Chapter 15 Breakup Mingxi raised an eyebrow: "..."
Mingxi raised an eyebrow: "So I'll really tell you?"
Sun Xiuzhen said anxiously, "Comrade Xiaoming, please tell me quickly!"
Mingxi: "Here's what you'll do: when you get home today, tell Pingping that you don't object to her being with Feng Fan."
Upon hearing this, Sun Xiuzhen frowned, clearly unwilling.
Mingxi: "You not only have to act like you don't object to them being together, but you also have to support them being together. If Pingping asks you why you suddenly changed your attitude, just say that you've come to terms with it and that Feng Fan is actually a pretty good person."
"Next, you should praise Feng Fan in front of Pingping every day, praising him as much as possible, ideally making him seem like the best person in the world."
Sun Xiuzhen's eyebrows were so furrowed they could trap a fly.
She looked down on Feng Fan completely; asking her to praise Feng Fan was worse than killing her.
Sun Xiuzhen: "Will this... will this work?"
Mingxi shrugged: "Anyway, I've given you the idea. Whether you want to try it or not is up to you."
Sun Xiuzhen knew that Mingxi, as an outsider, had already done a great job by speaking so frankly, but she still had some hesitation.
Sun Xiuzhen looked up at Mingxi, then lowered her tone and said, "Well, Comrade Mingxi, it's not that I'm unwilling to try, I just don't quite understand why I have to praise Feng Fan in front of Pingping?"
Mingxi didn't answer the question directly, but instead asked Sun Xiuzhen, "Aunt Sun, what do you think of Feng Fan?"
Sun Xiuzhen: "Him? He's no good at all, nothing about him is good!"
Mingxi shrugged: "You see, you said it yourself, Feng Fan isn't a very good person. Pingping is so obsessed with him now because of three reasons: first, she still has the filter of being saved by Feng Fan in the past; second, she's going against you; and third, she doesn't know Feng Fan well enough."
She said, "The Feng Fan that Pingping knows is the Feng Fan in her heart, or more accurately, the Feng Fan she imagines—a great hero Feng Fan who rescued her from a robber and protected her safety. But the real Feng Fan is obviously not like that. What you need to do now is to exaggerate the Feng Fan that Pingping imagines in her heart. When Pingping faces the real him, she will feel the gap, and problems will inevitably arise between the two of you."
Sun Xiuzhen suddenly realized: "I understand!"
The more Sun Xiuzhen thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. She stood up and decided to go back immediately and try it with Huang Pingping.
However, she did not forget Mingxi, who had given her the advice. After taking a few steps, she turned back, grabbed Mingxi's hand, and said, "Auntie will remember your kindness in giving me this advice. Don't worry, as soon as Pingping breaks up with Feng Fan, Auntie will come over and ask you to introduce Pingping to someone."
She earnestly assured him, "Don't worry, I absolutely won't look for anyone else, I'll only look for you! I've chosen you!"
As she spoke, Sun Xiuzhen took out twenty yuan from her pocket and stuffed it into Mingxi's hand: "Consider this money my deposit."
Mingxi was both amused and exasperated.
I've seen people make reservations for things and meals, but this is the first time I've ever seen someone make a reservation to introduce someone to a potential partner.
However, Sun Xiuzhen was adamant in her stance. No matter what Mingxi said, she insisted on giving Mingxi the money. In the end, Mingxi had no choice but to accept the money, and only then did Sun Xiuzhen leave satisfied.
Mingxi was very certain that Huang Pingping and Feng Fan would break up.
The two people come from different families and have different upbringings, which inevitably leads to significant differences in their values and beliefs. Initially, things might be fine because it's all new and exciting, but problems are bound to arise over time.
However, Mingxi did not expect that day to come so soon.
She came back less than five days after Sun Xiuzhen left.
At that time, Mingxi was at home doing laundry.
No one has come to her door to introduce her to potential partners these past few days, but she's not in a hurry, since she still has money on hand.
Taking advantage of the fact that she wasn't busy at the moment, and with the weather warming up at the end of March and beginning of April, she took out all the bed sheets, duvet covers, and winter coats and trousers to wash.
In winter, the weather is cold and the water is cold, so the clothes don't dry easily after washing. Therefore, I haven't taken these clothes down to wash all winter. Now that the weather is warm, I'd better wash them and put them in the closet.
Mingxi was washing and scrubbing in the yard with a large washbasin, while Zhao Sulan, who was lying in the house, felt extremely sorry for her.
From childhood to adulthood, she never let her son, Xibao, do any housework.
As a result of her illness, all the housework fell on her son, Xibao.
Poor Xi Bao has to wash so many clothes; her hands are practically white from being soaked in water.
For a young girl, her hands are like her second face; if her hands become rough and calloused from being soaked in water, they won't look pretty.
No, she has to get better quickly so that her son Xibao won't have to suffer anymore.
Mingxi, who was in the courtyard, had no idea that Zhao Sulan had so many feelings just because she was washing clothes.
It's just laundry, it's not like we haven't done it before.
However, washing so many clothes at once is really tiring.
Mingxi mentally calculated the money in her hand. Zhou Cuihua had given her over a hundred yuan, Du Shuying had given her seventy yuan, Du Hai had given her a hundred yuan for asking her to act as a matchmaker, and Sun Xiuzhen had given her twenty yuan last time. In total, it was about three hundred yuan. There was also the pocket money that the original owner had saved up. In total, it was about four hundred yuan.
