Chapter 90

Her husband, Liu Fusheng, was a villager from the neighboring Yunqiao Brigade and was two years older than her. They had been classmates, attending junior high school together in town. In their first year, she sprained her ankle on the way home from school. Liu Fusheng walked her home, checking on her injury repeatedly along the way, which left her with a very favorable impression of him. Afterward, he continued to look out for her and show her concern, causing her to fall for him little by little. When they graduated, he found an opportunity to confess his feelings, and she agreed. They became a couple. However, a month later, just as she was preparing to go to the county seat to register for high school, Liu Fusheng suddenly appeared and demanded she marry him. It turned out that his parents had died in an accident two weeks prior, leaving the entire burden of the household on his shoulders. He had originally enlisted in the army and been accepted, with his departure set for two weeks later. Worried about his younger siblings, he wanted her to marry him to look after them while he was away.