Chapter 89: Sister Meng's Move Foreshadows Yu Xiaomin's Expression...
Yu Xiaomin, her expression indignant, dragged Qian Jinhua out and proceeded to whip and curse her corpse, not only cursing Qian Jinhua but also Gao Yongfen.
She treated Gao Yongfen like a good older sister, but Gao Yongfen took advantage of her. Luckily, her family was poor and Gao Yongfen didn't like her, so she let her go. Otherwise, Gao Yongfen would definitely have forced her good-for-nothing nephew to come over!
She grumbled and complained for a long time, still feeling aggrieved, until Mingxi comforted her with a few words.
The afternoon's task was still to draw the blackboard bulletin board for the bulletin board. Sister Wang's blackboard writing was good, and her blackboard bulletin board had more words than drawings. She wasn't there in the morning, so Mingxi finished half of it. Her style was to draw more and write less; a portrait of a female comrade in blue overalls took up most of the page.
It's hard to say which style is better; they're just different styles, but Mingxi's is definitely more eye-catching.
Sister Wang exclaimed, "My goodness, Xiaoming, you're a hidden gem! If I'd known you were such a good artist, I should have given you the job to draw this blackboard bulletin board a long time ago. Compared to you, mine is utterly unpresentable!"
"No, no, Sister Wang, you're being too modest. I still have a lot to learn," Mingxi said modestly.
Sister Wang waved her hand: "Hey, don't be modest with me. I'm serious, your drawing is really good. If I had known you were good at this, I wouldn't have bothered to draw at all!"
She complained, "You don't know, I'm really bad at drawing this, but there's nothing I can do. There's no one in our office who's good at it. I had no choice but to take the plunge. People always say that women are skillful, and since we have the most women in the Women's Federation, our blackboard bulletins should be the best. But our blackboard bulletins are always the most ordinary. Sigh, it proves that whether you can draw or not has absolutely nothing to do with whether you're a woman or not!"
As if she had struck gold, she grabbed Mingxi's hand excitedly and said, "But this time it's different. With someone like you who can draw, our Women's Federation can really give them a good slap in the face!"
When Director Shen came down to check the progress of the blackboard bulletin, he praised it without reservation, saying, "Not bad, the blackboard bulletin is well done this time. Xiaoming, you have such skills, you should make use of them. From now on, you will be in charge of the blackboard bulletin, and Lao Wang will help you."
Before Mingxi could even speak, Sister Wang nodded hurriedly, "Okay, okay, Mingxi, I'll help you from now on."
After the blackboard bulletin was finished, Sister Wang filled in the content in the afternoon. Her blackboard writing was excellent, a result of years of practice, which Mingxi couldn't match, so this task was left to her.
Sister Wang is an experienced worker; she finished the rest of the work in half an afternoon.
At 5 p.m., employees left the office building and saw the bulletin board on the bulletin board directly opposite the entrance. Among the blackboards filled with white chalk writing, the Women's Federation's bulletin board stood out.
On her way back to the office with her things, Mingxi heard everyone talking at once.
"Hey, the Women's Federation's blackboard bulletin board looks pretty good this time. When did Old Wang get this skill?"
"It doesn't seem to be drawn by Lao Wang. I saw this morning that it was drawn by a new kid who came to their office."
"The new guy? That Xiao Ming from their office, right? I didn't expect Xiao Ming to be so capable, and so talented too. Tsk, how come people in that office are so lucky..."
The older woman couldn't help but feel envious. They were both new comrades, so how come the new comrade from the Women's Federation was so capable, while the one from their office didn't do any work at all? They had to ask him three or four times to organize a document, and he still managed to make a mess of it.
It's true what they say: comparisons are odious.
Mingxi didn't show it on her face, but she was actually very happy to hear these words.
Hehe, Mingxi is also "someone else's child".
Mingxi was so proud that she shrugged her head, and her steps were much lighter when she got off work. However, she hadn't been out of the office for long when she saw a familiar face.
She raised her hand and waved towards the distance, calling out, "Meng Dongchun!"
She strode forward and stood before Meng Dongchun: "What a coincidence! What brings you here today? Are you here on business? By the way, how are your wedding preparations with Lin Hai going?"
