"I was confused 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. If you sleep outside, it will be very unpleasant!"
Cheng Tianyuan lowered his cold 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 been completely embarrassed by yourself!"
Xue Ling knew that he had gone too far before, and it was impossible for him to forgive her immediately.
She lowered her voice: "If you lose it, can't you work hard to get it back? I've 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."
Cheng Tianyuan was slightly stunned and said nothing, but in his heart he had to admit that what she said made sense.
Everyone in Chengjia Village knew that he was marrying a wife today, and she was marrying a city girl from the imperial capital.
According to the wedding rules here, the newlyweds go into the bridal chamber after paying homage to the bride. The next morning, relatives and friends from the countryside will come to see the bride and eat sweets to please her.
If someone with a sharp eye found out that he slept in the woodshed on his wedding night, the whole village might know about it, which would be very unpleasant.
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 pair of fiery eyes for observing words and emotions.
Seeing that he was starting to loosen up, I quickly gave him a step down.
"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 worry too much. I can just sleep on the wooden sofa over there."
If she despises herself and doesn't want to live with him, he will look for opportunities to divorce her.
After all, they had met each other and were neighbors when they were young. He couldn't be unclear with her. If she found her own happiness in the future, she wouldn't let the other person look down on her.
After hearing this, Xue Ling's eyes flashed with gloom, but deep down in his heart he could not conceal his emotion.
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 was not until decades later that she realized that this man was responsible. In the end, he even 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 ends of the room, one sleeping on the bed and the other sleeping on the sofa.
Xue Ling had been riding in a car for several days, and it was very bumpy. After washing, she fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.
Cheng Tianyuan, who was sitting on the wooden sofa, was tossing and turning, thinking about his family's future livelihood, thinking that even if he faced a bad situation that couldn't be solved, 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 already 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 took a car to the city to get the marriage certificate for 10 yuan. 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, so that he can return to work in the county with peace of mind.
He has to find a way to get his family settled in the next two days...
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 by her, but he fell asleep unconsciously.
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Early the next morning, the sound of wood chopping 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.
When he came back, Xue Ling was still awake.
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 on the bed. 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, her almond-shaped eyes were dim, and her cherry lips were pursed. 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 in a soft tone: "I don't understand your wedding customs, please tell me first."
Cheng Tianyuan quickly came to his senses, turned his face away from his cold and handsome face, and stopped looking at it.
"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 walked quickly to wash up.
Cheng Tianyuan couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Previously, 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. He asked him to supervise her more and not to 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 a little time.
Brush your teeth, wash your face, change clothes, comb your hair, get it neat and tidy in five minutes, and then stride out the door.
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.
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.
Seeing that the fire in the stove was almost extinguished, Xue Ling quickly added firewood and blew on it.
The fire in the furnace burst out, and the autumn firewood dried and soon 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 arm. You can just call Mom to pick it up."
When she was a child, she would call him "Brother Yuan" at the entrance of a big alley. She would always pester him to carry her on his back, and would act coquettishly and ask him to take her out to play. Hearing her again after so many years, it felt familiar yet strange.
"Hey!" She walked quickly to the adobe room on the other side.