Chapter 22: The Obstinate Liu Ping

After work, the educated youth returned to the educated youth camp and were very happy to see Su Mo cooking again. However, they were a little disappointed when they smelled no meat.

Ma Xiaojuan ran over happily: "Su Mo, have you bought anything?"

Su Mo smiled, "I've bought everything. I'll cover it for you. I'll give you the remaining money after dinner."

"Okay!" Ma Xiaojuan said, and rushed into the room like the wind.

Sure enough, there were two packages of things in the covered enamel basin. When she opened the larger package, a strong aroma of egg cake wafted out. Ma Xiaojuan quickly picked up a piece and stuffed it into her mouth.

She was really greedy! After more than half a month, she finally had egg cake again.

Chen Lan saw Ma Xiaojuan enter the room, washed her hands and followed in.

Ma Xiaojuan saw Chen Lan come in, and handed the oil paper to her, "Chen Lan, eat egg cake."

Chen Lan thanked her, took a piece and started to eat, turned around and saw the bamboo basket, and exclaimed: "How much did Su Mo buy?"

Ma Xiaojuan looked up and saw a big bamboo basket on the ground, with a lot of things in it, but they were all covered tightly with coarse cloth.

"Indeed, they bought a lot." Ma Xiaojuan said, and continued to eat her egg cake.

"I don't know what she bought, why did she cover it up?"

"Nowadays, who doesn't cover up when buying things? Otherwise, if you meet a gossiper on the road, it will spread everywhere."

The gossiping women in their family compound know exactly who bought a few green onions.

Because she has suffered from this, Ma Xiaojuan hates this kind of behavior of finding out what others bought.

Chen Lan wanted to persuade Ma Xiaojuan to go and see what Su Mo bought, but seeing that she didn't fall for it, she could only curl her lips helplessly.

But she didn't dare to go and see it herself.

Su Mo's family conditions seemed good, and now she is dating the son of the branch secretary, she dare not offend him.

Otherwise, in this rural area, if her future father-in-law gave her a hard time and assigned her to work in the worst area, she would have no place to cry.

Soon, the kitchen began to call for dinner, and Ma Xiaojuan and Chen Lan hurriedly took their lunch boxes and went out.

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On the other side, Liu Guangying finally waited until the end of work. Carrying her things, she rode her bicycle to her eldest brother's house and didn't even have time to go home.

When she arrived, the Liu family was having dinner. They were surprised to see Liu Guangying coming over, still carrying things.

"Guangying, why are you here? Have you eaten?" Mrs. Liu asked in surprise.

"Not yet, I came to tell you something." Liu Guangying panted and put the things directly on the table beside him.

He rode his bicycle all the way over and rushed to the fourth floor in one breath. Liu Guangying was not young anymore, so he had to take it slow.

The Liu family was well off, with four members of the family receiving wages. In Qingxi County, it was considered a very good family.

The eldest brother Liu was the workshop director of the county machinery factory, the eldest sister-in-law Liu worked in the canning factory, the eldest daughter Liu Ping joined the art troupe, and the youngest daughter Liu Mei also worked in the machinery factory.

The family of four lived in a two-bedroom, one-living room building allocated by the machinery factory, which was both decent and spacious.

Liu Mei poured a glass of water for Liu Guangying, and went to get a set of bowls and chopsticks, saying, "Auntie, I made leek and egg dumplings and braised pork today, let's have some together."

After Liu Guangying finished the water, she put the cup down and said, "Don't be in a hurry to eat, I came here to tell you that Liu Ping's matchmaking is not going to work out."

"What? How come it's not going to work out? They haven't even met yet." The Liu family's faces changed drastically. "

She has already found a partner, and they don't want to meet anymore."

"Impossible, I asked others when I came back, and Lu Changzheng doesn't have a partner at all." Liu Ping stood up excitedly.

"I found her after I came back. On the day Lu Changzheng came back, he saved a young educated person from his team who fell into the water. As a result, they fell in love with each other and became a couple right away."

