“Is that a gold ring?”
Second Aunt and Third Aunt stared at the item Lin Xiaoman had taken out of the red box, feeling as though the glitter had nearly blinded them.
“Xiaoman, your man gave you a gold ring the moment he arrived. How much must that have cost?”
They were so jealous. Why were their own daughters still in primary school?
If things really came to that, they could get married too!
They had been married for more than ten years, yet forget a gold ring, they had not even received a single copper thimble.
But Lin Xiaoman’s man had just arrived and given her a gold ring.
When they remembered that their eldest sister in law had said Ye Xiaochen was a contractor, the richest and youngest contractor in the entire commune, they suddenly felt that it was perfectly normal for him to give her anything.
Then they thought about how this ring had originally been meant for Li Xianrong, only for it to end up with Lin Xiaoman instead.
Forget their eldest sister in law going crazy and cursing him. Who would not curse after something like that?
Lin Xiaoman had shamelessly stolen her cousin’s blind date, and she had absolutely made the right choice. She had truly struck it rich!
If Li Xianrong found out about this, who knew how badly she would curse them!
Just thinking about her eldest sister in law’s fiery temper made them want to watch the drama unfold.
Lin Xiaoman herself was also startled by Ye Xiaochen’s generosity. Her nose tingled slightly as she thought, A rich and generous man like this cannot be allowed to slip away this time. I have to hold on tight.
She took a deep breath.
“Is this for me?”
“Of course. Didn’t you say you wanted to be my girlfriend? Once we’ve gone on a blind date, I should at least buy you a gift,” Ye Xiaochen said.
“See if you like it. If you don’t, I’ll take you to exchange it right now.”
“Then put it on for me.”
Lin Xiaoman held out her left hand, but suddenly felt a little embarrassed and pulled it back.
Her index finger was still wrapped in a piece of cloth. She had cut it yesterday while chopping grass for the pigs.
“How did you hurt this?”
Ye Xiaochen immediately grabbed her left hand, giving her no chance to pull it away.
“I cut it while chopping grass for the pigs.”
What rural girl did not have several scars on the index finger of her left hand?
Just when one injury healed, another would appear somewhere else.
“Don’t do heavy work anymore.” Ye Xiaochen turned to Li Yunshu, who had just come out carrying bowls of eggs. “Auntie, don’t let Xiaoman do heavy work anymore. Look at how badly her hand is hurt.”
“Ah, oh, all right.”
Li Yunshu answered absentmindedly, then watched as Ye Xiaochen slipped a dazzling golden circle onto her daughter’s finger.
“Xiao Ye, what did you put on Xiaoman?”
Although she knew what it was, she still could not bring herself to believe it.
“A gold ring.” Ye Xiaochen looked at Lin Xiaoman. “Do you like it?”
“Mm, I love it. I really, really like it.”
Lin Xiaoman looked at her yellowish, thin, injured hand and felt a little embarrassed.
“It just doesn’t look very good with my hand. My hands are so ugly.”
“Who says that? Your fingers are slender and obviously beautiful. As long as you stop doing heavy work, they’ll become even prettier than those actresses’ hands.”
Really?
Lin Xiaoman looked at her own hand.
They really were slender, just like in her previous life!
But in her previous life, what kind of work had these hands not done? From being a waitress to washing dishes and working as a cleaner, she had relied on these hands to hold up the entire sky for her daughter.
It hurts to think about it. It really hurt.
“That’s right, that’s right. You shouldn’t do heavy work anymore. I’ll do all of it from now on.”
Li Yunshu finally came back to her senses. This son in law was a contractor, after all. His wife could not look shabby. She had to be pretty and well cared for so that he would have a face when he took her out.
Her son in law was already so generous that he had given her daughter a gold ring the moment he came to their home. What was the trouble in doing a little more work herself?
If her daughter married well, wouldn’t she look after her mother’s family in the future? Perhaps she might even buy her a gold ring too. No, she would probably buy her mother a big gold bracelet instead.
Thinking about this, Li Yunshu made up her mind. From now on, she would spoil and pamper her daughter.
“Come, Xiao Ye, have some boiled water.”
Ye Xiaochen became nervous when he saw the eggs. He hated eating eggs the most, and he especially hated eggs cooked in sweetened water.
