"What's there to worry about, silly girl? Why don't you ask me for help?"
Chen Zhaodi patted Huang Qinqin's head with some emotion: "You've grown up so fast, and you're already dating. Daughter, remember to protect yourself and never let anyone take advantage of you, okay?"
Huang Qinqin felt bad seeing Chen Zhaodi's expression. She didn't want to get married so early either, but in the current environment, not getting married was not an option.
He said in a muffled voice, "I know, Mom, don't worry."
While Huang Qinqin was braiding her hair, Chen Zhaodi instructed, "Of course, if you think he's a good person, then you can have his family come over as soon as possible to discuss the engagement and marriage."
"You know how much pressure the local authorities are putting on the rural work. It would be best if it could be finalized soon. I'm afraid something unexpected might happen."
Huang Qinqin obediently replied, "Okay, I understand."
She understood what Chen Zhaodi was afraid of. Although she now had a boyfriend, generally speaking, as long as she got married before the registration deadline, she wouldn't need to go to the countryside.
However, there are some psychologically twisted people who, when their own children are sent to the countryside and they see that other people's children are not, will report them. If they are maliciously reported, they will be in trouble.
The neighborhood committee will immediately come to verify. If the person is neither working nor married on the day of the visit, their name will be registered directly on the rural support list that same day.
There will be no escape then. Seeing Chen Zhaodi's still worried expression, it was unclear whether she was reluctant to see her get married or worried about being maliciously reported by someone with ulterior motives.
Huang Qinqin then comforted her, "Mom, don't worry. If we get along well today, I'll mention to Junhui that our two families will formally meet."
"If everything goes smoothly, we'll finalize it sooner. Also, Junhui's house isn't far from ours. I heard from Junhui that it only takes about ten minutes to get there by bicycle."
"If I go back to my parents' house too often in the future, you might find me annoying~"
Perhaps comforted by Huang Qinqin's words, Chen Zhaodi returned to her usual self and lightly patted Huang Qinqin in an annoyed manner.
"What are you talking about? Who goes back to their parents' home so often after getting married? Even if it's nearby, the husband's family might still have objections."
"But it's better if it's closer, so it's easier for us to visit you. Most importantly, if you ever feel wronged in the future, you must go home and tell your parents, okay?"
Huang Qinqin didn't know why braiding her hair could lead to the topic of marriage, but she was still very touched by Chen Zhaodi's words.
So he didn't argue with her, and just nodded quietly.
Chen Zhaodi braided the hairband into her hair, then put her hair up in a bun and tied a bow at the bottom.
After finishing, she showed Huang Qinqin in the mirror: "How is it? Your mom's skills are pretty good, right? I saw some girls in our factory braiding like this before, and I thought it looked quite nice."
Huang Qinqin looked at herself in the mirror from left to right; it was the first time she had put her hair up in a bun.
With her hair completely up, her neck appeared even longer, and the updo made her slightly chubby face look smaller. The hairbands intertwined in her hair added a touch of playfulness.
Huang Qinqin was extremely satisfied with her hairstyle. She happily thanked Chen Zhaodi, saying, "Thank you, Mom! It looks so good, much better than when I braided my own hair!"
As he spoke, he stood up, put his arm around Chen Zhaodi's shoulder, and kissed her cheek.
"They're so big now, why are they still kissing like that? It's so cheesy."
Chen Zhaodi's face lit up with a smile, but she still wore a look of disdain. Looking at the sky outside, she realized it was getting late and said to Huang Qinqin, "What time did you two agree to meet? Why don't you grab some breakfast first?"
Huang Qinqin: (⊙o⊙)…
Huang Qinqin tried hard to recall and realized that they hadn't agreed on a time. She hesitated for a moment and said, "Um... we don't think we agreed on a time. Junhui said he would come to my house to pick me up."
Seeing Huang Qinqin's confused state, Chen Zhaodi was speechless. She could only tell her to go out and have breakfast first.
Xu Junhui arrived while we were having breakfast.
Seeing that the Huang family's door was already open, Xu Junhui still got out of his car and knocked on the door. Only when they gestured for him to go in did he push his bicycle inside.
When Chen Zhaodi saw Xu Junhui, she greeted him warmly, "Good morning, Junhui! Have you had breakfast yet? Sit down and have some with me."
"Yes, sit down and have something to eat. Boss, go get some bowls and chopsticks."
Xu Junhui had eaten breakfast before arriving; he even went out of his way to the state-run restaurant to get a few steamed buns to go. However, seeing that the Huang family invited him to sit down, he did so.
He took out the packed buns and said, "I managed to get some buns from the state-run restaurant. Let's eat together."
Then she took the bag off the car and said, "My mother asked me to bring this. It's nothing valuable; it's just dried vegetables that my grandparents dried themselves."
"Thank you so much, please thank your mother for me! We can't buy such good dried vegetables here." Chen Zhaodi didn't refuse, took the bag directly, and put it into the kitchen cabinet.
Since everyone is willing to get along, a give-and-take approach is fine; there's no need to reject everything. Chen Zhaodi thought about giving Xu Junhui something back later. "If you're good to me, I'll be good to you; that's how we can maintain this relationship in the long run."
Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, Chen Zhaodi knew that young people were shy and would probably be too embarrassed to ask.
He said directly to Xu Junhui, "Junhui, you and Qinqin go out first. Have fun before it gets too hot."
"Okay, Uncle and Aunt, we'll head out now."
Xu Junhui had long wanted to take Huang Qinqin out with him, but he was too embarrassed to ask. Now that Chen Zhaodi had given him an opportunity, he immediately took it.
Watching Xu Junhui drive Huang Qinqin away, Huang Jianguo suddenly said, "I also have something to do today, I'm going out too."
Chen Zhaodi knew what her boss was up to the moment she saw him, and coldly said, "Stop! You're not allowed to go. What do you want? Let me guess, you're planning to go to the movie theater with your little sister, aren't you?"
Huang Jianjun looked at Huang Jianguo in disbelief. Just two days ago, his older brother had said righteously: "Stalking is the behavior of a despicable person. My little sister is all grown up now. Since Mom and Dad are comfortable with her going out on her own, they shouldn't worry so much."
So was that just something I said to brush him off?
Huang Jianguo remained calm upon hearing Chen Zhaodi's words. He had never been afraid of a test of mental fortitude: "How could that be? I just happened to have something to do and needed to go out."
"Ha, you're kidding me. You don't like going out at all. Every time your sister goes out with someone else, you immediately have something to do and need to go out. It's not like everything just happens to be right."
“You used to go out with your sister to protect her when she went out with other girls, but not this time. Your sister is going on a date. You're not allowed to go!”
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