Meng Dongchun: "It's not a coincidence. I came here today specifically to see you."
"Looking for me?" Mingxi tilted her head.
Meng Dongchun nodded: "It's a long story, let's talk about it as we walk."
Mingxi nodded in agreement, and she walked home alongside Meng Dongchun. Meng Dongchun said, "I came here today mainly to ask you for a favor. I want to ask you about someone. Have you heard of Gao Jianliang?"
Gao Jianliang?
The name sounded a bit unfamiliar, and Mingxi looked at Meng Dongchun with confusion, wondering why she was suddenly asking about it.
Meng Dongchun explained: "A colleague of Lin Xi's insisted on introducing her to her son, and the person she introduced is this Gao Jianliang. I wanted to ask you to find out who he is."
Lin Xi is Lin Hai's younger sister.
Meng Dongchun: "Lin Xi thinks that since they're all colleagues in the same unit and will be working together in the future, it's not good to offend him, so she'll just go and meet him, it's no big deal. I don't think so. She's already said that she doesn't plan to get married right now, and he's still trying to force himself on her, what kind of good guy could he be? I heard that guy is related to one of the leaders in your building, so I wanted to come and ask you if there's anyone in your unit named Gao Yongfen?"
"Yes, it exists, but..."
Mingxi thought to herself, what a coincidence, the person Meng Dongchun wanted to inquire about was actually Gao Yongfen.
Could it be that the person someone introduced to Lin Xi was Gao Yongfen's good-for-nothing nephew?
Hey, what a coincidence!
The next second, Meng Dongchun spoke up: "The person Lin Xi's colleague introduced to her is Gao Yongfen's nephew. Do you know this person?"
Mingxi gave a wry smile and said, "If you had asked me before today, I probably wouldn't have known you."
This means we know each other.
But judging from Mingxi's tone, there's something else going on inside?
Mingxi: "Today, Gao Yongfen, whom you mentioned, wanted to ask me to introduce her nephew to a potential partner. She has very high standards..." She recounted Gao Yongfen's requirements and continued, "But after talking to me for a long time, she didn't mention any of her nephew's qualities. Later, an old colleague from my workplace told me that her nephew wasn't very suitable."
Mingxi didn't hide anything and directly recounted Gao Yongfen's nephew's situation to Meng Dongchun: "This man is twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old this year. He dropped out of junior high school and joined the Red Guards to cause trouble. Later, he spent a lot of time in the Revolutionary Committee. Now he has no job and spends his days wandering the streets and hanging out with other hutong hustlers."
Meng Dongchun's eyebrows were tightly furrowed.
She hadn't expected Gao Jianliang to be in this situation; Lin Xi's colleague hadn't mentioned any of this when introducing him.
Of course, Meng Dongchun knew that Mingxi wouldn't lie, so there was no point in her telling this lie.
The only person who could be lying and deceiving people is Lin Xi's colleague.
Mingxi: "You should remind Linxi that Gao Yongfen's nephew is not a good person and has a bad reputation. Because of this, he has not had a proper relationship all these years, and his family is very worried about it."
The Gao family is eager to find Gao Jianliang a partner, and now that they've set their sights on Lin Xi, they might not let her off easily.
Meng Dongchun understood Mingxi's implication and said, "I'll remind Linxi when I get back."
She had initially thought it was just an introduction, and that Lin Xi could meet him. If they clicked, dating wouldn't be out of the question. Lin Xi was in her early twenties, old enough to be in a relationship.
But things are different now.
Knowing what kind of person Gao Jianliang was, she would never allow Lin Xi to get involved with someone like him.
Meng Dongchun didn't exchange many pleasantries with Mingxi, said a few words hastily, and then left in a hurry.
After saying goodbye to Mingxi, Meng Dongchun quickly arrived at the Lin family home. As soon as the Lin family saw Meng Dongchun, they immediately greeted her warmly. Lin Hai took the bag from Meng Dongchun's hand, Lin's mother poured water for Meng Dongchun, and Lin's father brought her a stool.
Meng Dongchun sat down: "I have something to say to you today."
