Chapter 79: All on Blind Dates
There were three women standing downstairs, his mother, a distant cousin from Zhuang's mother's family, and another woman he didn't know.
It wasn't a big deal, but the point was that this cousin was a matchmaker, so there was no need to mention the identities of the women next to her.
Zhuang Chaoying wanted to shrink back immediately, but the dormitory building was on the second floor and his aunt had already seen him.
"Chaoying! Here, here!" my aunt also called out.
Zhuang Chaoying wanted to find a hole to crawl into, but it was a day off today and many people were in the dormitory. When he called out, everyone was looking at him, so he had no choice but to go downstairs.
"Mom, aunt, is there anything wrong?" Zhuang Chaoying pushed his glasses and asked in a low voice.
"Chaoying, your cousin's aunt is here to see me. Oh, this is Guihua, Yang Guihua, your cousin's aunt is from the same village. They happened to be in the city buying some things. We walked all the way to your place and wanted to find you to go to the supply and marketing cooperative together."
Zhuang Chaoying was sweating profusely. This is quite convenient for you!
"Mom, I really don't have time today. I still have to look for a house."
"It's okay, we have time, why don't we go with you!"
Zhuang's mother then introduced them, "My son is amazing! He's the only one in the school who's participated in the college entrance examination, and he's been there several times! He's just too honest... There aren't enough houses in the city right now, and everyone has to wait in line, but there will be more in the future!"
"Yes, everyone has to line up. The shares will be divided according to the number of family members. The more people there are, the bigger the share will be." My aunt also agreed.
"I'll accompany you to buy things. Finding a house is too tiring, so you don't have to come with me." Zhuang Chaoying didn't dare to let them go to see the house together.
"Look, Teacher Zhuang is really caring." My aunt praised again.
There is a department store not far from the supply and marketing cooperative, and my aunt and Yang Guihua expressed their desire to go and take a look.
Zhuang Chaoying grabbed his mother and asked, "Mom! What are you doing? It's only been a few days!"
"It's not like she's widowed! Why would you care about how many days she's been here? Guihua doesn't have a formal job, but she's honest and good-looking. Her husband died, she never had children, and there's no one at home..."
"I really don't know what you're thinking. I'm supporting so many people with just one salary. I'd rather everyone starve to death!"
"It's okay. We'll just start dating first. Maybe we can become family members and find a temporary job at the factory! One more person means an extra room!"
"mom......"
Yang Guihua looked at the mother and son in the distance and said to her aunt:
"Auntie, isn't Mr. Zhuang a bit stingy? Once we get to the department store, he walks slower and slower. Is he afraid I'm going to buy something? I'm not after his money, I just want to find someone who's cultured."
"From what you said, Teacher Zhuang is not that kind of person. I think he does have that intention and wants to ask his mother about your situation." My aunt hurriedly persuaded.
Yang Guihua didn't really believe it. It was not like she had never had a man before, and she knew what kind of women men liked.
If her man hadn't died, he would have loved her very much because she was pretty.
"Mom, I really need to go look at houses! Here, I'll give you two dollars, and you can treat my cousin and her family to a meal or buy them some food. I'm leaving now! Oh, I didn't mean to look at any of them, so return the letter to me!"
Zhuang Chaoying left two dollars and fled.
His mind is now full of renting a house, taking good care of the children, letting Huang Ling see that he is a responsible person, and then seeing if he can remarry. He has never thought about finding another one.
He searched along the cotton mill towards No. 1 Middle School.
When you go to a residential area, ask if there are any houses available for rent.
Because there were not many people renting houses at that time and private economy was not allowed, there were almost no rental agents and one could only look for them along the street.
Fortunately, there is less leisure and entertainment at this time, and most people stay at home to rest, so there are more chances to find the landlord.
There aren't many places for young people to go, at most they visit parks and watch movies.
These two places became where Huang Ling earned extra money.
Huang Ling went to the park first and placed some bottles and jars on the park bench.
In her space, tickets earned from cursing people can be exchanged for items used in this era. Today's sale is repackaged perfume.
The French jasmine perfume she exchanged is placed in the center.
This bottle of perfume costs more than ten yuan in Shanghai, which is half a month or even a month's salary for many ordinary people. Some young people with low wages can't afford it at all.
Huang Ling also exchanged many small glass bottles, a small bottle cost 30 cents, a medium bottle cost 50 cents, and a large bottle cost one dollar.
If one bottle is sold out, you can make almost double the money.
She held up a colorful sign with the word "Perfume" written on it, and an arrow pointing to the bottles and jars around her. It was so cute.
A young couple came to ask first.
She spent three cents to buy a small bottle, and Huang Ling told her how to use perfume most economically and for the longest lasting effect. The girl was very happy.
When I came back a while later, I spent another fifty cents to buy a medium bottle.
I can't bear to spend more than ten yuan, but I can still afford to spend fifty or one yuan if I am determined.
Word spread quickly, and soon the business was growing.
This job is not tiring. When no one comes to buy books, she still has time to read.
The afternoon sun was shining brightly, when suddenly a shadow fell over my head.
Huang Ling looked up and saw that it was Zhou Huaiyi.
He was wearing a brown bomber jacket, black work pants, and short boots. These were their casual clothes in the army, and they could be worn on ordinary days.
Huang Ling was shocked. He turned out to be a pilot! Amazing!
Sure enough, this outfit suits him better than his usual work clothes. He is already handsome, and with this filter, he looks even better.
But he had a cane in his hand.
"What are you looking at?" Zhou Huaiyi felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by her, so he asked.
"See if there's a zone defense behind you."
"So you are..."
"Of course it's making money. Making money is the most important thing in my life."
Zhou Huaiyi nodded. Yes, yes, yes, how could she come here to visit the park? Of course she came here to make money.
"Hey, this is for you. You can give it to your blind date later. She will definitely like it."
Without saying a word, Huang Ling handed the unopened bottle of French jasmine perfume to Zhou Huaiyi.
"You...how did you know?" Zhou Huaiyi asked panicked.
"Your leg isn't even fully healed yet, so how could you possibly be visiting the park? You must be here to meet someone important, right? And with all that extra dressing up, you're definitely here to meet a girl!"
"Uh... well... it was only when I got here that my aunt told me..." Zhou Huaiyi didn't know why he felt that he really needed to explain.
"No wonder you came empty-handed. That's perfect. You're welcome." Huang Ling nodded heavily at him.
"No, I'm not thinking about these things right now..."
"You're not young anymore, you can consider it." Huang Ling said in a mature tone.
"no......"
"Director Zhou!" As he was speaking, someone called him from behind.
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