Xu Junhui said with a grin, "Guess."
Seeing that he still had the mind to joke, Zhang Yumei knew there shouldn't be any problem: "Judging from your smug look, it should be a success, right?"
"Yes, I made an appointment with Qinqin. I'll go see her next week when I have time off. This is some radish greens she gave me. She said she pickled them herself and wanted us to try them."
Zhang Yumei took the pickled radish from Xu Junhui and looked at it: "This pickled radish is very well made, it smells delicious. Let's use it to make noodles tonight."
"You don't need to wait until next week to visit them. When the factory isn't busy, you can go over under the pretext of delivering something. Get to know each other better and try to get married sooner."
Xu Junhui scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "We only just met today, isn't it a bit too early to be thinking about marriage already..."
"What? You're not looking for marriage in mind when you go on these dates? Let me tell you, any date that's not for marriage is just playing around!"
"Besides, you're already doing well. You can still meet and get to know each other before getting married. When your father and I got married, we only met once. You're meeting today and getting married tomorrow."
Zhang Yumei looked at Xu Junhui, who seemed to understand but not quite, and finally said, "Most importantly, you're already twenty-two. Look at people your age, they all have children."
"You're four years older than Qinqin, don't you know you should hurry up? Weiguo, do you agree with me?"
Upon hearing that he still had a role to play, Xu Weiguo replied without hesitation, "Yes! Your mother is right! We should hurry up."
Zhang Yumei gave Xu Junhui a look that said, "See, I was right," and then went to the kitchen with satisfaction.
Xu Junhui looked at the somewhat timid Xu Weiguo and asked in a low voice, "Dad, why are you so afraid of Mom? You're the head of the family, you need to stand up for yourself!"
"I won't criticize you, but I want to see if you can hold your own after you get married."
Speaking from experience, Xu Weiguo kindly reminded her, "It's not that I'm cowardly, it's just that your mother has given birth to my children and taken care of things at home and outside for so many years. She's worked so hard, so I have to go along with her a little."
"Besides, don't expect to reason with women. When they're in a good mood, it's fine, but when they're in a bad mood, things can get really bad."
After saying that, he put his hands behind his back, looking inscrutable, and went back to his room.
......
Looking at the large plate of braised pork, Chen Zhaodi felt a little hungry herself. She soaked the braised pork in well water to prevent it from spoiling when she ate it tonight.
After Huang Qinqin returned, she pulled her into the room, intending to ask how their conversation had gone.
"Honey, you two seemed to have a good chat today, didn't you?"
"It's...it's alright..." Huang Qinqin didn't know what to say.
Chen Zhaodi frowned upon hearing this, clearly dissatisfied: "What do you mean 'not bad'? Are you young people these days so frivolous?"
"So Mom just asked directly, 'Have you two hit it off?'"
Huang Qinqin could openly admit to the gossipy aunties in the family compound that Xu Junhui was her boyfriend, but she couldn't bring herself to say it to Chen Zhaodi. She felt inexplicably ashamed to say that they were boyfriend and girlfriend on the first day of their meeting.
Chen Zhaodi watched as Huang Qinqin kept fidgeting with her two fingers, muttering to herself with her head down, but not saying a word. She guessed that they had probably reached an agreement, but were too embarrassed to say it.
I just wanted to tease her a little. After all, my daughter has always been thick-skinned, and it's rare to see her like this: "Oh, whose little girl is this? Why are you shy? My daughter has never known what shyness is!"
Huang Qinqin blushed even more after being teased by Chen Zhaodi, but she had always been thick-skinned and quickly recovered, stubbornly saying, "Who, who's shy! I'm just hot, it's too stuffy in the room."
“I’ve already found a match. You should take a look at how beautiful your daughter is. How could it not work out?”
"Hey~ you're pretty confident. Have you forgotten about Xu Jingui? He just failed."
As soon as Xu Jingui was mentioned, Huang Qinqin forgot her shyness and said with disgust, "Mom, please don't mention him. Just thinking about him makes me feel unlucky. Luckily, we don't live close to him, so we probably won't see him again."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhaodi sensed something was amiss. It seemed her daughter didn't know Xu Jingui and Xu Junhui were related. She subtly inquired, "Honey, did you ask Xu Junhui if he has any other relatives today?"
"Yes, Junhui said his family consists of his parents and a younger sister. I also told him how many people are in my family."
Chen Zhaodi continued, "Is that all? No other relatives mentioned?"
Huang Qinqin found it strange, feeling that Chen Zhaodi's words had a hidden meaning: "Mom, what do you want to ask? We've only been here for one day, how could we be talking about relatives?"
Chen Zhaodi was now certain that her daughter didn't know they were cousins; she had assumed Xu Junhui would tell her. So, she could only bite the bullet and say, "Well, Xu Jingui is Xu Junhui's cousin..."
Huang Qinqin: ......
Huang Qinqin felt she had never been so speechless in her life, and was even on the verge of a breakdown: "Mom, do you all know that Xu Jingui and Junhui are cousins? This..."
Chen Zhaodi touched her nose, somewhat unsure of herself, and comforted him, "Hey, what's the big deal? You've just met, there's nothing to it. It's common for couples to meet as brothers or sisters. They're just cousins, it's fine."
Huang Qinqin lay on the bed, feeling a little embarrassed. She suddenly regretted agreeing to date Xu Junhui. She worried that if word got out, she would always feel awkward in front of Xu's relatives...
Xu Junhui had no idea that he had almost lost his new girlfriend, and was currently discussing with his family whether or not to buy a bicycle.
......
"Buy a bicycle? Mom, why did you suddenly decide to buy that?"
After dinner, Xu Weiguo and Zhang Yumei called him and his sister over, saying they wanted to discuss something. Then they heard his mother say they wanted to buy bicycles.
Zhang Yumei carefully analyzed with him: "Look, if you and Qinqin are dating now, having a bicycle will make it much more convenient for you to go out or for Qinqin to visit her parents' home after you get married."
"Moreover, it will be much more convenient to go to places that are a little further away after buying it. I didn't buy it before because I didn't think I needed it, and I didn't have any bicycle tickets at home."
"But things are different now. You have a boyfriend now, and someone in our family recently exchanged bicycle tickets for some of our industrial tickets. So I was wondering if you guys think we should buy them?"
Xu Weiguo chimed in, "Indeed, having a bicycle at home would be much more convenient. What do you think, Ahui?"
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