My Girl and Tenderness

Qin Kong was like a nagging nitpicker. He felt angry when he saw her indifferent expression. She wanted to give up before even starting. Why was she so stubborn now?

Zhang Qian looked at him anxiously, smiled lightly on his indifferent face, hugged his knees, and said -

"Originally, it would be useful to say it, but now that you have a good wife, it's useless."

"???"

What does this mean? Qin Kong was confused. Zhang Qian looked at Mrs. Ye over there and said apologetically -

"Teacher Ye is a good person... She has always cared about me. I have failed her expectations."

Qin Kong looked at the dilapidated house and said -

"Is it a money issue? In fact, university tuition is not that expensive, and if you work hard, you can also get scholarships. Work-study programs plus student loans should be enough."

Zhang Qian refuted one by one.

"It's not expensive, that's for others. Do you see how many children there are here? It's not easy for them to get food."

"How much scholarship can I get? How do I apply for it? What are the selection criteria? Will I definitely get it? It's an unstable factor."

"As for working and studying... Look at me like this, who would want me? I'm afraid I'd be considered a child laborer if I just serve dishes, not to mention that it's hard to find a job nowadays. It's not easy to make money. If I work every now and then, I'll just be replaced by someone else."

At the end, Zhang Qian looked at the old woman, shook his head and said -

"Besides, I've already caused her a lot of trouble. It's not good to continue asking her for money."

"What's wrong? Your mother is not happy that you are going to college?"

"She's not my mother."

"what?"

Zhang Qian smiled, continued to draw circles on the ground, and said -

"My dad remarried her. That's what they said, but they didn't even get the marriage certificate. My dad didn't leave anything behind after he passed away, only me as a burden. In fact, she didn't need to support me at all, but she was kind enough not to chase me away."

"..."

Qin Kong was speechless.

She scratched her head and said -

"So I said, it's no use. Reality doesn't allow it, so I can only give up, there's no other way. If you didn't have a wife, I would still like to ask you to buy mine, but now there's no hope."

"???"

Wait, what kind of explosive statement is this?

……

PS: Buy a wife? (?ω?)

100. Marriage is a fair trade. Don’t taint it with emotions.

Qin Kong widened his eyes, looked at Zhang Qian who had a calm face, and said -

"What are you talking about? What do you mean by buy you?"

"Um……"

Zhang Qian thought about it and said -

"You give me money, I'll help you have children and do housework for you. Of course, I have to go to college while doing this. To avoid trouble, we may have to get a marriage certificate. We just need to sign an agreement."

"???"

He had no idea what the other person was saying. Why could a girl say such a thing without any expression? Then he thought about it carefully and complained:

"Wait, do you mean... I'll pay a little bit of the bride price to marry you, and then support you to go to college?"

"Yeah, almost."

"..."

He gritted his teeth and tapped her little head, and said anxiously -

"How can marriage be considered a business? You are thinking about something crazy."

Zhang Qian lowered his head and drew circles. Even after being hit on the head, he still said indifferently:

"Isn't it a business deal? Maybe there is indeed such a thing, but there is also a lot of business, right? The so-called true love is praised because it is rare. Everyone uses feelings as a bargaining chip to gain more benefits for themselves."

"In fact, marriage is a kind of transaction, isn't it? From the beginning, it has been an economic structure that requires division of labor and cooperation when one person cannot continue to develop and reproduce. It is full of fairness and justice in transactions. It has only recently been tainted by things like emotions."

"..."

Qin Kong listened to Zhang Qian's words and actually had a lot of things he wanted to say in rebuttal, but looking at her old clothes and the dilapidated yard, it would probably be considered arrogance if he said anything unrealistic.

Love is not something that can be expected by someone who has to worry about three meals a day.

But there are still some things to complain about.

He looked at her thin body and couldn't help but say -

"I'll go to jail if I marry you, and you're still so young."

"..."

III Righteousness and tyranny are also uncles

Zhang Qian was silent for a while, his cold expression slightly cracked, he pursed his lips, looked at him with some emotion in his eyes, and said -

"Actually I didn't skip a grade. I'm already eighteen."

"Hmm? Same age as me?"

"…How old are you?"

"December."

"My September one."

"..."

"..."

Both of them fell silent. Qin Sikong felt awkward. Before, he had treated her exactly the same as his younger sister, but now he was telling him that she was older than him?

