Chapter 182: Proposal

　　Since the National Day holiday, the Fu family in the military compound has been busy. They have made several kinds of fillings for mooncakes, both sweet and salty. They also bought various seasonal fruits early.

　　Needless to say, chicken, duck, fish and mutton.

　　From the early morning of August 15th, before daybreak, the Fu family began to get busy.

　　Jiang Youtao followed Fu Shaohua and walked towards the entrance of the alley, carrying the gifts she bought. Shao Qing and others were already waiting there.

　　Seeing them coming, Shao Qing got off the back seat of Fu Wenyan's bicycle and helped Jiang Youtao put the things into Fu Shaohua's basket, and then picked up the things that couldn't fit in.

　　There were many people on the road, some riding bicycles, some walking, and most of them were carrying things in their hands. Everyone, whether they knew each other or not, was talking and chatting with each other, and their faces were full of festive joy.

　　Finally they arrived at the military compound, passed through the heavily guarded gate, turned left at the first intersection, and arrived at the Fu family.

　　Grandpa Fu has a high rank and is now retired at home. In the entire Fu family, only Fu Shaohua's uncle Fu Wenliang works in the army, and his current rank is not low.

　　Grandpa Fu is in poor health, and Aunt Fu has her own job and is far from retirement, so the family invited Aunt Wang from their hometown to help take care of Grandpa Fu.

　　Aunt Wang is a considerate person and takes good care of Grandpa Fu. Everyone in the Fu family respects her.

　　Hearing the noise outside, the people in the house came out.

　　The Fu family had known for a long time that Fu Shaohua's girlfriend would be visiting their home today.

　　Among the whole family, Grandpa Fu loved Fu Shaohua, who was good-looking and looked like his wife, the most, and he couldn't help but come out a long time ago.

　　As soon as he came out, everyone followed.

　　Fu Wenyan parked the car in the yard, and Fu Shaohua shouted before he even entered the yard: "Grandpa, uncle and aunt."

　　The Fu family is a harmonious one. When they were young, everyone would go back to the compound to celebrate the holidays. People of Fu Shaohua's generation are very familiar with Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu.

　　Aunt Fu's name was Liang Haiping. She responded with a smile, her eyes unable to stop looking towards Jiang Youtao.

　　She likes good-looking people. When she was young, she saw that Fu Wenliang was good-looking, so she took the initiative to pursue him and finally got him. Everyone in the Fu family looks good, but the best-looking one among them is Fu Shaohua. Liang Haiping likes him especially, and her own son Fu Rongtang has to rank behind Fu Shaohua.

　　Liang Haiping has been curious about Fu Shaohua's girlfriend for a long time, but the kid kept it a secret and refused to bring her home. When she asked her if their relationship was unstable, she got anxious.

　　Liang Haiping asked Shao Qing and found out that Jiang Youtao was pretty. She was itching to go and see her, but her work was too busy and she had to go to the company all day long, so she never had the time.

　　It's so hard to see them, so shouldn't she take a few more glances? They are so good-looking. Just looking at this handsome man and beautiful woman, Liang Haiping has already thought about raising their children.

　　"Come, come, is this Tao'er? Come in, come in." Liang Haiping took Jiang Youtao's hand affectionately and walked into the house.

　　The Fu family all knew that she had this problem and were no longer surprised. They all walked into the house happily.

　　The house allocated to the Fu family is very large, with two floors. Not counting the yard outside, the first floor is about 140 square meters.

　　The first floor is a kitchen, dining room, living room and a small room, which is Aunt Wang's bedroom. Her family has also come to the capital, and she occasionally rests here.

　　The second floor is everyone's room and a small living room that is not open to the public. When the Fu brothers were young, they loved playing in the small bedroom on the second floor.

　　The Fu family was very warm and welcoming, and this enthusiasm was just right and did not make Jiang Youtao feel embarrassed or uncomfortable. From the moment she entered the door, Jiang Youtao had always had food in her hands, from melon seeds and fruits to moon cakes and snacks. Before the food was served on the table, her stomach was already half full.

