Because she was thinking about this matter, she didn't have the energy to see what Lu Chen did at night. It was only when she heard complaints and curses coming from Lu Dashan and Jiang Guihua's room, such as "What does that brat mean?", "He did it on purpose?", "Lu Dashan, I want to eat meat too" that Meng Yinyin calmed down and looked at the table.
There were several dishes on the table, including fish, meat, eggs and plenty of side dishes. In short, the standard of this meal was definitely that of a festival.
Not only that, it also tastes exceptionally fragrant.
No wonder Jiang Guihua was so angry that she was about to jump up and down in the room.
Meng Yinyin glanced at the sumptuous meal on the table, then slowly shifted her gaze to Lu Chen's face.
She felt that she had reasonable reasons to suspect that Lu Chen had done these things on purpose, deliberately to anger Lu Dashan and Jiang Guihua.
But she was overthinking it. After resolving the matter with Lu Dashan during the day, Lu Chen no longer took those two people seriously and would not waste extra time doing such things.
The reason why he prepared such a big meal tonight was simply because he thought today was a good day and he wanted to celebrate.
As for the fact that he accidentally angered Jiang Guihua and Lu Dashan again, it was really an unintentional act.
But looking at Meng Yinyin's smirking expression, it seemed as if she was silently praising him for a job well done.
Lu Chen: “…”
Never mind. Let’s not explain it.
Soon, the three of them sat at the table, and the things that Meng Yinyin had managed to ignore came to her mind again.
She thought again of what her brother had told her in the afternoon.
But no matter whether she looked at Lu Chen or her brother, she couldn't tell anything from their expressions. Their calm faces made it seem as if they were not talking about anything at all.
Or are they just too pretentious
Meng Yinyin felt a little unconvinced when she thought about it. These two people were too unkind. She was the only one left standing there nervously!
Okay, pretending to be cool and calm, right? She pretends too!
So the next second, Meng Yinyin also put on an extremely calm and composed expression, and took the principle of not talking while eating and not talking while sleeping to the extreme, and even her eyes did not leave her bowl and chopsticks.
The other two men at the table rarely heard her chattering during meals, and they all found it a little strange. They couldn't help but turn their heads to look at her.
Then I saw Meng Yinyin seemed to be holding her breath with someone, with a stern face, and the food on the table seemed to have become the enemy.
Seeing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but feel a little worried.
As for Meng Xuan, he was not worried at all, and even thought that the girl was just trying to get something for her.
"Meng Yinyin, just eat your meal honestly. What are you doing with such a stern face? Who owes you money?"
This girl is really something. She doesn't know how to choose the right time to act like a spoiled brat.
He had been planning to talk to Lu Chen about their relationship during dinner, but seeing her like this, he didn't know how to start.
He was afraid that once he opened his mouth, Lu Chen would think that he, as a brother, was forcing Meng Yinyin to marry him.
Moreover, he has a bad temper and is always throwing tantrums anywhere and at any time. Not to mention, Meng Xuan has already started to worry about Lu Chen in his heart.
Meng Xuan: “…”
So just like that, Meng Xuan decided to give up this opportunity for the time being and planned to find another time to talk to Lu Chen about this.
However, what neither he nor Meng Yinyin expected was that Meng Xuan was planning to look for another opportunity, but Lu Chen actually took the initiative to speak.
Lu Chen went to find Meng Xuan after Meng Yinyin returned home after dinner.
He packed up everything and went to the new yard next door. He happened to meet Meng Xuan who was about to take a shower. After hesitating for a moment, he stopped him.
"Comrade Meng."
Meng Xuan was still wondering when he could get Meng Yinyin and Lu Chen together to discuss their affairs, when Lu Chen's voice rang in his ears.
Turning around, he saw Lu Chen standing in the yard.
It was already dark at this moment, but the moonlight was bright, illuminating Lu Chen's facial features and expression clearly. Meng Xuan could see the nervousness and uneasiness in his eyes almost instantly.
nervous… .
Realizing that Lu Chen might have something important to tell him, Meng Xuan decisively put off taking a bath and walked towards Lu Chen.
"What's wrong? Is there something that hasn't been dealt with yet?"
He subconsciously thought that Lu Chen came to him because there was something that had not been resolved with Lu Dashan's family, or there was a mistake.
As the person in charge of this matter, it is only natural for him to resolve the matter clearly.
Upon hearing this, Lu Chen did not deny it and nodded.
"Well, there is one more thing."
Meng Xuan's expression immediately became serious.
"Tell me, if you have any other requests, I'll go..."
He wanted to say that he would communicate with Lu Dashan, but before he could finish his words, he heard Lu Chen speak.
"Comrade Meng, I want to marry Meng Zhiqing."
Meng Xuan: “… ”
There was silence all around for an hour. Meng Xuan just stood there in a daze, not saying a word for a long time.