Buying a washing machine is enough.
However, given Zhao Sulan's personality, she probably wouldn't easily agree to let her use the money to buy a washing machine.
Just as Mingxi was pondering how to persuade Zhao Sulan to agree to let him buy a washing machine, Sun Xiuzhen arrived.
Sun Xiuzhen walked briskly, her face no longer showing the anxiety she had before, but instead filled with joy.
She approached Mingxi, beaming with joy, and said, "Comrade Ming, great news! My Pingping has finally broken up with Feng Fan!"
Mingxi shook her hand and stood up: "Broken up? So fast?"
Sun Xiuzhen: "That's right, I didn't expect it to be so fast!"
Mingxi was curious about what had happened that caused Huang Pingping and Feng Fan to break up so quickly.
"Come on, Aunt Sun, let's go inside and talk." Mingxi wiped her hands and led Sun Xiuzhen inside.
Sun Xiuzhen sat down inside and immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Xiaoming, your method really works!"
She said, "After I got back from your place that day, I told Pingping what you told me and that I agreed to their relationship. At first, Pingping didn't believe me, so I told her that there was nothing I could do. She just wouldn't listen to us, and we couldn't persuade her otherwise. Plus, after thinking about it carefully, Feng Fan seemed like a decent person, so we agreed to their relationship. That's how Pingping started to believe me. After that, I talked to her every day about how good Feng Fan was. I told her that although he didn't do anything productive, he was kind, caring, good to Pingping, and loved her... I exaggerated as much as I could. At first, Pingping was quite happy, but then her attitude changed."
Sun Xiuzhen: "I told Pingping that Feng Fan was such a good man, and that she should listen to him and never make him angry, otherwise she would never find such a good man again. Pingping was unhappy when she heard this."
Mingxi smiled slightly, a slight upturn to her lips.
Huang Pingping was an only child, and although she wasn't spoiled rotten, she grew up surrounded by her parents' love, so she naturally had her own pride. It was normal for her to be angry when she heard Sun Xiuzhen's words.
Sun Xiuzhen: "I saw that Pingping was unhappy, so I deliberately said those things. Every time I said them, Pingping got upset. Later, when Feng Fan was mentioned, Pingping turned her face away and wouldn't let me say anything. I was afraid that if I didn't say anything, Pingping's enthusiasm for Feng Fan would come back, so I called Feng Fan over and said I wanted to change his job. Didn't he say he didn't want to work in the factory and felt that factory work wasn't good enough for him? So I suggested that I change Feng Fan to a better office job. I also said that Pingping should quit her current job, marry Feng Fan, and that he would be the breadwinner while she stayed at home to take care of the family. Feng Fan was naturally happy to hear this and agreed without saying a word. Pingping was unwilling and got angry, so she argued with Feng Fan. In the end, they broke up."
Although Huang Pingping is currently throwing a tantrum because of what she said, Sun Xiuzhen feels happy when she thinks about Huang Pingping breaking up with Feng Fan.
Seeing Sun Xiuzhen's excited expression, Mingxi couldn't help but pour cold water on her, saying, "Aunt Sun, don't be so happy yet. I think Pingping only broke up with Feng Fan in a fit of anger. Once she calms down, she might regret it."
These words were like a bucket of cold water, instantly chilling Grandma Sun's burning enthusiasm.
"What should we do then? Xiaoming, can you help me think of another way? I don't want Pingping to get back together with Feng Fan after all my hard work."
In her desperation, Sun Xiuzhen said, "Hey, Xiaoming, aren't you the one who introduces people to potential partners? Why don't you take advantage of this opportunity to introduce my Pingping to a new one? Once she has a new boyfriend, she won't be able to keep thinking about Feng Fan anymore."
Mingxi hesitated.
Sun Xiuzhen's heart jumped: "You said last time that my Pingping had a boyfriend, so you couldn't introduce her to anyone. Now that she doesn't have one, you can't still not introduce her to anyone, can you?"
She asked, "Is it about money? If you don't have enough money, just tell me. I'm willing to pay any amount, as long as you can introduce my Pingping to someone as soon as possible."
Mingxi raised her eyebrows.
She feigned reluctance: "Oh, Aunt Sun, what are you saying... But since you've put it that way, I'll definitely help. However..."
Mingxi changed the subject: "Since I'm introducing Pingping to someone, I should still meet with her and ask her what she thinks."
Sun Xiuzhen frowned and said, "We'll have to ask Pingping. She might not agree."
Mingxi smiled and said, "Whether she's willing or not, I'll only know after I meet Pingping. Don't you think so, Aunt Sun?"
When Sun Xiuzhen saw the smile on Mingxi's face, she felt a sudden sense of relief.
Mingxi is no ordinary person; she's the one who gave her the idea to break up Huang Pingping and Feng Fan!
If she meets with Pingping, she will definitely be able to persuade Pingping to agree to find a partner.
Mingxi had no idea how highly she was regarded by Sun Xiuzhen. She only saw Sun Xiuzhen hesitate for a moment before nodding in agreement.
"OK."
Sun Xiuzhen thought for a moment: "There's no time like the present, let's do it today. Comrade Xiaoming, are you busy? If you're not, would you like to come to my house with me later?"
A note from the author:
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Hehehe, looking forward to the next chapter where Xiaoming will start to trick Huang Pingping! [doge]
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