"It's that girl I mentioned yesterday; I ran into her when I was buying groceries today..."
Zhang Yumei recounted the story again in a rapid-fire manner: "I think Jin Gui's family is dishonest, speaking ill of others without asking. Even if that girl didn't do other things at home, she definitely did the cooking."
"After a busy day of preparing three meals, it's normal for other household chores to be shared, and that's how it is in our family too."
"If they spread this word, other people will hear it and realize that it will be very difficult for them to find a partner!"
Xu Weiguo chuckled and said, "That's perfect. Your son is in luck. If he had listened to the rumors and hadn't even bothered to get to know the family, it wouldn't have been a pity to miss out."
Zhang Yumei nodded: "That's true. But we should hurry up, visit their homes early, meet them early, and maybe we can get married sooner."
Zhang Yumei found the thought delightful, as if she could already see Xu Junhui and Huang Qinqin married and having children. She couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Xu Junhui wasn't as confident as Zhang Yumei, but he also hoped to visit her as soon as possible.
"Mom, why don't you visit Uncle and Aunt tomorrow during your break at the factory? It's not really convenient for me to go over right now."
"That's true. After all, you haven't really been introduced yet, so it's not appropriate for the girl to suddenly come to visit like this."
"How about this, I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things later, and then I'll visit the steel plant's residential compound early tomorrow morning to discuss things with them."
Zhang Yumei made a decisive decision to visit the family tomorrow, and pondered what she should bring.
......
The next morning, Zhang Yumei woke up Xu Weiguo and the others. The family gathered together to discuss what to bring over.
Xu Hongxia knew that Zhang Yumei was going to Huang Qinqin's house on behalf of her brother, so she followed Zhang Yumei around, hoping that she would take her along.
"Mom, please take me with you! We're both girls, we'll definitely have more in common!"
"No, your brother and that other person aren't even officially dating yet. This trip is just to ask if they'd be willing to meet your brother. I can go by myself."
Xu Hongxia pouted unhappily, still unwilling to give up: "Mom, that's why you should take care of me even more."
“Look, if I go with you, it means that our whole family likes her, and it also lets her family know in advance that our family treats girls very well, so they will treat their daughter-in-law well after she marries into the family.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yumei glanced at Xu Hongxia and said, "What you said makes sense. At least it proves that our family is not a family that favors sons over daughters."
"What do you two think? Should we bring Hongxia along?"
Xu Weiguo thought either way was fine.
Xu Junhui thought for a moment and said, "Mom, why don't you take Hongxia with you? Qinqin's family must dote on her a lot. Taking her along will give you something to talk about."
"Alright, then Hongxia and I will go together. Do you think it's a bit early to go now?"
"It will take some time to get there, and we'll need to ask for the exact location when we get there, so it probably won't be too early."
“Alright, Hongxia, could you help me carry some things? We’ll set off now,” Zhang Yumei said to Xu Hongxia.
......
Chen Zhaodi woke up in the morning with her eyelids twitching, and she didn't know why.
Huang Qinqin found Chen Zhaodi's appearance somewhat amusing, because Chen Zhaodi's left eyelid was twitching violently; she was practically keeping one eye open while the other kept blinking.
Huang Qinqin was afraid she would laugh out loud, so she went into the kitchen to cook breakfast.
Huang Jianjun, who came out later, couldn't help but burst into loud laughter. He laughed so hard he couldn't stand up straight, and said arrogantly, "Little sister, come out and see! Mom's eyes are twitching, it's so funny, ha, ha!"
Hearing her second brother's words in the kitchen, Huang Qinqin silently prayed for him, hoping he wouldn't die a terrible death...
Chen Zhaodi looked at Huang Jianjun, who was still laughing, and asked in a sinister tone, "Is it that funny?"
"It's funny, really..." He stopped mid-sentence when he suddenly realized that the person speaking was Chen Zhaodi.
Chen Zhaodi didn't care whether he was halfway through his sentence or not; all she knew was that he had laughed loudly and slapped Huang Jianjun's back a few times.
Huang Jianjun looked at the furious Chen Zhaodi and didn't dare to dodge. He could only cover his head with his hands, bend over, and let himself be hit.
After all, he can calm down by obediently letting his mother pat him a couple of times; if he dares to dodge, then it won't be resolved with just two slaps. This is all based on his years of experience.
After slapping Huang Jianjun twice, Chen Zhaodi felt her backache, leg pain, and eyelid twitching subside. She then went into the kitchen to help Huang Qinqin prepare breakfast.
I had just finished breakfast and hadn't even cleaned up the dishes when I heard someone knocking on the door.
As Chen Zhaodi walked out, she asked, "Who is it? They're here now."
When I opened the door, I found that the person was a stranger, and a group of women from the residential compound were following behind, joining in the fun.
Puzzled, he asked, "Who are you?"
When Zhang Yumei and Xu Hongxia arrived at the steel factory's residential compound, they only intended to ask for directions casually. However, as soon as they said they were looking for Huang Qinqin, a large group of people came over and enthusiastically led the way.
She felt awkward about turning them away, so she followed them all the way. However, because she didn't know what their relationship was with Huang Qinqin's family, she never revealed why she had come.
Hearing Chen Zhaodi ask her this, she didn't dare to answer directly, so she made an excuse and said, "Comrade Huang Qinqin helped me at the market yesterday, and I came here today specifically to thank her. Would it be convenient for us to come in and talk?"
Although she didn't know what help her daughter had given her, seeing the large and small bags in her hands and the many people surrounding her outside, she stepped aside to let them in.
Then, without caring what the people outside thought, he slammed the door shut.
He led Zhang Yumei and Xu Hongxia to the cleaned-up dining table and sat them down, then called out, "Girl, someone's looking for you. Go get a couple of glasses of water while you're at it."
Zhang Yumei quickly said, "No need to be so polite, we'll just sit for a while and then leave."
She then added, "Actually, I didn't come here entirely to see Comrade Huang Qinqin. I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Zhang Yumei, and I am Xu Junhui's mother."
"Her name is Xu Hongxia, and she's Xu Junhui's younger sister. We're here today to discuss something with you—a matter concerning the two young people looking for each other..."
When she heard that she was Xu Junhui's mother, Chen Zhaodi was actually quite surprised. She thought that Xu Junhui might not be able to convince his parents.
I never expected that she would bring gifts to my door today. Judging from Zhang Yumei's attitude, I know she doesn't mind.
Her impression of Xu Junhui improved even more.
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