amaotonovel Chapter 1312 Let’s get married
Chapter 1312 Let’s get married
Chapter 1312 Let’s get married
Two hours later, the car entered the urban area of Jingzhou. About fifteen minutes later, Yang Xun slowed down and called out softly, "Brother Hao, we've arrived."
Qin Hao opened his eyes and sat up straight: "Where are we?"
"Downstairs at the dormitory of Jingzhou Normal School." Yang Xun grinned. "I figured you'd want to see Sister Ping first, so I drove straight here."
Qin Hao chuckled: "You're getting slyer and slyer."
Yang Xun chuckled and tactfully said, "Then, Brother Hao, I won't bother you any longer. I'll be leaving now!"
After saying that, he quickly got out of the car: "I've already booked the hotel, the same place as before, room 808. You can keep the car, I'll just take a taxi back."
Qin Hao took the car keys and nodded: "Thank you for your hard work. Get some rest."
"Alright, Hao-ge, take care of yourself too!" Yang Xun waved, turned around, hailed a taxi, and sped off.
Qin Hao watched the taxi drive away, shook his head and smiled, then turned to look at the dormitory building. A light was on in a third-floor window, and he could vaguely see shadowy figures moving about.
As he walked into the building, he bumped into Song Yunping, who was returning from the cafeteria with her lunchbox. She was walking with her head down and almost collided with Qin Hao.
"I'm sorry—" Song Yunping looked up, instantly stunned, her eyes widening: "Brother Hao? How...how did you get here?"
Seeing her surprised expression, Qin Hao couldn't help but laugh: "What, not welcome?"
Song Yunping's face flushed instantly, and she quickly shook her head: "No, I meant... why didn't you tell me beforehand so I could pick you up..."
Qin Hao reached out and took the lunchbox from her hand, saying gently, "I wanted to give you a surprise."
Song Yunping smiled, her eyes full of joy: "Have you eaten? I just got some from the cafeteria, it's still warm."
"Not yet, I'm actually hungry."
"Then... let's go to my dorm. My roommates have all gone home, so I'll be alone tonight." After saying that, Song Yunping seemed to realize that her words were a bit ambiguous, and her ears immediately turned bright red.
Qin Hao pretended not to notice her embarrassment and nodded: "Okay, I'll try the food from your cafeteria."
The two walked up the stairs side by side, their shadows stretched long by the dim light. Song Yunping stole a glance at the man beside her, feeling both nervous and expectant.
As soon as Song Yunping pushed open the dormitory door, she smelled a faint musty smell mixed with the unique scent of shampoo in a girls' dormitory. She hurriedly ran over and immediately saw her roommate Lin Fangfang's underwear casually placed on the bed—a light pink cotton underwear, brazenly spread out on the neatly folded quilt.
"That Lin Fangfang!" Song Yunping grumbled inwardly. She left without even packing her clothes before the holiday started.
She rushed over in three strides, grabbed the underwear, and stuffed it into Lin Fangfang's quilt as if it were a hot potato. She even tucked the corner of the quilt in to make sure there were no marks.
After doing all this, Song Yunping finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Qin Hao standing in the doorway. His tall figure almost filled the entire doorway, and he was holding her lunchbox in his hand, watching her flustered state with a half-smile.
Song Yunping's face flushed red instantly, from her ears all the way down to her neck.
"The dorm is a bit messy," she explained in a low voice, barely audible.
Qin Hao stepped in and closed the door behind him. His gaze swept around the dormitory room—four bunk beds, the two by the window were clean and tidy, obviously left by his roommate who had gone home for the holidays.
Song Yunping's bed was the lower bunk near the door, with the bedding folded neatly. Several English textbooks and a tape recorder were placed on the bedside table.
In the center of the dormitory stood an old desk, piled high with books and notes.
"It's much neater than I expected," Qin Hao said with a smile, his voice clearly teasing.
Song Yunping bit her lower lip, and to ease the awkwardness, quickly pulled Qin Hao to sit down at the only table in the dormitory: "Please sit down first, I'll get you a glass of water."
"No need to rush." Qin Hao placed his hand on her shoulder and put the lunchbox on the table. "Eat first, it'll get cold soon."
Song Yunping nodded and carefully opened the lunchbox. Inside were the dishes she had just gotten from the cafeteria—a plate of braised eggplant, a plate of stir-fried green beans, and two ounces of rice. The aroma of the food immediately filled the small dormitory room.
"You eat first, and I'll get more if it's not enough." Song Yunping pushed the lunchbox towards Qin Hao.
