The village chief's wife came to see Wen Qing three times a day, praising how honest, outstanding, and handsome he was, and how well he was a good match for Wen Qing.

Aunt Wang and Sister Zhou chimed in from the side.

"Wen Qing, why don't you go take a look?"

"Yeah, we're not at a disadvantage either."

"Don't be shy, are all the students in your class married?"

“Wenqing, look, everyone in our village your age already has children.”

"..."

Aunt Wang and the others kindly expressed their opinions, and even Yao Shiling thought it would be good to go and see how the other party was doing.

Wen Qing finally put down the book in her hand and said, "Okay, I'll go take a look."

The village chief's wife and her entourage immediately smiled.

“Okay, I’ll make a phone call right away and let them know. We’ll set a meeting time right away,” the village chief’s wife said happily.

Wen Qing nodded: "Okay."

Yao Shiling said somewhat awkwardly, "I heard he's the town mayor's son, so he's an official, right?"

"What's there to be afraid of? Our Wenqing is capable!" Aunt Wang said. "Aren't there plenty of poor town mayors?"

“Exactly,” Sister Zhou said from the side.

Wen Qing smiled. Girls in this era get married early, especially in the countryside. Wen Qing's female classmates from elementary and junior high school are already married and have two-year-old children.

"Wen Qing, are you really planning to go?" Yao Shiling asked.

"Go, go and see, if it suits you, then give it a try," Wen Qing said with a smile.

"Okay then." Yao Shiling was relieved.

Wen Qing agreed, and the group left. Wen Qing continued reading with her head down, seemingly unaffected.

The village chief's wife was efficient; as soon as Wen Qing agreed, she arranged a time to meet him two days later at the entrance of the state-run restaurant in the county town.

“Your mother and I will go with you then,” the village chief’s wife said. “Don’t be afraid or nervous.”

Wen Qing nodded and smiled, "Okay, I'm not nervous." Indeed, she wasn't nervous at all.

The village chief's wife left with a beaming smile.

Still unconvinced, Yao Shiling asked again, "Wen Qing, are you sincere?"

"I really mean it," Wen Qing said with a smile. In her past life, she was completely devoted to Ji Yanjun, and in this life, she wanted a different life.

"Okay, let's take a look together the day after tomorrow."

"Um."

Two days passed in the blink of an eye. Early in the morning, the village chief's wife, dressed neatly, came to Wen Qing's house.

"Sister-in-law Wen, are you done?" the village chief's wife called out.

"Alright, alright." Yao Shiling put away the new jacket that Wen Qing had made for her.

After praising Wen Qing for a while, the village chief's wife asked, "Where's Wen Qing?"

"I'm reading a book."

"Why are you still reading? What time is it?" the village chief's wife said. "Oh dear, why didn't you put on some lipstick or powder?"

Wen Qing had no choice but to put down her book, apply a thin layer of powder and light lipstick, and change her clothes.

"That's much better!" The village chief's wife was extremely satisfied.

After giving Wen Liang and Wen Peng a few instructions, Yao Shiling took Wen Qing and followed the village chief's wife toward the county town.

Wen Peng asked, looking completely bewildered, "Second Brother, is Eldest Sister really going on a blind date?"

Wen Liang: "Mm."

What should we do about Ji Yanjun?

"Ji Yanjun has nothing to do with our family!" Wen Liang has never liked Ji Yanjun or his family.

"Well..." Wen Peng wanted to say something to defend Ji Yanjun, but he didn't know how to say it. He stopped after saying "well" and looked up at Wen Qing, Yao Shiling and the village chief's wife who were leaving.

The village chief's wife introduced the man along the way, saying he was the town mayor's son, named Shi Lei.

After Yao Shiling found out which town the mayor was, she secretly curled her lip. "Mayor" all the time? That town only has a few poor villages under its jurisdiction, nothing to brag about.

Yao Shiling chimed in, "My Wen Qing is doing very well."

Wen Qing almost burst out laughing.

The village chief's wife said, "Wen Qing will definitely be good. She's good-looking, a high school student, and might even become a college student. She's also capable. But Shi Lei isn't bad either. The town is a bit poor, but his father is the town chief, and he's a senior in high school too."

Wen Qing had overheard the village chief's wife's introduction, and when he arrived at the state-run restaurant and actually saw her, he had to admit that what the village chief's wife said was true.

Shi Lei was a handsome man, tall and thin, always dressed neatly and with a refined manner.

She seemed to have been forced to go on this blind date by her family. Her brows were furrowed the whole time, but when she actually saw Wen Qing, her brows relaxed and her eyes sparkled.

"So, you've got your eye on it, haven't you?" The person next to Shi Lei nudged Shi Lei with his elbow.

Shi Lei immediately lowered his head in embarrassment and remained silent.

After the parents met, they found a place to sit for a while, leaving the space to Wen Qing and Shi Lei.

To avoid being seen, Wen Qing and Shi Lei didn't wander around the county town. Actually, it wouldn't have mattered if people in the county town saw them. These days, when it comes to dating, especially blind dates, it's acceptable for the two of them to walk around alone.

Wen Qing just didn't want to attract too much attention.

So the two of them walked along the river outside the county town.

Compared to Wen Qing's casualness, Shi Lei seemed a little nervous, his hands hanging down by his sides as he walked alongside Wen Qing. After a moment, he asked, "I heard you're from No. 1 Middle School?"

"Um."

"I'm from No. 3 Middle School."

Wen Qing smiled: "It's not far away."

Wen Qing's smile made her come alive and look incredibly beautiful. Shi Lei blushed and lowered his head, saying, "Yes, those...those...are all...schools, they're not far apart."

