Xu Jianzhong went to the post office early this morning to send an urgent telegram, guessing that Shen Xingchen might call back.

So I've been waiting.

Seeing Ji Yu coming over from the factory office, he trotted forward and asked:

"Xiao Ji, is it my Xingchen calling?"

Ji Yu smiled and said, "Director Xu, you are really very good at predicting things."

Xu Jianzhong has not yet been officially promoted to deputy factory director, but it has basically been confirmed and he will be able to take office after seven days of public announcement.

By then, he not only had a separate office, but also a dedicated telephone.

That way it wouldn't be so troublesome.

Xu Jianzhong ran to the factory office and waited for another ten minutes before the phone rang.

He responded almost immediately: "Xingchen, is that you?"

Ji Yu was very tactful. Seeing that Xu Jianzhong was on the phone, he deliberately took out the thermos to get some water.

But the factory office was a large office, and there were several people sitting not far away.

Xu Jianzhong could only lower his voice and ask Shen Xingchen what was going on.

Shen Xingchen told him about Mai Sui's story, including how Mai Sui helped the People's Liberation Army catch spies and that he was about to join the army.

This proves that even if Mai Sui's brain is not working well, it is only a mild one, and he is not the kind of fool that Xu Jianzhong imagined, with a crooked mouth, squinting eyes, and drooling all day long.

"Then why do you suddenly want to date?" Xu Jianzhong asked.

He remembered that Director Cai from the subdistrict office had always wanted to introduce a girl to Shen Xingchen because of his good looks, but Shen Xingchen said that he didn't want to find a partner so early.

How come he suddenly found a partner after just one month in the countryside?

This inevitably made Xu Jianzhong think more.

Shen Xingchen turned his head to look at Mai Sui who was waiting for him outside. His eyes softened unconsciously and he said seriously into the microphone:

"Of course, because I like it."

Shen Xingchen paused and continued, "Uncle, don't worry, I'm fine, she's fine too, I asked her to be with me.

I'm afraid if I don't make a move, she'll be snatched away by someone else, and I'll probably be single for the rest of my life."

When Xu Jianzhong heard his nephew say this, he was stunned for a moment. Obviously, he didn't expect that it was Shen Xingchen who took the initiative.

But I am finally relieved, at least I was not framed.

"Then bring her back to see me and your aunt during the Chinese New Year.

I warn you, you are not allowed to get married without permission, you must wait until we have seen it before discussing it.” Xu Jianzhong said in a serious tone.

Shen Xingchen tightened his grip on the microphone and said calmly, "Got it."

Xu Jianzhong thought Shen Xingchen agreed, and asked him some questions about his life, such as whether he was tired from work and whether he ate well.

After ending the call, Xu Jianzhong felt relaxed and a smile appeared on his face.

On the other side, Shen Xingchen listened to the busy tone coming from the phone and whispered, "I'm sorry, uncle, I'm afraid I can't listen to you this time."

There is still half a year until the Chinese New Year, and Shen Xingchen can't afford to wait that long.

He must get married.

Fortunately, after the educated youth went to the countryside, their household registration was also transferred to the countryside.

As long as the captain gives him a letter of introduction, he can get married without his uncle's consent.

By that time, it will be a done deal, and no one can try to separate him and Mai Sui!

However, he believed that as long as he truly liked the person, his uncle would definitely understand him in the end.

So, it doesn’t matter if you act first and report later.

But Shen Xingchen never expected that Mai Sui might not agree.

Even though the letter of guarantee stated that she would never abandon him no matter what happened, it didn't say that they had to get married.

There are many kinds of “want”.

.......

Before the two returned to the village, they went to the supply and marketing cooperative in the commune and bought a lot of things.

Since you are here, you might as well buy something.

Shen Xingchen didn't think Mai Sui was spending money recklessly at all. On the contrary, the more Mai Sui spent, the more at ease he felt.

Because they had to leave in a hurry this time, Mai Sui didn't have any money with him, so Shen Xingchen paid for everything.

The more money they spend, the deeper the bond between them becomes, which also indirectly shows that Mai Sui doesn't treat him as an outsider.

Shen Xingchen likes the feeling of spending money on Mai Sui.

Especially when the salesperson praised him as a good man who loved his partner, his desire to spend money reached its peak.

"Buy! Buy them all!"

So, when the two of them returned to Lotus Village with their bags, they were met with envy, jealousy and hatred from the villagers.

"See? Shen Zhiqing bought a lot of things for Mai Sui again. The front and back of the car are full."

"Shen Zhiqing is so generous!"

"To be generous, you have to have money. This shows that Shen Zhiqing is not short of money!"

"I heard that in addition to Shen Zhiqing, there is another Chen Zhiqing who also works at the Beijing Machinery Factory. Do you think he will be like this too?" Wang Chunhua asked.

"How would I know? If you want to know, go ask yourself."

"It's not easy to ask such a question."

"You know it's not a good question, so why are you asking me?"

Wang Chunhua was criticized, but she didn't get angry. Instead, she lowered her head and thought about it carefully.

In her opinion, her daughter, Qiao Da Niu, is no worse than Mai Sui, and is even much better than Mai Sui. She is good at doing housework both inside and outside the house.

Since Mai Sui can find Shen Zhiqing as a partner, her daughter can also find Chen Zhiqing as a partner.

Chen Zhiqing and Shen Zhiqing came from the same place, so their family conditions should be similar.

The more Wang Chunhua thought about it, the more she felt that this was feasible!

.........

As soon as Mai Sui and his partner arrived home, they saw Mai Hongcai with his head wrapped like a mummy, swinging on Mai Sui's hammock.

He was injured during the performance and naturally couldn't go out to work.

Mai Laosan had just fried some scallion oil cakes and was lying on a bamboo chair nearby, eating them while sighing about his comfortable life.

Seeing Mai Sui coming back, the two of them immediately stood up to greet him.

Mai Laosan helped to bring the things into the house and put them into categories.

He is now a man with a keen eye, not the kind of person who would just let things go.

Because it looks messy and Mai Sui doesn't like it.

If I don’t like something, I will be in a bad mood, and if I am in a bad mood, I will want to hit someone.

Mai Hongcai came directly to Mai Sui and cried miserably: "Sister, you are finally back. If you don't come back, you won't be able to see me again! Wuuuuuuuuu..."

Shen Xingchen: .....I saw that you were enjoying the swing just now, and you are talking with full energy now. You don’t look like you are about to die.

Mai Sui certainly knew that Mai Hongcai was exaggerating, but as the boss, she couldn't just sit back and watch her little brother get beaten into a pig's head!

"What happened? Who did it?" Mai Sui asked in a deep voice.

"It was Cao Gang who did it, along with Hu Siping, Liu Wei, and Sun Haiyang. The four of them beat me up, and they also said that you..."

Mai Hongcai spoke in a rapid succession, using many rhetorical devices such as exaggeration, parallelism and personification.

He portrayed himself as a heroic brother who defended his sister's reputation, and described Cao Gang and his gang as a group of thugs and bullies.

Excluding the rhetoric, everything else is true.

Mai Sui was furious and shouted, "Let's go! Let's settle the score with them!"

Mai Hongcai immediately stood up: "Dad, come quickly, grab some weapons!"