Liang Bo, who had just been mentioned by Shen Zhiyan, suddenly sneezed.
“Achoo!”
In the small grove, Bai Ruolian looked at him nervously.
“Brother Liang, did you catch a cold? Should we head back?”
Liang Bo rubbed his nose. “I’m fine. It’s probably Song Yunlan she still can’t let me go and is thinking about me!”
As soon as he said that, he reached out and pulled Bai Ruolian into his arms.
“Lian’er, now that Song Yunlan and I have broken off the engagement, just wait a few more days. Once my job is stable, we’ll submit our marriage application!”
Hearing this, Bai Ruolian’s eyes lit up. She leaned softly into his arms, her fingers lightly tracing his chest.
“Brother Liang, you mean it? But will your parents agree? They valued Sister Song so much will they take their anger out on me?”
At the mention of his parents, a shadow flickered in Liang Bo’s eyes.
If they hadn’t forced him to get engaged to Song Yunlan back then, he wouldn’t have signed up to go to the countryside out of anger.
“Don’t worry. Our household registrations are already here. Even if they don’t agree, they can’t stop us.
I’m their only son. When the time comes, we’ll go back with our son and daughter whether they like it or not, they’ll have to accept it!”
Bai Ruolian knew a bit about Liang Bo’s family background.
Back in the capital, she had attended the same school as Song Yunlan, so she had gathered plenty of information.
She just hadn’t expected that what she learned back then would now all come in handy.
“Brother Liang, I don’t care about bride price or gifts. As long as you have me in your heart, I’m satisfied.
If your parents are angry, let them vent it on me. After all, I just love you too much.”
Thinking of how his parents had cut off all financial support to force him to comply, Liang Bo felt resentment surge again.
If they hadn’t insisted on pairing him with Song Yunlan, he wouldn’t have been labeled a kept man living off a woman.
After all, his family background wasn’t any worse than Song Yunlan’s!
“Don’t worry they won’t. No matter what, I’ll protect you. As long as I’m here, no one can bully you!”
Hearing this, Bai Ruolian wrapped her arms around his neck, moved to tears, and pressed her lips to his.
“Brother Liang, you’re so good to me!”
Having already tasted intimacy, Liang Bo didn’t hold back. Soon, the quiet grove filled with suggestive sounds.
Lost in his own world, Liang Bo had no idea that his parents had forced the engagement with Song Yunlan only to protect him.
Less than three months after he went to the countryside, his parents had already been sent down to the far northwest. This had been kept from him alone.
Of course, Song Yunlan didn’t know this either.
To give Song Yunlan and Liang Bo a chance to get along, the Song family had concealed the news while quietly running around to help.
Unexpectedly, in the previous life, just as news of Liang Bo’s parents being rehabilitated came, the Song family received word that Song Yunlan had gone missing.
From then on, relations between the Liang and Song families deteriorated rapidly, spiraling out of control.
Even though Liang Bo’s parents knew their son had wronged the Song family, when forced to choose, they still chose emotion over morality.
In this life, Song Yunlan had let go early no one knew what changes that news would bring in the capital.
Back in Song Yunlan’s courtyard, dusk was already approaching.
After finishing their discussion about the job, Song Yunlan started hinting for Shen Zhiyan to leave.
Reluctant to go, Shen Zhiyan spotted the things by the stove and immediately volunteered to cook.
“Wife, let me at least eat before I go! I already told my mom if I go back now, she’ll definitely laugh at me for not being welcome here!”
Seeing him stubbornly refuse to leave, Song Yunlan could only sigh and agree.
For some reason, when it came to Shen Zhiyan, she always softened and gave in.
Maybe it was because she remembered how hard his life had been in the previous life.
With her permission, Shen Zhiyan rolled up his sleeves and got to work. In less than an hour, he had prepared three dishes and a soup.
“Wife, wash your hands it’s time to eat!”
After setting the table, he took off his apron and called out to Song Yunlan, who was sitting on the heated bed reading.
Hearing him, she put down her red-covered book and walked over.
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, sour-and-spicy shredded potatoes, stir-fried cured pork with green peppers, plus a spinach soup, served with steamed buns made from mixed flour.
(Of course, the buns had already been made by Song Yunlan earlier Shen Zhiyan had only reheated them.)
“Looks good! I didn’t expect you to have this kind of skill!”
Honestly, she was genuinely surprised by his cooking.
In these times, men who could cook were rare and men willing to cook for their wives were even rarer.
Hearing her praise, Shen Zhiyan nodded proudly.
“Of course! Who do you think I am? I’m your man I should know how to do everything. As long as I’m home, you won’t have to lift a finger!”
Hearing this, Song Yunlan was reminded of their upcoming marriage.
Logically, after getting married, she would move into the Shen family home.
Shen Zhiyan had already said everything there was prepared.
But suddenly living with so many people made her feel uneasy.
Seeing her expression change, Shen Zhiyan grew concerned.
“What’s wrong? Not to your taste?”
Snapping out of her thoughts, she met his worried gaze and felt warmth in her heart.
“It’s nothing… I’m just a bit worried. If we get married, does that mean I’ll have to move into your family home? Your sisters-in-law…”
Hearing this, Shen Zhiyan relaxed.
“That? What’s there to worry about? My mom has always said that once I get married, we’ll split the household right away.
Don’t worry with me around, no one will bully you. At worst, we’ll separate on the second day after the wedding, and I’ll take you to live in the county!”
Hearing this, Song Yunlan couldn’t help but punch him lightly.
“Have some sense! What kind of daughter-in-law urges a family split the day after getting married? If people hear that, who knows what they’ll say!”
Shen Zhiyan didn’t care about gossip, but since she did, he adjusted.
“Then we’ll wait a few days before splitting. Don’t worry everything’s on me. However you lived before, you’ll live the same after marriage. You don’t need to worry about anything just focus on being comfortable.”
He had absolute confidence he could protect his wife.
But thinking about splitting the household, he knew he’d have to hint to his mother later that night.
His two sisters-in-law… one loved taking advantage and scheming, the other was timid yet overly devoted to her own family.
Hard to judge.
No matter how he looked at it, his wife was the best his wife was the best in the world!