Chiang Xiao lowered her voice.
Her heart was exhausted. Although she was young, she not only had to deal with the people of the Old Chiang Family but also deal with this sudden fiancé.
Meng Xinian took a look around and took the shabby bedroom in at a glance.
For now, he harbored no romantic feelings for Chiang Xiao and did not feel giddy upon entering her bedroom. He simply felt some pity for her, living here all the time, in poverty and hardship.
Impatient and unable to resist the itch in her hand, Chiang Xiao stretched out a finger to poke his wound. Before she could touch it, he grabbed her hand.
"Poke my wound again, and if it doesn’t heal, I might just stay here and refuse to leave," Meng Xinian said.
Chiang Xiao’s eyes widened. Was he really going to be so unreasonable?
With a serious tone, Meng Xinian said, "I’ve heard everything you’ve said, and now I’ll answer you. First, once you turn eighteen, I will file a marriage report. There’s no room for discussion; mentally prepare yourself."
Seeing the sparks flaring in Chiang Xiao’s eyes, Meng Xinian quickly continued, "Don’t rush to conclusions; hear me out. As for what you said about not having been in love or not having understood each other, that’s not really an issue. There are five years left before you turn eighteen. We don’t have to date, but that doesn’t mean we can’t understand each other, right? When you turn sixteen, let’s officially start dating. Two years of dating and then marriage at eighteen, that’s perfect. As for what you mentioned about possibly not getting along and splitting up, that won’t happen."
"Meng Xinian, have you lost your mind? How can you be so sure we won’t have problems?"
"Whatever kind of partner you want, I’ll try hard to meet your requirements. Isn’t that enough?" Meng Xinian’s eyes twinkled with amusement. "As for you, no matter what you are like or what faults you have, I will tolerate them. So, what’s the problem?"
Why did she feel that there was something odd about his words?
What was odd about them?
Her mind was momentarily muddled, unable to comprehend.
No, that’s not right! Chiang Xiao suddenly got a jolt, staring at Meng Xinian: "Are you trying to sweet-talk me right now? Sweet-talking a young girl, where is your shame!?"
Meng Xinian, deadpan, responded, "I am just clarifying to you the method to avoid us parting ways. Why, did you feel the sweetness?"
In the second round, Chiang Xiaoxiao was utterly defeated.
Defeated by the invincible thick skin of Tyrant Meng.
Meng Xinian reached out to ruffle her hair, laughing, "Alright, I think we are doing quite well , no need to be awkward any longer. Come on, let’s go out and help. I brought meat and spare ribs, shall we cook them as well? There are also some sweets; do any of the uncles or granduncles have children? If so, you can take some back for them."
With that, Chiang Xiao was dizzily pushed out the door, cajoled into fetching the meat and ribs, and by the time she came to her senses, the meat had already been sliced by Aunt Juan, the ribs chopped, and two more dishes of meat added.
Earlier she had been lamenting the lack of meat dishes, but now, there were certainly enough.
Aunt Juan kept praising, "Aunt Tao, I think you’ve seen the end of your hard times, Captain Meng is truly not bad! Handsome, tall, a Supervisor Guard no less, look at his generosity! He doesn’t seem like those city dwellers with their noses in the air. Just look, he’s even having a chat with Uncle Yang!"
At this moment, Ge Liutao was also beaming, finding that the more she looked at Meng Xinian, the better he seemed.
Such a fine young man turned out to be her granddaughter’s husband-to-be! Oh, she would probably wake up laughing in the night.
Aunt Juan called Chiang Xiao over and scolded her, "I say, Chiang girl, you can’t speak carelessly in the future! It’s only because Captain Meng is a good and sincere man that he put up with it. If it had been any other man, hearing your nonsense, they would have turned their backs on you by now."