　　Jian Rou and Fu Rongtang's wife accompanied Jiang Youtao in the living room watching black and white TV.

　　Occasionally, their eyes would glance towards the bustling kitchen.

　　Jiang Youtao had never seen pork, but she had seen pigs run. She asked, "Don't we need to go over and help?"

　　Fu Rongtang's wife pressed Jiang Youtao's shoulder and said, "Tao'er, the wives of our Fu family are different from the wives outside. The wives of our Fu family don't need to work like the wives of other families when they get married."

　　Jian Rou also echoed: "Yes, in our compound, if we talk about which family has the most harmonious relationship between mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and brothers, it has to be the Fu family. You don't know that when we were little, what we girls wanted to do most was to marry into the Fu family."

　　Girls, who doesn't have some visions of love and marriage? Plus, girls become smart early, and they often talk about these topics in private. Who doesn't yearn for the Fu family?

　　When Jian Rou was dating Fu Shaoguo, all the girls in the compound had their handkerchiefs bitten to pieces. When her family fell into trouble, some girls who were not on good terms with the Jian family even went to watch Fu Shaoguo make a fool of himself.

　　Fu Shaoguo accompanied Jian Rou to the countryside, and she don't know how many people were upset.

　　Fu Rongtang's wife is not from the military compound, but she is a colleague of Fu Rongtang. She laughed when she talked about this: "Yes, when I first got married, many girls looked at me with a nose that was not a nose and eyes that were not eyes when I went out. I was scared and thought I did something wrong and offended them."

　　Everyone including Jiang Youtao and Jian Rou started laughing. Jiang Youtao said, "Then no one cares about Fu Shaohua?"

　　The two shook their heads at the same time: "He is the youngest among our group. Those who are younger than him are either too old or dislike him because he was too naughty when he was a child."

　　Fu Rongtang's wife had been married to Fu Rongtang for six or seven years. At that time, Fu Shaohua was not very old, and it was the most immature time of his life. Although Jian Rou was a little older than Fu Shaohua, she also grew up with him. The two of them took the opportunity to talk to Jiang Youtao about the bad things Fu Shaohua had done in the past.

　　All the details were revealed, including the time when Fu Shaohua was a child and couldn't get on the kang because of his open-crotch pants, and when he couldn't speak yet he called a teacup "tea pawn".

　　Jiang Youtao heard this for the first time and was extremely delighted.

　　Fu Shaohua's face turned red from his neck to the tip of his ears, but he didn't dare to refute. Everyone in the Fu family loves their wives. If he dared to speak loudly to Jian Rou and the others, his brothers who were happily drinking tea and playing chess would take him out to practice a few moves.

　　Which of his brothers is not older than him? Fu Shaohua was beaten by them when he was young. Although he can beat them now, can two fists beat four hands?

　　Jian Rou and Fu Rongtang's wife sang in unison about the time when Fu Shaohua was thirteen years old and led his brothers in the compound to look for cow dung on the street to make bombs. Fu Shaohua finally couldn't stand it anymore and he stood up.

　　Facing his brothers' eager eyes, he said vaguely: "I'm going to the toilet."

　　Fu Shaohua fled in panic, Jiang Youtao laughed loudly, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and asked the two: "What happened next?"

　　Jian Rou covered her mouth and laughed until she almost died: "He was a cunning man. After sticking firecrackers in the cow dung, he ran away first. Others didn't react as fast as him and were blown up all over. After returning home, they were all beaten. When grandpa found out about this, he not only beat him up, but also made him work as a dung collector for half a month."

　　"He even quarreled with two old men over territory."

　　"That's not all. He also said he'd be a dung collector in the future."

　　"Hahahahahahaha."

　　Grandpa Fu closed his eyes in pain. Who could have thought? He just wanted to teach his naughty grandson a lesson, but the kid ended up picking up cow dung for half a month and was so happy that he decided not to go to school anymore and became a cow dung collector who was talked about all over the streets.

