Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 1021

Chapter 1021: Discussion
Even though he was humiliated by the Liu family and Liu Piao never explained her reason to him, Zhang Ermu hadn’t been able to forget her. Seeing her that day brought all those old feelings back, undiminished by time.

Despite still having feelings for her, his current situation made marrying her impossible. If her parents hadn’t accepted him then, they certainly wouldn’t now.

Thinking about how beautiful she was in her wedding dress when she married another man, Zhang Ermu felt a dull pain in his heart. He lowered his head and ate without tasting anything.

After dinner, Zhang Ermu and Zhang Yulan cleared the table and washed the dishes. Afterward, they returned to their parents’ room for a discussion.

Sitting on the Kang bed, Zhang Ermu looked at his sister and asked, “Xiao Lan, now you can tell us what happened between you and that man. What is his name? When and where did you meet him?”

Hearing her brother’s questions, Zhang Yulan glanced at her parents. Seeing that they were also waiting for her answers, she finally said, “Well, his name is Ding Lei, but people call him Bajie. I met him when I was coming back from town. He saved me from a group of rogues.”

The moment Zhang Ermu heard this, his eyes flashed with surprise. He used to sell his prey in the black market, so he knew who Bajie was. Although Bajie was a good person, he was involved with the black market’s middlemen. His job was too risky.

“Did he say that he wants to marry you?” he asked.

Zhang Yulan shook her head. After he saved her that day, he only nodded at her when they crossed paths. But he never spoke to her. Her feelings were one-sided.

Seeing his sister shake her head, Zhang Ermu asked again, “Xiao Lan, what is your relationship with him?”

“I have no relationship with him,” Zhang Yulan said honestly.

She looked at her brother and added, “Brother, it’s me who likes him. After he saved me from the rogues, he never took the initiative to talk to me, let alone have a relationship with me.”

When Mother Zhang heard her daughter’s words, she asked in surprise, “So, your feelings are one-sided?”

Zhang Yulan nodded but said nothing.

Zhang Ermu rubbed his forehead when he saw this. Suddenly, he felt a headache.

After a long silence, he finally asked, “So, what’s your plan now? Do you plan to keep waiting for him?”

Zhang Yulan knew it was impossible to delay her marriage since she had passed the typical marriage age. But she was also unwilling to marry another man. So, she bit her lip and remained silent.

Seeing his sister like this, Zhang Ermu understood how she felt because he, too, was in a similar situation. No, he was still unwilling to marry another woman. Therefore, he couldn’t bring himself to persuade his sister to let go of her feelings or tell her to meet another man.

After a while, he finally let out a sigh and said, “I will go find him and ask if he is willing to meet you formally. If he is willing, then I will ask him to find a matchmaker. If he is unwilling—”

Zhang Yulan understood her brother’s meaning even though he didn’t finish his sentence. She clenched her fists and completed his words, “If he is unwilling, then I will listen to my brother and meet with another man.”

“Second brother, thank you,” she added with a smile.

Zhang Ermu nodded and said, “It’s late now. Mother, Father, I need to go help Brother Chenze tomorrow at 4 o’clock, so I will go back to my room now.”

“All right, go rest early,” Mother Zhang nodded.

After he left, Zhang Yulan also returned to her room. She understood that her brother was giving her a chance to find closure. If Ding Lei didn’t like her, then she would let go and find a good man to marry. She wouldn’t be as stubborn as her brother and wait for someone for so many years. As a woman, she couldn’t and wouldn’t do that.

In the room, Zhang Ermu’s mind was filled with Liu Piao and he couldn’t sleep at all. In the end, he did some push-ups and sit-ups for two hours, which made him exhausted. After taking a cold shower, he could finally have a good sleep.

Early the next morning, Zhang Ermu woke up before dawn and was already on his way to Li Chenmo’s house.

He thought he was early enough, but when he arrived, he saw that Li Chenze was already watering the vegetable gardens with his sons. Besides them, Dong Huang was also there. She was tasked with checking the chicken coop and harvesting the vegetables.

Since they had been waiting for him, they didn’t close the double gate. Zhang Ermu parked his bullock cart outside the gate and walked inside.

Seeing him approach, Dong Huang ran over and said, “Good morning, Uncle Zhang!”

Zhang Ermu smiled when he saw her and patted her head, “Good morning, Xiao Huang.”

“Uncle Zhang, have you eaten? I just picked up the eggs, and my cousin is making steamed eggs for us,” Dong Huang said with a smile.

Although he knew that the Li family never lacked eggs, Zhang Ermu still didn’t want to take advantage of them and said, “Uncle has already eaten.”

Dong Huang looked at him with a disappointed expression and said, “But Xiao Huang already counted Uncle Zhang’s share. It would be a pity if it’s not eaten.”

As soon as she finished her words, Li Jingqian came over and said, “Uncle Zhang, good morning. My father asked you and my sister to come in and eat first.”

This time, Dong Huang didn’t wait for him to answer and pulled at his hand while saying, “Uncle Zhang, my family’s eggs are so good. They often have two or three yolks!”

Hearing this, Zhang Ermu was surprised.