Chapter 47 Chapter 47 "Tell me, when are you two going to see...
"Xiao Jiang, Comrade Jiang Shuangshuang." As soon as Master Zhang saw him like this, he felt that there was hope. After all, he was an experienced person, and he could see that this kid cared, otherwise how could he react so strongly?
"Haven't you seen her? The girl you picked up from the pig production team. I tell you, everyone in the whole organization knows her. She is..."
Cheng Jin could no longer hear what he was saying.
There was only one thought in my mind - she knew!
No wonder, this time when they met, he always felt that she looked at him with a strange look from time to time. Today, he didn't have time to think about it, but now...
What should I do?
Cheng Jin was a little panicked for once. He knew how outrageous the thing he had concealed was, and he had thought about when he should confess to her.
"Boy, silly boy?" Master Zhang noticed that he was a little absent-minded while talking. He suddenly became angry and said with his hands on his waist: "Hey, I talked to you for a long time, why don't you pay attention to me? What, do you think I am a matchmaker?"
The thought of this makes me a little unhappy.
Xiao Jiang is more than a match for him, but this guy doesn't care about her anymore?
Just then, someone passed by. Without thinking, Mr. Zhang grabbed the person and said, "Xiao Meng, I remember you are not married yet? Let me find you a matchmaker."
"Ah?" Xiao Meng, who was being held back, looked puzzled.
But he reacted in an instant, grinning, "Yes, yes, I am not married yet, Mr. Zhang, who do you want to introduce me to?"
"You know him, it's Jiang..."
"Master Zhang!" Cheng Jin took two big steps down the stairs, put his hand on Master Zhang's shoulder, and with a little effort, he led him to the side, "Let's talk over here."
Master Zhang snorted twice.
Of course he didn't really want to introduce Xiao Jiang to Xiao Meng.
The reason he introduced her to Cheng was because Xiao Jiang had agreed before. How could he introduce her to someone without telling Xiao Jiang?
If she doesn't like it, it will be awkward for both of us.
But the reason why he said that was simply to make Cheng anxious.
If he still hasn't figured it out, then he must be old and blind. He pouted and said, "Tell me, when did you two fall in love with each other?"
He'd be a fool if he didn't realize it.
No wonder he looked so strange when he mentioned it to Xiao Jiang. Although his reaction wasn't as big as Cheng's, it wasn't much different.
It was obvious that there was more to these two people than just a ride in the same car.
Mr. Zhang still thought he had good taste. He felt at first glance that they could make a couple. Look, now they are a couple, aren’t they?
Cheng Jin's throat tightened a little, and he said in a slightly hoarse voice: "...Have you mentioned me to her?"
"Yes." Master Zhang didn't know what they were up to. He said, "You are young and promising, with a bright future. Who in the entire Public Security Bureau doesn't know that you, Cheng Jin, are a good comrade? Even Director Wei is vying to make you his nephew-in-law."
"What else?"
Master Zhang looked at him strangely, "Why, haven't I exaggerated enough?"
It seems that Cheng boy still has some problems. He actually urged him to praise him. The boy is young but quite thick-skinned.
Cheng Jin breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it didn't sound like he was exposed. In fact, he had already planned to confess to Comrade Jiang. It seemed that it didn't matter if he knew about it a few days ago, but in fact, he knew very well the difference between confessing and being found out by the other party.
"Then I certainly can't just praise you, so I can only introduce your name. By the way, if it weren't for Xiao Jiang, I wouldn't know that your Jin is actually the Jin from Jinyun Mountain." Master Zhang kept talking while stroking his chin, but he didn't realize that Cheng Jin was petrified at this moment.
His name and Cheng Jin's name sound the same but have different characters.
So Comrade Xiao Jiang already knew that he was Jin from Jinyun Mountain?
"I'm telling you, why haven't you come up for so long?" Director Wei came down from the upper floor. He saw Master Zhang in front of him and asked, "Do you have something to ask him? Tell me what it is. As long as it's not the alcohol I'm hiding, I'll find someone to do it for you."
Master Zhang looked disdainful and said, "Besides those bottles of wine you hid, what else do I need you to do?"
Isn't it easy for him to find someone to do something?
