"Aunt, why are you here now? Have you eaten?" Xuemei asked Liu Xiu as he walked into the main room.
"Brother, sister-in-law, Xuemei, I came here after dinner. I have something to tell Xuemei. Xuemei, let's go to your room!" Liu Xiu said to Xuemei.
Xuemei handed the cloth in her hand to Liu's father and took Liu Xiu into her room.
A few days ago, after Xuemei had collected enough cloth coupons, she specially bought six feet of green floral cloth and eight feet of army green cloth to make a shirt for Liu's father and mother. When Liu Xiu came, Xuemei was helping Liu's mother cut the cloth.
"Aunt, please sit down and talk!" Xuemei moved the two chairs in front of the desk to the middle of the room. After Liu Xiu sat down, Xuemei sat on the other chair.
Liu Xiu sighed and said, "Didn't I ask Shengnan to look for a few young men a few days before and after your eldest brother's wedding? Two families have contacted me in the past two days. We were also interested in the young men from these two families.
I had originally thought that since the Dragon Boat Festival was coming up in a few days, I would ask her to choose the one she liked and get the marriage done during the Dragon Boat Festival. Then, after the autumn harvest, we could build a house or two and get married after that."
Liu Xuemei replied, "Aunt, that's great! My father and second uncle have inquired about the young men from the families that Shengnan went on blind dates with several times, and they seem to be pretty good people! Are you short on money? I still have some."
Although Liu Xiu did not come to borrow money, he was still very moved when he heard Xuemei say this.
Liu Xiu took Xuemei's hand and replied, "Xuemei, it's not about money. I don't know why Shengnan suddenly changed her mind. She always talks nonsense when I ask her. Last night I asked her which boy she would choose. She didn't answer at first, but then she got scared by my pestering and insisted that she didn't like either boy.
One of the young men was a hardworking elementary school graduate. She complained about his short stature, but she didn't consider that he was only about 1.68 meters tall, which isn't considered short in our southern region. Not everyone can be as tall as Han Zhiqing and Zhou Zhiqing! Besides, he was almost ten centimeters taller than she was. And she still had reason to be disrespectful! "Liu Xiu grew increasingly angry as she spoke, and couldn't help rolling her eyes.
Xuemei patted Liu Xiu's hand in comfort and then asked, "It's understandable that Shengnan wants to find someone taller. After all, the men in our family are all quite tall. So what about the other person?"
"The other boy's family is even poorer than the previous one. He only studied until the third grade and was about the same height as your father. But Shengnan looked down on him for his low level of education and said that they would have nothing in common.
"I think this guy is a good person. If she thinks he's not well-educated, she can just teach him well after they get married. I think he's a studious person. I just don't understand her. Now that she has two such good guys in front of her, she's still being picky. I'll see what kind of person she chooses in the future." Liu Xiu said dissatisfiedly.
Xuemei thought that Shengnan was deliberately looking for trouble. Shengnan's behavior must be related to Zhou Bing, otherwise Shengnan would have agreed to choose one of the two guys long ago.
Xuemei regained consciousness and said to Liu Xiu, "Auntie, don't worry. I'll go to your house tomorrow after get off work to talk to Shengnan and see what she's thinking."
"I came here because I want you to persuade her. You two are about the same age and are usually good friends. Please help me find out what she is stubborn about. These two guys are anxious for answers. Please talk to Shengnan. It's really a missed opportunity!" Liu Xiu said with a worried look on his face.
"Okay, aunt, I will talk to her properly. You should relax first, there is no need to rush marriage!" Xuemei comforted.
"Okay, Xuemei. Let's talk about this tonight. I'll go home first!" Liu Xiu stood up and said.
"Okay, aunt, slow down!" Xuemei said as she stood up.
Liu Xiu waved his hand backwards, indicating that he didn't want Xuemei to send him off.
As soon as she got home the next day, Xuemei put down her things, said goodbye to Liu's mother, and went to Liu Xiu's house next door.
"Aunt, Shengnan, you are all in the kitchen?" Xuemei asked, sticking her head out of the kitchen door.
"Xuemei, you're here! Are you looking for Shengnan?" Liu Xiu asked deliberately.
"Well, aunt. It's been a long time since I sat down and talked with Shengnan." Xuemei replied calmly.
Liu Xiu nudged Shengnan next to him and said, "Take your elder sister to your room, and you two sisters can chat. I'll make dinner. Xuemei, why don't you have dinner at my aunt's house tonight?"
"Aunt, you don't have to prepare mine. My mother has already prepared my meal at home!" Xuemei replied.
When Liu Xiu heard this, he didn't force it and said, "Okay, I won't be polite with you. Since my family has done it, I won't add yours!"
Shengnan looked at Liu Xiu helplessly and took Xuemei to her room.
As soon as Shengnan closed the door, she turned to Xuemei and asked, "Sister, did my mother ask you to come and persuade me?"
Xuemei didn't try to hide it anymore and said directly, "It's good that you know. Weren't you quite positive about seeing each other before? Why are you suddenly unwilling now?"
Shengnan looked around but didn't look at Xuemei, then replied, "Aren't you younger than me? I want to talk about this later!"
Xuemei looked at Shengnan, who was pretending to be calm, and said tentatively, "If you don't want to get married yet, then tell your aunt clearly and ask her to reject those two guys properly and not delay them. You're not saying this because you have someone you like, are you?"
When Shengnan heard this, she felt guilty and immediately retorted loudly: "Of course not, I just don't want to get married now. I haven't thought it through before!"
Xuemei pretended to believe it and then tried to test it out: "That's good, we won't talk about it anymore. What do you think of Zhou Zhiqing?"
When Shengnan heard Xuemei mention Zhou Bing, her eyes sparkled and she asked, "Zhou Zhiqing is tall, strong, and handsome."
Xuemei smiled and deliberately provoked her, "My mother also thinks he's great. Recently, many aunts have quietly asked my mother if Zhou Zhiqing is interested in finding a partner here. My mother also told me to mention it to Han Chen when I have time and ask him to ask Zhou Zhiqing what he thinks. What do you think, Shengnan?"
Shengnan said with an unhappy look on her face, "What can I think? I'm not him. If you want to introduce him to someone, why don't you go ask him yourself?"
Xuemei deliberately said, "Shengnan, why are you so excited? I'm just chatting with you! Are you also interested in Zhou Zhiqing?"
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