Chapter 002 Blind Date Accident
The family of three finished their breakfast quickly. Those who needed to go to work went to work, and those who needed to go to school went to school.
As soon as she opened the door, Jiang Nan caught a glimpse of a plump woman, swaying towards the east door of Lin Bing's house. She curled her lips and walked downstairs as if nothing had happened.
There is something lively going on in this tube-shaped building every day.
Jiang Nan attended Oilfield No. 2 High School, a high school run by the Chaoyang Oilfield specifically for children of oilfield workers. Of course, they also accepted students from the local area, but local families generally didn't prioritize education as much as oilfield workers. Eighty percent of Jiang Nan's classmates were children of oilfield workers.
Of course, this is not the fault of the local people, because oil field workers generally have better conditions than local workers.
Since they were all graduated, the school certainly wouldn't make things difficult for them. Getting their high school diplomas went smoothly. The homeroom teacher carefully handed each person their diploma. Jiang Nan took each one with both hands, placed the red, hardcover diploma in his bag, and stood up to leave.
Before I even reached the classroom door, I was stopped by Sun Fang who was sitting in the back seat. He said attentively, "Xiao Nan, what are your plans after graduation? Now that great men are calling on educated youth to go to the countryside, have you ever considered it? Our Donghe'an Brigade is not far from your hometown and is also very close to the oil fields. I think we educated youth should respond to the call of great men, actively go to the countryside to learn from farmers, serve the people wholeheartedly, and become a useful person to the country and society. Don't worry, if you respond to the call, you can consider our brigade. My uncle is the brigade leader and can take care of you. You..."
"I'm an only child, so I don't need to go to the countryside." Jiang Nan's tone was very cold. This Sun Fang was always testing her with his words and hinted many times that female comrades should live a hard and simple life.
I'm speechless. Her parents didn't let her suffer, so how can you, a classmate, do that?
I don’t know who gave him the courage.
Sun Fang, however, felt quite proud of it. He'd had his eye on Jiang Nan since high school. Though she was a bit taller, she came from a well-off family. These days, many oilfield kids wore clothes altered from work uniforms, but Jiang Nan wore ready-made clothes from a department store. In the middle of summer, a blue and white plaid blouse seemed like a luxury.
If I save this money and give it to him, he can eat several meals of meat.
This won't do. After we get married, he'll have to manage the family's finances. A woman's job is to do housework and take care of the children. He still wants to manage the money? That's outrageous...
Thinking of this, Sun Fang's face turned grim, and he began to persuade earnestly: "As educated youth, we should respond to the call of the great man..."
"puff."
Before Sun Fang could finish his words, he was interrupted by a sneer.
Cheng Gaigai stood behind them and sneered, "Sun Fang, put away your abacus. The beads are about to fall on my face. How ridiculous! Who can't see through your little tricks? Jiang Nan is an only child, and the policy stipulates that they don't need to go to the countryside, yet you are instigating others to do so. What? Do you think you are more powerful than the great man and that the policy made by the great man is wrong?"
"You!" Sun Fang's gentle demeanor changed, his face flushing with anxiety. This was a serious accusation. He pointed at Cheng Gaigai with a shaking hand, "Don't come here and accuse me. I'm concerned about Jiang Nan's future. What's wrong with that? Don't make a big deal out of it! But you're not an only child. So, have you signed up to go to the countryside? Do you need me to sign you up?"
"Why should you worry about my business? It's a joke. You want to imitate Uncle Jiang and live off his wife, but you don't even take a piss to reflect on your own character. Uncle Jiang is at least good-looking. You, on the other hand, are so dark that you can't even see after dark. You still want to be a gigolo? You can't even be a villain." Cheng Gaigai snorted, took three or two steps forward, grabbed Jiang Nan's arm, and dragged him forward, "Let's go, ignore him. Brother Lin Bing is going on a blind date today, let's go watch the fun."
Jiang Nan: “???”
She hasn't even made a move yet, and it's already over?
Jiang Nan raised an eyebrow and followed Cheng Gaigai downstairs. After they were far away, she whispered, "Sister Gaigai, are you going to the countryside?"
Cheng Gaigai nodded, lowered his head to adjust his bag, and said in a low voice: "I'm not an only child. If I don't have a job, of course I have to go to the countryside."
"Ah." Jiang Nan wanted to say something to comfort her, but he didn't know what to say, so he said dryly, "We're not adults yet, so we should wait two years."
Chaoyang Oilfield now operates a 5+2+2 system, with junior high and high school both lasting two years. Jiang Nan had already graduated from high school, but he was only sixteen, and Cheng Gaigai was only seventeen, neither of them adults.