Qin Hao didn't touch his chopsticks, but instead pulled Song Yunping down to sit: "Let's split it in half, I already ate on the plane."
Song Yunping blushed and sat down next to Qin Hao. The chairs in the dormitory were narrow, so the two had to sit very close together.
She could clearly hear Qin Hao's breathing; a faint scent of a mature man lingered around her nose, mixed with a light cologne, making her heart race and her face flush.
"How long are you going to stay this time?" Song Yunping tried to find a topic to ease her tension.
Qin Hao didn't answer immediately, but suddenly grasped her hand resting on her lap. Song Yunping's hands were small and soft, with thin calluses on her palms, marks left from years of farm work. Qin Hao's large hand completely enveloped hers, warm and strong.
Song Yunping tried to pull her hand away as if she had been electrocuted, but to no avail. Qin Hao's hand gripped her firmly like an iron clamp, rendering her unable to move.
"Don't do this," Song Yunping protested softly, her voice trembling. "This is the dormitory."
Qin Hao grinned mischievously and leaned close to her ear, his warm breath brushing against her sensitive earlobe: "So, it's okay if it's not in the dorm?"
"That's not what I meant!" Song Yunping's eyes reddened with anxiety, and she glared at him with a mixture of shame and anger.
Qin Hao simply put his arm around her slender waist and pulled her into his embrace.
Song Yunping froze. Aside from her father and younger brother, this was the first time she had ever had such intimate contact with an adult man. She could feel Qin Hao's strong chest and smell the faint scent of tobacco on him. She was completely immobilized, as if she had been frozen in place.
"What does that mean?" Qin Hao's deep, magnetic voice whispered in her ear.
Song Yunping felt all the blood rushing to her face, and her heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of her chest.
She opened her mouth, but no sound came out, and her eyes gradually filled with tears.
Seeing that Song Yunping was about to cry, Qin Hao knew he couldn't rush things and was about to let go when he heard Song Yunping say softly, "Will you despise me?"
Qin Hao was completely bewildered: "What's going on here?"
Song Yunping pursed her lower lip, her voice barely audible: "You've seen plenty of women in this colorful world, a country girl like me..."
Before she could finish speaking, Qin Hao lowered his head and kissed her.
The kiss came suddenly and passionately, catching Song Yunping completely off guard. She stared wide-eyed at Qin Hao, who was so close to her. She could feel his warm lips, his nimble tongue, and his irresistible domineering presence.
Faced with Qin Hao's "exquisite" kissing skills, Song Yunping was like a lamb falling into the wolf's mouth, without even a chance to struggle.
Her first kiss was taken away just like that, leaving her mind blank and only able to passively endure the kiss.
Qin Hao's hand had somehow slid from her waist to her back, gently stroking her spine. Song Yunping felt weak all over, almost collapsing into his arms.
Just as Qin Hao was preparing for his next move, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the stairwell.
Song Yunping snapped out of her daze, abruptly pushed Qin Hao away, and hurriedly tidied her disheveled clothes and hair.
Qin Hao could only awkwardly withdraw his right hand from the warm collar of her sweater, smacking his lips with lingering satisfaction.
Just as Song Yunping sat up from Qin Hao, a hurried figure rushed into the dormitory: "Pingping, did you see my underwear?"
Lin Fangfang's voice stopped abruptly. She stared wide-eyed at the scene in the dormitory—Song Yunping sat on the edge of the bed, her face flushed and her lips slightly swollen; Qin Hao sat calmly at the table, though his ears were a little red; the distance between the two was suspiciously close.
The air seemed to freeze. Lin Fangfang wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground right then and there. She stood there awkwardly, unsure whether to go forward or backward.
“In your blanket.” Song Yunping stammered, pointing to Lin Fangfang’s bed.
Lin Fangfang felt like she had been granted a pardon. She quickly walked to her bedside, lifted the blanket, found the pink underwear, and then stuffed it into her bag as if it were a hot potato.
"Um... I came back to get something. You can continue without disturbing me," Lin Fangfang said incoherently, head down, walking quickly out. At the door, she didn't forget to turn back and force an awkward smile at Qin Hao: "Hello, Comrade Lei Lei."
The door slammed shut, and the dormitory fell silent once more. Song Yunping and Qin Hao exchanged a glance and burst out laughing simultaneously.
"Your roommate is quite interesting," Qin Hao said with a smile, reaching out to pull Song Yunping back to his side.
Song Yunping lightly punched him: "It's all your fault, now I can't face anyone in the dorm."
