Accidentally entered a high gate

Ma Lifeng also felt that even if the girl didn't want Zheng Xinhua, Zheng Xinhua hadn't lost out. However, he wondered, "How is Xinhua's ability to withstand pressure and accept failure?"

"It's alright. Besides, I have my grandma and my older sister. If they see him so dejected because that girl dumped him, they'll definitely give him a piece of their mind."

That's true. Neither his grandmother nor his sister-in-law are the type to spoil or pamper their brother-in-law just because he's upset. "What about you? Do you agree?"

I agree.

"Have you written back home?"

"Not yet. I'd like to hear your opinion."

"My opinion is the same as my older sister's."

"Then I'll write back to my grandma and my parents right away."

"Remember to say hello to Wanwan for me."

"Um."

The next day, Zheng Chunfang mailed the letter.

After Tian Erya wrote the letter to Zheng Chunfang, Zheng Xinhua eagerly awaited Zheng Chunfang's reply every day.

Upon receiving the letter, Zheng Xinhua was both nervous and expectant. "Grandma, my second sister's letter has arrived. Let me read it to you."

He had barely finished speaking when Tian Erya snatched the letter away.

Zheng Xinhua: "..." Was his grandmother afraid he was falsely conveying an imperial edict? "Grandma, even if you gave me the courage, I wouldn't dare lie to you."

"That's not necessarily true. Li Youtian from the next village is such an honest man, but in order to marry that young widow from Nanshan Village, he lied to his parents, saying he got her pregnant. His parents were afraid he'd be shot, so they quickly married her. As a result, his wife was pregnant for two years before giving birth. I'll wait for your brother to come back and have him read this to me."

Zheng Xinhua: "..." Next time he runs into Li Youtian, he'll definitely glare at him. "I'll go call Jianhua."

Zheng Jianhua also graduated from high school.

Zheng Jianhua was bragging to his friends when his brother suddenly arrived. Zheng Jianhua was about to say, "Brother, what brings you here? Haven't you been waiting for the postman at the village entrance whenever you have free time these past few days?" when his brother pulled him towards the house. "Brother, what are you doing?"

"My second sister replied."

"Second sister replied, should you read it to Grandma and Mom and Dad...?" Zheng Jianhua realized his mistake before he could finish. "Hahahaha...Grandma doesn't trust you that much now?"

"It's all Li Youtian's fault." Li Youtian used to be known as an honest man in their area. But then…

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Hurry up."

"Okay, okay."

……

After Zheng Jianhua returned, Tian Erya took out the letter.

In the letter, Zheng Chunfang first sent her regards to Ma Lifeng and Wanwan. Only then did she mention Zheng Xinhua's matter.

Zheng Chunfang didn't say anything profound, she just said that she only missed junior high school and wanted to study high school courses on her own after she married Ma Lifeng.

After telling her story, she said that if Zheng Xinhua could accept the fact that after his wife left, he would have to be both a father and a mother, and be laughed at by others, she would support him.

As soon as Zheng Jianhua finished reading, Zheng Xinhua said, "I'm not afraid of being laughed at. I can be both a father and a mother." When his second sister was in junior high school, wasn't his brother-in-law both a father and a mother?

Tian Erya thought about what her second granddaughter had said—that she only wanted to study more after marrying her second granddaughter's husband. Although Tian Erya didn't understand politics or predict the future, she knew that there were exams required for job recruitment in the city.

"Since your second sister supports you, Grandma won't object. However, we need the parents' consent; we can't just quietly marry their daughter."

"Of course. I'll go tell Nianhe right away."

Wen Nianhe was just thinking that once she married Zheng Xinhua, she wouldn't have to sleep in the dormitory anymore when Zheng Xinhua's voice came from outside.

Wen Nianhe came out of the house as soon as she heard Zheng Xinhua's voice. "You're here?"

"Um. I need to tell you something."

"it is good."

After the two left, the other educated youth started gossiping about it.

A: "Do you think Wen Nianhe heard that his second sister has a job in Beijing and thought that marrying him would allow her to benefit from her sister's fame?"

B: "Really? Everyone in the riverside brigade knows that his second sister only sends a few things during holidays, and not even much."

C: "You only know that they didn't send much, but do you know if they included a large wad of paper in their letters home?"

……

The educated youth discussed it for a while and then stopped.

On the other side, Wen Nianhe was very happy to hear from Zheng Xinhua that his family had agreed. But her happiness lasted only a second before Zheng Xinhua asked her to write a letter to her parents.

Wen Nianhe: "..." If her parents knew she wanted to marry into a rural family, wouldn't they come storming over immediately? "My parents were sent to the countryside, I don't know where they are now. You...you still dare to marry me?"