Chapter 102
Seeing that Xia Daming looked upset, Xia Qingtang narrowed her eyes and asked, "What happened to your family? Why can't you go?"
In the past, Xia Daming was eager for Xia Qingtang to visit him at home. If Xia Qingtang was unwilling to go, Xia Daming would be disappointed and sad. But now he suddenly didn't let her go home. It was obvious that something was wrong.
Xia Daming realized that he had let the cat out of the bag, so he stammered, "It's nothing, really nothing. I just thought that I've been injured for so long, and my home is dirty and messy. You, a clean person, should not go home. Besides, I can walk by myself now, and I also want to practice walking. Isn't it more convenient for me to come here to find you? After you have eaten in the cafeteria, we can find a shade under a tree and talk for a while."
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "Dad, if you don't tell the truth, I'll go to your house right now. Anyway, you can't stop me since you have difficulty walking now."
"This..." Xia Daming had no choice but to whisper, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's mainly because I'm afraid you'll be unhappy if you know."
"What did Zhao Meizhen do again?"
"No, no, your mother didn't do anything... Your brother gave birth to a son, and she was happy all day long. How could she cause trouble?"
"So what's going on? Why don't you let me go to your house?"
"It's like this... your grandmother lives in our house now... she's even less talkative than your mother, and I'm afraid you'll be unhappy when you go there. It's a good thing for you to come see me, but if she's in a bad mood because of your grandmother, wouldn't that be my fault?" Xia Daming said in a low voice.
Xia Qingtang was puzzled: "She lives in your house? How long has she been there?"
"More than a week."
"She has her own family, why did she stay at your house for so long? Is Zhao Meizhen happy about it?"
"She had a quarrel with your uncle and aunt, and she walked all night to come to us that night. She burst into tears as soon as she opened the door. We had two empty beds on either side of our house, so we cleaned up your brother's shed and let her stay there. It just so happened that your mother had to visit your sister-in-law and the little kid more often recently, so your grandmother was the one cooking for us at home."
"Did she bring you the food coupons?"
"No, we've only been living here for more than a week. You can't just keep collecting food coupons like this, right?" Xia Daming said.
Xia Qingtang said, "I advise you to ask her for food coupons and money. I think she will stay for a long time this time. If you don't say it well at the beginning, you won't get it back later. If you don't dare to ask, let Zhao Meizhen ask. Although you are her son-in-law, in this era, you don't support others for nothing, not to mention that the old lady has her own pension, why should you let her take advantage of you?"
Xia Qingtang remembered that in her previous life, old lady Chen Hongxing had a quarrel with her daughter-in-law, so she lived in each of her two daughters' homes for a few months each. Both sides were unhappy, but there was nothing they could do.
Xia Daming now listened to his daughter very much. Hearing this, he said, "What you said makes sense. All right. When I get back, I'll tell your mother to ask your grandmother to pay the money and food coupons. Your brother has a baby now, and you will have one in the future. Your mother and I should save the money for your two babies, and don't let outsiders get it for free."
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "Okay, I'm in a hurry to go home. Please wait for me at the entrance of the cafeteria on Wednesday at noon. We can talk slowly then."
"Okay, we'll talk about it later." Xia Daming said, "Be careful when you ride your bike."
"I know." After saying that, Xia Qingtang got on his bike and went home happily.
Even though Xie Jinxuan went to college, she lived much closer to home than Xia Qingtang, so as soon as she entered the door, she saw Xie Jinxuan sitting in the room, reading a book seriously.
Today is the first day of school. Xie Jinxuan wore a light grey long-sleeved shirt with the top button undone, revealing his slender neck. His cuffs were also undone but only rolled up, revealing his strong wrists. He looked very serious while reading and at the same time very charming.
"College student, you are too serious. You start reading as soon as you enter the house. You have been studying for a whole day, don't you plan to take a break?" Xia Qingtang joked while hanging his backpack on the hook at the door.
Xie Jinxuan then put down the book and said with a smile: "You're back? You have to read books. I just realized today when school started that there is really a lot to learn in the first year. There are too many basic courses to learn. Almost every week's classes are full. But this is as it should be. The knowledge we learned in the past few years was too scarce. It was not until we really entered university that we realized that there was not much that we could use. We had to learn a lot from scratch. The teachers have worked hard to teach us, a group of unqualified high school graduates."
