Chapter 85: I'm not that good looking after being transferred back, but I have beautiful thoughts! ...
Yan Xue did go on a blind date, accompanying her husband Yue'e.
Lang Yue'e has been divorced for almost two years. Secretary Lang's wife is very anxious to see that she is still staying at home. She has been urging her every day recently.
Her conditions were not bad either. Although she was divorced, she had no children. Her father was the secretary of a forestry farm, so many people introduced men to her.
Lang Yue'e really couldn't resist her mother, and couldn't stand people always coming to introduce her to this and that, so she simply agreed to meet one of them.
The man was from another forest farm, a few years older than Lang Yue'e. They had been engaged before, but the woman died of illness before they got married.
After hearing this, Secretary Lang's wife felt that their conditions were comparable, except that Lang Yue'e's first marriage was too unfortunate, so she didn't have many expectations. So she asked Yan Xue to accompany her.
The other party also came with two people, one tall and one short. The taller one was about 27 or 28 years old and his name was Zhao Guoquan. The shorter one was his friend, Sun Pengchun.
Judging from their appearance alone, the two men are quite compatible, except that Zhao Guoquan looks a little serious and is holding a collection of leaders' quotations in his hand.
Sure enough, after the two sides introduced themselves to each other and just sat down in the newspaper reading area of the club, Zhao Guoquan asked Lang Yue'e about her understanding of a certain sentence in the leader's quotations.
To be honest, it’s quite representative of the times, but it makes the blind date feel like a job interview, and the atmosphere is wrong.
Fortunately, Secretary Lang was in charge of party and government work, so Lang Yue'e was not intimidated by this and answered calmly, measuredly and clearly.
Then the other party talked about this topic for nearly ten minutes, which made Yan Xue couldn't help laughing beside her. "If you two really get together, will you talk about this at home in the future?"
Taking advantage of the fact that she was married, she deliberately teased, "Why don't you talk about what kind of person you want to find?" This made both of them blush and brought the topic back.
Regardless of whether this person is truly so ideologically conscious or does it on purpose, it is useless to talk about these things on a blind date.
Those who only care about character and ideological resonance without considering other people's conditions are those who have no real conditions to offer.
Yan Xue simply asked on Lang Yue'e's behalf, "Comrade Zhao, at your age, your family must be worried, right? Aren't they urging you to find a new one quickly?"
"I've been asking for it. I've looked at a few before," Zhao Guoquan said, "but I haven't found the right one."
"It's also hard to find the right one." Sun Pengchun, who is relatively talkative, chimed in, "I introduced a few older girls to us before, but we couldn't even get along."
This is quite interesting. It not only shows that Zhao Guoquan is not unable to find an older girl, but also secretly praises Lang Yue'e for being able to talk to others.
"So if we can make it, I hope to get married before I go up the mountain this year," Zhao Guoquan continued. "I'm not young anymore, and I want to have children soon."
This was what Qi Fang heard when he hurried to the club, and his eyes immediately fell over.
This guy doesn't look that good from the back, but he has beautiful thoughts.
Then he heard Sun Pengchun ask Yan Xue: "Comrade Yan is also married, so he should understand, right?"
Her original intention was to support Zhao Guoquan. After all, Lang Yue'e looked much easier to deal with than her friend.
As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Fang's eyes were fixed on his back again.
This was a double blind date, and they didn't inquire before coming, so he wasn't dead yet.
That gaze seemed to have substance. Sun Pengchun vaguely sensed it and subconsciously turned around, almost getting scared.
The man who just came in from the door was handsome and had a superior temperament, but the way he looked at people was too cold, as if he wanted to stare through people.
He subconsciously felt a little weak in his heart, and then he thought about it and felt that something was wrong. He didn't know this person.
When Sun Pengchun turned around, Lang Yue'e and Yan Xue also noticed it. Lang Yue'e even subconsciously glanced at Yan Xue, guessing that he was looking for her.
Yan Xue thought so too. Just as she was about to stand up, the man looked at her for a moment, then turned his gaze away and checked the ping-pong table next to them.
This club in the field was built by voluntary labor a few years ago for the field workers to relax and have fun. There are two ping-pong tables next to the newspaper reading area where they sit.
