"Comrade Liu Xuemei, are you free now?" He Ping said to Xuemei outside the counter.
"Comrade He Ping, do you have anything to say? Just say it here."
"Comrade Liu Xuemei, please come out for a moment. It's not convenient to talk here." He Ping said evasively.
Xuemei looked at He Ping and said directly, "Why is it so hard to say it? Sister Zhang is our colleague. Besides, we are at work now and cannot leave our post without reason. Right, Sister Zhang?"
"Xiao He, Xuemei is right. Just tell me what you want to say. It's the right time for people to come now, and a few more will come soon. It's intermittent, and it's really difficult for Xuemei to leave. If the leader finds out, she will be punished." Zhang Aiping also echoed.
"Comrade He Ping, you don't want me to be punished, right? If you really have something to say, just say it here quickly. If you don't, someone will come to buy something later." After Xuemei finished speaking, she gestured for He Ping to look behind him.
He Ping looked at the people coming over from behind, they must be here to buy something from Xuemei. He looked at Zhang Aiping again and felt that now was not a good time to talk. So he said to Xuemei:
"Comrade Liu Xuemei, you're right. I'd better go to work first. I'll come see you after get off work. Remember to wait for me."
After the shoppers had left, Zhang Aiping secretly came over and whispered to Xuemei:
"This guy's eyes are always rolling around. He's dishonest and has a lot of ulterior motives. You can tell at a glance that he's up to no good. It's a good thing you didn't go out with him just now. If other colleagues had seen you, they might have misunderstood that you were dating." Zhang Aiping analyzed.
"Sister Zhang, I think so too. I'm not familiar with him, so what private matters could there be? If you want to talk about something, just say it here. Sister Zhang, thank you for helping me just now." Xuemei answered seriously.
Zhang Aiping looked around to see if anyone was around, then leaned over to Xuemei's ear and whispered, "A few days ago, someone in the commune saw He Ping leaving a young widow's house at night. What kind of serious business could he have going to a young widow's house in the middle of the night? But I never imagined he was so dishonest. You said the deputy director looked quite upright, so how could his son be such a person?"
Xuemei thought, if her son is like this, she can't be much better. If the deputy director is an upright person, why would he abuse his power and position to give someone else's job to his precious son? But Xuemei still showed an expression of approval.
"Xuemei, you find it unbelievable, right? I felt the same way. Then I thought about it and I felt that Director He and his wife must have spoiled their only son too much, and he became like this. Alas! Xuemei, you can't wait for him today. You don't know what evil intentions he has." Zhang Aiping spoke more excitedly.
"Sister Zhang, I'll listen to you. I'll ride my bike away after work. I won't wait for him."
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As soon as she got off work, Xuemei rode her bicycle home. On the way home, she saw He Ping parked his bicycle on the side of the road and standing next to him. Xuemei tried to pretend not to see it.
"Comrade Liu Xuemei, Comrade Xuemei..." He Ping shouted as he walked over to stop Xuemei's bicycle.
Seeing that she couldn't escape, Xuemei could only park her bicycle on the side of the road, but she didn't get off the bicycle. She planned to ride away immediately if He Ping did anything that threatened her.
"Comrade Xuemei, please come down and talk?" He Ping said with a smile.
"It's okay, Comrade He Ping, I'll talk to you on the bicycle. Why are you here? I just waited for you at the counter for a while after get off work, but I didn't see you coming. I thought you forgot and went home after get off work." Xuemei replied.
"Comrade Xuemei, I was afraid that you forgot, so I came here early to wait for you." He Ping said happily when he heard that Xuemei had just waited for him at the supply and marketing cooperative.
Xuemei wondered if she couldn't avoid you, this playboy, today. But she didn't show any dissatisfaction on her face. She said gently, "Comrade He Ping, please get straight to the point. I can go home after you've finished. It's getting late."
He Ping pretended to be shy and handed Xuemei a ticket.
"Comrade He Ping, what is this?" Xuemei pretended not to understand.
"Comrade Xuemei, these are movie tickets." He Ping said in a low voice.
"Movie tickets? Comrade He Ping, you bought too many movie tickets and want to give me a few. But I haven't been to the county town to watch movies recently, so I can't use these movie tickets?" Xuemei didn't take the movie tickets and deliberately misunderstood.
"Comrade Xuemei, do you really not understand?"
Xuemei pretended to be confused and looked at He Ping, then said aggrievedly, "Comrade He Ping, I really don't know what you mean."
"Comrade Liu Xuemei, I want to ask if you can be my partner? Let's go to the county town to watch a movie together tomorrow. I know you have a day off tomorrow, so I specially asked someone to bring me movie tickets from the county town." He Ping said to Xuemei with a loving face.
"Dating? If I go to the movies with you, I will be your boyfriend." Xuemei looked around and saw that there was no one around and no one was coming on the road, so she asked with an innocent look.
"Yes, Xuemei, so you agree?" He Ping said and handed the movie ticket to Xuemei.
"No, I didn't agree. I really can't accept these movie tickets." Xuemei said, shaking her head.
"Liu Xuemei, do you look down on me?" He Ping said a little angrily.
"Comrade He Ping, I don't look down on you. You have a good background, a job, and you're not bad looking."
After Xuemei finished speaking, He Ping straightened up, looked at Xuemei proudly, and asked, "Since I'm so good, why don't you be my partner?"
"Comrade He Ping, dating is not just a matter between the two of us. Have your parents agreed? My family's conditions are much worse than yours. You know, we are from the countryside, and I am the only one with a job." Xuemei said obediently.
"Of course my parents agreed. They've been eyeing you for a long time. They said you're smart, efficient, and good-looking, so they wanted me to marry you off to be their daughter-in-law."
"Keke...my parents don't know yet? They might not agree."
"Xuemei, you just said that I have such good conditions. Your parents are so happy that they can't wait to agree with us being a relationship." He Ping said confidently.
"You have good conditions, but in my parents' eyes, dating is a commitment. You will get married in the future and you can't regret it." Xuemei said seriously.
"I'm planning to marry you, too." He Ping said as he was about to come over and hold Xuemei's hand.
"Comrade He Ping, stop, stop, stop... Keep your distance and listen to me first." Xuemei said a little anxiously.
Xuemei was so focused on He Ping, trying to prevent him from doing anything to her that she didn't notice the sound of treading on branches coming from the bushes not far away.
Seeing that He Ping hadn't made any more moves, Xuemei continued, "Comrade He Ping, my father said that if I get married, I have to stay at home to work."
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