If you don't consummate the marriage for three years and then marry a successful educated youth

"Secondly, I touched her legs, and the muscles were well-proportioned, just like a normal person's. Those who are truly paralyzed in bed will definitely have their leg muscles atrophy because they don't exercise for a long time."

"Even if she had been paralyzed for a year, there should have been signs of atrophy, but she was perfectly normal. I suspect she must have been exercising her leg muscles at night."

"Otherwise it wouldn't be in this state. I didn't know how long they'd been pretending. I thought it had only been a year or two."

Bean's mother sighed, "Yes, who would have thought it was an act for three years? It was all a lie from the beginning. We were kept in the dark. We used all our cunning on our own family."

"However, not everything is necessarily a bad thing. Looking at it from another angle, my man no longer believes his mother as much as he used to."

"I'm willing to fight for the interests of my family, and that's enough for me. I'm content. As for the losses I've suffered over the past three years, I'll consider it as doing good deeds."

"If it weren't for the grievances I endured these past three years, how could I have successfully separated from the family and now manage the family's finances myself, deciding for myself what to eat and drink? All of this is thanks to Wen Zhiqing."

Wen Yao just smiled and didn't say anything more.

Bean's mother whispered, "I'll bring you something delicious for lunch later. I owe you a favor. If you ever need anything in the future, just let me know."

"Okay, got it."

The morning passed quickly, and everyone was tired. They found their own spots and sat in the shade of the trees to cool off.

Little Bean came over carrying a lunchbox, blinking her eyes and smiling happily: "Pretty Auntie, my mom asked me to bring this. Drink it while it's hot. She'll come to pick it up after she finishes work, no rush."

Wen Yao reached out and took it, opening the lid to release a fragrant aroma; the chicken smelled wonderful. "Mmm, it smells so good!"

"That's right, my mom makes really delicious chicken soup. Auntie, you can enjoy yours while I go over and eat with my parents. Mom said you can come to my house for dinner another day if you have time."

"Okay, I'll go see your mother when I have time."

The little baby skipped and hopped away.

Wen Yao took a few sips, and a shadow fell over her. She looked up and met the man's focused and intense gaze.

"Brother Hunter, you're here. Sit down and eat with us."

"Chicken soup? Whoever delivers it gets it, man or woman."

"..."

Jiang Lie was not angry at all when his fiancée rolled her eyes at him, and sat obediently beside her, watching her.

Wen Yao shook her head helplessly: "What are you thinking? I don't have much contact with men. This is chicken soup that Douzi's mother made, and Douzi brought it to me to drink."

"Here, I'll share half with you. I can't finish this much by myself."

"It's okay, you can drink yours. I can't fight with my wife for food. I'll eat what you can't finish."

"Oh no, I can't let you eat my leftovers."

Jiang Lie took out his lunchbox, opened it, and started eating heartily. His voice drifted over: "I'll take you to town to buy a watch tomorrow. Don't go to work tomorrow."

Wen Yao glanced at her wrist. The watch was a bit old, but she had worn it for several years and had gotten used to it so she hadn't changed it.

"Why did you suddenly decide to buy me a watch?"

"Well, marrying a city girl usually requires three turns and one watch. I've prepared all of that, except for buying you a watch. I don't want to make you feel bad."

"We prepared all of this for you before the wedding, but you don't like it?"

Jiang Lie looked up at her, thinking that if she didn't like watches, she could buy a gold bracelet. Her skin was so white, like snow, that she would definitely look good in a gold bracelet.

Wen Yao gently shook her head, feeling touched: "It's not that I dislike it, it's just that I'm so surprised. I didn't expect you to treat me according to the city's customs."

"But I also have a surprise for you. The dowry should arrive before the day after tomorrow, and we'll go and get it then."

"Ah, what's the surprise?"

"You'll find out when the time comes. Anyway, I said it would be a surprise, so I can't tell you now."

Jiang Lie obediently nodded: "Okay, then I won't ask."

Wen Yao loved his obedience at this moment. After glancing around to make sure no one was watching, she quickly reached out and ruffled his slightly prickly buzz cut.

"Hmm, it's really prickly. Your hair is so short."

"...Mmm, it's clean now. Yao Yao, did you touch me?"

"No, not at all. Eat it while it's hot. Tomorrow we'll go to town to buy a watch, and the day after tomorrow we'll go get the dowry. I went to great lengths to get it."

Jiang Lie looked at her and said, "No need to spend too much. I'm marrying you, so naturally I should spend more money. If you have money, save it and spend it slowly. I'm a grown man, I don't need to spend a girl's money."

Wen Yao snorted softly and said coquettishly, "I don't care. Anyway, we'll be husband and wife from now on, so we can't be so particular. Whoever has it can spend it, right?"

"By the way, does your wound still hurt?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lie immediately lowered his eyes, frowned slightly, and hummed in agreement: "I can bear it, I'm not afraid of pain."

"Okay, it still hurts, so don't say anything. I'll check the wound and change your dressing after work. You can't be careless about this; it's easy to get infected in this hot weather."

His wound had almost healed; he wasn't that fragile. He just wanted to spend more time alone with her.

Kissing her little lips is also very comfortable.

Wen Yao didn't think much of it and followed him after work: "Jiang Lie, where did your wound reopen, or is it red, swollen, and festering? Why aren't you saying anything?"

Jiang Lie lowered his eyes, looking somewhat pitiful: "I don't know, I was too busy to remember. I don't recall where the wound hurt, it was probably on my back or waist."

"Why are you so confused? Hurry up and let me change your dressing."

"Um."

It feels so good to have my arm pulled by my wife.

The captain and his wife walked behind, and seeing the young couple chatting and laughing, they couldn't help but smile knowingly: "I knew it, our eldest son is really such a blockhead."

"When you were pursuing me, you were quite cunning. I think the boss isn't a blockhead, he just hadn't met the right person before, so he didn't dare to use his cunning to test me."

"Hey, I think our daughter-in-law here will be completely under the eldest son's thumb. She's soft-hearted, and he's shameless and knows how to bend over backwards. No city girl can compete with him."

The captain said smugly, "That's right. Don't you know whose child it is? I think it's good. It's normal for husband and wife to play around and joke around."

"Being too rigid is not good. As long as the daughter-in-law is happy, then it's fine. As long as they are happy in their lives, that's good."

Zhang Shuhua caught a glimpse of a red figure out of the corner of her eye, and the smile on her lips faded slightly: "The Lin family has been quite high-profile lately, probably because their daughter got engaged to an educated youth."

The captain rubbed his nose and hummed in agreement: "That's definitely how it is, but it has nothing to do with us. As long as the Lin family is happy, that's all that matters. I've met that Shen Qingshu; he's no pushover."

"Feng Jiao has a bad temper and a sharp tongue, but she's not very clever. She won't be a match for that educated youth Shen in the future. If he's genuinely looking to make a living with her, that's fine, but I'm afraid he's just plotting against her."

"Scheme against her? What do we country folk have to scheme against? I guess we just had some past affection for each other. Never mind, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's go home and rest."