Cheng Gaigai was not optimistic: "That doesn't say you have to be an adult to go to the countryside."
Jiang Nan didn't know what to say, so she changed the subject, "I don't know what happened with Dabingge's blind date today. Sister Gaigai, do you know?"
"I know. Let me tell you." Cheng Gaigai shook off his previous gloom and raised his head, his eyes gleaming with excitement. "I heard that the girl's parents are both oil field workers. They both work, and she is also an oil field worker. With these conditions, why did you agree to a blind date with the soldier? I'm not saying anything, but although the soldier is also an oil worker, he's a laborer on the drilling team. Not only is he often away from home, but he also has a lame father at home. I don't know what this girl is thinking."
"Really? Really?..." Jiang Nan is well versed in the essence of gossip, and is very good at making fun of gossip.
The two chatted all the way and soon arrived at the park next to the tube building.
Despite being called a park, it's actually quite small, less than an acre. It simply houses a small pond with a hexagonal pavilion built over it. On hot days, people enjoy the pavilion to cool off. It's also a popular spot for blind dates when it's inconvenient to go to my house.
At this time, three people were already sitting on the waterside pavilion. The two of them saw Lin Bing at first sight. He was wearing an orange oil worker's uniform, his hair was meticulously combed, his dark face was rosy, and his eyes occasionally darted to the female comrade opposite him, and he was very satisfied at first sight.
Well, at least I'm satisfied with the appearance.
Lesbians also wear orange clothes, but they are not work clothes consisting of a top and pants, but dresses.
Although it is a dress, the color and material show that it was made from work clothes.
The oil fields issued four-season uniforms each year, and frugal families relied on them to alter and wear. This woman was a skilled and not bad-looking woman. She sat there with her chest and head held high, a hint of arrogance on her face.
As for the oil workers, the big brothers among the workers, they are very proud.
[Host, this woman is pregnant.]
A lively electronic sound rang out, and Jiang Nan's eyes immediately lit up: "Oh wow, Xiaotong, have you upgraded?"
[Yes, host. The woman in orange is pregnant and is desperately looking for a replacement.]
Her system can connect to the brainwaves of anyone she has met, allowing her to see their deepest secrets. Once connected, it lasts a lifetime.
Moreover, this system is very intelligent and can communicate with her. During her infancy and childhood when she was unable to talk to outsiders, it accompanied her through many days and nights.
"Look, it's worthy of being called a melon-eating system. There are melons as soon as it goes online." Jiang Nan muttered to the system, "Scan again, who is the adulterer? This soldier is our neighbor after all, we can't just watch him suffer this loss in silence. Well, that's not the way it is. If he's willing, it's fine, but this woman can't be kept secret from him, right?"
[Okay, host. But host, I'm the Justice League's melon-eating system. Not only do I eat melons, I also encourage good deeds.]
Jiang Nan remained calm and pulled Cheng Gaigai to join Old Lady Liu, who were watching the excitement with great interest. "Grandma Liu, what's up? What's this girl's name? Are they attracted to each other? Is there anyone trying to steal her away?"
Old Mrs. Liu glared at her eldest granddaughter who didn't go to school to work and still wanted to go on a blind date. If she didn't work hard now, how could she get married? She would have to go back to the countryside.
Old Lady Liu was full of thoughts, so naturally, Old Lady Cao, who was picking vegetables and watching the fun, interrupted her: "This woman's name is Sun Lingling. She's 22 years old. Her parents both work in the oil fields, and her mother is an assistant in the cafeteria. She lives a good life. That boy Lin Bing is very satisfied. Look, he's grinning like a fool."
"Xiao Nan, let me tell you, there really were people who wanted to steal the show, but we chased them away. We're also worried about Dabing. Even though he's a bit of a jerk, Brother Lin is a good guy. Having no woman in this house isn't a big deal after all."
"That's right, a family without a woman is a disaster. Look at the life those two lead, it's really rough and disgusting."
"That's right, but some people don't think so." Old Mrs. Liu glanced to the side meaningfully.
Jiang Nan looked over and saw Sun Qiaolian. Why was she cleaning here? She hadn't been able to stop him this morning, so she had followed him.
Old Lady Liu said sarcastically, "This woman should have some dignity."
"So, Sun Lingling is so good, why did she choose a soldier?" Jiang Nan ignored Sun Qiaolian, interrupting the aunties' digression and bringing the topic back to Sun Lingling. Otherwise, it would take another eight hundred years to get back to the main topic.
Jiang Nan said this not because he looked down on Lin Bing, but because Lin Bing's family situation was special.
Lin Bing's father, Uncle Lin Youliang, had his left leg amputated in a drilling accident, and he often couldn't leave his home. Although the oil field provided a pension after the accident, and Lin Bing took over his father's job as an oil worker, he still had a sick family member who needed constant care, and without a woman, the father and son lived a rough life. It was unbearable.
