Chapter 200: Fate
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Li Zhixin had been here for more than a month when it was Chinese New Year.
No matter how sloppy and messy you are in your daily life, you have to dress yourself up during the Chinese New Year.
Two days before New Year's Eve, he went to the commune bathhouse to take a bath, changed into his formal clothes, a sweater, trousers, a Zhongshan suit, and a tweed coat on the outside, looking respectable. Then, he took Xie Shen to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy New Year's goods.
He and Xie Shen both studied with senior experts and had frequent contact with each other, so they could be considered brothers. Xie Shen started early, as he started attending high school in the commune in September 1972, so he was the senior brother, while Li Zhixin was the junior brother.
Although there is a 6-year age difference between them, they get along pretty well.
The main reason was that he had no other friends. The only people he interacted with were the senior experts and the staff at the agricultural machinery station. Although he got along well with them, they were not particularly close.
Xie Shen is still more suitable to be a good friend.
Both of them were rich and had tickets, so they started shopping as soon as they entered the supply and marketing cooperative. In fact, all they bought was some candy and snacks, plus malted milk. Li Zhixin also had two milk powder tickets, so he bought two bags of milk powder.
I was happily buying things when I heard someone shout, "Mumu!"
Xie Shen turned his head and found that it was Zheng Lanping. He immediately frowned and said, "Comrade Zheng, I don't know you well."
Li Aiyun, who was beside Zheng Lanping, said, "How can you talk like that, kid? We're from the same team, how come we're not familiar with each other?"
"Liushutun Brigade has over 2,000 people, and I can't even recognize them all. Strictly speaking, I don't know you either. I've never interacted with you before. You're the kind of strangers who wouldn't even say hello if they ran into you. So what's wrong with me saying I'm not familiar with you? It's normal for me to say I'm not familiar with you. It's strange that you greeted me like this."
Li Aiyun was speechless. She had never expected this kid to be so sharp-tongued. She wanted to take advantage of her age and say something to him, but when she thought of what her daughter had just said and looked at the young man next to Xie Shen, she finally shut up.
Zheng Lanping smiled and said, "Even if we don't talk much, it's normal for me to say hello to you when I meet you at the commune. After all, we're from the same brigade."
Xie Shen shuddered. Zheng Lanping's pretentious and affected manner clearly showed that she had no good intentions.
He corrected her, "It's not that I don't talk much, it's that I don't talk at all. If you don't know someone, don't say hello."
Zheng Lanping stamped her feet and said, "Why do you say that~"
This made even Li Zhixin shudder and get goose bumps. This girl looked about his age, but she must be crazy to talk to a 13-year-old like that!
Li Zhixin curled his lips and said, "Comrade, my brother doesn't want to talk to you, please keep your distance."
His relationship with Xie Shen as a fellow apprentice was discussed behind closed doors, but when they were out, they were still judged by age.
When Zheng Lanping heard him say this, she immediately showed an aggrieved expression and was hesitant to speak.
Xie Shen took a quick look and immediately understood. This guy had taken a fancy to his junior fellow apprentice and wanted to use him as a stepping stone to get to know Li Zhixin.
He whispered to Li Zhixin: "I've got my eyes on you."
Li Zhixin was stunned for two seconds before he realized what it meant. He looked at Xie Shen and saw Xie Shen nodded with a serious face.
Li Zhixin grabbed Xie Shen and ran away. What are you waiting for?
While running away, both of them did not forget to avoid Zheng Lanping and Li Aiyun, and did not let them get close to them at all.
Zheng Lanping: “…”
Li Aiyun: “…”
After a few seconds, the other shoppers began to murmur, "Is this a failed attempt to get close to someone?"
"I've fallen for that older guy, but I don't know him, so I wanted to connect with him through the younger one. Unexpectedly, the younger one is smart enough to stop them from connecting."
"I think the younger one is right. They probably don't have any friendship or talk to each other normally."
"The little girl is pretty."
"That older guy looks like he's from the city. Look at that woolen coat. We don't sell it here."
"Why do I feel that the older guy looks familiar? Is he the one who drove the tractor at the farm machinery station recently?"
"No way, isn't that an old man driving the tractor?"
“…”
Li Aiyun and Zheng Lanping were extremely embarrassed by everyone's discussions and left without buying anything.
Zheng Lanping was dejected. She didn't expect that she would fail in her mission and couldn't even get a chance to talk to someone.
Li Aiyun was also in a bad mood. Anyone in this situation wouldn't be in a good mood, especially since she wasn't the kind of person who was shameless. She thought she still had to maintain some dignity, but in the end, she was humiliated.
Zheng Lanping said, "Mom, what should I do?"
"What should we do? This is the first time we saw that person today, and we don't know who he is. The only thing we know is that he knows Xie Mumu, but Xie Mumu is obviously prejudiced against us and there's no way he can introduce you."
"Mom, please help me think of a solution. I'm already 18, marriageable age, and I finally found someone I like."
Li Aiyun thought about the image of the young man just now. He was quite tall, probably over 1.75 meters, with regular and handsome features. And judging from his dress, it was obvious that he came from a wealthy family. It was normal for her daughter to like him.
She thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, let's take our time. Let me find out something."
"Then hurry up."
Li Aiyun didn't say anything else, and regret surged in her heart.
She really regretted it. If she hadn't given Xu Wumei that warning before the wedding, if she hadn't thought about ordering her around before the wedding, but had waited patiently for her to marry into the family, everything would probably be different.
Her family will not have its reputation ruined, the third son may not retire from the army, with three daughters-in-law to share the burden, the eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law may not quarrel, and the Zheng family will still be a harmonious and prosperous family.
Her daughter's reputation would not be damaged.
Now, it’s too late to say anything!
None of the matchmakers in the neighborhood would take her business, and were unwilling to act as a matchmaker for the third brother or Lan Ping.
A few months ago, Lan Ping turned 18. She went to see Lao Dai, but Lao Dai didn't want to make money from her as a matchmaker at all.
well!
One wrong step leads to all wrong steps!
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On the other side, after Li Zhixin and Xie Shen ran out of the supply and marketing cooperative, they also started talking about what had just happened.
"Is that someone from your team?"
"It's a rare gem in our team."
Li Zhixin: “?”
Xie Shen told him, "The vast majority of people in our team are good. We can't guarantee that all of them are good. Even if some families have minor problems, they keep them secret and no one else knows about them. This family has a bigger problem."
"What's the problem?"
Xie Shen recounted everything he knew about the Zheng family's actions and concluded, "Everyone in their family has problems. Simply put, they're selfish, take advantage, scheme against others, and aren't entirely honest. The problems with the two people you met today are particularly prominent in their family."
Li Zhixin: “…”
Xie Shen smiled and said, "She must have taken a fancy to you."
Li Zhixin: “…”
Xie Shen added, "Comrade Zheng Lanping has high standards. I heard she's always wanted to marry someone from the city. You're dressed so well today, so you must have caught her eye."
Li Zhixin pursed his lips and said, "I'd better change into my big cotton-padded jacket and pants when I get home."
Xie Shen laughed happily.
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