"I was excited just now and said too much. We have already received the certificate and had our wedding ceremony. We are already a serious couple. Tonight is our wedding night. It will be very unpleasant if you sleep outside!"
Cheng Tianyuan lowered his eyes and snorted coldly on the tip of his nose: "Are you still afraid of embarrassment? You made a big fuss earlier, and even if you had any face, you would have already lost all of it!"
Xue Ling knew that he had gone too far before, and it was impossible for him to forgive her immediately.
She pouted and whispered: "If you lose it, can't you try to pick it up again? I have already lost my face, do you want to lose it too? If you sleep outside tonight, you will be the only one who is really embarrassed tomorrow."
Cheng Tianyuan was slightly stunned and said nothing, but in his heart he had to admit that she was right.
Everyone in Chengjia Village knew that he was marrying his wife today. According to the wedding rules, the newlyweds went to the bridal chamber after paying homage. The next morning, relatives and friends from all over the country would come to see the bride and eat sweets to please her.
If anyone with a sharp eye found out that he slept in the woodshed on his wedding night, word would spread throughout the village very quickly. How unpleasant that would be!
He really couldn't afford to lose this face.
Xue Ling had been the female CEO of a company for 20 to 30 years in her previous life, and she had long developed a keen eye for observing words and emotions.
Seeing that he was starting to loosen up, I quickly helped him get off the stairs.
"The bed is so big anyway, you sleep on one side and I sleep on the other."
Cheng Tianyuan was still very disdainful and said quietly: "Since you have made up your mind to divorce, don't keep it secret. I can just sleep on the wooden sofa over there."
If she looks down on herself and doesn't want to live with him, he will naturally look for opportunities to divorce her.
They were neighbors when they were children, and he loved her. Since he wants to let go, let him go completely and not be unclear with her. In the future, when she finds her own happiness, she won't let the other person look down on her.
After hearing this, Xue Ling's eyes flashed with gloom, but he couldn't hide his emotion in his heart.
As everyone knows, don't bully a young man into being poor. In her previous life, she looked down on him for being poor and lacking in foresight, so she fled the Cheng family under the instigation of her cousin.
It wasn't until more than thirty years later that she realized that this man had a sense of responsibility. In the end, he forgave her and took care of her until he died of illness.
At this time, unlike in the colorful world of the future, women's chastity was still taken very seriously, especially in rural areas.
Even if she takes the initiative to speak, he still has to draw a clear line with himself to avoid tarnishing her innocence and allowing her to remarry someone else smoothly in the future.
This man is calm and reserved, kind-hearted and responsible. He is a real man.
She looked at the man cleaning up the wooden sofa and secretly made up her mind.
Cheng Tianyuan, don't think about it. Anyway, this girl will depend on you for the rest of her life!
The night was dark, and the only chandelier in the adobe room was on, dimly.
The newlyweds were divided into two sides of the room, one sleeping on the bed and the other sleeping on the sofa.
Xue Ling had been riding in and out of cars for several days. She was already exhausted and fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.
Cheng Tianyuan, who was sitting on the wooden sofa, couldn't sleep, thinking about the dire situation at home that couldn't be solved, and his heart was in a mess.
This time my father was very ill, and the doctor in the county even issued a critical illness notice. Fortunately, the rescue was timely, and my father finally saved his life.
His salary for the first half of the year had been spent on medical expenses. Wherever relatives and friends could borrow money, the old mother borrowed it. Adding in the previous payment, she owed more than a thousand yuan.
I borrowed another 100 yuan for the wedding this time, 88 yuan for the bride price, and 10 yuan for the ride to the city to get the marriage certificate. I couldn't come up with the rest, so I had to shamelessly discuss it with the father-in-law of the Xue family.
Fortunately, the father-in-law was very reasonable and allowed them to get married and settle down, and nothing else mattered.
Now that his family is extremely poor, he has to quickly find some money to help his mother with household expenses and pay off part of the debt, so that he can return to work in the county with peace of mind.
The night was very quiet, and the sound of even breathing could be heard from the woman on the bed. He didn't know if he was infected, but he also fell asleep without knowing it.
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Early in the morning, the sound of chopping wood could be heard outside.
Cheng Tianyuan opened his eyes, quickly got up, dressed, tidied up the wooden sofa, and then went to the toilet in the back to brush his teeth and wash his face.
After he cleaned up, Xue Ling still didn't wake up.
Cheng Tianyuan didn't want to talk to her at first, but he thought that relatives and villagers would come rushing to see the bride soon, so he had to walk to the big bed.
"Xue Ling! Xue Ling! Get up quickly!"
Xue Ling was still asleep. Listening to his voice, she muttered, "Isn't it still daylight?"
Cheng Tianyuan said solemnly: "It's already light outside, get up quickly. There will be many people coming to ask for candy in a while. You know what to do, right?"
Xue Ling finally regained consciousness and jumped up to a sitting position.
"How to do it?"
She was wearing thin pajamas, with the collar open, revealing a large section of her snow-white neck and shoulders. Her hair was a little messy, and her almond-shaped eyes were sleepy. She was no longer aggressive and shrewd like yesterday, but more charming and cute.
Cheng Tianyuan was stunned for a moment.
Xue Ling rubbed her eyes, thinking that he would not answer, so she explained: "I don't understand your wedding customs, please tell me first."
Cheng Tianyuan quickly came to his senses, turned away his handsome face, and stopped looking at her.
"It's not complicated. The bride only needs to be responsible for bringing wedding candies and serving tea. The elders offer a cup of tea, and the others share two candies."
Xue Ling nodded and got up quickly.
"Okay! I get it!"
She jumped down in a hurry, threw on her coat, folded the quilt quickly, put on her shoes, and hurried to wash up.
Cheng Tianyuan couldn't help but be a little surprised.
The father-in-law of the Xue family said that she had been pampered since she was brought up, and had many minor problems. She especially liked to stay in bed for more than half an hour at a time, and asked him to supervise her more and not let her in-laws laugh at her.
Little did he know that Xue Ling had already been transformed at this time. Years of high-intensity and busy life had cultivated her good habits of not daring to waste time.
Brush your teeth, wash your face, change clothes, comb your hair, and get it neatly done in five minutes.
At this time, the sky was still bright and Cheng Tianyuan was chopping firewood in the yard. There was a fire in the kitchen, but there was no one there.
The Cheng family only has two adobe houses, the kitchen is outside, and a large yard surrounded by a wooden fence made by the family.
Xue Ling walked over, quickly picked up the firewood, bundled it and carried it to the kitchen.
Cheng Tianyuan glanced at her straight back and was secretly surprised that she, a delicate city girl, would take the initiative to do rough work, but he ignored her.
Seeing that the fire in the stove was almost extinguished, Xue Ling quickly added firewood and blew on it.
The flames burst out, and the autumn firewood dried and quickly started to burn.
She walked out of the kitchen and asked in a loud voice: "Brother Yuan, the water is boiling, what should I use it for?"
Cheng Tianyuan's back was slightly stiff and he replied: "...Dad used it to apply on his arms. You go and ask Mom to pick it up."
When she was a child, she would call him "Brother Yuan" at the entrance of the alley, and she would always pester him to carry her on his back, act like a baby and take her out to play. Hearing her again after so many years, it seemed familiar yet strange at the same time.
"Hey!" She walked quickly to the adobe room on the other side.