Xue Fu looked at her parents' good intentions with a wry smile, then forced a small smile and said, "Okay. I'll study, I'll try my best."
Having finally escaped the life of a senior in high school before transmigrating, Xue Fu had a premonition that her life would probably not be so easy from then on.
As a time traveler, she might have an advantage in some subjects when it comes to studying and taking exams, such as math and English, but in other areas, her efforts to fill in the gaps in her knowledge are not much different from those of Nuwa patching up the sky.
After dinner, the group chatted for a while longer. Before going to bed, Ji Yazhi told Xue Fu to wake up early the next day and not to sleep in.
Ji Yazhi said, "I'll take you shopping tomorrow."
Xue Fu blinked: "Mom, didn't you and Dad go shopping this morning?"
Ji Yazhi tapped her forehead: "There are so many things to buy for the New Year."
Xue Fu nodded: "Okay."
Xue Fu woke up early the next day. She had slept almost all day after returning home yesterday, and woke up naturally around six o'clock today.
After she got up, washed up, and left her bedroom, there was still no other sound from the house. Her parents were still asleep.
Xue Fu thought for a moment, then went back inside to put on her warm clothes, put her money bag away, changed her shoes, and went out.
She went out to buy breakfast.
However, she left too early. The state-run restaurant wasn't open yet.
Xue Fu wandered around the roadside, carefully observing Haicheng in this era. It overlapped with the image in her memory.
While she wandered around alone waiting for the restaurant to open, she finally remembered the person she should miss when she was bored.
This is the third day since she and Gu Chong separated.
I wonder how he's doing in Qingtang Village? Did he take his younger brother to town or county to buy New Year's goods? There are only two people in their family, and they don't usually have any contact with relatives. Gu Chong is also a man of few words. I wonder how their New Year's celebration went.
Xue Fu felt a greater sense of pity and heartache for the man.
She misses him on this side of the world. Does he miss her too?
Xue Fu really wanted to make a call to confirm, and there was a phone booth not far from where she was standing on the street.
She touched her purse and found a few five-cent coins inside. She smiled and walked over to make a phone call to the commune.
But when she actually dialed the number, she remembered—she hadn't memorized the commune office's phone number!
Xue Fu was ashamed of her own stupidity.
She took a deep breath and stepped out of the phone booth. A hesitant, uncertain female voice called out to her from behind.
"Xue Fu? Is that Xiao Fu? Oh dear, Xiao Fu is home?"
It sounded like someone she knew; the voice was familiar to her.
This is an aunt carrying a shopping basket. She looks about the same age as her mother, Ji Yazhi. She has short hair, but she has styled it with small curls at the ends, making her look very energetic.
Xue Fu turned her head and felt that the face was very familiar. After a few seconds, she remembered who this person was.
"Hello Aunt Zhou, are you out buying groceries so early?"
Aunt Zhou was her parents' colleague and also their neighbor in the same building.
The two families used to have frequent interactions, and they would visit each other during holidays.
Xue Fu felt a little embarrassed at this moment.
Because she remembered something else.
Aunt Zhou's husband's surname is Zhang.
The blind date her parents had arranged for her, the one who believed in keeping the good stuff within the family, was none other than Aunt Zhou's son.
Xue Fu flipped through the original owner's memories, no wonder she hadn't remembered this before.
That Zhang Shu was seven or eight years older than her.
The two had little interaction in the past.
When Xue Fu was old enough to understand things, Zhang Shu had already gone to school. After graduating, he went straight into the army and rarely came home. Although the two were neighbors, they had never actually met.
Xue Fu was unaware of this connection, and she had never asked about it before.
But now, looking at Aunt Zhou, she suddenly remembered. Because Aunt Zhou is someone who loves to brag about her son. Her son is doing well in the army, and when chatting with colleagues and neighbors, she would often bring up her son, praising how well her son is doing in the army.
Xue Fu had heard it several times before and knew what Aunt Zhou's son's name was.
Heh... Xue Fu awkwardly twitched the corners of her mouth. It's truly a good thing left over from history.
"Yeah, I'm out buying groceries. Sigh, your brother Zhang Shu can't come back again this year, and the team has assigned him a new task, so he really can't get away."
As they talked, they started again. Aunt Zhou didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with her talking about her blind date with Zhang Shu in front of her.
"But your brother Zhang Shu's friend came, and he brought back a lot of things, all issued by the troops over there."
Xue Fu silently lowered her head, glanced at the time, and wondered how long she would be dragged into this conversation.
"By the way, Xiao Fu, what did you think of your brother Zhang Shu's visit last time?"
Aunt Zhou suddenly changed the subject, steerorizing Xue Fu to the question she least wanted to answer—blind dates.
“Zhang Shu spends all his time in the army, surrounded by men, mostly rough and tough guys. He doesn’t interact much with girls, so I doubt he knows how to do it or how to win a girl’s heart.”
As she spoke, Aunt Zhou sighed heavily, clearly troubled and distressed about the matter.
Aunt Zhou wasn't worried at all because her son's career was going very well. But as the years went by, there was still no progress on her son's personal life, and he was getting older every year. It was hard for Aunt Zhou not to be anxious.
Last time I ran into the Xue family, they were asking around if there were any good young men around. Although they didn't say it explicitly, the Xue couple only had one precious daughter, so it was obvious who they were asking for.
Upon learning of this, Aunt Zhou was immediately interested. The Xue family's young lady was truly beautiful, a real beauty. Although she was a bit spoiled and didn't seem like someone who could endure hardship, the Zhang family wouldn't let anyone marry into their family to suffer.
The Zhang family only has one son, and in terms of actual conditions, they are much better off than the Xue family.
She was truly interested, and the next day she went to Ji Yazhi's house to inquire, implying that the Xue family should consider their Zhang Shu.
The Xue family was truly moved by her few words.
"Okay, I'll write to Xiao Fu about this this time."
"I guarantee there won't be any problem. Zhang Shu called me last week saying he was going over there. It's the same place, isn't that just fate bringing us together?"
She was beaming with joy.
When fate brings you together, nothing can stop it.
So the blind date was arranged in a hurry.
Although she later called her son to ask about the blind date, he replied, "Mom, I'm not considering these things for now. I'm too busy, I don't have time to manage a family, and it would be a waste of other people's time."
It was indeed a pity that Zhang Shu and Xue Fu's blind date ended, but upon careful reflection, all that remained was regret.
He wasn't lying; he was indeed very busy. The team kept assigning him new tasks to train him, and he really didn't have time to talk about these personal matters.
However, when faced with his mother's concern, he kept something from her and didn't tell her that the young lady seemed to have a boyfriend and didn't need to go on blind dates.
He felt that saying these things made him seem a bit gossipy.
Furthermore, he guessed that Xue Fu hadn't told her family about her relationship yet. Otherwise, why would her family arrange blind dates for her?
If so, why would he need to go on blind dates?
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