But this man studied mechanical engineering, right? He's supposed to inspect a ping-pong table, a wooden object?
Yan Xue was speechless. Sun Pengchun across from her was also obviously taken aback. Why was he staring at him while checking the ping-pong table? There wasn't a table on his face.
Seeing Lang Yue'e looking at her again, Yan Xue simply pressed Lang Yue'e's hand, indicating that she should ignore him.
The two sides continued their blind date, and Zhao Guoquan brought up his second idea, "I hope to keep the fact that you're married a secret from my family. My mother has old-fashioned ideas, and I'm afraid she won't be able to accept it..."
Before he could finish his words, the ping-pong table next to him made a loud bang, which almost scared him to bite his tongue.
Zhao Guoquan frowned and looked over, and found that the young man was lifting the pool table to check underneath. Seeing the dust rising up, he stepped back.
He couldn't help but ask the other party: "Can you speak a little more quietly?" The rest of the people also looked over, especially Yan Xue.
As soon as Qi Fangyi met Yan Xue's gaze, he immediately slowed down his movements, but his peach blossom eyes drooped, and he always looked a little aggrieved.
His eyes were the most offensive. Yan Xue didn't look at him again and asked Zhao Guoquan, "Comrade Zhao works in the logging team, right? Which position do you work in?"
It doesn't make sense for the other party to put forward one condition after another without explaining their own situation. The job position is related to the salary rating.
Hearing her question, Qi Fang's eyes immediately turned to her, and Zhao Guoquan also paused, "I'm currently in Qinglin."
It is not a good job. The work is tiring and the salary is low. The forest clearing work in Jinchuan Forest Farm is contracted to the family team.
Sun Pengchun also knew this and helped Zhao Guoquan explain: "Actually, Brother Guoquan is quite handy and capable. He can use a chainsaw and a tractor, and he can repair things. He's just unlucky. He doesn't have anyone above him, and he didn't have such a good opportunity as Qi Fang from your forest farm."
This person knew Qi Fang. Qi Fang had been repairing the timber collection road 50 and modifying the tractor this year. The two of them came here today by the newly built road.
Even when it was mentioned in front of him, Lang Yue'e couldn't help but look towards Qi Fang. Zhao Guoquan didn't notice, "Qi Fang is really capable."
"He was promoted by someone," Sun Pengchun said. "If you were like him, with someone promoting you, you would have gotten up earlier."
Just as he finished speaking, someone beside him interrupted him casually: "Really?"
This time, not only Zhao Guoquan, but even Sun Pengchun frowned. "What's wrong with you, comrade? Did I say anything to you? You're just talking nonsense here."
The other party paused and said, "I did." Seeing this, Yan Xue had no choice but to stand up and said, "Sorry, I have something to go out for a while."
She was afraid that if she didn't leave, Lang Yue'e would not be able to kiss her again. She didn't know what was wrong with this man today.
Yan Xue frowned as she walked out of the club. Qi Fang saw her and hurried to follow. Seeing this, Sun Pengchun couldn't help but ask Lang Yue'e, "Who is this person?"
Zhao Guoquan's face was also somewhat displeased. "Are all the comrades in your forest farm of this quality? I used to have a good impression of you."
Lang Yue'e didn't want to say much, but after hearing this, she had to say, "He is Qi Fang, Xiao Yan's lover."
There was a moment of silence. Zhao Guoquan and Sun Pengchun both had the same thought: They did talk about him, but wasn't he a machine mechanic? Why was he inspecting a pool table?
On the other side, Yan Xue also took people to a secluded corner outside the club, "What on earth do you want?"
The man looked at her and lowered his gaze to her stomach. "I don't think either of them is suitable."
The answer was completely unrelated and the tone was stiff, leaving Yan Xue confused.
Seeing Yan Xue didn't say anything, the man raised his eyes to look at her again, then lowered them, "You're not good-looking, you're not capable, and you blame everything on yourself for having no one."
Yan Xue also understood the meaning of Sun Pengchun's words, but what did this have to do with him? "Don't tell me you just came to see Sister Yue'e for a blind date. Do you have nothing to do?"
When the man heard this, he looked up at her, with surprise in his eyes, "Is it Lang Yue'e who wants to go on a blind date?"
