Chapter 1
September summer, the sun is as hot as fire.
Under the only shade tree in front of the Civil Affairs Bureau, Lin still has been standing for more than an hour, obviously hot and sweaty, but her heart is as cold as winter.
“Still, you see your mother is sick like that, your sister is only in elementary school, my mother thinks the burden is too heavy do not agree with us to get married, even more do not want to let me with you to raise your sister, simply we break up, each other do not delay.”
Just hung up the phone, the remaining sound in the ear has not yet disappeared.
Unconsciously, tears slid down from Lin still’s small white face.
She and Li Tianhao were together in their second year of college, and she was engaged to Li Tianhao when she graduated, and he also promised to work hard with her and be together for the rest of her life.
But now her mom was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer and has no more days to live, the only thing she is relieved about is her and her sister, hoping to see her get married.
She was taken home from the orphanage by her mom at the age of six, and with more than ten years of kindness, she can’t repay her, so she can only try her best to reach her wish.
Originally thought that marrying Li Tianhao was a logical thing to do, but she didn’t expect that he not only stood her up, but also proposed to break up.
Just because he didn’t want to raise his sister with her?
But she never asked him for half a cent.
All the promises and vows became realistic and cruel in the face of true responsibility.
“I don’t want to go in!”
Suddenly, a sharp female voice came, interrupting Lin still’s helpless grief.
She couldn’t help but turn her head to look over.
A brightly dressed woman with exquisite makeup was throwing a red velvet box in her hand at the man across the street.
“You’re a liar, what kind of city dweller are you, you’re not as well dressed as me. A poor security guard, taking a crappy ring bought at a two dollar store and telling me it’s an heirloom? You’re lying! I won’t get married even if I die!”
She turns around and walks away, her poor quality perfume smells choking even from a distance.
Huo Jinlin hummed contemptuously, dusting off the poorly scented lapel in disgust.
Such a gold-digging woman was even worth the hunger strike that Grandma used to force him.
She also threw away her ancestral emerald ring as if it were rags from a two-dollar store!
It was ridiculous to the extreme!
He was about to bend down to pick up the box when a small hand handed it over a step ahead of him.
The fragrance of osmanthus flowers that came to his nose dispelled the disgusting perfume odor.
Huo Jinlin looks up at Lin still, his good-looking phoenix eyes narrowing coldly.
“Thanks!”
Lin is still slightly nearsighted, and just now didn’t get a good look at Huo Jinlin’s face, but now that she’s seen the other party’s handsome and good-looking face up close, she can’t help but freeze for a moment.
How can you be dumped on the street for being so good looking?
It seems to be really poor.
She had no time to think about it.
An unbelievably bold and absurd thought was born in her head at the sight of the man being bounced.
She needed to get married, urgently!
And this man who ran to the civil office to get married in his security guard overalls must be in a hurry too.
At the same time the sky was the limit, so maybe, they could help each other out.
“Hello sir, my name is Lin still, I’m twenty-five years old, healthy, no bad hobbies, I’ve partnered with someone to open a fried chicken restaurant, and I get a share of about eight thousand dollars a month. The family has a seven year old sister to support, and my mom is seriously ill, so I hope I can get married as soon as possible!”
Huo Jinlin stared at Lin still, his identity attracted a group of wild bees and butterflies from time to time, and he wasn’t surprised by any encounter gimmicks.
“This has nothing to do with me!”
Seeing that he was about to leave, Lin still instantly rushed, “I don’t mind you being poor, and I don’t want a dowry. If you’re worried that the responsibility is too heavy, I can sign an agreement with you that I’ll bear all the expenses of my family myself. You …… only need to marry me, sir, can you reconsider?”
Huo Jinlin’s footsteps suddenly stopped.
He looked down at the security uniform on his body, how could this such a poor and tattered image be proposed to?
Out of some sort of curiosity, he glanced at the woman suspiciously.
Seeing that the other party didn’t immediately refuse, Lin still took a quick step after her, blocking in front of Huo Jinlin and taking out all the materials she had prepared in her bag.
“I’m not a liar, if you don’t believe me, we can sign the agreement before going in to get the license!”
The girl’s eyes are clear and eager, but the corners of her eyes are red from just crying.
Huo Jinlin’s eyebrows slightly raised, and he was a bit interested.
Grandma’s tricks to force a marriage are all sorts of different things, and this time, when she’s about to get a license and is being repented of, she wants to be cleaner in the future, and finding someone to marry is undoubtedly the best choice.
“My name is Huo Jinlin, thirty years old, working as a security guard in CK Group, the company five thousand five, the end of the year there are twenty thousand bonuses. No house, no car, a family crowded in the old mansion, I still have two just kindergarten children to support, you are also willing to marry?”
How much money depends on the ability, this is difficult to change.
But he didn’t abandon the old man and children to enjoy themselves alone, at least this man is very responsible.
Unlike her adoptive father, who hooked up with unsavory women, gave birth to a son and then didn’t care about his adoptive mother and sister anymore, completely exposing the inferiority of patriarchy.
Lin still hesitated for a few seconds as a result, and quickly nodded her head in agreement.
“I’ll marry!”
Huo Jinlin freezes for a moment, not expecting this woman to be willing to marry even under these conditions.
Lin still seemed to be able to see Huo Jinlin’s distrust as she raised her smile.
“We’re all still young, as long as we’re willing to work hard and suffer, we’ll definitely be able to live a good life. Don’t worry, I was already in high school when my sister was born, she was basically brought up by me, I have experience in taking care of children.”
Not only did she not mind that he had two children, she also offered to help take care of them!
Could it be that this woman doesn’t seek wealth? Is she looking for color?
Huo Jinlin’s complexion was a bit odd.
“I can marry you, but the agreement has to be made by me. As long as you treat my family well, I won’t care about your family’s expenses. But when it comes to conjugal life, without an emotional foundation, there’s no way I can do that!”
Lin still’s face instantly burst into red.
She had never even kissed with Li Tianhao together.
Suddenly discussing conjugal life with a strange man in the street, she was so ashamed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground.
“I …… I agreed!”
She was suddenly hot and sweaty, she awkwardly fanned herself with her small hand and her mouth dried up along with it, “Wait for me for a while, I’ll be back soon.”
She finished turning around and running, her slender figure quickly disappeared around the corner from the supermarket entrance, less than five minutes and scurried back, holding a bottle of ice water in her hand and handed it to Huo Jinlin.
“The security uniform isn’t breathable, drink some to cool down, don’t get heat stroke!”
As she said this, she took out the pen and paper she had just purchased, and plopped down on one of the curbstones and began to write.
The shade of the trees couldn’t cover her back, and her white shirt was soon drenched in sweat.
Huo Jinlin looked down at the one-dollar Jinmai Lang in his hand, and the slightest coolness dispersed the irritation.
His long legs moved, silently blocking behind Lin still.
Lin still is feeling blinding, suddenly a shadow falls, she looks back, the man is tilting his head and drinking water, his cold hard jaw is not kind, but at this moment it makes Lin still inexplicably at ease.
“Thanks!”
She quickly wrote the agreement, and after the two signed it, they walked into the Civil Affairs Bureau one after the other.