Chapter 14: Open up

April 4, 2023Ai Hrist

Xiao Hanzheng then responded without question.

Shi Qingluo had already saved his younger brother and sister and even lowered his fever to wake him up early, which was equivalent to saving his mother.

For his family, it was indeed a life-saving grace that cannot be repaid.

When he just woke up, he was still worried that his mother, younger brothers, and sisters were all dead like in the previous life.

Now, he came back in time, but he missed again the time point. If Shi Qingluo was not there, his younger brother and sister have already walked the old path of the previous life.

He couldn’t help but be extremely grateful.

Therefore, with the sudden addition of such a wife, he felt more helpless than rejected and disgusted.

Xiao Hanzheng looked at Mrs. Kong and asked: “Mother, Shi Qingluo is not from our village, right?”

“The people in their family, how could they let her come to marry me?”

Before he woke up, when she married into their family, it was equivalent to jumping into a fire pit.

In his previous life, when he was in a coma, he heard the patriarch say that his mother, younger brother, and younger sister were all dead, so he struggled hard to wake himself up.

Otherwise, he was afraid that those people’s wishes will be fulfilled.

So to say, Shi Qingluo was more likely to be a widow after marrying.

He was afraid that no normal natal family would agree.

Mrs. Kong replied: “Qinglou is a daughter from the Shi Family in Shangxi Village.”

“She is also a poor person. When she was a just few years old, she was sent by her family to work in a Taoist Temple. Not long ago, the Old Taoist passed away, so she returned home.”

“A few days ago, she was almost sent by the Shi Family to marry and be buried with Young Master Wu.”

“I just don’t know if the Shi Family’s conscience was disturbed later, and they took the initiative to go to the Wu Family and divorced.”

“I don’t know why exactly the Shi Family agreed. They just said that Qinglou wants to marry you, and they can’t object.”

Then he told Xiao Hanzheng exactly what Shi Qingluo had talked with her, and what happened when she went to Shi Family’s house.

Xiao Hanzheng is also remembered after listening.

When he investigated the Wu Family in his previous life, he found that before his sister was dragged to the Wu family to marry and be buried, the Wu Family originally chose the daughter of the Shi Family in Shangxi Village.

But that girl was accidentally knocked to death on the day the Wu Family came to pick her up.

According to accurate information, the girl was killed when she was captured by her mother.

That’s why the Wu Family raised the dowry price again. When his vicious First Aunt and Third Aunt heard about it, they immediately sent her sister to be buried with Young Master Wu and got one hundred and fifty taels of silver.

So Shi Qingluo was that dead girl?

He was no stranger to the Shi Family. Shi Qingluo’s Fourth Uncle was his classmate in the county school, and he was a hypocrite.

He also heard other people talk about some things about the Shi Family in private, how could such a family have a disturbed conscience and voluntarily withdraw the engagement?

It was even more impossible not to accept the bride price, and send food as a dowry, and let the daughter in their family marry him.

He asked again: “Shi Qingluo said there is no need for a bride price, did the Shi family agree to it?”

Mrs. Kong nodded and said: “Yes, I was worried that the Shi Family would make things difficult. Who knew that everything would be so smooth.”

“Qinglou must have taken care of it.” She could still see the unhappy attitude of the Shi Family.

Xiao Hanzheng nodded: “I see.”

When he first heard that Shi Qingluo had rescued his younger siblings, he wondered if Shi Qingluo was the same as him.

Because she knew that he reached a high position in his previous life, so she deliberately saved his relatives and asked to be married.

But after listening to it, he realized that it shouldn’t be. According to the timeline of his previous life, when he woke up, Shi Qingluo had already been beaten to death.

“That Old Taoist is Qinglou’s master, so she is also very powerful, and she is a blessed person.”

“Since you can wake up, Qinglou is your lucky star.”

Mrs. Kong emphasized: “Don’t dislike her as a peasant girl. Even if you are admitted to Juren in the future, you can’t let her down.”

She has always known that her son was a person with great ambitions. Especially after what happened before, she was afraid that he will be stimulated to work harder.

But in her heart, Shi Qingluo was a benefactor, a daughter-in-law, and a lucky star. She cannot let her down.

Xiao Hanzheng’s eyes were full of helplessness: “I know mother, I will not despise and let her down.”

In his previous life, he had devoted all his energy to revenge. He had never married a wife, and he had never even touched a woman.

As for the government’s marriage regulations, in the early stage, he was in exile. No one took the initiative to control him. In the later stage, when he was in a high position, no one dared to force him to marry him, so he never married.

Moreover, such regulations were mainly aimed at ordinary people, and the government will not force those who were unmarried in old age.

But what his mother said was right, no matter what, Shi Qingluo was his family’s savior.

Just focus on this, and as long as Shi Qingluo doesn’t betray and hurt his family in the future, he will treat her well.

Mrs. Kong was relieved when she heard her son’s promise.

She wiped away the tears on her face with a handkerchief, stood up, and said happily: “You just woke up, I asked Baili to make some porridge for you. I will take Yi’er to continue entertaining guests.”

Xiao Hanzheng nodded: “Okay, thank you for your hard work.”

After Mrs. Kong and his siblings left, Xiao Hanzheng leaned against the pillow and closed his eyes.

After an unknown amount of time, he opened his eyes when he heard the door being pushed open.

Seeing Shi Qingluo walking in with a bowl.

Shi Qingluo walked up to Xiao Hanzheng: “Come on, drink this.”

This was the glucose she took out from space just now, to give him some energy.

Xiao Hanzheng took it and saw that there was water in the bowl.

Since Shi Qingluo took medicine to lower his fever before, it was not possible to poison him now.

And as long as it touches his mouth, he can know whether it was poison or not.

So without hesitation, he took it up and drank it. Who knew it was not ordinary water, but taste sweet?

It doesn’t taste like sugar, either.

He asked: “What is this?”

Shi Qinglou sat back and said, “Sugar water, it’s good for your body.”

“Thank you!” Xiao Hanzheng didn’t ask where it came from.

He doesn’t know why, but he always felt that she was not like the girl who died in his previous life.

Everyone has their secrets, and so does he, so there was no need to deliberately dig.

Shi Qingluo smiled: “We are a family for the time being, so you are welcome.”

Xiao Hanzheng raised an eyebrow: “What do you mean being a family temporarily?”

Shi Qingluo replied with a smile: “Your mother should have told you the reason why I married here.”

“I want to get rid of my good relatives, the Shi family, but I don’t want to marry into a big family and live together with them, which may have powerful grandparents or in-laws.”

“As for me, I have a strong personality. When others respect me, I will give them equal respect. But it is impossible to bully me.”

She could tell that Xiao Hanzheng was not simple. Seeing the comparison between his attitude after waking up and when seeing the patriarch and others just now, she estimated that he was both a good and bad person.

So since they were discussing things, and both of them were smart people, there was no need to hide things.

“To be honest, although I said to the outside world that I voluntarily married you to wish you luck, it was also because I fell in love with you.”

She clenched her hands into fists and coughed softly on her lips: “But actually, I’m here for your family, and I think it’s very suitable for me.”

“After all, before I got married, I didn’t know you, let alone met you.”

“What I mean is, if the two of us can’t get along in the future if you have a crush or like someone else, we’ll go separate ways.”

“So we are a family for the time being.”

Now that she has opened up, she must let Xiao Hanzheng know and reassure him that she will not rely on his family or him. And if they don’t get along, it was no big deal to divorce and live their own lives.

Xiao Hanzheng: “……”

His little wife was thinking already about their divorce and separation in the future