"I've heard other people say this too. I know freshmen will have a lot of courses, but I didn't expect you to have to race against time." Xia Qingtang went to the kitchen to wash his hands, then walked out and said, "I'll go see Yanni on Sunday. I wonder if she's also so tired from studying."
"They should be similar. The teacher said that every school has to give freshmen remedial classes at the beginning, because the content we learned in high school was too superficial. If we don't take remedial classes, we won't be able to learn university knowledge later." Xie Jinxuan said seriously.
"Then read your book carefully. I won't disturb you. When Luo Xiangqian comes, we'll eat directly." Xia Qingtang smiled gently, walked over, picked up her water cup, and gulped down a few sips of water.
"Okay, I'll read the book carefully." Xie Jinxuan hesitated for a moment and patted the seat next to her. "Would you like to come over and read with me?"
"Okay, you wait." Xia Qingtang ran into the bedroom, took out the novel that he had not finished reading last night, and then sat next to Xie Jinxuan and read quietly with him.
When Luo Xiangqian came in with a big pot and a few bottles of beer, he saw Xia Qingtang and Xie Jinxuan sitting side by side on the sofa, reading seriously.
Luo Xiangqian shouted, "What are you two doing? You don't have to study so hard. It's only the first day of school! Can you stop scaring me like that? Besides, Jinxuan should study hard, but what are you doing, Xiaoxia?"
Xia Qingtang said: "I read novels. Reading novels can also increase knowledge."
"Stop looking and come over to eat. Look what I bought today." Luo Xiangqian smiled proudly and placed the big pot and beer on the dining table.
Xia Qingtang put down the novel and walked over to take a look, only to find that Luo Xiangqian had bought a lot of braised dishes, including red and shiny braised meat, two different colors of braised dried tofu, a large piece of braised pork liver, and the local specialty braised bean curd sheets, all cut beautifully.
In addition to these, Luo Xiangqian also brought six meat buns, which were all very big and obviously bought from a state-owned restaurant, not the kind made in the canteen.
Xia Qingtang was shocked and said, "Old Luo, you are spending too much. You bought so many stewed dishes. How much money and meat coupons did it cost?"
"Hey, why are you talking about all this? It's good as long as it tastes good. Come on, open some beer and let's start eating. We should eat and drink well tonight!" Luo Xiangqian slammed the table proudly.
Xie Jinxuan took out the tableware and sorted the braised dishes into different categories and put them on plates. Luo Xiangqian opened a beer, and the three of them sat in the living room, chatting while eating and drinking.
Although Luo Xiangqian prepared three bottles of beer, Xia Qingtang still did not drink. She opened a bottle of orange soda and then happily ate the braised dishes and meat buns.
Luo Xiangqian's alcohol tolerance remained the same as always. After drinking half a bottle of beer, he talked even more.
"Jinxuan, I really admire you. You said that we grew up together, you have a good career, and now you have been admitted to university. You are the first among us to get married, and you married the person you like. You said that we are all human beings and grew up together, so why are there such big differences?" Luo Xiangqian sighed, "Jinxuan, tell me, am I too bad to find a partner?"
"How can you be bad? You are a very good person, and you are also very good-looking." Xie Jinxuan said: "You just haven't met the right person yet."
Xia Qingtang also said, "That's right, Lao Luo, I'm a female comrade, listen to me, you're really good, tall, good-looking, lively, good at work, and from a good family, you're an all-rounder, it's just that you have too high standards, you look down on ordinary people, so it's hard to find someone. If you don't believe it, you can ask Sister Chen from the compound to introduce you to someone. As long as you let her introduce you once, you'll know how attractive you are! For someone like you, as long as Sister Chen introduces you, the girl will definitely be attracted to you!"
Sister Chen is the most capable matchmaker in the compound. She has brought together no less than 30 couples, and they are all living happily ever after. So some people in the compound would specifically look for her to introduce them to a partner. On the one hand, her introductions are very reliable, and on the other hand, they also think that she is a naturally blessed person.
Luo Xiangqian blushed and said, "I'm just afraid that people will look down on me."
"What are you afraid of? Are you still a man? Are you afraid of such things? Then even if Leng Feng gets married, you still won't be able to find him!" Xia Qingtang provoked him.
