Countdown to Awakening

Zhong Jianhua swallowed a breath and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about others. We married our daughter off ourselves, and if she married well, it would be our blessing. It doesn't matter if the Luo family doesn't have this blessing. We just need to take good care of our own daughter. As long as our own daughter is fine, it's fine. Let those two families commit sins." After he finished speaking, his expression was still indescribable.

He didn't know what to say. The Luo family clearly knew about the Zhou family's situation. Yet, they insisted on marrying their daughter to the Zhou family... It must have been hard on Xinxin. He wondered if they had told Xinxin about the situation...

He didn't even think about how good Zhou Jianguo was, would he have waited until the Luo family arranged a marriage for him? They had almost arranged a marriage for Shanshan, and almost married her off... But he knew that no matter how short of money the family was, he couldn't push the daughter he had raised with so much effort into this fire pit...

A family like the Zhou family is not worthy of having his daughter as a daughter-in-law...

I didn't expect the Luo family to actually agree. You know, they're such a sinful family. This sin not only affects them, but also the next few generations... This is really... Oh my...

Xiao Guilan didn't say anything else. But she felt Zhong Jianhua was right. Let them take care of their own family affairs. As long as it didn't bring disaster to her Shanshan, that was enough. As long as her Shanshan got married smoothly, it was fine. Fortunately, she hadn't agreed to the Zhou family back then, otherwise her family would be burdened with the sin now.

Fortunately, I didn't marry my daughter to the Zhou family. Now they are just spectators. I hope it doesn't affect them.

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When the Zhou family of Gulin Village learned about this, they were both ecstatic. Zhou Changjin knew his son would definitely be unwanted! It was just that fate hadn't arrived yet.

Look, now he's only 25 and there are girls willing to come to his house... Although his son is a little old, it's still okay overall. After all, who wouldn't like him?

To be honest, this is all thanks to the marriage arranged for the child when he was young. Otherwise, he would have ended up like Liao Bin from the next village, 25 years old, picking up an old girl that no one wanted...

His son didn't just pick up an old girl who was rejected by someone else. This was a formal marriage arranged by himself, which meant that this girl was supposed to be his son's wife.

Zhou Changjin knew his and his wife's situation was somewhat unusual. His wife, Wang Xiaohong, was his aunt's daughter, but she was actually her adopted daughter. When they first got married, everyone was skeptical, believing it was against the rules. They thought it was a mess, didn't they? ... But they still got married despite everyone's opposition.

On the one hand, they grew up together and were cousins, so they had feelings for each other. On the other hand, he had really been unable to find a wife, so he turned to Wang Xiaohong. His aunt also had high hopes for them.

Wang Xiaohong also came out at this time. After hearing the news, she was also ecstatic.

"Dad, our son finally has someone willing to marry him. Back then, the Zhong family refused to let their daughter marry into the family, and now she's married to Liao Bin after being an old maid. I thought he'd do that a lot... I heard that Liao Bin looked at several girls, but none of them satisfied him... Now it seems that Zhong Shanshan and he are attracted to each other... If our son had refused to marry into the family, wouldn't he have been able to find a wife? They're showing off, thinking their daughter is so great... Humph, look at the Zhong family..."

Isn't it just that I feel something's wrong with their relationship? What's so great about it? Aren't they still living happily together? Isn't their son still able to find a wife? And a beautiful 16-year-old girl. If Zhong Shanshan hadn't married earlier, wouldn't she be an old maid now? She's been so picky, but she didn't find a good one.

He thought his daughter was precious. I heard that the Liao family came to him this morning because she didn't have her period on her wedding night... It's a good thing such an unruly girl didn't marry her son, otherwise she would have been taken advantage of...

I heard that the two families have reconciled now... How strange! Only the Liao family doesn't mind this. They dare to marry such a dirty girl... It's really amazing...

Wang Xiaohong looked towards the Zhong family with disdain. Their daughter was not only an old maid but also a dirty one...

"Xiaohong, although we haven't got a marriage certificate, I think true love doesn't need a marriage certificate. These are all empty words. At the beginning, no one wanted us to be together, thinking that we are related by blood, but we are still together today. Now our son is going to get married... Time flies." Zhou Changjin turned around and sighed to Wang Xiaohong.

"What are you talking about, Chang Jin? We are already an old married couple. Although we grew up under the same roof and are cousins, as long as we truly love each other, who would care about this? Even if we don't get a marriage certificate, I have already recognized you." Wang Xiaohong said with the same affection.

Zhou Changjin smiled and said, "Okay, let's get down to business. Did the Luo family say when the wedding will be held?"

Wang Xiaohong shook her head. She didn't know either. They had just agreed to the marriage of their two children, so the two families would have to discuss it anyway...

"Uh... you have a good relationship with the Luo family, so you can discuss this with her and ask if we can keep it simple. Keep it simple and don't make it too grand. After all, neither of our families is particularly wealthy, not like the Ma family. We can only have a simple wedding. We invited a few tables at our wedding. We only invited close friends and relatives. Why don't we do the same for our son's wedding? Everyone in the village dislikes us anyway. What's the point of inviting them to a banquet? It's better to keep it simple."

Wang Xiaohong nodded. The most important thing wasn't the unnecessary rituals, but the genuine affection between the two children. As long as the two children were connected, there was no need for such grandeur. While their family wasn't as wealthy as the Ma family, they still wanted to leave the money for their son.

"Well, you do have a point. I'll bring it up with Xiaoxiao someday. They'll definitely agree that what you said makes a lot of sense. Almost all our family's money went to marrying Jianguo. Our son's situation is special, so the bride price is much higher. We don't have much money on us right now, and if we have a lavish wedding, I'm afraid our future will be even harder. And if they have children in the future, what will they do? We can't do that. We have to leave some money for our grandchildren. We can't spend it all at once."