　　Where in the capital at that time was there any cow dung for him to pick up? He ran around the capital every day for half a month, but he couldn't even pick up a basket. He just wanted to go out and play every day.

　　The pile of cow dung in the compound was originally brought by the family of a comrade who came to visit him, but left that afternoon.

　　Grandpa Fu felt that he had been smart all his life and all the decisions he made were smart, but he suffered a disastrous defeat with his grandson. He still doesn't dare to think about this incident.

　　The living room suddenly became a sea of joy, and the kitchen was no less joyful.

　　Fu Wenyan is the third child in the Fu family. Besides his uncle Fu Wenliang, he has an older sister, Fu Wenmin. Her husband works in the Southwest Military Region and was unable to return home for this Mid-Autumn Festival. However, the southwest region is rich in resources and August is the harvest season.

　　More than half a month ago, Fu Wenmin brought a lot of fruits home. After being stored for half a month, they were now ready to be eaten.

　　Aunt Fu Wenying, her husband and two children also arrived.

　　The two of them had known Jiang Youtao for a long time. Dong Tiantian skipped to Jiang Youtao's side and joined their conversation.

　　Amid the hustle and bustle, lunch was ready.

　　The food and drinks were very rich, with all kinds of chicken, duck, fish and pork. The mutton had been stewed since midnight and was at its most delicious. As soon as everyone sat down, a glass of beer was placed next to Jiang Youtao.

　　Fu Shaohua whispered in Jiang Youtao's ear: "Tao'er, tell me what you want to eat first, and I'll help you pick it up later."

　　The table was a large round table of about 1.3 meters in size and there was no turntable, so some dishes had to be served standing up. Fu Shaohua was afraid that Jiang Youtao would feel embarrassed since it was her first time to eat at the Fu family.

　　Jiang Youtao nodded at him: "Okay, I'll tell you what I want to eat later."

　　Before Fu Shaohua had time to return to Jiang Youtao, Fu Rongtang went to have a drink with him.

　　Fu Shaohua never hesitates when drinking. Today he brought his girlfriend home for the first time and introduced himself to his big family. Fu Shaohua was very happy and accepted everyone's drink. Soon his face turned red. Even so, he did not forget to pick up his favorite dishes for Jiang Youtao.

　　The meal was lively and Jiang Youtao drank several glasses of wine. Only Fu Rongtang's wife didn't drink.

　　Jian Rou whispered to Jiang Youtao, "My eldest brother and his wife have been married for many years, but they have never had a child. This year they finally got pregnant, and they love the baby so much."

　　Fu Shaohua is 25 years old this year, and Fu Rongtang is ten years older than him, so he is also 35 years old. They have been married for more than ten years without having any children. The Fu family said there was no rush, and Fu Rongtang and his wife just let nature take its course. Now that they are finally pregnant, the whole family is so precious.

　　Jiang Youtao's eyes fell on Fu Rongtang's wife and Fu's aunt Liang Haiping. Liang Haiping was picking up food for Fu Rongtang's wife with a smile on her face. Occasionally, the two of them said a few words, and their tone and attitude were very intimate.

　　"Auntie, don't you urge them?"

　　"I have never urged her, and I always protect my sister-in-law outside. One year, my sister-in-law was very anxious and went to see doctors everywhere. When my aunt found out, she scolded her. She said early on that it was a good thing to have a child, but it didn't matter if she didn't."

　　Jiang Youtao couldn't believe what Jian Rou said. Whether it was now or in the future, Jiang Youtao had seen many strange things that happened because of not having children. It was rare to find a mother-in-law as insightful as Aunt Fu.

　　Jian Rou looked at Jiang Youtao with a surprised expression, raised her eyebrows and said, "Why do you think everyone wants to marry into the Fu family? There's an elder sister-in-law who hasn't had a child for many years, and the younger sister-in-law hasn't gotten pregnant in a year or two after marrying in. Who can say anything?"