Luo Xiangqian immediately said, "That won't do! No matter what, I can't lose to Leng Feng! Fine, I'll ask Sister Chen to introduce me to a date tomorrow! If everything goes well, I'll get married by the end of the year!"
Xie Jinxuan smiled and said, "Then we are waiting for your good news!"
That night, Luo Xiangqian and Xie Jinxuan were drinking happily, and Xia Qingtang was eating happily. She was the one who ate the biggest food tonight. After eating, she felt a little uncomfortable because she was full. She even sat on the sofa for half an hour before getting up to move around.
After Luo Xiangqian left, Xia Qingtang rubbed his face and said, "Jinxuan, I feel like I'm getting fatter."
Xie Jinxuan smiled and said, "It's good to gain weight. It looks better and feels better to the touch."
Xia Qingtang snorted and said deliberately: "I knew it. You used to dislike me for being too thin, right?"
"I never disliked you. I just felt bad that you were too thin before. But after more than a year of nursing, your face is indeed rounder than before. There are finally some results. I am very happy." Xie Jinxuan pinched her face again and said, "Do you want to take a shower now?"
"No, I ate too much. I'm going to go out and exercise. You wash first, and I'll wash when I come back."
After saying that, Xia Qingtang walked out alone and took a slow stroll in the courtyard.
He met a few acquaintances on the way, and they all asked him with a smile whether Xie Jinxuan was adapting well to college.
"Yes, he can adapt. He is a studious person. What is there that he can't adapt to?" Xia Qingtang said.
"So are you used to it?"
"What do I need to adapt to? It's him who goes to study, not me." Xia Qingtang said deliberately.
The man looked at Xia Qingtang meaningfully and smiled, then whispered, "Alas, you always have to adapt. After all, Xiao Xie is a college student now, and his cultural level is not the same as yours. Afterwards, you may not understand what he says, so you have to adapt. Have you heard about this? There was a college student from the Construction Bureau over there. Before he even finished his first year, he found a new partner in college and left his wife at home. When I asked him why, he said that it was because his wife and he could no longer get along. Come to think of it, it makes sense. How educated are college students? Since they are at different levels, it's natural that they can't get along. Xiao Xia, you should also pay attention to this."
Xia Qingtang smiled brightly, and she said, "Ah, why should I pay attention to these? I look like this, what do I have to worry about? If Xie Jinxuan despises me because I am not on the same level as him, then I don't care about him. It's not that I'm bragging, I'm so beautiful, even if I'm a mute and can't speak, he won't be willing to give up on me. Big sister, our beautiful girl, don't worry about this."
After hearing this, the man's face immediately darkened, but Xia Qingtang was smiling and friendly, so the other party couldn't help but be unhappy. He could only smile awkwardly, laughed it off, said goodbye and left.
Xia Qingtang ran back home laughing. Seeing how happy she was, Xie Jinxuan asked her what happened.
"It's a secret, I won't tell you!" After saying that, Xia Qingtang ran in to take a shower.
From that day on, the two of them entered into a new regular life.
Xie Jinxuan studied hard in college, and Xia Qingtang also worked diligently in the cotton mill. Because the workload was much less than when she was at the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions, she felt very relaxed, so she spent more time learning English and made considerable progress.
A very important thing also happened in October, that is, Luo Xiangqian really found a partner.
After he finished drinking that day, he followed the advice and went to see Sister Chen in the compound the next day. He told her his requirements for a spouse and asked her to help him find a suitable partner.
Luo Xiangqian had very good conditions, and Sister Chen quickly helped him find a young woman who was a perfect match for him. The young woman's parents were both cadres, and she herself was also a cadre, working at the Transportation Bureau.
It is said that she is very tall, fair and beautiful, and she and Luo Xiangqian fell in love with each other when they first met.
When they met for the third time, they officially established a romantic relationship and became a serious couple.
Now that he had a partner, Luo Xiangqian was naturally very proud. As soon as he confirmed their relationship, he ran to the small courtyard and told Xie Jinxuan and Xia Qingtang the good news.
Xia Qingtang was of course very surprised, but also very happy.
She said, "Congratulations. I knew you were good and would find someone soon. When you two have a better relationship, you can introduce us to each other. We can also go out on a Sunday, either to the park or hiking."
