Chapter 23 Reconciliation

She scratched her head, guessing that Li Ling might be in a bad mood, and didn't think much about it.

The next day when she went to school and was about to discuss the exam with Li Ling, Li Ling snorted, turned her head away and ignored her.

Is he angry with her? She was a little confused and poked Li Ling's arm. Just as she was about to ask Li Ling what was wrong, the bell for class rang. She thought of putting it aside and talking about it after class.

In the middle of the class, Li Ling handed over a note: "You went out with other girls yesterday."

Is she angry because she went out with other girls yesterday? This little girl is really strange.

After reading it, Xia Zhizhi clipped the note into her textbook. In class, the teacher was talking about the points that might be tested in the exam. In line with the principle of respecting teachers, she did not want to be distracted. She took notes seriously and planned to coax Li Ling after class.

After class, when the teacher left the classroom, Xia Zhizhi turned around to look at Li Ling. Li Ling was lying on the desk with her face facing the other side. She didn't respond when Xia Zhizhi called her.

She turned Li Ling's face over. Li Ling was unwilling, but she was very strong and Li Ling could not resist. She could only close her eyes and not look at Xia Zhizhi.

My goodness, I'm crying my eyes out.

Xia Zhizhi quickly took out her handkerchief to wipe her, but Li Ling pushed her hand away and said angrily, "Aren't you ignoring me? I don't want your handkerchief!"

"How could I ignore you? We are good friends!" Xia Zhizhi hurriedly coaxed her: "I didn't reply to your note just now because the teacher was giving a lecture. We have to respect the classroom discipline, right?"

"Last Friday I asked you out for the weekend, but you didn't agree and turned around and went out with another girl!" Li Ling felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke. The tears she had just wiped away began to flow again.

"I wasn't out for fun, I was out for something. I've been collecting stamps lately, and Fang Yuan's brother's friend works in a printing factory. She introduced him to me so I could exchange some stamps with him."

After Xia Zhizhi finished speaking, she felt like a scumbag who went out to pick up girls behind his girlfriend's back, and after being caught, he used work as an excuse.

"Why didn't you tell me that you were collecting stamps? I can help you collect them. My brother is in the army and they have special stamps for the army. I can ask him to send some over!" Li Ling burped as she spoke.

"I'm just afraid of causing trouble to you," Xia Zhizhi said to her.

"We are friends, and it's only natural for us to help each other. What's the big deal?" Li Ling glared at her.

"Yes, yes, you are right, I was wrong. Next time I have something to do, I will ask you for help. Please stop crying. It would be pitiful for such a pretty girl to have swollen eyes from crying..." She coaxed Li Ling for a long time before she finally made her laugh.

It was a pity that in her two lifetimes, this was the first time she knew that a girl could be so jealous.

I felt a little tired today, so I didn't go out for a walk after school and went straight home. Everyone in the Xia family was at home, in Li Dongmei's bedroom, with the door closed, whispering about something.

Xia Zhizhi used her mental power to scan and could hear everything clearly as if she was among them. She did not disturb them and went back to the house.

Li Dongmei: "Old Xia, even though that damn girl agreed to marry me, I don't know why, but I always feel uneasy. She cost me hundreds of dollars. If she doesn't want to marry me when the time comes..."

How could it be just a few hundred dollars? Xia Zhizhi was speechless and just knew to make a false report.

"It's not up to her to decide whether to get married or not!" Xia Ruhai said in a low voice.

"I don't know what that damn girl has eaten recently, but she is so strong. Look, if she doesn't want to be beaten, we won't be able to catch her!"

Li Dongmei touched her face and felt that she had suffered all the sufferings of her life during this period of time. If it weren't for the carrot hanging in front of her and the time was getting closer, she would have felt that she would not be able to live anymore.

"No matter how strong she is, she is still a girl. When the time comes...she will have no choice but to be unwilling." Xia Ruhai said fiercely.

"Then we will... then..." Xia Ruhai muttered a few words and assigned tasks to everyone: "Don't worry about the rest, I will arrange it."

Xia Zhizhi rolled her eyes to the sky. An idiot is an idiot, and a group of idiots put together will only make them even more stupid. It is not enough for the couple to discuss in bed every day, they also have to bring a group of little idiots along. They have been studying for so many days to come up with this method.

Xia Zhizhi opened the door and shouted, "What shameful things are you doing with the door closed in broad daylight? It's already so late and you haven't cooked yet?"

Li Dongmei opened the door and said embarrassedly, "You're back. I didn't expect you to come back so early. Let's go cook now."

As soon as he finished speaking, some people started washing rice, some started lighting the stove, some started picking beans, and even Xia Jianguo moved the three benches in the house around, making it look like he was doing some work.

Xia Ruhai looked around and didn't know what to do, so he took the trash basket down and emptied it again.

Xia Zhizhi crossed her arms and glanced at Doujiao, her mouth about to curl up in disdain: "It's been a long time since I've eaten meat. Every day I eat Doujiao and tofu. Is our home a nunnery or a temple?"

"It's late today. I don't know if there's still meat for sale. Tomorrow I'll ask your dad..."

Li Dongmei was halfway through her speech when she glanced at Xia Zhizhi's expression, went into the house, took out the bill and handed it to Xia Jianguo: "Go buy some meat and come back to stir-fry the meat with beans tonight. Run faster."

Xia Jianguo took the money and ran out at a very fast speed.

"That's better!" Xia Zhizhi slammed the door and went back into the house.

The final exams are only half a month away. The courses have been completed long ago and everyone is reviewing now. The special 10-year period is coming soon. Although it has not started yet, the atmosphere of impending storm is already there.

Li Ling used to occasionally discuss going to college with her, after all, they both had good grades, but recently neither of them discussed it anymore.

Today, Li Ling asked her listlessly, "Zhizhi, if we don't go to college, what will we do after graduation?"

"To work, or to go to the countryside." Xia Zhizhi answered without raising her head while flipping through a book.

"I can't bear the hardship of going to the countryside," Li Ling said with a bitter face. "I don't know what kind of work to do. I don't want to be in the same unit with my parents. They always control me, which makes me feel annoyed. If I go to other units, I won't have any acquaintances there, and I'm a little worried..."

Only Li Ling would have such worries. Nowadays, the job market is very stressful. If you go to a school and shout out a job asking for screwdriving, nine out of ten female students will pick up a wrench and take up the job.

"You haven't graduated yet anyway, so just wait until you get your certificate and you might find a job opening for a position you like. If you don't see one you like, stay at home for a while and see if anyone is looking for a job." Xia Zhizhi said casually.

She was not worried about Li Ling at all. Her eldest brother and his wife had jobs, and her second brother was in the army, so they really didn't have anyone they liked. Her parents could just step down and let one of them take over.

"That's true." Li Ling felt relieved.