Chapter 159 - 159 Marriage Mountain

159 Marriage Mountain

Shen Yin was sighing. Lian Jing looked at her judgmentally. “Fortunately, there are two rooms in the family suite. My son and I will stay in one, and you will stay in the other. The things are in the living room. If you want anything, you can go get it yourself.”

Shen Yin glared at him. What did he mean by fortunate? He made it sound like she was willing to squeeze in the same bed with him.

The three of them unpacked their things. They did not waste any time but went out to the ancient town to play.

The people of the town were simple and honest. The branches of the willow trees on the shore trailed in the water, providing shade for the children playing under the trees. The gurgling stream ran parallel to the road. Pedestrians walked on the road, and small boats sailed along the river.

Shen Yin and the others booked a small boat and hid under the low canopy to munch on melon seeds. Looking at the quaint buildings on the shore, they also relaxed.

The boatman in charge of rowing the boat teased Shen Nian with a smile. “Little kid, how old are you this year?”

“Six years old,” Shen Nian answered. He was busy staring at the scenery on both sides. He could barely absorb everything.

Two local girls were sitting on a boat that was sailing slightly faster than theirs. They were wearing beautiful gauze dresses. They seemed immersed in the sights of this ancient town, and they looked very demure.

The girls looked at the family of three on the boat and they could not help but exclaim. They waved at them and shouted, “Pretty sister, your husband is so handsome and your son is so cute. Do you want to play with us?!”

Shen Nian waved at them happily. “I’m going to Marriage Mountain with my parents. I can’t play with you!”

Marriage Mountain?

Shen Yin frowned and pulled Shen Nian over. She narrowed her eyes and questioned, “So this is what you’ve been planning?”

“No.” Shen Nian looked pleadingly at Lian Jing. Lian Jing threw at him a look that said ‘save yourself’. He immediately widened his eyes and pushed the blame. “I didn’t want to come. Daddy wanted to come!”

Lian Jing’s expression, which had been tense for the entire journey, almost changed. He forced himself to control his emotions and calmly looked up at Shen Yin, who was looking at him with a probing gaze. “You think it was my idea?”

Shen Yin also knew that it was not Lian Jing’s idea, but when she heard what Shen Nian said just now, her heart skipped a beat. Afraid that the others would notice that she was flustered, Shen Yin slapped Shen Nian’s butt heavily. “Don’t lie.”

Shen Nian was furious. The two of them were at loggerheads, yet they insisted on sandwiching him in the middle. He was trying his best to help them, but no one appreciated it. He sulked and refused to speak.

Shen Yin calmed herself down and felt that she had gone overboard. Just as she was about to coax Shen Nian, Lian Jing picked up Shen Nian and sat him on his lap. He smiled and said, “Nian Nian can go wherever he wants.”

“I don’t want to go.” Shen Nian felt awkward. “I don’t want to go…”

Before he could finish speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his thigh. Shen Nian glared at the smiling Lian Jing indignantly and swallowed the rest of his words. He opened his mouth and took a large handful of freshly peeled melon seeds from Lian Jing, chewing hard as if he was venting his anger.

Seeing that his father had peeled melon seeds for him, he would force himself not to argue with him!

The boat glided to the foot of Marriage Mountain. Lian Jing naturally pulled Shen Nian’s hand as they got off the boat and started to climb the mountain.

Shen Yin stared blankly at the backs of the father and son. Sensing that she had been abandoned, she angrily followed behind them.

After a long time, her son still did not take the initiative to walk with her. Shen Yin felt that she had doted on her son for nothing. She glared at Lian Jing indignantly and walked to the other side of her son. She held his hand and pulled him closer to her as if she was fighting for his favor.

Lian Jing turned his head away and could not help but smile. Did she know that there were a total of 1,314 steps in the Marriage Mountain? It symbolized staying together forever. The couples who came here were here for this purpose.

It was said that the couple who walked the steps of Marriage Mountain together made a promise to be with each other for the rest of their lives.

He turned to look at Shen Yin. The feigned indifference on his face completely melted away, and his eyes and heart were filled with tenderness.

The three of them walked up the last steps together and arrived at the Temple of Marriage at the top of the mountain. They saw red ribbons all over the mountain. A gentle breeze blew, causing the ribbons to ripple.

“Mom, let’s make a wish. I heard that making a wish here is very effective!” Shen Nian pulled Shen Yin’s hand and walked under the marriage tree. He pointed at the red ribbons hanging on the branches. On them were the promises of millions of couples.

Shen Yin lowered her eyes to hide the loneliness in them. She coaxed Shen Nian softly, “Mommy doesn’t want to make a wish. Nian Nian, let’s go somewhere else to play, okay?”

“It’s just a wish.” Lian Jing looked over coldly and casually bought two red ribbons for the two of them. “What do you want to write? Hurry up.”

Shen Yin felt a little conflicted as she held the ribbon. She had never thought of wishing for a man to spend the rest of her life with. After her failed marriage, Shen Yin knew that love was just an illusion.

She only wanted to earn money so that she and Shen Nian could live comfortably. However, this was a place to wish for a happy marriage. Would it be strange if she came here to ask for money?