Chapter 11: Getting Married

  After Qing Shu left, Liu Xiu Zhen and An Bingwen entered the house. An Bingwen took out the only clean quilt in the house and Liu Xiu Zhen helped Bai Cui Fen tidy up the bed. She sat on the bed and chatted with Bai Cui Fen for a while before telling her to go to sleep early and rest, then left herself.

  The next morning, Qing Sheng let Liu Xiu Zhen go to An Bingwen's house and called both An Bingwen and Bai Cuifen to their home for breakfast.

  At breakfast table, Qing Sheng told An Bingwen and Bai Cuifen about his plan and arrangement.

  "After finishing breakfast, I and Bingwen followed her to her home for a visit, and had an open and honest talk with her family members to see what conditions they have, so that the matter can be settled as soon as possible." Qing Sheng said while slurping his potato porridge.

  He never called Bai Cuifen by her name, and when speaking to her, he never looked at her. Moreover, as long as there was a third person present, even if it was something he wanted to say to her, Qing Sheng would use the way of speaking to the third person to convey what he wanted to say to her.

  Later, Qing Sheng continued this habit of talking to Bai Cuifen.

  Liu Dezhou responded with a low and muffled "uh-huh" and nodded his head. He understood Qing Sheng, who was decisive and bold in his actions, never dragging things out or beating around the bush.

  After breakfast, Qing Sheng took An Bingwen and Bai Cuifen out according to the address given by Bai Cuifen.

  Three days later, Qing Sheng and An Bingwen brought back Bai Cuifen.

  Many people in the village gathered at Qing Sheng's home, asking all sorts of questions.

  Liu Xiuzhen was busy running back and forth, serving tea and water to Qing Sheng, An Bingwen, and Bai Cuifen, as well as the guests who came to visit, while also hastily rushing into the kitchen to cook for them.

  At this time, it was already midsummer, and the outside sunlight was dazzlingly bright.

  Liu Xiu Zhen brought a basin of cool well water for Qing Sheng, An Bingwen and Bai Cuifen to wash their faces.

  Liu Dezhou continued to smoke his self-made cigarettes in a depressed manner. He was eager to know how things were handled, but he held back and didn't ask.

  And he also believed that Qing Sheng had already settled things perfectly, looking at An Bingwen's joyful expression.

  "Is everything settled?" Many people in the crowd watching wanted to know the result, and many wanted to ask, but everyone smiled and looked at Qing Sheng and An Bingwen, waiting for Qing Sheng to finish washing his face before slowly telling them.

  "How's the matter handled?" Liu Xiu Zhen finally couldn't help but come out of the kitchen, leaning against the kitchen door frame, and asked Qing Sheng who was washing his face.

  Qing Shu did not rush to answer Liu Xiu Zhen's words and continued to wipe his face with a towel in a calm and unhurried manner.

  "How's everything going? Tell everyone, they're all waiting for news!" Seeing Qing Sheng had already washed his face, Liu Xiu Zhen hurried over, took the towel from Qing Sheng's hand, picked up the basin, and walked towards the door, turning her head to urge him again.

  "This is Bingwen's business, as long as Bingwen knows the news, it's fine. It's not like everyone is marrying a daughter-in-law, why are they in such a hurry to know the news?" Qing Sheng pointed at the people surrounding them with his finger, smiling and joking with Liu Xiu Zhen. At the same time, he glanced at Bai Cui Fen who was standing aside, still looking shy.

  Qing Sheng was usually a very serious person and rarely joked around, so his words immediately made everyone burst out laughing.

  After laughing, Qing Sheng still recounted the events of the past few days in detail.

  Qing Shu and An Bingwen followed Bai Cuifen to her husband's home, where they had already been thinking of driving her out, but only tolerated her because she was pregnant.

  After Qing Shu saw the situation clearly, he directly laid down his conditions to them. For someone they had long wanted to drive out of the house, they did not set harsh conditions, but only required that in the future when the child was born, if it was a son, they would take him back to raise him, and if it was a daughter, Bai Cui Fen would take her away herself.

  After hearing their terms, Qing Sheng told his in-laws the purpose of this visit. As soon as he finished speaking, his in-laws waved their hands and said, "No need to discuss with us anymore, she wants to go wherever she wants, you want to take her wherever you want, it's her freedom. In the future, when the child is born, if it's a boy, we'll bring him back, if it's a girl, she can take her away herself, we don't care."

  "Alright." Qing Shu saw that her husband's family was being impolite, so she also stopped being polite. With a wave of her hand, "Let's go!"

  Qing Shu didn't even sit down or take a sip of water before leaving her husband's family with Bingwen and Baitianfen.

  Then, Bai Cuifen took Qing Sheng and An Bingwen to her maternal home.

  Her family warmly welcomed Cheong Su-san and Ahn Byeong-mun, and when Cheong Su-san explained the purpose of their visit, they readily agreed.

  "You've come all the way for my daughter Cui Fen's matter, I can see that you're sincere. Besides, just by looking at how you two communicate and do things, I know you're genuine people." Bai Cui Fen's father was a straightforward and eloquent person who spoke clearly.

  Qing Shu immediately discussed with Bai Cui Fen's parents about her marriage to An Bingwen and set a date for the wedding.

  Originally, Bai Cuifen's parents thought that the date was set a bit too hastily, but after Qing Shu explained it to them, they also felt it made sense and agreed.

  Qingsheng said, "The child in her belly can't be born at her mother's house, right? If she gives birth at her husband's house, his family will definitely not take good care of him. Once the wedding with Bingwen is settled, she can move to Liujiacun earlier and the people there will take good care of her."

  After listening to Qing Sheng's words, Bai Cui Fen's parents were even more moved, wiping away tears and nodding in agreement with Qing Sheng's arrangement.

  This time, Bai Cuifen followed Qing Sheng and An Bingwen back, bringing her household registration certificate and ID card, ready to get a marriage certificate with An Bingwen.

  The next day, Qing Sheng took An Bingwen and Bai Cuifen to get their marriage certificate.

  Bai Cuifen stayed in Liu's village for a few days before An Bingwen sent her back to her natal family outside the mountains.

  An Bingwen returned home from the mountain and began to prepare for his wedding. Bai Cuifen was waiting anxiously at her parents' home, waiting for An Bingwen to marry her.

  In December 1978, when people in Liujiacun were joyfully preparing to welcome the new year, An Bingwen also welcomed the spring of his life.

  An Byeong-uk and Baek Cheol-im got married on December 28, 1978.

  The wedding was simple, with Qing Sheng and Liu Xiu Zhen helping out. Although the wedding was different from others, with Bai Cui Fen being pregnant, but the groom's joy was no different from others. An Bing Wen looked at Bai Cui Fen with affection, which did not decrease because of her pregnancy.

  Yes, although the bride was pregnant with a big belly, her delicate face, shy smile, and light movements did not affect her beauty because of her clumsy figure. All these made An Bingwen, who had read some books and fantasized about his own beautiful love in them, feel very satisfied.

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