No matter how slow Zhang Laosan's reaction was, he realized that Widow Mu was his blind date.
Even though he knew that he would not agree to the blind date no matter who it was, Zhang Laosan's eyes still reddened uncontrollably when he found out that Widow Mu was his blind date.
He had always known that his parents did not like him, but he did not think about anything else. It was not until Zhang Fugui and Li Huiru brought him to meet a woman who was obviously much older than him that Zhang Laosan realized how much they did not like him.
The conversation that followed simply refreshed Zhang Laosan's worldview.
If Zhang Fugui and Li Huiru's act of letting him go on a blind date with Widow Mu had completely hurt his heart, then Zhang Fugui and Li Huiru, as well as Widow Mu's act of letting him marry into their family, had completely destroyed his heart.
In fact, when Zhang Fugui and Li Huiru accepted a high betrothal gift for their daughter but were unwilling to spend money to buy a dowry for their daughter, he should have already seen how selfish they were. However, Zhang Laosan did not expect that they were not only selfish to their daughter, but also to their son. They actually came up with the idea of letting him marry into their family and then asking Widow Mu for money.
Zhang Laosan stood there in a daze, listening to his parents talk about how capable he was, how eight hundred yuan was not expensive, and so on, as if they were selling pork.
It was as if he was no longer a person in their eyes, but an object that could be bought and sold at will.
Zhang Laosan wanted to resist and say no, but he could not say a word because his heart was broken by Zhang Fugui and Li Huiru.
Aunt Wang stood to the side and looked at Zhang Laosan apologetically. If she had not said those words, Zhang Laosan would not have become like this.
Aunt Wang wanted to apologize, but she could not open her mouth because of Zhang Fugui and Li Huiru. She could only stand to the side like Zhang Laosan without saying a word.
Zhang Fugui, Li Huiru, and Widow Mu simply treated Zhang Laosan like a pig. The three of them said one sentence after another, and in the end, it was a deal.
They looked as if they could not wait to send Zhang Laosan directly to Widow Mu's house this afternoon.
From the beginning to the end, nobody asked whether Zhang Laosan was willing or not. In their eyes, Zhang Laosan was just an object. He should not have his own emotions.
Just as Zhang Fugui, Li Huiru, and Widow Mu were about to make a decision, the door was pushed open from the outside. Jiujiu walked in.
When she saw Jiujiu coming over, Aunt Wang hurriedly went up to greet her. "Miss, why are you here?"
Jiujiu raised her eyelids and looked at the pale Zhang Laosan. She chuckled and said, "I'm here to look for my boyfriend."
"Your boyfriend?"
Hearing Jiujiu say boyfriend, Aunt Wang could not help but blush. Although there were educated youths who came to the countryside in the past, and those educated youths also talked about dating, in the end, few of the girls who knew about it had a good ending. As for those who fell in love with female educated youths, eight out of ten of them ran away after their wives were admitted to university.
Therefore, Aunt Wang did not have a good impression of the words boyfriend and girlfriend. However, when these words came out of Jiujiu's mouth, Aunt Wang could not help but look into the room, as if wondering who was Jiujiu's boyfriend in the room.
However, before Aunt Wang could figure it out, Jiujiu walked up to Zhang Laosan and reached out to hold his big and rough hands, which were sweaty and sticky because of his cold heart. She looked in the direction of Zhang Fugui and Li Huiru and said, "What are you doing here?"
After Jiujiu finished speaking, she tilted her head and looked in the direction of Widow Mu. She said softly, "This auntie looks a little unfamiliar. She's not from our village."
Although Widow Mu was only 29 years old this year, after all, her husband had just died. She was busy both inside and outside the house, so she looked much older than her peers. Compared with Jiujiu, who was as tender as a flower, Jiujiu really had no problem calling her auntie.
No matter how old a woman was, she loved to be pretty, and Widow Mu was no exception. When Jiujiu called her auntie, half of her face instantly turned pale. She looked at Jiujiu with eyes that could almost spit fire.
Jiujiu did not seem to notice Widow Mu's gaze. She just looked at Zhang Fugui and Li Huiru, then turned her head to look at Zhang Laosan and said, "They are your parents?"
Zhang Laosan had been looking forward to Jiujiu's return, but he did not expect that Jiujiu would come back when he was at his most embarrassing. Just now, his parents were still discussing how to let him marry into Widow Mu's family.
At the thought of this, Zhang Laosan's heart was as cold as ice. Obviously, men did not cry easily, but Zhang Laosan felt his eyes heat up and he wanted to cry.
Looking at Zhang Laosan's red eyes, Jiujiu stuffed the handkerchief into Zhang Laosan's hand and continued to look at Zhang Fugui and Li Huiru. She said, "Did you bully him?"
When Jiujiu came in and said that she was looking for a boyfriend, Aunt Wang did not think of Zhang Laosan at all. Firstly, Jiujiu was too good-looking, and her family was rich and had studied abroad. She did not believe that Jiujiu would like Zhang Laosan. Secondly, she did not think that Zhang Laosan, who spent all his time in the ground, would know Jiujiu.
But now, Jiujiu was holding Zhang Laosan's hand and questioning Zhang Fugui and Li Huiru. Then, the boyfriend she was talking about must be Zhang Laosan.
Because of the shock, Aunt Wang's mouth could not close. She just stared blankly at Zhang Laosan and Jiujiu. She even thought that it was better for Zhang Laosan to be with Jiujiu than to be with Widow Mu.
At least, Jiujiu had studied. She was kind-hearted and had a good temper. Even if she went to his house, one was a city girl, while the other was a rural widow. The difference was like heaven and earth.
Li Fugui and Li Huiru were as shocked as Aunt Wang.
Even if they knew that Zhang Laosan and Jiujiu knew each other, they did not expect that Jiujiu would say that Zhang Laosan was her boyfriend. And now, she was questioning him. It seemed that she wanted to help Zhang Laosan vent his anger.
In an instant, Zhang Fugui gained confidence. He was chatting happily with Widow Mu just now, but at this moment, he immediately smiled and said to Zhang Laosan, "Laosan, why didn't you say that you have a girlfriend earlier?"
These words made it sound as if she was blaming Zhang Laosan for not telling Zhang Laosan that he had a girlfriend.
After hearing Zhang Fugui's words, Zhang Laosan's heart was completely dead. It was the kind of heart that could not even make a splash.
Jiujiu looked at Zhang Fugui, who was the villain, and said softly, "Uncle Zhang, I want to marry Brother Zhang."
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