After leaving the Xia family, Song Ze went directly to Yuan Xin's residence.
Yuan Xin now lives alone. He moved out of his home after buying a yard with Song Ze.
In his words, it's a waste to leave a perfectly good new house unused.
However, the deeper reason is that he feels more comfortable living here. He can get up whenever he wants and eat at state-run restaurants whenever he wants, without having to listen to his parents nagging every day.
Yuan Xin opened the courtyard gate sleepily and saw Song Ze sitting on a bicycle: "You little rascal, you actually know how to come. I've been waiting at home all day and haven't seen you anywhere."
They had promised to deliver his dividend today, which made him too afraid to go out. But after waiting for ages, no one showed up, so he ended up sleeping all day at home.
"I'm here now. I went to Qingqing's house first," Song Ze said, pushing his bicycle into the yard and then entering the main room as if they were old friends.
Yuan Xin casually closed the courtyard gate and quickly followed, saying, "I knew it, you're the kind of guy who values women over friends."
"Stop talking nonsense, give me a glass of cold water first," Song Ze ordered matter-of-factly.
Yuan Xin shrugged: "If there's no water, I just drink well water directly."
Song Ze gave him a look that was hard to describe: "Could you be any more casual? Is boiling water going to kill you?"
"Why be so particular? A little dirt won't hurt you," Yuan Xin said nonchalantly. They usually lived a much rougher life when they were out on the road.
Despite his words, he still went to the kitchen to boil a pot of water for Song Ze and added some tea leaves.
"How about it? I've been pretty good to you, haven't I?"
Song Ze looked at the steaming cup of tea on the table and nodded: "Not bad."
"Let's get down to business. We made a total of 2,140 yuan this time, and you and I will each get 856 yuan," Song Ze said, placing a stack of ten-yuan notes tied up in his bag on the table.
Yuan Xin smiled and patted the money: "Not bad, more than I expected. As usual, let's invite A Yuan and the three of us have a meal together."
“Sure, how about we wait until the next holiday?” Song Ze said.
He had to attend classes, and Ning Zhiyuan had to go to work. Only Yuan Xin had more free time. When he was busy, he was rarely seen, and when he wasn't busy, he could rest for several days in a row.
Yuan Xin shook his head and said to Song Ze with a smile, "It won't work next time we have a holiday, A Yuan won't have time."
"Hmm? What is he going to do?" Song Ze asked curiously.
Yuan Xin revealed a mysterious expression: "You'll never guess, A Yuan is going on a blind date."
Song Ze raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Really? Where did you hear that from?"
"Who else could it be? My mom said so," Yuan Xin said, pursing his lips.
Yuan's mother and Ning's mother have always had a good relationship. They often complain about their son, saying that he's so old and doesn't even have a girlfriend.
So when Yuan's mother learned that Ning's mother was going to arrange a blind date for Ning Zhiyuan, she also had her own ideas.
Her son and Ning Zhiyuan and Song Ze have been good friends since they were little. Song Ze is a well-behaved boy who knew to find a good partner early on, and Ning Zhiyuan is also getting married soon.
Once these two have settled their life's important matters, Yuan Xin, all alone, might even look on with envy. At that point, she won't need to urge him anymore.
Yuan Xin didn't know if he would be envious in the future, but he was quite gossipy about Ning Zhiyuan's affairs right now.
“I thought A Yuan would have something happen with your girlfriend’s friend, the one named Wang Sisi, but I didn’t expect him to suddenly go on a blind date,” Yuan Xin said with a hint of regret.
He could tell that Ning Zhiyuan seemed to have some feelings for that girl, but he didn't know why there was no follow-up.
Speaking of Wang Sisi, Song Ze had heard Xia Qingqing mention her in casual conversation.
The Wang family had no sons, which led to them being looked down upon. However, the Wang parents raised their four daughters well and did not force any of them to stay at home and find a husband. As they grew up, all four daughters became extremely filial.
Wang Sisi is the youngest in the family. When her parents had their first few daughters, they tried every means to have a son, so they inevitably neglected their daughters a bit.
But after the birth of their youngest daughter, Wang's parents gave up the idea of having a son and devoted all their energy to their daughters.
Wang Sisi was spoiled by her parents and three older sisters. From a young age, she heard many relatives and neighbors gossiping about how her parents had no son and would have no one to take care of them in their old age. That's when she decided that she would take care of her parents when she grew up.
But Beijing is too far from home. Not to mention whether she will be able to bring her parents to live with her in the future, her parents certainly wouldn't want to come to this unfamiliar place. The best solution is for her to go back to her hometown after graduation, which would make it easier for her to take care of her parents nearby.
Based on this point alone, it's impossible for Wang Sisi and Ning Zhiyuan to be together.
These are people's private matters, and Song Ze had no need to tell Yuan Xin about them.
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Soon it was time for Ning Zhiyuan's blind date. Ning's mother took out the clothes she had specially made for her son and had him change into them.
He added worriedly, "A-Yuan, you have to do your best in front of that young lady today. Don't mess it up."
"Mom, I understand," Ning Zhiyuan replied helplessly. He had agreed to the blind date himself, so he couldn't possibly sabotage it. Otherwise, why would he bother?
Ning's mother smiled sheepishly. She had just taken it a little more seriously. Her son was already in his twenties and still wasn't married, which made her anxious.
Ning Jingqiu smiled and teased from the side, "Brother, you have to work hard and try to bring me a sister-in-law as soon as possible."
“Children shouldn’t meddle in adults’ affairs. Have you finished your homework?” Ning Zhiyuan’s words hit Ning Jingqiu’s sore spot.
Ning Jingqiu glared at Ning Zhiyuan with great dissatisfaction: "All you ever talk about is homework, homework. Is that all you can do?"
She's already 16, but her brother still treats her like a little kid, which is really annoying.
Ning Zhiyuan was used to his sister's quick temper and didn't understand what made her angry.
The two are quite far apart in age, and aside from occasionally showing concern for his sister's studies, he really doesn't know what else to say to her.
Ning's mother gently patted her daughter's back: "Your brother is right. You're already in the first year of high school, so you need to work harder on your studies. I think it's a bit risky for you to get into university with these grades."
“My brother didn’t go to college either, which proves that there’s no college-going gene in my family,” Ning Jingqiu argued illogically.
“When your brother was in high school, the college entrance examination hadn’t been reinstated yet, otherwise it wouldn’t have been difficult for him to get into university with his grades,” Ning’s mother said with a smile. In fact, her son’s academic performance was indeed better than her daughter’s in the past.
Ning Jingqiu retorted, "Then my brother can also take the college entrance examination after it is reinstated. Brother Song Ze took the college entrance examination."
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