along with it, and everyone’s happy, right?
On top of that, Zhao brother and Sister-in-law Zhao are honest people. If you say something, they won’t hold a grudge, but it will make them uncomfortable, won’t it?"
"What is there to be uncomfortable about? My daughter, whom I raised, is his family’s daughter-in-law now, and I can’t speak? Moreover, our daughter is now more capable than Qiliang. Their family is making a massive gain."
"Cha Xiang..." Luo Gangshun’s expression immediately turned serious, "I must emphasize again, it doesn’t matter whether our daughter progresses well or our son-in-law does—it’s all the same to us. You can’t feel superior to them.
Besides, why has our daughter done well? Isn’t it thanks to Chuxia’s help? If you think of it that way, Chuxia is still Qiliang’s cousin, so we owe them, don’t we?"
"Come on now, Chuxia helped Xiaoqiong because they’re friends, not because Xiaoqiong is her future sister-in-law. If Chuxia were inclined towards Qiliang, she wouldn’t have helped Xiaoqiong so much."
"You know that too?" Luo Gangshun chuckled and patted his wife’s shoulder, "So no matter how much you think about it, these accounts can’t be figured out. But, whether Xiaoqiong or Qiliang, they both benefited from Chuxia. If you become dissatisfied with Qiliang because Xiaoqiong is doing well, you’d be wasting Chuxia’s good intentions."
"I know..." Fat Auntie glared at her husband disapprovingly, "Do you really see me as unreasonable? Would I genuinely be mad at Qiliang? I’m just mad at our daughter; we raised her, and she couldn’t even discuss it with us before deciding. We couldn’t have disagreed with you, right?"
Luo Gangshun quickly agreed with his wife, "You’re right; we should talk to our daughter later. She shouldn’t become so capable that there’s no room for her parents in her eyes, right?
"Hmm." Fat Auntie nodded, sighed again, and looked at her husband with a face full of reluctance, "You say she’s getting married? Our daughter will really become part of another family?" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommended and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)