"If it's not Sister Yue'e, could it be me?" Yan Xue complained casually.
After she finished speaking, she paused again and looked at the man suspiciously, "You don't really think I'm going on a blind date, do you?"
Under her gaze, the man's expression faltered, and he changed the subject very naturally, "I just received a call from Secretary Qu."
"Do you really think it was me?" Yan Xue couldn't believe her ears and was speechless.
This time Qi Fang couldn't change the subject, "You guys should try Gao Daidi and tell her you're here for a blind date."
Now it seems that the girl didn't write it clearly, or she actually didn't understand that Yan Xue came with Lang Yue'e.
But Yan Xue was still incredulous. "You believe it too? Do you think I can still go on a blind date like this?"
"It's not like there haven't been people who went on blind dates while pregnant." Qi Fang said seriously.
But that was because her husband died and she couldn't make ends meet. She had a job, so she didn't have to find another one.
And even if she wanted to run away with the ball, she would have to get a divorce first. How could such a blind date be possible? Where was the man's brain who had been admitted to university at the age of fourteen?
What about his mouth? Even if Daidi couldn't hear him, he still had his hands. Couldn't he have asked one more question?
Under Yan Xue's gaze, Qi Fang fell silent again. After a long while, he looked up at her and said, "I was in a hurry and didn't bother to ask."
These words were spoken directly into her eyes, and the words were so frank that she was speechless.
If it were the Qi Fang of the past, he would never admit that he also had moments of panic, and he would not even want to admit that he cared.
Qi Fang stared at her with his peach blossom eyes. "I know you're not that kind of person, but I didn't think about it at the time."
There are always some people and some emotions that override reason and brains. Qi Fang lowered his voice and said, "Fortunately, it's not the case."
These four words were like a small hammer, gently knocking on Yan Xue's heart. Moreover, he thought she was here for a blind date, but after she came in, he didn't get angry or question her.
At this moment, Yan Xue recalled the man's previous behavior and was speechless but also a little amused. "It wasn't like that in the first place."
"Then can you please not be angry? Let's be fine." Qi Fang looked at her and lowered his voice even more.
His peach blossom eyes always had a kind of affectionate look when he looked at people intently, and when his voice was lowered, it was simply a foul among fouls.
Then Yan Xue felt someone trying to hold her hand, as if he was trying to take advantage of the situation.
She raised her hand and slapped it away, "You just said you received a call from Secretary Qu."
There was a soft "pop" sound, not really loud. Qi Fang looked down, then looked at her again, and had no choice but to retract his hand. "Hmm."
I heard that the county had borrowed the previous excavator and wanted Qi Fang to modify another one. Yan Xue had no objection.
In fact, she never interfered with Qi Fang's work, just as Qi Fang never interfered with her.
Yan Xue was a little surprised that Qi Fang came to her and made such a fuss. He just wanted to tell her this.
Qi Fang probably noticed it too, and he lowered his eyes to look at her seriously, "Didn't we agree before that I'll listen to you from now on?"
He lowered his gaze again and carefully reached out to touch her belly, "I don't want to leave at this time either."
When Yan Xue returned, the people inside were still in the same positions and postures, but it was much quieter and the atmosphere seemed a bit strange.
Seeing Yan Xue come in, Lang Yue'e even stood up and said, "We've been chatting for such a long time. I hope I didn't delay the two comrades from going back home."
It was obvious that they didn't intend to chat anymore, so Zhao Guoquan and Sun Pengchun said goodbye as soon as they saw each other.
"What? Don't you like it?" Yan Xue asked with a smile after everyone left.
She asked casually, and Lang Yue'e smiled and replied, "I don't think it's appropriate."
Although Zhao Guoquan didn't say it, his friend's words and deeds implied that he just needed someone to promote him.
The purpose is so obvious, she doesn't think she has the ability to give the other party the promotion he wants.
Yan Xue also heard it, "Forget it then. You can't force yourself to live a bad life when you know it won't be easy."
Yan Xue doesn't think that women have to compromise after divorce. If they divorced because they couldn't compromise, is there any point in entering into a similar marriage again?
