From the end of the world

Chapter 405 The Possibility of Marrying Zhu Shi 1
"Senior Brother Zhuang and I...are getting married!?" Zhu Shi was stunned.

Ma Zao, who had been watching quietly on the side, also showed a slight change in expression.

Lu Chan frowned in confusion at first, then he suddenly remembered something and clapped his hands, saying with sudden enlightenment: "So that's it... There is also a trick of marrying a fan!"

I didn't understand what he was saying at all, but Zhu Shi seemed to understand a little, but he still couldn't accept the reality. He said, "Why would the solution to the problem be for me to marry Senior Brother Zhuang?"

"It's very simple. The core problem of anchoring Zhuang Cheng in the strange world through the believers is the lack of communication between Zhuang Cheng and the believers." Mr. Zhu said. "Although this nascent belief uses Zhuang Cheng as a totem, he himself does not participate in the specific management. The one who really participates in the specific management is me - or our Zhu family.

"From a purely social and management perspective, when it comes to the relationship with the believers, our Zhu family is more like the heart and brain of the believers. If Zhuang Cheng is a god, then the Zhu family is the priest, responsible for communicating with the god and then conveying his will to the believers; or collecting the intentions of the believers and conveying them to the gods. We are the bridge between the believers and the gods.

"Although everything would be fine if Zhuang Cheng, as a god, took on the position that the Zhu family currently holds, as the number of believers expands, related affairs will become more and more complicated, and management work will take up a lot of Zhuang Cheng's time and energy. It's not that there haven't been such great impermanence in history, but Zhuang Cheng obviously wouldn't want to be that type, so the conclusion is very simple.

“As long as Zhuang Cheng marries you, that’s all.

"Marriage is a strong bond that binds two people together and allows them to share each other's bond to a great extent. The believers are also quite receptive to this kind of thing. Since ancient times, the class that holds the power to worship gods sometimes has saints, goddesses, and witches who marry gods... Similar divine marriage ceremonies even have quite mature procedures.

"For Zhuang Cheng's followers, it's normal for the high and mighty gods to not be in their social network. But if the Zhu family, who holds the power of sacrifice, is not there, it will be a matter of life and death for the organization. Isn't this the latter's stance that Zhuang Cheng needs? As long as Zhuang Cheng and you, the representative of the Zhu family, are strongly bound together through marriage, there will be no problem."

Zhu Shi opened his mouth wide when listening to Mr. Zhu's long and profound speech, while Lu Chan showed admiration and said, "Could it be that... Mr. Zhu, your actions all along were to pave the way for this..."

Mr. Zhu said proudly: "That's right... While Zhuang Cheng hasn't established a relationship with any girl yet, as long as you help my stupid granddaughter who lacks brains to take him down, there will be no more trouble.

"What about the tugs and tugs of boys and girls, what about the sweet and sour taste of love, those are all empty words. My daughter Zhu Jiu lost because she dragged her feet for too long. To deal with a man, you just need to make the matter a done deal right away!"

Lu Chan clapped his hands seemingly uncontrollably, and then said, "As expected of the eighth generation head of the Zhu family who eliminated all competitors overnight and became the winner of the family... Even in matters between men and women, he is well aware of the principle of speed, and hit the crux of the matter in an instant..."

Mr. Zhu stroked his beard cheerfully and responded with a smile: "Haha, thank you, thank you..."

Did you ask for my opinion when you were planning your granddaughter's marriage?

Although I really want to say this, I have to admit that the plan submitted by Mr. Zhu is indeed comprehensive.

On the one hand, the fate anchoring effect provided by the group of believers is already very powerful, and by removing the hidden dangers through the marriage with the Zhu family, it can be said to be perfect; on the other hand, I have no resistance or aversion to Zhu Shi. In the past, I have also looked at Zhu Shi as a member of the opposite sex, and I have to admit that I have feelings for her.

There was only one problem with Mr. Zhu's plan, which was that it was submitted too late and I already had an appointment with a girl.

At the same time, Zhu Shi also said it clearly: "——But Senior Brother Zhuang has already been dating Ma."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhu was struck by lightning and accidentally pulled out a few strands of his beard.

"Ah? So soon!" He said in shock, "But... this is impossible! I see that Zhuang Cheng is the type of person who seems to be outspoken, but he will be entangled in the things he cares about the most; and Ma Zao is a taciturn person with avoidant attachment tendencies. Even if she likes Zhuang Cheng, she will not express her feelings herself. If there is no special opportunity, these two people will never reach the stage of confession even if they live together forever..."

“Because it was me who pushed Brother Zhuang to confess his feelings to Ma Zao.” Zhu Shi said.

