He Tiantian treated everyone around her with a grateful heart. However, reaching middle age, she discovered she had been living inside a full-bodied lie.
Returning to the year 1970, He Tianti...
618
The exams are over and we'll be on vacation. We won't know our results until the new school year starts next year.
After the exam, Huo Yingjie privately approached Wu Youliang and asked, "Wu Youliang, do you have a girlfriend?"
Wu Youliang chuckled, revealing a set of bright white teeth that contrasted sharply with his dark skin. He said in a mournful tone, "Ah, you know I'm very talented, but my looks are a hindrance. The girls I like don't like me. And the girls who like me, I don't like. Ah, I really envy you good-looking guys, young and with wives, kids, and warm beds. It's so pitiful for us talented but unattractive men."
"Hehe, don't underestimate yourself. After spending time with you, I've found you to be a good person," Huo Yingjie comforted him. He had been surprised when He Tiantian told him that Huang Jingli had taken a liking to Wu Youliang. Huang Jingli was pretty, much better looking than Wu Youliang.
"The key is that people won't associate with me just because they see my appearance. How can they know I'm a good person?" Wu Youliang looked miserable and had resigned himself to his past experiences.
The last time I went home, my parents actually arranged for him to marry a divorced woman who had a child.
He's ugly, but he doesn't want to be a father unexpectedly!
"Hehe." Huo Yingjie chuckled. Wu Youliang was such a funny guy.
To be honest, apart from her looks, everything else about her is good.
"By the way, Huo Yingjie, why are you asking me if I have a girlfriend?" Wu Youliang asked suspiciously. "You're not going to introduce me to someone, are you?"
With someone like Huo Yingjie as a shining example, Wu Youliang felt that he was too ugly. How blind would that girl have to be to be interested in him?
"Hehe, it wasn't me who accepted it for you, it was my wife who inquired for someone else," Huo Yingjie replied, but didn't say who she was inquiring for.
Hearing Huo Yingjie say this, Wu Youliang felt itchy and scratched his head, asking, "Brother Huo, let me be honest with you. Although I have some talent, I'm not good-looking. I just want to find someone healthy, with similar knowledge and common interests. As for other things, I'm not good-looking myself, so I don't care about the other person's appearance."
"Hehe, that's good." Huo Yingjie smiled. Wu Youliang is almost thirty. If he doesn't get married soon, he'll probably be a bachelor forever.
Having shared values and common interests is indeed a rational way to choose a spouse.
"Then tell me, who is it? Do I know them?" Wu Youliang's mind raced as he tried to recall who He Tiantian was familiar with.
He Tiantian isn't the kind of person who's always eager to help. She'll only help inquire about things if she's close to someone.
Suddenly, Wu Youliang remembered the time he ate hotpot at Huo Yingjie's place, and how he got along well with He Tiantian's class monitor, Huang Jingli. As for Cui Ying, Wu Youliang could tell she was paired with Hua Shan; she was so beautiful, he wouldn't dare to even think about her.
In fact, Wu Youliang didn't even dare to have designs on Huang Jingli.
"Brother Huo, tell me, is it Huang Jingli, the one we ate with last time?" Wu Youliang asked, a suspicion already forming in his mind.
Talking to smart people is easy; they understand immediately.
Huo Yingjie nodded and said, "It's her. How is it? Are you satisfied?"
Wu Youliang suddenly felt that happiness had come a little too quickly, and he could hardly believe it. He stammered, "But she... Huang Jingli, how could she have fallen for me? She's so beautiful..."
“Squad Leader Wu, you’re actually quite good too. Don’t underestimate yourself, be more confident.” Huo Yingjie smiled. “I came here personally to gather information, so you can’t lie to me and make things difficult for my wife.”
"Brother Huo, to be honest, I just want to know why she took a liking to me?" Wu Youliang hurriedly explained, "She's very capable; she could find someone better..."
"Huang Jingli and my wife were both sent-down youths in the same village..." Huo Yingjie recounted some of Huang Jingli's background so that Wu Youliang could learn more about her.
I heard that Huang Jingli hasn't been home for Chinese New Year in seven years, so I knew there were some problems in her family.
However, I also secretly admire this strong girl.
"If you have no objections, we'll arrange a formal meeting for you two tomorrow. As for how you get along and whether you can become a couple, that's up to fate," Huo Yingjie said. He had taken care of these things so his wife wouldn't have to worry about them.
"Brother Huo, I'm counting on you. You decide on the time and place, and I'll be there on time," Wu Youliang said hurriedly. No matter what Huang Jingli was like, he was marrying Huang Jingli as a person, not the family behind her.
After all, Huang Jingli is a college student with good abilities, and most importantly, she's unmarried.
He certainly didn't want his parents to find him another divorced woman.
"Okay, tomorrow morning then. Come to my house. I'll go pick up Tian Tian now and also arrange a meeting with Huang Jingli for you," Huo Yingjie said after thinking for a moment, the sooner the better.
Huashan, Cui Ying is preparing to go back to her hometown and has already bought her train ticket.
"Jingli, your home is nearby, why don't you go home?" Cui Ying asked. If her home were nearby, she would have gone home long ago.
Huang Jingli smiled and said, "I still have some things to take care of in class. I'll leave as soon as I'm done. As you said, my home is nearby. I might be home before you are."
“That’s right, then I’ll pack my things,” Cui Ying said, no longer urging Huang Jingli.
Huang Jingli felt a pang of sadness and didn't want to go home, but the world was so big, where could she find a small home of her own?
Knowing that Teacher Chen was very busy, Huang Jingli went over to see if there was anything she could do to help.
As soon as I stepped out of the dormitory, I bumped into He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie.
“Jingli, I had Yingjie ask Wu Youliang. He’s single, an only child, and thirty years old. He’s a good person; Yingjie wouldn’t associate with someone of bad character,” He Tiantian said. “If everything is alright, why don’t you come to my house for dinner tomorrow so you can meet formally? How about that?”
"Okay!" Huang Jingli nodded. As long as the person has good character and is ambitious, that's fine. "Thank you, Tiantian."
"You're welcome, we're friends," He Tiantian said with a smile. "The weather's about to change, I need to hurry home, see you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow," Huang Jingli said with a smile, watching Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian leave.
When Huang Jingli arrived at the teachers' office area, Teacher Chen was extremely busy. He was very pleased to see Huang Jingli offering to help. He was currently dealing with some matters and couldn't leave temporarily, so he asked Huang Jingli to go to the school's main office to get some things.
Huang Jingli arrived at the school's main office and unexpectedly ran into Wu Youliang.
Wu Youliang was also instructed by the teacher to come and pick up something.
The two met, and there was a hint of awkwardness on their faces.
But more than anything, they were secretly delighted. They had just received news of their formal meeting from He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie, and here they met. What a coincidence!