My Wife Is the Capitalist Heiress of the 1970s - Chapter 15

Therefore, Zhou Yuanchao and Liu Cuihua had to take matters into their own hands, and there was no way to care about rules or regulations anymore.

After meeting Chen Bowen and Zhang Shuya, Zhou Yuanchao apologized, “I’m sorry, the situation is special, so only my wife and I can come to propose marriage in person!”

The conditions in the cowshed were extremely poor; there wasn’t even a place to stand.

So I decided to talk about it outside.

Chen Wan made a brief appearance, greeted Zhou Yuanchao and Liu Cuihua, and then went back with a blush on her face.

When Zhou Yuanchao and Liu Cuihua saw Chen Wan, they suddenly realized why the waiter couldn’t forget this girl. Apart from her bad family background, she was also incredibly beautiful.

Zhou Yuanchao handed Chen Bowen a cigarette, which Chen Bowen accepted with a complicated expression; he hadn’t smoked for a month.

The children at home don’t even have enough to eat, so where would they get the money to buy cigarettes?

After lighting the cigarette, Chen Bowen took a deep drag, smoking almost a third of the cigarette in one go!

Then he blew out another smoke ring…

“We’ve already met Zhou Wenshan, and he’s a good young man. My Xiaowan is also willing to marry into his family. Brothers Zhou, let’s get this straight: you know our family’s current social standing. After Xiaowan marries into the family, you can’t use our family’s social standing to bully her. Otherwise, even though our family has fallen on hard times, she still has her family back home!”

Zhou Yuanchao laughed, “Brother Chen, don’t worry, our family isn’t like that. Xiao Er doesn’t have grandparents, just me and his mother, and no other relatives. His older brother is honest and kind, and his sister-in-law is a good-hearted person too! There aren’t many messy things in our family. After your Xiao Wan marries into our family, as long as she lives a good life, she won’t suffer any grievances!”

Chen Bowen was somewhat relieved then, “Alright then, let’s settle on this. You two pick a date and bring her home!”

When Chen Bowen said this, he was somewhat unwilling, but he had no choice. If Xiao Wan didn’t get married now, she might be targeted by some hooligans in the future. In comparison, the Zhou family was the best choice.

My parents are reasonable and open-minded, and we don’t have any messy relatives.

After Xiao Wan marries into that family, at least she won’t have to suffer with them anymore.

A few minutes later, the two of them settled the matter.

Because of their social class background, the wedding will not be held. Instead, we will send some good wine and food to them.

The bride price of 88 yuan is not low in rural areas, but Zhou Yuanchao did not try to control them on the bride price because of their class background.

The current situation is that even if Zhou Yuanchao doesn’t want to pay the bride price, they have to grit their teeth and agree for Chen Wan’s sake, since Zhou Wenshan is at least a decent person.

The Chen family used to look down on this amount of money, but now this 88 yuan dowry is a huge help to them. At least they have money to buy food, and their family won’t go hungry for a while.

After reaching an agreement, Zhou Yuanchao and Liu Cuihua went back home and didn’t stay there any longer. They still needed to be careful.

After they left, Chen Bowen returned to the cowshed, where his family gathered around him, including Chen Wan. Chen Wan’s feelings were complicated at this moment. She actually had some affection for Zhou Wenshan, who had saved her, but in just a few days, the two of them were already at the point of getting married.

It felt like a dream to her.

However, she didn’t feel much resistance; on the contrary, she felt a little bit of anticipation.

It’s fortunate that it was Zhou Wenshan, rather than an old bachelor in his thirties or forties with disabilities, various bad habits, and a penchant for beating women at home.

In fact, if she hadn’t had her parents and brother with her, someone to protect her temporarily, she would have had a hard time escaping this fate.

I’ve heard a lot of similar stories before we were sent down to the countryside.

Chen Bowen lit a cigarette; it was left behind by Zhou Yuanchao when he left.

Chen Bowen and Zhang Shuya looked at Chen Wan with heartache, “Xiao Wan, your marriage with Zhou Wenshan is settled, there’s no going back!”

Chen Wan looked at her two older brothers, both of whom had expressions of resentment on their faces.

She knew her brothers were just being considerate of her, and chuckled as she tugged at their sleeves. “Alright, actually Zhou Wenshan is pretty good. Apart from his family’s financial situation being a bit poor, he’s good-looking too. Marrying him is actually a win for me. Okay, don’t think too much about it! Wow, we have eggs today, let’s boil some!”

Zhou Wenshan waited anxiously at home for news. When he saw Zhou Yuanchao and Liu Cuihua return, he quickly went up to them and asked, “Dad, Mom, how did it go?”

Liu Cuihua nodded his head. “You got what you wanted this time. From now on, live a good life for me!”

Zhou Wenshan looked at Zhou Yuanchao with surprise, “Dad, is it true?”

Zhou Yuanchao nodded, “I’ll go to town tomorrow to get you a certificate, otherwise you won’t be able to get your marriage certificate!”

Zhou Wenshan beamed with joy, “Thank you, Dad. Don’t worry, I will definitely take good care of you and Mom in the future!”

Zhou Yuanchao laughed, “You little rascal, your mouth is as sweet as honey now!”

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Zhou Yuanchao was very efficient; he went to the town the next day.

I don’t know how they got through any connections, but they got their household registration book back two days later.

The marriage review for Chen Wan has also been completed, and their marriage has been approved.

These past two or three days, Zhou Wenshan has been extremely anxious, fearing that things might change regarding the marriage registration.

If they don’t get a marriage certificate, who knows what kind of changes might happen when Chen Wan’s family is exonerated?

Now that’s alright, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He could take Chen Wan to the town’s civil affairs department to get their marriage certificate anytime.

It’s really not easy to marry the children of capitalists who are divided into five black categories these days.

However, now that everything is settled, I can take Chen Wan to get our marriage certificate anytime.

Then Chen Wan can call me brother, hehe, that would be great.

Zhou Yuanchao took another notebook out of his pocket and put it on the table. “Didn’t you say you wanted to go hunting in the mountains with me? After you and Chen Wan get your marriage certificate in a couple of days, come up the mountain with me. Don’t complain about the hardship!”

Zhou Wenshan said, “Don’t worry, there won’t be any problem! What kind of certificate is this?”

Zhou Yuanchao gave him a look, and he saw it for himself.

Zhou Wenshan picked it up and saw three words written on it: Hunting License!