In the time it takes him to say a word, many people are waiting to do errands for him.
He raised his chin and pointed at the boy in front of him, "Aren't you thinking of matchmaking him because he's quite old?"
Cheng Jin is not really that old, but some people who got married early have children who are old enough to cook soy sauce by now.
When Director Wei heard this, he immediately became cheerful: "You are late. Xiao Cheng already has a partner. It is not your turn to worry about him."
He just said that he must have a very good vision!
Look, the guy he likes is also favored by Mr. Zhang. Isn't it a proof that he has good taste that he is so eager to get him?
It's a pity that he and his niece have no fate and can't be together.
However, this time, Mr. Zhang and he shared the same pain. No matter which girl he introduced, they had no chance to be together with Xiao Cheng. After all, the girl already had a partner, so he could be considered as a half-matchmaker.
"Have you found a partner?!" Mr. Zhang raised his voice.
"No……"
"Hmm?" Director Wei looked at Cheng Jin strangely, "Could it be that they are separated?"
"……no."
Master Zhang glared at him angrily, "Why are you so indecisive? Is it really that hard to say whether it is there or not?"
Cheng Jin smiled helplessly.
It's really hard to say.
Because he and Comrade Jiang have not yet confirmed their relationship, he wanted to say that he was dating someone, but he was worried that saying so would affect Comrade Jiang.
Looking back, have I ever been so unhesitant?
Even when facing enemy fire, he was able to react and counterattack in the fastest time.
But now it does seem a bit fragile.
This was completely different from his past twenty years, but he actually quite liked this inexplicable feeling. "I'll go check it out first and come back to tell you good news!"
Director Wei laughed twice. "Since it's already good news, shouldn't the teacher congratulate you in advance?"
Master Zhang sighed and said, "I don't understand you young people, but don't forget my wedding candy. You'd better buy me a glass of wine. I want the kind that Director Wei hides in the cabinet. It tastes better!"
"!!" Director Wei was shocked. "How did you know I was hiding it in the cabinet?"
He didn't have much pocket money, so it took him a long time to save up such a treasure. He knew that Master Zhang and Master Cao loved to steal things from his office, so he hid it at the top of the cabinet and even put a box under it, for fear that it would be stolen again one day.
"Want to hide it from me? Then you'll have to live another 20 or 30 years." Master Zhang looked proud.
Director Wei couldn't sit still anymore, so he put his arm around Xiao Cheng's shoulders and walked up the stairs. "Come on, come on, I need to talk to you in my office."
After the chat, hide the bottle somewhere else!
Actually, there was nothing serious that he was looking for Cheng Jin for this time, otherwise he would not have been talking so much downstairs. After entering the door, he did not talk about business but said with concern, "If you are unsure about anything, just tell me. After all, I am an experienced person, and I have a good relationship with your Aunt Duan!"
Cheng Jin still believed this.
He had been to the Wei family for dinner and had seen with his own eyes how Director Wei and Aunt Duan got along with each other, but he didn't think there was anything special at the time. It was not as attractive as the food on the table.
But at this moment he really had something to ask.
He took out a small notebook from his inner pocket, then borrowed a pen and said seriously, "I have a few questions for you."
Director Wei raised his eyebrows, but didn't ask him what the problem was. Instead, he pointed at the notebook in his hand with special curiosity, "What is this?"
The little notebook in Cheng Jin's hand is a treasure.
I carry it in my pocket every day, and it contains suggestions from all my comrades who are married or have partners, every word of which is recorded very clearly.
Some suggestions have a cross at the end.
Some suggestions are circled and highlighted.
It wasn't long before most of the notebook was already used up. He benefited a lot from it, so he decided to keep it well even after it was used up. When he was old and gray, he could take her to the bench by the lake to bask in the sun and recall the past with the notebook in hand.
Cheng Jin did not mention the contents of the book, but only talked about its function. After he finished speaking, Director Wei slapped the table and laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back.
He had never seen anyone fall in love like this in his life!
Oh my god, he laughed so hard that his stomach hurt. This was definitely the funniest thing he had encountered this year. How could young people chase after their comrades to learn from their love affairs with little notebooks?
