The story begins when Mai Sui first came to the city and had dinner at Mai Xiangbei's house.

The other person's name is Lu Chengye, he is the son of the director of Xiangxi Machinery Factory and he is 23 years old.

It was considered relatively late in the 1960s and 1970s to not have found a partner at this age.

The reason is that Lu Chengye has high standards. He doesn't like ordinary girls and must find one that he likes the most.

So I kept putting it off until I was 23.

The family was also very anxious about this, but they couldn't do anything about Lu Chengye.

Lu Chengye has three older sisters, all of whom are married and have children. He is the youngest in the family and also the only son.

His parents were looking forward to Lu Chengye getting married so that they could have a grandson sooner.

It can be said that Lu Chengye fell in love with Mai Sui at first sight.

That noon, he happened to come back to have lunch with his parents and accidentally saw the wheat ears.

At first, he was too embarrassed to ask, thinking that he could get to know her the next time he met her by chance.

For this reason, he would wait at the gate of the machinery factory's family quarters whenever he had free time, wondering when he would see Mai Sui again.

However, Mai Sui never went to look for Mai Xiangbei again after that time. Lu Chengye waited and waited, but couldn't wait any longer, so he asked his mother Meng Peishan to find out.

When Meng Peishan heard that her son had a girl he liked, she was so happy that she couldn't sleep that night, and went out early the next morning to inquire about her.

The shape of wheat ears is outstanding, and everyone remembers it even if they have only been to the machinery factory’s staff quarters once.

Meng Peishan found out the news about Mai Sui without much effort.

However, the neighbors in the family quarters did not know that Mai Sui was mentally ill, and Mai Xiangbei and Lin Shuhua would not take the initiative to tell others about it.

Meng Peishan learned that the other party was a relative of Mai Xiangbei, a second-level technician in the factory, and went to the factory to inquire about Mai Xiangbei's character.

I was very satisfied to learn that the other party was honest, had strong technical skills, and might be promoted to a first-level technician next year.

The most important thing is that his son Lu Chengye likes it.

Therefore, as long as the other person has decent character and is not the kind of fickle girl, Meng Peishan can accept it.

Even if her family is from the countryside, Meng Peishan doesn't care. When she marries into the family, she can use her family's connections to get a city hukou, which is not a big deal.

When her husband Lu Qingquan got home from get off work, Meng Peishan immediately told him all the information she had heard.

After listening to this, Lu Qingquan also thought it was feasible.

After all, his son Lu Chengye is already 23 years old. It's rare for him to take the initiative to say that he likes a girl, and Lu Qingquan is still waiting to hold his grandson.

So, Meng Peishan went straight to Mai Xiangbei's house the next day.

Mai Xiangbei was not at home at the time, he was still working in the factory, and Lin Shuhua was the only one at home.

Meng Peishan did not beat around the bush with Lin Shuhua and directly stated her purpose, which was to arrange a formal blind date for the two children.

When Lin Shuhua heard that the factory director's son took a fancy to Mai Sui, she was surprised and happy.

Whether out of vanity or a desire to establish a relationship with the factory director, Lin Shuhua briefly introduced Mai Sui's situation, such as his family conditions and educational level.

I just didn’t mention that Mai Sui had a mental illness.

When Meng Peishan heard that Mai Sui had only attended literacy classes for one year, the smile on her face paused for a moment, then she smiled and said, "It's okay, it won't affect my life anyway."

There are a lot of illiterate people in the countryside who cannot read a single word, and Meng Peishan had already prepared herself mentally before coming.

The situation she learned now was pretty much what she had imagined, so it was still acceptable.

But Lin Shuhua did not immediately agree to meet the man, saying only that she would wait for her husband Mai Xiangbei to come back to discuss it.

Meng Peishan is also a reasonable person, she will not force others to agree, she smiled and said:

"Of course, such a big matter needs to be discussed carefully.

However, don't feel any psychological pressure. We are just going on a normal blind date. Whether it will work out in the end depends on whether both parties like the child. Don't you think so?"

