He didn't even try to help, which only made things worse.
However, he also told his mother that if he did a good job, he would be promoted soon.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhou naturally focused on questioning her son about his promotion and paid little attention to the blind date.
When she saw Xue Fu at this intersection again today, the reminder rekindled the old flame within her.
She liked this Xue family girl. She knew her background well, and her circumstances were good; it would be wonderful to have her as her daughter-in-law.
Although they didn't hit it off last time, how many couples can hit it off on their first meeting?
If you watch it a few more times and get more familiar with it, won't feelings naturally develop?
Aunt Zhou really didn't want to miss it.
"Zhang Shu will be staying there for a few more months. It's close to where you're going to the countryside. I'll have him visit you again next time."
Aunt Zhou talked to herself, giving Xue Fu no chance to interrupt, and arranged everything perfectly.
Xue Fu kept a tense expression and tried to decline, saying, "Brother Zhang... Brother Zhang Shu must be very busy, so I won't take up his time. I don't have anything to do."
Aunt Zhou ignored her, pretending not to hear the excuse in her words, and turned to ask something else: "But, Xiao Fu, why did you suddenly decide to go to the countryside?"
Xue Fu took a breath, finding the situation difficult.
She spoke in an official tone: "Aunt Zhou, going to the countryside and working with educated youth to build up rural areas was such a glorious thing."
Aunt Zhou choked, and her gaze towards Xue Fu suddenly became somewhat indescribable.
When Xue Fu read it aloud, it was as if she were being treated like a fool.
Xue Fu: ......
"Aunt Zhou, I'll head back now. I won't keep you any longer."
Taking advantage of her momentary pause, Xue Fu quickly finished speaking, turned around, and slipped away.
That's terrifying.
She felt like a cabbage randomly picked by someone at the market, pressured to get married and set up on blind dates.
Xue Fu moved with lightning speed and quickly fled the scene.
And with that delay, time has passed.
The restaurant over there opened, and Xue Fu was among the first customers. She looked at the menu, bought some glutinous rice balls, and packed them to take home for breakfast.
When she got home, she took out her key to open the door, but the lock cylinder hadn't turned yet, and the door opened from the inside.
When her father saw that it was him, his expression relaxed, and he asked her with a smile where she had gone out so early.
Xue Fu waved the glutinous rice balls in her hand: "Buy breakfast."
Xue Mingcheng was pleased and praised her for being filial, saying that she even knew to buy breakfast.
Xue Fu, who could handle praise, chuckled twice and entered the room.
After thinking about it, Xue Fu told her parents about it while the three of them were eating at the dinner table.
"Oh, right, Mom and Dad, I just ran into Aunt Zhou downstairs."
"Aunt Zhou also wants to introduce me to someone, her son, the one she arranged for me last time."
"I feel like she hasn't given up yet."
Xue Mingcheng: ...
Ji Yazhi: ...
I'd forgotten about that.
"Your mother and I will talk to you."
And when this is mentioned, Gu Chong inevitably comes to mind.
Her father sighed and said, "Rongrong, I still think you two aren't a good match."
"What's wrong with it?"
Xue Fu asked very sincerely.
She furrowed her brows: "Is it because he has a rural household registration?"
Xue Fu, thinking of what Gu Chong had said before, explained for him: "Gu Chong said he would find a way to come to Haicheng later, and, Dad, you and Mom also know that in two years... things will be more open."
After the market was opened, population movement occurred.
She said, "It won't be so difficult to move to the city later. And the household registration won't cause any problems. Going back three generations from our Xue and Ji families, didn't our grandparents and maternal grandparents also farm?"
Xue Mingcheng raised an eyebrow. He hadn't even said much to Gu Chong yet, and his daughter was already rushing to defend him. This was even more infuriating.
The father and daughter were glaring at each other, but they only made up after skipping over the topic.
As for the Zhang family downstairs, as soon as we finished lunch today, Aunt Zhou, whom we met this morning, came over with a piece of brown sugar.
As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face, and since they were all neighbors and colleagues, Ji Yazhi and Xue Mingcheng still welcomed them in.
Ji Yazhi pretended not to know what happened that morning: "I wasn't busy at home today. Lao Xue and I were busy with a big cleaning, and our backs are aching."
"Oh dear, I just ran into Xiao Fu this morning. That's when I found out she's back in the city. It's been so long since I've seen her. Zhang Shu was lucky last time to meet her."
Aunt Zhou peeked inside and, finding no Xue Fu in the room, she got straight to the point and spoke freely, her face beaming with joy.
“I think Zhang Shu and Xiao Fu are a good match. Our families know each other well, which is great. You’ve met Zhang Shu before. He’s good-looking, and his military allowance is equivalent to a senior technician’s monthly salary. He can definitely support a family. Don’t worry about that.”
“Zhang Shu and his team are very disciplined, and I guarantee that none of those messy things will happen.”
"Also, if the young couple really get married, they can live upstairs and downstairs, which would be very convenient."
"So, we think about it, maybe these two kids should meet up sometime. As for feelings, there's no such thing as love at first sight like in books. They're definitely cultivated over time."
Aunt Zhou was eloquent and quickly rattled off a long string of words. Xue Mingcheng and Ji Yazhi were stunned and only spoke up to refuse when they came to their senses.
However, the reason they used to refuse was definitely not—"Our Xue Fu already has a boyfriend, so she's not looking for anyone else."
They don't want to talk about it. What if it doesn't work out? In this day and age, reputation is very important.
Their excuse was: "The child is still young, we want to stay for a few more years, we're not in a hurry to get married."
Xue Mingcheng even boldly declared, "I'd be happy even if I didn't get married!"
Aunt Zhou choked up and brought up the matter from last time: "Didn't you ask last time if there were any suitable young talents?"
Ji Yazhi smiled and said, "Isn't this regrettable? We only have one daughter, and we don't want her to leave home."
Aunt Zhou continued to try to persuade them to change their minds, but the Xue couple remained completely unmoved, ignoring her words. They talked for half an hour without any change in their attitude.
After talking until her throat was dry, Aunt Zhou finally gave up and went home.
"Aunt Zhou."
Zou Cheng waited downstairs at the Zhou family's door, carrying half a pig's head and two strings of pork belly that he had just bought from the supply and marketing cooperative. He attracted quite a bit of attention as he carried them back.
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