Countdown to Awakening

Thinking of this, Luo Xinxin couldn't help but feel it was ridiculous. How could she possibly get married at just sixteen? Wouldn't that be out of control? How could she possibly get married so soon? At the very least, she should have to wait until she was twenty, right?!

"Mom, please, please let me stay home for a few more years. I...I can do a lot of work..." Luo Xinxin was a little emotionally broken. She really didn't expect her family to want her to get married so soon...it was already agreed.

She and Zhou Jianguo were childhood sweethearts, but she didn't really like him. Even if she had some feelings for him, she couldn't just marry him...

Seeing this, Luo's mother continued, "Xinxin, this is not something you can decide. It's your parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. You just have to wait to marry him! Just have the wedding later. Sooner or later you will marry him anyway. Isn't it the same whether you do it sooner or later?" Luo's mother's tone was very impolite, as if she was informing her, not discussing with her.

In Luo's mother's eyes, this kind of thing was not something Luo Xinxin could decide. How could she treat such an important matter as a joke?

Then Luo Xinxin yelled at her mother: "I won't! I won't marry! I have only met that Jianguo a few times. We just played together a few times when we were young. We are not familiar with each other at all. How can you let me marry him like this? Aren't you afraid that he will treat me badly? You think it's good, but what if he doesn't treat me well?" Luo Dandan asked.

She had only met Jianguo a few times, so what if they were engaged as children? They still didn't know each other well. Plus, she still had some concerns. Who would marry someone without much emotional connection? So, in her excitement, she yelled at Luo's mother.

Luo's mother also noticed her concerns and quickly explained, "Xinxin, please don't be so ungrateful. Jianguo is such a good child. You have known each other since childhood. Not to mention that he visits us every year. Moreover, he is very hardworking and willing to work. He is an honest man. Most importantly, he is also very filial. We don't care whether he has money or not. These are not the most important things. The most important thing is that Jianguo is a child of noble character... Where can you find such a good child? If you don't marry him, you will lose out! If his family breaks off the engagement, wouldn't it be our loss? You have to know that such a good child is not easy to find..."

What if she still refused and the Zhou family called off the engagement? By the time Luo Xinxin turned twenty, Zhou Jianguo would already be twenty-nine. Who could afford to wait that long? Who could afford to wait until the woman turned twenty, four years later to have a grandchild? If they found someone else, wouldn't Xinxin be the one to be embarrassed? It wasn't even certain that Xinxin would find a good marriage in the future. After all, the Zhou family had already spread rumors about her.

"Think about it, if you don't marry him now, Zhou Jianguo is quite tall and is already 25 years old. You want to wait until you are 20, but will his family let him wait until he is 29? By then, not only will our reputation be ruined, but we won't be able to find anyone better. Don't be picky, just marry him. His family is quite rich, right? It's hard to find such a good man even with a lantern!"

Luo Xinxin was a little shaken by her mother's words. Indeed, she didn't want her reputation to be ruined and she would be unable to get married and become an old maid and no one would want her.

At this time, Luo Dandan said from the side: "Sister, I think he is very good, why don't you...just marry him. And Brother Jianguo, I feel that he likes you very much...Besides, you two have been good friends since childhood, I don't believe that you don't like him...Don't you think so? I see that you like him, how could you not like him?"

Luo Xinxin still didn't speak.

Seeing her like this, Luo's mother was at her wit's end. On the one hand, the family was short of money. If Xinxin married now, they could collect a betrothal gift to supplement the household expenses. They had already received a generous deposit when they arranged the marriage, so if they collected another betrothal gift now, wouldn't that make the family even richer? Furthermore, once Xinxin got married, she would naturally become sensible and learn to use rude words when she arrived at her husband's house. She could still change her habits, right?

Besides, wouldn't it be even better to have an in-law? They'd have someone to help them in the future if they were in trouble. And their son would have someone to help him, wouldn't he?

"Oh, Xinxin, you know, the Zhou couple can still work and earn money. Won't all the money they leave behind belong to you two? What are you still worried about? Just get married. I'm not lying to you. I'm doing this for your own good. Would I harm you?"

Zhou Jianguo's family was quite well-off, and he was the only son who needed to marry, so he had the money anyway. When they passed away, wouldn't all the money belong to Xinxin and Jianguo? If Xinxin still refused, she would be truly ungrateful.

"Hey, Xinxin, what are you still hesitating about? Jianguo, he is handsome, filial, and has good character. It is hard to find such a man even with a lantern. If you marry him, he will be filial to me and your father. What's more, you have known him since childhood, and you two have a child engagement. Doesn't that mean you have to marry him... You don't even cherish such a rare fate! You are such a silly child." Luo's mother continued.

As long as she was allowed to marry Zhou Jianguo, their family would have money. Finding a good family for Dandan in the future would be all right. They would have money to pay for their son's tuition and other things.

"But...I..." After listening to Luo's mother's analysis, Luo Xinxin was still hesitant and reluctant to speak.

Luo's mother noticed it too. It's common! This child is probably just shy. But that's okay. Shyness is normal. What woman isn't shy before getting married? Even she was very shy when she was introduced to Luo's father.

Every woman is happy and shy before getting married. She understands this!

Her daughter isn't like Liu Yingdi, who first hooked up with that Jiang Wen kid and then even had an arranged marriage with Chen Jiade, yet she still had contact with that guy. She's completely shameless. Even after being caught, she still has no shame. I've never seen such a person... She has no shame at all!

Besides, Liu Yingdi couldn't resist having sex with Chen Jiade before she even got married, and she was already pregnant before she even got married. Even though she's pregnant with her husband's child, it wouldn't be nice to tell anyone about it. What other girl would act like her? Pregnant before marriage? She's so shameless. People still wouldn't even look at her straight in the eye. Yingdi's mother-in-law always looked down on her. So did many people in the village. Having affairs with so many men... haha.

But her daughter was different. Before she got married, she was a pure virgin.