[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sweet-nostalgia-of-the-80s":3,"chapter-sweet-nostalgia-of-the-80s-sweet-nostalgia-of-the-80s-chapter-275":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Sweet Nostalgia of the 80s",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1060644,1373,"Chapter 275 - 275 274 Let's settle this matter","sweet-nostalgia-of-the-80s-chapter-275",275,"\u003Cp>275: Chapter 274 Let’s settle this matter 275: Chapter 274 Let’s settle this matter An Hao was tending to the vegetables she had planted with An Ping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The garden wasn’t large, but under her meticulous care, the vegetables were growing exceptionally well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the past few months, she hadn’t taken a single penny from her family; she had been living off the money Qin Jian gave her last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had recorded it in a notebook, this sum of money she would ultimately pay back to Qin Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Niu’s voice arrived before he did, bellowing from the gate, “Sister-in-law, are you at home, sister-in-law?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Tian Niu’s voice, An Hao quickly ran out from the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing at the doorway, she frowned and said to Tian Niu, “Brother Tian, can we please keep it down a bit?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not good to shout so loudly and let all the neighbors hear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Niu laughed heartily and said with a grand wave of his hand, “What’s there to be embarrassed about, sister-in-law?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You might not know but, Qin Jian went to your house with gifts this morning to propose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole village saw it, everyone knows you’re Qin Jian’s woman now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s nothing for you to be shy about.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?” An Hao was both shocked and delighted upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is he at my house now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, hurry on, sister-in-law!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter is just waiting for your nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as you give the go-ahead, the engagement will be set,” Tian Niu said, more excited than Qin Jian himself about the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I’ll go right now.” An Hao hurriedly went back inside to change her clothes and followed Tian Niu out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Ping, upon seeing that the chores were abandoned, declared, “No way, I’m going to see my brother-in-law.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Niu, pulling An Hao along, sprinted all the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they arrived in the courtyard, An Hao nearly suffocated from the effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened the curtain, stepped in, and the first thing she did was hunch over and take a few deep breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she pulled up a stool and sat down, giving Qin Jian a resentful look, “How come you didn’t tell me beforehand about the proposal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I hadn’t come, you wouldn’t have been able to proceed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Jian rarely smiled, but now he chuckled lightly, “Yes, what you’re saying is right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his daughter’s reaction, An Shuchao could guess that the match would be a success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he didn’t wait for An Hao’s opinion and directly said, “An Hao, Captain Qin came today to ask for your hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think we should settle this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have no objections to Qin Jian.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the matter was settled, An Hao too was filled with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled at Qin Jian and nodded slightly, “Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have no objections either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Qin Jian remembered the envelope in his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took it out and offered it with both hands to An Shuchao, “Uncle An, I haven’t bought anything for you or An Hao as part of the engagement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here’s two thousand yuan inside the envelope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Hao is preparing to go to college, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This money can be used for her tuition.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the village, it was customary to provide a bridal gift when proposing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But two thousand yuan was exceedingly generous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Hao didn’t wait for An Shuchao to reply before she pushed the money back, “Take your money back, we can’t accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m going to take the college entrance exam, but there’s still a long vacation ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can earn my tuition through part-time work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Jian frowned as he looked at An Hao, “What’s all this about ‘you’ and ‘us’?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, it’s ‘we’.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His implication was, what was wrong with spending his money?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was going to marry her sooner or later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his future wife’s family was not well-off and he had money on hand, he certainly couldn’t just watch her suffer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Jian intended to cherish his wife; besides, she was so much younger than he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The money he earned would be hers to spend eventually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What difference did it make whether he gave it to her sooner or later?\u003C\u002Fp>",706,"2026-06-03T10:10:23.911Z","2026-06-03T10:10:27.529Z",1,"novelbin.me","80c5eafd8e3b1b93f0cd190672754592c1142fa98fb0483ebceb892db4e9f89e","sweet-nostalgia-of-the-80s-chapter-425","sweet-nostalgia-of-the-80s-chapter-424",2511,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsweet-nostalgia-of-the-80s-cover.jpg"]