After an unknown amount of time, An Qingyu and Jiang Er arrived in front of a house.
This house is very close to Erhai Lake, but it is not a villa or the like, but a renovated rural self-built house with a small yard. It is not much different from other surrounding houses.
An Qingyu walked to the door of the yard and was about to knock on the door when his hand suddenly stopped in the air.
After hesitating for a moment, he still asked awkwardly:
"What should I say when I meet your parents?"
"That's a good question." Jiang Er frowned and thought seriously, "The key is, I can't appear directly in front of them like this. If you come alone, they will definitely think you are a liar..."
The two of them were in front of the house, lost in thought.
"They seem to be coming out." After a moment, An Qingyu seemed to sense something and said.
"Quick, quick, I'll hide first!" Jiang Er exclaimed and hid directly underground. If the two elders came out and saw their daughter turning into a ghost, they would probably be frightened and faint on the spot.
Squeak——!
Almost at the same time, the courtyard door opened, and a middle-aged man in his fifties was sitting in a wheelchair. He was about to leave. He was slightly startled when he saw An Qingyu, who was cramped at the door.
When the woman who was drying clothes in the yard saw him, a look of vigilance immediately appeared in her eyes. She walked forward quickly and looked at An Qingyu carefully.
"Who are you? Why are you coming to our house?" she asked with a frown, her words a bit fierce.
An Qingyu looked at the two people in front of him, opened his mouth, swallowed the excuse he had just thought of, and didn't know where he got the courage to bow deeply.
"Hello, uncle and aunt, I am Jiang Er's fiancé, and I'm here to propose marriage."
The sea breeze blew across the dead shore, and Jiang Er's parents were stunned at the door.
After a few seconds, Jiang Er's father suddenly opened his eyes, pushed the wheelchair, pulled out the broom from behind the door, and cursed:
"There are really all kinds of liars these days...and you want to propose marriage? She doesn't even have time to fall in love in the army, so why are you proposing marriage? And she's only twenty years old! She's not old enough to get married yet!
Little bastard, let’s see if I don’t beat you to death!!”
While scolding, he swung the broom at An Qingyu's feet. An Qingyu didn't hide, but just stood there quietly. When Jiang Er's mother couldn't stand it anymore, she hurriedly grabbed her husband:
"Oh, you just keep talking, why are you hitting people? I don't think this kid is a bad person, just let him go..."
"Doesn't he look like a bad guy? Look at the injuries on his face. It looks like he was injured in a fight with others. What else is he wearing over his eyes? They're called contact lenses, right? Humph, he's like those gangsters on the street.
Exactly the same!”
Although he spoke aggressively, he still put down the broom in his hand and glared at An Qingyu.
"Let's go, let me tell you, it's okay to fall in love with our Xiao'er, but it's too early to marry her. When you really reach that age and really have this idea, come to our house for a meal together, you know?
?”
An Qingyu smiled helplessly and didn't say anything, but silently bowed to them again.
The courtyard door slowly closed, and with a muffled sound, An Qingyu stood alone outside the door and sighed:
"Sorry...we can't wait until that age."
"You...you really dare to say that? You know you will be regarded as a liar?" Jiang Er's figure floated out of the ground.
"Just treat it as a liar." An Qingyu shrugged and smiled at her, "At least, I have taken the opportunity to pay homage to Gao Tang."
Hearing these words, Jiang Er was slightly startled, and a faint blush appeared on his already blurry face.
"Okay, that's what you had in mind!"
"How are you going to tell your parents...that you are leaving?"
"When you were talking to them just now, I left something in the house, so they will feel relieved."
An Qingyu nodded, then seemed to remember something, "By the way, I also gave you the bride price."
"Bowry gift? What kind of gift did you give me?"
An Qingyu smiled mysteriously, turned around and walked towards Erhai Lake.
"Tell me, what kind of gift was given?"
"I won't tell you."
"Oh, tell me...An Qingyu! Just tell me...what did you give my parents? I didn't see it..."
"I won't tell you."
"..."
Under the dusk sunset, the dying lovers drifted away amid laughter.
…
Jiang Er's father pushed the wheelchair into the house. His mother in the courtyard glanced at him and said doubtfully,
"Aren't you going out to play mahjong? Why are you back again?"
"What kind of mahjong are you playing... I need to call my daughter." The father muttered, "I always have a bad feeling..."
"She is in the army and you won't answer her phone calls."
"I just need to hit it a few more times and it will be fine. How will you know if you don't try it."
As soon as Jiang Er's father picked up the phone, a number came in. He was slightly startled and quickly answered the call.
"Hey...it's Xiao'er! I was just about to call you...oh, that's it..."
Jiang Er's father nodded as he spoke, and then sighed helplessly, "Then please pay attention to your own safety."
"What's wrong?"
"Xiao'er said that their troops are moving to the mountains. There is no signal there, so they shouldn't be able to receive our calls... But she said that during the holidays, she will ask others to send us videos." Jiang Er's father said.
Hand over the phone,
"Look, she just sent this."
Jiang Er's mother took the phone and saw the energetic Jiang Er wearing military uniform, smiling and greeting them on a high mountain, looking very good.
"You can't answer the phone, you can only ask others to send videos? Does the army still have this rule now?" she asked curiously.
"Oh, it's not like you don't know that Xiao'er is in the special forces." Jiang'er's father naturally stood up, picked up the hot water on the table, and took a gentle blow, "Let's just relax, Xiao'er.
The child doesn’t need anyone to take care of her since she was little, and she can live a good life in the mountains by herself.”
Jiang Er's mother's eyes widened and she stared at her husband as if she had seen a ghost.
"you you you you……"
"What's wrong with me?" Jiang Er's father seemed to realize something. He looked down and saw that he was standing on the ground without the help of a wheelchair. There was disbelief in his eyes.
"My legs...are healed? Strangely, my waist doesn't hurt anymore...how is this possible?"
"I also feel light and airy... I just finished drying my clothes and I'm not tired at all?"
"Honey, why are you so much younger?!"
Jiang Er's mother immediately picked up her phone. She saw that she had changed drastically on the screen. Her originally sallow skin had become translucent and bright, and she looked at least ten years younger.
"Obviously it wasn't like this a few minutes ago..."
The two of them looked at each other, as if they had thought of something, and rushed out of the hospital.
The Erhai Lake outside the hospital is already deserted.