Li Xiangyang recounted to Qiu Yuling what happened when he worked in the commune.
Qiu Yuling crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows, "You mean, you two have been together for a long time?" The rabbit has set its eyes on the grass near its burrow, but she doesn't know a single thing it does.
Li Xiangyang was so anxious that he wanted to sew Qiu Yuling's mouth shut, "Keep your voice down, it's nothing, I just unilaterally think Yingtao is better, oh no, your cousin is better, and the relationship was only brought to light this year." If he didn't bring it up, Li Yingtao would be getting married.
Qiu Yuling changed her stance and continued asking him, "How far along are you two? Have you told your families?"
Li Xiangyang hesitated for a long time, and Qiu Yuling understood. They were just waiting for this time. Whether it would work or not, they were both ready to see each other in public.
Back in the office, the older accountant joked, "Xiao Qiu and Comrade Li Xiangyang are quite close. I thought you had high standards."
Nie Xuemin also pricked up his ears to listen.
Qiu Yuling pulled out a chair and sat down. "We're from the same brigade. We grew up together. Even though we don't have the same last name, we're all related, so naturally, we have stronger bonds than with other people."
It’s not said to be true or false, but if there is any gossip, it depends on the intention of the person who is saying it.
After all, she is a leader and interacts with people in different positions every day. Her age is similar to that of the young people in the factory. If someone wants to gossip, there will be gossip about her flying around every day.
Nie Xuemin smoothed things over, interrupting the gossip and calling out to the students marking the papers, "They were all handed in randomly. They were divided into three parts and the paper headers were stapled together. We told them in the exam room that if any traces other than answers were left outside the paper header, it would be considered cheating and the score would be invalidated.
This applies to all candidates. If you see someone has written their name or other marks elsewhere, tear it off the paper and there will be no score..."
Qiu Yuling received a stack, which sounded fair.
"Circle the wrong spellings and deduct one point for each wrong word. The same applies to math. The steps and answers must be consistent. If you doodle the solution process and only the answer is correct, it will be considered plagiarism."
Qiu Yuling looked up at Nie Xuemin who said this, and always felt that he seemed very confident.
But when the results came out, Qiu Yuling felt that her judgment was wrong, because the first place was Li Yingtao!
Nie Xuemin took the report card and immediately started to post the results. "According to the pre-determined plan, the top two will be Li Yingtao in first place and Ma Lulu in second place."
Li Xiangyang almost jumped up in front of everyone after seeing the list. He didn't dare to delay and immediately rode his bicycle back to report the news.
Wang Xiaomai invited the young man into the house to drink some water. Li Xiangyang smiled as brightly as he could. "No, Auntie, I have to hurry back. If I leave tomorrow morning, I'll be late for work."
Wang Xiaomai refused, "We've come a long way, we need to drink some water before we go. I'll ask Yingtao's father to go get her. She's still with her maternal family's team. By the way, does the young comrade work at the daily chemical factory?"
Li Xiangyang immediately started to tell his life story in detail, emphasizing that he was currently worried about his lifelong affairs.
When Wang Xiaomai heard that the young man was from her elder sister-in-law's team, she didn't think there was anything special about the young man coming all the way to deliver the letter. She thought that Qiu Yuling was probably too busy to handle the matter, so she sent someone close to her to report the good news.
Thinking of this, he became more enthusiastic, "Comrade Xiao Li, wait a little longer, Yingtao's home is quite close, it's only about an hour's walk there and back.
You young people can understand each other when you speak. When she comes, tell her again what you just said you were going to do.
Auntie will go and knead the dough. You must wait until you have eaten before leaving. It’s summer now, the days are long, so it won’t delay your return…”
Li Xiangyang stayed reluctantly and even fed the chickens in the backyard for his future mother-in-law.
Wang Xiaomai finished kneading the dough and came out but no one was there. She thought the young man had left while she was kneading the dough. Then she was startled to see Li Xiangyang coming from the backyard with a winnowing basket containing fresh hot eggs.
"I was just saying I was going to touch the eggs. You're a guest, how can you do that? Come on, sit down. I cut some watermelon for you. You can eat it first. They'll be there soon."
Li Yingtao jumped off her father's bicycle as they rode into the yard. Seeing Li Xiangyang standing under the pear tree, she was startled for a moment, "Why is he still here?"
"How can you talk like that? Comrade Xiao Li has come specially to deliver a letter to you. Child, you are becoming less and less polite as you grow older." Wang Xiaomai went up and slapped her daughter.
He turned around and explained to Li Xiangyang, "Comrade Li, this girl isn't usually like this. She must be happy about this letter.
Well, tell her again about the condoms you just mentioned. I'll go roll the noodles and we'll have dinner right away..."
Li Qingchuan was sent to the back to collect firewood. Li Yingtao whispered to Li Xiangyang, "Why don't you leave after you finish your work? What are you doing here? We've already agreed..."
Li Xiangyang grimaced in pain from the twist. "Be gentle! Auntie won't let me go. I'm not talking nonsense, seriously. If you don't believe me, ask Auntie."
Wang Xiaomai came out from the back carrying a dish of food, "Don't ask me, I don't understand these things, just ask Comrade Xiao Li directly, what to prepare, when to report, you can find out clearly yourself.
Well, old man, come in and help me serve the noodles, and let Yingtao listen to the serious business."
Li Yingtao gave her a warning look before getting down to business. She wrote down everything Li Xiangyang said, "You mean to report first and then start work when school starts in the fall?"
Li Xiangyang added, "The teachers at the factory are different from those at the production team. On days when there are no classes in the production team, they have to work in the fields to earn work points. At the factory, they work with the students during school holidays. Even on days when they don't work, they seem to get a living allowance."
Li Yingtao smiled, "That's great."
Wang Xiaomai and Li Qingchuan also heard it, and they were both very happy. Now that their daughter was out, she could eat commercial grain. It was worth it that they had endured the pressure and kept her until she was in her twenties.
After dinner, Wang Xiaomai sent Li Qingchuan out to see the guests off. He then turned to Li Yingtao, who was clearing the dishes, and asked, "What do you think of Comrade Li?"
Li Yingtao was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that her mother knew something.
Then her mother continued, "The young man is about your age and hasn't found a partner yet. He's in your aunt's team and has a job in the county. If you think it's feasible, I'll ask your aunt to pass on a message.
You are old enough now, you dare not put it off any longer..."
Li Yingtao lowered her head to wash the dishes. Wang Xiaomai saw that she had been silent for a long time and poked her. "Is it okay? Why don't you say something?"
Li Yingtao's voice seemed to come from under her butt, "Let's wait a little. I don't think it's good for the girl's family to be too proactive. After all, we all work together. I'll observe first. If they are similar, I'll ask them to speak first..."
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