Taking a gamble without knowing how the future will turn out is different from going through with it knowing it won’t be enjoyable.
But Yan Xue's thoughts did not necessarily mean that Secretary Lang's wife also thought so. When she heard that the marriage did not take place, she showed obvious disappointment.
"It's okay to come here for your father. Whoever introduces you to a partner doesn't know our family situation." She even advised Lang Yue'e.
"That person has to be worthy, right?" Lang Yue'e said. "What if we run into someone like Liang Qimao?"
Secretary Lang's wife was silent. What happened with Liang Qimao was indeed disgusting, especially now that Director Yu was no longer the director, so he had fewer concerns.
"Besides, there's no guarantee that she'll like me." Lang Yue'e felt that the other party cared a lot about her being divorced, and this relationship was indeed a bit awkward.
Unexpectedly, she thought the matter was over, but later the introducer sent her a message and asked her to go to the open-air movie.
It was obvious that he still wanted to keep in touch with her and asked her to visit him. Otherwise, there were open-air movies everywhere, and there were also some at Jinchuan Forest Farm.
Lang Yue'e would not be happy if the other party did not insist, let alone the other party who was so insistent that he didn't even care about the dissatisfaction and embarrassment.
She directly asked her mother to reject the other party, saying that it was too far and she would not go, which was a tactful way to express her refusal.
In the end, no one knew what the other party was thinking. They probably thought her mother stopped them and disagreed, so the introducer actually found them for a pilot project.
"Xiao Zhao said he'd like to invite you to the town cinema. That's really sincere of him. The round trip alone would cost a lot of money."
It was indeed a lot of money, but Lang Yue'e still politely declined. "The pilot project is so busy, there are work every day, how can I have time to go to the movies?"
"What's so important about this pilot project? If you really get together with Xiao Zhao, you don't know whether you will work here in the future."
The matchmaker advised her: "A woman still needs a home. Xiao Zhao has good conditions. He is tall, has a job, and is a mature man."
It is said that a woman must have a home to return to, but Yu Cuiyun has no job, and she didn’t have a job before. So which one of them is living a good life?
Yan Xue, on the other hand, was still busy with her career despite having a big belly. She was already a formal employee and could handle anything with ease. Her son Xiao Qi was also very good to her.
The more the other party mentioned the pilot program, the more determined Lang Yue'e became. "Well, I quite like working here, but I didn't expect to quit just like that."
"Hey, kid, why are you so stubborn?" The introducer didn't expect that she looked so gentle, but she was so stubborn. "If you keep working here, can you earn as much as the forestry workers? Besides, Xiao Zhao is a grown man."
The introducer emphasized, "With such good conditions, it's enough to find a older girl. If I didn't see that you have a good personality, I wouldn't introduce you to someone like that."
"What's wrong with the young man? Is he wearing gold trim?" Before Lang Yue'e could say anything, someone next to her suddenly interrupted.
Guo Changan stood not far from them, frowning at the introducer. "You've been going to the pilot site these past few days. What's the meaning? Are you interested in something in the pilot site?"
He didn't care about the introducer's reaction and went straight to where the dog was tied. "I was wondering why there seemed to be less wood ear mushrooms recently."
There are so many things in the pilot project, but there are dogs. In addition to raising dogs, there are people on duty here every night.
It was obvious that he was treating the introducer as a thief. The introducer wanted to explain, but when he saw that he really let the dog out, he didn't dare to and left angrily.
Seeing the people walking away, Guo Changan called the dog back, picked up the chain from the ground, and prepared to tie it back.
Lang Yue'e saw that he was struggling and came over to help. "Thank you."
"What's there to thank me for? I just see her talking more and more outrageously, as if young men are worth a lot."
Guo Changan lowered his head and worked, "I'm a grown man too. Someone introduced me to a fool before, but my mom didn't agree and even told everyone that I was picky."
Aunt Guo certainly couldn't tell him this, but the forest farm was so small that some of the words inevitably reached his ears.
Guo Changan stood up after tying up the dog. "Yan Xue told my mom before that as long as a person is good enough, they will definitely find a good partner. There's no need to rush."
This is indeed what Yan Xue would say. Lang Yue'e laughed, "She told me the same thing, telling me not to give in."
