As soon as Zhang Xiaochun left, the two women immediately approached Xu Xingchen and asked, "Mrs. Xu, who is Zhang Xiaochun expressing his love to?"
"That's right, tell us, we promise not to tell anyone."
The woman who asked the question first glanced at her and twitched her eyes. If you don't tell me, don't take me with you. This gossip will be enough for her to brag about in the village for days.
Xu Xingchen lost interest because of Zhang Xiaochun's disturbance and left the kitchen with a sullen face, leaving two unwilling women behind.
"Look at you, you asked so bluntly, and now, I won't tell you."
"Why blame me..."
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Xu Xingchen left the kitchen and looked up to see Jun Haoyue following behind the village chief. He tilted his head and was talking to the village chief. The village chief's face was flushed and he looked very happy.
Her eyes flickered, and she didn't go forward to greet him. She just stood there and blew out a puff of white mist. It happened that Auntie Pang called her again, so she went straight to find Auntie Pang.
What she didn't know was that as soon as she left, Jun Haoyue turned his head and looked in her direction.
Arriving in the yard, Xu Xingchen rubbed his face, forced a smile, and called out, "What's up, Aunt Fatty?"
Auntie Fatty pulled her to a corner and asked mysteriously, "Is Miss Xu free on New Year's Eve?"
She paused, then decided she shouldn't use a question mark, and continued, "No, you and your cousin must come to my house for New Year's Eve dinner on New Year's Eve. Remember to come with your cousin. Auntie Pang has a surprise for you."
surprise?
Somehow, Xu Xingchen felt that this surprise was not the superficial surprise.
Before she could ask what the surprise was, Auntie Pang couldn't wait to say, "From the next village, they heard about your cousin from somewhere and asked my old man to introduce him to them. There are also quite a few young people there."
Xu Xingchen pursed his lips, the dimples at the corners of his mouth sunk deeper, "Aunt Fatty, I need to discuss this with my cousin. I can't influence his wishes."
Auntie Pang thought about it and agreed. Jun Haoyue's parents were still alive, so the matchmaker's words couldn't be taken lightly. She gave in and said, "How about this? Just treat it as a New Year's Eve dinner together. Whether it succeeds or not is up to you two. Auntie Pang also has good intentions."
Xu Xingchen raised the corner of his lips to indicate that he understood.
After Jun Haoyue finished talking to the village chief, he came to look for Xu Xingchen. When he found her, he noticed that she looked a little unwell, and he was a little worried.
Xu Xingchen did not tell her the reason until they finished their meal at the village chief's house and returned home.
Xu Xingchen didn't know what was wrong with him. He always woke up in nightmares of Jun Haoyue getting married and waving goodbye to her.
It is too difficult for a nerd and socially anxious person like her to handle interpersonal relationships on her own. She can only search on her light brain with the keyword: my friend is getting married and I feel uncomfortable.
The search results are: Because we value our friends and are afraid that they are not doing well or are unhappy, we have more or less worries and concerns, so we feel uncomfortable and just send blessings.
After reading the answer, she immediately understood as if her Ren and Du meridians were opened.
Fortunately, Xu Xingchen only had scientific research on his mind, so he let it go. The next day, he knocked on Jun Haoyue's door and went to the town together to buy calligraphy and painting tools.
Jun Haoyue, who had been "ignored" for two days, also smiled because of her initiative. His whole body was shining. Every woman on the street would stop to admire him.
The two walked and stopped on the street and bought a lot of things. When they came to a jade stall, Xu Xingchen fell in love with a piece of jade at first sight and rubbed it with her fingertips.
When the stall owner saw this, he started to flatter and deceive the customer. Although Xu Xingchen knew that the stall owner was exaggerating, she still bought the jade. The price was not very high and was within her affordability.
Then, while strolling around, Xu Xingchen saw a calligraphy and painting studio, and she went in without saying a word.
This was called scouting the market, investigating what kind of calligraphy and paintings wealthy people were buying. Jun Haoyue, burdened with bags of tools, didn't go in with her, but waited for her outside the calligraphy and painting workshop.
An old woman passed by him carrying a straw target full of candied haws on her back. Jun Haoyue glanced into the calligraphy and painting studio. Xu Xingchen had not come out yet. He guessed that it would take her some time to check the location, so he caught up with the old woman.
It wasn't that Xu Xingchen didn't want to come out of the calligraphy and painting studio, but because she briefly expressed her business philosophy, the studio owner was so surprised that he pulled her in to talk with her as if they had met too late.
The owner of the painting studio was talking with saliva flying, but Xu Xingchen's mind had already drifted outside the door. Suddenly, there was a scream, and the two looked at each other and hurried out to see what was going on.
When he came out, he happened to see Jun Haoyue helping a woman up. The woman was stunned at first when she saw Jun Haoyue, then her face turned red, and she actually said that she would marry him in public.
The onlookers were not afraid of trouble and shouted, "Hurry up and agree to it, agree to her."
Jun Haoyue was clutching two strings of candied haws in his hands as he explained something to the woman. Unaware of the situation, Xu Xingchen stepped forward to intervene and asked, "Cousin, what are you doing?"
The woman's face changed when she saw Xu Xingchen. Could this person be the 'wife' that the young man in front of her was talking about?
But after hearing her call her cousin, her expression changed again and she bowed to Xu Xingchen, "I am grateful to you for saving me, sir. I would like to express my gratitude."
Xu Xingchen said "oh" when he heard that. Jun Haoyue's face looked a little serious. He had just refused on the grounds that he had a wife at home, but Xu Xingchen revealed the truth to him with the word "cousin".
The woman bit her lip and said to Xu Xingchen, "I have nothing to repay you, my benefactor. I can only... I can only repay you with my body..."
Xu Xingchen's eyes slid over to Jun Haoyue, as if to say: You solve your own problems.
Jun Haoyue bowed and refused again, saying, "I just said that I already have a wife at home, and my cousin can testify." After saying that, he gave Xu Xingchen a 'begging' look, hoping that she could 'testify' for him.
Xu Xingchen wanted to make a scene, but after thinking it over, he decided not to. He gave him a meaningful look and replied to the woman, "My cousin was telling the truth. His sister-in-law is jealous, and the girl was foolishly infatuated with him. I'm really sorry."
After hearing this, the woman looked visibly disappointed and said goodbye to the two men in a daze and left.
After she left, Jun Haoyue was still looking at the direction she left. Seeing his expression, Xu Xingchen crossed his arms and said in a somewhat unhappy tone, "What? Do you regret it? Go after her."
Didn't he ask her to help him refuse? What does this 'reluctant' look mean?
Jun Haoyue smiled, her eyes curved, and replied in her own words: "No, 'my wife is jealous', I dare not."
Xu Xingchen rolled her eyes at him and turned around with a fierce look on her face. Jun Haoyue had long legs and caught up with her in two steps, walking side by side with her.
"I bought this especially for you." He handed her the candied haws that he had been holding for a while.
Xu Xingchen didn't answer, but just lowered his eyes and looked at the candied haws in front of him.
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