"Why don't you say anything when this question is mentioned?" Min Xinglian asked again when he didn't get the answer.

Jing Wu subconsciously looked at Lu Shaochuan. He was very easy to save. He could just find excuses such as 'busy at work', 'not in a hurry', etc. His mother had always been a very talkative person and would not force things.

However, she didn't expect that instead of resolving the situation, he gave her a sly smile and put his arm around Min Xinglian's shoulder, "Aunt Min understands my thoughts best. Aunt Min, please help persuade Xiao Jing to let go as soon as possible."

Jingwu: "..."

This time, he was putting all the blame on her. However, the responsibility was of course hers. From the beginning to the end, it was her idea to let him replace her boyfriend.

"You, I don't know what you are thinking about all day long." Min Xinglian scolded his daughter, but there was no blame in his tone, "You are 25, and you still think you are a young girl. Well,

Take a look at Aunt Hu's house next door, the little daughter is one year younger than you, and she got married the day before yesterday."

here we go again.

Jingwu had a headache and didn't answer. Lu Shaochuan stood by with his head down and was happy.

"Besides, you should cherish such a good boy like Shaochuan. After passing this village, there will be no more shops like this." Min Xinglian continued.

Lu Shaochuan folded the paper money and responded cheerfully, "Aunt Min has good taste."

The two of them were singing in harmony, which really troubled Jingwu.

"Mom, I understand everything you said. Don't worry about it. I will consider it when the time comes." Keigo could only give her such an ambiguous answer.

With his head lowered, he didn't notice that Lu Shaochuan's expression on the other side was slightly darker, as he was thoughtful.

After all, adults have no control over this kind of thing, so Min Xinglian had no choice but to nod helplessly.

"You two should talk and go to bed early. Don't stay up late all the time." Min Xinglian stood up with his sore knees. Jingwu hurriedly wanted to follow, but Min Xinglian asked her to stay with Lu Shaochuan.

Keigo watched his mother's back as she walked back to the bedroom. She was getting thinner and thinner. The tip of her nose was slightly sore, and she just felt that she was unfilial. If she really went to City A, it would be better to stay with her mother.

Many years ago, her father died unjustly, leaving only her and her mother to depend on each other. If she had no other choice in the past four years, why would she hide in City A if she was afraid that she would meet Shen Chenxuan again in Yancheng one day?

"Are you serious about what you just said?" Lu Shaochuan's voice brought her back from her thoughts.

"Huh?" She didn't understand his confused question.

"When the time comes, think about it." Lu Shaochuan glanced at her, as if he asked casually, not very seriously.

Jingwu was slightly startled, looking at him blankly without making a sound.

Disappointment flashed across his eyes. He smiled and shrugged pretending to be relaxed, "I know you were bluffing Aunt Min. Okay, it's getting late, go to bed."

He stood up.

Smoothly, he hooked her little arm and helped her up as well.

The two people stood face to face. The lights in the countryside were dim and shrouded the two people. Keigo looked up at this handsome and charming man, and his heart felt sour and complicated, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

"Shaochuan..." Jingwu felt that he was full of things he wanted to say to him.

"I know what you want to say." Before she could say anything, Lu Shaochuan gently pressed his clean fingers on her soft lips. There was the scent of sandalwood on his fingers, which smelled very comfortable.

"Jingwu, every word I said to Aunt Min just now, including before, was serious." He was rare to be so serious, his eyes were deep, as moist as if they were soaked in dew.

She could clearly see her moved self from his sincere eyes, and every word he said was like a feather stroking her heart.

She knew it was emotional, but...

It's not love.

"Don't look at me like that." His eyes were gleaming with a burning luster, "Keigo, I am also a normal man, and I want to kiss you."

His voice was hoarse, like the wind gently blowing through the leaves at night.

Jingwu lowered his head and bit his lip. After a long while, he raised his eyes and looked at him again, "Shaochuan, what do you want me to do?"

"I have one and only one request for you -" He gathered the cardigan on her body, with pity in his tone, "Take good care of yourself, don't let me worry."

The night in the countryside is cold, but his eyes are so warm, like the sunrise breaking through the darkness.

There is no burning temperature, no unbearable passionate brilliance, but the warmth is peaceful, quiet, long-lasting and harmless.

He turned and returned to the guest room.

Jingwu stood alone in the courtyard, looking at the back, thoughtfully.