The Lin family members nodded, looking like they were listening attentively to their leader's instructions.
Meng Dongchun: "The matter is related to my younger sister."
The other three members of the Lin family looked at Lin Xi in unison, while Lin Xi pointed at herself, looking bewildered.
ah?
Is it related to her?
Meng Dongchun: "I asked around, little sister. It seems that the guy your colleague introduced you to isn't working out. You should go and refuse him tomorrow. If he asks you why you suddenly don't want to meet him, just say it's because I don't agree."
Lin Xi: "Ah, okay."
Although she didn't know why Meng Dongchun suddenly said that, Lin Xi still obediently nodded: "Then I'll tell her when I go to work tomorrow."
Meng Dongchun nodded, picked up her cup, took a sip of the warm water, and then explained why she said that: "I just went to ask Mingxi about him. This Gao Jianliang is about twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old..."
She recounted the situation of Gao Jianliang that she had heard from Mingxi. After listening, the Lin family members looked very uneasy. Lin Hai clenched his fists, and Lin Xi's face turned pale.
The colleague who introduced Lin Xi to her boyfriend was a long-time colleague who had worked at their company for several years. He was warm and friendly, and had treated Lin Xi well ever since she started working there.
That's why, when the other party said they wanted to introduce their son to her, she felt it was hard to refuse and nodded in agreement.
But she never expected that the other person would be like this.
Those who used to raid homes and commit smuggling with the Red Guards and the Revolutionary Committee, what kind of good people could they be!
Lin Xi was both scared and frightened. In her anxiety, her eyes reddened and tears streamed down her face.
"Waaaah, sister-in-law—"
Lin Xi looked up at Meng Dongchun and cried incessantly like a boiling kettle.
Meng Dongchun sighed helplessly and patted Lin Xi's head: "It's okay, it's okay, don't be afraid."
Lin Xi: "Waaaaah, sister-in-law, how could she do this? She was so kind and caring to me at work, I thought she was a good person, but she tricked me into meeting her good-for-nothing son! Waaaaah, how could she do this, how could she be so wicked..."
Meng Dongchun immediately knew that the "she" Lin Xi was referring to was her colleague at work, namely Gao's mother.
This silly girl!
Meng Dongchun thought she was crying because she was scared, but she didn't expect that she was upset because she had been deceived by Gao's mother.
She shook her head and patted Lin Xi's head: "It's okay. Now you know who she is, so just ignore her from now on."
Lin Xi: "Waaaaah, but she works at the same counter as me, and we have to be together every day at work. Waaaaah, I used to think it was nice that we worked at the same counter, she took good care of me, but I never expected this..."
Lin Xi kept sobbing, and Meng Dongchun, feeling helpless, looked at Lin Hai, as well as Lin's parents.
Lin Hai received the signal and immediately stepped forward to rescue Meng Dongchun from Lin Xi's side. Lin Xi kept crying, and Lin Hai stood by, holding up a tissue and repeatedly saying, "Don't cry, don't cry."
It took Lin Xi quite a while to stop crying.
Meng Dongchun: "Linxi!"
Lin Xi subconsciously straightened up. Meng Dongchun said, "Crying won't help. If you don't want to continue working at the same counter as Gao Jianliang's mother, go talk to your manager tomorrow and ask him to change your counter."
Lin Xi clutched the hem of her clothes: "This... our manager might not be able to..."
Meng Dongchun raised his voice: "Go ask first, regardless of whether your manager will replace it for you or not, go ask first."
Lin Xi immediately nodded: "Yes!"
She said, "I'll ask tomorrow."
Meng Dongchun was finally satisfied. She nodded and said, "Go talk to your manager first. If he doesn't change it for you, come back and tell me, and I'll find someone to change your counter. As for Gao Jianliang's mother, stay away from her in the future and don't have any more contact with her."
Lin Xi didn't confront Gao Jianliang. In this situation, making a scene and directly attacking him would only implicate Lin Xi with the Gao family and damage her reputation.
Of course, Meng Dongchun was not happy about letting Gao Jianliang go so easily.
With a sullen face, she tapped her fingers absently on the table. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Lin Hai, come out with me tomorrow night."
