She Lives without Regret in This Life

Chapter 156: Chapter 157: Coming to Propose Marriage

“”””That’s right! Qigang wrote in his letter saying he wants to propose to the Sheng family again, to marry Sheng Ning!” Zhao Lanzhi’s eyes brimmed with laughter, especially when she saw the words “to marry.” It finally seemed that all her years of effort hadn’t been in vain.”

All day long, ‘wife’, ‘wife’ – it sounded so rural and uncouth, completely lacking the elegance of a noble family.

The old man was a bastard, nearly turned his son into one too, if it weren’t for her forcing him to study every day when he was little.

“What? Marry Sheng Ning?” Xu Xianxiong’s eyes bulged like copper bells, “Has he agreed? He must have been awed by my imposing manner. Thankfully I wrote to him, forcing him to agree, otherwise, that youngster would’ve been a bachelor all his life.”

“What are you talking about? You wrote to pressure Qigang? How did you write the letter if you’re illiterate?” Zhao Lanzhi’s face darkened.

Xu Xianxiong, rubbing his bald head, was completely pleased with his own cleverness, utterly failing to notice his wife’s furious expression. “I had Feng Erniu help me write it, the one who used to be the accountant at your place. He’s my brother.”

Back in the day, when he was fooling around, he was known for his loyalty and had many brothers; even after he settled down, they still kept in touch.

As for those who visited less, it was because they looked down on Xu Xianxian for being henpecked, to a shameful extent!

Such a disgrace to men!

“Xu Xianxiong, you’ve gone too far! Who allowed you to pressure our son? Didn’t I tell you never to pressure him? Are you trying to anger me to death? Our son already has it tough, and you dare compare him. Are you trying to pressure me to death so you can remarry?” Zhao Lanzhi raged, her enraged voice startling the rooster in the yard so much that it flapped its wings and flew up onto the yard wall, leaving behind a flurry of feathers.

Passersby at their doorstep exchanged glances, delighting in their neighbor’s misery.

Hahaha… Serves him right! That’s what he gets for oppressing the villagers—this is instant karma!

“How dare I! Wife, I love you to death. Wife, I was wrong, truly wrong!” Xu Xianxiong, a burly man, suddenly knelt on the ground with a thud, sincerely admitting his mistake. “Wife, don’t get angry; If you hurt yourself, it’ll pain me.”

“Then you still dared to write a letter to pressure our son?” Just thinking about the hardships her son endured made her heart ache enough to bring tears to her eyes.

Useless parents, the whole family’s future depended on our son making something of himself; she didn’t anticipate someone adding to the trouble. Even though she longed for a daughter-in-law and grandchildren, she couldn’t bear to pressure her son.

“Wife! How could I ever pressure him? Ever since he was small, when has he not manipulated me through you, turning me utterly helpless?” The thought made the tall old man nearly shed two drops of aggrieved tears.

In this household, he was the one with the least authority.

Zhao Lanzhi thought about it and realized she was indeed too worried. She took the letter and read it again, her son had clearly written everything, even explaining the reasons he had previously refused the marriage proposal.

This boy, it turns out he fell for the girl at the union celebration. Initially, he didn’t know the girl he liked was Sheng Ning, hence the broken engagement.

Now that he’s realized, he must be annoyed, right?

“Old man, is the Sheng family girl good-looking?” Zhao Lanzhi asked excitedly.

“Good-looking! Extremely good-looking. Not just in ten miles and eight villages, even the whole county can’t find anyone prettier than her,” Xu Xianxiong swore earnestly.

“Really?” Zhao Lanzhi was quite skeptical of his taste in beauty.

“That girl is a member of the Song and Dance Troupe; could she be ugly and still join the General Union Dance Troupe?”

“That’s true! If I don’t trust you, I should at least trust our son’s judgment.” Zhao Lanzhi, once she thought it through, decided to propose immediately.

Heading there around noon was still timely.

“Go get the gifts we prepared for the engagement last time, and grab a few old hens to bring along. We’re going to the Sheng family to propose!” Zhao Lanzhi kicked Xu Xianxiong, scolding, “What are you waiting for? Get up! At your age, to kneel so easily, aren’t you ashamed?”