"It was Wu Pandi herself who told the matchmaker that she wanted to meet me!"

The matchmaker thought this was perfect; since they were going to meet anyway, who wouldn't want to go? And the matchmaker wouldn't have made a wasted trip.

When asked for my opinion, I agreed because I was feeling down. It doesn't matter to me who I'm dating, since none of them are the one I want!

Hu Yuelan understood everything, and she gave a bitter smile.

"Hehe! For so many years I always thought it was you who didn't like me anymore, and I even doubted myself at one point. I never expected the truth to be like this!"

An Qingsong felt sorry for Hu Yuelan, but he couldn't do anything because of their respective statuses. He pounded his head in frustration.

"Yuelan, was I too stupid? How could I have believed Wu Pandi's words?"

Hu Yuelan nodded firmly.

"You really are stupid! Otherwise, this unexpected turn of events wouldn't have happened!"

An Qingsong nodded in agreement.

"You're right, it was all a series of unfortunate coincidences! I'm so regretful now! Yuelan, I want to make up for this mistake!"

Hu Yuelan looked at him strangely.

"Qingsong, you've been married for several years now, how can you possibly make it up to me?"

An Qingsong hesitated for a moment, but still spoke up.

"Yuelan, to tell you the truth, Wu Pandi and I have never had a good relationship, and we're about to get a divorce. After the divorce, I want to ask you, are you willing to give me a chance to make it up to you?"

Hu Yuelan thought for a moment before telling An Qingsong.

"It's not really appropriate for you to tell me this now, since you're not divorced yet. But I want to say that I'll wait for you to come to me one day and make it up to me!"

As soon as Hu Yuelan finished speaking, An Qingsong became excited.

"Yuelan, are you really willing to wait for me to make it up to you? Don't you think that's unfair?"

Hu Yuelan smiled and stared intently at An Qingsong.

"Qingsong, if you hadn't told me about the divorce, I would never have told you. I can't forget you, so I'm willing to wait, and I hope that one day you will come back to me!"

An Qingsong looked directly into Hu Yuelan's eyes and said what he had always wanted to say.

"Yuelan, I've liked you since the first time I saw you. It's a little late to the party, but this is my truest feeling!"

Hu Yuelan shook her head to stop him.

"Qingsong, I appreciate your sentiments, but I'll say it again: it's not appropriate to say these things now!"

"I'll be happier if you talk to me about this after you've sorted out your relationship!"

An Qingsong understood.

"Yuelan, it's a deal then. You wait for me, I'll definitely come find you in three months at the latest!"

Hu Yuelan nodded with a smile.

"I'm waiting for you!"

After An Qingsong left, Hu Yuelan stood there watching his retreating figure for a long time.

Suddenly remembering that An Qingsong seemed to be writing something on the ground, I decided to go over and take a look, making sure no one saw what he had written.

Hu Yuelan walked to the spot where An Qingsong had just written.

She glanced at it and her face immediately turned red.

It clearly says on it: Yuelan, I miss you so much!

Hu Yuelan felt very happy, but she still hurriedly and frantically used her feet to erase all the writing, as it would be too embarrassing for others to see!

Hu Yuelan then remembered that she was still holding An Qingsong's handkerchief. She carefully folded it and put it in her pocket, intending to wash it and return it to him.

On his way back, An Qingsong shook off his previous gloom and couldn't help but smile when he thought of Yuelan.

"hehe!"

As he laughed, he realized that Wu Pandi had lied to him, causing him and Yuelan to miss each other for so many years. He became angry and started walking quickly home, thinking of asking his mother for advice.

When he got home, he found that no one had time to talk to him.

His mother, his father, Aunt Hao, and Uncle Zhuang were discussing the menu for the engagement banquet. They all glanced at him and then continued their discussion.

"Big sister, is the Four Happiness Meatballs on the menu?"

"Yes, yes, this is a must-have. How about adding a braised pork knuckle as well?"

An Qingsong shook his head with a helpless smile. "Forget it, let's wait until after my third brother's engagement banquet. Anyway, there's no rush to settle accounts with Wu Pandi."

"That's possible, but is the meat easy to get?"

Shi Meiling lowered her voice and told Hao Caiyun.

"I heard from the third brother that he and Zhimeng have prepared pork, and they can take out whichever piece they need."

I bet they bought a pig on the black market. We'll keep that to ourselves. If they ask, we'll just say they ordered pork from a meat processing plant beforehand!

Hao Caiyun understood; no wonder Ya Ya said she had prepared a lot of pork.

"I understand, it means we don't need to worry about the pork!"

Shi Meiling hadn't had a chance to respond yet.

An Baogen's loud shouting could be heard outside.

"Good news! Great news! Tan Xiao, great news!"

An Tanxiao quickly stood up and went to meet An Baogen.

"Baogen, what's the good news?"

An Baogen walked a little too fast, and after catching his breath, he grabbed An Tanxiao's arm and told him.

"I went to a meeting today, and the results of the family background assessment are out. Your family's label has been removed!"

An Tanxiao also got excited and held An Baogen's hand to confirm it again and again.

"Baogen, are you serious? My hat's been taken off? You're not lying?"

An Baogen nodded firmly.

"How could this be fake? The results were announced at today's meeting."

This is all thanks to your third son and Zhuang, the educated youth. Didn't they give you 500 yuan and a bicycle as a reward last year? That's the story.

It's said that their contributions were particularly significant, and the higher-ups were very satisfied, so they proposed to remove your family's "label" (a derogatory term for someone with a negative social impact). The approval just came through, and they called a meeting to inform me!

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