What makes you think I will always like you?

At the same time, a hotpot restaurant in Hangzhou.

"Congratulations on passing the written examination!"

Li Sinian raised the juice in his hand and gently touched the glass with Sun Ruoxi, with an unstoppable smile on his face.

This year he was not as restless as before, and finally succeeded in crossing the line.

Seeing Sun Ruoxi looking down at the time, he said again: "Your mother should hurry you up, I'll take you back."

It's past nine o'clock now, which is really late. Normally, Sun Ruoxi's mother would immediately start bombarding her with phone calls as soon as seven o'clock passed.

"No." The short-haired girl shook her head slowly.

"Ok?"

Sun Ruoxi looked away shyly and whispered: "My mother didn't urge me today, so I won't go back yet."

Li Sinian was stunned, feeling his heart stop for a beat, and then swallowed unconsciously.

You can't get it wrong, right?

Is he finally going to reach this point?

So nervous, what should I do...

His brain really couldn't move, so he had to pick up his mobile phone and ask for help outside the venue.

Li Sinian: Brothers, how can you take a girl to bed without being frank or obscene?

Jiang Chao: My wife is right next to me. When you ask this question, do you want me to die?

Li Sinian: I'm really not kidding. Hurry up and put you on my family tree later.

Jiang Chao: ...You first ask her if she wants to go to Binjiang to see the night view. As long as she is willing to stay with you until after ten o'clock, just ask her directly if she wants to sit at your place for a while.

Jiang Chao: We are all adults and we all know what’s going on.

Jiang Chao: And that thing, you must remember to check if there are any holes in it before using it.

Li Sinian: @陈鲁, please give me some experience.

Jiang Chao: Are you sure you want to ask him? ! I'm afraid I didn't just give him my girlfriend for free.

Putting down his mobile phone, Li Sinian calmed down his thoughts and thought for a while before nervously saying:

"Would you like to go to my house and see the night view?"

After he finished speaking, he looked embarrassed again.

It seemed like I was nervous and said the wrong thing.

Unexpectedly, Sun Ruoxi was stunned for a moment and then nodded slightly.

The house Li Sinian rented was a one-bedroom apartment, the kind that many migrant workers would rent when they were away from home.

The space is not very large. As soon as you enter the door, you can see the bed and table, then the doors to the kitchen, bathroom, and the balcony in the distance. You can see them all from the doorway.

Although he lives here alone as a boy, everything is kept neat and tidy.

"You, you sit down first and I'll boil some hot water for you."

"it is good."

Seeing Li Sinian walking into the kitchen, Sun Ruoxi quickly took a deep breath and held her hands tightly.

As if he was doing bad things behind his parents' back, his heart seemed to jump out of his throat in the next second.

As soon as her mood calmed down, the sudden ringing of her cell phone scared her.

Sun Ruoxi suddenly felt palpitations, and took out her mobile phone from her bag with her trembling right hand.

Mom: Not back yet?

Sun Ruoxi: I want to go back later today, is that okay?

Mom: Are you still celebrating outside with your boyfriend?

Sun Ruoxi: Well, I ate at a hot pot restaurant and haven’t finished eating yet.

Mom: Got it.

Sun Ruoxi was a little overjoyed. She didn't expect her mother to be so talkative today.

She was mentally prepared to be scolded and told to go home.

This is the first time she has lied in her entire life.

Just as he relaxed a little, his cell phone suddenly rang again.

Mom: By the way, weren't our two families discussing the betrothal gift? Tell him, our betrothal gift is 300,000 yuan.

Sun Ruoxi frowned. She couldn't figure out why her mother suddenly mentioned this, so she had no choice but to continue clicking on the screen:

Mom...three hundred thousand is too much.

The person on the other end of the screen was as decisive as ever: Do I have the final say or do you?

"Here." Li Sinian put the water glass on the table and sat next to it nervously.

After hesitating for a moment, he pretended to be as if nothing had happened, leaned against Sun Ruoxi, and stretched out his arms to hold her in his arms.

The parents on both sides have met before, and they are so cowardly.

I had already bought that thing in the name of buying drinks before I went upstairs, although I had never studied it...

But he trusted his boyish instincts.

Sun Ruoxi rested her head on his shoulder, and after thinking about it again and again, she said, "Well, mom said my bride price is 300,000 yuan."

The corners of Li Sinian's mouth that had just been raised suddenly froze.

"How much?" he repeated almost subconsciously.

Sun Ruoxi's voice was trembling, "Three hundred thousand..."

Li Sinian paused, "Is this your intention or your mother's?"

"My mother decided this."

"But this is our marriage, so there's no need to listen to your mother about this. Why don't you go back and discuss it with her? Even if it's a little less."

"My mother won't listen. Si Nian, can you think of a way?" There were tears in the girl's eyes, and there seemed to be a little pleading in her tone.

Li Sinian smacked his lips helplessly, "Don't listen to your mother in everything."

