At night, Cheng Hao took Zou Yaru home. At the entrance to the Zou family home, under the moonlight, Cheng Hao looked at Zou Yaru and said, word by word, "Yaru, don’t you want to marry me?"
His peach blossom eyes sparkled as he looked at her, filled with full expectation.
Zou Yaru simply couldn’t bear to reject him. She took his hand and said, "Of course, I want to marry you, but you can’t shout about it everywhere, we’re not married yet."
Zou Yaru’s face flushed, and she looked at him shyly.
Seeing the shyness on her face, Cheng Hao immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she didn’t want to marry him, he stretched out his long arms, hugged her, and, rubbing her hair with his chin, said sentimentally, "Yaru, I want to marry you. I want to spend my life with you."
Zou Yaru responded by hugging his waist and quietly snuggled into his arms, the sound of Cheng Hao’s heartbeat thundering in her ears.
"Go to bed early, I’ll bring you breakfast tomorrow." Cheng Hao ruffled her hair, urging her to go home and rest. If he continued to hug her, he feared he might lose control.
Zou Yaru stood still, staring unblinkingly at Cheng Hao, her eyes filled with reluctance to part.
Seeing her , Cheng Hao almost wished he could kiss her.
"Hmph," Zou Yaru wrinkled her little nose and said, "Cheng Hao, last time you said you wanted to buy a house in the county, is that true?"
"Of course, it’s true."
Cheng Hao answered without hesitation, "Yaru, I’ve found a house. How about, I take you to see it tomorrow?"
Zou Yaru agreed, and after returning to her room, she lit the light, stood in front of the window, opened it, and saw Cheng Hao standing by the car, looking up at her.
Under the moonlight, Cheng Hao’s peach blossom eyes sparkled.
Zou Yaru waved at him.
Only when Cheng Hao left did Zou Yaru close the window and return to her room. She threw herself onto the bed, clutching the quilt and her heart still beating wildly. She wanted to marry him.
Her father was easy to speak with, but for her mother, they definitely needed to find a way that worked best for both of them.
The next day, Cheng Hao took Zou Yaru to see the house, a two-story small building on Bado Road. Although the house was not very large or luxurious, it excelled in warmth, especially the vibrant flowers and plants in the yard, which brought joy to whoever saw them.
Zou Yaru fell in love with it at first sight.
Cheng Hao said happily, "I knew you would like it. We’ll live here after we get married."
"We’ll live upstairs, and the room next door will be for our future children."
"Downstairs are the living room and guest room."
Cheng Hao envisioned a beautiful future, Zou Yaru’s eyes sparkled, and a smile constantly played on her lips.
"Oh, where’s your second brother?" Pei Yining followed Xu Nianhua home for a visit again. She won everyone’s hearts by addressing them affectionately as aunt and uncle, especially since she also brought gifts for the unborn child in Zhou He’s womb. There was nobody in the Xu family who didn’t welcome Pei Yining.
Ji Ying was in the factory during the day, Xu Qinghe was in the furniture factory. The house was left to her and Pei Yining, who, after tasting Xu Nianhua’s cooking, shamelessly pestered Xu Nianhua to cook for them.
Having stayed at the Xu family for a few days, Pei Yining realized she had seen every member of the Xu family except for Xu Nianhua’s second brother.
"He’s in the county, selling mung bean jelly in a rented house, and in the afternoons he follows your grandfather to study medicine," Xu Nianhua explained.