Cheng Jin held a notebook in one hand and a pen in the other, and just watched him quietly and laughed wildly.
His face still had the same expression as before, calm and composed.
But if you look closely, you will find a hint of confusion in his bright eyes.
Director Wei's laughter was almost hoarse. He took a sip of water and said, "Come on, tell me what your comrades-in-arms suggested."
Cheng Jin lowered his eyes, and without much hesitation, he spoke seriously, recounting the experiences of his comrades A, B, C, and D one by one.
He spoke very seriously and did not even look for the notes in his notebook. It was obvious that he had memorized all of that in his head and was putting it into practice.
Director Wei really didn't take it seriously at first.
I even thought it was funny.
But as he listened, he couldn't help but stand up straight. You know what, it does make sense...
Although he and his wife have a very good relationship, they have not been without arguments in all these years together. Just last week, his wife got angry over something that he thought was particularly trivial and glared at him several times. All he got for dinner that night was cold rice and cold dishes.
"Hiss!" Director Wei frowned upon hearing this, and crossed his arms over his chest in deep thought. This expression was like he was dealing with a major case. He commented seriously, "What you said is not without reason."
Cheng Jin raised his eyes, and the confusion in his expression was replaced by surprise, "Really?"
He knew that doing these exercises was still useful.
Even Director Wei, an old comrade who has been married for 20 to 30 years, praised it, which shows that it is of great use. He will definitely learn a lot from the records in the book.
Director Wei nodded. He hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke: "Then you can help me think about it. Last week, I was eating and complained that the cucumber was a little overcooked. Your Aunt Duan glared at me and didn't even heat up my meal. Tell me, was it my fault or hers?"
"It must be you." Cheng Jin answered without hesitation, "It's 100% you."
Director Wei stared at him, "What did I do wrong?"
"That's totally wrong." Cheng Jin commented directly, "Aunt Duan doesn't owe you anything. She worked so hard to cook a meal and you still complain about her. Wouldn't you be angry if it were you?"
Director Wei frowned and was about to say something when there was a knock on the door. Public Security Officer Xiao Fu pushed the door open, poked his head in and asked curiously, "Director, what did you do wrong?"
What a coincidence, he heard a few words outside the door just after going upstairs, which made him itchy and curious about what their boss had done wrong.
Director Wei rolled his eyes at him and said, "It's none of your business."
It's fun to show off his affection in public, but he has no interest in letting others know that he and his wife have a fight.
But he's also kind of weird.
Shouldn't he be the one making fun of Xiao Cheng? How come it became Xiao Cheng who was educating him?
Director Wei wanted to keep it a secret, but Cheng Jin answered straightforwardly: "Talk about some conflicts between him and Aunt Duan."
"Go, go, go!" Director Wei raised his leg and kicked, but the opponent reacted faster than him and dodged by taking two steps back, so the kick missed.
He said unhappily, "Now you answer so straightforwardly, why were you so dumb just now and couldn't say anything?"
Cheng Jin didn't reply.
Because there is nothing to say in response, and this is really the truth.
But he really didn't know what to say. He lowered his head and glanced at the notebook. He concluded that he had not learned enough and needed to continue working hard!
When someone poked him, Director Wei poked back, snorting, "Instead of talking about my family, you might as well think about how to get her. She's a good girl, if you don't hold on tight, you'll have no chance."
Cheng Jin frowned slightly.
I took a pen and wrote a few words on the notebook.
——"Tighten up!"
"Cheng Jin has someone he likes?" Policeman Xiao Fu looked gossipy. He asked, "Who is he after? Is he from the bureau? Do I know him? How is your relationship going?"
He asked several questions in a row, and it was obvious that he was curious.
But Cheng Jin ignored him.
He won't say a word before the relationship is confirmed!
Cheng Jin didn't say anything, but Public Security Officer Xiao Fu couldn't stop talking, "Let me tell you, there are skills to pursuing someone. Not only do you have to behave well in front of the female comrades, you also have to behave well in front of the family members."
He felt that he was well qualified to participate in this topic.
After all, he is no longer single now, and even the wedding date has been set. He will hold a wedding banquet and marry his wife before the Chinese New Year this year!
