"I think you really want to be a gossipy woman."
Looking at his younger brother Song Guoqing with disdain, Song Qingbin said to Song Sanhe and his wife, "I'm not joking. After our Station Chief Feng learned about my broken engagement, he casually mentioned his second daughter to me, saying that his daughter had also just broken off her engagement due to her fiancé's fault."
He wanted me to meet his daughter. At the time, I wanted to refuse, but our station chief, Mr. Feng, was very sincere and said in advance that if either of us was not interested, we would just pretend nothing had happened.
Considering that we work in the same unit and that Station Chief Feng is my superior, I had no choice but to agree to meet him.
Before I could even leave the office to pick up my colleague after get off work today, the station manager asked me to walk with him. Later, he came with me to the town's middle school..."
After recounting everything that happened after get off work yesterday in detail, Song Qingbin concluded by saying, "My impression of Comrade Feng Yuanyuan is that she is someone who is good at settling down. I was thinking that I am indeed not young anymore, and you all want me to get married soon. So, after Comrade Feng Yuanyuan was satisfied with me, I agreed to let Station Chief Feng and his wife settle down the matter between me and Comrade Feng Yuanyuan."
"Are you sure it was done voluntarily?"
Li Jumei asked.
"Um."
Song Qingbin nodded and said, "Mom, don't worry. Compared to Deputy Station Chief Han, Station Chief Feng may seem more serious, but he is also a very good old comrade. As for my wife, I think she is quite similar to you in temperament. She is a straightforward, generous, and particularly kind elder."
"Don't they look down on us because we're from the countryside?"
Li Jumei asked again.
Song Qingbin: "Station Chief Feng said that when it comes to their children's marriages, he and his wife only consider the character of the other party and whether their family is harmonious. This is obviously telling me that his family doesn't mind that we live in the countryside. Furthermore, if Station Chief Feng cared, he wouldn't have mentioned meeting his daughter to me."
“Mom, I can tell that Yuanyuan’s parents don’t look down on people. They are very warm to me and my older brother. Also, Yuanyuan’s younger brother, Feng Jianping, is my classmate. He is a good person, and we are considered to be good friends in the class.”
Song Guoqing is assisting Song Qingbin.
Upon hearing this, Li Jumei remained silent for a while before saying, "It's too sudden; I can hardly believe it."
She paused for a moment, then continued, “I thought that since you broke off your engagement not long ago, even if you were to look for someone again, it would take at least a month or two. But I didn’t expect you to come back today and suddenly tell me that your father and I are looking for a matchmaker to go to town next weekend to help you get engaged… No, I need to think about it some more. It’s all too sudden. I wasn’t prepared at all.”
"Your ex-girlfriend was the daughter of the deputy director of your grain station, and now the person you're getting engaged to... is from the director's family. If your colleagues find out, won't that be bad for you?"
A hint of worry appeared in Song Sanhe's eyes. He said, "Sometimes, words can hurt people just as much as real weapons."
"I don't care about those things."
Song Qingbin said, "The fault for breaking off the engagement is not mine. Moreover, the Han family is having a wedding next week. Everyone in our unit knows that Deputy Station Chief Han's daughter is getting married, but the groom is not me."
Even if I don't say anything, everyone can guess the reason.
Since it wasn't my fault, and Comrade Feng Yuanyuan's breaking off the engagement wasn't her fault either, if people in my workplace find out about my relationship with Station Chief Feng, even if some of them gossip, it'll just be a few sarcastic remarks!
"What? Boss, what did you say? The Han family is getting their daughter married off next week?"
Li Jumei's eyes suddenly seemed to spit fire.
"Han Bailan's situation is special; it would be inappropriate for her not to get married sooner."
Song Qingbin replied without much emotion.
"I agree to what you said. Next week, your father and I will take the matchmaker to the girl's house to finalize your marriage. If the girl's side has no objections, we will get things done for you before the New Year as originally planned!"
Li Jumei gritted her teeth and made a decision. She was determined to prove herself rather than fight for a steamed bun, and show the Han family that even without their daughter, the Song family could still marry a daughter-in-law into their family this year!
"I have no objection."
Song Sanhe made a statement.
Song Guoqing: "I have no objection either. I think Sister Yuanyuan will be a good daughter-in-law, a good wife, and a good sister-in-law once she enters our family!"
...
"Sis, you're back!"
As soon as Song Lan pushed her bicycle in from outside the gate, Song Guoqing happily went up to her and helped her push the bicycle to the center of the yard and put it away.
“I went to the grain station where my older brother works, intending to ask if you wanted to go back to the village, but I came to nothing.”
Upon hearing Song Lan's words, Song Guoqing said, "My older brother and I hadn't planned to come back. There was something important that my older brother needed to tell our parents as soon as possible, so before dawn, my older brother woke me up and we rushed home."
"What important matter?"
Song Lan was curious.
Song Guoqing lowered his voice and said with a grin, "Big brother has a new girlfriend. They're getting engaged next Sunday, and if nothing unexpected happens, they can still hold the wedding before the New Year."
"What happened?"
Song Lanming became increasingly curious, and at the same time, she was quite surprised.
Not long after breaking off her engagement with the Han family, she found a new boyfriend and got engaged a week later. Her older brother's speed is simply amazing!
"My brother's new girlfriend is the second daughter of the grain station manager, named Feng Yuanyuan. She's very pretty, but she can't compare to you, sister. After my brother broke off his engagement with the Han family, the news spread throughout the grain station, and then Manager Feng, while chatting with my brother, introduced him to her daughter..."
Song Guoqing kept talking, leaving Song Lan completely bewildered.
"Sister, I think Brother's new girlfriend is a good one. It's not just because she's good-looking, but because she seems like a down-to-earth person who can live a good life with Brother. By the way, the Han family is getting married next week. We were so angry when we heard it from Brother. He's lying on the kang right now!"
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