She still felt that she couldn't let Gao Jianliang off easily.
If we can't do it openly, then we'll do it covertly. We can still put a sack over Gao Jianliang's head and beat him up at night.
Anyway, he's just a street urchin, always getting into fights or causing trouble. He's offended so many people that even if he were put in a sack, they'd never find out who it was.
Lin Hai didn't know what Meng Dongchun was planning, but when Meng Dongchun spoke, he nodded immediately.
After assigning tasks to Lin Hai and Lin Xi, Meng Dongchun thought the matter was over. Ming Xi also thought that after reminding Meng Dongchun, Lin Xi would no longer be involved with Gao Jianliang.
However, as it turns out, the two of them were too naive.
The following evening, after getting off work, Mingxi was about to go to the department store to buy some things. She had just arrived at the entrance of the department store and hadn't even entered when she saw Lin Xi entangled with a sleazy-looking man with a side-parted hairstyle at the door.
"Hey, no, what's wrong with you getting to know me? My mom already introduced me to you, didn't she? I'm Gao Jianliang. We were supposed to meet and date, so here I am. What do you think? Am I satisfactory?"
Gao Jianliang shook his jacket, looking smug. This was a brand new jacket he bought at a high price. The guy who sold it to him said it was the same style as the American pilot's jacket, and that he looked incredibly handsome in it, like an American soldier.
Lin Xi, who was blocked by him, thought he was crazy.
Although it's already September, the daytime temperature is still 28 or 29 degrees Celsius. Gao Jianliang is wearing long sleeves and trousers, and he's wearing such a thick leather jacket on his upper body. He's sweating profusely, but he still won't take it off.
If this isn't a disease, what is it?
Lin Xi pursed her lips, frowned, and said, "I didn't agree to go on a date with you. My sister-in-law said I shouldn't date so early."
Gao Jianliang was completely bewildered. What the heck?
He blurted out, "Who cares about your sister-in-law? She's not your dad or mom. Why should she care whether you're dating or not? Listen to me, ignore her nonsense. I've got my eye on you, let's date."
"Hey, but I have to make this clear to you first. What I dislike most is women who meddle in everything. If you're a good girl and you're dating me, I definitely won't do anything to you. But if you're rude and want to control everything, if I go out drinking with my buddies today and you complain, or if I get close to some girl tomorrow and you still criticize me, then I won't be happy."
"Also, I don't like women being jealous. Young girls can be a little jealous and act cute sometimes, that's part of their charm, I can understand that. But if they're clinging to me all day long just to stop me from seeing other women, I'll get annoyed."
Gao Jianliang looked at Lin Xi with a nonchalant air, shaking his leg as he talked incessantly.
Lin Xi, cornered by him, had tears welling up in her eyes and was about to fall again.
Seeing her half-crying, tearful face, Gao Jianliang suddenly remembered something and added, "By the way, I especially dislike women crying. All this wailing and sobbing is so annoying, like someone in the house has died. It's really bad luck. You'd better not cry in front of me. Otherwise, if you annoy me, I might slap you. Don't blame me for being ruthless then. That's how I am; I don't hold back even with my own woman."
He spoke without batting an eye.
Lin Xi couldn't take it anymore and burst into tears: "Waaah, get out of here! I already told you, I'm not into dating!"
"Hey, you bitch, didn't I tell you I hate it when women cry? And you're still crying, huh?"
Gao Jianliang raised his hand, about to attack Lin Xi, when Ming Xi quickly took a running start, leaped forward, and kicked him in the back of the knee.
Caught off guard, Gao Jianliang's entire body suddenly lunged forward.
He fell hard to the ground, yelling in pain, "Damn it!"
Gao Jianliang grinned and turned around: "Damn it, which shameless bastard ambushed me?"
At this moment, Mingxi had already shielded Linxi behind her. As the matchmaker, Mingxi had visited the Lin family several times, so Linxi recognized her. When she saw Mingxi, she was like seeing a lifeline, and immediately went up to hug Mingxi's arm and burst into tears.
Mingxi patted Linxi to reassure her, then turned to look at Gao Jianliang.
