The next day, when Xia Qingqing returned from the county, she met an unexpected person.
"Shuangshuang!!! What brings you here?" Xia Qingqing happily hugged Liang Shuang, her voice full of excitement.
A blush appeared on Liang Shuang's face, and she whispered, "I came back with Jianguo. We arrived last night, but we thought it was too late to bother you."
This summer vacation, Zhang Jianguo specially set aside half a month of vacation so that he and Liang Shuang could formally meet each other's parents.
The two had been in a relationship for quite some time, mostly communicating through letters and phone calls. Maintaining their relationship was more difficult than for most people. To show how much they valued the relationship, they decided to go public with their parents first.
Zhang Jianguo first went to Shanghai to visit Liang's parents.
Liang's mother was already very satisfied with her eldest son's comrade-in-arms, and now that he had become her prospective son-in-law, she was even happier.
The difference was the attitude of Liang's father and Liang Lei. When Zhang Jianguo first arrived at the Liang family, the father and son didn't give this pig who was stealing their cabbage a friendly look.
After spending a few days together, Zhang Jianguo's hardworking and conscientious attitude finally left a good impression on his future father-in-law and brother-in-law.
After spending five days in Haishi, Zhang Jianguo returned with Liang Shuang.
Zhang Jianguo arrived at Pingxi County Railway Station yesterday afternoon. He had sent a telegram in advance to his family to pick him up. By the time he got home, it was almost 7 p.m.
Normally, the Zhang family would have already eaten dinner and gone to bed by this time, but last night, in order to wait for Zhang Jianguo and Liang Shuang, the whole family went hungry until the two arrived home.
Lan Meili and Zhang Yougen were overjoyed when they found out their second son had a girlfriend.
Because the second son deliberately kept it a secret, the whole family didn't know the girl's exact identity and even speculated whether she was introduced by a military leader.
It wasn't until I returned and met her in person this time that I discovered that my second son's girlfriend was Liang, the educated youth who had been sent to the countryside a few years ago.
After finding out who the other person was, Zhang Yougen and his wife were even happier.
As the brigade leader, Zhang Yougen had the most contact with the educated youth. After spending so much time together, he had a general understanding of the personalities and character of each of them.
He had always had a good impression of Liang Shuang, the young girl. Although she looked thin and weak, he had never heard her complain once since she came to Shihe Brigade. She always completed the assigned tasks on time and never caused trouble at the educated youth settlement.
Not to mention that after the college entrance examination was reinstated, Liang Shuang was admitted to university, which is enough to show how outstanding she is.
Zhang Yougen and his wife were overjoyed that their second son had found such an excellent partner, and they had no complaints whatsoever.
Zhang's other sons and daughters-in-law also understood that Liang Shuang would definitely not be able to live in Shihe Brigade in the future, and given her status as a college student, they could only try to please her.
In short, Liang Shuang received a warm welcome on her first day at the Zhang family's house.
This morning, after breakfast, Liang Shuang went to the Xia family to look for Xia Qingqing, only to find out from Zhang Hongyan that Xia Qingqing had gone to the county, so she came to no avail.
Liang Shuang decided to go find Ding Miao first, and then when it was almost time, the two of them went to the Xia family together to wait for Xia Qingqing to return.
Xia Qingqing let go of Liang Shuang and pulled Liang Shuang and Ding Miao into her room, one in each hand: "Shuangshuang, why didn't you tell me you were coming to Shihe Brigade? I was planning to go back to Beijing in a few days, and we almost missed each other."
Liang Shuang smiled and touched her cheek: "I just wanted to give you a surprise. It turns out that we are quite destined for each other."
Ding Miao snorted angrily: "And you still dare to talk? None of you told me that Shuangshuang and Zhang Jianguo were dating. Don't you consider me a friend?"
Liang Shuang quickly grabbed her arm and coaxed, "Oh dear, Miao Miao, why would you think that? I was just planning to tell you in person, so it would seem more formal."
Xia Qingqing quickly nodded in agreement: "That's right. I only knew in advance because this guy came to visit me for two days when he went to Beijing to see Zhang Jianguo. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known."
"Next time something this big happens, you can't hide it from me," Ding Miao said, pinching the soft flesh on Liang Shuang's face.
Liang Shuang quickly raised her hand and swore, "I promise, it will never happen again."
She had previously felt that her relationship with Zhang Jianguo wasn't particularly stable, since they hadn't seen each other since confirming their relationship, and they were either writing letters or making phone calls, so they might break up at any time.
In addition, since Ding Miao and Xia Qingqing are from the same hometown as Zhang Jianguo, it would be awkward if they eventually separated. So she felt it would be better to wait until their relationship was stable before informing them.
Liang Shuang said with a mischievous smile, "Miao Miao, are you doing well at school? Now you're the only single one left out of the three of us sisters."
Ding Miao suddenly felt as if an arrow had pierced her heart: She really is my good sister.
"Why aren't you saying anything? Is something really going on?" Xia Qingqing asked curiously.
Under the constant gaze of two pairs of eyes, Ding Miao felt inexplicably pressured: "Well, there is indeed a male classmate in school who has a crush on me, but he is from another province and plans to return to his hometown after graduation."
Xia Qingqing immediately understood what Ding Miao hadn't finished saying: Ding Miao actually had some feelings for that male classmate, but was hesitant because he was going to return to his hometown to develop his career.
"What are you thinking?"
Ding Miao said calmly, "My mother doesn't want me to marry far away. She said that if others bully me, no one will help me. Actually, I don't want to be so far away from my parents either."
Liang Shuang nodded in agreement: "That is indeed a problem. I thought about it for a long time before I was with Jianguo."
One of the reasons that finally made Liang Shuang decide was that Jianguo said he planned to change careers in a few years, so that at least the couple wouldn't have to suffer the pain of being apart.
Ding Miao said with a smile, "Forget it, the three of us have finally gotten together, so let's not talk about these unhappy things. Let's share some interesting things instead."
"Wait a minute, I'll go make some tea and then get some snacks," Xia Qingqing said before running out of the room.
A moment later she brought in three cups of tea and a plate of melon seeds and peanuts: "Come on, let's chat while we eat some melon seeds."
The three were chatting happily when they heard a knock on the door. It turned out that Zhang Jianguo had come to call Liang Shuang back for dinner.
When Ding Miao saw Zhang Jianguo, she laughed and teased, "Brother Jianguo, you are so lucky to have found such a good partner as Shuangshuang. You have to treat Shuangshuang well in the future, otherwise Qingqing and I will definitely make you pay."
A smile flickered across Zhang Jianguo's eyes upon hearing this, and he nodded solemnly, replying, "Yes, please rest assured, I will definitely treat Shuangshuang well."
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