The Crane Departs the Green Hills

Zhang Qinghan: “Zhao He, 17 years older than me, a divorcee, just an old man, wild and bad tempered, stingier than Grandet, scheming and vindictive. I have to engage in battles of wits with him everyday.” Friend: “… and you still married him!” Zhang Qinghan answered innocently: “He’s rich.” Zhao He’s friend was angry hearing this. “Can’t you find another woman who is young, beautiful and not after your money in the entire Su Nan? You have to be blind to marry her!” Zhao He: “I remember that dawn, the sky was dark, there was only rustling sound of the street cleaner sweeping, the damp smell from yesterday’s rain still lingering, it was very quiet, she was asleep, I can hear her shallow breathing. The pain from my leg woke me up, it throbbed badly, I was restless and irritable fighting the pain. She stirred, her eyes half opened, dazedly massaging my leg until she drifted back to sleep.” Friend:”…” You really didn’t marry her for her body. Zhang Qinghan’s eyes were tinged with emotion after hearing this. By the twenty eighth time she heard him reciting that scripted speech: “I remember that dawn…”, she slammed the door. “Don’t you have any other thing to say? I have only massaged your leg for 3 minutes.” “you massaged me for 1 minutes 15 secs.” Zhang Qinghan: “…” — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: The Crane Departs the Green Hills — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