"I, I can't help it...how about I just do what she says?"

“But my family, both inside and outside, can’t raise 300,000 yuan!!”

Li Sinian couldn't help shouting, his pupils widened.

He hadn't made any money after taking the public examination for two years, so his father had to work overtime and run taxis to support the family.

The whole family hopes that he can get a good job in the examination every day. He does not seek to be rich and powerful, but at least has a stable job and income.

Two years of gnawing was enough for him to be born. It would be better for him to die if he asked his family for money again.

Three hundred thousand, not to mention that he had only graduated a year ago, how could he save it even if he worked for a few more years?

In other words...where to grab it?

Realizing that his voice was a bit loud just now, he suddenly relieved himself and whispered to the girl: "I didn't yell at you..."

Sun Ruoxi's eyes were red and she said nothing.

The room was quiet for a while.

Seeing that Sun Ruoxi seemed to have no intention of leaving, Li Sinian was a little curious. After hesitating for a moment, he still chose to stand up, sniffed and said:

"It's getting late, let me take you back."

......

"Right now, Chen Lu and I don't have that much money combined! Is her XX mother selling her daughter here? Why don't you go and rob her?"

As expected, Jiang Chao's cursing roar came from the other end of the phone.

Li Sinian stood on the balcony, looking at the night outside, and just listened quietly.

"So I don't know what to do." He breathed out unconsciously, "I just sent Sun Ruoxi back."

"You have returned the jade intact to Zhao..." Jiang Chao smacked his lips and asked, "Are you a pig?"

Li Sinian smiled bitterly, "I don't know what I think. I just like her too much."

"What a stinking problem, her mother obviously didn't plan to wait until marriage to give it to you as a young couple if she wants so much, what a fucking birth!"

"They are both only children. Her daughter is encrusted with diamonds. Is she worth five Liu Yan?... Hiss, it hurts so much! Don't beat me, I'm talking about serious business."

Jiang Chao kept complaining on the other end, but Li Sinian still listened without saying a word, letting the noise and his complicated thoughts gradually dissipate in the night.

......

Sun Ruoxi changed her clothes and waited until her eyes were no longer so red before she mustered up the courage to come to the living room.

A middle-aged woman with curly hair was sitting on the sofa, crossing one leg and watching TV with a cold expression.

"Mom, can we stop giving such high betrothal gifts?"

She walked slowly to her mother, looked at the stern-faced woman, and whispered a test.

"No." The woman was still staring at the TV, her expression not even changing.

The expected answer.

Over the years, she didn't know how many times she had heard it wrong. If it hadn't been for this special situation, she wouldn't have even bothered to ask again.

"Why? Si Nian is very good to me, I like him very much..."

"He can't even come up with 300,000 yuan, so how can he give you a better life in the future?"

Sun Ruoxi felt a little unbelievable, "Mom, the bride price will be used by me and him in the end anyway, why do you need so much?"

"You are stupid. I will definitely keep this money for you. You and he spend it. What if he doesn't want you anymore?"

Sun Ruoxi was stunned, lowered her head and said, "This is my own business."

"What did you say?"

"I said..." After just a glance, she seemed to have lost all her strength, and just whispered: "I want to make the decision on this matter myself."

"I brought you up all by myself, so you learned how to be tough with me?" The middle-aged woman's tears instantly fell down, and she said with tears in her eyes, "Mom, you are the only child, and I am afraid that your stepfather will bully you. If I look for it again, you will treat me like this!

Your father divorced me so early, is it easy for your mother to raise you so well..."

Sun Ruoxi felt that her ears were almost hearing cocoons, she frowned and said with red eyes:

"Stop crying, I listen to you."

late at night.

Hearing the wall clock in the living room ring twice, Sun Ruoxi, who had not fallen asleep, opened her eyes and picked up her phone again to take a look.

The chat interface between the two still stayed on Li Sinian's last sentence of going to bed early.

During this period, she did not send any more messages to Li Sinian, nor did Li Sinian look for her.

She pondered for a long time, not thinking about what else she could say.

What else is there to say?

When she thought about not saying anything, she suddenly wanted to cry even more, so she had to send four words to Li Sinian with tears in her eyes.

I wish you happiness.

Just as she was about to turn off her phone, she suddenly saw another bubble machine avatar in the list.

She had heard Li Sinian talk about Liang Zhirou's family situation, and felt that the two people were quite similar in some aspects.

"Can I ask you a question?"

Sun Ruoxi sent a message by accident.

Liang Zhirou replied quickly: "Of course."

Sun Ruoxi: What if your mother asked Chen Lu for a gift of 300,000 yuan, but Chen Lu couldn’t afford it?

Liang Zhirou: Well... I should cry and beg my mother.

Sun Ruoxi: What if it’s useless to beg?

She waited for a long, long time.

Just when Sun Ruoxi thought Liang Zhirou would not reply, she received another message.

Liang Zhirou: I will elope with him.