Chapter 21 Chapter 21 This relationship can be cultivated through marriage...
Su Yan finally managed to fool Sister Wang. When she returned to the personnel department, Sister Feng asked, "How was the dance?"
Su Yan shook her head: "No!"
Sister Feng said, "I have a distant relative who's a teacher at Jiangzhou University. He's been so busy studying and teaching these days that he's lost a lot of his age. He's ten years older than you and never married." She handed over the photo and said, "Look at him. He's quite handsome, with a square face."
Su Yan took it and took a look. It was indeed a square face, but there was a scar on the left side of his face, and his hair was beginning to thin. Su Yan asked suspiciously, "Ten years older than me? Thirty-two? He doesn't look like that?"
Sister Feng laughed, "Hey, you're from the countryside, working in the fields year-round. Aren't you a worker-peasant-soldier college student who just came to Jiangzhou to study, and then stayed on to teach after graduation? You look a little older."
At the same time, she offered a thorough analysis: "Men look at women based on appearance. We women shouldn't judge men that way. Don't be fooled by his appearance, he's a genuine person. I asked around, and they said they don't mind you bringing your nephews and nieces, and they also said you're responsible. If you're interested, go meet him. They saw your photo and are very pleased with you."
Su Yan breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't get angry. She knew in her heart that these people did have good intentions. Apart from anything else, it would not be easy for them to find a partner with only two nephews and nieces.
She smiled and said sincerely, "Sister Feng, I really don't want to think about this right now. No matter what, we have to wait until this year is over. My dad and brother have only been gone for a few months, and I really don't have time to think about this. I'll trouble you again after this year is over."
Sister Feng took the photo back, not saying anything, but it was always a disappointment. "Fine, we'll talk later!" Su Yan's words meant she was looking down on her, and she understood the underlying meaning. She taunted Su Yan, "Well, with your talent and looks, being a university professor is a bit underrated." Without waiting for Su Yan to say anything, she took the photo and left.
Su Yan was holding a pen, about to write a manuscript, when she choked on the words, her breath stuck in her throat. Everyone else remained silent, watching the joke. Instead, Uncle Lu chimed in, "Yingzi, a girl shouldn't rush into her life; she needs to take her time."
A few more assignments were handed in a little while later, and Su Yan continued writing until noon, finally putting down her pen. She took her lunchbox to the cafeteria, where she ran into Jiang Dayan. She was at the front of the line, waving at Su Yan to cut in line.
Su Yan shook her head and stood at the back of the line. Jiang Dayan followed Su Yan and stood behind her. He opened his lunch box and showed it to her: "Yingzi, look, I brought you some braised pork with preserved vegetables. It's my mom's specialty. You can try it later. If you like it, come to our house on the weekend and ask my mom to make it for you."
Su Yan took a glance and saw that the lunch box contained a large box of pickled mustard greens and three or four slices of three-finger-wide half-fat and half-lean pork. As soon as she opened the lid, the aroma of meat filled the air.
Jiang Dayan smiled, moved closer and whispered, "Don't look at the fact that there are only a few slices of pork. This plate of pickled mustard greens was fried with two taels of lard, not to mention how much it goes with rice. Yingzi, I brought this especially for you." In this era of food shortage, it can't be said to be invaluable.
Su Yan turned her head and said, "Thank you, Dayan. My stomach has been feeling uncomfortable these days. You can eat by yourself."
Jiang Dayan grinned: "How can that be? I brought this especially for you, how can I eat it?"
After a few words were exchanged here, the workers in the queue over there started to tease: "Hey, Dayan, why are you so active in coming to the company this month?"
The other one said, "Dayan, I see you and Yingzi have endless things to talk about. Even when you're waiting in line for food, you have to talk together."
As he spoke, everyone burst into laughter.
Jiang Dayan did not refute, but just smiled. After they finished laughing and teasing him, he said, "If you like it, come over and talk with us." As he said this, he pretended to pull people over, and there was another round of laughter.
Su Yan held her forehead and turned around, feeling very impatient.
Jiang Dayan finally had some insight. Seeing Su Yan's dark face, he leaned over and asked, "Yingzi, what's wrong with you? Are you sorry?"
Su Yan snorted: "Jiang Dayan, I really want to punch you twice now!"
Jiang Dayan continued to play up his specialty, pretending to be clueless: "What's the matter, Yingzi? Just ignore them. They're a bunch of bachelors, just wanting to stir up trouble."
Su Yan rolled her eyes and said expressionlessly: "Thank you, is it okay if I don't eat?" Then she took the lunch box and walked out of the cafeteria.
As Su Yan left, the clamor grew louder. Several young people encouraged Jiang Dayan, "What are you still standing there for? Go after them, Dayan?"
Jiang Dayan smiled embarrassedly, and after hearing a few words, he chased after him.
It was drizzling outside at this time. Su Yan walked along the trees on the roadside. She became more and more angry as she walked, and cursed Jiang Dayan dozens of times in her heart.
After walking only a few dozen steps, I heard Jiang Dayan shouting from behind: "Yingzi, wait for me, wait for me."
When he caught up with her, he said with a smile: "Yingzi, don't be angry, they are just like that, they just like to make trouble."
