Uncle Lin ran with all his might, leaving behind an afterimage.
I almost lost my life.
When he ran to the door and saw Old Man Wen, he didn't even bother to catch his breath and panted, "Leader, it's tender, tender..."
"Xiao Lin, you're not young anymore. You should take it easy. Did something happen that made you run like this?"
Lao Jiang in the next yard was squatting on the ground loosening the soil and applying fertilizer to the osmanthus flowers. When he heard this, he looked up and asked.
Mr. Wen's eyes widened when he heard the word "tender".
He has been very sensitive to this word recently, almost to the point that he can know the meaning of "grass" by hearing "tender". At this moment, he guessed what Uncle Lin was going to say with just a turn of his eyes.
He quickly interrupted Uncle Lin: "I asked Xiao Lin to go to the compound to find some tender grass for me. He found it and he was so excited that he couldn't speak."
“…”Looking at these two now, why do I feel like there’s something wrong with their brains?
Old Jiang looked at Grandpa Wen, then at Uncle Lin, with an indescribable expression written on his face.
"I say, Old Wen, what's wrong with your brain lately? Why don't you plant flowers? Why are you planting grass? You even have a whole room full of grass. What's so beautiful about grass?"
Old Man Wen snorted, "Green is so beautiful, and it protects the eyes. What do you know, you old rough fellow?"
As he said this, he waved to Uncle Lin to follow him into the house.
Entering the house, Mr. Wen changed his previous calm demeanor and asked anxiously, "Quick, quick, did you want to say tender grass just now?"
Uncle Lin had already recovered his breath and nodded repeatedly: "That's right, leader, it's Miss Nencao who's here! She's standing at the gate talking to Yan Qing right now!"
Old Master Wen was so excited that he danced with joy, and his beard twitched along with it. "Did you see clearly? Is it really the girl from last time?"
Uncle Lin nodded vigorously, "Leader, although I'm old, my eyesight is very good. I saw it clearly with my own eyes. It was that girl from last time. She was holding a lot of things in her hands. I just don't know if they were for Yan Qing?"
Old Master Wen gave him a look of disdain. "Didn't you say last time that you were old and blind? Now you can see clearly?"
Uncle Lin: “…” This is not important!
Old Master Wen didn't want to pay attention to him at the moment, his eyes shining brightly: "I knew there was something wrong with that kid. He came back before the holiday, and took a shower and washed his hair this morning. He's simply..." He's like a peacock with its tail spread out, so coquettish!
"Xiao Lin, go over there now and ask Yan Qing to invite that girl to come to your house as a guest!"
Uncle Lin was surprised: "Leader, aren't you going there in person?"
Old Master Wen said disdainfully, "Old Lin, this is not okay. You've been with me for so many years and haven't improved at all. Why don't you use your brain? If I go over there, what will others say about that girl? What if the girl despises Yan Qing because he's older? Wouldn't I be harming her if I go over there?"
Uncle Lin suddenly realized: "Leader, is this the reason why you didn't let me speak outside just now?"
Old Master Wen curled his lips and said, "Of course. Old Jiang's mouth is like a loud speaker. If he knew, everyone in the compound would know. By the way, you'd better use young grass when you go out. Don't let anything slip!"
The code name "nencao" is good. I don't have to worry if I let it slip to others, because others will think he is talking about "lucao".
He is so smart!
Uncle Lin nodded: "Then I'll go right away, but boss, what if the girl doesn't want to come as a guest?"
Old Master Wen laughed and scolded, "You're so stupid! If she doesn't want to do it, can you force her? Of course you should respect her! Go quickly, be quick!"
It was the first time that Yan Qing took the initiative to approach a girl, so of course he had to treat her well. If he scared her away, where would he find another one?
Uncle Lin nodded, rushed out the door, and started running again.
**
This side of the gate.
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Wen Yanqing, Jiang Yu said, "Comrade Wen, this is a thank you gift. I hope you like it."
Wen Yanqing finally reacted and quickly took the thing from her hand.
He found that it was indeed a bit heavy, and he couldn't help feeling a little annoyed. Why didn't he find out earlier?
Jiang Yu looked at his annoyed face and immediately understood what he meant. She had to change the subject: "Comrade Park said you can't handle spicy food, so I only put a little chili in the pickled fish. In addition to the fish, I also made you some mung bean cakes."
Wen Yanqing's dark eyes sparkled: "Thank you! I like mung bean cakes, too."
Jiang Yu smiled and said, "As long as you like it, I'm glad it's worth my trip all the way from Anqing County. I was worried the fish would get cold in Anqing County, and it would be hard to carry with so many people on the bus. Coincidentally, I have a friend who lives near the state-owned hotel, so I went to his house to cook it. It took me several hours."
She never hides the hard work she puts in, just to let the other party know clearly that her gratitude is sincere and meaningful, and not perfunctory.
Wen Yanqing felt even more annoyed. Why hadn't he thought of this when she called him yesterday? If he had known earlier, he would have asked for the address and gone over to get it himself.
Her home is not in the city, so it must be very troublesome to cook fish for him.
But before he could open his mouth, Uncle Lin came over.
"Yan Qing, is this your friend?" Uncle Lin didn't dare to run in the middle of the road, so his face was not red and he was not out of breath.
Wen Yanqing frowned slightly: "Yeah."
Didn’t the old man and Uncle Lin say they were going fishing with Mr. Jiang?
How come you are here?
Uncle Lin pretended not to notice Wen Yanqing's expression, coughed, and said, "Since we're friends, why don't you invite us over to your house? What does it look like to be standing at the gate?"
Jiang Yu looked confused: "Who is this?"
Wen Yanqing: "This is Uncle Lin. Uncle Lin used to be an orderly, but later he retired. Now he is at home keeping my grandfather company."
He is both a waiter and a companion.
Jiang Yu blinked and understood immediately.
I’m afraid that Wen Yanqing’s grandfather is not an ordinary person.
Uncle Lin showed all eight of his teeth, smiling kindly: "Hello, comrade. The sun is so hot, why don't you come over to my house and sit down, drink some water, and cool down?"
Jiang Yu shook her head: "No, I have something else to do later, let's talk about it later when we have the chance."
Unlike later generations, men and women at that time would not visit each other's homes casually. Once they arrived at each other's homes, it meant that they were almost ready to talk about marriage.
If she went as a guest, it would mean that she had implicitly agreed to Wen Yanqing's previous proposal, which was not acceptable.
Uncle Lin heard this, disappointment flashed in his eyes: "Okay, then you must come to my house when you are free in the future."
Wen Yanqing didn't expect Uncle Lin to take over as soon as he arrived. He frowned and handed over the things in his hand, saying, "Uncle Lin, this is the food Comrade Jiang sent over. Please help me take it home first."
Oh, what a beautiful, kind-hearted and skillful girl!
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