The 70s Novel: The Supporting Character Just Wants to Lie Down-Chapter 197: Fulfilling a Wish and Celebrating an Engagement

Speaking of Wang Miaomiao’s emotional journey, it’s also full of ups and downs. She naturally has feelings for Jiang Yan; she’s not a block of wood. Jiang Yan is extremely accommodating to her, always putting her first in everything and taking care of her.

The only thing she finds hard to accept is that in this era, it seems once you’re in a relationship, you’re immediately rushed into marriage. But Wang Miaomiao just doesn’t want to get married so early; she feels that her current self is still too young and hasn’t prepared herself to step into marriage.

The initial decision to discuss marriage after three years was made for this reason. Now that Jiang Yan hasn’t stuck to the agreement and revealed everything, it’s deceitful for her to claim she isn’t upset or annoyed, but she’s not at the point of opposing it either; she just hopes she can keep things under control.

Jiang Yan also knew that at this time he couldn’t make his little wife angry anymore, so he sensibly asked, "What do you think we should do, Miaomiao?"

Wang Miaomiao glared at him irritably, "How should I know what to do? You brought this upon yourself, you should solve it yourself."

It’s better not to ask her; once asked, the fire in her heart would inevitably be directed at him, "Anyway, you agreed to this before, and I hope you’ll keep your promise, otherwise... hmph..."

After she finished speaking, she turned her face away proudly, ignoring him.

Jiang Yan awkwardly touched his nose after being threatened by his little wife, but internally, he felt happy. Since his little wife could throw a tantrum, it meant she didn’t mind him revealing their relationship; as long as he handled the aftermath properly, she wouldn’t hold a grudge. This was also a tacit agreement...

The people at the dinner table watched their interaction with varied expressions, most giving Jiang Yan sympathetic looks.

Liu Yulan had a satisfied smile in her eyes but pretended to scold, "Miaomiao, how can you speak to your Brother Jiang like that? As a young lady, you need to be gentle to be likable. Don’t you agree, Xiao Jiang?"

Jiang Yan laughed, "Auntie worries too much; I actually like Miaomiao’s frank character."

Wang Miaomiao inadvertently met Wang Pandi’s teasing gaze, and—no matter how carefree she normally was—her cheeks flushed with embarrassment.

Under the table, Jiang Yan’s large hand secretly hooked onto her small hand, interlocking fingers.

At this moment, Wang Miaomiao’s earlier anger disappeared, and the two exchanged a quick glance before looking away again.

Jiang Yan understood Wang Miaomiao’s feelings; he knew she didn’t want a big fuss that would attract widespread attention. So he thought for a moment and said, "Miaomiao’s right; I wasn’t careful enough just now. As soldiers, we should lead by example and keep a low profile. However, since engagements are a major event, how about this: I’ll have my dad come over on the 25th, and we’ll host a small gathering at home with relatives and friends to announce it. After the New Year, on the 8th, I’ll invite Auntie, Uncle, and my second sister and her husband to Beijing to visit the Jiang Family, have dinner, is that alright? We can still have a grand wedding later."

After speaking, Jiang Yan looked at Wang Miaomiao, secretly squeezed her hand hoping to get her approval.

Wang Miaomiao glanced at him and didn’t object, which was a tacit agreement.

Hearing Jiang Yan’s dad was coming over, Liu Yulan and Wang Baoxing were satisfied. However...

"What about your mom? Isn’t she coming?" Liu Yulan felt the mother-in-law relationship was crucial and still wanted to meet her future son’s mother.

Jiang Yan felt a moment of discomfort internally but replied calmly, "My mom is busy at the hospital and probably can’t take leave. My dad’s already retired, so he has more free time. I’ll ask on the phone later and try to get them both over."

Actually, he wasn’t eager for his mom to come. Although his mom had said she wouldn’t oppose it, knowing her personality, haha... if she came, she probably wouldn’t be too enthusiastic, and he didn’t want this engagement party to be ruined.

Wang Miaomiao thought of the woman who embarrassed her in person and couldn’t help but frown. Annoying...

With the decisions made and everyone without objections, they proceeded as planned. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

There were still two days until the 25th, and although it was rushed, since Jiang Yan and Wang Miaomiao were soldiers, rare vacations didn’t allow for much flexibility.

If it was only a simple event, there wasn’t much to prepare, so it was manageable.

As a newly accepted son-in-law, Jiang Yan brought joy to Liu Yulan and Wang Baoxing from the bottom of their hearts. The saying goes that mothers-in-law grow fonder of their daughters’ husbands the more they look at them, and Liu Yulan was the perfect example, showing ever-increasing enthusiasm for Jiang Yan at the dinner table.

Seeing this, Wang Baoxing, despite feeling somewhat resentful that his good daughter was being taken away, didn’t dare speak up to cause trouble.

Oh well, at least their daughter handles him well, which was comforting.

Jiang Yan accomplished a major task, and feeling joyful, he joined Yang Zhigang and Wang Baoxing in drinking without refusal, and soon all four were quite tipsy at the dinner table.

Yes, even Wang Jia Bao, who had joined the military after leaving school and was now considered a man, drank for the first time during the happy occasion and inevitably got drunk.

In the span of a few drinks, while the three women were chatting privately, they hadn’t realized they now had four drunkards in the house.

The next morning, Jiang Yan woke up with a splitting headache, rubbing his temples in discomfort, and recalling the events of the previous day, he couldn’t help but chuckle quietly.

He was so happy that he forgot to control himself, indulged, and reminded himself that there shouldn’t be a next time.

"Boss, brother-in-law... are you up?" Outside the door, Yang Zhigang seemed to hear some movement and came over to call them.

"Up." Jiang Yan responded briefly and got up promptly.

After breakfast, Jiang Yan first went with Yang Zhigang to the factory to call Jiang Zhongyi and explain the situation.

Then, he went with Liu Yulan and Wang Miaomiao, who had taken leave, to the supply and marketing cooperative in Red Star Town to prepare items for the engagement.

On the 24th, Jiang Yan drove a car from Yang Zhigang’s factory to J City station to pick up people. After calling yesterday, Jiang Zhongyi immediately discussed everything with Old Master Jiang and bought tickets to come over. They were worried coming on the 25th would be too rushed, so they decided to come a day earlier.

When Jiang Yan saw Jiang Zhongyi carrying large bags and supporting Old Master Jiang as they walked out of the station platform, he was a bit taken aback and quickly stepped forward to take the luggage, "Dad, why did you bring Grandpa?"

At such an old age, it was indeed risky, sigh...

"What? Not happy to see me?" Old Master Jiang defied his question with a tap of his cane.

"How could that be? I couldn’t be happier; I’m just worried you’d get tired," Jiang Yan quickly complimented the elder with a smile, "With you here, my father-in-law’s family will feel prouder, and this marriage will surely go smoothly."

"Hmph...I’m here for Miaomiao’s sake; you think I came for you? Don’t flatter yourself." Old Master Jiang spoke harshly to his grandson, but his eyes showed a slow smile.

Jiang Yan first settled them in a guesthouse in Red Star Town; although the accommodation was clearly modest, neither Jiang Zhongyi nor Old Master Jiang batted an eye and stayed without hesitation.