In the words of Xuanzi and Qiaoqiao, Lu Shaochuan was her knight. When she was at her most embarrassed and unbearable, he stood by her side regardless of everything, helping her out and venting her anger.

Even without constant reminders from others, she believed that if she had the opportunity to marry Lu Shaochuan in the future, it would definitely be one of the right choices in her life.

.....................

That night, Jingwu tossed and turned and stayed awake all night. Lu Shaochuan on the other side was also very preoccupied and never slept a wink.

The next day.

In the countryside, there was a heavy downpour. The entire mountainous area was wet, and branches blocked the path, making it particularly difficult to walk.

Lu Shaochuan held Luan Luan in one hand and supported Min Xinglian with the other. Jingwu held Min Xinglian's other hand.

When they arrived in front of the tomb, Min Xinglian sighed with Jingwu while placing incense candles, "Look, it's all thanks to Shaochuan, otherwise it would have been very difficult to get up there with just the three of us, the old, the weak, the sick and the young."

"Yes, I know everything." Jingwu smiled gently and catered.

"You all come here and kowtow to your father."

Jingwu first asked Luanluan to kowtow, then he kowtowed, and finally Lu Shaochuan.

When Lu Shaochuan was kowtowing, Min Xinglian counted the paper money and said carefully to the tombstone: "Old Jing, please stop worrying about your child. Although I failed to take good care of my daughter, Shaochuan is watching.

Now, you can rest assured."

Lu Shaochuan kowtowed solemnly again, with a solemn look on his face, "Don't worry, Xiaojing and Luanluan's affairs are my business."

Min Xinglian and Jingwu waved, "Kneel down."

Jingwu didn't know why, but he knelt down obediently. Min Xinglian said: "Your dad is here now. You and your dad can tell you what your plans are for the marriage."

"Mom." Jingwu was slightly startled and helpless.

"Mom is not forcing you. But you have been putting it off for four years, and there must be a result."

Jingwu bit his lip, lowered his head, and said nothing.

On the contrary, Luanluan was a ghost. He raised his little head and asked: "Grandma, does mom want to marry Shaochuan's dad?"

Min Xinglian nodded, "That's what grandma planned."

Luan Luan clapped her little hands and said, "Mom, just agree. I like Dad Shaochuan. It would be great for Dad Shaochuan to be my father!"

Keigo felt like he was trying to catch a duck but couldn't get off the shelf.

Lu Shaochuan couldn't bear the embarrassment she had, so he shook her hand secretly and said, "Aunt Min, let her think about it again. Major events in life are not a joke. It would be more reliable if she considers it carefully and examines it again."

Min Xinglian glanced at his daughter, looking very angry.

Jingwu was extremely grateful to Lu Shaochuan.

Lu Shaochuan secretly tightened her hand, and added lightly: "I'm always here, always waiting."

Keigo's heart tightened and he was unable to respond.

When I stood up, I felt like a thorn in my back. It seemed like someone was staring at me.

My heart skipped a beat, and when I turned around, I saw an empty space in the misty mountains.

No one...

My heart is confused.

"What's wrong?" Min Xinglian asked.

"It's nothing." Keigo shook his head. She must have been overthinking it. How could she think it was that person? Even if he found his hometown, he wouldn't be able to find him here.

Thoughts like this, but in my heart, I was still feeling uneasy...

.............................

the other side.

The tall figure appeared at the foot of the mountain. Dong Yuzhong had already cautiously got out of the car and opened the passenger door.

When he got closer, he was already sensitive to how bad someone's mood was. The coldness on his face was not even as cold as the dew in this mountain forest.

What happened?

No need to ask, Dong Yuzhong also knew that this matter must have something to do with Jing Wu. Only that woman could influence his emotions so easily.

Shen Chenxuan got into the car and lit a cigarette for himself. Dong Yuzhong didn't ask anything and drove the car slowly out of the cemetery and towards the few small hotels here.

Halfway through smoking, Shen Chenxuan felt dissatisfied and put out the cigarette butt. On the back of his hand, faint veins could be seen.

She wants to get married? Has she asked him?

............

Lu Shaochuan stayed here with them until evening. After dinner, he didn't come out of her house until dark.

Min Xinglian took Luanluan into the house first, leaving Jingwu alone to say goodbye to him.

"When are you leaving? Give me a call." Lu Shaochuan sat in the driver's seat and gestured to her with a phone call, "I'll come and pick you up."
To be continued...