　　The children of the compound are considered to be the darlings of heaven, but won't they still have to face these problems when they get married? Unless they don't get married, but women who don't get married will be looked down upon in this era.

　　Jiang Youtao nodded, indicating that she understood. No wonder Jian Rou and Fu Shaoguo were not in a hurry to get married.

　　After dinner, Jian Rou and Aunt Wang helped to collect and wash the dishes. Jiang Youtao, as a new daughter-in-law who came to the family for the first time, did not have to do anything. She talked to Fu Rongtang's wife, and Fu Rongtang's wife went upstairs to sleep.

　　Fu Shaohua drank a little too much, but was far from feeling sleepy. He took Jiang Youtao to visit the compound, and whenever he met someone along the way, he proudly introduced Jiang Youtao to them.

　　Along the way, Fu Shaohua didn't feel anything, but Jiang Youtao felt that she was about to get embarrassed. In the embarrassment, there was a faint but lingering sweetness.

　　A girl with a growing energy like her will be more careful than others when it comes to relationships and family.

　　Love your lover to 70% of your heart and leave the remaining 30% for yourself. This is a sentence that is engraved in Jiang Youtao's heart and inhaled into her lungs.

　　But no one doesn't want a full sense of security.

　　Looking back at Jiang Youtao's short life in her previous life and the past few years in this life, the only person who can give her this sense of security is Fu Shaohua.

　　Jiang Youtao looked at Fu Shaohua holding her hand, and silently held it a little tighter.

　　After a walk, it was already afternoon. Aunt Wang went home to celebrate the holiday. The women of the Fu family sat together and chatted, while the men made an appointment to go out and play basketball. Fu Shaohua hadn't played for several days, so he ran out excitedly.

　　Jiang Youtao took a small stool and sat in the yard to listen to Aunt Fu and the others talking.

　　"You all know that Jiang Ruyun, who has been raised for many years by the Jiang family next door, was taken away by mistake, right?" Aunt Fu lowered her voice.

　　Shao Qing and others had heard about this matter a long time ago, and now they also lowered their voices to discuss it.

　　"What's going on? Could the wrong child be taken away?" The matter of the wrong child being taken away is always big news. The fact that the Jiang family was looking for their biological daughter in such a high-profile manner was no longer a secret in the compound.

　　Those who are well-informed have already discussed this matter.

　　"Who knows? It is said that the two children were born together. They came out of the delivery room one after the other and were assigned to the same yard. The nurse who attended the delivery was careless and mixed them up. If the Jiang family hadn't suddenly decided to have a physical examination a few days ago, they wouldn't have known about this."

　　Aunt Fu shook her head and said, "We have long said that Ruyun doesn't look like any of the Jiang family. Liu Xiaofeng even said that she looks like her mother's family. Is she embarrassed now?"

　　Fu Wenying said: "The Jiang family is too careless. When Liu Xiaofeng gave birth, Jiang Feng was not at home, and her mother-in-law did not take it seriously. If it weren't for someone with experience saying that Liu Xiaofeng had some signs of dystocia, she would not have been willing to let Liu Xiaofeng go to the hospital. If you want to talk about this matter, it was her mother-in-law who caused it."

　　"Everyone is gone, what's the point of saying this?" Shao Qing said, and then asked, "Have they found that person?"

　　"They found it. They found it last night." Aunt Fu glanced outside and leaned closer. "Last night, in the middle of the night, the Jiang family went to the police station. I heard that Jiang Ruyun wanted to kill her biological daughter."

　　This incident was even more shocking than the Jiang family's picking up the wrong girl. Shao Qing and others were so shocked that they couldn't close their jaws.

　　"What's going on? Didn't they say that Jiang Ruyun has changed her personality?" Shao Qing said.

