My Wife Is the Capitalist Heiress of the 1970s - Chapter 11

After pausing for a moment, Chen Bowen wiped away his tears. “Xiao Wan, your two older brothers are both married and have their own children. Although things are tough right now, I’m not worried about them. Your mother and I are worried about you now!”

Zhang Shuya felt a pang of sadness and took Chen Wan’s hand. The thick calluses on her hand, from working in the fields, stung her heart.

I used to hardly ever wash dishes at home, but now they’ve become so rough!

Zhang Shuya sighed, “Xiao Wan, your father and I are worried about your marriage. You’ve reached the age where you should be getting married, but given our current situation, we can’t find someone as suitable for you as we used to!”

Chen Bowen continued, “Xiao Wan, if there are any eligible young men in the village, why not get to know them? If you can marry one, then you can have a better life!”

After saying that, Chen Bowen covered his face and choked up as he cried!

He had never considered marrying his daughter to a countryman before, not because he looked down on countrymen.

The main reason is that Chen Wan’s upbringing, education, and perspective make her feel out of place with these rural people!

The biggest problem is that we don’t have a common language!

But now we have no choice but to consider marrying Chen Wan off, even if it’s just to an ordinary rural young man.

This at least ensures that Chen Wan can survive, and prevents her from almost starving to death like she did today!

When life is at stake, nothing else matters!

Moreover, they don’t have many choices. Many villagers, seeing them as “black five categories” and capitalists, don’t even dare to talk to them much, let alone arrange marriages!

They had no choice but to give it a try!

Chen Wan felt a pang of sadness, but she also knew that this might be the best choice. If she could get married here, she might have the opportunity to help her parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, and her lovely nephews and nieces!

Otherwise, if this continues, not only will she go hungry, but everyone will too!

Sooner or later, they’ll starve themselves to death!

This is the last thing she wanted to see.

Thinking of this, Chen Wan nodded with difficulty, “Dad, Mom, I’ll listen to you!”

…

After a long day, Zhou Wenshan went to bed shortly after dinner and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow!

I had an indescribably wonderful dream!

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The next morning, Zhou Wenshan got up early to eat.

This time, he didn’t need Liu Cuihua to wake him up; he got up on his own, which startled Liu Cuihua. It was as if the sun had risen in the west!

Breakfast was the same as yesterday, except that everyone got an extra boiled egg!

Zhou Wenshan’s eyes lit up, and he secretly put the eggs in his pocket!

Zhou Yuanchao, who was standing to the side, saw this but didn’t say anything. He sighed inwardly, thinking, “This child doesn’t even eat the eggs himself. I can tell what he’s going to do with them!”

What a tragedy! I gave birth to such a troublesome son!

Today, Zhou Wenshan was more eager to go to the fields than anyone else after finishing his meal!

When they arrived, they saw that Chen Wan and her family had already started working.

They work slowly, so they have to go to the fields early!

Chen Wan was also working in the field!

After her father and mother talked to her yesterday, she couldn’t fall asleep until midnight!

Thinking about my future, everything seems bleak!

I felt a bit bored!

Numbly continuing the same work as yesterday, Chen Wan caught a glimpse of a figure walking towards her out of the corner of her eye!

When she looked up, she was surprised to see Zhou Wenshan, the young man who had saved her yesterday!

She still remembered the taste of the candy he had put in her mouth yesterday. Although it might not have been a good candy, the sweetness was the best she had ever tasted in her life!

Chen Wan felt a pang of anxiety as she watched Zhou Wenshan walk towards her. Was he here to see her?

Zhou Wenshan walked straight toward Chen Wan. Liu Cuihua saw this and tried to call him back, but before she could say anything, Zhou Yuanchao stopped her!

Zhou Yuanchao realized that what Xiao Er said yesterday was not wrong!

If Xiao Er really likes that capitalist’s daughter, then he should marry her. At worst, he’ll quit being the militia captain!

Besides, there’s no rule that says villagers or commune members can’t marry daughters of the “Five Black Categories”!

At most, their work will be affected! But what kind of work could be affected for a farming family like theirs?

If even the militia captain is willing to risk everything, what is there to be afraid of?

Ultimately, Zhou Yuanchao was also holding back a lot of anger!

Being rejected by the betrothal was embarrassing for him, not to mention that the militia captain had to cooperate with the brigade commander!

He’d been wanting to quit for a long time!

Liu Cuihua was stopped by Zhou Yuanchao. Although she was still a little angry, she was afraid that this waiter would run around to those “black five categories” and capitalists all the time, which would affect the whole family!

However, in terms of decades later, Liu Cuihua was a seasoned idiot. Although she had a bad temper, she listened to Zhou Yuanchao in everything!

Zhou Yuanchao stopped her, but she muttered a few words and then ignored him, taking the seedlings to plant rice!

Zhou Wenshan approached Chen Wan, ignoring the stares from Chen Zhijun and his brother not far away, and casually took an egg out of his pocket and handed it to her, saying, “Chen Wan, you haven’t fully recovered yet. Take this egg to help you recover!”

Chen Wan was stunned; she hadn’t expected him to give her an egg!

She glanced at Zhou Wenshan and felt that this young man was different from anyone she had ever met before. His gaze was both aggressive and admiring!

A thought struck her: she remembered what her parents had told her the night before!

If it were the boy in front of her, that would probably be the best choice; she finds him pleasing to the eye!

“Why did you give me eggs?” Chen Wan asked tentatively.

Zhou Wenshan looked directly into her eyes and said, “Because I like you!”

Chen Wan hadn’t expected Zhou Wenshan to be so direct. Her face flushed red, and she stammered, “We only met yesterday, how could you like me?”

Zhou Wenshan grinned, his face beaming with youthful joy, “Because you’re good-looking!”

Chen Wan had never seen anything so direct before, and it completely baffled her!

It took him a while to realize, “Then do you know who I am?”

Zhou Wenshan said, “I know, capitalists, the five black categories!”

Chen Wan felt a surge of nervousness. “Knowing my identity, do you still dare to like me?”

Zhou Wenshan’s smile widened. “Dare? What’s there to be afraid of!”