My Crush Also Has a Crush on Me!
Chapter 189: Going for Marriage After Time has Settled

Chapter 189: Chapter 189: Going for Marriage After Time has Settled

Weekend, Fu Ying stayed at home all day because her grandmother needed to wash her hair, but she was reluctant to cooperate.

Fu Ying had to find something to drape over her grandmother and used warm water to wet her white hair and applied shampoo.

This way of washing kept her behaved; she just sat there watching a movie without moving.

After washing and drying her hair, it was probably around five in the evening, as the sun was setting, leaving a rosy afterglow that stained half of the sky.

Fu Ying said to her grandmother, "I’m going to see my boyfriend, grandmother, do you remember? He came to see you again a few days ago."

The grandmother ignored her, staring straight at the TV.

Fu Ying raised her hand and touched her grandmother’s silver hair.

"Well, I’m off, you should be good and rest after watching for another half an hour."

The grandmother still ignored her.

Fu Ying was used to it, she greeted Wen Qing in the courtyard and left.

"Take it easy."

The voice of the woman behind her was gentle and kind; Fu Ying obediently responded, "Okay."

Fu Ying walked out of the house, clutching her cross-body bag and looked up at the sky.

It looked like a vast ocean, a dreamy world.

She thought, as a child, slowly growing up she began to remember things and people; but when old, she’d start to forget things, forget people.

Fu Ying sat on the bus, looking down at the White Jade Bracelet.

This bracelet clearly looked very valuable; the aunt said it was for the daughter-in-law.

Fu Ying hooked the corner of her mouth, smiling silently.

She had initially planned to go straight to the apartment, but changed her mind halfway, thinking that her last visit to Li Ruolan was three or four days ago; this visit wouldn’t seem too frequent.

Fu Ying got off at the next stop, then waited for bus number 7.

She bought some fruits at the community entrance, then went upstairs.

The person who opened the door was the caregiver looking after Li Ruolan.

Initially, knowing there was a caregiver about the same age as Shen Liguang in Shen Liguang’s home didn’t sit well with Fu Ying.

After all, Sister Lan was only five years older than Shen Liguang.

However, after her frequent visits to see Li Ruolan and interacting with Sister Lan, she let go of her prejudices.

Sister Lan had spent half her life in the countryside, never having stepped into the city before. She used to be a nurse in a rural health clinic, then later got married. Like traditional women, she stayed home, took care of her children and the household, while her husband worked outside.

But when her husband had an accident at the construction site and could no longer work, with two children at home needing financial support, she had no choice but to work outside and became a caregiver.

Sister Lan took the fruits from her hand and brought them into the kitchen.

As soon as Li Ruolan saw Fu Ying, she immediately came over, "I’ve been waiting for you."

Li Ruolan pulled her to sit down on the sofa.

Fu Ying felt embarrassed: "I always come here; it feels a bit too much."

Li Ruolan found her shyness endearing, the more she looked, the more she liked her.

"Brother Li Guang is planning to move out," Li Ruolan pointed to the room originally Shen Liguang’s and said, "This room will be given to Sister Lan, it will be more convenient for her to take care of me this way."

Fu Ying nodded, "Auntie, how have you been recently?"

Li Ruolan nodded, her voice gentle, carrying a sigh: "Yeah, just like that."

Fu Ying didn’t know how to make conversation with elders, especially Li Ruolan.

She probably came once a week, and it was always Li Ruolan who initiated conversations.

She would just quietly listen and follow along.

This time, she suddenly thought of Li Ruolan’s photo album and wanted to borrow it.

Li Ruolan didn’t hesitate and immediately handed it over to her.

"Auntie, I’ll return it to you after I’m done using it."

Li Ruolan smiled amiably, "No worries, use it as you please."

Fu Ying nodded, and then as it was getting late, she took the photo album and left, found a copy shop, and copied all of Shen Liguang’s photos.

When they arrived back at the apartment, it was seven o’clock in the evening.

They didn’t come often; only when he had sufficient holidays would they come over. Later, when Li Ruolan’s health declined, they came even less.

A thin layer of dust had settled in the apartment. She placed her bag and photo album to one side and cleaned the apartment.

As she went out to throw away the trash and was about to close the door upon returning, someone blocked the door with their hand.

Seeing Fu Mingchuan, Fu Ying stood there guiltily, unable to speak for a while.

Fu Mingchuan glanced at her and walked into the apartment with his hands behind his back, looking around.

It was a simple studio apartment, not very large; just right for a young couple.

Fu Ying watched his back, feeling uneasy, and cautiously called out to Fu Mingchuan, "Dad, Dad..."

"Is this apartment rented?"

Fu Ying lowered her head, silently.

Fu Mingchuan, seeing her guilty demeanor, sighed, "I came over to have a look."

Fu Ying nodded: "Oh."

"When is Li Guang coming back?"

Fu Ying’s voice was very soft: "Probably in about half an hour."

Fu Mingchuan nodded, "Hmm, I’ll wait here for a while."

Fu Ying didn’t understand what Fu Mingchuan meant by waiting here for a while. She felt apprehensive as if she was about to be reprimanded.

Fu Ying sat properly on the sofa, her body straight, not daring to breathe loudly.

Fu Mingchuan looked around; although the apartment was small, it had everything that was needed.

Balcony, living room, kitchen, bathroom, a bedroom...

There were items belonging to a girl in the house; it was apparent that the two had been secretly cohabiting for a long time.

"Seeing you sometimes not returning home at night, I knew there was a problem," Fu Mingchuan’s face grew stern.

Fu Ying bowed her head, her voice trying to explain, "No, I don’t come here often. I mostly live at home."

Fu Mingchuan "hmphed" and did not speak.

Fu Ying tightly clutched the clothes on her lap, biting her lip.

The matter of cohabiting before marriage, she actually cared about quite a bit.

But she and Shen Liguang, they had clear minds, knowing what they were doing and what they would do in the future.

Their relationship was not just casual, nor was it out of a momentary impulse during intense affection that they cohabited.

Their relationship had built up over several years; they were clear about their feelings for each other and had clarified with each other about getting married once they reached 20 years old.

So their cohabitation was not nebulous or unclear.

Outside, the sky was completely dark when Shen Liguang finally came back.

As he entered, he habitually placed his keys on the cabinet and then his eyes searched for Fu Ying.

Not seeing the girl but only seeing Fu Mingchuan’s grim face sitting on the sofa, his expression wasn’t looking good.

"Uncle Fu, what brings you here?"

Fu Mingchuan "hmphed" once more, "Just came to see."

Shen Liguang turned to pour some water and handed it over: "Uncle Fu, have some water."

Fu Mingchuan took the glass, took a sip, "Cohabiting before marriage?"

Shen Liguang opened his mouth, admitting fault: "My mistake."

"Knowing it’s wrong, yet you cohabit."

Shen Liguang looked down, sitting properly in front of Fu Mingchuan, his expression serious: "We are heading towards marriage, Uncle Fu, I was serious before, and I still am now."

"Knowing you’re heading towards marriage, you’re in a hurry?"

Fu Ying heard Fu Mingchuan’s words and opened the bedroom door: "Dad, aren’t you being too unreasonable? Grandma even said, when you were a minor, you took Mom out."

Initially, Fu Ying spoke with firmness, but as Fu Mingchuan’s eyes grew displeased, her voice got quieter and quieter.