Chapter 37: Practicing on the Scumbag
The next day, Tao Xiaoxi dressed fresh and carefully braided her hair. She used her homemade blush, eyebrow pencil, and lipstick to draw her eyebrows, smudge her face, and even paint her lips. She thought, Li Nanshan will come today, no matter what.
But she waited from morning to noon, and from noon to evening, but Li Nanshan did not come, but Liang Hengsheng did.
He excitedly shared with her the news of returning to the city and expressed his sincere gratitude to her. Finally, he looked at her emotionally and praised her wisdom and foresight.
"Oh, what's there to thank me for? It's all written in the book." Tao Xiaoxi blurted out absentmindedly.
"If there is any book that says this, I will definitely find it and read it carefully." Liang Hengsheng now regarded Tao Xiaoxi's words as holy words and believed them without a doubt.
"There's no rush to read. I wanted to ask when you're leaving?" Tao Xiaoxi changed the subject without leaving a trace.
"It's almost time. Before I leave, I want to ask someone something. I don't know if it might be too abrupt." Liang Hengsheng looked at Tao Xiaoxi.
Unfortunately, Tao Xiaoxi was only thinking about Li Nanshan at the moment. Why hadn't he come yet? Did something happen? So she casually replied, "Ask. Don't leave yourself with regrets."
After receiving this reply, Liang Hengsheng straightened himself, cleared his throat, and looked at Tao Xiaoxi seriously. "Would you like to go to the city with me?"
"Where are you going?" Tao Xiaoxi didn't hear clearly.
"I want you to go back to the city with me." Liang Hengsheng repeated.
"Why?" Tao Xiaoxi asked warily, becoming defensive instantly.
Liang Hengsheng thought she was shy, so he slowed down and said with a smile, "Don't get me wrong, I just thought that since you have such ability, you might as well go to the city to develop. There, the sea is deep enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly. You will definitely be able to achieve something, and I can help you with that."
Tao Xiaoxi was confused, "What fish and birds? Go back to your city, why are you talking about these things?" But what she was thinking about was that Li Nanshan had not come yet.
Liang Hengsheng thought he hadn't explained himself clearly yet, so he took two steps forward and approached Tao Xiaoxi to repeat himself. Tao Xiaoxi stopped him, "Did you see Li Nanshan today?"
"Li Nanshan, I saw him when I just went to return the car." Liang Hengsheng was confused.
"What is he doing at home? Is his father sick again?" Tao Xiaoxi guessed that something must have delayed him.
"No, he and his father are playing chess."
"Play chess?" This is unforgivable. Having time to play chess means you are very free!
"What chess game?" Maybe it's a very important one.
"It seems to be Gomoku, I didn't look closely."
Oh, Gomoku, that doesn't make sense. If it was something like Go or chess where she could play for hours at a time, she could barely accept it, but she couldn't accept Gomoku.
Seeing that she hadn't said anything, Liang Hengsheng wanted to continue, "My parents said that the policy is good now, and the country encourages people to start their own businesses. Of course, if you want more stability, I can also find you a job. In short, you don't need to worry about anything. Once you get to the city, I will arrange everything for you."
Tao Xiaoxi listened carefully this time and looked at Liang Hengsheng in disbelief: "Why do you have to take me into the city?"
"I...I..." Liang Heng was embarrassed and stuttered, "You don't want to?"
"Of course I don't want to. Why should I be willing?" Tao Xiaoxi said, quite heartless.
Liang Hengsheng's heart was stung, like a June charcoal fire or December ice. He had assumed that Tao Xiaoxi, no matter how capable she was, was still just a village woman, and that the big city would surely be attractive to her. Unexpectedly, she treated him like dirt.
"Think about it again. I was too abrupt today. Think about it again. Don't be anxious." Liang Hengsheng fled in a hurry, as if giving Tao Xiaoxi a chance, but in fact he was giving himself a way out.
Tao Xiaoxi didn't try to persuade him to stay, and watched him go. In her heart, she didn't understand what Liang Hengsheng was trying to say. If he had invited her to be his guest, she would have agreed without hesitation, but he invited her to be his guest in the hall, so she couldn't agree. It wasn't that she was arrogant, but because there was someone living in her heart, and that one room in her heart could no longer accommodate anyone else.
What's more, this guy had just made a promise to her last night. Thinking of this, Tao Xiaoxi clenched her fists tightly. If she counted, Li Nanshan had promised her twice, but never fulfilled his promise. Is he trying to become a scumbag?
This is intolerable and what is intolerable. If he doesn't come, she will go and make things clear face to face.
Liang Hengsheng walked back in frustration, and happened to run into Li Nanshan coming down from the ground. The two looked at each other, each with their own thoughts.
Liang Hengsheng: I must not let him see that Xiaoxi rejected me.
Li Nanshan: I don’t know whether he told Xiaoxi or not. Never mind. Whether he said it or not is none of my business.
"Has the letter been sent?" Li Nanshan spoke first.
"Yes, it has been sent out. What about going to the field?" Liang Hengsheng replied.
"Yeah, down there."
They both thought they would say goodbye and go their separate ways, but Li Nanshan couldn't help but ask, "Have you told Xiaoxi?"
"Yeah, I did."
"How do you say that?"
"She said she'd think about it." This was Liang Hengsheng's last stubbornness.
This was the last straw that broke the camel's back for Li Nanshan.
"That's good. There are many opportunities in the city. Take good care of them, mother and daughter."
"Yes, yes." Liang Hengsheng just wanted to disappear as soon as possible. The more he spoke, the more hypocritical and despicable he felt.
Finally, the two said goodbye and let each other go.
Tao Xiaoxi searched the village but couldn't find Li Nanshan. She then went back to the fields, but still couldn't find him. The herbs in the fields were already as tall as a five-year-old child. Where else could he have gone if not here? Was he trying to avoid her?
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