　　"This is just to fool outsiders. Jiang Ruyun has had that kind of personality since she was a child. How can she change it just like that? I don't believe it anyway." Aunt Fu continued to gossip: "I heard that Jiang Ruyun knew that she was not a member of the Jiang family. I don't know how she found out the whereabouts of the Jiang family's biological daughter, so she secretly approached her and became her friend."

　　"She even brought the girl to the compound, and was seen by Qin Tianyang from the Qin family. He fell in love with the girl at first sight."

　　"The Qin family has had more and more say in the army over the years, and Qin Tianyang himself is quite capable. The Jiang family and the Qin family have had a good relationship for so many years, and there were even rumors that Qin Tianyang and Jiang Ruyun were engaged as children."

　　"Jiang Ruyun has long considered Qin Tianyang as her lover. She has been watching him like the apple of her eye for years. She would chase away even a female mosquito around Qin Tianyang. How could she bear the fact that Qin Tianyang fell in love with the Jiang family's daughter at first sight? So she kidnapped her overnight and tied her up. It is said that when the police heard the public call them, Jiang Ruyun was killing the girl."

　　They all lived in the same compound, and Jiang Ruyun was well-known for her possessiveness over Qin Tianyang. Even Shao Qing and Fu Wenying, who didn't live in the compound, knew about it.

　　After hearing this, the melon-eating system also said to Jiang Youtao: [ In fact, the idea of Small World No. 20 is quite correct. There is a louse on the body, and it is a louse that is likely to cause changes in the small world. It is normal for it to want to expel it, and the method it uses is also correct, which is in line with the public's impression of Jiang Ruyun. ]

　　[ The only thing it didn't expect was that the book-traveler would be so cruel. ]

　　Jiang Youtao listened to the gossip with great interest. At this moment, Aunt Fu and the others had turned the topic to the strange things that the late old lady Jiang had done to her daughter-in-law.

　　She took the time to reply: [ Who would have thought of this? Jiang Ruyun was just an ordinary little girl before she traveled through the book. Who knew she was so cruel? ]

　　Aunt Fu spoke of the Jiang family with disdain: "This old woman is so cruel. None of her three daughters-in-law, except Liu Xiaofeng's second child, went to the hospital to give birth. They all had someone deliver the babies at home. This old woman is so stubborn."

　　"She said that giving birth is a woman's job. Which woman doesn't give birth? Who doesn't give birth at home? If you give birth outside, who knows what the midwives are like? If the midwife is a boy, wouldn't her son suffer a great loss?"

　　"After Liu Xiaofeng gave birth to Jiang Ruyun, her life in the Jiang family was very difficult. If Jiang Feng hadn't had a conscience, he would have divorced Liu Xiaofeng long ago. Liu Xiaofeng really suffered a lot."

　　"Fortunately, she has a good temper. She didn't blame Jiang Ruyun for the serious crime and physical injury, and she spoiled her like a spoiled child. On the day when old lady Jiang passed away, Liu Xiaofeng didn't shed a single tear, and no one blamed her at the time."

　　"It wasn't easy for Liu Xiaofeng either. She had endured all these years, but in the end, she had raised her daughter like a treasure for so many years, but this daughter wanted to kill her original daughter for a man. Who could bear it?"

　　"It is said that Liu Xiaofeng slapped Jiang Ruyun when she saw her at the police station yesterday. Then she hugged the girl and cried bitterly."

　　Aunt Fu sighed as she spoke.

　　Fu Wenying asked: "Do you think Liu Xiaofeng will keep Jiang Ruyun?"

　　After this incident came out, someone asked Liu Xiaofeng about it. Liu Xiaofeng's original answer was that the Jiang family had enough money to support one person, and they planned to raise two girls together. Now that this incident has come out, everyone is curious about Liu Xiaofeng's decision.

　　After Mrs. Jiang died, Liu Xiaofeng became the boss of the Jiang family. Her husband was the eldest and the most senior person in the family, so her say was very important. Mr. Jiang usually didn't care about these things.

