classmate engagement

The debate venue was noisy, and many people passed by Cheng Yan's side. Jiang Muping's voice was drowned in the noisy crowd and became hazy.

Later, when Cheng Yan recalled the situation at that time, he once thought that he had heard it wrong, or that there was a deviation in his memory.

They didn't continue talking, and Jiang Muping was called away by his teaching assistant.

"We'll contact you later." Jiang Muping said to Cheng Yan.

Cheng Yan nodded in confusion.

But after that day, Jiang Muping did not contact Chengyan, and Chengyan didn't know when the "time" was.

Jiang Muping brought up that the matter of getting married had such a big impact on diagenetic that he was absent-minded about what he was doing all day long, and then he simply turned down all current activities and went home early.

It was rare for Chengyan to go to bed early, and he didn't sleep well. He woke up in the middle of the night and poured a small glass of red wine. He looked at his phone - at 11:30, Jiang Muping didn't call him or send him a message.

Cheng Yan sat down on the sofa with a glass of wine in his hand, feeling inexplicably anxious.

If he didn't hear from Jiang Muping today, he might not be able to sleep all night.

Unable to calm down, Chengyan still called Jiang Muping.

The phone rang for two seconds before being hung up by Cheng Yan.He drank the wine in the glass, thought about it, and decided to contact Jiang Muping tomorrow, not wanting to disturb his rest.

Cheng Yan got up and went to the kitchen to wash the wine glasses, when the phone rang suddenly, and when he looked down, it was Jiang Muping's call.

Cheng Yan put the wine glass on the coffee table and connected the phone.

Jiang Muping's voice was very low, and he sounded a little tired: "Chengyan, what's wrong?"

"Did it wake you up?"

"No, I haven't slept yet." Jiang Muping closed the computer, took off his glasses and rubbed between his brows.

"I thought you were asleep..."

"There's still something left to write."

I don't know if it was because of the alcohol, but Cheng Yan felt a heat rising up in his body. He lowered the temperature of the air conditioner by a few degrees, and poured some more wine into the glass.

"Professor Jiang, I want to confirm something with you."

"You said."

"You mentioned marriage today, didn't you?"

There was a light laugh on the phone: "Yes. Didn't you agree, did you regret it again?"

"I'm afraid you will regret it."

Chengyan didn't know the reason why Jiang Muping suddenly proposed marriage, and he didn't understand why he agreed without thinking.

"Professor Jiang, you don't understand me." Cheng Yan said.

Jiang Muping said, "You can understand now."

Cheng Yan wanted to say that he could have a detailed talk in person some other day, but then he thought that his resume and background were as lackluster as the draft paper of a poor student, so he decided to get closer to Jiang Muping on this sleepless night.

"My parents passed away very early, and I only have a younger brother who doesn't have my surname. I haven't graduated from high school, I haven't gone to college, and I don't have much education." Cheng Yan paused, and mentioned what he thought was the most important point, "And ... I smoke."

Chengyan concluded that Jiang Muping must not smoke. He knew that smoking was bad, but it was too difficult for him to quit smoking.

Jiang Muping didn't speak for a few seconds, Chengyan guessed that his sanity should have returned.

"The matter of getting married," Cheng Yan said, "you can think about it again."

"I've thought about it today at the debate venue." Jiang Muping put on his glasses again and walked out of the study, "Smoking—"

"I can't quit." Cheng Yan said first, "I have quit many times, but I haven't succeeded."

Teacher Jiang Muping said, "That's because you are not strict enough with yourself."

Cheng Yan now doubts that Jiang Muping might give up the engagement because of his smoking problem.

But Jiang Muping is very tolerant: "I know you smoke, and after you get married, I will supervise you to get rid of this habit slowly."

Chengyan didn't expect that Jiang Muping was already thinking about his plans after marriage. His mood seemed to be less anxious, and a kind of ease and peace gradually overflowed from the bottom of his heart.

Cheng Yan drank the last bit of wine, and said in a hoarse voice, "Professor Jiang, I have no education, we may not have a common language in the future, and various conflicts will arise."

Jiang Muping said: "At that time, I hope you will be willing to accommodate me."

Cheng Yan froze for a moment, his throat felt a little dry.

"...Why did you marry me?" Cheng Yan still asked this question, but he could probably guess a little bit.

Jiang Muping is the typical kind of person who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside. He is cold and self-restraining, has high demands on himself, but is easy to soften his heart to others, and has a compassionate temperament in him.Cheng Yan didn't dislike his compassionate temperament, and even found it charming.Jiang Muping would not sacrifice his marriage just because he pitied him. Jiang Muping's compassion was principled, and what he pursued was mutual joy.

"Then what about you, why did you agree to marry me?" Jiang Muping is very good at controlling the discourse, easily turning back to the customer.

"I don't know." Cheng Yan answered truthfully.

Jiang Muping said, "I'll find out gradually."

Jiang Muping also talked about his own situation. He told Chengyan that his mother is an architect and his father is the director of the hospital, and he will retire in three years.

The two also exchanged their respective economic situations. Overall, Chengyan is a little richer than Jiang Muping. Jiang Muping eats from the system and is decent, but he can't make a lot of money.

There are still some trivial issues. The two decided to discuss it slowly in the future. The most important thing right now is that they haven't discussed with Jiang Muping's parents about the decision to get married.

"Do you want to discuss this matter with your parents?"

"I'll tell them." Jiang Muping took off his watch, saw that it was getting late, and said, "It's late, should you go to bed?"

Cheng Yan gave a vague "huh".

Jiang Muping had already noticed that his tone of voice was sticky and his speaking speed was a little slow, so he asked, "Have you been drinking?"

"Drink a little." Chengyan rubbed his sore eyes, "I can't sleep."

"Why can't you sleep?"

"Because you said you wanted to marry me."

Cheng Yan gradually became drowsy, and said lazily, "Professor Jiang, I'm a little sleepy."

"Go to sleep."

Cheng Yan was not drunk, but the drunkenness could always compel people to say something beyond their imagination: "Will you marry me after waking up?"

"Yes." There was a slight smile in Jiang Muping's voice.

Cheng Yan washed the wine glass and put it in the cupboard, walked to the bedroom, and muttered: "What if your parents don't agree..."

Cheng Yan felt that his affection for Jiang Muping might be far more "righteous" than he thought, otherwise how could he involuntarily act like he wanted to marry Jiang Muping very much.

When Jiang Muping said "I will tell them well", Chengyan lay on the bed holding his mobile phone and recalled Jiang Muping's face.

He sketched Jiang Muping's facial features bit by bit in his mind, and couldn't help but sigh that Jiang Muping was really handsome.

When Jiang Muping was in high school, he had the face of a young girl, and now he is coming to harm an old man like him...