He didn't know what was wrong with him. This was something he should have expected, but when he saw that the person hadn't caught up, he couldn't help but feel disappointed.
Zhou Mingjiao rushed over upon hearing the news. "Brother Su, I heard there's news about what you've been asking about. My classmate told me."
Su Wenze immediately put aside the fact that Xu Wenzhu hadn't caught up and turned to follow Zhou Mingjiao.
Little did he know that as he turned around, Xu Wenzhu caught up with him, panting heavily.
Although I spoke very readily at the time, I was still reluctant to part with him afterward, so I chased after him. But to my surprise, what I saw was his back as he and Zhou Mingjiao left together.
Shen Banxia noticed that Xu Wenzhu's demeanor had changed in the short time she had been gone. "What? Didn't you catch up with them?"
Xu Wenzhu wasn't one to hide her feelings, and she said through gritted teeth, "He left with that bitch Zhou Mingjiao, so I deserve to worry about him not getting to eat grilled fish. Humph, I'm never going to concern myself with his affairs again."
"It would be good if you could keep your word," Shen Banxia thought, not holding out much hope.
To her surprise, from that day on, Xu Wenzhu stopped speaking to Su Wenze altogether.
Not only was Shen Banxia surprised, but even the other people in Zhoujiazhuang found it strange. Didn't Xu Zhiqing always follow Su Zhiqing around?
Why are you keeping your distance from people right now? Have you really given up?
Or is it that Su, the educated youth, is already dating the youngest daughter of the brigade leader?
When Zhou's mother was asked this question, she was confused. "What are you talking about? I don't understand. How could I be related to the educated youth? She was just asking for advice. Don't talk nonsense. My daughter is still in school."
“Studying won’t prevent her from getting married. Besides, that Su Zhiqing is quite handsome, and she’s from the capital. If she can return to the city in the future, wouldn’t your daughter be lucky?”
To be honest, when she heard those last words, Zhou's mother was actually a little tempted.
But thinking about what happened in the next village, he shook his head and said, "Forget it, my daughter is still young and hasn't started thinking about marriage yet."
"Really? You haven't considered it yet? Aren't those universities no longer holding entrance exams?"
"Let's talk about it later, it's still early anyway," she said. What she didn't say was that her husband was still trying to figure out if they could get a worker-peasant-soldier quota.
Of course, we shouldn't make things up without any basis.
However, when Zhou Mingjiao returned, her mother still asked her, "What exactly is going on between you and that Su Zhiqing? Is it really like what others are saying, that you've fallen for him?"
Zhou Mingjiao would never admit it at this moment. Even if she knew her mother loved her, if this got out and reached Brother Su's ears, all her plans would be for naught.
She said firmly, "Mom, don't listen to what those people outside are saying. It's just a matter of asking for leave. I'm still young, and I haven't thought about those things at all."
"Alright, alright, I was just asking. Let me tell you, those educated youths, they only look good on the surface. In reality, they can't even compare to an old woman like me. You should see if your aunt can help you in the future." Although she didn't want to bow down to her sister-in-law, she still endured it for the sake of her daughter's marriage.
Little did she know that later, she would have a fight with her sister-in-law over this very issue.
Anyway, she's thinking of marrying her daughter off to the provincial capital. Wouldn't that make the words of that big monk come true?
Zhou Mingjiao had no idea about her mother's plans. All she knew was that the scenes in her dream told her that she had to catch Su Wenze.
What discouraged her was that when he said he was asking for advice, he really meant it; he had absolutely no other intentions.
Sometimes she even wondered if Su Wenze actually liked Xu Wenzhu.
But after thinking about it carefully, I couldn't bring myself to do it. Sigh, recently he asked me to help him inquire about his grandparents, and I finally got a glimpse of the situation, which brought the two of us a little closer.
Originally, she really wanted to tell Su Wenze to stop interfering in Xu Wenzhu's affairs, but now she simply didn't have the right to say that.
However, to her surprise, Xu Wenzhu took the initiative to distance herself from Su Wenze.
This incident made her want to jump up and down.
But her joy quickly turned to sorrow. She was initially happy that Su Wenze had taken the initiative to come to her, but after hearing what he said, Zhou Mingjiao was dumbfounded.
She said with difficulty, "Brother Su, I didn't hear you clearly just now, could you say it again?"
"Comrade Zhou, tell me, what did I do to offend Wenzhu? She's been ignoring me lately. You're all girls, can you help me figure this out?" After saying that, she recounted what had happened in the past few days.
Even Xu Wenzhu's expression at the time was described in great detail.
Zhou Mingjiao's face stiffened. "Well, why don't you just ask her directly?"
“I’ve already asked her, but she’s ignoring me completely. When we went to the countryside, her father specifically told me to take care of her. I think we can’t break our promise to someone like that.”
Zhou Mingjiao's mind was in turmoil. It wasn't like that at all; it was clearly you who wanted to take care of her.
Why can't you just admit it?
Zhou Mingjiao didn't want to bring up the matter, "I think Su Zhiqing is angry with you right now. Why don't you calm down first before going to see her? The more you go to see her now, the less she will pay attention to you."
Su Wenze felt that Zhou Mingjiao's words made sense, but he still felt inexplicably panicked.
This has never happened before. She clearly couldn't even last a day, but now a week has passed and it's still the same.
But he didn't have any good solutions; she was always the one who came to comfort him in the past.
Meanwhile, Xu Wenzhu held Shen Banxia's hand, her hand trembling with excitement. "Did you see that? He came to find me on his own initiative. Oh my, you know, he really likes me, right?"
Shen Banxia didn't say anything; she would just talk to herself anyway.
“I knew it would be like this, but it feels pretty good. I’ll hold on for one more day, and tomorrow I’ll tell him that I’m not angry with him anymore.”
"Alright, alright, it's up to you. It's not easy for you to keep your composure for a week."
"I was just so angry at the time, I didn't expect him to come back to me. Later, I felt so good that I forced myself to ignore him. You have no idea how hard I avoided him," Xu Wenzhu said with a smile, completely unrecognizable from the lifeless look she had just a few days ago.
The black line of Pinellia ternata.
Is there anything to be proud of? She thinks it's better to avoid men altogether. Look at him, he almost drove a perfectly good girl crazy.
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