Time flies, and before they knew it, the end of the year was approaching. After sending a telegram to her father, Xu Qingqing took Bo Jingran to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy goods. As the end of the year approached, every household was preparing for the New Year.
Worried that his beloved daughter wouldn't have anything to eat, Mr. Xu sent her a large package of food, along with various coupons.
Bo Jingran, carrying a large pile of things, followed Xu Qingqing and squeezed into the crowded throng. The supply and marketing cooperative's marketing staff, with dark faces, shouted rudely the whole time, but their voices were no louder than the loud voices of the older women.
Xu Qingqing pushed aside the elderly women blocking her way one by one, stood firmly in front of the counter, placed a package on the table, and waited for the salesperson to weigh it and calculate the price.
After finishing, Xu Qingqing pushed away the older women behind her again, which caused them to complain for a long time. Bo Jingran apologized to them from behind Xu Qingqing, and the older women let it go after seeing how polite the young man was.
After squeezing out of the crowd, Xu Qingqing finally felt better. She looked back at Bo Jingran, but couldn't tell anything from his expression.
"Do you feel short of breath? How is your heart?" Xu Qingqing asked him.
Bo Jingran shook his head. He really didn't feel anything, and his heart was much stronger than before. All of this was thanks to Xu Qingqing.
Xu Qingqing saw that he didn't seem to be faking it, so she didn't say anything more, got on her bicycle and took Bo Jingran to the Lin family.
When Xu Qingqing arrived at the Lin family's house, she noticed a Hongqi car parked at the door. It seemed that Secretary Lin had a distinguished guest visiting today, so it didn't seem appropriate for her to come.
Xu Qingqing said to Bo Jingran, "Let's come another day, let's skip it today."
Bo Jingran was puzzled. They had already arrived at the door, so why did they have to come another day? But he always listened to Xu Qingqing, and he would never go against his wife's word.
Bo Jingran said, "Then come back another day."
As the two descended the steps and were about to ride their bikes back, Secretary Lin opened the door and saw Xu Qingqing and Bo Jingran. He exclaimed with delight, "Your timing is perfect!"
She then introduced the man behind her: "This is Mr. Situ. Mr. Situ came all the way from the capital to see you."
Xu Qingqing was full of questions. She looked left and right but couldn't see anyone behind Secretary Lin. She asked, "Secretary Lin, are you working too hard and your brain is fogging up and you're hallucinating?"
"Why are you introducing yourself to us while talking to thin air?"
"It's really kind of you for the air in the capital to travel all the way here just to find us. Should I give it a round of applause?"
Xu Qingqing's words made a man chuckle and walk out from inside: "Xu Qingqing really is as rumored... she can talk a lot."
"Seeing is believing, Xu Zhiqing. I am Situ Kong."
The man was wearing a Zhongshan suit, was over 1.8 meters tall, had a handsome face, a pair of beautiful and alluring peach blossom eyes, and a slightly upturned mouth, making him look very harmless.
Xu Qingqing frowned. Situ Kong seemed pretentious to her, not as harmless as he appeared.
It especially resembles a certain person, who is particularly good at pretending.
Secretary Lin winked at Xu Qingqing, signaling her to quickly cultivate a good relationship with Situ Kong.
Xu Qingqing ignored him completely, while Bo Jingran stood in front of her, his gaze fixed on Situ Kong with a wary look in his eyes.
The other person's undisguised stare made him very uncomfortable.
Situ Kong smiled and said, "Comrade Xu, is this a criticism of me?"
"How could I dare? What objection could I possibly have?"
Xu Qingqing stepped out from behind Bo Jingran and explained with a smile:
“Mr. Situ looks a lot like someone I know. If you ever get to meet him, you’ll definitely get along very well with him.”
"Oh? Is that so!"
Situ Kong did become somewhat interested in that person.
Xu Qingqing nodded. "That's right. They're just as unlikable, full of schemes and wickedness."
Secretary Lin interjected, "It's not appropriate to talk outside. Let's go inside and talk."
Xu Qingqing pouted and reluctantly followed him into the house.
Lin Shuyan sat in the living room, unhappy, watching her grandmother chatting happily with the uninvited woman.
Feeling unhappy, I turned my head to one side and refused to look.
Hearing what sounded like an older brother's voice outside, he immediately ran towards the door.
As Xu Qingqing followed behind Secretary Lin, she saw a little dumpling rush to Bo Jingran beside her, hug his leg, and look up at him to greet him.
Lin Shuyan said happily, "Hello, big brother!"
"Shuyan, how are you too!" Bo Jingran patted his head and then picked him up. Lin Shuyan smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into slits as he made a face at Xu Qingqing.
Xu Qingqing rolled her eyes. The little brat was really not cute at all.
Seeing this, Situ Kong said to Secretary Lin, "Your son really likes Comrade Bo very much."
“Bo, the educated youth, is Shuyan’s savior, and Shuyan likes him very much,” Secretary Lin explained to Situ Kong.
Situ Kong: "I see."
In the living room, Lin's mother saw Lin Shuyan run out and chased after her. She was overjoyed to see Xu Qingqing.
Lin's mother took Xu Qingqing's hand and said, "Qingqing is here, come quickly, let's sit down and chat."
As he spoke, he pulled Xu Qingqing toward the living room.
Secretary Lin hurriedly said, "Mom, we still have some things to discuss. You take Shuyan and play in the living room. After we finish talking, you and Comrade Xu will have time to chat."
Hearing what Secretary Lin said, Lin's mother had no choice but to stay in the living room with Lin Shuyan.
The group entered the study.
Xu Qingqing found a spot and plopped down in a very unrestrained manner.
"Speak, what do you want from me?"
Secretary Lin frowned, finding Xu Qingqing's posture unbearable to look at, and gestured to Bo Jingran to quickly control his wife.
Bo Jingran pretended not to understand the hint from Secretary Lin. He was joking. That guy named Situ Kong obviously had designs on his wife. Why would he let his wife sit properly?
Secretary Lin had no choice but to tell Xu Qingqing about Mr. Situ's purpose in coming.
It turned out that Situ Kong knew that Xu Qingqing had made the tractor and was very interested, so he came here to meet Xu Qingqing.
Another reason is to find out if she has any other design ideas.
What pleased Secretary Lin the most was that Situ Kong had chosen their area to order a batch of tractors, and the deposit had already been paid.
After hearing Situ Kong's purpose, Xu Qingqing raised an eyebrow and looked directly at him:
"Mr. Situ is probably mistaken. I do not have such great ability and capacity."
Even if there were opportunities, she wouldn't want to cooperate with him; she just simply disliked him.
Upon hearing this, Situ Kong raised an eyebrow and said, "But I think Comrade Xu is quite capable. It's best not to underestimate yourself."
It's important to know that everything she did after going to the countryside was unlike that of a girl who had been pampered since childhood. Compared to before, Xu Qingqing has changed a lot now.
If he hadn't investigated her, he would have thought that someone was impersonating Xu's daughter. Besides, he didn't believe that a man who doted on his daughter so much would not know the truth about Xu Qingqing.
There's only one possibility: Xu Qingqing is playing dumb to deceive others.
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