In the end, there were four girls and four boys from the village who entered the blind date venue.
Tian Cai didn't care what expressions others had when they saw them come in. Anyway, her purpose was achieved. She and Qu Ting didn't sit separately. They found a seat in the middle and listened to others talking.
Li Lili looked at the group of country bumpkins coming in and almost rolled her eyes to the sky. She had thought that Tian Cai was interested in Yan Xudong before, and now she thought so even more.
"Isn't this a bit inappropriate for us? Look at the way Li Zhiqing looked at me just now." Qu Ting was not as thick-skinned as Tian Cai, and she felt uncomfortable after being stared at by Li Lili.
Tian Cai turned her head to glance over there, glared back, and said soothingly, "Don't worry, Aunt Li said that anyone can participate in this social gathering. Come and watch the fun and learn some experience. It will be useful when you go on blind dates in the future."
Qu Ting thought about it and realized that this was the case. She stopped worrying about it and started to watch it with great interest.
Tian Cai pricked up his ears, trying to catch every sound.
In the middle, she sent away a man who came to chat with her. Although the two of them were sitting in the blind date venue, they had no intention of really finding a partner here. The man was quite shameless and refused to leave after several hints. Tian Cai then asked him if he wanted to see a doctor. She could treat both men's and women's health. The man then left with a green face.
Tian Cai listened for a long time but did not hear the voice from that day. He was wondering if he had made a mistake. Could it be that those two people were not educated youth at all?
Since she wasn't an educated youth, there was no need to waste time here. Tian Cai planned to go back. Just as she was about to stand up, she heard a slightly hoarse female voice say, "...I'll go get a pot of water."
When Tian Cai heard the familiar voice, he couldn't help but look in the direction of the voice. It was a female educated youth he didn't recognize. She was tall and thin, with a very ordinary face.
It's really very ordinary, the kind that no one would even take a second look at if you saw it on the street.
Noticing Tian Cai's gaze, the woman also turned around and looked over. When she saw it was her, she was stunned for a moment, then nodded and smiled at her.
Tian Cai also nodded and looked away. If they found one, then the other one would definitely not be able to escape. He must be an educated youth.
She sat patiently for a while, confirmed the identities of the two people, and decided to quietly ask Yan Xudong for each other's names later. Then she left with Qu Ting, who had seen enough of the excitement.
After they left, Dongzi and the others felt that it was boring and left too. The female educated youth all felt relieved.
Just look at the two girls sitting in front just now. The one named Doctor Tian is prettier than the other educated youth. She is also a grassroots doctor recognized by the commune and has better hardware conditions than all of them. The group of female educated youth are afraid that she will attract the attention of the male educated youth.
It's not that he didn't want to go up and talk to them, but Doctor Tian was busy talking to the girl next to him and didn't even look at the male educated youth. Later, when he finally looked over, he was very nervous, afraid that his actions and language would be inappropriate. He was a little stiff for a moment, and his performance was definitely not good.
Tian Cai called Mimi, who had been having fun outside, back home. Qu Ting also went home to get the sewing basket and called Luo Xiuyan again to come to Tian Cai's house to do needlework together.
Then, under Luo Xiuyan's questioning, he picked out some of the things that happened at the blind date.
"I saw that the eyes of the female educated youth in Qingshan Village were all glued to Yan Zhiqing, and they fell in love with his face." Although she also thought Yan Zhiqing's face was good-looking, Qu Ting did not like this type of man. She preferred tall, mighty and strong men. If he could be a soldier, it would be even better. Unfortunately, her father did not agree with her marrying a soldier. He insisted that if she married that kind of man, she would only see him for several years and there would be no one at home who cared about her. It would be no different from being a widow.
"Yan Zhiqing has more than just a pretty face!" Luo Xiuyan had been fascinated by that face before, and she still regarded him as her white moonlight. However, her white moonlight definitely looked down on her, but that didn't stop her from thinking about him occasionally.
"What else is there to see?" Qu Ting smirked. "Have you shown it?"
At first, Luo Xiuyan didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, but when she figured it out, she couldn't help but chase her and beat her, "Okay, you naughty girl, you're still a little girl, and you dare to say anything, I'll tear your mouth apart!"
Tian Cai was amused by the two of them. He watched them chasing and fighting in the yard without stopping them. After they had finished making enough noise, he said, "It's not all about Yan Zhiqing. After all, Qiu Zhiqing is guarding nearby. I saw two people going over to talk to Yu Zhiqing as well."
Qu Ting nodded and took out the sole to mend it again. "There are also many people who talk to Qiu Zhiqing. After all, her face is quite intimidating, but she chased them all away. Don't mention it, this Qiu Zhiqing is quite loyal to Yan Zhiqing!"
"That's right. I heard that the two were neighbors before and knew each other for a long time. Zhiqing Qiu has liked Zhiqing Yan for many years, and her family agrees. Families like theirs must have an arranged marriage." Luo Xiuyan had inquired about this when the educated youth first arrived, so she knew the news a long time ago.
"Of course it's a marriage. Don't you see her family background? If she really wants to marry a country girl like us, there will be nothing wrong with living together, right?" Although Tian Cai didn't think the two of them would be successful, but what if? After all, Qiu Xiaohuan has been secretly in love with him for so many years. It's easy for a girl to pursue a boy. Maybe one day the boy will give in and they will get together.
The two nodded in agreement and then dropped the topic.
The three of them spoke freely, saying whatever came to their mind, and soon they talked about Luo Xiuyan's marriage.
"How much do you want as a dowry for your marriage?" Qu Ting suddenly asked, tying a knot in the rope in her hand.
Tian Cai was stunned for a moment and was about to say something else to change the subject when he heard Luo Xiuyan say very naturally, "Eighty-eight, a lucky number."
Qu Ting was very envious after hearing this. Eighty-eight is already a lot, which shows that the man’s family likes this daughter-in-law very much.
Luo Xiuyan also enjoyed this kind of envy, and she had her own little thoughts when she reported this number.
In fact, after many negotiations between the Luo and Liu families, the Liu family agreed to give a maximum betrothal gift of 66 yuan, but the Luo family could not accept it and felt it was too little.
Luo Xiuyan also knew that telling others about it would make her family lose face, so she discussed with Liu Chuanjie and decided that the Luo family would simply pay the difference and say that the betrothal gift was 88 yuan. This would save face for both families.
Tian Cai didn't think much about it, thinking that the Liu family had finally given in.
At the Youth League House, after the party ended, the educated youth from Qingshan Village spontaneously helped to clean up the venue, and then went to Qingshan Village together.
Because the group of people were walking in groups of three or four, a man and a woman walking at the end did not attract any attention at all.
The woman's lips moved slightly, and although she couldn't speak, her voice was clearly heard by the man. "That Tian Cai stared at me several times today."
The man nodded slightly, "She looked at me too, but I observed that she looked at every one of us educated youth."
"That's what's weird," the woman said hoarsely. "She's a woman, so it's fine if she's looking at male educated youth, but why is she looking at female educated youth?"
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