Chapter 418
These days, there are very few movies to choose from, and hardly any romance films. But it’s one of the few activities available to everyone. Especially in the dimly lit theater, the intertwined fingers and the arms closely pressed together between the two of them gave a sense of hidden joy.
When Su Xiaoxiao and Jiang Yexun came out of the movie theater, their faces were tinged with a suspicious red hue. Fortunately, among all the young couples coming out from the theater, they didn’t stand out too much.
Dinner was still at the Gu family’s house.
After finishing dinner, Jiang Yexun sent Su Xiaoxiao and her family back home. Just as he was heading downstairs, he was suddenly stopped by a man who appeared out of nowhere.
The man was a few years younger than Jiang Yexun, and his gaze as he looked at Jiang Yexun was filled with disdain, sizing him up from head to toe.
Jiang Yexun kept his face cold, not intending to engage, but just as he tried to leave, the man blocked his way again.
“You’re Xiaoxiao’s boyfriend from the countryside? How old are you? You seem much older than Xiaoxiao!” Qian Junwei asked in a condescending tone.
“What’s it to you?” Jiang Yexun’s eyes darkened, the sharpness in his gaze instantly apparent.
In the pitch-black night, it was like a wild beast had been awakened, sending a chill down one’s spine.
Qian Junwei froze with fear but didn’t want to lose face in front of Jiang Yexun. He could only hold his ground, trying to maintain some dignity. “I’ve known Xiaoxiao since we were kids…”
“Heh!” Jiang Yexun didn’t wait for Qian Junwei to finish his sentence before coldly mocking him, “If you were really childhood sweethearts, Xiaoxiao wouldn’t have gone to the countryside.”
If they were really childhood sweethearts living in a family compound, then not only Xiaoxiao but even every girl in his entire team would qualify as childhood sweethearts.
Qian Junwei understood the implication of Jiang Yexun’s words, and his face twisted in anger. But he couldn’t refute what Jiang Yexun had said. He could only angrily retort, “No matter what, Xiaoxiao is the factory director’s daughter, and you’re just a country bumpkin. You don’t deserve Xiaoxiao.”
“I don’t deserve her, but you do?” Jiang Yexun retorted, “I may not be good enough, but I’ll work hard to win her over. What about you? If you had come to me a few days earlier and said these things, I might’ve respected you as a man. Now… Hmph!”
Earlier, the police had already cleared up the misunderstanding regarding Su Lianghui at the steel factory. Everyone knew he wasn’t the one who had stolen the steel materials, and the position of factory director was still his.
But tonight, this man had blocked him and started talking nonsense. Jiang Yexun was truly disgusted.
“Don’t be so smug! It’s only because something happened to the Su family that they were willing to let Xiaoxiao marry you. Now that Manager Su’s situation is cleared up, you’d better wait for someone to kick you to the curb!” Qian Junwei said in a furious and panicked tone.
Jiang Yexun, however, smiled even more smugly, “You can keep dreaming. Xiaoxiao and I are getting married the day after tomorrow. Don’t worry, we won’t be inviting you to the wedding.”
“What? You’re getting married the day after tomorrow? Why didn’t we know about this?!” Qian Junwei exclaimed in shock.
“You’ll know tomorrow,” Jiang Yexun sneered and glanced at him before turning around and walking away.
Looking at Jiang Yexun’s departing figure, Qian Junwei clenched his fists in anger. If it had been another man, he might have just started a fight. But Jiang Yexun looked even taller than him, and he was afraid that if he tried to fight, he’d end up getting beaten. He could only swallow his frustration.
He stood there for a while before the cold winter wind blew across, waking him from his daze. He shivered and hurried home.
When Zhang Daniu saw her youngest son rush in, she immediately greeted him with a smile.
“How did it go? Did that country bumpkin agree to cancel the engagement?”
“How could he! I told you, you can’t reason with him! The Su family is so important, and Xiaoxiao is so beautiful. He’s just a country guy, and getting a city girl like her is so hard. Of course, he’s going to hold on tight and never let go,” Qian Junwei said angrily.
If it weren’t for his mother being so clueless and insisting on causing trouble with Jiang Yexun, he wouldn’t have been humiliated like this.
Zhang Daniu’s smile faded immediately upon hearing this.
“How could this be? In the countryside, when they marry, the most important thing is to be able to bear children and do the work. But look at Su Xiaoxiao—she’s got a flat bottom, she definitely won’t be able to bear sons. And she can’t even carry things or do any hard work.” Zhang Daniu said, full of disdain.
If her family didn’t already have two sons and two grandsons, there was no way she would let her youngest son marry a useless woman like her.
“But the Su family has money! Three skilled workers support her alone, and she earns forty to fifty dollars a month. You know that Su Hongchen is now the deputy company commander. I asked, and his monthly salary is over a hundred.” Qian Junwei emphasized.
“Well, if it weren’t for the fact that the Su family supports Su Xiaoxiao so much, I wouldn’t have agreed to let you marry her,” Zhang Daniu muttered reluctantly.
This woman may not be good at work, but once they’re married, they can set her straight. Plus, Zhang Daniu thought, since Su Xiaoxiao doesn’t work, she can just stay home and do the household chores. That way, they’ll have someone to do the work at home and still earn money.
As for not bearing sons, that wasn’t a big deal. They could just give more money to the older son’s family to make up for it, and let them support her in her old age.
“Mom, it’s no use talking about it now. Xiaoxiao and that country bumpkin are getting married the day after tomorrow. If you don’t go to Manager Su’s house and propose now, it’ll be too late.” Qian Junwei urged in a hurry.
“Why are they getting married so soon?!” Zhang Daniu asked, shocked.
She had heard that they were supposed to get married before the new year, but that was still a week away, and they hadn’t received a formal invitation yet.
“Manager Su’s problem is resolved, so of course they have to hurry and get married. That country bumpkin is smart, he must be worried that if he waits too long, Manager Su’s family will start looking down on him,” Qian Junwei said, grinding his teeth in hatred as he spoke of Jiang Yexun.
Without thinking, he pushed Zhang Daniu, “Mom, hurry and go to Manager Su’s house and talk to them. Do you really want Xiaoxiao to be taken away by someone else?”