People in this era usually get married through arranged marriages. If they feel they're compatible, they'll get married without considering feelings at all. Some people develop feelings over time, but what they develop is familial affection, not romantic love.
There is no love between the couple. In other words, no matter how much you sacrifice for the family, they may not appreciate it and may even think it is their due.
Lin Yiwan wouldn't want such a marriage, nor would she use the things in her personal space to help the poor.
Wen Xi made Lin Yiwan a cup of tea and said, "Since blind dates are unavoidable, then go and see. If you don't like someone, find a reason to refuse. If you like someone, then get to know them. Anyway, it's not like you're getting married right away, so there's no need to rush. If you find anything wrong with the other person, you can just break up with them later."
Lin Yiwan is a person of the 21st century, so naturally she won't be manipulated by anyone when it comes to marriage. Whether or not she marries is up to her own decision.
Lin Yiwan nodded, "Yes, that's what I'm planning to do too. It's unrealistic to think I'll never get married, and I'm also worried that my mom will be too anxious and that it will affect her health."
If she were a transmigrator who was an orphan, she would consider dating but not getting married. But now that she has parents and family, she still has to consider them.
She could choose not to get married, but her parents felt that if a girl didn't get married, people would gossip about them. In order to prevent her parents from being gossiped about, Lin Yiwan decided to cooperate with them.
After all, times have changed, and she still needs to focus on the era in which she lives now. Many things and viewpoints from the 21st century are not suitable for the present and instead seem too out of place.
"Xiaoxi, why don't you come with me to the blind date?" Lin Yiwan suddenly suggested.
"Pfft..." Wen Xi couldn't help but spit out the tea in her mouth, spraying it directly onto Lin Yiwan's face. She quickly grabbed a dry towel to wipe Lin Yiwan's face and said incredulously, "Are you sure you want me to go on a blind date with you?"
Wenxi subconsciously reached out and touched her face. It wasn't that she was narcissistic, but it was true that when men went on blind dates, they didn't choose the blind date herself, but rather the person accompanying her.
She dared not accompany Lin Yiwan on her blind date, lest she get herself into trouble.
Seeing how frightened Wen Xi was, Lin Yiwan burst out laughing, her laughter shaking her head. "Look at how timid you are. I asked you to accompany me on the blind date, not to go on it for me. You'll hide to the side and pretend you don't know me, and keep a close eye on things for me, so that they don't fool me with their acting."
"Okay, let me know once you've confirmed the time and place." Wen Xi was relieved after hearing Lin Yiwan's words and readily agreed.
Since they are friends, it's only right to help each other out and keep an eye on things. After all, if a friend finds a bad man and he causes trouble, it will affect their relationship.
In the evening, Wenxi served spicy hot pot, braised winter melon, and winter melon and pork rib soup. Today, the spicy hot pot had shrimp in it, which is considered a meat dish, so no other meat dishes were served.
When Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue returned, they were surprised to see the unfamiliar dishes. They were truly enjoying themselves by following Wen Xi.
In the evening, when Zhao Yuanyuan and Zhao Huihui arrived, the five of them sat around the dinner table and studied together, working hard together for a better future.
That day, Wenxi took the money and tickets to the families she had previously exchanged for dried mushrooms. The first family she went to was Ge Chenglan's, because after she had helped her husband and widow get together, she was now raising two children on her own.
Wenxi thought that Ge Chenglan was a pretty good person and hadn't been involved in any scandals, unlike the widow Shen who was always flirting with other women and had several women's husbands infatuated with her. So Wenxi wanted to help Ge Chenglan.
It's not really a help, because she needs dried mushrooms herself, so what difference does it make who she trades with?
"Comrade Wen, what brings you here?" Ge Chenglan asked in surprise as she walked over to see Wen Xi appear at the courtyard gate.
Although Wenxi caused a lot of trouble in the team, none of those things were initiated by Wenxi, but were caused by others, so these things cannot be blamed on Wenxi.
But these things do not change the fact that Wenxi is the most educated among the educated youth settlement.
"Aunt Lan, do you have any dried mushrooms? I'd like to trade some with you to send back home and add a dish to our meal. I'm open to exchanging them for money or coupons," Wen Xi said politely.
"Comrade Wen is such a filial and good child." Ge Chenglan invited Wen Xi into the courtyard, and then brought out all the dried mushrooms she had been drying recently. "I've dried quite a lot of mushrooms this year, they're all here. How many would you like, Comrade Wen?"
Wenxi glanced at the dried mushrooms. The quality wasn't great, but they were edible. Since they were for their own consumption and not for sale, she wasn't too picky.
"Can I have them all?" Wen Xi asked.
Ge Chenglan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and nodded, "Of course, there are still mushrooms on the mountain this season. If I make a few more trips, it will be enough for my family to eat. If you need more, come find me again in a while."
"Okay, thank you, Aunt Lan."
Afterwards, Wenxi used cloth coupons, meat coupons, sugar coupons, and thirty yuan to exchange all of Ge Chenglan's dried mushrooms. However, they were too heavy for her to carry back by herself, so Wenxi asked Ge Chenglan to deliver the remaining dried mushrooms to the alley next to her house after dark.
As Ge Chenglan saw Wen Xi off, she thought to herself, "This Comrade Wen is really good. All the hardworking families in the team have dried mushrooms, but Wen Xi just wants to exchange them with me. Isn't it because she sees that I'm a divorced woman raising two children and it's not easy for me, so she's helping me in a roundabout way?"
Therefore, Ge Chenglan was grateful for Wenxi's kindness and decided to raise her child well so that the child would be as outstanding as Wenxi in the future.
Wenxi was carrying a bag of dried mushrooms and walking back with difficulty when she suddenly felt a lightness in her arms. Wenxi looked up in surprise and saw Qin Mi standing in front of her, smiling at her.
Wen Xi's eyes widened in surprise, "Brother Qin, what are you doing here?"
Because the two families knew each other, Wenxi felt a sense of closeness to Qin Mi, whom she had never met before.
Qin Mi did not answer Wen Xi's question. Instead, he said to the distance, "Captain Qian, I have found my little sister next door. Wen Xi is my little sister next door. I have a good relationship with Wen Xi's parents. I didn't expect Wen Xi to be sent to the countryside here. I will have to trouble Captain Qian to take good care of my little sister in the future."
Qin Mi's arrival had already caused a stir in the team. Everyone was extremely nervous, fearing that Director Qin had come to arrest someone. So a group of people followed behind Qin Mi and several officers, following them with fear and trepidation. They never expected that Director Qin had come to see Wen Xi.
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