My little country wife whom I haven't seen for eight years has come to join the army

Zhou Ruoyu clutched the crumpled piece of paper tightly, a heartache welling up inside her. This piece of paper carried the frustration of a frail father who, even with all his strength, would never allow his two-year-old daughter to become a child bride in another family, even if the bride was none other than a close friend with whom he had a life-or-death bond.

But it had been almost ten years since the liberation, and children born in the 1960s had already started attending school and receiving modern education. How could anyone possibly recognize the child bride's status? Lu Qinchuan was right to break off the marriage. If he had accepted the marriage and it had been used by people with ulterior motives to make a fuss, his future would have been bleak.

But since the previous generation had tied her fate to this seemingly good-looking man in front of her, she, who was penniless and alone, felt it was necessary to cling to this man.

When she thought of the lustful eyes of the villagers, led by Gu Changhong, lingering on her, she felt sick and could not go back.

As the 1970s approached, the first wave of people quietly starting businesses were already stirring. Luancheng, close to the capital and with a relatively open mindset, was a suitable place for starting a business. Zhou Ruoyu squinted at the chaotic Lu family of three and smiled unkindly: If she wanted to stay in Luancheng, she would have to ask Lu Qinchuan to take her in.

The unlucky Lu Qinchuan was being chased and beaten by Lu Fuxiang with a broom. He argued with a red face and thick neck: "Dad, arranged marriages are not allowed now, and it's a child bride, it's a crime!"

"A crime? Since ancient times, marriage has been decided by parents. But you guys have become so arrogant that you always use the crime as an excuse to pressure me! I'll beat you to death today to see if that counts as a crime!"

"Uncle!" Zhou Ruoyu stepped forward and raised her hand to block Lu Fuxiang's arm, separating the father and son with her body. "Let's talk it over. Calm down. Let me tell you what happened between him and me!"

Zhou Ruoyu could see that Lu Fuxiang had been feeling deeply guilty towards her over the past few years, so her words carried a lot of weight in front of the Lu couple.

Lu Fuxiang nodded, put down the broom, and softened his tone: "Xiaoyu, don't worry, as long as uncle and aunt are alive, they will only recognize you as the daughter-in-law of our Lu family."

Wang Guizhen took advantage of the situation and snatched the broom from his hand, pulling him aside. "Since Xiaoyu has something to say, let's listen to her opinion."

Zhou Ruoyu and Lu Qinchuan were the only ones left in the cramped corner. Zhou Ruoyu could even feel the heat from Lu Qinchuan's heavy breathing hitting her head. She turned to face Lu Qinchuan and looked up at him.

Lu Qinchuan felt an inexplicable panic when he saw Zhou Ruoyu's clear and innocent eyes. He quickly looked away but had nowhere to put his gaze. Now he was trapped in a corner by her and had nowhere to escape.

"This is the marriage contract between my uncle and my father. Although it was a hasty one, it carries the hopes of both families. If the marriage is cancelled, my father will surely die with hatred.

My uncle and aunt treated me like their own daughter and supported my education. Although everyone understands these principles, I cannot break the marriage agreement made by our parents!

Zhou Ruoyu held up the yellowed marriage certificate high and spread it in front of Lu Qinchuan.

Lu Qinchuan read the engagement paper, which looked like a joke, in a flash. Naturally, he also understood from the words the helplessness of the two eight-foot-tall men who had to bend down for a living.

Before he could say anything, Wang Guizhen wiped away her tears:

"My poor child, first he lost his mother, then his father, and his perfect marriage was almost ruined by a vixen. If the fourth child is really as conscienceless as the villagers say, I will be the first one to disapprove. Not to mention being a company commander, I wouldn't even be qualified to be a regimental commander or a division commander!"

Lu Qinchuan leaned back weakly, leaning against the wall and said weakly: "Dad, Mom, do you know that you are morally blackmailing me? I am your biological child, why can't you let me choose my own marriage?"

Lu Fuxiang had already smoked several packs of cigarettes in a row. Hearing this, he became excited again: "What, kidnapping? If I had known you were so happy now, I would have kidnapped you and married you long ago!"

Lu Qinchuan, who knew that his life was rather rough, now truly experienced what it meant to be a scholar meeting a soldier, and was unable to explain himself.

Wang Guizhen was relatively calm in comparison. She grabbed her husband who was about to make a move and looked at Lu Qinchuan coldly:

"Fourth Brother, stop criticizing your parents. Don't you want to make your own choice? Xiaoyu is here now, so you can choose right in front of me. Xiaoyu or that vixen?"

"Mom, there is nothing going on between me and Nurse Su. Why do you always scold her?" Lu Qinchuan really wanted to bang his head against the wall.

"Tsk, your mother is not stupid. That woman surnamed Su acted like a mistress as soon as she arrived at that station. Bah! What a thing! When we just stopped, you were chatting and laughing with her in the car, flirting with her. Do you think I'm blind?"

Lu Qinchuan really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. He looked outside and made a gesture to silence the noise: "Mom, please keep your voice down. How can I face people when I go out with such a noise?"

Even if others don't know, he knows it. Although his father is a bad boy, if his mother becomes a bad boy, no one can compare to her.

"Hmph, you little bastard, yet you dare to fight with me!" Wang Guizhen rolled her eyes.

"Yes, yes, your mother is right." Now it was Lu Fuxiang's turn to flatter his wife. "I saw that the nurse surnamed Su and the fourth child were having an affair. The news spread to the village, and they hid it from us. If we hadn't come, the child would have been born."

Lu Qinchuan pounded the wall speechlessly, unable to speak.

"Okay, you make your own choice. Choose between Xiaoyu and the female nurse named Su. It's your choice." Lu Fuxiang narrowed his eyes and looked at him.

With parents like him, let alone Su Hongmei, even if he liked Bai Hongmei or Li Hongmei... as long as it wasn't Zhou Ruoyu, the relationship between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law would probably be a disaster. With his parents' ability to make trouble, someone might even die in the end.

The 1.86-meter-tall man squatted on the ground, knocking his head weakly with his hands.

Well, he is the fourth child. His three older brothers all married blindly. Wasn’t it the same for their parents?

Calming his parents' emotions was the most important thing at the moment. He sniffed, stood up, glanced at Zhou Ruoyu, and said in a low voice, "Then listen to your parents. But I'm busy in the army and can't leave. Let's wait until the end of the year before returning to get married."

He lost. All the so-called moral principles and laws were defeated by human nature and worldly wisdom. Let's give in first.

Zhou Ruoyu quietly observed the man's expression. Based on her years of experience in reading executives' expressions, she knew he wasn't willing to accept this. It was like who would be willing to accept this? If it weren't for his future independence and a comfortable life, who would cling to him?

"If we can't leave, then we won't leave. Since we brought the little fish all the way here, we never thought of taking it back!"

Lu Fuxiang finally grinned and laughed!