Luo Xiangqian said, "That's what I was thinking, but it probably won't work this month. She said something happened at home and she just wants to be alone with me during her break. Hehe, let's wait until next month. Let's find a sunny Sunday next month and ride our bikes to the park. I'll formally introduce her to you. You don't know, Xiao Ding is such a good girl. I... like her so much! I'm happy just thinking of her!"
Seeing Luo Xiangqian's face full of smiles and his eyes shining with excitement, Xie Jinxuan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Congratulations. I didn't expect that you would find a partner so soon after you said you wanted to. And judging from your appearance, you two should have a good relationship. If everything goes well, you can meet your parents during the Chinese New Year this year."
"Yeah, that's what I thought too. If the talk goes well and we get along until the Chinese New Year, we can meet each other's parents. After that, we can register for marriage when the Chinese New Year comes in the spring. The situations in both our families are complicated, and we have many relatives, so I also want to discuss it with her. We won't have any wedding banquet at that time. We can just have a meal together with both families, and have a simple wedding like you two. When Leng Feng comes back, he will be an old bachelor, looking at us two loving couples! Hahahaha..."
Seeing Luo Xiangqian laughing, Xie Jinxuan couldn't help laughing, "You, all you do is find fault with Leng Feng and laugh at him. To me, Leng Feng is not interested in finding a partner at all. Even if you get married, he will only be happy for you and won't feel disappointed or sad at all."
"What? Leng Feng really won't find a partner in this life? He wants to be a bachelor forever. I don't believe it." Luo Xiangqian curled his lips.
"It's good for him to be single. Don't you always say that he has a bad temper and can't get along with any girls? You don't have to worry about him. You should talk to your partner first and try to settle the marriage as soon as possible." Xie Jinxuan said.
"Hehe, don't worry, Xiao Ding and I have a very good relationship. This time, I finally found the right person!" Luo Xiangqian patted his chest, looking happy and proud.
After October, Xie Jinxuan's class formally held an election for class leaders. As expected, he was elected class monitor with a high number of votes.
Xia Qingtang said: "Am I right? You are such a good person and so outstanding, who else would they choose if not you?"
Xie Jinxuan smiled and said, "That's not the truth. The reason why everyone chose me is mainly because the teacher named me as the monitor at the beginning. Now that I am familiar with the position, everyone is too lazy to change me. But since I have been chosen, I will serve everyone well and be a qualified monitor."
As he spoke, he took off his backpack and placed it on the sofa, then opened the backpack, took out the lunch box from it and prepared to take it to the kitchen to boil water.
This is their daily habit of using lunch boxes. Although the lunch boxes used at noon are washed in the sink, they always have to be scalded before taking them home at night. Those who are more particular will even boil them in a pot for disinfection.
As Xie Jinxuan took the lunch box, a folded piece of thick paper was also brought out of his bag and fell to the ground.
Xia Qingtang picked it up and saw that it was actually a letter. On the envelope was written "To Xie Jinxuan". The handwriting was neat and beautiful, and looked very much like a girl's handwriting.
Xia Qingtang immediately became excited: "Xie Jinxuan, this should be a love letter written to you by someone, right? Someone really wrote you a love letter, Xiaoyun was right before."
However, it took more than a month after school started to receive the first love letter, which was much later than Xia Qingtang expected.
Xie Jinxuan was stunned for a moment before taking the folded envelope from Xia Qingtang's hand. He said, "But... no one has handed me something like this today."
"It must have been secretly stuffed into your bag. Hurry up and look through your bag again. There might be other letters in it that you haven't found yet." Xia Qingtang said with wide eyes and great interest.
Xie Jinxuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He reached out and pinched Xia Qingtang's face, saying, "What do you mean by this? Why are you so excited when someone writes to me? Aren't you angry, jealous, or unhappy?"
"I wouldn't. Why would I be so jealous? I don't even know who wrote it. I haven't even read the content. Why should I be angry?"
Xie Jinxuan said: "Then I will take a look at the content now."
Xia Qingtang immediately came over: "Okay, okay, I'll watch it with you."
Xie Jinxuan deliberately said: "At this time, shouldn't you respect me? This is my private letter."
Xia Qingtang rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, you can watch it by yourself, I won't watch it. But after you finish watching it, I will ask you about the content. You can always tell me, right?"
