458: Just give up
However, Old Lady Lin directly poured a basin of cold water on Lin Darong:
"Does Xiaobai like you? Is he willing to marry you?"
“…”
"Even if they marry you in order to return to the city, won't they kick you out once they get back? Even if they don't kick you out, if they keep sulking you all day, will life really be easy?"
“…” Lin Darong had never thought about these questions, and they were very heartbreaking.
Mrs. Lin continued:
"DaRong, you can force anything, but you can't force marriage and living together.
Why did you go to the city? Isn't it to live a good life in the future?
You force someone who doesn't like you to marry you. After marriage, you will have to deal with the daily necessities of life, such as food, clothing, housing, and transportation, and three meals a day. Life is long.
If he treats you badly, how can you endure for such a long time?
What are you doing this for? Don’t get it mixed up.”
“…”
Lin Darong didn't speak for a long time.
Old Mrs. Lin opened the lid of the pot and began to put vermicelli into the pot, then said:
"Speaking of Xiaobai, he's a really good kid. He's fair-skinned, well-mannered, and a serious kid.
I would be absolutely happy to be my grandson-in-law, and your father would definitely be happy too.
But don’t you think about why others like you?
If he really cared about you, he would have been with you a long time ago.
If there's still no sign of it, it means there's no hope, so just give up."
After hearing a series of heartbreaking words, Lin Darong finally couldn't hold it in anymore. She turned around and ran back to her room and started crying.
Old Mrs. Lin shook her head after hearing her granddaughter's crying.
Cry, cry. The sooner you give up, the sooner you will be free.
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On the other side, after Deputy Director Lin forcibly dragged Lin Darong back home, only Zhou Ziheng and Bai Zongdan were left.
Bai Zongdan stood there dejectedly, holding a piece of chalk in his hand, as if he didn't know what to do and had completely lost his creative state.
Zhou Ziheng suddenly felt a little sympathy when he saw Bai Zongdan's distressed expression.
He seemed to see himself in Bai Zongdan.
Zhou Ziheng said:
"Keep painting."
"Oh, okay."
Bai Zongdan seemed to have just realized that Director Zhou was still there, and he quickly rallied and climbed up the stepladder again.
Zhou Ziheng asked:
"Do you need someone to help you?"
"No, I can do it myself. It will be fine soon."
"Do your best."
"Um!"
Zhou Ziheng gave an encouraging word and turned to go upstairs.
With the encouragement of Director Zhou, Bai Zongdan quickly regained his ideas and started painting again.
Shortly after Zhou Ziheng went up, Secretary Jiang came down and helped Bai Zongdan draw the blackboard newspaper.
The two of them worked together and finally finished the entire poster during lunch time.
People coming in and out of the office building saw the new bulletin board and were all attracted by the portraits of the two soldiers in the lower right corner.
"Hey, these two warriors are so spirited!"
"The painting is really good, just like the photo."
"Eh? Why does the person up there look so familiar to me? Like the same person?"
"Of course, we draw to make it look good. Don't good-looking people all look the same?"
"No, no, it just looks like a person. Look at the nose, mouth, and face. It looks very familiar to me."
"Who does it look like?"
"By the way, does he look like Director Zhou?"
"Hey, don't tell me, it really looks like hey!"
"This must have been drawn after Director Zhou!"
"Who put up this bulletin board today?"
"Usually it's Bai Zongdan who does it, so it should be him this time, right?"
"This kid is really good. He has even learned to flatter the director."
"Look at this drawing. It's just a piece of white chalk, how come it looks so real?"
"He's still quite capable."
…
After Bai Zongdan finished drawing the blackboard newspaper, he packed up his stepladder and went back.
I didn’t have lunch either, I wasn’t in the mood to eat.
He first returned to the dormitory and found the box of beef jerky that Lin Darong gave him in his suitcase.
He didn't touch the box of beef jerky at all. It was still in the same state as when Lin Darong brought it to him.
He didn't like Lin Darong, so naturally he didn't want to get any benefits from Lin Darong.
He kept thinking about when he would return.
But I couldn't find a suitable opportunity, so it was delayed.
Now that Lin Darong told Director Zhou and Deputy Director Lin that she had stolen the beef jerky from their home and given it to him, he absolutely could not keep it and had to return it to Lin Darong immediately.
He stuffed the lunch box into his cotton coat and quietly brought it into the office.
Hide in the hole of the table.
Then he raised his head and looked at Yu Xiaoye who was sitting opposite him.
Yu Xiaoye was writing something with his head down, looking focused.
Looking at her pretty face, Bai Zongdan couldn't help but take a few more glances, feeling regretful in his heart. Why was it Lin Darong and not Yu Xiaoye?
How great would it be if it was Yu Xiaoye?
Unfortunately, it’s not——
Bai Zongdan sighed quietly and whispered:
"Yu Xiaoye."
"Um?"
Yu Xiaoye stopped writing, raised his head and looked over, his intelligent eyes bright and moving.
"Do me a favor, will you?"
Yu Xiaoye hesitated for a moment and asked:
"What's up?"
Bai Zongdan said with some embarrassment:
"I can only ask you for help with this matter. Only you can help me."
"Xiaobai, tell me what happened first."
"That's right, can you help me return the lunch box to Lin Darong?"
“???” Yu Xiaoye’s eyes flashed.
Bai Zongdan also just arrived at noon today
It turns out that Yu Xiaoye was present when Lin Darong came to his office to deliver beef jerky, otherwise Lin Darong would not have known Yu Xiaoye.
Yu Xiaoye knew that Lin Darong came to deliver beef jerky, but he didn't tell anyone, let alone make fun of him about it.
From this we can see that Yu Xiaoye is a man who keeps his mouth shut.
People who keep their mouths shut are also trustworthy.
So Bai Zongdan wanted Yu Xiaoye to help.
Apart from Yu Xiaoye, he couldn't find anyone else.
Yu Xiaoye's reaction confirmed Bai Zongdan's guess.
Yu Xiaoye said with some embarrassment:
"Xiaobai, you can pay it back yourself. You don't need to ask others for help."
"I don't want to see her."
Yu Xiaoye looked curious:
"Didn't you eat anything inside?"
"No, I won't eat it."
"Oh——" Yu Xiaoye had an expression of understanding. Bai Zongdan really didn't like Lin Darong.
In this case, Yu Xiaoye didn't want to get involved even more:
"Xiao Bai, it's okay. Doesn't she work at the supply and marketing cooperative? You can send it there before she goes to work, or you can send it directly to her home. Otherwise, you can send it to her father's office!"
“???”
"Just listen to me, that's right!" Yu Xiaoye wanted to say, she can pursue you openly, and you can also reject her openly, what's the big deal.
But Yu Xiaoye didn't say this out loud.
Yu Xiaoye didn't want to talk too deeply with Bai Zongdan now. It would be better to keep some distance as much as possible, otherwise Zhou Ziheng would find out and make trouble again.
He was not even allowed to help Bai Zongdan make a bulletin board. If he interfered with the relationship between the two, he would probably be grabbed by the ear and taught a lesson by Zhou Ziheng.
She didn't want to get herself into trouble for no reason.
Besides, she didn't want to have too much involvement with Lin Darong.
So I'm unwilling to help.
When Bai Zongdan saw Yu Xiaoye's tactful refusal, a trace of disappointment flashed across his face.
It seems I have to find someone else.
However, Bai Zongdan didn't trust anyone except Yu Xiaoye.
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