Chapter 3 Aesthetic Gap

Lin Xiang and Zhang's mother walked to their meeting place and sat in a state-owned teahouse near Wang Jun's workplace at the city's No. 1 Cable Factory, listening to Zhang's mother talking endlessly about Wang Jun's youth and success, his outstanding work, and his handsome appearance.

Maybe it was because Lin Xiang had special requirements for appearance, she emphasized that Wang Jun was tall and handsome!

"You don't know that Wang Jun is a popular guy, tall and handsome. I have never seen a more handsome guy in Xifeng City! Many female comrades in his factory are eyeing him, but he is too picky and doesn't like any of them. It makes his mother very anxious." Aunt Zhang gave Lin Xiang a dose of heart-strengthening medicine, "But don't worry, I think Wang Jun will definitely agree to you, and you look handsome like this."

Lin Xiang was curious about what Zhang's mother said. The city's most handsome man in the 1970s, right? How handsome must he be? Whether this matter will be successful or not is another matter. She just thought it was good to gossip.

......

While Lin Xiang and Aunt Zhang were waiting in the agreed teahouse, a mother and son hurried out from outside the city's No. 1 Cable Factory.

The middle-aged woman was trying to persuade the young man earnestly: "Jun'er, let's go and take a look. You are not young anymore, how can you be picky about marriage? Sister Zhang said that this girl is very pretty and she has never seen such a pretty girl in Xifeng City."

Wang Jun sneered: "Those matchmakers can praise anyone to the sky. Can you believe what they say? They must be eager to find my woman."

"If the matchmaker doesn't say good things, is she going to ruin the show by saying bad things? It just so happens that we are having lunch break now, so we can't miss a piece of meat if we meet."

"Let me make this clear first. I'll just sit down and have some tea and then leave."

"Okay, okay, okay."

Dong Yufeng caught up with her son and tried to persuade him a few more times. After much persuasion, she finally convinced him to go over. The mother and son went straight to the state-owned teahouse near the cable factory.

In Lin Xiang's aesthetics, handsomeness or beauty has different expressions. Everyone may have different definitions of beauty because of different aesthetics. However, when she saw Zhang Dama greet a young gay man who walked into the teahouse, she had a bad feeling in her heart...

The aesthetic tastes of the older generation in the 1970s seem to be quite different from my own!

In this era, the aesthetic standard is a square face. Comrade Wang Jun in front of her has an exceptionally square face with thick eyebrows and big eyes. It is true, but... it is definitely not in line with her aesthetic point!

Lin Xiang: "..."

If you really believe what the matchmaker says, it's like believing in evil.

At the same time, Wang Jun and his mother saw the beautiful young girl next to Zhang's mother, and both of them were dazzled. Dong Yufeng didn't expect that the most beautiful girl in Xifeng City mentioned by Zhang's mother was really stunningly beautiful, but she was just too beautiful...

This makes people worry for no reason, fearing that their daughter-in-law is having affairs with other men and is not serious.

"Jun'er, you..." Dong Yufeng turned her head to look at her son. Just when she wanted him to say hello to the girl, she saw that her son, who was originally unwilling to come to the blind date, was staring at the girl intently. Well, he fell in love with her at first sight!

Wang Jun originally planned to come here to drink some tea and then find a chance to leave. He was simply dragged here by his mother, and he did not hold out much hope. But when he really saw this comrade he was going on a blind date with, his heart, which had been silent for twenty-four years, seemed to begin beating violently.

At this moment, he didn't care that Comrade Lin Xiang would soon lose her job in the workshop. He could solve all these problems. The Wang family had a good family background. His father was the logistics director of the cable factory. If Lin Xiang was willing, he could arrange a leisurely logistics job for her. After marriage, she could get a separate room in the cable factory. If she had children in the future, she could also go to the seedling raising class...

Just when Wang Jun was planning his future in his mind, the people at the table started chatting with each other, but Lin Xiang seemed a little shy and didn't say much.

"How about this, let's go have a quick meal. There's a state-owned hotel nearby..." Dong Yufeng suggested.

This was Lin Xiang's first time to go on a blind date. In her previous life, she was not old enough for blind dates, and no one urged her to do so. After she came here, she saw that the person she went on her first blind date did not quite meet her standards, so she could only politely answer the other person's questions for a few sentences, and during the entire meal she was not very proactive.

