Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

When Zhou's mother heard the word "compensation," it was as if she had heard some extremely vulgar and offensive remark.

Xie Lanhua immediately reprimanded:

"Serving your own man is a matter of course! Will the Zhou family skimp on your food or drink? Besides, we're all family, why would you want money as compensation?"

Su Wanqing said jokingly, "Gang Ma said that a high-class family like our Zhou family would never let me go out and earn such a pittance. Doesn't that mean that if I quit my job, the Zhou family will give me a more generous compensation than the health center?"

Otherwise, why would I quit a job that paid 38 yuan a month, 456 yuan a year, and 4560 yuan in ten years? Or does Mom mean that I should give up such a respectable and well-paying job and come to the Zhou family to be a slave without getting a penny?

"What am I after? The luxury of cleaning up after someone?"

Aunt Xie Lanhua was speechless after being rebuked.

"Tsk tsk, they really are from a poor family, only thinking about money." Mrs. Zhou said, walking into the inner room and bringing out an old wooden box, which she casually opened—

In an instant, the neatly stacked large yellow croakers and gold ingots almost blinded Su Wanqing and Xie Lanhua.

Zhou's mother didn't even bother to look at the box, only glancing at Su Wanqing with a mocking expression:

"These gold and silver things are things you can't take with you when you're born or when you die; they're just the seeds of trouble. We don't have much money at home, and this is all we have left. Take it and quit your job serving others, and take good care of my son."

She wanted to see how this girl would react when she tried to humiliate her with this gold. Would she accept it or pretend to be aloof and refuse? She wanted to show her son what a greedy woman she was.

Su Wanqing's lips twitched. Was that really just a little bit left at home?!

In the original story, the wicked mother-in-law died in the countryside, but she had hidden a lot of gold in the city, which the female protagonist later stole.

"Mom, our Zhou family doesn't have a rule about using money to bribe people. Don't force me to do things against my will!"

A deep, displeased male voice suddenly rang out.

Zhou Yanshen came running at the sound, having heard his mother's harsh words about trying to buy someone's future with money from afar. When he heard them fall on Su Wanqing, he suddenly froze—

Isn't the woman in front of him the one who made him undress in the morning, whose eyes were glued to his body and who treated him?

Zhou Yanshen's ears burned a little. He never expected that she was the new bride of the Su family. The new bride, after taking off her white coat, was so beautiful that he temporarily forgot his embarrassment that morning.

He suppressed his unease, his gaze honest:

"Comrade Su, you don't need to quit your job. Saving lives is a glorious cause. If we get married, my salary and all subsidies will naturally be under your management."

Although marrying a woman from the Su family was his father's dying wish, he felt that since he was married, he had to fulfill his duties as a husband.

Listen to this, just listen!

That's what a man should say.

Su Wanqing looked at him with clear eyes:

"Comrade Zhou Yanshen, this is Su Wanqing. Thank you for your kindness. However, I was already planning to resign from my job at the health center. I've recently been focusing on researching an acupuncture therapy for the nerve recovery of seriously injured patients at home, and it's reached a critical stage that requires my full dedication. This approach, compared to going to work as usual, might be able to help more comrades like you in the future."

Anyway, the reason was made up. She was forced to go to work in the countryside in a couple of days, so she quit her job early to make money. There were many people in the hospital waiting for her to get a permanent position. As for the gold, she naturally had to take it too.

As she spoke, she very naturally brought the box of gold to herself, closed the lid, and her movements were fluid and without the slightest hesitation. She even sincerely said to Zhou's mother:

"Mom, you are so generous. I dare not refuse such a gift from an elder. If I did not accept it, wouldn't I be letting you down and being ungrateful? Don't worry, I appreciate your kindness. I will definitely live a good life with Comrade Yanshen and take good care of him."

Su Wanqing's words were perfectly tactful, leaving Zhou's mother speechless and unable to retaliate—she had clearly intended to use the money to humiliate Su Wanqing; she had never really planned to give it to this woman!

The results of it?

The meat bun was thrown to the dog!

Her gold was just taken away like that?!

Xie Lanhua's eyes almost popped out of their sockets:

"If I had known the Zhou family had so many 'gold diggers,' I should have let that brat Lingshan marry into this family! That so-called Director of the Commerce Bureau sounds glamorous, but how can it compare to this real, heavy nugget of gold?"

This immense wealth should have all belonged to her!

Xie Lanhua's eyes darted around, and she secretly began to plan:

"Zhou Yanshen is infertile, so Su Wanqing still has to rely on her brothers and nephews for support, right? Then she can have her eldest son's wife give the baby in her belly to the Zhou family! She'll be grateful beyond words. Exchanging a few gold bars for a healthy son—isn't that perfectly reasonable?"

Thinking this through, she couldn't wait to go back and discuss the matter, so she quickly said, "Since my niece has brought it over, I'll head back now. Wanqing, come home after the formalities are completed!" She took one last greedy look at the box in Su Wanqing's hand.

Zhou Yanshen saw the person to the door before turning back.

"Look at me, I was so happy that I called her 'Mom' before we're even married yet." Su Wanqing said with a touch of appropriate embarrassment, then looked at Zhou Yanshen with a graceful demeanor:

"Comrade Zhou Yanshen, the organization has issued the letter of introduction, and I've accepted Mom's kind offer. Now, are you willing to marry me, live together, and learn from and grow together?"

Such a direct and frank question made Zhou Yanshen, who was usually serious and upright, blush instantly.

"Comrade Su Wanqing, in this kind of matter, it should be me, the man, who takes the initiative to speak." He leaned on his cane but kept his back straight, his voice steady and solemn:

"Now, I will formally ask you—Comrade Su Wanqing, are you willing to become my revolutionary partner, Zhou Yanshen, and support each other through thick and thin, making progress together?"

Zhou Yanshen was like a mountain blocking out the sun. Su Wanqing looked up at the man backlit and thought he was incomparably handsome.

"I do."

"Alright, leave the rest to me." Zhou Yanshen's cold lips curled up slightly.

"Yan Shen!" Zhou's mother was so angry she almost fell over. Not only had she lost her wife, but she had also lost everything! Her niece from her own family was out of the running too!

Zhou Yanshen had already informed the organization beforehand, and the marriage application was approved as soon as it was submitted. The two quickly completed the formalities.

As soon as they stepped out of the Civil Affairs Office, Zhou Yanshen took out a thick kraft paper envelope and a neatly folded notebook from the pocket of his military uniform jacket and handed them to Su Wanqing.

"Here's my salary and all the ration coupons for this month. Take them first. I'll get you the rest of the money and coupons from home tomorrow." He spoke casually. "Go see if you need to buy anything. When... are you planning to move in? I'll help you with your luggage."

After receiving the envelope, Su Wanqing was slightly taken aback—

In the original storyline, because the original owner of this body assaulted Zhou's mother, Zhou Yanshen had a bad impression of her. He didn't give her any money or tickets, and he didn't even exchange more than a few words with her. On the same day, her uncle's family treated her like a fly and sent her to the military family compound.

But now, everything is different.

After a moment's thought, she realized that she would need to go to the black market to buy a large amount of supplies in the middle of the night, and moving into the military family compound would be inconvenient.

"I have to go to the health center for my last day of work tomorrow to do some handover. It's okay if you have trouble walking. I'll pack my things and move over myself after get off work. Then I'll go to the department store to buy some new furniture."

His leg isn't completely crippled, he just needs to rest for a few months.

"I'll drive that Jiefang truck over there to help you move your luggage."