In the end, the movie was not seen. The introducer went back and said a lot of unpleasant things about Lang Yue'e.
When Secretary Lang's wife heard about this, she was very angry. She didn't dare to let Lang Yue'e meet anyone else, for fear that the same situation would happen again.
A few days later, Jinchuan Forest Farm held another open-air movie. Yan Xue was pregnant and did not go, so Qi Fang accompanied Yan Jigang again.
The young boy came back and told her about the movie, "The battle was awesome!" He also praised Qi Fang, "Brother-in-law is awesome too!"
Obviously Qi Fang carried him up again, otherwise, given the little guy's size, he would definitely not be seen unless he climbed a tree.
Yan Xue touched her brother's head and asked, "Is Jigang taller than last year? I remember you just came to my place last year."
She compared it to her chest and found that Yan Jigang had really grown a lot taller. But she herself always said that she was only eighteen and could still grow taller, but in fact, she hadn't moved at all...
This made Yan Xue unable to help but glance at the highest peak in the house, which made Qi Fang immediately change the subject, "The spare parts from the town machine repair shop have returned."
After hearing the time he would return, the county decided to modify one as well. They couldn't keep borrowing from Chengshui, and one would not be enough to repair the reservoir.
Just when Qi Fang went to the town machine repair factory to prepare for the modification, Master Hong from the county machinery factory also came with his apprentice.
"When I heard Chengshui had modified the excavator, I guessed it was you. After asking around, it turned out to be you."
Master Hong had been to Chengshui before, but it was always to provide guidance when a new machine arrived or when there was a problem they couldn't solve. This was his first time coming to learn. "I'd like to fix this thing, too, but there are a few things I don't understand. Let me see how you handle it."
No one at the Chengshui Machine Repair Factory had expected that one day an engineer from the county machinery factory would come down, not to provide guidance, but to learn.
The old masters in this factory are balanced. Even engineers from the county come to learn from them. What's wrong with them going to the Jinchuan small repair factory to learn? After all, they are still the direct descendants.
Moreover, their work last time was not in vain. They had already prepared a lot of accessories according to the previous sizes, and they knew more about modification than the engineers at the county machinery factory.
The town's machine repair factory was working in full swing. Within a few days, they had modified the second excavator, which was driven to the reservoir and participated in its construction.
Using machines is much faster than manual labor. The county calculated that with these two excavators, the construction period of the reservoir can be shortened by at least half.
Then Director Liu got angry and a big abscess appeared on his gums. He was afraid to touch it when talking or eating.
Qu Mingli is really good at flattering. The machine has only been developed for a short time and only two roads have been built, but he can't wait to present his treasure to the county.
And the black fungus he made was already available in the bureau’s canteen last year, but I don’t know what the production volume is like.
Director Liu was in so much pain that he soaked the fried dandelion roots in an enamel pot.
This thing can relieve heat, but it is bitter. After soaking it, he didn't dare to pour it out openly for fear of being seen.
So he simply wrapped the things in paper and threw them out. When he came back and passed by Qu Mingli's office, he happened to hear Qu Mingli making a phone call.
"Did you hear from the county that we converted the tractor into an excavator? Yes, we did, two of them... The city wants to see it too? I need the parts, so I can have Master Qi come over and modify it..."
Director Liu paused at that moment.
How come these people in the county are even better at flattering Qu Mingli? They reported it to the city just a few days after receiving the goods...
But no matter whether Director Liu was angry or not, the city still showed great interest in the tractor-modified excavator and quickly sent people over.
After all, this thing is really practical, and there are indeed many old tractors that have been replaced and are idle in the forestry farms in the city and counties.
Instead of leaving them there and waiting for them to be scrapped, it would be better to convert them into bulldozers and excavators. They can afford the cost of the modification.
Not only the city, but also other counties had people asking Qu Mingli about this matter. Qu Mingli thought about it and simply called Qi Fang to his office.
"Actually, I wanted to ask you before, but considering that you came from a machine repair shop and you're a little unhappy here, I didn't mention it."
As for what the unpleasantness was, both of them knew.
"Now that he's gone, it's really inconvenient for you to keep running back and forth like this. Have you ever thought about transferring back to the machine repair shop?"
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