No, he thought Lu Chen was going to talk about something else, but he didn't expect it to be this.
Moreover, this was the topic he originally brought up, so why did this guy take the initiative to bring it up first
Of course Meng Xuan didn't want to refuse. After all, he had asked Meng Yinyin in the afternoon and learned that she did have feelings for Lu Chen. She was just surprised that Lu Chen had said what he wanted to say first, and she didn't know how to react for a moment.
But Lu Chen misunderstood his silence as unwillingness to give in.
His already nervous mood naturally made him even more uneasy.
"Comrade Meng, I know that my status and qualifications are not worthy of Meng Zhiqing, but I am sincere to her. I will always cherish her and protect her, and never let her suffer any hardship."
"I swear to you, if I ever do anything to let her down, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death!"
Although the oath sounds the most unreliable, it carries a lot of weight in Lu Chen's heart because he has always been a man who keeps his promises.
And Meng Xuan is also a man, so of course he could see how serious Lu Chen was when he said this.
Of course, Lu Chen dared to swear in front of himself because he knew that if he really did something to let Meng Yinyin down, he, as the eldest brother, would never let him go.
He and Lu Chen were both very clear about this, so since Lu Chen dared to say this, he must have prepared himself to be watched by him for the rest of his life.
Meng Xuan was naturally satisfied with his performance.
He was about to say that he agreed with what was going on between the two of them, but out of the corner of his eye he noticed that a crack had quietly opened in a room behind Lu Chen.
And that room happened to be Meng Yinyin's room.
This girl.
Meng Xuan chuckled in his heart, then changed the subject and deliberately pretended to be puzzled and asked Lu Chen.
"Let's not talk about that for now. Let me ask you, what do you like about her?"
"Or do you just think she's pretty and fall in love with her?"
This question seems to be a very simple one at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it is full of traps.
If he said that he liked Meng Yinyin not because she was pretty, wouldn't that be denying Meng Yinyin's appearance? After all, she was famous for her beauty. If Lu Chen dared to say that it was not because of her face, then he would not only be denying Meng Yinyin's appearance, but also indirectly exposing the fact that he was lying.
But if I say it’s because of her face, then I would be labeled superficial again.
When Meng Yinyin, who was behind the door, heard her brother's question, she almost bit her teeth out of anger!
What are you doing
Isn't this deliberately making things difficult for Lu Chen
Ahem, although she was also very curious about what Lu Chen liked about her
After carefully recalling it, Meng Yinyin felt more and more flustered the more she thought about it.
Because she found that during the time she had been with Lu Chen, she seemed to have always been spoiled, unwilling to work, lazy, and liked to boss people around.
In her attitude towards Lu Chen, it was more like that of a young lady towards a servant!
Unless Lu Chen has a masochistic tendency.
Otherwise, it seems that her only advantage that could attract Lu Chen is her pretty face.
It’s terrifying when you think about it!
Meng Yinyin was already getting nervous, and she started biting her fingers unconsciously.
Just when she was regretting that she had not had the opportunity to show the other good qualities hidden in her character in front of Lu Chen, Lu Chen's voice slowly sounded in the yard.
"She is indeed very beautiful."
It's no exaggeration to say that she is more beautiful than anyone Lu Chen has seen in the past twenty years.
"Comrade Meng, I am a layman, and I admit that I was amazed by Meng Zhiqing's face."
But that's all.
After all, Meng Yinyin was just a stranger to him at that time. No matter how beautiful she was, it had nothing to do with him. He only took a glance at her and then looked away.
Meng Xuan and Meng Yinyin had completely opposite reactions when they heard him acknowledge Meng Yinyin's beauty.
Meng Xuan felt that Lu Chen was honest enough and nodded, thinking that his answer was good.
Meng Yinyin bit her fingers and almost cried.
Woohoo, as expected, this is all she has left!
"But what really attracted me to her was not her appearance."
Lu Chen didn't know what he was thinking about, but a faint smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"She is actually a very interesting, lively, and passionate girl..."
Then, Lu Chen told her how much he rejected Meng Yinyin at first, but his closed heart and the world were gradually opened up by her.
He was not used to sharing his inner world with others, but this person was Meng Xuan, Meng Yinyin's biological brother. He had to let him know what he was thinking for the sake of Meng Xuan's peace of mind.
And Meng Yinyin, who was behind the door, also realized for the first time that Lu Chen had been so resistant to her during the few days when she and he had just known each other!
At that time, she thought that he just had a cold face out of habit and was the same to everyone, but she didn't expect that he was really rejecting her getting close to him.
Meng Yinyin wanted to be heartbroken, but then she heard Lu Chen say that he was finding it increasingly impossible to ignore her, and that he was finding it increasingly difficult to accept not being able to see her. She didn't even realize when the corners of her mouth curled up.
Anyway, when she came to her senses, she had been smiling foolishly for a long time.
