Liang Feng had to admit that, from a man's perspective, Zhang Jianguo was indeed a good marriage prospect.
She has a good personality and temperament, no bad habits, is clean and hygienic, and is hardworking and ambitious. Her hometown is where her younger sister was sent to work in the countryside. Zhang's parents will take good care of her younger sister in the future, and she will not have any problems getting along with her in-laws.
In addition, he and Zhang Jianguo were comrades-in-arms, so he could keep an eye on Zhang Jianguo and wasn't afraid that Zhang Jianguo would treat his sister badly.
After thinking it through, Liang Feng no longer resisted trying to matchmake Zhang Jianguo and his younger sister.
However, it's no use if he and Liang's mother are only enthusiastic about this one-sided business; the other two have to be compatible.
Liang Feng didn't like beating around the bush, so he directly asked him if he would like to get to know his sister better.
Why did Liang Feng talk to Zhang Jianguo first? He thought that if Zhang Jianguo had such thoughts, he would then talk to his sister about it. Otherwise, if his sister took a liking to Zhang Jianguo first, and then Zhang Jianguo didn't reciprocate, wouldn't that hurt his sister's feelings?
Zhang Jianguo didn't agree at first. In fact, he and Liang Shuang had only met once, and besides, if things didn't work out, it would be a bit awkward for him and Liang Feng to get along.
Liang Feng, this guy, weighs 150 pounds but has grown to 151 pounds of rebellious spirit. It's one thing for his sister not to like Zhang Jianguo, but it's another for Zhang Jianguo not to like his sister!
So Liang Feng wrote another letter to his sister, explaining that he wanted to introduce Zhang Jianguo to her and asking if she would like to get to know him better.
Liang Shuang will be 24 years old soon, and it's time for her to consider marriage. She has seriously considered this issue after reading her brother's letter.
First of all, she wasn't worried about Zhang Jianguo's character, since his brother had personally vetted him. In terms of appearance, Zhang Jianguo was a tough guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and Liang Shuang herself had a good impression of this type.
There were also family issues. She had lived in Shihe Brigade for several years. Apart from Xia Qingqing's family, the villagers she had the most dealings with were the brigade leader's family. Both the brigade leader and his wife were nice people.
So Liang Shuang wrote back to her brother, expressing her willingness to talk to Zhang Jianguo first, and if they got along well, they could discuss other matters.
The two then began corresponding, and as they continued to correspond, Liang Shuang grew increasingly satisfied with Zhang Jianguo. Although Zhang Jianguo initially felt somewhat forced into this situation by Liang Feng, his impression of the girl deepened through their correspondence.
They were no longer teenagers, and at their age, besides love, they were more concerned about whether their temperaments and personalities were compatible, and their future life would be more about the mundane realities of daily life.
With Liang Feng covering for them, even Liang's mother was unaware of Zhang Jianguo and Liang Shuang's correspondence until the two confirmed their relationship.
Mother Liang was overjoyed. The marriage prospects of her eldest son and daughter had been a thorn in her side. Now that her daughter had secretly started dating someone, and it was the same boy she had previously taken a liking to—her son's comrade-in-arms—what more could she ask for?
Only after gaining the approval of his future in-laws did Zhang Jianguo write a letter to tell his family about the matter. At that moment, the letter was on its way to Pingxi County.
He planned to wait until he received a reply from his family and then take a vacation before formally visiting the Liang family.
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With only half a month left until Xia Qingqing's first day of school, the family decided to set off for Beijing as soon as possible.
If we don't go soon, we might not be able to handle it all. We need to deal with Gou Dan's transfer to another school as soon as possible, so that Gou Dan won't be without a school to attend when school starts. Xia Qingqing also needs to help her parents get familiar with the surroundings, so that they won't be too busy after school starts and won't be completely lost when they go out.
Xia Qingqing went to the county to find Xiao Hui and asked him to help her buy four sleeper tickets.
Xiao Hui was a little puzzled: "It's still early before school starts, why are we going to Beijing now?"
"I plan to move to Beijing with my parents and younger brother, and I'm going there in advance to make preparations," Xia Qingqing said truthfully, as this was no secret.
Xiao Hui's first thought was what to do about the chili sauce business. Although each bottle of chili sauce didn't earn much, the profit was still considerable if you sold a lot.
The loss of the chili sauce business might not have a significant impact on Xiao Hui, but his gang of brothers are waiting to make money.
The opening of the market has also had some impact on Xiao Hui and his colleagues. In the past, they were able to make money because no one dared to do this kind of thing, but now those who are bolder have taken action.
Fortunately, having learned from Yuan Xin's experience, Xia Qingqing directly offered to sell the chili sauce recipe to Xiao Hui.
"Brother Hui, would you be willing to buy the recipe? But we only sell the right to use the recipe, which means you can only make and sell the chili sauce yourself, and you can't sell the recipe privately."
Xiao Hui was naturally willing to buy it. With the recipe, the profit per bottle of chili sauce would more than double, and he could recoup his 500 yuan investment in no time.
“Okay, let’s sign another contract. I’ll have my mom write down the recipe and steps. If you have time these next couple of days, you can come to my house to learn in person,” Xia Qingqing said.
Yuan Xin's place is too far away, so there's no way around it. Xiao Hui is closer, so he can have Zhang Hongyan teach him step by step, which will make learning much faster.
“Okay, I’ll bring people over to learn tomorrow,” Xiao Hui had already decided on the people to learn how to make chili sauce.
Xia Qingqing didn't think there was a problem. She never thought Xiao Hui would make the chili sauce himself. He had so many underlings. Were they all just sitting around doing nothing?
After discussing the chili sauce, Xiao Hui tapped the table with his finger: "Speaking of which, why did you suddenly decide to take your family to Beijing to develop your career?"
Xia Qingqing smiled and said, "It's not exactly sudden. I had already planned to take my parents to Beijing. Now that things have opened up, it's better for my parents to find something to do in Beijing than to stay at home and farm."
With her abilities, even if Zhang Hongyan and her husband did nothing, she could still support their family.
A thoughtful look flashed across Xiao Hui's eyes, but he smiled and said, "Can I come visit you guys when I come to Beijing in the future?"
"You're welcome to visit anytime, Brother Hui," Xia Qingqing said, giving Xiao Hui her Beijing address directly.
After leaving the courtyard, Xia Qingqing originally intended to go straight home, but after thinking about it, she decided to go and see the Qin siblings.
She visited the Qin siblings during her summer vacation, but the weather was too hot afterward, so she didn't go out much. Now that she's going to Beijing, she probably won't see them for a while.
When Xia Qingqing arrived at the Qin family home, she only saw Qin Chuxin. Qin Chuan had gone out early in the morning, and it was obvious that he had gone to make money.
Xia Qingqing didn't stay long; she chatted with Qin Chuxin for a while before leaving.
When Qin Chu'an returned home that evening, he learned that Xia Qingqing had come to his house that morning. He regretted going out that day, as he might not see Sister Xia again until the New Year.
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