Chapter 23 - I’ll Be Responsible for Her Tuition Fees

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Ding Ling’s eyes turned red as she spoke, her tone filled with anger. Then, she eagerly pulled Ding Jun’s sleeve, she pleaded, “Second sister, please help me! I’m still young, and I don’t want to get married! Second sister, I’m still young. I spoke a little too much last time, and I didn’t do it on purpose. Can you forgive me, second sister?”

Ding Ling liked going to school, not because she was good at studying, nor because she liked studying. It was just because staying in school was like being superior to others. She did not have to be like Ding Jun and many other girls who worked for the family’s livelihood to earn money and get married early. Getting married early meant that she had to do tiring work. In school, there were many teachers and students accompanying, and she did not have to worry about anything. She did not want to get married right now!

Ding Jun looked at Ding Ling’s red eyes and felt a little sad. She sighed softly, “You can go back first. I will help you think of a solution.”

Ding Ling was stunned for a moment. Bean-sized tears fell down. She grabbed Ding Jun’s hand and said excitedly, “Okay! Thank you, second sister! I knew you would help me!”

Ding Jun shook her head and said calmly, “Are you staying to eat?”

Ding Ling wiped her tears and cried with joy, “No, you guys go ahead and eat. I’ll go back first.” As she said this, Ding Ling turned around and waved at Ding Jun, disappearing from her sight.

In the evening, after dinner, Ding Jun told Chen Zhiguo about what had happened in the afternoon and wanted to ask for his opinion.

Chen Zhiguo thought for a while and patted Ding Jun’s shoulder. His tone was gentle, “Don’t worry. I can pay for Ding Ling’s tuition fees. Just let her study hard.”

Ding Jun’s eyes were complicated. She sighed softly. “Thank you, Zhiguo.”

Chen Zhiguo’s monthly allowance was quite high. He could totally afford Ding Ling’s tuition. She could earn money by selling more cakes herself. It was not because she liked Ding Ling so much. It was just that she could not bear to see a young girl forced to marry someone and her life ruined.

When Chen Zhiguo heard the second half of Ding Jun’s sentence, a strange look flashed across his eyes. He cupped Ding Jun’s face with his big hand, and his tone contained a hint of indulgence and a smile. “You are my wife. I ought to do this.”

After saying that, Chen Zhiguo moved closer to Ding Jun’s face, he kissed her lightly on the lips.

Ding Jun was stunned by Chen Zhiguo’s sudden action of cupping her face. At this moment, she realized that he had kissed her, and her mind instantly went blank. She just stared blankly at Chen Zhiguo, and her face burned up.

Chen Zhiguo looked at the shy and dull look of the little woman in front of him, and his heart suddenly moved. His thumb gently touched Ding Jun’s delicate and smooth face. The man’s gaze froze on her pink lips, and he inched closer and closer to her.

“Father! Mother! Where are you?! We’re going to sleep!” The Fourth and Fifth Brothers suddenly screamed at the top of their lungs, breaking the flirtatious atmosphere in the room. They were so scared that they instantly came back to their senses, as if they had been electrocuted.

Ding Jun’s face was burning red as she ran out. Her voice sounded a little embarrassed. “I’m here. What, what’s wrong?”

Chen Zhiguo was stunned for a moment. He gently rubbed the thumb that touched Ding Jun’s face and laughed softly.

The next afternoon, after the cake was sold out, Ding Jun and Chen Zhiguo went to the Ding family’s house. Seeing the two of them, Ding Ling seemed to have seen her savior. She instantly became excited and called out mother ding, “Mom, second sister and second brother-in-law are here!”

Mother Ding scolded unhappily, “What are they doing here? That wretched girl didn’t even tell me the recipe!”

As soon as mother Ding finished speaking, she walked out of the room and saw Ding Jun and Chen Zhiguo. She instantly put on a hypocritical smile and said with a bright face, “Aiyo, Zhiguo, Little Jun, why are you here?”

Mother Ding saw Chen Zhiguo and instinctively wanted to flatter him. When she recalled his cold expression that day, her expression stiffened a little..