The weather in Wen City in October is unbearably hot. Only in the morning and evening can one feel a hint of the coolness of early autumn.
Early in the morning, Haitong prepared breakfast for her sister and her three family members. She then tidied up the messy toys in the living room, mopped the floor, and finally took two steamed buns and her ID card, quietly leaving her sister's home.
"From now on, we'll use the 'AA' system. Whether it's for living expenses or mortgage payments for the car, everything has to be split equally! Your sister is staying with us, so she should also contribute half. Giving her 2,000 yuan a month is pointless. What's the difference from just letting her eat and stay for free?"
This was what Haitong heard her husband say when her sister and her husband were arguing last night.
In order to prevent her sister's life from being in chaos, she had to move out of her sister's house. But to reassure her sister, there was only one way to go - get married.
Desiring to get married in a short period of time, she, who didn't even have a boyfriend, decided to comply with Grandma Zhan's request and marry her eldest grandson, Zhan Yin, who was going through a difficult marriage.
After going downstairs, she walked to the road outside. Just then, a bus stopped by the roadside. Hetao ran over and saw that the bus was passing by the civil affairs office. So she jumped on the bus before the driver started driving.
She chose a seat by the window and sat down. After the car started, she kept looking out of the window at the street scenes outside.
Wan Cheng is a bustling metropolis. On both sides of the streets, tall buildings stand in a dense row, showcasing its grandeur.
Twenty minutes later, Haitong got off the car at the door of the civil affairs bureau.
"Haitong."
As soon as she got out of the car, Haotin heard the familiar shout. It was Aunt Zhan.
"Grandma War."
Haitong hurried over and saw that beside Grandma Zhan stood a tall and stern man. It must be Zhan Yin, the man she was going to marry.
As they drew closer, Hai Tong was able to see clearly the appearance of Zhan Yin, and couldn't help but be stunned.
In Grandma Zhan's words, her eldest grandson, Zhan Yinian, is now thirty years old. However, his marriage is difficult and he can't even find a girlfriend. She is extremely worried about him. Once, while she was out alone and accidentally fell on the road, she was rescued by Haotong and sent to the hospital. They then became acquainted.
After getting to know each other, the old lady greatly admired Haotong's character. Learning that Haotong was already twenty-five years old but still had no boyfriend, she arranged for her to date Zhan Yin.
Haitong always thought that Zhan Yin was already 30 years old and still couldn't get a girlfriend because he was a very ugly man. After all, in the words of Zhan's grandmother, he was a senior executive of a major company with a high income.
A successful man who remains single is either too ambitious and picky, or too ugly - so ugly that even the money-hungry women wouldn't want to date him.
Haitong thought that Zhan Yin was the latter.
When we met at that moment, we realized that he was the former one. Because Zhan Yin was very handsome and had a cold demeanor. Standing beside Grandma Zhan, he wore a gloomy expression and seemed extremely cool, exuding an aura that warned others to stay away.
Not far away, there was also a black executive car. Its logo was Dongfeng. It wasn't one of those expensive luxury cars worth millions. This made Haotong feel that the distance between her and Zhan Yin wasn't too great.
She was living in poverty, mainly because she couldn't bear to part with her sister and her nephew. That's why she kept asking for her sister's permission to stay with her. In fact, her income wasn't bad. She and her old classmate and friend opened a bookstore at the entrance of Zhong School in Wen City.
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