So I used myself as an example, "My girlfriend has two sisters. When I gave her a hairpin, I would also make two hair ties for her sisters. I would invite her to the park and give her some snacks to take home. The sisters always said good things about me in front of my girlfriend."
Cheng Jin listened carefully and then wrote a few words in the small notebook.
He knew that Comrade Jiang had an older sister and a younger brother besides his mother.
My sister has gone to the countryside, so there is no place to please her even if I want to.
But I still have a younger brother by my side.
When we sent them back before, the half-grown boy circled the big jeep again and again, loving it very much.
Thinking of this, he felt a little regretful.
If I had known earlier, I should have invited that kid to get in the car and have a seat. Even if he can't drive, he could at least feel the steering wheel. That would have greatly improved my impression of him.
It's a pity that his attention was elsewhere at the time.
It was already the third day since they last saw each other, and once he arrived at the Changnan Production Brigade, it was difficult to take his eyes off her.
She didn't want her family to find out, and it was so difficult to keep it a secret, so she didn't pay much attention to Jiang Xiaozhou.
But he had already thought of a gift for Jiang Xiaozhou.
It's definitely no worse than touching the steering wheel of a big jeep!
…
Jiang Xiaozhou had no idea that a great gift was waiting for him.
He is particularly worried now. The school has notified him that classes will officially start from next Monday. His carefree days are about to end...
Ever since he received the notice, he has been hesitating whether to tell his mother. He really has no talent for studying and does not like sitting in the classroom to listen to lectures every day. Especially in the past one or two years, which is a special period, there are several fewer teachers in the school. Most of the time, they just sit in the classroom and study on their own, without even a teacher to teach them.
It would be better for him to stay at home every day to help with cleaning and cooking, and he can go to the kitchen to "learn" in his free time.
Master Cao praised him several times, saying that he was a fast learner and that he might actually have the talent.
He hesitated for many days and didn't dare to tell his mother.
I could even imagine that once he opened his mouth, his mother would be so angry that she would beat him with a broom. Let her beat him, as long as she could stop him from going to school.
But he was sure that even if his buttocks were swollen from being beaten, he would still have to go to school in the end. It was useless to talk about it, as there was almost no possibility that he would not go to school.
With a long sigh, he wondered when he would stop worrying about not being able to go to school...
"Boss!" Zhu Xiaowu ran over and asked curiously, "Boss, how come your second sister brought back so many broken things? I heard that she was thinking of buying herself a bicycle."
"Is it fake?" Da Zhuang, who was digging ant eggs nearby, sniffed. "The third wife said that Shuang Shuang had wild ideas and had no place to spend her money, so she bought a bunch of junk and only wasted things."
Jiang Xiaozhou slapped him on the back of his head, "That's my second sister. If you dare to say bad things about her again, you won't have any share of the meat soup or fish soup!"
The fish soup and meat soup he mentioned is the soup made by boiling wild boar or dried fish before cooking.
There is neither meat nor fish in the soup, but it still has some meat flavor. Add some salt and green onions and mix it. It will be a delicious dish for those who haven't tasted meat for a long time.
Thanks to this bowl of soup, Jiang Xiaozhou became the king of the children in this area.
Not only in the big house where they lived, many children outside also heard the news and bowed to him as the boss.
All the work he had on hand was in great demand, so he outsourced all of it except for some work that he really couldn't get rid of.
Just like today, after his mother and second sister went out to work, he took a few younger brothers to clean up the house from top to bottom.
Even the cobwebs on the beams were cleared away, and the gaps between the tables and chairs were all wiped. It could be said that it was the cleanest room in the entire mansion.
If the weather wasn't so bad today, he would have taken out all the quilts, washed and dried them, trying to make his mother and second sister sleep more comfortably.
I'm not idle even after finishing my work.
The two little hens he raised were particularly greedy. The ant eggs they dug out a few days ago were almost gone, so he brought people to dig ant eggs again. After digging for half a day, the small bottle at hand was two-thirds full.
"I won't say anything, I won't say anything, but you must give me fish soup!" Da Zhuang quickly covered his mouth to indicate that he would say nothing.
But he forgot that he was just scratching the ground and his hands were very dirty. When he covered his mouth like this, his whole face was dirty.
