Hearing this, Qin Zheng almost understood Yan Jingwan's mentality.
It's not that she has no feelings for him, she just has no confidence in men.
Considering her own experience, Qin Zheng believes that it is normal for Yan Jingwan to have such a mentality.
After all, having witnessed her father's miserable behavior since childhood, it is indeed difficult for her to trust men again.
Qin Zheng didn't know how to dispel Yan Jingwan's concerns, so he could only say, "Give me a chance, Comrade Yan. Let me prove to you that I'm different from other men."
Yan Jingwan remained indifferent: "But I don't want to see you testify. It would only waste my time."
Only if you don't get involved can you avoid getting hurt.
Qin Zheng: "It doesn't matter if you don't want to be with me now, I can wait."
"I don't want to keep you awake." Yan Jingwan sighed.
"You're not the one delaying me. I'm doing this on my own accord." Qin Zheng still insisted.
"Why bother, Captain Qin?" Yan Jingwan felt a little tired. "We've only met once, how could you have such deep feelings for me? Do you have to be with me?"
"The show is over."
Yan Jingwan's words left Qin Zheng speechless for a moment.
She was right, they had only met once and didn't have a deep relationship.
But there is no logic to love.
Some people have been in love for more than ten years and it ends abruptly, while others can decide to be together for life at first sight.
Qin Zheng didn't know how much he felt for Yan Jingwan, he just knew he was unwilling to let her go. He would have to watch helplessly as the woman he couldn't have was taken by someone else one day in the future.
*****
Yan Jingwan insisted on her own principles, and Qin Zheng was as stubborn as a bull. Neither of them could convince the other, and in the end they had to leave it at that.
Qin Zheng walked back holding the empty lunch box. The iron rod swayed in the lunch box, making a clinking sound.
When he got home, Yun Qiao was sitting under the eaves of the kitchen playing cat's tangle with Yuanyuan.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Yun Qiao and Yuan Yuan looked up at the same time.
Yuanyuan looked up at him, showing no interest in him. She said "brother" and lowered her head to study how to twist the flower rope.
When Yun Qiao saw that it was him, his eyes lit up.
"Brother, how is it? Did Sister Jingwan accept you?" Yun Qiao opened his bright black eyes and looked at him curiously, holding the flower rope in his hand.
Qin Zheng shook his head and said, "The revolution has not yet succeeded. Comrades, we still need to work hard."
"It's okay, it's okay. A temporary setback is nothing. Sister Jingwan is so beautiful and outstanding, and she has many suitors behind her. You haven't even pursued her formally, so how can it be so easy to get what you want?" Yun Qiao comforted Qin Zheng: "Brother, keep going, pursue her hard, and strive to win her heart soon."
Qin Zheng hummed, walked into the kitchen, scooped a bucket of water, and cleaned the lunch box.
Feng Juan heard the conversation between the brother and sister through a door.
She didn't mention Qin Zheng's sad story, but only asked: "Comrade Yan, do you like today's dumplings?"
Qin Zheng nodded: "She likes it very much. She also praised your craftsmanship."
Feng Juan smiled and said, "Since Comrade Yan likes it, I'll make some more next time and you can give it to others."
Qin Zheng refused: "No, Aunt Feng, Comrade Yan doesn't want to trouble you too much."
Although that's not what I said, that's what I meant.
"Don't bother me, don't bother me." Feng Juan reminded Qin Zheng, "No matter what Comrade Yan says, it's always right for you to be attentive. This kind of interaction will best bring men and women closer together."
Qin Zheng nodded, "I know."
Feng Juan said, "Take the bowls, the food in the pot is out of the pot, and it's time to eat."
In a blink of an eye, it was the sixth day of the first lunar month, the day Cui Xuezhi and Dong Dingbang got married.
The weather was good. The snow, which had been falling intermittently for half a month, finally stopped. The gloomy sky cleared up, and the sun shone on the snow on the ground, reflecting a dazzling light.
The wedding was held in the small auditorium of the family compound. Cui Jing invited the chef from the cafeteria to help prepare the banquet. A temporary shed was built outside the small auditorium, a stove was built with bricks, and fish and meat were stewed in advance. As the white smoke rose, the fragrance was like a gurgling spring, oozing out with the smoke and drilling into people's noses.
The adults were still able to restrain themselves, but the children had already gathered outside the stove, drooling.
Teacher Liang has a lot of reputation, and Cui Xuezhi, as Teacher Liang's niece, also benefits from it.
When ordinary people get married, they usually just invite people they know to have a lively party, and setting up two or three tables is considered a lot. However, Cui Xuezhi and Dong Dingbang's wedding was very grand, with more than ten tables prepared for the banquet alone, and almost everyone in the entire family compound came to show their support.
Of course, showing up doesn't mean you can show up just for show; you still have to pay a membership fee.
These days, wedding gifts are not much, usually one or two yuan. Qin Zheng is a capable subordinate of Commander Liang, and they have a special relationship, so he cannot give a gift that is too low-profile. However, he also does not want to stand out too much, so he discussed it with several other team leaders, and finally they all gave one yuan.
After the ceremony, you can take your seat. Except for the main table in the front, you can sit at any table in the back.
Ten people constitute a table, and children are not allowed to sit at the table.
Because the men were going to drink, men and women sat separately.
Yun Qiao and her daughter were not very familiar with the people in the family compound, and they didn't try to step forward. They just followed Qin Zheng's arrangements and sat wherever Qin Zheng told them to.
Qin Zheng arranged Yun Qiao and her daughter to sit at the table where Zeng Qi was sitting, and asked Zeng Qi's sister-in-law to take care of them.
Zeng Qi readily agreed.
"Auntie, come and sit next to me." Zeng Qi smiled and waved at Feng Juan, then turned to Yun Qiao and said, "Yun Qiao, you and Hong Xing should sit together. You two are of similar age, so you should have a lot to talk about."
Yuanyuan didn't come this time; she and Aunt Feng stayed home for dinner. Zeng Qi also brought only one child, Yang Hongxing, and left some money for the two naughty boys to eat in the cafeteria.
The other families were mostly similar. Basically, no one came with their entire family. Each family sent two or three people as representatives. We would not look at more than that.
After all, it was still a planned economy in those days, and it was not easy to organize a banquet. There was no family planning, and sometimes a family had several children, and they all came with their families. Not to mention ten tables of banquets, even ten tables would not be enough to feed them.
Yun Qiao and Feng Juan had just sat down and hadn't had time to say a few words when they saw Sun Lan pulling her cousin Sun Zhu over.
"Aunt, is there anyone else at your table? If not, can we sit here?" Sun Lan had a smile on her face. Although her tone was not inquiring, she held the stool in her hand and was ready to sit down.
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