Chapter 637: Chapter 636: Being Pressured to Marry

Nianhe hadn’t reacted before her shoulder was touched.

Yuncheng, who appeared behind the sofa at some unknown point, had one hand on Nianhe’s shoulder as he leaned in and said, “Old man, let me reintroduce myself, I’m Su Yuncheng, her boyfriend.”

“Ah?”

Due to work, Elder Ji had met Su Yuncheng several times and was quite familiar with him among the younger ones. Seeing him pop up, he immediately slapped Yuncheng: “Why is it you again, how come you’re everywhere?”

Yuncheng earnestly took the slap and said with a light laugh: “I wish not to bother you, but introducing her to potential suitors is not acceptable.”

The people around who knew what was going on couldn’t help but laugh. Some even mischievously pushed Elder Ji’s grandson, Ji Mingyi, to the front.

Elder Ji ignored their heckling and frowned at Nianhe: “Girl, is this for real?”

Nianhe honestly answered: “It’s real.”

“Hisss…”

Elder Ji looked at Nianhe, his gaze seeming to ask: Girl, why don’t you cure your blindness?

Seeing Elder Ji’s expression, Yuncheng pulled Nianhe slightly closer to him: “Please don’t be like this, we were thinking of having you officiate our wedding.”

Elder Ji: “Get out.”

Yuncheng promptly took Nianhe’s hand: “Then we’re leaving.”

“You leave, the girl stays!”

Nianhe: “…”

It’s really tough for her in situations like this.

Of course, Yuncheng wouldn’t make Nianhe uncomfortable. He didn’t pull her away anymore, but diverted the topic: “Uncle Lin, are you suggesting I should drive you back to Beijing? What do you say?”

“Get lost, seeing you annoys me.” Elder Ji, like a grumpy old child, lashed out at Yuncheng and slapped Ji Mingyi’s hand away, “You’re useless too.”

Ji Mingyi, as the person feeling most aggrieved there, internally cried but could only force a smile: “Hehehe… Grandpa, please be kind, leave me a way out… You can’t just because it tires you to hit me, instigate Brother Cheng to beat me.”

As he spoke, he side-eyed Yuncheng.

That was a murderous look.

“Then, I must thank Yuncheng.”

The old man casually remarked, covering up the awkward mess of matchmaking.

During the conversation, the dishes were already on the table.

The meal was meticulously prepared, every dish being Elder Ji’s favorite flavor; as soon as the familiar hometown taste was served, the old man’s eyes reddened.

“Ah…”

Twenty-five years of troubles, only a sigh remained.

This is when the advantage of having many younger people around comes in handy. One toasts a glass, another speaks a few kind words, one interrupts, another acts sweet, quickly steering the old man’s sadness away.

“Grandpa Ji, now that you’re back you really need to manage Brother Cheng, just a few days ago during our drills, he almost beat me back into my mom’s womb!”

“Yeah, not giving any face, that really ruins our unity!”

“I still don’t see why we had to bring Brother Cheng all the way from Hei Province, it’s so far. We could just spar amongst ourselves!”

Initially, they only wanted to diverge the topic, but as they talked, they couldn’t control their grievances.

For no other reason, during the recent drills, they really did get beaten up painfully, and truly lost face.

“You bunch of brats,” laughed one elder, “you only have the skills to thrash each other behind closed doors, you shrink at the sight of real challenges.”

Yuncheng kindly suggested: “Next time, Huaizhou or Yuguo could come for sparring, their combat styles are different.”

“That’s good!”

“You lot just need more training; without getting hit, you don’t know pain, it’s all for show.”

The young lot: “…”

There’s that one person, not satisfied with beating them himself, he even invites others to join in the beating for fun.

“Don’t, Brother Cheng!”

“You see they really listen!”

“Sister-in-law, you manage him!”

Yuncheng: “…!”

He seemed to have heard something very pleasing.

Nianhe: “…”

Still too light-hearted.

“Yuncheng, when are you two planning to get married?”

