Later, when he went to the countryside to work as an educated youth, he avoided the girls who showed interest in him like the plague. Even when he arrived at the educated youth center in Hongsheng Village, his communication with Liu Hua and others was limited to greetings. He usually hung out with boys.
Seeing others getting married and having children, even Zhang Yuan and Yue Feng were envious and impetuous, but Chen Ming remained indifferent.
Rather than saying he is a straight man without enlightenment, it is better to say...
Xu Manman couldn't help but think of the worst outcome, and her face looked a little ugly for a moment.
To be honest, she does not discriminate against that kind of people, but this happened to her cousin, with whom she has depended for the past few years, and Xu Manman finds it difficult to accept it.
Xu Manman, frightened by her own imagination, sat on the bus with a frown on her face.
Chen Ming didn't know that his cousin had made a fuss about him. He thought Xu Manman was still angry about the previous topic. He wanted to comfort her, but there were so many people in the car that he couldn't open his mouth for a while.
The brother and sister maintained this strange silence until the bus arrived at the stop.
After getting out of the car, Chen Ming slowed down his voice and said, "Manman, if you want to join a club or group activity, your cousin can accompany you, but we can't rush into finding a partner. We should focus on studying for the next few years, okay?"
Xu Manman, who had already silently determined her cousin's orientation in her heart, felt that he was just trying to shirk responsibility when she heard this. She felt extremely complicated, uncomfortable and distressed.
After all, even at that time, Xu Manman still did not accept this matter. Especially the pressure from family and the strange looks from people around them made their lives more difficult and painful than ordinary people.
Xu Manman took a deep breath and decided that she should not rush things and give her cousin some time and space.
Pulling up the corners of his mouth, he said, "Let's put the matter of finding a partner aside for now and finish our studies first."
Chen Ming also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His cousin was still reasonable. He was afraid that he would make her cry just now.
The two came to the gate of the compound.
Because Uncle Wang had come to register later, the brother and sister were allowed to pass directly after registering this time, and they didn’t have to worry about waiting for someone to pick them up like the first time.
Arriving in front of the familiar building, the two did not push the door open directly, but called out to someone at the door.
Soon someone came out. It was a man in his twenties. I had never seen him before. At this time, the only person who could appear here as a half-owner was Aunt Zhou's son-in-law.
Sure enough, the man came forward and greeted the two of them enthusiastically, "Manman and Xiaoming, right? I'm your sister Fangfang's husband. Just call me brother. Come in, come in. I've been waiting for you two."
The two of them also called out "Hello, Brother Lin," and followed the man in.
It's a rare holiday, so there are a lot of people in the house today. Except for eldest brother Zhou, all the other members of Zhou Ming's family are here. Uncle Wang's daughter Wang Fangfang and her family are also here. Aunt Zhou is holding two little babies in her arms, who must be Wang Fangfang's daughters.
Seeing the brother and sister coming in, Wang Yang put down his half-drunk teacup, stood up and said with a smile, "I knew you two should be here. Come, sit down. This is the pea yellow that your Aunt Zhou has been making since yesterday. Come and try it."
Then he called his daughter Wang Fangfang, "Fangfang, hurry up and pour tea for your brothers and sisters."
Wang Fangfang responded, greeted the brother and sister, and turned to go to the kitchen.
Aunt Zhou held her granddaughter in her arms, looked at the pile of things that Chen Ming had put down, and said angrily, "Look at these two children. They always bring so many things with them when they come to visit. They won't listen to anything I say. They are still in school.
Coming to your Uncle Wang's house is like coming home to yourself. Don't do that again next time."
Chen Ming smiled and replied, "These aren't worth much, but we thought they tasted good, so we brought them here for everyone to try." He pulled out two handfuls of Chinese toon from a net bag and said, "I found these at the school gate this morning. They look fresh. My mom used to make them at home. I wonder if you guys are used to them."
Zheng Xiaohui, Zhou Ming's mother, who was sitting on the other side, looked at the two handfuls of crisp and tender Chinese toon and leaned over to pinch a handful of leaves. "This is really good stuff. It's hard to find such tender ones at this time of year."
Aunt Zhou also put down her granddaughter Leilei and walked over to look through it. "You two are thoughtful. I really like this. It's hard to find this thing in recent years. Let's make it today and let everyone have a taste."
Chen Ming took the hot tea handed to him by Wang Fang and said, "As long as Auntie likes it."
Xu Manman took something out of the paper bag she brought with her. When she saw Xiao Leilei, she temporarily put a pearl hairpin in it.
"Today is Labor Day. Women have to work and take care of the household at the same time. They really work hard and make great contributions. Here are a few silk scarves that I asked my classmates to help me bring." He distributed several beautifully packaged paper boxes one by one and clipped a pearl hairpin on the little baby's head.
"Men, please don't be jealous. If women are happy, your home will be at peace. This is my gift to you today."
Everyone was amused by Xu Manman's words.
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