　　"I think they should stop raising her. She was already in jail this time. The two girls are incompatible now. If they keep raising both of them, they will become enemies. Liu Xiaofeng is a smart person and knows how to make choices."

　　"Liu Xiaofeng is indeed a smart person. If she wasn't smart, she would have been tortured to death by her mother-in-law. You see, she not only endured her mother-in-law's torture, but also held the man in her hands for so many years. You know she is not a simple person."

　　When everyone got to this point, they changed the subject and talked about something else. Not long after, someone passed by the Fu family's door. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw that it was the Jiang family member they had just been chatting with.

　　Liu Xiaofeng held one of the girls' hands tightly, her eyes were red, and the girl's eyes were also red. When she saw Jiang Youtao, the girl was stunned for a moment, smiled at her, and then was pulled away by the Jiang family.

　　The rest of the Jiang family also looked unhappy.

　　Fu Wenying went out not long after they left and came back after a while.

　　She brought brand new first-hand information: "Someone asked, and Liu Xiaofeng said that since it was a mistake, they couldn't let the Lu couple die, so they planned to let the two children go back to their own places."

　　"She said that she had a clear conscience towards Jiang Ruyun over the years. Jiang Ruyun is now an adult and will soon start working. They will not be sorry for her if they return her. On the contrary, it is Xinyu from their family who has lived in the Lu family for so many years. She has lost both her parents and has been bullied by others. They owe Xinyu too much and they must make it up to her in the future."

　　After Fu Wenying finished speaking, she added: "Xinyu is the name of that girl. From now on, you will be called Jiang Xinyu."

　　At this point, there is nothing more to talk about. After all, no matter how bizarre or bloody it is, it is someone else's life and has nothing to do with them.

　　After dinner, watching the moon and eating moon cakes, everyone went home.

　　Fu Shaohua drank some wine in the evening, and this time he drank more. He didn't want Jiang Youtao to go home alone, so he rode his bike and took her for a long way, to the other side of Capital University, and took her into a small courtyard.

　　After opening the door, he pulled Jiang Youtao in and said, "I know you like buying houses, Taoer. I bought this by myself. I didn't spend any money from my family. I used the New Year's money I saved from childhood and my salary as a postman to buy this house."

　　"Tao'er, Han Yanqing and Weiwei are both married. When can we get married? I really want to marry you home."

　　Jiang Youtao looked up and met a pair of eyes as bright as stars.

　　Fu Shaohua continued, "I heard from Han Yanqing that he gave Gu Nianwei a ring when he proposed to her, so I bought one too. I've been keeping it for a long, long time, but I was afraid you wouldn't want it, so I never dared to take it out."

　　"Tao'er, actually I liked you from the first moment I saw you. At that time I thought, why is this girl so special? Why is the way this girl looks at me so admiringly? I thought at that time, I want this girl to be filled with me in her heart and eyes."

　　"I know this is a big deal. You have many concerns and many secrets. Until now, I have not been able to make you to only like me now. But I hope that I can do it when I am old and gray-haired."

　　Jiang Youtao was stunned, then she looked at the drunk Fu Shaohua and asked, "Do you want to know my secret?"

　　Fu Shaohua nodded, then shook his head: "I'm not curious."

　　Jiang Youtao reached out to cover his eyes, kissed the corner of his lips, and then said, "Then I'll tell you today. I'll only say it once."

　　Fu Shaohua nodded excitedly, pulled Jiang Youtao's hand down and kissed it on his lips.

　　Jiang Youtao said: "I am actually a fairy from heaven, I came down to earth to save the world."

　　This secret was beyond Fu Shaohua's expectation. He was stunned for a moment, then solemnly picked up Jiang Youtao and whispered in her ear: "Really? Is my wife a hero who saves the world? So amazing."

　　Jiang Youtao had not expected that drunk Fu Shaohua could be so easily fooled. She laughed and fell into Fu Shaohua's arms, then hugged his neck: "When you sober up, give me the ring."