The rain was getting heavier, and he had to take off his coat to shield Su Yan from the rain.
Su Yan stopped and took a step back: "Jiang Dayan, do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand?"
Jiang Dayan still had a grin on his face: "Yingzi, what are you talking about? What do you mean you don't understand?"
Su Yan was speechless and said sternly, "Jiang Dayan, I've made it clear that I don't like you and I will never go to your house to eat preserved vegetables and pork. And when you said that when we were studying in Jiangzhou, I had forgotten you a long time ago. Also, don't let others misunderstand that we are dating in the future. This is not true at all."
After saying that, Su Yan turned and left. Jiang Dayan was stunned for a moment, then followed her: "Yingzi, you really don't remember that we used to sit at the same table? I always couldn't do the homework assigned by the math teacher, and you were the one who explained it to me?"
Su Yan stopped abruptly, almost collapsing: "Why do you always seem to not hear me? I said, I really don't remember you, and I really don't like you. Please don't follow me, thank you."
Jiang Dayan finally agreed to say something: "Just because you don't like her now doesn't mean you won't like her in the future, right? My parents only met once and got married. Can you cultivate this kind of relationship after marriage? They have a good relationship now, so why can't we cultivate it too?"
Su Yan didn't know how to answer. She seemed to be explaining a question to an elementary school student: "Da Yan, cultivating feelings requires the willingness of both parties. You know, feelings can't be forced. You're only causing me trouble by doing this. You're a man, and others won't say anything about you. They'll only point fingers and gossip at me."
Jiang Dayan shook his head: "Yingzi, what are you afraid of? Men and women are the same. Chairman Mao said that women hold up half the sky."
Su Yan stared at him for a long time, hoping to find out whether he was really a blockhead who couldn't understand what others said, or whether he was just trying to trick her.
Jiang Dayan asked, "Yingzi, do you agree?"
Su Yan stood there speechless for a while, feeling that she was really stupid and being played a joke on. She shook her head, extremely helpless: "I don't agree!"
Su Yan walked quickly towards the tube building, and Jiang Dayan followed her: "Yingzi, tell me, what did I do wrong that you don't like? I will change everything. As long as you ask, I will change it immediately."
Su Yan didn't say another word, and had already made a judgment in her heart - there was no need to communicate with this person!
Jiang Dayan followed Su Yan all the way to her house. Seeing that she had closed the door, he had no choice but to stand outside and say, "Yingzi, don't be angry. Just tell me what I did wrong. Relationships can be cultivated. We are still classmates. This is much better than what my parents did back then. Really, Yingzi, tell me..."
Fortunately, most people in the factory were in the cafeteria getting their meals at this time, otherwise a bunch of people would have come out to watch the fun.
Only the older sister next door diligently opened the door. While holding her bowl, she asked, "What happened? What happened to Yingzi?"
Jiang Dayan smiled and said, "It's okay, sister-in-law. I said something wrong and made Yingzi angry. I'm apologizing now."
The sister-in-law started to grumble, "Oh, Yingzi does have a bad temper. If you say something wrong, she'll give you a cold shoulder."
Dayan smiled and waved his hands: "No, no, sister-in-law, it's all my fault, it's all my fault."
The sister-in-law leaned against the door frame and laughed, "Dayan, you have such a good temper. Even if you are wrong, it's only a little bit wrong. Among men, your good temper is one of the best. Yingzi, why don't you know how to cherish your blessing? When you get married in the future, you will definitely be a good man to your wife."
Jiang Dayan did not refute, but listened quietly, saying, "Yingzi is a cultured person and has attended university. It is only natural for me to treat her well."
Su Yan heard it all clearly inside, and smiled self-deprecatingly, feeling helpless.
Seeing Su Yan's expression of being about to cry, Xiaogang Yanzi came back with an empty lunch box: "Auntie, aren't you going to eat today? Who bullied you?"
Su Yan said, "The food in the cafeteria isn't tasty today. How about we have tomato and egg noodles for lunch?"
Although the two children were ignorant, they could understand the expression on people's faces. When they heard Jiang Dayan saying that it was their fault, they asked, "Auntie, did Uncle Dayan bully you?"
Su Yan shook her head: "It's not really bullying, I just feel helpless."
Helpless? What is helpless? Yan Zi nodded, not quite understanding. She walked out, opened the door, and said in a baby voice, "Uncle Dayan, please don't bully my aunt. If you make her angry, she will say she is helpless."
The sister-in-law laughed and said, "Hey, kid, you're still helpless. What does helpless mean? Did you learn a new word?"
Su Yan had no time to stop Yan Zi, so she had to follow her out.
Dayan looked at Su Yan eagerly: "Yingzi, you are not angry anymore, are you?"
Su Yan said, "Jiang Dayan, are you mentally ill? I've told you so many times that I don't like you and I'm not interested in dating you. Just find someone else and stop bothering me all day, okay?"
The previous times he had spoken openly, it was in front of Jiang Dayan alone. Now that there was an outsider present, he could no longer pretend not to hear. He immediately pulled a frown on his face: "Yingzi, if you are angry with me, you don't have to say it so harshly, right?"
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