Lin Shuhua selfishly hopes that the plan will work out. This way, her family and the factory director's family will be relatives, and her husband's promotion and her daughter's permanent employment next year will be basically secured.

But she was afraid that Mai Sui's mental illness would be exposed, so she couldn't make up her mind for a while.

When Mai Xiangbei came home from get off work and heard about this, his first reaction was to be happy for his niece.

Because he knew Lu Chengye.

Although he is the only son of the factory director, he is not spoiled at all. He is very motivated and looks handsome.

Not to mention the family conditions, if it works out, it will definitely be a good marriage.

However, Mai Xiangbei was a little uncertain. With Lu Chengye's good conditions, could he really be interested in Mai Sui?

It’s not that Mai Xiangbei dislikes his niece, but it is a fact that she is not very smart, and he can’t lie to others against his conscience.

He asked his wife Lin Shuhua: "Did you tell the other party that Mai Sui was mentally ill?"

Lin Shuhua sat on the bed, folding clothes and pretending to be calm as she replied, "Of course I did. How could I not tell you about such a big thing?"

Mai Xiangbei thought for a moment after hearing this and said, "Since the other party doesn't mind, let's arrange a meeting. Anyway, it's hard to say whether it will work or not, so it won't hurt to take a look."

Seeing that her husband had no doubts, Lin Shuhua breathed a sigh of relief and agreed:

"That's right. Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. It's just a normal blind date. Maybe it will work out."

When Lu Chengye heard that Mai Xiangbei agreed, he was so happy as if pie had fallen from the sky.

However, there was no telephone in Lianhua Village, so Mai Xiangbei was unable to immediately notify Mai Laosan to bring Mai Sui to the city for a blind date. He could only wait for him to have a holiday and go back in person.

The machinery factory works six days a week and has only one day off on Sunday.

And today is Monday.

This means that Lu Chengye has to wait for six days before he can see the girl he has been dreaming about.

This was torture for him.

So, as soon as the holiday came on Sunday, Lu Chengye couldn't wait to carry bags of gifts and go to Lianhua Village with Mai Xiangbei to meet Mai Sui.

He doesn't want to wait any longer!

Meng Peishan and Lu Qingquan felt that their son's eagerness to go was a bit degrading, but they couldn't help it as Lu Chengye wanted to go himself.

Mai Xiangbei felt that Lu Chengye was very sincere and became more and more satisfied with him.

So I agreed to take him back with me.

In order to leave a good impression on his future daughter-in-law, Lu Chengye even drove out his father Lu Qingquan's car.

In fact, he also has a car, but it was provided by his unit and had the unit logo printed on it. It didn't look very nice when he drove that kind of car when we met for the first time.

Because Lu Chengye works at the police station.

You said you drove a police car to a blind date. If someone didn't know, they would think you were catching a criminal.

So, it’s safer to drive my dad’s car.

Now that they had a car, Lin Shuhua and Mai Lin decided to go back together to take a look, and also take the opportunity to "return home in glory" and show off.

Meng Peishan and Lu Qingquan did not go, so as not to mobilize too many people and seem cheap.

When Lu Chengye drove his car to Lianhua Village, he immediately caused a sensation.

You know, people who can drive a car these days are not ordinary people.

There are few cars coming into the village.

The children who were playing at the entrance of the village came forward to watch, and then they saw Mai Xiangbei sitting in the passenger seat.

"Oh, it's Uncle Mai who's back!"

"Uncle Mai is back in his car!"

The children cheered all the way and followed the car to Mai Xiangdong's house.

Mai Xiangbei got off the bus, took out a bag of fruit candies from his pocket, and gave one to each child. Then everyone ran away happily.

When Hu Tou heard the noise, he ran out of the house to see what was happening, then he jumped and hugged Mai Xiangbei's thigh:

"Fourth Grandpa, I want one too!"

"Don't worry, you won't be left out. Fourth Grandpa bought you a big bag."

Mai Xiangbei touched Hu Tou's head with a loving tone.