Jinhua: "Then I'll find a private time tomorrow to ask Meihua what he thinks of you. If you both think it's okay, you can spend some time together. Then I'll invite Meihua over so you can chat."
"good."
"By the way, Xiaocheng, you should pay more attention to your safety at home these days..."
As soon as Jinhua said this, everyone looked at her.
Jiang Xiaocheng: "Mom, I'm a soldier. Who dares to cause trouble to me? Even if they want to, they can't beat me. Besides, we are all from the same village and know each other. Who would cause trouble for no reason?"
"Who told you about personal safety? Listen to me. I want you to pay attention to your innocence and don't let any girl ruin it..." Then Jinhua repeated what Jiang Shushu had told her.
Jiang Mingwen: "When I went to the city for a meeting, I also heard the captain of the Huaxing Brigade mention it a few times. This matter is indeed true. Xiaocheng, your mother is right. We should not have the intention to harm others, but we must be on guard against others. It is true that your mother and I want you to get married, but we don’t want to be calculated by others. You’d better avoid going to the riverside and don’t let others rely on you. Before helping others, you should also think about it first to make sure it will not affect yourself." If he marries a top-notch daughter-in-law, he will be so angry that he will live a few years less.
"Mom and Dad, I understand. I will pay attention."
The next day, Jinhua quietly found Zhang Meihua and asked her about her feelings about Jiang Xiaocheng. Zhang Meihua said that she liked Jiang Xiaocheng very much and hoped to have further communication.
Originally, Zhang Meihua was only interested in the Jiang family and had only a preliminary liking for Jiang Xiaocheng. However, after chatting last night, Zhang Meihua realized that Jiang Xiaocheng was a person with a strong sense of responsibility and a broad mind, and her liking for him increased again and again. Therefore, she was 100% willing to get to know him further.
So Jinhua invited Zhang Meihua to her home for lunch.
After a few days of getting along and getting to know each other, Jiang Xiaocheng and Zhang Meihua had a heart-to-heart talk about their future. Both sides could accept the conditions proposed by the other party and felt very satisfied with each other.
After the two men told Jinhua the outcome, she gave Zhang Meihua a 66 yuan engagement gift, invited several family elders to a meal to witness the event, and made it clear that the wedding gift would be 128 yuan, plus a watch. They were just waiting for Jiang Xiaocheng to get the marriage certificate printed and take his wedding leave so they could return and get married.
On the day of engagement, Jiang Xiaocheng took Zhang Meihua shopping in the city and bought her two new sets of clothes.
Jiang Xiaocheng brought Zhang Meihua to the east of the state-owned restaurant. One reason was that he wanted to take Zhang Meihua out for a good meal, and the other was that he wanted to tell Jiang Shushu the news of his engagement with Zhang Meihua.
When Jiang Shushu heard that they were engaged, she treated them to a big meal out of her own pocket. Afraid that they would refuse, she said that it was their engagement and she was not present, so the meal was a blessing.
Zhang Xinyi walked into the state-owned restaurant exhausted, intending to eat a bowl of noodles to replenish her nutrition and relax.
Zhang Xinyi felt that she could not hold on any longer. Every day, she had to go to work, work, and work. Zhang Xinyi felt that if this continued, she would go crazy.
Zhang Xinyi had just finished ordering noodles when she turned around and saw Jiang Xiaocheng. Zhang Xinyi immediately remembered that this man was the soldier who rode in the same ox cart with her a few days ago. When Zhang Xinyi saw Jiang Xiaocheng, she thought of a female comrade in their team who had never worked in the fields since she arranged to marry a soldier last month.
Zhang Xinyi thought deeply: If I marry this soldier, I can get a salary every month, and I won’t have to work in the fields anymore. I heard that he is the son of Captain Hualing and his family conditions are so good. As long as I marry him, I will be able to stop working in the fields and get the salary.
When Jiang Shushu saw Zhang Xinyi, he immediately thought of Zhang Meihua's abnormal reaction when she saw Zhang Xinyi. He also saw that Zhang Xinyi was staring at Jiang Xiaocheng with her eyes moving around, so he was afraid that Zhang Xinyi would have some bad ideas.
Jiang Shushu glanced at Zhang Meihua who was eating below, and he wanted to run over and lift her head up, so that she could open her eyes and see that someone was staring at them.
When Jiang Shushu saw a customer leaving, he hurried forward to collect the dishes and deliberately bumped into a stool, which made a loud noise as it rubbed against the floor. Many people looked over, including Zhang Meihua and Jiang Xiaocheng.
Jiang Shushu smiled and said, "Sorry, be careful not to bump into the stool and disturb your meal."
Many people turned their heads away when they saw nothing was wrong and continued to eat happily.
When Zhang Meihua saw Zhang Xinyi, she felt terrible.
I have been with Xiaocheng these days, so Xiaocheng has never left the Hualing Brigade. I didn't expect to meet Zhang Xinyi as soon as I came out today. What a damn fate.
When Zhang Xinyi saw Zhang Meihua see her, she smiled, walked over confidently, and sat at the table next to them.
"Zhang Meihua, long time no see."
Zhang Meihua said in a cold voice, "Long time no see." "Why are you greeting me? You make it seem like I know you very well."
Zhang Xinyi seemed oblivious to Zhang Meihua's indifference. She turned to Jiang Xiaocheng and said with a smile, "Hey, you look familiar to me. Oh, I'm homesick. My friend's bag fell down a few days ago, and it was you, the soldier, who helped her out? I didn't expect to meet you again. What a coincidence! Thank you for that day."
Jiang Xiaocheng saw that Zhang Meihua was particularly cold towards Zhang Xinyi. Although he didn't know the specific reason, Jiang Xiaocheng still decided to stand on the side of his fiancée. In addition, Zhang Xinyi interrupted their meal at an inappropriate time, which made Jiang Xiaocheng have a bad impression of Zhang Xinyi.
"Your friend has already thanked you, so you don't need to thank this comrade again."
Zhang Xinyi's face froze for a moment, then she smiled and said, "Of course I should. She's my best friend, so it's only right that I thank her once more on her behalf."
"Then I got it, thank you." After Jiang Xiaocheng said that, he turned around and asked Zhang Meihua to continue eating, as if eating was the most important thing.
Zhang Xinyi had no choice but to shut up when she saw that neither of them wanted to pay attention to her. Zhang Xinyi ate absentmindedly while eavesdropping intently on the conversation between Jiang Xiaocheng and Zhang Meihua, hoping to get more useful information.
But Zhang Meihua and Jiang Xiaocheng weren't stupid. How could they possibly say anything useful when they knew someone they didn't like was sitting next to them? So Zhang Xinyi listened for a long time, but apart from knowing that Jiang Xiaocheng and Zhang Meihua were engaged, she didn't get any other useful information. Zhang Meihua had specifically told Zhang Xinyi about the engagement, hoping she'd back off and not try to get Jiang Xiaocheng.
Unfortunately, Zhang Meihua underestimated Zhang Xinyi's sense of shame and greed. When she heard they were engaged, she felt a moment of sadness, blaming herself for being too late. But then she quickly reassured herself, saying they were only engaged, not married yet, so she still had a chance. Then, confidently, she silently decided to marry Jiang Xiaocheng and live a good life.
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