Frankly speaking, this comrade Wang Jun seemed to have good conditions. He had a good family background and a respectable job in the 1970s, but she didn't like his appearance. As for his personality, he looked at her straight in the eyes when he spoke, which always made Lin Xiang uncomfortable. In addition, during the conversation, his mother was quite strong, so Lin Xiang estimated that the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would not be very good.

After dinner, both parties had to go to work, so they separated. Aunt Zhang asked excitedly: "How is it, Xiangxiang, isn't Xiao Wang incredibly handsome!"

Lin Xiang: "..."

"Auntie Zhang, I don't really like this. Is there anything else?" This was Lin Xiang's first blind date, and she was thinking about how to tactfully refuse. "By the way, can you give them the money and food coupons for lunch just now?"

In the state-owned hotel, one had to order the dishes first and then pay for them with the food coupons. When the dishes were served, it was inconvenient for a group of people to haggle over the bill at the counter, so Lin Xiang prepared to split the bill with them afterwards.

Aunt Zhang was surprised: "You don't even like Xiao Wang? Isn't he handsome?"

He is obviously a spirited and handsome young man!

Lin Xiang deeply felt the aesthetic gap and the sense of powerlessness.

After asking Aunt Zhang to politely decline this blind date, Lin Xiang followed Aunt Zhang to see several blind dates. After the first blind date, she had some experience, so she didn't meet the person directly for dinner or tea. She would observe him from a distance first. If she didn't like the person at all, there was no need to meet him/her, so as to avoid the difficulty of declining.

After all, after meeting her once, Wang Jun couldn't believe that he was not liked by her, so he asked Aunt Zhang to ask again, and even expressed his love for Lin Xiang again. He even pestered her to go to the steel rolling mill. Only after Lin Xiang sternly rejected him again did he leave.

"This is a butcher from the meat processing plant. The benefits of the meat processing plant are good. Employees can often buy some meat without tickets. The food at home is excellent. The boy is also handsome." Aunt Zhang finally knew that Lin Xiang didn't like square faces. This time she pointed to someone with a non-square face and found her one. "He's just a little older, but older guys are more caring."

When Lin Xiang asked around, she found out that the man was already 28 years old, nine years older than his original self, and he still killed pigs every day. They were a bloody mess, so forget it.

"That person is an accountant at a food factory. It's a respectable job, working in an office. But there are too many people at home. However..."

"How many people?" Lin Xiang asked casually.

"There are nine people in the family, but they all get along well. They are famous for their good tempers."

Lin Xiang:?

The house is not big enough to live in, and it's a torture to go inside.

On Sunday, Lin Xiang took a break and went with Aunt Zhang to see three or four gay men. I heard that they were pretty good in terms of conditions nowadays, but...

I really can't choose.

Either they are too old and look shocking, or they live in too crowded a house and have too many people in their family, or they are mama's boys and some are lecherous.

After Lin Xiang traveled through time, the standards for choosing a spouse have been lowered again and again. They can't be lowered to the dust now, because with the policy of going to the countryside, the blind date market is extremely hot, and the popular ones have been picked up long ago. Now the remaining unmarried ones always have problems in one aspect or another.

Lin Xiang wanted to make do with it, but after looking around, she realized she couldn't.

Aunt Zhang also put a lot of thought into it. She knew that Lin Xiang had high requirements, but she didn't expect them to be so high. She could only persuade her: "Girl, Auntie is telling you the truth. These are the best gay men in Xifeng City in terms of all aspects. If you don't make a move, they will be snatched away soon."

Lin Xiang sighed sadly, her original job was really not suitable for her, her scumbag father and stepmother were eyeing her to give up her job, and she could face the situation of going to the countryside at any time. There were wolves in front and tigers behind, why didn't she have any golden fingers and couldn't find a strong thigh to hug!

The two separated in the afternoon, and Lin Xiang prepared to go back to the house for a nap. She was really hot after being out for most of the day. But she didn't expect that as soon as she returned to the Lin family, her stepmother Qiu Aiying came out with a fawning look on her face.

"Xiangxiang, take a look at this scarf. Isn't it beautiful? Try it on."

Qiu Aiying shook out a goose yellow silk scarf. The scarf was light and thin as a cicada's wing. It shone brightly in the sunlight and was obviously a good thing.

Lin Xiang naturally didn't believe that Qiu Aiying would give her something good. She asked cautiously, "Mom, is this scarf for me?"