This is also one of the reasons why Lin Bing’s blind dates have been unsuccessful many times, and why Lin Bing always goes on blind dates in the park instead of at home.
"Yes, what does Sun Lingling think..." The old ladies were reminded by Jiang Nan and started talking about Sun Lingling.
"Sun Lingling had a boyfriend before."
The aunties in the tube building: !!!
If you say this, we will be excited.
The old lady who was speaking saw that everyone's eyes were wide open and they were all looking at her intently. She was very proud. She lowered her voice and said mysteriously and proudly, "My family and Sun Lingling's family live in the same family compound. We live on the same floor. There's nothing I don't know about her family. You understand, right?"
Seeing everyone nodding their heads like crazy, the auntie grew even more proud. Holding her head high, she continued, "Sun Lingling's previous boyfriend was Xiaonian, the cinema projectionist. Let me tell you, Xiaonian is no longer a good-for-nothing!"
她语气十分的不屑：“就这家伙，在乡下放电影的时候，跟村里的那些个小寡妇不清不楚的，被两三个寡妇的婆家找过来，揍了一顿。我跟你们说，这闹事还是好的呢，有那么一家，愣是憋着劲儿让小年娶，当谁看不出来呢，这是想着发嫁儿媳妇赚彩礼呢。叫嚣得可凶了，说是不娶，就告小年耍流氓。”
She curled her lips and continued, "Tell me, who would dare to admit to hooliganism these days? Xiaonian had no other choice. Not only did he pay a huge sum of money, he even married a widow, and that's how he avoided being fired. If this man had married, Sun Lingling would have been divorced, wouldn't she?"
Finally getting to the point, the old lady slapped her thigh, her tone even more disdainful: "Sun Lingling is not a good person either, have you seen it? She keeps touching her belly. I think she is probably pregnant. She is looking for someone to take over. Otherwise, if her belly gets bigger in a few months, it will be impossible to hide it from anyone!"
Jiang Nan raised an eyebrow and said to the system with emotion, "This old lady with bound feet investigation team is quite impressive. I was just thinking about how to expose Sun Lingling, but well, I don't have to worry about it at all. As expected, the public's eyes are sharp, and the eyes of the old ladies are like eagle eyes, and they are always accurate."
[That's because a small building can't hide secrets, host.] The system ruthlessly exposed Jiang Nan's self-talk.
In a tube-shaped building, with six to ten households per floor, it's rare for it to harbor secrets. Stew a chicken on the first floor, and the whole building smells. Those who are more frugal even skip the vegetables, often just munching on steamed bread with the smell of meat.
After hearing the gossip, the old men and women's eyes shone brighter than searchlights. They all grabbed the strange old lady and asked her questions one after another, much more affectionate than before.
After they had thoroughly understood the whole story, they looked at each other in bewilderment. The more they thought about it, the more they felt that this was indeed the case. Although Lin Bing seemed out of place, he was still their neighbor, living in the same building. They couldn't let this go unnoticed.
Old Lady Liu and Grandma Fang took the lead, leading a group of old men and women, and rushed towards the water pavilion in a menacing manner.
The old lady who had told the tale stood up, patted the patched corner of her clothes, sneered twice, and took away not a cloud, but two large handfuls of cabbage stalks.
On the side, Sun Qiaolian watched the old lady leave, smiled faintly, and continued to sweep the floor as if nothing had happened.
[Host, that old lady is the ex-mother-in-law of the widow the projectionist married.]
"Oh my god, what kind of hatred and grudge is this? Isn't it said that the enemy of my enemy is my friend? What is this old lady thinking?" Jiang Nan sighed while pulling his little friend Cheng Gaigai to the waterside pavilion to see how the old men and women would outsmart Sun Lingling.
This is a big show, don't miss it.
"You said you weren't pregnant. If you weren't pregnant, why did you keep touching your belly? I just counted. In less than an hour of our blind date, you touched your belly twenty-eight times." Old Mrs. Cao, who was picking vegetables, lied without batting an eyelid.
"That's right, I saw it too. Women shouldn't do this. You are unfaithful to your husband and deserve to be thrown into the pig cage." This is what Grandma Fang said.
"I didn't, stop accusing me..."
Sun Lingling's face paled, her voice faltered, and her eyes wandered, a hint of something fishy. But she was no pushover and quickly composed herself. But before she could even begin her rebuttal, she was interrupted by a high-pitched male voice, mingled with excitement and agitation.
"A cheating couple has been caught in the guesthouse. Everyone, come and see! A cheating couple has been caught!"
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