Xu Wei was fed up with her relatives pressuring her to get married.
Yes, she wouldn't deny that, to outsiders, her parents' marriage seemed blissfully happy, enough to make anyone envious.
That was exactly why she feared she might never find someone whose feelings matched hers.
Besides, her dad wasn't exactly a good father.
As far as she could remember, she used to get beaten up all the time as a kid.
Then one day,
Xu Wei woke up in the old residential compound where her family had lived for many years,
as the neighbor and good friend of her father, Xu, and Mother Wu.
Getting to witness her parents' love firsthand seemed pretty nice.
But could someone explain why she was still being pressured to marry in the 1980s?
Worse, if she dared remain unmarried, her family would throw her out.
Then Xie Qinghe from the compound showed up with betrothal gifts and proposed to her.
"You don't want to get married, and I don't want to either. We can make do and live together. As long as we don't interfere in each other's lives after marriage, you can decide whenever you want to get a divorce."
Xu Wei knew Xie Qinghe.
He was Uncle Xie, the man from the compound who had never married because he devoted his life to scientific research.
When she was little, she'd even climbed on the "experimental equipment" in his yard.
A marriage between two "odd ducks" sounded much more interesting than dealing with all those meddling aunts.
Xu Wei nodded and married him.
Most importantly, she could still live in the compound after getting married.
She could still keep her father, Xu, and Mother Wu company.
But why was the man who'd promised not to interfere in her life after marriage getting more and more clingy?
Wasn't the best dowry a man could bring his word?
Xie Qinghe: Why are you always paying attention to Old Xu and his wife?
Tell me, do you like Old Xu or have a crush on Old Wu?
Xu Wei: With an imagination like that, go work on your experiments.
And show some respect. Call them Brother Xu and Sister Wu.
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