What an innocent child; he blushes after just a few words.

Wen Qing smiled and asked, "I heard you're the town mayor."

Shi Lei scratched the back of his head, slightly embarrassed: "What town mayor? That town only has four or five villages. It will be merged into Wangcheng County soon. It's more like my dad is the village chief."

Wen Qing smiled upon hearing this, then unconsciously looked around. When she looked up, she was taken aback. It was truly fortunate that she had come out with Shi Lei today, otherwise she would not have discovered these things.

Shi Lei remained reserved, head down, and did not notice anything unusual about Wen Qing.

Wen Qing, on the other hand, stared straight ahead at the distance.

Not far away was Li Chuanli, but standing next to him was not Ji Ningzhi, but Zhang Fangfang.

Zhang Fangfang? Didn't she like Ji Yanjun? She was constantly trying to make her presence felt in her past life, so what's going on with Li Chuanli now? Is she using her?

Wen Qing whispered, "Let's go this way."

Shi Lei agreed without hesitation: "Okay." Then he followed Wen Qing toward a century-old tree.

Upon approaching, Wen Qing sat on a rock in front of the big tree, facing Li Chuanli and Zhang Fangfang.

Shi Lei sat far away from Wen Qing, but his gaze would always drift towards Wen Qing unintentionally.

My family lives in a town; we actually moved here from the countryside. My grandparents and mother aren't very educated and believe that having a son is a major life event. They're always thinking about having a grandson, saying that so-and-so his age already has children, while he, as the only son, is almost twenty and doesn't even have a girlfriend.

The family searched everywhere for potential partners. Shi Lei was good-looking, refined, and a high school student. They figured they had to find someone else who was also a high school student to be a good match.

He didn't feel anything for the girls at school, and he didn't have anything in common with the girls at home.

Finally, they found the Wen family in Shuiwan Village. They said the eldest daughter of the Wen family was very beautiful, was in high school, and could also make clothes, etc.

Shi Lei was fed up with his family's nagging, so he reluctantly came to Wangcheng County for a blind date. He was surprised to find that Wen Qing was so beautiful and had such an impressive way of speaking. He was glad that he had agreed to come to Wangcheng County, but he didn't know if Wen Qing had taken a liking to him.

Shi Lei looked at Wen Qing again and found that Wen Qing was looking into the distance. He followed Wen Qing's gaze and saw a man and a woman on the opposite bank, seemingly talking about love. The young man seemed to really like the girl, but the girl didn't seem to feel much.

"Wen Qing, do you know them?"

"Hmm, but we're not familiar with each other." Wen Qing stood up and said, "Let's go for a walk somewhere else."

Upon hearing that they were going somewhere else, Shi Lei couldn't help but feel overjoyed. Did this mean that Wen Qing didn't dislike him?

"Okay," he said, suppressing his joy.

So Wen Qing glanced back at Li Chuanli and Zhang Fangfang and walked towards the riverbank. From beginning to end, neither Li Chuanli nor Zhang Fangfang noticed Wen Qing's figure.

After leaving the riverbank, Wen Qing and Shi Lei strolled leisurely toward the county town. The county town was not far from the riverbank, so they arrived there in no time.

As Wen Qing and Shi Lei walked and talked, Shi Lei realized that Wen Qing was not only beautiful, but also incredibly knowledgeable, which made him like her even more.

"Wen Qing, what kind of books do you like?" Shi Lei asked.

Wen Qing smiled and said, "I've been reading textbooks lately and haven't had time to read extracurricular books."

"Reading textbooks is so boring."

"How could it be boring? The textbooks are all carefully selected works by highly respected masters, so they are very worthwhile," Wen Qing smiled.

Shi Lei smiled, looked up and saw the building in front of him, and said, "This is the grain station in your county."

"Yes, my mom and I came here to pay our grain tax before."

"You're paying grain taxes?" Shi Lei asked in surprise.

"Hmm." Wen Qing nodded, then turned around, her back to the grain station, and said, "Several hundred jin."

"You're really amazing." Shi Lei's praise was genuine; he had discovered another of Wen Qing's unpretentious traits.

Wen Qing smiled, stood at the entrance of the grain station for a while, and then said, "I wonder where my mom and the others went. Do they think we're still by the river?"

"Then let's go wait for them by the river."

"Okay, let's go."

This time, Shi Lei went first, followed by Wen Qing. Shi Lei passed by the Ji family's house, and Wen Qing also passed by the Ji family's house.

Just then, Ji Ningzhi opened the courtyard gate and looked up to see Wen Qing walking with a young man. The young man was quite handsome, and the two were chatting and laughing.

"Mom, Mom!" Ji Ningzhi exclaimed as if she had discovered a shocking secret: "Mom, come here quickly!"

Liang Wenhua walked over upon hearing this: "What's wrong?"

"Mom, look! Wen Qing is dating a young man!"

Liang Wenhua followed Ji Ningzhi's finger and saw a young man in front of Wen Qing, the two walking quite close.

Although Liang Wenhua disliked Wen Qing, it was a fact that Wen Qing was good-looking, she admitted. The young man next to her was also handsome, and they seemed quite well-matched: "Are they really dating?"

"Definitely! I could tell from their eyes!" Ji Ningzhi said decisively, her whole demeanor surging with energy. "Mom, let's go take a look together. Maybe they'll be holding hands when no one's around. If my brother finds out, he'll definitely kick Wen Qing out!"

Liang Wenhua became interested upon hearing this and urged Ji Ningzhi, "Go ahead, I'll hang the two pieces of clothing in the basin on the line and then I'll go."

"Okay." Ji Ningzhi followed Wen Qing and Shi Lei excitedly.