novellhall Chapter 9: Is Huo Yanchuan getting married?
Chapter 9: Is Huo Yanchuan getting married?
Wenrou was stunned for several seconds after hearing this, then looked at Huo Yanchuan with a shocked expression, thinking she had misheard.
"What...what did you say?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Yanchuan repeated, "My advice to you is to marry me, and the child in your belly can also be raised in my name."
Wenrou understood this time. She stared straight at Huo Yanchuan, wondering what his purpose was.
Most people would run away as fast as they could if they heard her conditions.
With his looks and qualities, he shouldn't have trouble finding a wife. Why would he be interested in me?
Perhaps sensing her confusion, Huo Yanchuan didn't hide anything and explained his situation.
"I can't have children and I'm not interested in women, but I have to find someone to marry in order to appease my family's pressure to get married. It's difficult to raise two children on your own these days. If you marry me, I'll help you solve the children's household registration problem. If you want a divorce later, you can do so anytime."
It has to be said that what Huo Yanchuan said was indeed the problem she most wanted to solve right now.
However, Wenrou was still shocked when she heard him say that he was infertile.
No wonder Shen Qingshuang said he was crippled; now I understand.
Thinking of this, Wenrou looked at Huo Yanchuan with a hint of sympathy in her eyes.
It's such a pity that such a wonderful person can't have children.
"You can think about it carefully. If you really find it difficult, then forget it." Huo Yanchuan frowned as he looked at the sympathetic expression on the woman's face.
Wenrou quickly weighed the options in her mind and felt that Huo Yanchuan's suggestion was indeed feasible.
Anyway, she has nowhere else to go, so marrying him isn't a bad idea. Most importantly, he's Zhou Dayong's superior, so she won't lose out no matter how you look at it.
"No need to think about it anymore, I agree to your proposal, let's get married together." Wenrou said very decisively.
Considering how much Huo Yanchuan had helped her these past few days, and that he didn't seem like a bad person, she wasn't losing out in this deal.
"Okay, I'll write you a letter of introduction in a bit and have someone take you to a guesthouse in town to stay in. Once the marriage application is approved, we'll be officially husband and wife, and then you can move in with us."
Huo Yanchuan didn't expect Wenrou to agree so readily. However, it was good that things were settled sooner, so he could give the old man an explanation.
"Okay." Wenrou readily agreed.
Huo Yanchuan was very efficient; the letter of introduction was processed in no time. He then asked Hao Gang to take Wenrou to town to check her in.
Wenrou had met Hao Gang before and knew he was the deputy battalion commander; she had a good impression of him.
"Um... Hello, sister-in-law."
Hao Gang was also completely bewildered. His regimental commander had just said that he was getting married, and to Zhou Dayong's ex-fiancée. He was still somewhat skeptical.
But after seeing the regimental commander submit the marriage application, he had no choice but to believe it.
"We're not married yet, you don't need to call me that." She said somewhat awkwardly, feeling a little uncomfortable with the way she was addressed.
Hao Gang had a much better impression of Wenrou than of Shen Qingshuang, after all, she had just caught two spies for them.
He took Wenrou to the town's guesthouse and, as Huo Yanchuan had instructed, paid for three days' worth of accommodation for her.
Wenrou decided to stay at the guesthouse, which had hot water and was convenient for taking showers.
Upon learning that Wenrou had left the family compound, Zhou Dayong couldn't wait to bring Shen Qingshuang back.
"I'll forgive you this time, but don't let it happen again." Shen Qingshuang put everything else out of her mind when she thought about how Zhou Dayong had saved her last time.
"I promise, I, Zhou Dayong, will only love you for the rest of my life, and I will never let you down."
Zhou Dayong held Shen Qingshuang in his arms, imagining their happy life after marriage.
At that moment, he suddenly remembered something and became curious. "Oh right, I ran into Huo Yanchuan when I came out of the office today. He seemed to be submitting his marriage application."
"Huo Yanchuan? He's getting married? Who is he marrying?" Shen Qingshuang asked in shock upon hearing the news of Huo Yanchuan's marriage.
Zhou Dayong shook his head; he didn't see the name.
However, given Huo Yanchuan's appearance, isn't he afraid of delaying the marriage of any potential partner?
Shen Qingshuang's expression changed slightly. She used to like Huo Yanchuan so much, but unfortunately he had damaged his manhood and could no longer have children. For the sake of her happiness in the second half of her life, she chose to marry the considerate and gentle Zhou Dayong.
She originally thought he would never get married again in his life, but she never expected that he would find a marriage partner so soon?
Could it be that he was traumatized by my marriage to Zhou Dayong and that's why he just randomly married another woman?
Thinking of this, Shen Qingshuang felt only regret that Huo Yanchuan had such a face.
"Qingshuang, no matter what others say, let's live our own lives well from now on. I will definitely make you happy." Zhou Dayong held Shen Qingshuang's hand with deep affection.
"Okay, I believe you." Shen Qingshuang's thoughts were interrupted by Zhou Dayong's words. Even if Huo Yanchuan was handsome, he was a useless good-for-nothing who was also cold-hearted. How could he be as good as her Dayong?
"Dayong, I'm hungry."
"What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."
When Shen Qingshuang acted coquettishly, Zhou Dayong's bones melted.
He thought that women should be like Shen Qingshuang. Gentleness was a waste of her name. Not only was she rough, but she was also stronger than men and had a bad temper. What man would like that?
When Zhou Dayong went to the kitchen, he discovered that all the ingredients he had bought for Qing Shuang in the past few days had been eaten by Wenrou, and he was so angry that his face turned pale.
How can she eat so much, like a pig?
In the end, he had no choice but to cook Shen Qingshuang a bowl of noodles. As soon as Shen Qingshuang saw it, she smashed the bowl right in front of him.
"Zhou Dayong, I'm the eldest daughter of the Shen family, and this is what you give me to eat?" Shen Qingshuang pointed at the bowl of clear soup noodles that didn't even have a piece of meat in it, and cried in anger.
She had never suffered like this before. Zhou Dayong had just been saying he loved her, and now he was feeding her this?
Even dogs wouldn't eat this.
"I'm sorry, Qing Shuang, I'll buy you meat tomorrow," Zhou Dayong coaxed her, inwardly cursing Wenrou to death.
Shen Qingshuang was spoiled and arrogant in the Shen family and couldn't endure any hardship. Now that she's with Zhou Dayong, given his current situation, he'll probably have a hard time dealing with her in the future.
The day after Huo Yanchuan submitted his marriage application, the entire family compound knew that he was getting married.
Just when everyone was wondering who he was going to marry, Wenrou, who was supposed to leave the family compound, returned.
Not only that, she moved into Huo Yanchuan's house, which caused a huge uproar in the family compound.