Suddenly, an elder asked with a smile.

Lin Nianhe: “…”

Su Yuncheng’s ears turned slightly red, he glanced at Lin Nianhe and said, “There’s no rush, we’ll wait until Nianhe comes back to the city.”

Minister Huang, holding a wine glass, raised his head and said, “Coming back to the city, huh? I made a call today, I’ll handle it by tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, come report to my house.”

“Hahaha, right, right, coming to my place is also fine!”

“I have a quota here too, Nianhe, should I keep one for you?”

“What quota do we need? Just get married first, and let Old Lin transfer Yuncheng back to Beijing.”

“Hey right, we need to be flexible with the process, swap the order a bit, it’s much easier that way…”

Luckily Elder Ji was here, otherwise they might turn today’s dinner into a wedding banquet for Su Yuncheng and Lin Nianhe.

In both her past and present life combined, Lin Nianhe had never been rushed to marry by so many people.

Her face flushed, and she quickly excused herself to the bathroom to escape the situation.

Coming out of the bathroom, she looked up and saw Su Yuncheng.

It wasn’t easy for him to get out either; he had to drink three big glasses of white wine before he could leave.

He looked at her and asked, “Should I take you home first?”

“There’s no need,” Lin Nianhe shook her head, “Grandpa Ji is in a good mood, I’ll go back in a little while, this will blow over.”

In such a situation, how could a junior like her leave first? That would be too impolite.

“Nianhe.”

Su Yuncheng suddenly called her.

“Hmm?”

Lin Nianhe looked at him, her eyes filled with inquiry.

“Cough, cough,” Su Yuncheng coughed twice, his gaze somewhat evasive, “It’s not that I don’t want to marry you… it’s just you said you wanted to attend college, I don’t know when the college entrance exam will resume, nor if there will be a requirement that candidates can’t be married, so… It’s not that I don’t want to, I’m just worried it might hinder you.”

Lin Nianhe was slightly stunned.

Indeed, according to the usual process nowadays, people like her and Su Yuncheng would have already gotten their marriage certificate.

Like Li Xiaoshan and Wang Xixi, Zhao Zhuangshi and Yu Xiangqin, it was normal to get married quickly once they were interested.

She hadn’t considered marriage because she was not used to it, but Su Yuncheng had thought about it and didn’t mention it because of her.

He was even worried she might misunderstand.

Lin Nianhe’s cheeks reddened slightly, she reached out and grabbed the corner of Su Yuncheng’s clothes, whispering, “Actually, I didn’t misunderstand… and I never thought about marrying someone else.”

Su Yuncheng: “…”

There was nothing better he could hear than those words.

Involuntarily, he grasped her hand, his rough fingertips caressing her fingertips.

“Then, should we…,” get engaged first?

He couldn’t finish his sentence, interrupted by a youngster who had just been stirring up the crowd.

“Brother Cheng, Sister Nianhe, Grandpa Ji is calling you… over…”

Su Yuncheng: “…”

They were too lenient, really too lenient.

Lin Nianhe chuckled, hooking her fingers with Su Yuncheng’s, she tiptoed looking at him, whispering: “Then, should we get engaged when we go back to Beijing for New Year’s?”

She couldn’t read minds; it was just that his expression was too easy to read earlier.

He always considered everything for her, and she also wanted to give him some peace of mind.

Major Su’s ears reddened even more, he coughed lightly and said seriously: “Nianhe, something like this should be said by me.”

“Oh, so you don’t agree then.”

“I agree, very much so!”

He dreamt of taking their relationship a step closer to prevent others from aiming at her.

He held her hand and walked inside, passing by that oblivious youngster and not forgetting to say, “Don’t worry, I won’t suggest sending Lin Huaizhou or Sie Yuguo to train you guys anymore.”

“Really, Brother Cheng? You’re not deceiving me, Brother Cheng? Brother Cheng, you really are a kind and good person!”

“Yeah, I’ll come again next time.”

“…”