Gu Shuangshuang’s bold statement startled Tian Niu.
He knew Gu Shuangshuang was deliberately provoking Cuihua, but he was still scared.
These days, how many women dare to talk about themselves like that?
Only she, Gu Shuangshuang, has always been unconstrained by rules and oblivious to consequences.
"You two are married?" Cuihua looked at them in disbelief, "Why didn’t you have a wedding when you returned to the village?"
"We had a military wedding, do you understand? The wedding took place in the military." Gu Shuangshuang bluffed confidently, knowing that this plump and unattractive girl with a harsh voice posed no threat to her at all.
However, she just couldn’t tolerate such talk and couldn’t help but retaliate.
Upon hearing this, Cuihua felt her chances were truly gone and silently left with her basket on her back.
Tian Ermei, from not far in the woods, had heard the commotion and caught the astonishing statement by Gu Shuangshuang halfway there.
So it seemed her brother and sister-in-law were already married?
And they had a child?
Tian Ermei was about to ask, but she stopped herself.
If her brother and Gu Shuangshuang were truly married, why would they tell the family they weren’t? It must be a case of pregnancy before marriage.
With this thought, Tian Ermei felt she had discovered some incredible news and quickly decided to go back and tell her parents.
It seemed the Tian Family was likely to have another addition.
Tian Ermei was very pleased, and just as she was about to come out, she saw her brother embracing and kissing his wife.
The brother was like a majestic mountain, and the sister-in-law like a babbling brook, the mountain holding the brook, the water circling the mountain, both of them kissing deeply and passionately.
Tian Ermei, only sixteen, witnessing such a kiss for the first time, instantly blushed as red as a ripe apple.
She hid behind the tree until the two separated, then pretended as if she’d known nothing and came out from behind the tree.
After Cuihua’s fuss, Gu Shuangshuang was no longer in the mood for fun, so the three of them started walking back.
As soon as they reached their own courtyard, Tian Niu’s mother came up to greet them: "Oh! Shuangshuang! Go rest inside! What would you like to eat? Auntie will cook it for you!"
Tian Niu’s mother was usually warm to Gu Shuangshuang, but her enthusiasm reached a somewhat frightening level today.
"Mom! What’s gotten into you?" Even Tian Niu was puzzled.
"Don’t hide it from me. I know all about it." The old lady smiled, her eyes creasing into slits.
"What are we hiding from you?" Tian Niu was completely baffled by what his mother said.
"Alright, alright! If you don’t want to tell, then never mind." The old lady took it as if they were shy, thinking they were pregnant without having managed a wedding, so she simply chose not to bring it up.
And so, Gu Shuangshuang was inexplicably taken under the wing of the family as an expectant mother.
After lunch, Tian Niu’s mother started talking to her about marriage: "Shuangshuang, when do you plan to get married?"
"Well, my parents have to agree too," Gu Shuangshuang replied. "He hasn’t even met my parents yet!"
"Okay, okay, you should go meet them as soon as possible! It’s time to get the marriage sorted!" urged Tian Niu’s mother.
"Mom, what’s the rush? I’ve already brought the bride home, are you afraid she’ll run away?" Tian Niu wondered why the old lady had suddenly become so anxious.
"I’m not in a hurry, I’m just worried! Shuangshuang will be the one rushing later. You’ve already done the deed; you absolutely can’t shortchange Shuangshuang," the old lady said.
"Don’t worry! I absolutely won’t let her down," Tian Niu said, completely bewildered.