In the afternoon, Huakai really wasn't in the mood to read, so she went to Fuze Community to take a look. Although she had arranged to hand over the drawings to Grandma Fang by noon tomorrow, she could go and check on the renovation progress of those two families today, and also see if she could take on another job or something.
Once inside the residential complex, there were quite a few houses under renovation. Autumn is a good time for renovations. If you finish the renovations before the heating is turned on, and leave them for two or three months, you can celebrate the New Year in your new house.
She first went to Section Chief Cheng's house, where the finishing touches were already in place. She was quite satisfied with the result of the renovation, and she could start choosing furniture and appliances next week.
After giving her a few instructions, she went to Meng Ming's house.
Inside, workers were also carrying out construction, and it was already taking shape. I looked around inside and out, talked to the workers, and was about to leave when a woman in her early twenties came in.
The woman greeted Hua Kai with a joyful expression: "Are you here to see my brother?"
Hua Kai didn't quite understand: "Your brother is?"
The woman introduced herself very enthusiastically: "My name is Meng Jing, Meng Ming's younger sister, my own sister."
Hua Kai looked at Meng Jing, who resembled Meng Ming somewhat. She was quite pretty, with naturally smiling crescent-shaped eyes that made her quite endearing. "Hello, my name is Hua Kai. I'm here to help your brother design a house. I've come to check on the progress."
Meng Jing's eyes still shone: "Sister Hua Kai, no, you look younger than me, Comrade Hua, Miss Hua, when did you meet my brother?"
Hua Kai felt something was off: "Meng Ming and I met while renovating a house, so we're friends, but not particularly close."
Meng Jing was still full of enthusiasm: "It doesn't matter if we're not familiar with each other yet. We'll get to know each other better as we spend more time together. People need to move around more. This house is too dirty. There's a cold drink shop nearby. Shall I treat you to something to drink?"
The other party's excessive enthusiasm made Hua Kai feel a little uncomfortable: "Miss Meng, is there some misunderstanding?"
Meng Jing pulled Hua Kai's arm and walked towards the door: "No, no, absolutely not. Any girl who appears around my brother is definitely not someone he has a normal relationship with."
Hua Kai was now even more certain that Meng Jing had misunderstood: "Miss Meng, I'm afraid you really have misunderstood. Meng Ming and I are just friends."
"Even if we're just friends, you're still my only female friend, which is quite special."
"Meng Ming and I only talked about the renovation, nothing else. You've really misunderstood."
"Being able to talk to you and listen to your opinions means that he approves of you."
Hua Kai was dragged downstairs by Meng Jing, who was holding her arm. Of course, she also felt that she should make things clear with Meng Jing, so she didn't break free and let her pull her downstairs. The renovation upstairs was noisy, so she had to go downstairs to make things clear, otherwise this person would imagine a whole TV drama.
When they got downstairs, Hua Kai stopped Meng Jing: "Let's talk here, I have to go back to school for class later."
"What? You're a student? I knew you looked so young!" After a brief moment of disappointment, Meng Jing quickly regained her excitement: "It's okay, students can grow up too, as long as you're a girl."
Hua Kai's head was throbbing: "Miss Meng, why do you assume that every woman you catch has something to do with your brother? My relationship with him is really just professional."
Seeing that Hua Kai was a little angry, Meng Jing got anxious and quickly explained, "I'm sorry, it's about my family, about my brother. How should I put it? My brother just doesn't want to get married. He doesn't look at any of the women the family introduces to him, and he hasn't had a girlfriend in all these years. Our family all thinks there's something wrong with him. Fortunately, you've appeared now, which proves that my brother doesn't dislike girls. He does have female friends, right?"
Hua Kai understood a little better now. She also remembered that when Meng Ming was decorating the house, he requested that he live alone. At the time, she had suspected that he was against marriage or something.
Now that she's put all of this together, she has even more to speculate about.
Seeing that the flowers were blooming but the man remained silent, Meng Jing grew anxious: "Has my brother made any indication of anything?"
Hua Kai waved her hands hurriedly: "No, absolutely not. We only talked about the house. We haven't met alone except for the house. He doesn't have any romantic feelings for me. I'm only in my first year of high school, so it's even more impossible. So Miss Meng, please don't overthink it. He really doesn't have any of the feelings you're thinking."
When Meng Jing heard Hua Kai say that she was only a first-year high school student, she sighed, "Did I really get all excited for nothing?"
Hua Kai didn't know what to say, but as Meng Ming's friend, she still had to help Meng Ming lay the groundwork.
She said, "Miss Meng, some things don't have to be done according to the rules. Not everyone has to get married and have children at the same age. Some people get married first and then establish their careers, while others establish their careers first and then get married. Some people like freedom and never get married. Everyone has their own way of living. You only live once, so just live the way you want to live. Meng Ming is an adult, so whatever choices he makes, we should respect his choices, right?"
Meng Jing stared at the blooming flowers in amazement for a while, then shook her head: "No, although I think what you said makes sense, my brother is the only boy in our family this generation. If he doesn't get married and have children, my grandparents will jump off a building."
Hua Kai started scratching her head. This was really a difficult matter, and she didn't know what Meng Ming was willing to do, whether he wanted to marry late or not at all, whether he liked the same sex or something else.
She could only say, "I'm just saying that there are all kinds of people, and it's not like Meng Ming is one of them, right? This can't be rushed. He has to accept it himself and find someone suitable. Otherwise, if he just picks someone randomly, they'll argue every day and then get divorced. Wouldn't that make your family's elders suffer too?"
"That's true." Meng Jing was somewhat persuaded by Hua Kai's words.
Hua Kai felt it was time to run away; she really couldn't control this matter. So she said to Meng Jing, "If there's nothing else, I'm going back to school. Goodbye, Miss Meng."
Meng Jing pulled Hua Kai back: "Miss Hua, I think you're really nice, a good person with a kind heart. Can we be friends?"
Hua Kai looked at Meng Jing and smiled: "Miss Meng, you just want to know about Meng Ming through me, right?"
Meng Jing laughed awkwardly: "You saw right through me, but I'm genuinely worried about my brother. He often doesn't come home for days at a time, and when he does, he argues with our parents. He even left home in anger during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and we still don't know where he is. We don't know any of his friends, and you're the only one I know who is his friend, so I apologize for being so abrupt."
Hua Kai understood Meng Jing's feelings. No matter what, she was more than twenty years ahead of their thinking. If Meng Ming really had any ideas that were hard to accept, she was willing to help him out, since they were friends after all.
So she said to Meng Jing, "I'm from No. 1 High School in the city, Class 3 of Grade 1. Miss Meng, you can come to me if you need anything."
Hearing Hua Kai say this, Meng Jing smiled and said, "I'm a surgical intern at the Third Municipal Hospital. Now that we've met, I really enjoy making friends, and I hope we can become good friends in the future." She then extended her hand.
Hua Kai shook hands with Meng Jing: "It's nice to meet you. I have to go back to class. Let's chat again when we have a chance."
Meng Jing was relieved: "Then I'll take you to the station."
Hua Kai didn't object: "Thank you."
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