Sweet Wife Arrives: Mr. CEO, Please Pamper Me-Chapter 862 - 700: Love Is Crossing Mountains and Rivers, Love Is a Lifelong Obsession [47]_2

Chapter 862: Chapter 700: Love Is Crossing Mountains and Rivers, Love Is a Lifelong Obsession [47]_2

In that instant, Feng Chengyue’s heart trembled a little, "So... she really likes you, right?"

For a moment, Qiu Mingyan didn’t know how to reply, turned his head to look at the mountain road, and said nothing.

Feng Chengyue hugged Qiu Mingyan’s waist, playfully saying, "Ming Yan, I want to know."

Qiu Mingyan sighed and began to recount the story:

It must have been when Qiu Mingyan was twenty and Mai Manxiang was twelve...

Having already attended university, Qiu Mingyan gradually realized what marriage was about. With the Mai family’s kindness in mind, Qiu Mingyan was determined to repay it, but regarding the engagement.

In the afternoon, Qiu Mingyan paused for a moment, then headed to the Mai family with a bottle of liquor.

Upon seeing Mai Shilong, Qiu Mingyan knew it was a difficult subject to broach, but he spoke up anyway.

"Uncle Mai, I want to call off the engagement."

Calling off the engagement?

Mai Shilong was utterly shocked, staring at Qiu Mingyan in bewilderment, unable to respond for a moment.

After an awkward smile, Qiu Mingyan said, "Don’t think of me as ungrateful or heartless. Don’t worry, both the Mai Family and the Chen Family Village’s kindness to me, I would repay even if it meant working like an ox all my life. But regarding marriage... Forgive me, but I was too young back then, not understanding what it was about. I can treat Manxiang as a sister for life, but not as a wife. Now that I understand, I come to you bravely from a responsible angle for both parties. Uncle Mai, Manxiang is too young; I can’t wait for her, and she can’t wait for me; it’s impossible for us to get married."

Back then, Mai Shilong understood all too well it had been a mistake. The engagement was initially set because the Qiu family had nothing else to repay the Mai family with. To ease the Qiu family’s conscience, Mai Shilong offered a way out with an engagement agreement.

Getting married? How?

By the time Ah Xiang turned eighteen, Qiu Mingyan would be twenty-six, well past marriageable age in their village, making it impossible.

Mai Shilong didn’t find it difficult then and nodded as if ready to agree.

But at that moment, Mai Shilong’s wife—Lin Cuixia burst out.

She said, "I don’t agree!"

Instantly, both Qiu Mingyan and Mai Shilong were a bit taken aback.

"Cuihua..."

"Aunt Lin..."

Ten minutes later, amidst Lin Cuixia’s incessant chatter, Qiu Mingyan roughly understood her meaning.

It was mostly about seeing him becoming successful, with a promising future and good looks; how could the engagement be canceled? Plus, with the Mai family’s kindness, even if he had to wait a few more years, he should wait for Manxiang to grow up, right?

At the time, Qiu Mingyan wore a dry smile, feeling helpless.

Especially looking at the twelve-year-old, who to him, really was just a child; having completed junior high this year and stopped schooling, Mai Manxiang...

Qiu Mingyan understood well enough this was entirely impossible, no matter how beautiful Mai Manxiang grew, he couldn’t accept it.

But with such kindness owed...

Helpless yet silent, it made Mai Shilong feel pity, and looking at Lin Cuixia, his voice grew several pitches louder, "Why say something so impossible, Ah Xiang is only twelve, and Mingyan is of marrying age this year. Besides, I hear he’s going to graduate school after university, he can’t come back, so how can they marry? Just let it be canceled, it’s fine. Let’s find someone suitable for Ah Xiang, closer to us, isn’t that good?"

The words were reasonable and balanced, but Lin Cuixia became anxious.

Getting close to Mai Shilong, she said, "Are you foolish? Can’t you see Mingyan is bound to be successful? Since our families have such good relations, what’s wrong with being relatives by marriage? If he wants to study further, that only means he will marry late, what are you afraid of?"

Mai Shilong couldn’t comprehend it at all, just shaking his head, saying, "Ah, helping people is just helping people, how can there be so many demands?"

Lin Cuixia stiffened her neck even more, "Anyway, I just don’t agree!"

In the end...

When Qiu Mingyan left the Mai family, Mai Shilong followed him out, knocking off the ashes from his pipe, saying, "Your aunt is just like this, don’t mind her. I know you’ve gone off to study, and you’ll definitely need a girl who has also studied to live with. Rest assured, Uncle Mai understands this much, so let’s call off the engagement today. There wasn’t any formal agreement anyway, just words back then. I’ll talk to your aunt. You just focus on your studies that need money, just ask Uncle. You’re the only one in our village who got into university, and even if it costs me everything, I’ll support you."