freenovelworld Chapter 413 Do you think it’s okay to let Huo Jun be your father?
Chapter 413 Do you think it’s okay to let Huo Jun be your father?
Her face flushed red all the way from her cheeks to her ears, and she stammered, "You, what nonsense are you talking about! We are not suitable for each other. I am the mother of three children. How could I... I, I am not worthy of you."
Huo Jun seemed to have anticipated what she would say. He stepped forward, grabbed Zhao Qiaoniang's hand, and held it tightly.
"Why am I not worthy of you? I think I am not worthy of you.
If it weren't for you, I would have lost my life. What's more, you know so many things, no worse than other women.
And you have a very kind heart, I can see it all."
Zhao Qiaoniang was both angry and amused when she heard this. She looked up at Huo Jun and said, "You accused me of robbery yesterday. How could I be kind?"
Huo Jun hurriedly explained, his eyes full of sincerity:
"But you donated all the looted items to the disaster victims, and you never coveted ill-gotten gains.
Anyway, I think you are good in every way.
Qiaoniang, will you be my wife? I promise you that I will protect you for the rest of my life and will never let you suffer any injustice again.
And I will treat these three children as my own.”
Zhao Qiaoniang had a complicated expression and quickly waved her hands:
"No, Huo Jun, we are really not suitable for each other. Look at me, with three children.
Even if you don't mind, what about your family?
How could they accept a woman like me with a family?
There was no possibility between us from the beginning."
Huo Jun looked at her affectionately, his eyes slightly red:
"Qiao Niang, don't say that. I've been away from home all year round and rarely come back to Bianjing. I can handle the affairs at home.
I am absolutely sure that I can protect you and give you a stable life. Can't you just give me a chance?"
Mrs. Bai, who had been sitting nearby, coughed lightly, breaking the somewhat tense atmosphere. "Huo Jun, please go out for a moment! I want to talk to Qiao Niang alone."
Huo Jun bit his lips tightly and walked out slowly, looking back every few steps.
Seeing this, Master Bai also stood up and said gently, "Then I'll go out and talk to Huo Jun. You two can have a good chat."
When the footsteps of the two gradually faded away, Mrs. Bai gently rocked Lin Wanwan in her arms, looked at Zhao Qiaoniang, and said earnestly:
"Qiao Niang! Marriage is indeed a matter of caution, but I have watched Huo Jun grow up since he was a child, and I know him inside and out.
As you know, he was engaged to my little daughter before, but we called it off some time ago.
Now in my heart, you are no different from my own daughter. If you marry him, I think it will be a good thing from the bottom of my heart."
Zhao Qiaoniang lowered her head slightly, twisted her hands together nervously, and said in a trembling voice:
"Mom, I know you really care about me, but I always feel that I am not worthy of you.
I am already a mother of three children, at my age, and have a family to support. What will others say if I marry him?
I don't want Huo Jun to be criticized because of me."
Zhao Qiaoniang lowered her head. She was just an ordinary country woman, dealing with daily necessities and farm work.
On the other hand, Huo Jun came from the Huo family, a prominent family.
The Huo family has been in the military for generations and is a family of loyal warriors. The elders in the family are all generals who hold heavy troops and are feared by all.
The ancestors of the Huo family produced many legendary figures who were recorded in history.
At that time, when the war on the border was tense, the ancestor of the Huo family led hundreds of people into the enemy camp, as if they were in an empty place, and killed the enemy troops so badly that they fled in disarray.
Madam Huo was highly respected by the royal family and was canonized as the first-rank lady of the Protectorate.
Whenever there was a major festival, she would go to the palace to participate in the ceremony. When Zhao Qiaoniang thought about this, she became more and more frightened.
There is an insurmountable gap between me and Huo Jun. How can I dare to hope to spend the rest of my life with him?
Madam Bai gently stroked Zhao Qiaoniang's head and said softly:
"Qiao Niang, you are just too self-deprecating.
I brought you up personally, and now you know medical skills and can save lives.
The embroidery skills have become more and more exquisite, and the embroidered flowers, birds, fish and insects are lifelike.
Although you haven't yet mastered the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, you've made some progress. Compared to the young ladies of Bianjing, you're not inferior at all."
Zhao Qiaoniang waved her hands hurriedly, a shy blush on her face, and a hint of uncertainty in her voice:
"Mom, please don't praise me like that, I'm not as great as you say.
I have only learned the basics. If I really compare myself with the young ladies in Bian Jing, I am still far behind!
These things are fine for ordinary situations, but if I encounter a big situation, I will definitely be embarrassed."
Mrs. Bai shook her head slightly, held Zhao Qiaoniang's hand, and said seriously:
"Qiao Niang, a person will encounter many things in his life, let's talk about love!
I can see that you have Huo Jun in your heart.
Do you really want to see Huo Jun marry someone else?"
Mrs. Bai paused for a moment, a trace of emotion flashed in her eyes, and then she said:
“You don’t know, the men in the Huo family are all very stubborn, especially the men in the Huo family.
The Huo family has a rule that a man will only consider taking a concubine if his wife has not been pregnant for many years when he is over 40, so the Huo family has never had many children.
This is enough to show how stubborn the men of the Huo family are when it comes to love. If you were with Huo Jun, he would definitely treat you wholeheartedly."
Zhao Qiaoniang's fingers subconsciously tugged at the corner of her clothes. Madam Bai looked at Lin Wanwan and said, "Wanwan, do you think it's okay for Huo Jun to be your father?"
Lin Wanwan's eyes lit up instantly, and she nodded her little head like a rattle, and replied crisply, "Okay!"
Zhao Qiaoniang sighed helplessly and said:
"Mom, why are you asking a child's opinion?
What does a child know? How can such an opinion count? "
Madam Bai covered her mouth and chuckled, her eyebrows curved:
"Don't you always like to ask Wanwan for her opinion on things?
Wanwan is not an ordinary child. If she says it’s okay, you might as well give it a try.
We are not afraid if we are not happy living with Huo Jun.
We have money and skills, so we can just kick him out. The world is so big, is there no place for us to stay?"
Lin Wanwan looked at Zhao Qiaoniang pitifully and said, "I want daddy... I want daddy..."
Madam Bai pulled Zhao Qiaoniang's hand and said:
"Qiao Niang, look how much Wanwan likes Huo Jun. Children's feelings are the purest, and she can feel Huo Jun's sincerity.
You should also think about yourself and stop looking back.
Follow your heart, and you might find a different kind of happiness!"
Early the next morning, Huo Jun brought a few brothers and rushed to the military camp to propose marriage.
His face flushed red and he was so nervous that he didn't know where to put his hands, and kept rubbing them on the corners of his clothes.
As soon as he saw Mrs. Bai, he immediately went to greet her and stammered, "Aunt Bai, I, I brought a betrothal gift, where should I put it?"
Mrs. Bai looked at his nervous expression and couldn't help laughing. "Then put it outside the tent. There's no room for so many things inside the tent."