“I’ll just have a couple of sips of the soup.”
Ye Xiaochen picked up the bowl and drank two mouthfuls of the soup. Then he picked up the spoon and fed the egg to Lin Xiaoman.
“You’re too thin. Eat more and build yourself up. You’ll look even better.”
Lin Xiaoman’s face turned bright red when the egg was pushed into her mouth.
“Hey, Yunshu, look at how much this son in law dotes on Xiaoman.”
“Exactly. Young people these days are so lucky to be able to fall in love freely. It wasn’t like that in our time. Even after getting married, we didn’t dare to get too close to each other because we were afraid people would laugh at us.”
“Second Sister in Law, you’re just an old fashioned person. Young people nowadays know how to express their feelings.”
“Exactly, exactly. Our Xiaoman is really lucky.”
With her face flushed red, Lin Xiaoman had her mouth stuffed full of egg by Ye Xiaochen. She glared at the Second Aunt and Third Aunt.
Can’t you two stop talking even while I’m eating?
“I’ll do it myself.”
After finally swallowing, Lin Xiaoman hurriedly reached for the spoon in his hand.
“It’s fine. I’ll feed you.”
Li Yunshu saw that her two sisters-in-law were about to tease Xiaoman again and immediately shot them a warning look.
Enough already. The young couple are showing affection, so why are you two butting in?
“Xiaoman really is lucky.”
“Second Sister in Law, if you’re not convinced, go home and have my second brother feed you too.”
“Your second brother is as stubborn as a dead log. If I asked him to feed me, he’d probably feed me a few slaps instead.”
Those words successfully frightened Lin Xiaoman.
She hurriedly blocked Ye Xiaochen’s hand.
“Can I ask you something?”
“Go ahead.”
“Would you ever hit a woman?”
“Only a man without any ability would hit a woman,” Ye Xiaochen said. “Of course, if some women go too far, they might deserve a beating. If you don’t teach them a lesson, they won’t remember it.”
Lin Xiaoman’s expression changed immediately.
In her previous life, Chen Jian had not only refused to support the family, he had also beaten her.
If Ye Xiaochen was the kind of man who hit people too, then perhaps she should not marry him after all.
After all, there was no point having money if she did not have a life to spend it on.
“What is it?”
“I mean, would you hit your wife?”
“I’m not sick. Why would I hit my wife?” Ye Xiaochen laughed. “A wife is a man’s fortune. If you mistreat your wife, wealth will never come your way.
Don’t worry, I’m not that twisted. A man who even hits his own wife isn’t a real man. Besides, you’re so obedient. How could I bear to hit you?”
He was clearly flirting with her.
Lin Xiaoman’s face immediately turned red all the way to her ears.
What did he mean by saying she was obedient?
She was just a little foolish, foolish enough to ask one question after another like this.
“Stop talking nonsense.”
“I’m not talking nonsense. Didn’t you say you wanted to marry me? Tell me, when should we go and get our marriage certificate?”
“What?”
Li Yunshu and her two sisters-in-law, who were eating eggs, nearly choked at the same time.
This fast?
Lin Xiaoman was also stunned.
She had said she wanted to marry him, but she had never said they should get their marriage certificate this quickly.
Wait, she was only eighteen. She could not get a marriage certificate yet!
“Well, I… I’m not twenty yet, so we can’t get a marriage certificate.”
“We can hold the wedding first. Once you’re old enough in a couple of years, we can get the certificate.”
Unexpectedly, her mother, Li Yunshu, was even more anxious and immediately offered a suggestion.
“Xiao Ye, how about you come over properly first? Both our families can sit down together and discuss everything, then choose an auspicious day and hold the wedding banquet.”
“Then let’s do it tomorrow. Tomorrow, we’ll meet at a restaurant in town. Both families can meet each other and set the date.”
“Good, good, tomorrow, tomorrow.”
Li Yunshu was so happy that she could barely close her mouth. Her daughter was truly amazing. She had managed to win over such a wonderful son in law just like that.
Li Family’s Second Aunt and Third Aunt exchanged glances.
Something was not right. Why were they rushing things so much?
Could there be something wrong with this man?
And what would their eldest sister in law think when she found out about this?