Xie Jinxuan smiled and said, "I'm just kidding you. I'm too lazy to read this kind of letter. But if I don't read the content, I don't know who wrote it, and I can't return it to the person. I can only take a look."
After saying that, Xie Jinxuan opened the envelope and took out two thin pieces of letter paper.
He didn't read the content first, but turned directly to the last page and found that there was no name written at the end.
Xia Qingtang said: "This person wrote to you but didn't sign his name, so how would you know who wrote it? But seeing how neat and beautiful the handwriting is, it's probably a female classmate."
Xie Jinxuan said: "See if her name and information are mentioned before."
As he spoke, he roughly glanced at the contents of the letter. It was indeed a love letter, but of course it was written very obscurely. People of this era would not express their feelings directly by saying things like "I like you," "I love you," or "I miss you" and so on. They would only say, "I think you are very good and excellent, and you have certain advantages in certain aspects and I admire you very much."
But after writing to this extent, one can tell at a glance that the writer has a strong admiration for Xie Jinxuan.
Xia Qingtang also read it for a while. She said, "This person's letter is well-written and very sincere. It seems that she has been paying attention to you silently for the past month. She is so familiar with you. It is very likely that she is a classmate of yours. What do you plan to do with this letter?"
Xie Jinxuan said, "He didn't sign it, and I don't know who I should return it to, so let's just pretend it never happened. How about you keep this letter for me?"
Xia Qingtang said, "It's not a treasure, why should you keep it? Can't you just put it in a drawer? And you can't let grandma and the others know about this. If they know, it will become your fault."
Xie Jinxuan was puzzled: "Why is it my fault that someone else wrote to me?"
"You are too beautiful, that's your fault." Xia Qingtang said with a smile.
"If I'm not good-looking, I won't be able to marry you." Xie Jinxuan said, "I know you just like me because I'm good-looking."
Xia Qingtang laughed loudly, and then said, "You are indeed very beautiful. I wonder if anyone else will write to you in the future. I am really looking forward to it now."
"Why don't you expect something better? You only expect this." Xie Jinxuan sighed slightly.
"Who told you that the people in your compound are bad? This one and that one would tell me about someone abandoning his wife and children after getting into college. They are waiting to see my good show, so why can't I wait to see your good show? Of course, there are no girls in your class who are prettier than me. Even if someone writes to you later, I have nothing to worry about."
Xie Jinxuan deliberately put on a serious face and said, "Just looking at my appearance would make me seem too superficial. I prefer to look at the inner qualities. It would be best if I could be a little gentler, more considerate, more affectionate, more kind, and more willing to take care of me."
Xia Qingtang immediately said, "Really? Then I can't do any of these. Forget it. I'd better not stand here and get in your way. I'm leaving."
She turned around and walked out, but Xie Jinxuan grabbed her back and said, "Where are you going? You are really that angry with me."
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "Where can I go? Didn't we agree to have dinner there tonight? You don't have to eat. Hurry up and hide the letter. Let's go over there to eat."
Xia Qingtang didn't take this matter to heart at first. To her, it was basically an insignificant matter and had little impact on their relationship.
Because Xie Jinxuan himself is a person of high moral character, Xia Qingtang believes that he will not betray himself.
Even if Xie Jinxuan really changes her mind one day, he will first sort out his own marriage before starting another relationship. This is Xia Qingtang's recognition of Xie Jinxuan's character, nothing else.
Another week passed, and when Xie Jinxuan came home from school, she found another unsigned letter in her bag.
After comparing the handwriting, it seems to be written by the same person as the previous letter.
This time, the content of the letter became more detailed. The person described in detail what Xie Jinxuan had done on campus in the past few days and which classmates she had met. At the same time, he expressed his admiration for Xie Jinxuan in a particularly enthusiastic tone.
Xie Jinxuan and Xia Qingtang finished reading the letter at the same time, and both of them showed a look of vigilance on their faces.
Xia Qingtang said, "Something is wrong with this person. If she really likes you, she wouldn't follow you like a thief. How come she knows everything you do? Besides, you are very alert. Can you recall who wrote this letter to you? I think we still have to find this person."
The first letter could be taken as a joke, but the second letter was obviously serious, and it was obvious that something was not right with this person.
