I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 923: Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Chapter 923: Chapter 923: Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder

People who are straightforward are just so refreshing to be around.

During the time of three movies, senior sister felt that Su Zhe could buy her roasted sweet potatoes while watching a ghost film, and even kept them warm using an invention of his own.

Whenever she got scared while watching, she would squeeze the roasted sweet potato and warm her hands at the same time.

Squeezing it out of shape, then eating it made her particularly satisfied.

Suizi was all question marks upon hearing this. What kind of quirky hobby is this?

"I think comrade Su is a very considerate person," said senior sister.

After they started dating, she stopped calling him Uncle Su and seriously referred to him as comrade, adding a prefix that sounded especially sweet.

Sometimes Suizi couldn’t figure out whether her senior sister was too straightforward or too good at flirting?

No wonder every time she saw Su Zhe, she felt he was radiant after entering a relationship, as if the rot of love was indeed nourishing.

"Can you give me an example to satisfy my curiosity? How exactly is your Su so considerate?" Suizi couldn’t help being curious.

"You know, when I watch horror films and get scared, he tells me how the props were made. He even made a realistic severed hand with a blood pack for me. When you throw it on the ground, it certainly looks more real than the ones in the movies."

"???" Suizi’s expression of question marks intensified.

A replica of a severed hand as a gift? And with blood packs? What is this all about?

If anyone else did this, they could have broken up, but where does her senior sister’s happiness come from?

"He can also analyze the logical flaws in ghost films from an expert’s perspective. Next time there’s a ghost film, I still want to watch it with him."

"..." Leave the ghost films alone, did they ever harm anyone?

The director just wanted to quietly squirt a few cans of tomato sauce to scare honest folks. Who asked for a scientific monster to give a live tutorial?

Suizi thought these two were truly a match made in heaven—both were quite peculiar.

Just like Su Zhe, who sat there with an old cadre’s face, ready to debunk things, how was that any different from spoiling the ending of a melodramatic story?

Once, Suizi bought a book and was crying her eyes out halfway through when Yu Jingting passed by and "kindly" told her the ending.

She was so angry she didn’t speak to him for several hours, giving him the cold shoulder.

So it was hard for her to understand how her senior sister could be so blissful after being forcibly "enlightened."

"Who proposed to whom between you two?" asked Suizi.

"I proposed to him, of course. He thought I made sense, so he agreed," senior sister explained candidly to Suizi.

"It’s going to be winter break in two months. My parents run tutoring sessions at home with lots of students, and they get so busy they don’t have time to cook for him. So, it’s better to get married and move in together so I can take care of him. Su said there’s new housing for teaching staff at his workplace. If we marry now, we can get a bigger place—and he knows I want a study room."

Senior sister’s parents would host tutoring sessions at home during winter and summer breaks, all for free.

In those days, teachers prided themselves on their ethics and would often keep students after school to correct homework, working overtime without pay.

During the breaks, they went the extra mile to tutor students with poor grades at home, selflessly and tirelessly.

Senior sister was practical and, knowing Su Zhe was busy with work and her parents would be busy tutoring and unable to tend to his meals, she thought moving out after getting married because of the housing benefit at his job would be more convenient.

"I asked comrade Su when he had time to get the marriage certificate. He said tomorrow was fine, so we decided to head to the Civil Affairs Bureau after he finished his duties in the morning."

"What about the wedding banquet? The ceremony?"

"None of that is important. We can deal with it after he’s less busy. If he doesn’t want to bother with it, it’s fine not to have one. Those are just for show for others—it’s just a formality, whether you have it or not."

Senior sister pursued a life that was simple and uncomplicated, not liking too much fuss.

"Although I really agree with your views, I still think you should discuss it with your parents. Perhaps the elders have different ideas?"

Suizi greatly admired her senior sister’s carefree attitude, but marriage isn’t just a matter between two people; it’s a union of two families, and major decisions still need to be discussed.

Su Zhe was having a second marriage, and not having a wedding banquet seemed like he was slighting his senior sister. Suizi felt that Su Zhe definitely cared about this, he was just too embarrassed to say it to his senior sister, and the bride’s parents would surely have their own thoughts on the matter.

Once Suizi hinted at this, her senior sister thought it made a lot of sense.

After going back and sharing her thoughts with her parents, she got a thorough scolding.

Her mother, upset and holding her straightforward daughter’s ear, lamented over how many wedding gifts they had sent out over the years, waiting to recoup some of it when their maiden got married.

If there was no wedding, what about the gifts?

In earlier years, people would give physical items like soap and towels, but now that living conditions have improved, they also started giving money as gifts.

Just when they were about to make some money back, the foolish girl said there wouldn’t be a wedding banquet. Her frugal mother was definitely not going to agree with that.

Even though her father thought his maiden’s idea wasn’t bad, he had to reserve his opinion due to his partner’s preoccupation with money.

As her mother lectured her while holding her ear, her senior sister couldn’t help but give Suizi a mental thumbs-up for her godlike foresight—Suizi was so sharp, she even guessed her mother would oppose it.

Suizi’s predictions were far from simple warnings about her senior sister getting a lecture. She was a military adviser who didn’t slack off.

After chatting with her senior sister, Suizi immediately went home to get her mother-in-law, and had Wang Cuihua and her husband bring the marriage proposal gifts to make the visit.

Seeing the Yu Family’s folks with friendly faces, her mother’s mood brightened up, shifting from cloudy to sunny.

The bride’s family didn’t care about the money or ceremony, what they cared about was Su Zhe’s attitude. With the right attitude, everything else was negotiable.

Her parents knew the Yu Family had money from their business, but they didn’t know how much until today, when they got a clear picture.

Right after entering the door, Wang Cuihua slipped a gold bracelet onto her senior sister’s wrist, the glittering gold startling her parents.

Gold bracelets are a tried and true gift, always valuable, and the weight of the bracelet showed that Wang Cuihua was a genuine person.

"In-laws, this is too valuable, we can’t accept it!" her mother protested, and the two middle-aged women began a fierce tug-of-war.

"Su Zhe is the godfather of our two grandchildren, no different from my own son. I’m happy about his marriage, and if you don’t take this gift, how are we supposed to be in-laws?"

Su Zhe hadn’t anticipated this move from Wang Cuihua, and looked over at Yu Jingting.

He had given Yu Jingting the betrothal money in advance. Su Zhe had already mulled over this issue before bringing up the marriage certificate, but he didn’t know how to bring it up, and his senior sister had spoken first.

He didn’t really understand these processes and thought of asking Auntie Hua for help, but it was clear that the bracelet wasn’t something he had prepared.

Yu Jingting shrugged.

"My mom used to be a shaman. If you don’t take it, she might pull out a drum from her belt and start dancing and drumming, and it wouldn’t be good for you—"

He hadn’t even finished the sentence when Wang Cuihua kicked his leg, and Suizi swiftly covered his mouth.

On such a joyous occasion, why sing about misfortune? Singing about marriage would be more like it!

Just as this marriage seemed to be getting settled, there was a sudden knock at the door.

Suizi and Yu Jingting exchanged glances. Suizi nodded, Yu Jingting stood up.

Her mother stood up to open the door, but Yu Jingting cheerfully stopped her.

"Auntie, I’ll take a look. You keep chatting with my mom."

Su Zhe glanced at Suizi, who quickly lifted her tea cup to gesture.

She had known there would be more trouble to come, and had already prepared for any contingency.

Now they just had to wait for the show to begin.