Fast-forward to the era of cannon fodder

This was the first time she was scolded outside the door.

Aunt Zhu said angrily, "When Wang Mazi hit someone, it was because someone else scolded him first. If you live a good life with him in the future, will he still hit you?"

"Besides, you are looking for a live-in son-in-law. No good family would let their son be a live-in son-in-law. Only those old bachelors who can't find a wife and whose families are so poor that they can't even afford to eat would be willing to be a live-in son-in-law."

"Yuanchun, don't be so stubborn. If Wang Mazi wasn't so poor, he would have already married a wife. How could he have thought of becoming your son-in-law?"

"Besides, Wang Mazi is just a little older, a little ugly, and a little lazy, but he is a good person. Last time, he jumped into the river to save Yu Qing regardless of his own safety. He is a man of loyalty and righteousness, and he didn't hold Yu Qing responsible afterwards. Otherwise, what would have happened to you?"

Yuanchun said with a dark face, "Aunt Zhu, since Wang Mazi is so good, then you should leave him to your daughter to marry. I don't like him."

With a snap, Yuanchun closed the gate.

Aunt Zhu was so angry that she stamped her feet outside the door. "You stupid girl, why are you so arrogant? You are just capable. If you were not capable, do you think Wang Mazi would be interested in you? Bah! You want to marry a handsome man and want him to bring his own dowry? Bah! You are dreaming."

Aunt Zhu left angrily.

An hour later, the news spread throughout the village. Everyone knew that Yuanchun was too picky and wanted to marry a handsome man. She didn't want to pay a bride price and wanted him to bring his own dowry.

The villagers were sarcastic and talked about it.

Shen Yi also heard about this from his mother.

In the evening, he came to Xu's house to get the rabbit skin. The resentful look he gave Yuanchun was hard for her to ignore.

She said, "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't look at me like I'm bullying you."

Shen Yi put down the rabbit skin and asked her seriously, "Do you really want to have a live-in son-in-law?"

Yuanchun chuckled, "I'm not of the Xu family bloodline, and my stepfather has abused me for many years, why should I continue his family line? This is just an excuse to stop some people who want to scheme against my marriage."

Shen Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Although there are three brothers in my family, my elders will never agree to me being a live-in son-in-law."

Yuanchun's cheeks suddenly turned red. "What are you talking about? Hurry up, take the rabbit skin and leave."

"I'm serious, A-Chun, I like you, but my current status is not worthy of you. Can you wait for me? My grandfather's friends are already using their connections in secret, and maybe my family will return to the city soon."

Yuanchun said sadly, "I will wait for you to return to the city, but I am not worthy of you. We are not a good match, and there will be no result."

"Whether you deserve it or not is up to me to decide."

Shen Yi picked up the rabbit skin and said, "Ah Chun, wait for me for three years. After three years, I will return to the city and marry you. If I am still in Hongqi Village, I will be your son-in-law."

Yuanchun raised the corners of her lips, "Didn't you say that your elders wouldn't agree to your marrying into the family?"

"It's a different time, they'll agree."

If they cannot return to the city after three years, their hope of returning to the city will become very slim. He is already twenty-two years old. After three years, he will be twenty-five years old.

Three years later, Xu Yuanchun was twenty-one years old.

He couldn't keep his sweetheart waiting for him.

He wants to marry his sweetheart.

Or marry into your sweetheart's family.

Whether he marries a wife or marries into his wife's family, the child born will have his blood flowing in his body.

He believed that when the time comes, his elders would not let him remain single for the sake of the continuation of his bloodline and would agree to let him marry into their family.

Of course, if there is another chance to return to the city, he will take Achun away from Hongqi Village and return to the Shen family, let Achun enter the Shen family and become the daughter-in-law of the Shen family.