"Yes!" Qiu Aiying tried her best to show the affection between mother and daughter at this moment, and she wanted to put the scarf on Lin Xiang with her own hands. "I have never seen such a beautiful scarf. It just so happens that you have become much prettier recently, so you are suitable to wear this."

Lin Xiang did not accept the scarf, but said calmly: "You should keep such a good thing, or give it to Sister Chuchu."

"For Chuchu?" Qiu Aiying smiled, looking at Lin Xiang who seemed to have changed overnight. She was unhappy but didn't show it on her face. "This is a gift from the son of our steel mill director who I mentioned to you last time. Pretty girls should wear scarves. I'm old, how can I wear this?"

As expected, this scarf is a hot potato!

Lin Xiang guessed that her original self would not refuse, so she was half-cajoled and half-forced by her stepmother to wear the scarf, and then she accepted the marriage in a daze.

"Then I can't accept it. I don't deserve it without any merit. I have no relationship with her, so I can't afford such an expensive scarf." After saying that, Lin Xiang saw that Qiu Aiying was still trying to persuade her, so she hurriedly called her step-sister Lin Chuchu who had just returned from get off work, "Sister Chuchu, my mother asked me to wear this scarf, and I think it suits you better."

When Lin Chuchu heard that her own mother actually gave such a nice scarf to Lin Xiang, she immediately came up to her in a coquettish and playful manner: "Mom, this scarf is so beautiful, why give it to Lin Xiang? It's a waste for her to wear it, give it to me!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity when Lin Chuchu was entangled with Qiu Aiying, Lin Xiang quickly escaped.

In late July in Xifeng City, the sounds of cicadas and birds were incessant. A row of sycamore trees were planted beside the street. The scattered sunlight filtered through the lush green leaves, casting mottled shadows, creating a shady stone road.

Lin Xiang stepped on the shadows one step at a time, thinking about his future plans.

Lin Guangming is powerful and authoritative, and he is the one who sticks to his word. He is determined to force her to give the job to Lin Jianxin. Even though he doesn't usually worry much about family matters, when it comes to his precious son, he can beat Lin Xiang or Lin Chuchu.

Therefore, the original body was very afraid of his father.

Stepmother Qiu Aiying calculated herself everywhere, especially when facing the bribery of the factory director's son Sun Yaozu, she had no bottom line.

Lin Xiang was worried, especially because she was oppressed by family ties everywhere. After all, at this time, everyone felt that children must listen to their parents, not to mention that it was difficult to travel nowadays. You needed a letter of introduction to go anywhere. In short, it was really difficult.

No matter what, she has to let Aunt Zhang take care of things. If it really doesn't work, she can only make do with it... It's really hard to make do with it!

——"Xiangxiang!"

A voice with a hint of surprise suddenly appeared, and Lin Xiang looked at the young man walking towards her with a scrutinizing look.

The young man was wearing a crisp white shirt and black trousers, which should have been an outfit that could highlight his appearance and temperament in the wrinkled black, gray and blue clothes of the 1970s. However, he was fat and had big ears, which made the white shirt look bloated. Coupled with his lecherous expression, he was really uncomfortable.

Seeing that he could wear clothes made of expensive fabrics and called Xiangxiang in a lewd way, Lin Xiang guessed the man's identity in an instant. He was most likely Sun Yaozu, the son of the steel mill director.

"Xiangxiang, did you receive the scarf I asked your mother to bring you?" Sun Yaozu stared at Lin Xiang without moving his eyes. He originally thought that Lin Xiang was pretty and had a soft personality. When she saw him, she was like a mouse seeing a cat. This made him want to bully her even more.

But after not seeing her for a while, he found that Lin Xiang had changed. He felt that she was beautiful even from a distance. The scattered sunlight sprinkled around her body. In the soft halo, her eyebrows and eyes were like paintings, and the tails of her eyes were slightly upturned, as if they could capture people's souls! When she looked up at him, her snow-white neck was smooth and delicate, not to mention that the rough linen clothes could not hide her curvy figure...

Sun Yaozu secretly vowed to marry Lin Xiang home!

"We are not related in any way, I won't accept any scarves." Lin Xiang didn't want to say anything more to this domestic violence man who loved to beat women, so she turned around and was about to leave.

"Hey——" Sun Yaozu had a good time with many women. Seeing Lin Xiang's heart itching, he reached out to stop her, "Xiangxiang, you are being too polite. I am ready to go to your house to propose marriage! Will your mother agree to marry you to me?"