She sighed softly and looked at Mrs. Ye who was still chatting with the old woman. Her slender figure, mature temperament, and beautiful face seemed to add a different color to this shabby courtyard.

Looking at myself again, I am just an ordinary country kid. In the eyes of men, it is obvious who is better and who is worse, there is no comparison.

"You have a good wife. If I were a man, I would envy you too."

Zhang Qian's eyes dimmed and he said -

"Forget it. This is a hopeless situation. I am still holding on to hope that you can help me... People are like this. After being helped once, they will want to rely on you and want to get more... They are so greedy."

Listening to her weak words, Qin Kong frowned deeper and deeper, and said -

"To be honest, I didn't understand a word you said. Maybe it's because you are a genius and you think a lot. I don't think so much. To put it bluntly, you are just short of money. How much money do you need? I can give it to you, right?"

"But why?"

Zhang Qian looked at him and asked him -

"Why do you want to help me? And why should I accept your kindness for no reason? Do you know what one of the things I hate the most? It is to accept other people's kindness for no reason. It makes me feel despicable..."

So a deal is still the best. Both parties are willing and it is a matter that has been negotiated. She will not owe anyone anything, nor does she want to owe anyone anything. She just wants to have a clean record.

Qin Kong suddenly understood that she was such a stubborn person. When someone helped her, she would think about repaying them, otherwise she would feel uneasy.

I would rather live a miserable life than ask others for help.

She has been living like this all her life and she is tired of it.

She just wants "fairness".

He gave her money and she became his wife, it was fair.

It's that simple.

Qin Kong felt a bit troubled. She was willful and awkward. She used her last bit of bargaining chip to demand equality, instead of being evasive like others.

So sincere that it's endearing.

Qin Kong looked at her and scratched his head. He was not as talkative as her, so he just said in accordance with his heart -

"Well...but I just want to help you. Hearing you say that, I want to help even more. I will feel very uncomfortable if I leave you alone."

"..."

Zhang Qian looked at him, then looked at Mrs. Ye, and said -

"You already have Teacher Ye... do you still want to buy me? Although I don't mind, this may destroy your current family. I have to remind you."

"So it's not like that..."

Qin Kong felt weak, scratched his head, and said awkwardly -

"I just wanted to help you for no reason."

"So, why?"

"No reason."

"How can there be no reason?"

"why not?"

He was a little angry. He had been questioned by this guy and listened to a lot of roundabout words. He had wasted a lot of brain cells. Now his rational thinking was temporarily shut down and he said - "Do I need a reason to help others? I just want to help, right? I don't care what others think. I will follow my heart if I feel comfortable. I will get angry if you don't let me help you."

"……what."

Zhang Qian couldn't help laughing when he saw his anxious look, and said -

"You are such a strange person. You must have suffered a lot."

"You're weird too. You clearly want me to help you, but you have to say those weird things."

"Because you are a good person. I don't want good people to suffer. I can't accept such a thing."

"Then why are you saying so much if you don't want me to help you? Are you trying to make good people feel bad?"

Qin Kong looked like he was about to have a quarrel.

She looked at him straight, and they were silent for a long time before she gave up and said:

"Well, it's indeed my fault for upsetting someone like you... just follow your heart, and I'll... try not to let you suffer any loss."

I chose a roundabout way to make him accept it. I didn't mention anything about "transaction" anymore, but used vague words like "I won't let you suffer any loss."

But in fact, it means the same thing to her.

Just put it to him in a different way.

This feeling is really weird. I am the one who needs to be anxious, so why are those who pay the money more anxious than the parties involved?

It turned out that she had to work hard to gain more benefits for him, otherwise he would really be helping her in vain.

What a fool.

There was a hint of worry in her eyes.

It seems that such a man is easily deceived by bad women.

……

PS: It’s better to be cheated by me than by others? (?ω?)

101. Spend a woman’s money on other women

Qin Kong couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw that she seemed to have finally given in. He was a kind person, so he didn't see her being forced to "sell herself". If he didn't know, it would be fine. But if he knew and didn't do anything, he would regret it later.

She could have a better future, she just needed a little help from him.

He said:

"Then how much do you need?"

"According to the general market price, 40,000 will be enough."

He was talking about the general price of betrothal gifts here. He couldn't help but smile and complained -

"You could ask for a higher price somewhere else."