The day after Secretary Song and Secretary Fang came to Shuangshui Village, the county officially notified them that Shuangshui Village Garment Workshop, as an advanced collective in the county, would send representatives to participate in the city's exchange report two days later, and also participate in the selection of the city's advanced collectives.

Although it was not the first time that Shuangshui Village had received exciting news, the villagers of Shuangshui Village did not seem to expect that two big pieces of news would come one after another. When the notice was posted outside the brigade, the villagers of Shuangshui Village were excited again!

The leaders of the commune came to visit one after another, and their attitude towards Cheng Maiqing became much more polite. After all, this was not only the glory of Shuangshui Village, but even the leaders of the entire Red Star Commune felt proud of it in front of the leaders of other communes, and their voices became much higher.

Even the leaders were like this, not to mention the people of Shuangshui Village. When he mentioned this matter in front of people from other villages, he almost couldn't stop laughing, and when people from other villages praised him a few words, he became very proud.

For a time, the villagers of Shuangshui Village seemed to have become the workers of the entire commune, and even the residents in the town who ate commercial grain could not help but envy them.

As for the female workers in the garment workshop, they were almost stunned when they learned that they had become a member of the advanced collective in the county. They had never enjoyed such a great honor before. When they came to their senses, they walked proudly in front of the villagers with their chests held high and their heads held high on their way to and from get off work every day, and their families had even more respect for them.

But even so, when Cheng Maixiang asked who was willing to accompany her to the city to make a report speech, everyone backed out. Cheng's mother and sister-in-law were busy preparing for her wedding, and neither of them wanted to go. As for the others, they were powerful in the village, but their legs became weak as soon as they left the commune, let alone speaking in the city's auditorium. Everyone made excuses and was determined not to take on the limelight. There were also a few elderly aunts and sisters who directly asked Cheng Maixiang to let them go.

Cheng Maixiang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, as if this job in the city was a disaster from which there would be no return. In desperation, Cheng Maixiang had to forcefully point to Shen Qingyun's wife and Fang Xiaoyan to go with her. Naturally, the people in the garment factory all agreed.

Early that morning, the car sent by the county to pick up the three of them stopped outside the Shuangshui Village Brigade Headquarters. The three of them got on the car amid the envious eyes of the villagers.

As soon as she got in the car, Cheng Maixiang was surprised and delighted to find that Lin Jiayu and Ruan Peiling were also sitting in the car.

"Maizi, seeing you smiling like this, are you happy to see your girlfriend or me?" Ruan Peiling couldn't help but tease.

According to the folk custom in Linwen County, men and women should not see each other too often one month before their marriage, for fear that it will affect their future marriage.

Cheng Maixiang didn't understand how this inexplicable custom came about, but since she was here, she couldn't help but follow the local customs. Especially Lin Jiayu, who had never been afraid of anything, was no exception. Since the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, he rarely accompanied Lin Qingwan to Shuangshui Village to see Cheng Maixiang.

Shen Qingyun's wife lowered her head and laughed secretly when she heard Ruan Peiling's teasing. Fang Xiaoyan, on the other hand, was younger and usually mingled well with Mai Xiang and the others without any airs. She took over Ruan Peiling's words and said, "Sister Peiling, why does Sister Maizi want you? You can't marry her."

Shen Qingyun's wife couldn't bear it any longer and burst out laughing.

Cheng Maixiang's face was filled with black lines, while Ruan Peiling and Fang Xiaoyan were also laughing non-stop. Ruan Peiling saw Cheng Maixiang staring at her fiercely and quickly stood up. "Come on, you and Lin Jiayu can sit in the back, and the three of us can sit in the front. Don't accuse us of being tactless."

Ruan Peiling forcibly switched seats with Cheng Maixiang, then turned around and said with a mischievous smile, "Do you want me to cover you with a board?"

Cheng Maixiang slapped her on the head, and Ruan Peiling let out an exaggerated sigh, "No more, no more. Good intentions don't go unrewarded."

Lin Jiayu hadn't seen his sweetheart for more than half a month. Seeing her now, he naturally wanted to go up to her and have some good time with her, but there were so many people in the car, so he could only hold her hand tightly and whisper, "How are you doing recently?"

"Well," Cheng Maixiang looked at his handsome fair face, his dark eyes full of passion, his graceful neck straight, and her heart couldn't help but pounding.

After being together for so long, I still get easily attracted by him.

“How’s your business going lately?”

Ever since Lin Jiayu and Cheng Maixiang set their wedding date, he quit his job at the steel factory without telling anyone. Apart from preparing for his wedding, he devoted himself to the business of transporting people and goods, but Cheng Maixiang was very supportive.

"Not bad. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and many people are coming back from other places to celebrate the New Year. There are a lot more customers."

It is indeed true. Even though there are buses during the day, they are not punctual and often take a long time to arrive. Many people cannot wait that long and would rather choose his tricycle. Even if he charges a higher fare than the bus, they don't mind.

In these twenty days, he earned much more than he did at the steel plant.

Seeing the three people in front of them gathered together, chattering about other topics and no longer paying attention to the two of them, Cheng Maixiang couldn't help but put her mouth close to his ear and whispered, "I really want to thank you this time for thinking of such a good solution for me and solving the problem of the clothing workshop site."

Lin Jiayu felt the fragrance from her mouth spraying towards his ears, and he couldn't help but feel a little distracted. He forced himself to calm down and gently squeezed her little hand, "Do we still need to say thank you between us?"

Cheng Maixiang leaned her head gently on his shoulder, feeling happy in her heart, but she didn't expect Lin Jiayu to put his mouth close to her ear and whisper, "If you really want to thank me, just saying this won't do. What are you going to do to thank me?"

Seeing him taking the opportunity to tease her, Cheng Maixiang couldn't help but smile and said, "Then how do you want to thank me?"

Lin Jiayu pursed his lips at her and said mischievously, "Then wait until the wedding day and stay with me on the kang all day. What do you think?"

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