"What's wrong with Lu Changzheng? He gave up the pillar of my art troupe and fell in love with a young educated person who went to the countryside." Liu Ping couldn't accept it.

Liu Ping's voice was quite loud. In this tube building with poor sound insulation, some neighbors had already started to pay attention to her.

"Liu Ping, watch your attitude. There is no high or low position, only different division of labor. The young educated people who went to the countryside are also contributing to socialism." Liu Guangying immediately said something to avoid being used by someone with ulterior motives.

Liu Ping still couldn't accept it. She walked over anxiously and grabbed Liu Guangying's hand.

"Aunt, what is the background of that educated youth? Is she the daughter of a high-ranking official?"

"How should I know? I don't even know her name yet."

"Then how do you know they are dating?"

Liu Guangying pointed at something on the table. "Look, that's something Lu Changzheng's mother brought to my office and asked me to bring to you to apologize. She said it herself, and from her tone, the wedding should be held in a few days."

"How can it be so soon?" Liu Ping was shocked.

"Their family was in a hurry to get married." Liu Guangying also knew some of the situation when she went to discuss it.

It was precisely because of Lu Boying's health that the Lu family was in a hurry to get married, so Liu Guangying felt that it was a sure thing.

"Aunt, can you help me check the file of that educated youth? Unless she is better than me, I will not accept it."

"What else can you do if you are unwilling? Are you going to commit a bad behavior and destroy other people's relationships?" Liu Guangying said unhappily.

"Aunt, help me check it, or I will go to their brigade to ask myself." Liu Ping clenched her fists, with a stubborn look on her face.

"My dear girl, forget it, mom will find you a better one." Sister Liu hurried forward to persuade her.

They are not unreasonable people.

If they have agreed to marry and regret before marriage, they will not let it go so easily. But they haven't even started to see each other, and the person has come to their house with gifts to make amends. They really don't know what to say.

"No!"

Liu Ping's stubborn look scared Sister Liu and Liu Guangying. Liu Mei, who was standing by, couldn't bear to see this and spoke up.

"Sister, forget it, it means you two are not meant to be together. There are many outstanding comrades in the county, we can look at others later."

"Shut up! If it weren't for you, would I be so anxious to get married?"

Liu Ping scolded Liu Mei with a grim face, "You are not happy to see me anymore?"

After that, she didn't even eat, rushed into the room, and slammed the door.

Liu Mei was scolded for no reason and looked depressed.

"Mom, look at my sister."

"She is in a bad mood, just bear with it." Sister-in-law Liu could only comfort her daughter in this way.

But she didn't expect that Liu Ping liked Lu Changzheng so much.

Brother Liu and Sister-in-law Liu looked at each other and looked at Liu Guangying with embarrassment.

Liu Ping was spoiled by them since she was a child. She had to do what she wanted to do, otherwise she might cause trouble.

The files of the educated youth were in Hongqi Commune, and it was not difficult for Liu Guangying to retrieve them and take a look.

Liu Guangying finally compromised, "Okay, I'll check it out tomorrow."

In fact, the reason why Liu Ping was so excited, in addition to liking Lu Changzheng, was mainly because Lu Changzheng was her last hope.

When Liu Ping first joined the art troupe, she did become a mainstay with her good voice. But in the past few years, she didn't hone her singing skills, and was gradually replaced by newcomers and marginalized.

Moreover, she has an arrogant personality and doesn't have a good relationship with other people in the troupe. Therefore, she may be on the list of people to be discharged from the army this year. Of

the two sisters, Liu Ping has always been the best. She couldn't imagine what her family would think of her once she was discharged from the army.

If she could marry Lu Changzheng, she would probably not be discharged from the army. Even if she was really discharged from the army, she was still a military officer's wife, still the best one.

So, after finding out that Lu Changzheng was single, she asked her family to find a partner for her.

She thought things were turning around, but in the blink of an eye, all hope was gone.