Elaine was amused by Zhou Yize's helpless appearance, but she couldn't give a positive answer.

However, what she experienced after arriving in Jiangcheng also made her not refuse immediately.

"Give me a little more time, okay?"

Zhou Yize looked up at Ai Lian, the tension around him suddenly disappeared, and he just wanted to hold her in the palm of his hand and cherish it.

"Well, I'll wait for you, no matter how long, I'll wait for you."

After saying that, he slowly stood up, put the bright red rose on Elaine's table, and put the passbook in her hand without taking it away.

When Amy arrived, Zhou Yize and Elaine were no longer in the office.

She found Elaine in a small village in the town of Baili.

Elaine sat on a stone beside a large pond and looked at the empty water.

There are a lot of lotus flowers planted here, and the scenery is great in the summer, and it is Elaine's favorite place.

"Sister."

Elaine turned back.

"You're here, sit down."

She patted the stone beside her, and Amy walked over and sat down next to her.

"Sister, are you in a bad mood?"

Elaine shook her head.

"Not really, it's just a little confused. Zhou Yize and I seem to have been together for a long time, there are no conflicts, we get along very happily, and we still have feelings, but when he proposed to me today, I still couldn't nod and agree. ”

In Elaine's heart, Amy is the closest person to her, so the emotions in her heart that can't be said to others can be told to Amy without reservation.

Amy listened quietly, and her heart was touched.

Actually, she is not.

When Mingke proposed to her in Hong Kong City, her psychological state was almost exactly the same as Elaine's.

"Sister, if you are not ready, you don't need to be in such a hurry to enter marriage. You are very capable, and your loved ones love you and will support your decision. You are very good, there is no such thing as a rejection that will affect the relationship between the two of you, because you are both very rational and excellent people, so there is no need to force it. ”

In Amy's opinion, it's not just Elaine who is not ready, but Zhou Yize is actually not ready either.

He is just in such an environment where everyone generally marries early, and he may feel in his heart that he and Elaine have been together for so many years, and it is unfair to her not to propose again.

But in fact, this problem does not exist for Elaine.

Elaine lowered her eyes and watched the ripples spread out in the pond.

"I understand what you mean, it's just that I'm not sure if I'm unprepared or instinctively resisting marriage. You know, that's the kind of situation in our family, I didn't have any expectations for marriage since I was a child, and for a long time, marriage seemed to me to be just a tool they used to make money. ”

The fingers of her right hand unconsciously pressed against the stone beneath her, and the nails of her thumb left faint marks on the stone.

Elaine's gaze was unfocused, and she looked at the layers of ripples scatteredly, her thoughts chaotic and complicated.

When children first come into this world, they don't know anything, and their parents are their first teachers.

What children learn from their parents will affect them throughout their lives.

It's a pity that the influence of Ai's father and mother on the children in the family is obviously not positive.

Amy was silent for a moment, she was actually not greatly influenced by Ai's father and mother.

However, as the first child in the family, Elaine has always been very obedient, and she wants to share the worries of the family, and she is most affected.

"Sister, when Lin Quanyou and Xiaoxue held a wedding before, how did you feel in your heart?"

Elaine's body froze, and her mind came to mind the beautiful wedding that day in the pear garden.

At that wedding, Lin Quanyou and Xiaoxue looked different from usual, and happiness was always written on their faces.

After getting married, the two of them also lived well, lived a prosperous life together, and continued to move forward in their respective careers.

Thinking of this, Elaine suddenly understood what she was worried about.

"I'm afraid that after I get married, I won't be able to get along with him. We're living together now, but we're not living together...... In fact, there is not much time to spend together every day, and then life is also separated, each with its own family. Also, I'm worried about the impact on my career. ”

Elaine values her career very much.

At the beginning, it was her career that allowed her to completely come out of the shadow given by her father and mother, and let her be reborn in the tragic experience of the past.

Moreover, because of her career, she has met a lot of friends and learned a lot of things, which makes her feel very happy and find the meaning of life.

However, there will always be a certain conflict between family and career, even if she is so good now, there is no way to avoid it.