It seems that Lu Chen really loves her deeply. He even thinks that her little temper is cute. She doesn't like to work because she has never done it before and she doesn't have to do it in the future.
In short, in his opinion, everything about Meng Yinyin is beautiful. She is like the moon in the sky, accidentally falling to the ground, and he is willing to protect this beauty.
Meng Xuan: “…”
After listening to it, he really wanted to ask, is the person you are talking about really my sister, not someone else
How could he not know that her bad temper had such a high-sounding explanation
But seeing that Lu Chen had a completely honest and serious expression when he said this, Meng Xuan didn't want to say anything to spoil the mood.
But at that moment, he couldn't help but secretly warned himself in his heart.
He must never become a man like Lu Chen, who was so obsessed with a woman that he couldn't find his way around.
This is horrible, so horrible!
Meng Xuan couldn't accept the thought that he would become a henpecked husband like Lu Chen in the future.
But now I haven't even got a glimpse of my fate, it's too early to think too much.
Meng Xuan quickly collected his thoughts and was quite satisfied with Lu Chen's answer. Then, he looked behind Lu Chen and shouted.
"Okay, come out if you heard it and tell me whether you agree or not."
When Lu Chen heard this, his body suddenly stiffened.
Obviously, he had realized what Meng Xuan was saying and who he was talking to.
Meng Yinyin in the room was also caught off guard and frightened by her brother. She couldn't help but blame him harshly in her heart, but at this moment, excitement and joy prevailed, so she didn't hesitate and directly opened the door and walked out.
As soon as she walked into the yard, Lu Chen turned around and looked at her.
Meng Yinyin was not nervous at first, but when Lu Chen was looking at her, she became shy for some unknown reason.
"Meng Zhiqing..."
Lu Chen didn't expect that his confession was heard by Meng Yinyin. He was a little at a loss, but fortunately the moonlight covered his red ears.
When Meng Yinyin heard his name, her shyness instantly disappeared, and she couldn't help but look up and said something with dissatisfaction.
"Why do you still call me Meng Zhiqing?"
Meng Zhiqing, Meng Zhiqing, everyone in the Zhiqing group calls him closer than he does!
Seeing this, Lu Chen suddenly understood her meaning. His eyes suddenly lit up and the joy in his heart almost burst out of his chest.
He could only resist the urge to go out for a few laps. He looked at Meng Yinyin eagerly and called her softly.
"Yes, Yinyin."
Meng Yinyin had heard many people call her "Yinyin", so this name shouldn't be unfamiliar to her. But at this moment, when these two words were called out by Lu Chen, she felt like she was hearing someone call her that for the first time.
She thought her name sounded very nice.
Yin Yin, Yin Yin.
How affectionate and gentle.
The two of them just stared at each other with red faces in the moonlight, while Meng Xuan shook his head and left silently.
…
The matter between Meng Yinyin and Lu Chen was made clear in this way. Even though the two did not say any other mushy words in the end, the fact that they were a relationship was already clear in their minds.
As for Meng Xuan, now that the two major issues were resolved, he planned to set off back to the army.
He was not a person who liked to procrastinate. After calling Lu Chen aside and giving him a lecture, he got his promise that he would never make any move on Meng Yinyin before they got married. Also, he said that the matter of marriage still needed the consent of his and Meng Yinyin's parents, and then he left with satisfaction.
Meng Xuan left very early that day, and deliberately did not let Meng Yinyin and Lu Chen see him off, so that he would not have to find a way to comfort the crying Meng Yinyin.
Meng Yinyin only realized that her brother had left after she got up. She was immediately angry and aggrieved, thinking that her brother was too much.
But after being angry for a while, she instantly disappeared after eating a bowl of shrimp porridge that Lu Chen specially prepared for her.
It rained these two days, and the rain was quite heavy. Some ridges of the fields were washed away by the heavy rain. The water from upstream rushed down, and Lu Chen accidentally picked up a few fish and some small shrimps.
He originally planned to bring the shrimps back to feed the fish so that the fish could live a few more days, but Meng Yinyin took a fancy to the shrimps and said she wanted to drink shrimp porridge.
Seeing that greedy look, Lu Chen couldn't refuse at all. Although he didn't know how to make it, he still made some shrimp porridge that was about 60% similar to Meng Yinyin's description.
Meng Yinyin was enjoying her meal so much.
While eating the shrimp porridge, she couldn't help but glance at Lu Chen. She felt that she seemed to be more satisfied with Lu Chen today and liked him a little more.
How about writing a letter to my parents in a few days
Before Meng Xuan left, he finally told Meng Yinyin the address of his parents' farm, but he made it very clear that unless it was something very important, she should never write to them rashly.
After all, they had managed to rescue Meng Yinyin with great difficulty, so they didn't want anyone to catch them.
Meng Yinyin also knew this, so she would naturally not write a letter for no reason.
But if it is a marriage, then it should be considered as such.