"What's there to be afraid of? We're in a serious relationship," Qin Hao said nonchalantly, but he didn't take any further action, since no one knew if Lin Fangfang would try to come back to him.
The atmosphere had been ruined, so Qin Hao had no choice but to chat with Song Yunping.
Song Yunping is not talkative, and her life is very simple. Every day she goes between the classroom, dormitory and library, and occasionally she goes to some club activities with her roommates.
"Oh, by the way, your Xiaolei family's cattle farm has been built, and it's raising a full thousand cattle." Song Yunping suddenly remembered something: "I must say, that Lei Dongbao is really quite capable. My mother even said that Xiaolei family is lucky to have a cadre like Lei Dongbao."
Hearing Song Yunping's explanation, Qin Hao became curious: "How did he solve those technical issues in cattle raising? I remember those documents were all in English."
Song Yunping said with a smile, "It was Xiaohui who helped."
Qin Hao raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Didn't Xiao Hui always look down on Lei Dongbao?"
Song Yunping nodded: "At first, he looked down on him, but later Lei Dongbao visited him at Jingzhou University several times. You know Xiaohui, he's all bark and no bite. Later, he translated all those materials and even introduced him to a professor at Jingzhou Agricultural University."
"No wonder," Qin Hao said thoughtfully. "Lei Dongbao has very obvious strengths and weaknesses. He's decisive and persistent; once he sets his mind on something, he won't turn back even if he hits a wall. At the same time, he's also stubborn, heavily reliant on his own methods, and finds it difficult to listen to others' opinions. However, for the current Xiaolei family, he is indeed the best leader."
After listening to Qin Hao's explanation, Song Yunping nodded repeatedly: "You are more objective. Xiao Hui is more childish. He always feels that Lei Dongbao..." At this point, Song Yunping suddenly stopped, a hint of embarrassment appearing on her face.
Qin Hao added on her behalf, "You always feel that Lei Dongbao has ulterior motives towards you, right? I think Xiao Hui's feeling is correct."
Song Yunping blushed and nudged Qin Hao, saying, "Hey, what nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly..."
Qin Hao grasped Song Yunping's hand and said seriously, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. A beautiful lady is sought after by a gentleman."
At this point, Qin Hao paused, took out an exquisite blue velvet jewelry box from his pocket, and handed it to Song Yunping.
Song Yunping's heart suddenly raced. She hesitated for a moment, but still took it. The jewelry box was very light. She carefully opened it, and a delicate diamond ring sparkled dazzlingly under the light.
"Pingping, let's get married after you graduate from university." Qin Hao's voice was gentle yet firm.
Song Yunping's eyes instantly welled up with tears. She had been waiting for these words for two years. Ever since Qin Hao left Xiaolei Village for Hong Kong, she had been waiting, waiting for him to come back, waiting for him to speak.
"Yes!" Song Yunping nodded vigorously, tears welling up in her eyes and sliding down her cheeks. She threw herself into Qin Hao's arms, hugging him tightly, as if she wanted to pour all the longing she had accumulated over the past two years into this embrace.
Qin Hao gently patted her back and whispered in her ear, "Don't cry, your makeup is ruined."
Song Yunping burst into laughter through her tears: "I wasn't wearing any makeup at all!"
"That's even more beautiful," Qin Hao joked.
Song Yunping laughed and cried at the same time, but the corners of her mouth remained slightly upturned.
……
The next day, Qin Hao drove Song Yunping to Jingzhou University. The school was already on holiday, and Song Yunhui was still studying hard in the dormitory. When he saw Qin Hao and Song Yunping walking hand in hand, he was first stunned, then looked at Qin Hao with suspicion, and then looked at Song Yunping.
Qin Hao squeezed Song Yunping's hand and said with a smile, "It's just like you see. We'll get married after your sister graduates..."
"Of course, we need to get the consent of my uncle and aunt first."
Song Yunhui almost blurted out, "They'll definitely agree..."
He immediately realized his mistake as soon as he finished speaking, and scratched his head: "What I meant was, Mom and Dad have always liked Hao-ge, they definitely won't object..."
Song Yunping was amused by her younger brother's silly appearance and, unusually, she wasn't shy.
Qin Hao suddenly slapped his forehead: "Oh no!"
Song Yunping looked at Qin Hao with concern: "What's wrong?"
"If I had known I was going to propose marriage this year, I should have bought more gifts..."
Song Yunping then realized she had been tricked, and blushed as she pinched Qin Hao hard.