Teacher Zhao's home wasn't far from the Lin family's. She had heard about Lin Shan's older brother's broken marriage, so she asked Lin's parents, "Is there any good news from Lin Jian recently?"
Lin Jian is the name of the eldest brother of the Lin family. He answered the question himself: "Teacher Zhao, not yet."
"Lin Jian, I have a suitable female comrade here. She's a newly transferred Chinese teacher from the elementary school department. She's twenty years old, a good match for your age."
"She was transferred here three months ago. Her hometown is Ping County. Her parents died in a flood six years ago. She's the youngest daughter in the family. She has older brothers and sisters. Her older sister is married and lives back home. Her older brother retired from the army and is working in the county militia. It was her brother who figured out how to transfer her here."
"She has a nice personality, lives a simple and unpretentious life, works diligently and steadily, is pretty, and is about the same height as Lin Shan."
"She also wants to find a partner to marry here and asked me to introduce her. She doesn't have many requirements, just that she wants a gay man with a simple family and someone who is easy to get along with. She also wants him to have a good personality, respect and support her work, and help her with some housework."
These requests raised by the woman were not really requests. Lin's mother laughed when she heard them and pushed her son's arm: "Boss, the one introduced by Teacher Zhao must be very good. Go meet him."
Lin Jian agreed: "Okay, thank you for troubling Teacher Zhao."
"What's the trouble? The school is out now, and she's staying at her brother's and sister-in-law's house. I'll talk to her tomorrow morning and arrange a meeting for you. What happens next is up to you."
After they finished talking about this, Yun Huaying interrupted and asked, "Teacher Zhao, has your job been transferred as well?"
"Yes, Old Yu was transferred to work in the city. He doesn't know how to do any kitchen work, not even how to cook noodles. I have to accompany him, so I asked his boss to help transfer me to another job. Their new unit has a school for children of their children, and they happen to be short of teachers. I'll be transferred there and teach for a few more years before retiring."
"Teacher Zhao, please write down your new address for me." Yun Huaying said as she took out a notebook from her bag.
As Teacher Zhao wrote, he said to her, "Huaying, when the wedding date is set, remember to tell me. I will try my best to come over for the wedding banquet."
"Sure." Yun Huaying responded with a smile.
I haven't seen the teacher for a long time, and we have a lot to talk about. Teacher Zhao and the others also want to ask about the Yun family, so we chatted until after nine o'clock.
It was already half past nine when we returned to the Lin family. Everyone immediately poured hot water to wash and soak their feet. The two elder brothers of the Lin family squeezed together to sleep tonight. Lin Shan slept in her second brother's room, Yun Huaying and Jiang Yuan slept in her bed. They all went to bed at ten o'clock.
The next morning, the mother and daughter of the Lin family got up early to cook breakfast. Lin Shan went to the meat processing factory early to buy chicken and pork, and cooked shredded pork noodles for everyone in the morning.
Lin's parents and second brother continued to work. Elder brother Lin did not go to work today because he had a blind date. He asked a colleague nearby to help him take a leave. Lin Shan accompanied him to meet the female comrade introduced by Teacher Zhao.
Yun Huaying and Jiang Yuan did not go. After breakfast, they went to the mountain together to worship.
The two of them kowtowed to their elders first. Yun Huaying did not burn paper money, but burned a large bundle of newspapers that published the crimes of the Fang and Liang families in front of the grave. She also told them the good news that they were dating and were about to get married, as well as the current situation of her uncle's family.
She usually doesn't talk much, but today she chattered for nearly an hour in front of the grave and even spent some time clearing the weeds on the grave.
It was past eleven when the two returned to the Lin family's house. Lin Shan was cooking at home. As soon as they entered the house, they couldn't wait to tell the good news: "My eldest brother and that female teacher have fallen in love with each other, and they just made plans to go shopping together."
Jiang Yuan: "...So fast!"
"Just like Brother Zheng fell in love with Huaying at first sight." Lin Shan did not forget to tease her friend.
Yun Huaying rolled her eyes at her and smiled, "You went along to see it, what do you think of the woman?"
"Not bad. She's dressed quite simply and elegantly. She speaks in a very polite and refined manner. She looks quite good next to my eldest brother."
"Teacher Zhao had explained my family situation and my eldest brother's job to her in advance, and even explained the previous broken engagement. The woman's brother and sister-in-law felt that the broken engagement wasn't my family's fault, and she understood. She didn't say anything else and came out to meet my brother."
"The two met and talked for about ten minutes. They must have had a good impression of each other. My brother asked her out shopping, and she agreed. That's when Teacher Zhao and I stopped being third wheelers."
Lin's parents came back for lunch. When they got home and learned that Lin Jian and the girl had fallen in love, they were very happy. Lin's mother was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.
After dinner, Yun Huaying went to Teacher Zhao’s house alone. Teacher Zhao’s wife’s unit arranged a car to pick them up, and she went to help move the luggage.
After Teacher Zhao and his wife left, she went back to the neighborhood where she used to live and had a brief chat with her neighbors.
They bought train tickets for that evening, had dinner at Lin's house, and then picked up their luggage to catch the train. They also made an appointment with Lin Shan to meet up with her in Jing County after the New Year, and then return to Yang County together.
Yun Huaying bought a sleeper ticket. There were not many passengers in the carriage, so the two of them slept in the lower berth and chatted for an hour or two before going to sleep.
After a whole day and night, the train arrived in Jinling safely.
As soon as the two of them appeared at the exit with their luggage, Han Zheng, who had been waiting there for a long time, ran over immediately: "Huaying, Jiang Yuan."
"Han Zheng, when did you arrive?"
Yun Huaying called her future mother-in-law when she was in Jing County. Han Zheng had not returned yet and had not told her family when he would be back. She thought he was not done with his work yet.
"I arrived around four in the afternoon."
Han Zheng lifted all the luggage from her shoulders and said with a smile, "Your uncle and aunt are here to pick you up. They thought the train would be late, so they went to get some water. Let's put our things in the car and wait for them there."
"Okay." Yun Huaying helped Jiang Yuan carry a bag and called her, "Jiang Yuan, let's go."
As soon as she put her luggage on the car, Yun Huaying saw the figures of her elders and waved to them: "Uncle, aunt."
"Jacaranda."
Yun Shaofan and his wife immediately ran towards her, both with smiles on their faces: "We just left for a while, and you're here."
Seeing that her uncle and aunt looked much better recently, her aunt's face was rosy and she looked more energetic, and her figure was plumper than before, Yun Huaying smiled widely. Seeing Jiang Yuan coming over, she introduced her: "Jiang Yuan, this is my uncle and aunt."
"Hello uncle and aunt, my name is Jiang Yuan, and I'm Huaying's friend." Jiang Yuan hurriedly greeted the two elders.
"Hello, Xiao Jiang."
After hearing what their niece had said about her, Yun Shaofan and his wife immediately called out to them, "Come on, get in the car. It's cold outside. Let's talk in the car."
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