Chapter 46: Being a Stepmother 13
"You have many rooms in your house, can you take me in for a while?" In fact, Ye Zhiqiu wanted to ask him to move his household registration out of the Ye family, but the two of them were not related and it was not easy to make excessive demands.
If she really wanted to marry Han Dalin, she could make demands with confidence, but she just wanted to make a deal with him, so she didn't have the nerve to do that.
Now she is penniless, and even if she negotiates a deal, she is the weaker party, and can only compromise in an unequal deal. She is responsible for taking care of Han Dalin's daughter, and he provides accommodation and pays for living expenses.
She thought that this request was not excessive, but Han Dalin was not happy. It was not that he was reluctant to spend money, but taking Ye Zhiqiu in would bring him a lot of trouble.
In the eyes of the villagers, they don’t care whether the two of them really had a relationship or not. They only see that he kept Ye Zhiqiu at home and sent her living expenses. What kind of relationship is that if not that of husband and wife?
In an era when unmarried men and women dared not hug each other when dating, who would believe him if he left a strange woman at home and said they were innocent? Not to mention outsiders, even if someone else did this, he himself would not believe it.
Helping is helping, but he can't shoot himself in the foot. What should he do if Ye Zhiqiu wants to leave one day and just walks away? How can he find a wife if he has a bad reputation and one wife dies and another runs away? If he doesn't find one, will he be single for the rest of his life?
He was willing to help on the premise that it would not harm his own interests, but how to say it so that the other party would understand and not hate him. He was also afraid that Ye Zhiqiu would go and complain, because the marriage was personally requested by the old man in the family, and if the other party really made a fuss, he would be in the wrong.
Ye Zhiqiu saw that he was unwilling, and immediately made amends: "You can ask for anything you want, as long as you don't let me go back to the Ye family, everything else can be discussed."
Han Dalin was originally worried about the daughter-in-law his father had found, but Ye Zhiqiu's attitude of not wanting to marry him also made him feel very uncomfortable. He was a popular son-in-law in the surrounding area, and the death of his wife did not affect his market value.
In a fit of excitement, he blurted out: "I really want to find a wife, and I'm not bad. Would you consider me?"
Ye Zhiqiu looked at him with a searchlight's eyes: "Why are you looking for me? You don't need a wife, do you? With your conditions, it may not be easy to find a good one, but there should be many choices in the village."
Han Dalin regretted what he said, and regretted it even more after hearing what Ye Zhiqiu said. The situation of the Ye family and some of Ye Zhiqiu's personal situations described by the old man at home were not good at all.
Not only is her family patriarchal, but she has never been to school. Her only good point is probably that she is hardworking and obedient. She doesn't look like a scheming person, so there is no need to worry that she might be a vicious stepmother.
But she was not pretty, and not his type. But when he looked into her eyes, he somehow said that he wanted to marry her.
Forget it, the words have been said, and he can only continue to make the best of it. After all, when the lights are turned off after dark, all women are the same.
Ye Zhiqiu didn't know that Han Dalin disliked her in his heart, and she was hesitating whether to accept Han Dalin's proposal. There was no way, she couldn't go back to the Ye family, and she couldn't live on the streets. Of course, the premise was that the two of them didn't have to consummate their marriage for the time being.
Han Dalin was both angry and amused. He was not a sex-crazed ghost. He had to take the evening train back to the army. Even if he wanted to do that, he didn't have the time. The other party was really overthinking it.
Ye Zhiqiu decided to take a gamble: "Okay, I agree to marry you, but you have to help me move my household registration out of the Ye family."
Han Dalin nodded in agreement and left the matter to the old man in the family, even though the two of them didn't have a marriage certificate yet.
From cooperation to real marriage, Ye Zhiqiu quickly got into the role. He not only took the initiative to bring the child from the Han family's old house, but also took the initiative to go into the kitchen to cook.
The other party was about to leave, and she couldn't let them go hungry, and she also had to prepare food on the train. With limited supplies, she could only make a bowl of dumpling soup, fry a few pancakes, and boil a few eggs.
Han Dalin was somewhat flattered. The last time he was treated like this was when his mother was still alive. His last wife was good at farm work, but her cooking skills were much worse. She could only cook well enough to not kill people, so he made the right bet by accident.
Ye Zhiqiu also felt that the bet was right. Han Dalin really kept his promise and did nothing. Not only that, he also gave her several cloth coupons and ten yuan before leaving, which was a huge sum of money for her now.
She accepted it without hesitation and even offered to help him raise the child. If she didn't take money, how could she raise the child? She couldn't let a poor woman pay for it. After sending the adults away, she had time to observe the child carefully.
The little kid, who is less than three years old, only knows how to eat, drink and have fun every day. He doesn't know what it means when his mother is not around. Ye Zhiqiu took out a candy from the space and coaxed the little kid to kiss her, perfectly demonstrating that whoever has milk is the mother.
Of course, she didn't want to be a cheap mother, nor did she want the little girl to forget her biological mother, so she chose to let the little girl call her "Auntie". Calling her mother will not make her close to her, and all kinds of gossip in the village will always remind the little girl that she is not her biological mother, so it is better to keep a distance from the beginning.
Ye Zhiqiu is very open-minded. She has fulfilled her responsibilities and will let fate take the rest. She doesn't have to have a child to support her in her old age. She works hard to make enough money so that she doesn't have to worry about the problem of her old age.
At worst, she can work hard on scientific research and let the country help with her retirement.
System: "Warning! Host, this goes against the original owner's wishes. She hopes for a happy marriage and a happy family."
"Are you stupid? Marriage and career are not contradictory. Can't you work and have children after marriage?" The more Ye Zhiqiu thought about it, the better the idea was. She had plenty of opportunities to make money, but she had never been on the path of scientific research. Even if she couldn't do it, she had a forward-looking vision. After working hard, she should be able to find a suitable job, right?
Well, as for the money issue, there is no need to worry. You can buy a house with all your money before the economy develops rapidly, so you won't become poor. Besides, there is still Han Dalin. If he can be selected by the system, his future achievements should not be too small.
"System, I will work hard from now on. Please find me some study materials." Bookstores and scrap collection stations only have high school level books, which are too shallow for her who is determined to do scientific research.
She didn't dare to search for information everywhere, and it was still the most reliable to ask the system for help, believing that it would not refuse. The system was embarrassed to refuse, and it had just been scolded by Ye Zhiqiu, so it wanted to perform well, so it had to search through boxes and cabinets to find learning materials.
It is not easy to adapt to the host and the development of this era.
After getting the information, Ye Zhiqiu did not forget to give the system a little sweetness. He did not want her to learn any skills. Now there was plenty of time to learn, but it was better not to learn too much, and just focus on farming.
Plant the land well so that you won’t starve to death if you travel back to the ancient world one day.