Chapter 1574 – The High Church
”Is this it?”
”Yes, this is it.”
After an unknown amount of time, An Qingyu and Jiang’er, arrived before a house.
This house was very close to the Erhai coast, but it wasn’t a villa or anything like that, but a renovated rural self-built house with a small courtyard, not much different from the other houses in the neighborhood.
An Qingyu walked to the door of the courtyard and was about to knock on the door when his hand suddenly stopped in the air.
After hesitating for a moment, he still asked awkwardly:
”What should I say when I meet your parents?”
”That’s a good question.” Jiang’er frowned, thinking seriously, “The key is, I can’t appear directly in front of them even in this condition, and if you come to the door alone, they will definitely think that you are a liar ……”
The two of them were in front of the house, falling into contemplation.
”They seem to be coming out.” A few moments later, An Qingyu looked like she sensed something and opened her mouth.
”Quickly, quickly, I’ll hide first!” Jiang’er exclaimed and directly hid underground, if the two old men came out and saw their daughter turn into a ghost, they would probably be scared and faint on the spot.
Creak-!
Almost at the same time, the courtyard gate opened, a middle-aged man around fifty years old sitting in a wheelchair, was about to leave, seeing the anxious An Qingyu at the doorway, slightly stunned.
The woman who was drying clothes in the courtyard saw him, a wary look immediately surfaced in her eyes, she quickly stepped forward and carefully sized up An Qingyu.
”Who are you? What are you doing in our house?” She asked with a frown, her words somewhat fierce.
An Qingyu looked at the two of them in front of her, opened her mouth, swallowed back the excuse she had just thought of, and without knowing where the courage came from, she violently bowed downwards deeply.
”Hello Auntie and Uncle, I’m Jiang Er’s fiancé, I’m here to propose marriage.”
The sea breeze brushed across the dead silent shore, and Jiang Er’s parents froze in the doorway at the same time.
After a few seconds, Jiang Er’s father fiercely glared, pushing his wheelchair as he drew a broom from behind the door and opened his mouth with a curse:
”These days, really what kind of crooks are there …… still proposing marriage? She was in the army and didn’t even have time to talk about love, what are you proposing? And she is only twenty years old! She’s not even old enough to get married yet!
Little brat, see if I don’t beat you to death!!!”
He cursed while swinging the broom towards An Qingyu’s feet, An Qingyu didn’t hide, she just stood still, waiting for Jiang’er’s mother who couldn’t stand to watch, before hastily pulling her husband back:
”Aiya, you talk to talk, hit people why? I see that this child also does not look like a bad person, you let him go ……”
”Doesn’t look like a bad guy? You see the injuries on his face, it seems to be a fight with others hit out, the eyes are still, still wearing what to come? It’s called a pupil, right? Hmph, exactly the same as those gangsters on the street!”
Although his mouth was aggressive, he still put down the broom in his hand and glared at An Qingyu.
”Go, go, go, I’m telling you, it’s fine to look at our family’s Xiao Er, it’s still too early to think about marrying her, when you guys are really at that age, and you really have this idea, come to the house together and have a meal first, got it?”
An Qingyu smiled helplessly and didn’t say anything, just silently bowed to them again.
The gate of the courtyard slowly closed, with a muffled sound, An Qingyu stood alone outside the door and sighed:
”I’m sorry …… we, can’t wait for that age.”
”You …… you really dare to say that ah? Knowing full well that you will be treated as a liar?” Jiang Er’s figure floated out from the ground.
”Treat it as a liar then treat it as a liar.” An Qingyu shrugged and smiled at her, “At least, I’ve taken the opportunity to pay my respects.”
Hearing these words, Jiang’er froze slightly, and a touch of redness vaguely surfaced on that already somewhat blurred face, as she said.
”Good wow, you originally hit on this idea!”
”How are you going to tell your parents …… that you’re leaving this matter on your own?”
”Just now when you were talking to them, I left something in the house, they will be relieved.”
An Qingyu nodded, then as if she remembered something, “By the way, the bride price I also gave oh.”
”Bride price? What color gift did you give?”
An Qingyu smiled mysteriously, turned around and walked towards the Erhai side.
”You tell me, what bride price did you give?”
”Not telling you.”
”Aiya you tell me …… An Qingyu! You just tell me …… what exactly did you give my parents? I did not see ah ……”
”Not telling you.”
”……”
Under the dusk sunset, this pair of dying lovers, in the sound of laughter, gradually walking away.
Jiang’er’s father pushed his wheelchair into the house, and his mother in the yard glanced at him, wondering.
”Aren’t you going out to play mahjong? How come you’re back again?”
”What mahjong …… I want to call my daughter.” The father muttered, “I always have a not so good feeling ……”
”She’s in the army, you won’t answer even if you call.”
”I’ll just call a few more times, how will I know if I don’t try.”
Jiang Er’s father just picked up the phone, a number called in, he was slightly stunned, quickly connected.
”Hey …… it’s Little Er ah! Harm, I was just about to give you a call …… Oh oh, so ah ……”
Jiang’er’s father nodded as he spoke, then sighed helplessly, “Then pay attention to your own safety.”
”What’s wrong?”
”Xiao Er said that their troop is moving to the mountains, there is no signal there, so they shouldn’t be able to receive our calls …… However, she said that during the New Year’s festivals, she will ask someone to send us a video.” Jiang’er’s father handed out his cell phone.
”Look, this is what she just sent over.”
When Jiang Er’s mother took the phone, she saw that Jiang Er, who was full of vigor, was wearing a military uniform, smiling and greeting them from atop a high mountain, looking very good.
”You can’t answer the phone and can only let others send videos? The army still has this rule now?” She asked suspiciously.
”Aiya, Xiao Er went to a special troop, it’s not like you don’t know.” Jiang’er’s father naturally stood up, picked up the hot water on the table, and gently blew a mouthful, “Let’s just relax, this child Xiao Er has not needed to be supervised since she was a child, and she can get along just fine on her own in the mountains.”
Jiang Er’s mother’s eyes grew wider and wider as she stared at her husband, as if she had seen a ghost.
”You, you you you ……”
”What’s wrong with me?” As if Jiang Er’s father realized something, he looked down and saw that he was actually standing on the ground without the aid of a wheelchair, and a look of disbelief appeared in his eyes.
”My legs …… are healed? Strange, my waist doesn’t hurt anymore either …… How is this possible?”
”I also feel like I’m light and airy …… I just finished tanning my clothes, but I’m not tired at all?”
”Wife, how did you get so much younger?!”
Jiang’er’s mother immediately picked up her cell phone, and the self in the screen had changed drastically, the original waxy skin texture had become translucent and bright, looking at least ten years younger.
”Obviously it wasn’t like this a few minutes ago ……”
The two looked at each other, as if they thought of something, and violently drew their legs and rushed out of the courtyard.
Outside the courtyard, the erhai side was already empty.