Xie Jinxuan said in a deep voice: "I have always been very vigilant. Since someone secretly stuffed a letter into my bag last time, I usually keep my bag with me. However, these two days... No, it should be today. Today there is indeed a gap where someone can stuff a letter in. But during this gap, I came into contact with quite a few people, not only from our class, but also from other classes. In other words, as long as they are from our school, they have the opportunity to stuff this letter into my bag."
Xia Qingtang said: "If the target group is so large, then it will be difficult to find them for the time being. Forget it, put this letter together with the last one. For the time being, just sit back and pretend that you have never received this letter. Let's see if the other party will continue to write to you in the future."
Three days later, Xie Jinxuan came back from school and took out another letter with the same handwriting from her bag and handed it to Xia Qingtang.
Xia Qingtang was even more surprised: "This person is really persistent and has expressed her love to you again and again. But if she loves you so much, why doesn't she sign her name? How can she pursue you if she doesn't say who she is?"
"I think this might be the effect she wants, and she wants me to guess her. Once I guess, I will automatically focus on the writer of the letter, that is, on her as a person. If I am a little more curious, this matter will linger in my mind and will not go away." Xie Jinxuan said.
"You are really scheming!" Xia Qingtang said, "You still can't guess who sent you the letter today?"
"No, I deliberately left out a loophole today. I created this loophole myself. Now I can be sure that the person who stuffed this letter must not be a classmate of our class." Xie Jinxuan said: "But the scope is still very large."
"According to her writing pattern, she should write to you again in two days. Moreover, judging from the contents of her letters, she is revealing more and more information. Maybe she won't be able to resist revealing her own information in the letter next time. I suggest you stay put and don't worry about anything. Just keep this letter."
Xie Jinxuan nodded and said, "I don't bother to care about these things. We don't have enough time to study hard in school every day. How can there be such a boring person to do such a thing? This is a great time, a great youth. It's not easy to go to such a good school. There are such good teachers passing on knowledge to us. How can this person not cherish it? Thinking about these men and women all day long is really unworthy of reuse."
Xia Qingtang couldn't help laughing: "You're saying this now because you're already married. If you didn't marry me, can you guarantee that you wouldn't be thinking about me all day long?"
Xie Jinxuan thought for a while and said, "I agree with you, but I still don't approve of this kind of behavior of not studying hard in school and disturbing others."
"It's not your time that's being wasted anyway, so don't worry about her. It's just a little scary to have her following you all day. Luckily you've practiced, otherwise I'd start to worry."
Xie Jinxuan put this letter together with the previous anonymous letter, and then walked out and said, "Oh, I just ran into Xiang Qian. He said he plans to bring his partner to meet us this Sunday. Let's meet at the nearby park. Let's go for a walk in the park and find a state-owned restaurant for lunch."
"It's nice to go to the park. I haven't been there for a while. But we don't have to eat at the state-owned restaurant. We're going to the park anyway, so I want to make some food and prepare some fruits. We can have a picnic in the park. Winter came late this year, and the weather is still warm now. As long as the food we bring doesn't contain much oil, it shouldn't upset our stomach. We can also bring a thermos with hot water or soup, and it will be a very hearty meal."
"Okay, then I'll tell Xiang Qian and I'll eat what you prepare on Sunday."
Sunday morning soon arrived. Xia Qingtang changed his usual habit of sleeping in on Sundays and got up early in the morning.
She stayed in the kitchen for a long time, preparing delicious roasted seaweed rice balls, baking some vegetable omelets without oil, boiling four eggs in shells, then steaming an old pumpkin given by Aunt Liu, cutting it into large pieces and putting them in a container, and finally washing four small apples, and putting some biscuits and egg cakes in the container, and finally filling a thermos with hot water and hot tea. In this way, a very sumptuous picnic was ready.
Xie Jinxuan packed all these things into her backpack, then took out a small jar and handed it to Xia Qingtang: "Look, what is this?"
Xia Qingtang took it and looked at it, and was very surprised: "Canned luncheon meat? Where did you get it from?"
Canned luncheon meat was a very good thing in this era, but it was also very hard to get.
"My dad gave it to me. I put some of it in the cupboard. We can use it to cook next week. I'll bring this box to everyone today to improve their meals."
"That's a great day today!" Xia Qingtang packed up his things, tidied up his clothes, and said, "Let's go, let's go now."
They rode their bikes to Luo Xiangqian's house together, called out to him, and Luo Xiangqian walked out gracefully.