Mr. Zhu yelled madly: "What the hell have you done?"

For some reason, I suddenly felt that Mr. Zhu was indeed Zhu Shi’s grandfather.

“Is this true? Zhuang Cheng, you really have been with this little girl…” Mr. Zhu looked at Ma Zao and me.

Ma Zao looked a little hesitant, as if she was hesitating whether to give a positive answer. She seemed to be very concerned about whether her relationship with me would be exposed to other people, and whether others would think I was a pervert. Strictly speaking, Ma Zao and I had not officially started dating, we just made an agreement in advance. But at this point in time, I couldn't give an ambiguous response. If I was considered a pervert, I would be considered a pervert. The most important thing to me in this situation was Ma Zao. So I nodded without hesitation and said, "It's true."

Mr. Zhu did not say anything about this, but said with regret: "Is that so... But you haven't officially talked about marriage yet, right?"

"Grandpa, why are you still talking?" Zhu Shi said, "And you didn't even ask for my and Zhuang Cheng's opinions when you were planning. I'll leave it aside for now, but isn't it a bad idea to do this to Zhuang Cheng?"

"I didn't ignore Zhuang Cheng's opinion. If he didn't agree, I wouldn't have pushed forward." Mr. Zhu said, "Besides, forming a group of believers is not a 'conspiracy' designed specifically to marry you to Zhuang Cheng, and I don't mean to blackmail Zhuang Cheng with benefits.

"For Zhuang Cheng, who has no connections with the world here, developing the power of believers to strengthen the anchoring effect is the first thing to do. The option of letting you get married is just a way to remedy the loophole that appears at this stage.

"It would be best if you can succeed, then you won't have to worry about anchoring in the future. If you can't succeed, then there's nothing we can do. You can just spend time to slowly build your relationship. It's just that you've missed a shortcut."

Mr. Zhu seemed to be hinting at me, and Zhu Shi seemed to have seen through it. He showed a helpless expression, turned to me and said, "I'm sorry...Brother Zhuang, and Ma Zao...My grandfather is not usually so out of touch."

I was about to respond when Ma Zao pulled my sleeve, looked at Zhu Shi and the others, and asked, "Why can't Zhuang Cheng marry Zhu Shi?"

Hearing this question, I almost suspected that there was something wrong with my ears. Zhu Shi also became speechless. Even Lu Chan, who had been watching from the sidelines, made a confused sound: "——Ah?"

Mr. Zhu was also stunned for a moment, and then his eyes burst into a gleam: "Yes... The Great Impermanence is not bound by secular morality and laws, even if it is bigamy..."

"Wait! Grandpa, don't make the water more muddy!"

Zhu Shi first stopped Mr. Zhu from speaking in shock, then looked at Ma Zao and asked anxiously, "Um, Ma Zao... why do you have such doubts?"

"Could it be that... there is no concept of 'marriage' in the apocalypse?" I also asked Ma Zao, "You don't know what 'marriage' means?"

Ma Zao first recalled, and then said: "Although I rarely heard the word 'marriage' in the Doomsday Era, and I had only a vague understanding of its specific meaning at the time, but now that I have traveled to this era for some time, I often learn common sense in modern society, and of course I have come into contact with knowledge related to marriage."

"Since you know that, that's great." Zhu Shi breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I believe you also know that marriage is between a man and a woman who love each other..."

"So-called marriage is the act of adult men and women combining their economic resources to form a family to better resist risks." Ma Zao said seriously, "Although it seems to have a romantic symbolic meaning of a man and a woman in love making a lifelong promise, marriage and love have not been strongly associated since ancient times, and there are countless marriages for profit without love.

"It is said that many married people met their husbands or wives through blind dates, and simply regarded marriage as a passing point in life and married with the mentality of completing a task. This shows that marriage does not necessarily have the sacredness of a lifelong commitment.

“In other words, Zhuang Cheng and I being together does not conflict with Zhuang Cheng and Zhu Shi getting married.

"I've even heard of many cases where bad people with bad intentions used marriage as a means of profit to gain the other party's property, but I believe Zhu Shi will definitely not..."

Ma Zao rarely spoke so many words in one breath, but before she could finish, Zhu Shi couldn't help but interrupt her: "Wait, wait... Ma Zao, where did you learn all this knowledge?"

Ma Zao answered honestly: "The Internet."

"What kind of perverse knowledge have those messy netizens instilled in Ma Zao?" Zhu Shi raised his head and shouted.

As she said that, she grabbed my wrist and looked at the others.

"I have something to say to Senior Brother Zhuang in private!" she said.

(End of this chapter)