"So what if I kicked you?"
When Gao Jianliang saw Mingxi, a woman who was quite pretty, he instantly forgot about being kicked earlier. He tossed his head, ran his fingers through his hair from front to back, and smiled confidently: "Miss, haven't we met somewhere before?"
Mingxi was about to throw up.
Good heavens, does Gao Jianliang really think he looks handsome like this?
His hair was smeared with so much oil that even flies would slip on it. He kept trying to smooth it with his hands, and now his hair was all stuck together in clumps. Coupled with his ill-fitting leather jacket and floor-length jeans, he looked like a homeless man no matter how you looked at him.
Mingxi didn't speak, and Gao Jianliang assumed she was shy, so he continued, "You look so familiar, we must have met somewhere before. Maybe I hurt you before, but..."
Mingxi couldn't stand his nonsense any longer, so she stepped forward and slapped him hard across the face.
"You're talking nonsense and spreading rumors, I'll report you to the police for being a hooligan!"
Gao Jianliang was stunned by the slap she gave him.
He has never been hit by a woman in his life.
He paused for a moment, then realized what he was doing and struck a pose, but to Mingxi, it just looked so greasy it made him want to vomit.
Gao Jianliang: "I'll let you off this time because you're a woman. If you were a man..."
Mingxi interrupted his nonsense: "If you're not convinced, come up and have a go. Don't think you're so great all the time."
"Okay, you said it."
Gao Jianliang was already resentful after being slapped, and upon hearing Mingxi's words, he immediately jumped up, raised his fist, and charged at Mingxi.
Mingxi mustered all her strength and slapped him, sending him flying again.
Gao Jianliang rolled on the ground, covering his face, his head buzzing.
Damn, how come this woman is so strong? How come her hits so hard?
Is she even a woman?!
No, is she even human? Is she even a normal person?
Lin Xi, who was standing to the side, was also stunned. She had never seen Ming Xi fight seriously before, and she never expected that Ming Xi would be so strong, beating up Gao Jianliang, a grown man, so easily.
Mingxi snorted and looked at Gao Jianliang on the ground with disdain: "Want to try again?"
Gao Jianliang covered his face and shook his head violently.
He definitely wouldn't be willing to admit defeat to a woman.
But that's assuming she's a normal woman.
Is Mingxi a normal woman?
Mingxi is not!
She's a monster!
Mingxi rolled her eyes: "Then why aren't you leaving?"
Gao Jianliang scrambled out, afraid that if he was a step too slow, Mingxi would catch him again and slap him.
Watching Gao Jianliang leave, Mingxi turned around and asked, "Are you alright?"
Lin Xi shook her head, tears welling in her eyes: "It's nothing."
Mingxi sighed, looking puzzled. Didn't she tell Meng Dongchun yesterday that Gao Jianliang was no good? Why was Lin Xi still being entangled with him?
Lin Xi was also quite helpless. She had told Gao's mother, who was her colleague, as soon as she got to work today that she had no intention of finding a partner at the moment and directly rejected the introduction.
But Gao's mother still didn't give up the idea, and even called Gao Jianliang to block her.
Upon hearing this, Mingxi's expression darkened. It seemed the Gao family was determined to entangle themselves with Linxi.
Gao Jianliang was chased away by her today, but what about another day when she's not around and it's just Lin Xi by herself?
Mingxi frowned. She took the still-shaken Linxi, said goodbye to the department store manager, and left work early. She took Linxi back to the Lin family home, where they ran into Meng Dongchun, who was riding his bicycle home with Lin Hai after work.
The bicycle was parked at the door. Meng Dongchun looked up and saw the tear stains on Lin Xi's face. Her face immediately darkened. Lin Hai jumped off the back seat and asked with a bad expression, "Little sister, what happened? Who bullied you?"
Lin Hai's question only made things worse, as it triggered Lin Xi's pent-up grievances and sadness, causing her to burst into tears again.
She just kept crying and didn't say a word. It was only after Mingxi helped explain that Lin Hai and Meng Dongchun found out what had happened.
Meng Dongchun's face darkened: "Damn it, is the Gao family taking advantage of our family's lack of resources?!"
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