He dressed very carefully today, wearing the most fashionable outfit nowadays, a white shirt and a woolen vest inside, a short jacket which was a new model of the department store this year outside, light-colored trousers underneath, and a pair of brown leather shoes, looking extremely fashionable.
"How about it? My outfit today is not bad, right?" Luo Xiangqian asked proudly.
Xia Qingtang gave him a thumbs up and said, "Old Luo, you look really good today. With this outfit, won't your girlfriend be completely fascinated by you?"
"Since you said so, I am wearing the right thing today!" Luo Xiangqian said, "I don't ask my girlfriend to be obsessed with me, I just want her not to be embarrassed, hehe."
"Now, when you mention your partner, you smile like a flower. Okay, let's set off quickly. Is your partner waiting for us at the entrance of the park?" Xia Qingtang asked.
Luo Xiangqian said, "Yes, wait at the park entrance. She's a little far away, but she's also riding a bicycle, so we should arrive at about the same time. Let's go."
The three of them rode together and it didn't take long for them to reach the park entrance. Luo Xiangqian pointed to the front and said excitedly, "Look, the one in the light red coat in front is my girlfriend. Isn't she pretty?"
Xia Qingtang quickly looked over there, and sure enough, she saw a tall and graceful girl standing on the side of the road. She had short hair that reached her ears, which was pinned behind her ears with hairpins. She looked very well-behaved. Her skin was not very white, but her facial features were very delicate, with thin eyebrows and eyes, and a slight smile. She was very elegant.
She was wearing a light red coat, beige pants, and a pair of brown leather shoes that looked very similar to Luo Xiangqian's, except one was for men and the other for women.
Although she had heard Luo Xiangqian say that his girlfriend was very beautiful, after seeing her in person, Xia Qingtang found that Luo Xiangqian's words were still conservative, because his girlfriend was not only very beautiful, but also had a first-class temperament.
Luo Xiangqian rode over excitedly: "Yu Rou, I brought my friends here."
The girl raised her head slightly, smiled at Xie Jinxuan and Xia Qingtang, and greeted them tenderly: "Hello, I'm Ding Yurou, Xiang Qian's girlfriend."
"Hello, Comrade Ding." Xie Jinxuan and Xia Qingtang greeted her together. Xie Jinxuan said, "I am Xie Jinxuan. Xiang Qian and I are good brothers who grew up together. This is my lover Xia Qingtang."
"Hello, I've heard Xiang Qian introduce you before. He said he and you have a comrade named Leng Feng, and they have a very good relationship." Ding Yurou said with a smile, "I'm really happy to meet you today."
Luo Xiangqian was extremely excited, grinning from ear to ear. He said, "Now that we know each other, let's find a place to park our cars and go into the park to play. The weather is so nice today, I'll invite everyone to go boating, and we must have a great time!"
Ding Yurou called out to him softly, "Xiang Qian, wait! The adults are not at home today, and I'm worried that my sister is not safe at home alone, so...she came with me."
Xia Qingtang heard from Luo Xiangqian that Ding Yurou's family has two sisters, but her younger sister should be over 18 years old and not a child anymore. Why does she need to be taken care of when the adults are not at home?
But today, there were many people playing together, so it didn't seem to be a problem for Ding Yuruo to bring her sister with her.
Luo Xiangqian said, "It's definitely not okay for my sister to be alone at home. Wouldn't it be better if she came out to play with us? Anyway, we can play together as well as four or five people."
Xia Qingtang also said: "Yes, it will be more lively when there are more people."
Luo Xiangqian looked behind Ding Yurou and asked, "Where is my sister?"
"She went over there to buy something and will be here soon. Let's go park and buy tickets first and wait for her." Ding Yurou said with a smile: "I'm sorry to trouble you, but my sister is timid and she can't cook. I'm worried that it's not safe for her to use the coal stove alone, so I brought her out."
Luo Xiangqian said, "It's okay, it's nice to play together. However, if I had known you would bring your sister here, Jinxuan should have brought Xiaoyun here as well. Xiaoyun is about the same age as your sister, so you should be able to play together."
Ding Yurou smiled and said, "I'm afraid that won't work. Although my sister is only 18 years old, she has been admitted to a university in the provincial capital. She is a very mature child and may not have much in common with other children. She prefers to play with older adults."
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