Zhang Xiulan turned around at this moment and greeted her with a smile, “Qinghe, come and eat quickly. I’ve already scooped it out for you!”
Su Qinghe walked over to the table and saw a plate of braised pork joint, rich with sauce and incredibly fragrant.
Next to it was a steaming bowl of white rice. Although the rice wasn’t particularly white, its aroma was quite rich.
Su Qinghe was already starving, her stomach pressed against her back, and seeing this rice paired with the pork joint made her even more unable to resist.
“Mom, why don’t you eat with me?”
“Mom’s not eating!” Zhang Xiulan refused. “I’ve already eaten. Eat quickly, and we’ll go get our marriage certificate registered as soon as you’re done!”
Su Qinghe felt a bit helpless. “Mom, there’s no need to be in such a rush, is there?”
Hearing this, Zhang Xiulan instantly became nervous. “Qinghe, you aren’t regretting it again, are you?”
“I didn’t regret it—”
“As long as you didn’t regret it!” Zhang Xiulan patted her chest. “Qinghe, it’s not easy to find someone willing to marry you. We must hurry. Once you miss this opportunity, you won’t get another chance!”
Su Qinghe didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but she had to admit that what Zhang Xiulan said was the truth.
With the original owner’s reputation, wanting to find a marriage partner was indeed not easy.
Although that old man was a bit older and had an adopted son, making her a stepmother as soon as she married in, at least he had money!
A veteran and the director of the Flour Mill—in this era, that could be said to be highly prestigious!
In this era of housing shortages, she heard he had a separate large courtyard, which added up to a full five hundred square meters!
As Su Qinghe thought about it, she suddenly realized she didn’t even know this old man’s name yet.
“Mom, my future husband’s name?”
Zhang Xiulan looked at Su Qinghe with a helpless expression. “I’ve told you several times before, how have you still not remembered? His surname is Qin, and his name is Qin Yu. That cheap son of his is called Qin Wang.”
“Which ‘Yu’?”
“It’s the one…”
Although Zhang Xiulan was literate, she was only barely so. After getting stuck for quite a while, she finally thought of how to explain it.
“It’s the ‘Yu’ that looks very similar to ‘Huo’.”
Su Qinghe understood instantly.
Although it was her first time hearing such an explanation, there was indeed nothing wrong with it.
“The ‘Wang’ in Qin Wang is the ‘Wang’ from ‘Wangxiang’ (delusion). You can tell from the name that Qin Yu definitely didn’t take this cheap son seriously, otherwise why would he give him such a name? Qinghe, once you get the certificate in a bit, work hard tonight to win this old man over directly.
Let me tell you, when an old man who hasn’t married by thirty finally gets married, it’s like an old house catching fire. With your looks and figure, you’ll win him over in minutes! When that time comes, won’t everything be up to you…”
Hearing Zhang Xiulan’s wild remarks, Su Qinghe almost choked to death.
Are these the kind of words a real mother would say to her daughter?
But thinking about the original owner’s personality, there was nothing wrong with Zhang Xiulan giving such advice.
After all, the original owner lacked the qualities of truth, goodness, and beauty; she was neither virtuous nor gentle, and she couldn’t do chores or cook.
If she wanted to capture an old man’s heart, she could only capture his body first.
Amidst Zhang Xiulan’s continuous urging, Shen Qinghe finally finished her meal.
She only ate a third of the large pork joint, starting from a corner and leaving the rest untouched so it wouldn’t affect others eating it.
She ate one bowl of rice.
And drank a bowl of rice water.
Now full and satisfied, her stomach felt comfortable, and her mood improved along with it.
Shen Qinghe stood up, looking like she was facing death unflinchingly. “Let’s go! To register!”
This look didn’t make it seem like she was going to get married, but rather like she was heading to the execution ground.
Zhang Xiulan couldn’t care less about that. She had specifically taken the day off from work today just to watch Shen Qinghe get the marriage certificate.
Only by seeing the registration with her own eyes could she be completely at ease.
The mother and daughter left the house together and headed straight for the marriage registration office.
Along the way, Shen Qinghe quietly observed everything around her.
Her understanding of this era was limited to textbooks and some movies or TV shows.
But whether it was textbooks or films, what they depicted was very one-sided.
It was a completely different story from the vivid scene before her eyes.
Because of the unique time period, bright clothing was basically nowhere to be seen; it was mostly black, white, gray, and blue.
Occasionally, someone wearing green military trousers would appear and instantly become the coolest guy on the street, with everyone looking at him with eyes full of envy.
Just as they were about to reach the marriage registration office, Shen Qinghe saw two males wearing military trousers.
One was a tall, thin soldier brother, and the other was an equally thin young boy.
The soldier brother’s height was estimated to be at least 1.9 meters.
On such a hot day, he wore a white shirt and military trousers, with the shirt tucked into his pants.
There was no belt around his waist, causing the trousers to sag slightly, which made his waist look even slimmer.
Not only was his waist slim, but he also had a pert butt and long legs.
Just looking at this back profile alone already made Shen Qinghe’s heart beat faster.
What a pity that she was about to register her marriage with an old man. She could only steal a few more glances at such a high-quality soldier brother to feast her eyes.
While she was sighing in her heart, she saw the little boy in military trousers suddenly turn his head and look over.
The little boy looked about seven or eight years old, with very fair and tender skin, chubby cheeks, and a pair of large, dark, bright eyes. Not only did he have double eyelids, but his eyelashes were also long and dark, like little fans.
The two made eye contact, staring at each other, and neither spoke for a moment.
Both were marveling at the other’s looks.
The little boy even flashed a bright smile at her, which improved Su Qinghe’s mood quite a bit.
She wondered whose family this little boy belonged to; he was truly so handsome!
Just as she was thinking this, she saw the man turn his head and look over.
Almost at the exact same moment, Zhang Xiulan let out a somewhat exaggerated laugh.
“Oh, Director Qin, have you been here for a while? I’m so sorry to keep you waiting. This is my daughter, Qinghe! Let’s go in and get the certificate now!”
Su Qinghe was stunned.
This man was Qin Yu?
The old man she was supposed to register her marriage with?
He didn’t look old at all!
If she hadn’t been told he was thirty, he looked twenty-seven or twenty-eight at most.
Mature, steady, and handsome.
He looked exactly like the abstinent, old-cadre type.
Wait!
If this was Qin Yu, then wasn’t the exquisitely-looking child next to him his cheap son, Qin Wang?
Since he was so good-looking, was he really a bratty kid?
Could the rumors be wrong?
Just as Su Qinghe was thinking this, she saw Qin Wang curl his lips. “Dad, this old woman keeps staring at you with her eyes, and her drool is about to run out. She doesn’t look like a decent person at all. Don’t marry someone like her.”
Hearing Qin Wang’s words, Zhang Xiulan’s smile froze on her face.
He really was a bratty kid!
If she had a choice, she really wouldn’t want her daughter to be a stepmother to such a brat!
Su Qinghe, “…”
Hey!
With her hot temper!
She had plenty of experience when it came to educating bratty kids!
Just then, a mechanical electronic voice suddenly popped up in Su Qinghe’s head.
【The binding conditions for the stepmother raising male protagonist system have been met. Please become the male lead’s stepmother as soon as possible, Host.】