Fiction: Group 3
charming boy. “Ah, Qiangwei, this is the Shan family here to see you.” her father said. “I would like to talk
to the boy, Baba.” Qiangwei demanded. “Gladly, I’m Siyu by the way,” a deep husky voice spoke. “Follow
me.” Qiangwei said, slightly intimidated by his voice. “I must tell you that you wouldn’t want to be my
husband and you should leave.” Qiangwei hoped that she had made a point to Siyu that she wasn’t looking
for marriage. “Qiangwei, I think I must be the judge to decide whether I want you as my wife or not.” Siyu
spoke calmly. “Fine but ever since China’s industrial development, farmers are forgotten, the air is becoming
polluted, the crops we grow are becoming toxic. And I wasn’t planning on getting married and I plan to stay
here until the end. My father doesn’t know anything else but farming and I won’t leave him on his own.”
Qiangwei said.
Those were the words that touched Siyu the most. Those words showed the simplicity of the beautiful girl
that stood in front of him, those were the words that told him “this is the girl I want to marry.” Siyu pushed
these thoughts away and said “Okay, I will come by tomorrow again.” “Tomorrow?” questioned
Qiangwei. “Yes, I’m a rich boy I would never say no to a challenge, I’m coming tomorrow to farm with
my father-in law,” Siyu answered back. Qiangwei laughed “you think farming is as easy as putting on
clothes, don’t you? We’ll see if you can keep up that attitude after tomorrow and till then farewell.”
Qiangwei went back into the house while Siyu took a moment to look at the land. It was a breathtaking
view, the green land that seemed never ending and a small pond with colorful flowers of every sort
surrounding it. “I can do it,”
The next day was a tiring day for Siyu; he had to feed the cattle and the hens; he had to climb ladders or
climb up on top of grain bins, he had to harvest for 12 hours without any breaks. Never in his life had Siyu
worked so hard but he was content. That evening, Qiangwei came by and asked “How are you doing ‘Mr.
I’m so confident’?” Siyu smiled “I admit that I was wrong about the difficulty of farming but I don’t mind
doing it for the rest of my life. Bye and see you tomorrow.”
For a year, this was the daily routine of Siyu and Qiangwei. They would work all day and at night they
would gather together with Father and talk. It was almost as if they were married. One night, pretty much
similar to every other night, Siyu asked “Qiangwei, I have been farming for about a year and I’ve loved
every part of it. And I would love to come back to a place I call home to see your embracing smile, so will
you marry me?” Qiangwei didn’t know what to say she wanted to be independent but she was fond of Siyu.
Suddenly a different voice called out to her, a sweet voice, a voice she thought she would never hear again,
and her mother. The voice said “Darling, stop thinking about others and think about yourself. If you like
this boy, take a chance. Don’t ruin your life.” The voice soon faded away. She was called back into reality.
“Qiangwei? Qiangwei? ” Siyu said worriedly. “Yes. ”Answered Qiangwei powerfully. “Yes I’ll marry
you, ’and she hugged Siyu like there was no tomorrow.
Qiangwei realized that it was okay to think about herself and what she wanted and it was okay to be a little
dependent. And as long she stayed true herself, everything would turn out right.
