Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander-Chapter 51 - Coming

51: Chapter 51 Coming

51 -51 Coming

“I heard you’ve been going on arranged dates lately, Guohong, aren’t you planning to leave me behind?” Yue Yue said pitifully, clutching Xue Guohong’s sleeve, “Our relationship is known to everyone in the commune, if you abandon me, I’ll have no way to go on.”

“Tsk!

Tsk!

Tsk!” Xue Guoxian spat several times, “What nonsense are you spouting?

Yue Yue, you’re my dear wife, how could I ever stop wanting you?

It’s true that I’ve been on those arranged dates, but that wasn’t my wish.

My dad, he’s so fickle, just give it some time, and it’ll pass.

Don’t worry, I won’t ever leave you.”

“You really mean that?” Ren Yue sighed with relief, “I couldn’t find you these past few days, and everyone in the commune has been talking about your daily dates, it was killing me.”

“Did our folks say anything?”

“You’re such a smooth talker!” Ren Yue rolled her eyes at him, “My parents are understanding people.

They said not to believe the rumors blindly and told me to ask you in person.

If it was true, they would send me back to the county and not let me stay here.”

“Where could I find in-laws as good as them?” Xue Guohong picked up Ren Yue and seated her on the front bar of the bicycle, “Even if it’s just for their sake, I couldn’t possibly give up on Yue Yue.”

“What did you just say?” Ren Yue twisted his ear back and forth, “For you, I’ve thrown caution to the wind, and you still act as though you’re hard done by, where is your conscience?”

“Alright, alright, it’s all my fault.

Let’s go home and visit your folks…” Xue Guohong said, stretching his long legs to push off, and the bicycle smoothly rolled forward.

Ren Yue, in a panic, sharply pinched his arm, “I should sit at the back, it doesn’t look good for others to see.”

“What’s there to worry about, you’re my wife.” Although he said this, Xue Guohong still stopped the bike and let Ren Yue climb to the back.

Ren Yue’s eyes dimmed slightly.

Before, he wouldn’t have cared about this, but now, his doing so, did it signify…?

A sudden unease rose within her.

Once seated, she leaned her head against his back and sighed softly, “Guohong, you’ll definitely marry me, right?”

“Of course.

What are you worrying about?” Xue Guohong’s voice was laced with laughter, “What, can’t wait to get married to me?”

“It’s not that…” Her voice was full of shyness.

“If you’re really that eager, why don’t we get married right now?”

“You’re the one who’s in a hurry!” Ren Yue angrily pounded his back, “Didn’t we agree already?

We’ll get married at the end of the year once your job is stable, who’s being impatient?”

“I’m just afraid you don’t believe in me,” Xue Guohong chuckled, “Besides, I’d better hurry up and bring my wife home, I’ve been saving up my public grain for so many years, I can hardly store it anymore.”

“You shameless man!” Forgetting she was on a bicycle, Ren Yue covered her cheeks in shyness, swaying back and forth, causing the handlebar to wobble left and right, “Yue Yue…

Yue Yue…”

“Bang!”

The bicycle’s front wheel smashed into a large locust tree by the roadside, one that required a hug of a man to encircle.

Xue Guohong reflexively jumped off the bike and ran, and without his support, Ren Yue reached out chaotically and her head banged into the tree with a thud, rolling off and lying motionless on the ground.

“Yue Yue, Yue Yue…” Xue Guohong hurried over and helped her up, “Are you alright?”

“What do you think?” Ren Yue’s eyes welled up with tears as she pushed Xue Guohong away, “Do you even care about me at all?”

“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry, Yue Yue, it was all my fault, my mind wandered off just now…”

“You were distracted while talking to me?” Ren Yue’s anger grew.

“I…” At a loss for words, Xue Guohong could only resort to his thick-skinned tactics, “It’s all my fault.

Don’t be angry with me, Yue Yue.

I promise it won’t happen again.

I’ll lie down first to cushion you if you’re going to fall.”

“Hmph, it would be more like it if I were cushioning you!” Ren Yue said irritably as she pushed him away, “I want to walk by myself, so you go back.”

“Yue Yue…”

Ren Yue pushed him again: “Just go!”

“Alright, take care of yourself, and when you’ve cooled off, come find me.” Xue Guohong said, then he picked up his bicycle, swung his long leg over, and pedaled away.

Ren Yue: “…” She was just talking in anger, couldn’t he see that?

Or, had some things really changed?

…

Xue Ligang eyed his son’s new hairdo with satisfaction and nodded, “Not bad, this look…

it finally seems somewhat respectable.”

Wang Meihua quietly curled her lips, but unlike before, she didn’t retort.

Instead, she pulled her son to sit beside her, “Guohong, whether you’re happy about it or not, don’t let it show on your face.

After all, we can always call off the engagement later.

We’re not lacking that money.”

“Mom, why have you changed your tune?” Xue Guohong glanced at his mother in surprise, “Didn’t you particularly despise Chuxia?

Are you happy now just so I can ruin her reputation for you?”

“Go on!” Wang Meihua pushed her son and scolded, “Is your mom that kind of person?

Your dad has his reasons for arranging this.

We should just listen to him.

After all, he wouldn’t harm us.”

“Dad, you’re impressive!” Xue Guohong gave Xue Ligang a thumbs up, “You’re truly skilled; you’ve totally won Mom over in no time.

It looks like I really should learn from you.”

“You cheeky brat, watch your language,” Wang Meihua smacked her son on the head, “You’re always so disrespectful.

Don’t you dare act like this once your wife comes home.”

“I know; am I that thoughtless?

I’ll definitely show due respect to my parents in front of my wife.

I remember it well.” Xue Guohong stood up and waved his hand, “I’m going back to my room to rest.

Call me when the food is ready.”

“Go ahead.”

As Xue Guohong took a few steps, Wang Meihua frowned and called out to him, “What happened to your pant leg there?”

Glancing at the torn spot on his pant leg and contemplating getting a new bicycle, Xue Guohong grimaced and said, “The bike chain’s no good, scraped it.”

“Once the engagement is set, we’ll buy you a new one.”

“Dad, why do I feel that getting engaged is so frightening?” Xue Guohong eyed his father’s face, “Otherwise, how could you possibly be so generous?”

…

The next morning at nine o’clock, Xue Ligang, Xue Guohong, Wang Meihua, and Xue Ligang’s brother Xue Liwei, along with his sister-in-law Liu Xiaodi, each riding a bicycle, entered Dalin Village in grand fashion.

At nine-nineteen, the group arrived on time at the entrance of Lin Baohai’s home, where Old Master Lin, Old Lady Lin, Lin Baohai, his wife, and their two grandsons hurriedly greeted them: “Director, Madam, everyone, you’ve arrived?”

Xue Ligang looked around with a puzzled expression: “Where are Baohe, Yulan, and Chuxia?”

“They’re not putting on such grand airs, are they?” Wang Meihua’s face also turned sour, she was extremely reluctant to make such a grand entrance to the Lin Family’s home.