Not quite the same?
What does that mean?
Although Xiao Lan is in her fifties now, her romantic experience is pitifully scarce. Back then, she was young and was spotted by Gu Zeyun’s father, who brought her home, never even went on a blind date, and doesn’t understand these twists and turns at all.
So, she pondered for a moment and asked cautiously.
“Specifically, where is it different?”
“Not good-looking? Or age…”
“She wouldn’t hit people, would she?”
“Actually, I’ve thought about it, as long as Xiao Ze likes her, anything is fine!”
“As long as she has good character, our family doesn’t mind!”
Chen Ran opened his mouth, said “ah,” and didn’t know how to answer.
Specifically, where is it different?
It seems that she’s not as well-behaved as they heard, has a bit of a temper, and is a little smart.
But how can he say that?
That doesn’t rise to the level of a character issue!
Even in his heart, he vaguely agrees with his brother’s statement.
People have a rebellious streak, which isn’t a bad thing for people like them.
The Gu family’s waters are so deep, if they marry a docile one according to the old man’s wishes, wouldn’t she be bullied to death!
He doesn’t expect a woman to be able to help Brother Yun, at least don’t hold him back!
And as for looks…
To be honest, Lin Nian is quite pretty.
She’s very fair and a little pitifully thin, making people want to pack her a serving of braised pork at first glance.
As for hitting people, she only hit Shen Chengye, and she was polite to his brother, there’s nothing wrong with that.
And how much could it hurt to be hit by her small arms and legs?
He thinks Shen Chengye is just pretending to be in so much pain, dramatic!
Looking at it this way, he doesn’t seem to dislike Lin Nian very much.
He’s just annoyed that Yun-ge is so good to her as soon as Lin Nian appears.
Even if Yun-ge used to be warm-hearted, he would only help behind the scenes, and he never asked about what happened afterward, it was just a casual thing.
But now, he cares about everything about Lin Nian, and he, as his brother, has never enjoyed this kind of treatment.
Pure jealousy.
But Chen Ran won’t admit it!
So, he gritted his teeth, looked at Gu Zeyun’s door, and mischievously whispered.
“I can’t really say, Aunt Xiao, you’ll know when you see her.”
“Anyway, don’t agree so quickly.”
“This marriage is a lifetime thing! You have to test her.”
The two whispered to each other, completely unaware that Gu Zeyun upstairs had already walked out of the room, looking down at them.
He even laughed at them in his heart.
Can they change what he, Gu Zeyun, has decided?
Besides, he didn’t originally intend to get a marriage certificate, he’s just helping the little girl out.
Once her matter is resolved, they’ll just part ways.
Thinking of this, Gu Zeyun felt a little lost.
But as soon as he turned his head and saw Gu, the old man, also standing at the door, observing him, his face turned cold again.
The old man Gu was also impolite and took the lead in mocking.
“You kid, always wearing a dead fish face! No wonder you can’t find a wife even now.”
“Back then, your grandfather, your father, which one of them didn’t find a good wife with their own ability in their early twenties?”
“You don’t inherit what you should inherit, you just learned your father’s expressionless dead look, it’s annoying to look at.”
The irritability in Gu Zeyun’s heart rose up, and a rebuttal reached his lips, but he swallowed it back.
In the end, he just scoffed.
“The trick doesn’t work, I mean what I say, dating is okay, marriage is impossible.”
“You should take care of your own family affairs first, things are about to turn upside down in the capital, aren’t you going back?”
The old man Gu laughed in anger and kicked him.
“With me watching you, you brat are still so wild!”
“As soon as I leave, won’t you directly file a report?”
“Spare me that! With me here, you can’t go anywhere!”
“Either come back to Beijing with me, or stay put in Nancheng!”
Night fell.
Lin Dong groped his way to Shen Chengye’s house in the dark, but from afar, he heard a woman’s sobbing.
He was shocked and quickened his pace. Sure enough, he saw that the door of Shen Chengye’s house was not closed, and Widow Liu was sitting in the yard crying.
“Brother Shen, it’s all my fault!”
“Did your little wife call off the engagement because of me?”
“It’s that girl Lin Nian, right? You wait, I’ll go find her in a bit! I’ll definitely explain it to her!”
“You have nothing to do with us, you’re just kind-hearted and can’t bear to see us orphans and widows suffer…”
“I’ll apologize to her! I’ll beg her on my knees! As long as she’s willing to believe us, I’ll do anything…”
Widow Liu’s name is Liu Yun. She has a kind face with round features. In the village, people would say that she looks like she’s good at bearing children and is very likable.
In addition, her first child was a son, and she had a pension in hand. After her husband passed away, many people came to propose marriage to her, but she refused them all.
Lin Dong watched from afar, and just happened to see her body trembling slightly because of crying. He held his breath.
A flash of inspiration struck his mind, and he suddenly felt enlightened.
As long as he marries Widow Liu, won’t he be able to ensure that Shen Chengye is devoted to Lin Nian?
And this way, he won’t have to worry about him secretly giving Widow Liu money.
Anyway, whatever is sent back and forth is all their family’s!
He rubbed his hands and walked straight up, hugging Widow Liu from behind.
Liu Yun thought it was Shen Chengye who had come out, and turned her head with a charming smile. When she saw Lin Dong’s unfamiliar face, she screamed in fright.
“Who are you? Don’t touch me!”
“Help! There’s a hooligan! Brother Shen, save me!”
Lin Dong was annoyed and reached out to grab her arm.
“No, what good can you be, crying at someone else’s door in the middle of the night?”
“Aren’t you just deliberately waiting for a man?”
“How come Shen Chengye can, but I can’t?”
“Didn’t you just say you wanted to apologize to my sister? No need to go, I’m the one who makes the decisions in our family!”
“As long as you marry me, this matter will be cleared up, how about it?”
Liu Yun was stunned.
She did say that!
But that’s because Lin Nian is ignoring Shen Chengye. Shen Chengye went to the city today and wanted to break off the relationship with her when he came back.
Even though she desperately tried to sell her misery, Shen Chengye was just lukewarm, saying that he would send her money every month in the future, but he would no longer deliver it in person.
Liu Yun desperately asked, and Shen Chengye told her about Lin Nian.
She panicked all of a sudden.
Originally, she always thought that Shen Chengye was also interested in her, but she didn’t expect that he had a girlfriend behind her back!
The most important thing is that now she has to choose one of the two, and she chose the other one!
What should she do?
If they get married in the future, and that woman is a bit powerful and controls Shen Chengye’s money, wouldn’t their family lose a lot of income?
Don’t look at how nice Shen Chengye’s promises sound now, but she knows that a man’s promise is worth nothing!
When the time comes, he’ll want to go back on his word, and he’ll have all the reasons.
She’s a woman with no way to make money, but her child is still young, and there are many places to spend money.
Shen Chengye’s money is the sense of security she must grasp.
She has to fight for it no matter what.
That’s why she came in the middle of the night after thinking about it.
Unexpectedly, Shen Chengye didn’t soften, but she was taken advantage of by someone else first!
Liu Yun was so angry that her teeth itched, and she suddenly reacted and asked suspiciously.
“Are you Lin Nian’s younger brother?”
“Why do you look so different?”