"Then go talk to him, and if the two of you can have a good match in your family plans, it's not a problem. The biggest impact on you is nothing more than whether you can continue to do your current job, whether the other half of the family will have an opinion when you are busy with work and can't go home for a few months, and there is the problem of childbirth, which has nothing to do with other people, just you and your future other half. Both of you are successful in your careers, housework, taking care of children, all things do not need to ask for help from the elders on both sides, and naturally you can not be affected by the elders on both sides. ”

Although Amy has not experienced this, family problems are all commonplace, and she has never eaten pork or seen a pig run.

She knows very well that as long as the economic base is there, all problems are not problems.

Take care of the children and do housework, you can hire a top nanny, which will not have much impact on their respective lives and work.

"Really?"

Elaine wavered slightly.

Her concept in this regard was established by Ai's father and Ai's mother, and what Ai's mother said the most was that if it weren't for the children in the family, life would not have been so hard at all.

So, in Elaine's heart, the existence of children is to increase the burden on the whole family, although her income level will not face this problem at all, but because of the concept in her bones, she will be very worried.

"You sit here alone and can't think clearly, you have to know that if you want to get married, the two of you are an independent small family, although you are not completely separated from the original family, but in fact, the connection will become very weak and weak, for you, the most important thing is to establish a new family."

Amy's concept in this regard is completely modern and different from many people today.

It was also the first time she had spoken to Elaine about this.

Elaine grew up in such an environment, and it was actually difficult to understand and accept these concepts at once, but this did not prevent Elaine from thinking.

Because she worked in a large company before, she came into contact with many overseas people, and those people's ideas are also very open, and there is no such thing as a woman who has to give everything for her family.

While Elaine was thinking about these questions, Amy was also staring at the pool of water and thinking carefully about her and Mingke's questions.

Although she said it right, she was actually more worried about these things than Elaine, and she would be so anxious that she couldn't sleep at the thought of getting married.

From the moment she realized to the present, both Amy and Mingke get along very well.

The two have similar ideas and career ambitions, so they are very compatible.

But if you want to be a family, that's not enough.

Amy is also worried that if she does get married, all this good will disappear.

"Alas...... If only I could keep falling in love......"

Amy put her hands under her chin and sighed childishly.

Elaine was amused by her.

"That's irresponsible."

"Actually, I really want to be an irresponsible scumbag, but unfortunately I can't."

Amy deliberately exaggerated expressions, and the two sisters laughed uncomfortably beside the slightly deserted pond.

None of them are people who will run away from problems, and since they have found this thorn in their hearts, they will not let it go deeper and deeper.

After Elaine was mentally prepared, she found Zhou Yize and talked to him about her future plans.

"I can't devote all my time to my family and children, I have my own career plan."

"I know, I've always known."

The answer Zhou Yize gave was something she didn't expect, he wrote Elaine's future plan on paper in an orderly manner, which was even clearer and more organized than what she said verbally.

He gave her an analysis of the problems that each plan might encounter one by one, and how they would solve them when the time came.

Ai Lian found out that Zhou Yize's proposal that day was not hot-headed, he really took all the problems in the future into account and found a practical and effective solution.

"On my family's side, my sister doesn't need to say, she thinks about the same as you. My parents have convinced me that my career is at a critical juncture, and if there is a big problem in the canning factory at this time, it will be very bad for the family and the workers in the factory. ”

Zhou Yizezai carefully analyzed all the problems that Ai Lian was worried about, and finally Ai Lian found that her worries were actually redundant.

The person in front of him was really in love with her, and he was even more worried than she was that she would be unhappy in the future.

Elaine's eyes were hot, and her eyes became softer.

It turns out that this is what it feels like to be pampered.

Zhou Yize doesn't usually say much romantic words, he is a very pragmatic person, Elaine has always known that he loves her, but there is no more experience.

It wasn't until now that she realized that in fact, he had silently dealt with many things for her, but if she didn't ask, he would keep it in his heart and not say it.

"Zhou Yize."

"Huh? Did I say something wrong? ”

Zhou Yize became nervous, and in the next second, Ai Lian's hand was actively held.

"In the future, you can say anything, we will solve it together, don't take everything to heart. I...... I'll feel sorry for you too......"

Elaine's personality is more introverted, and it took enough courage to say these words, and her face burned uncomfortably.

Zhou Yize was even more stunned, staring at her for a long time before he realized what she meant by this.

"You...... Elaine you ...... Say what? ”

Elaine turned her head away in shame.

"If you don't hear it clearly, I didn't say anything."