Jiang Xiaozhou snorted twice, "Not only can you not say it, you also have to stop others from saying bad things about my second sister. If anyone dares to say it, you have to curse back."
He knew that some people were particularly gossipy.
Especially when he saw that his second sister got a job first and now has a bicycle, he became jealous and always liked to talk about all kinds of nonsense outside.
However, these people also know that the second sister is not easy to bully.
I never dared to say it in front of them and only whispered it behind their backs.
In order to stop these people, he solemnly promised: "Whoever can do this, I will be in the soup... I will give him an extra bowl of soup."
I originally wanted to add a little minced meat to the soup.
It definitely won’t be too much, just smaller than a fingernail.
But after thinking about it, he still couldn't bear to give it away. No matter how small it was, it was still meat. He couldn't even eat enough himself, so how could he be willing to give it to others?
So let’s give him soup.
To him, it was nothing more than the "bath water" for pork and dried fish. It was nothing more than adding an extra bowl of water in it, but he was still willing to do that.
"Really?!"
"That's great, Boss, you are so generous. If anyone dares to say something bad about Sister Shuangshuang in the future, it will be against me, Da Zhuang, and I will definitely scold him!"
"Big brother, you are so kind. Even my dad is not as kind as you. When I grow up, I will definitely be filial to you!"
"..." Jiang Xiaozhou looked at the little brat who was only five or six years old. He dared not believe what he said. If his father knew about this, he would definitely kick his ass.
"Stop talking nonsense and dig out the ant eggs quickly. I have to go back to cook after digging them."
"We're still digging. There must be a lot of them in this hole."
"Boss, look, this is all over the place."
Zhu Xiaowu was a little absent-minded. He and Jiang Xiaozhou were about the same age and went to the same school. He asked curiously, "Big brother, is your second sister really making a bicycle? If she makes another one, then your family will have two bicycles, right?"
"I know what you are up to, don't even think about it!" Jiang Xiaozhou put his hands on his chest, and he knew at a glance that this little friend was not honest.
I just thought that if his family had two bicycles, he could ride to school, and there would be room for another person to sit on the back seat besides him.
He is very self-aware, "If there is another one, it will be my mother who rides it, not me."
Unless you have three at home.
But he didn't dare to think about it, three bicycles! Even the director of a textile factory was not that awesome!
But he was actually quite curious.
In the past day or two, my second sister has been fiddling with those odds and ends with Grandpa Zhou when she came home. He was also curious and went to take a look, but in the end he found that he couldn't understand anything, so he decided to just stay in Grandpa Cao's small kitchen and watch him cook.
He really doesn't know whether he can do it.
And he must feel it is quite difficult.
It’s not that I don’t believe in my second sister’s ability, but a bicycle costs two or three hundred yuan. If it were really that easy, no one would be willing to spend money to buy it.
It is true...
It sounds good but is difficult to achieve in reality. Uncle Liao sent us spare parts twice in a row and almost all the parts were ready except for two tires.
Jiang Shuangshuang and Mr. Zhou converted some of the miscellaneous accessories into universal ones, but many problems still arose during the assembly process.
"The axis can't be connected. We still have to think of a new way." Mr. Zhou put down the wrench in his hand and sighed in his heart.
From the moment Xiao Jiang brought the drawing over, he roughly guessed what she wanted to do.
He originally thought that if she could really do it, he would shamelessly ask her to help him make another one.
They will definitely give you money, but it is definitely not as expensive as buying it at the supply and marketing cooperative.
Especially without having to spend money on bike tickets.
Everything went smoothly at first. I took out the scattered parts one by one and collected some from the scrap yard. I placed them all over the floor. Except for the two tires, all the other parts were basically complete.
But it's useless even if they are complete, because some parts cannot be assembled at all.
"Let me think about it." Jiang Shuangshuang bit her lip lightly, "I remember there is a library in the city. I'll go and see if there are any relevant books tomorrow when I have a day off."
"Yes, there is a library." Grandpa Zhou nodded and pointed the way for her. "Take a bus to Chaoyang Alley. It's next to the newspaper office. Our daily newspapers are all published there. You will definitely find it when you get off the bus and ask someone."
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