dognovel Chapter 1120 Do you really like her?
Chapter 1120 Do you really like her?
Chapter 1120 Do you really like her?
"Xiaoling, you're not going home tonight?"
Zhou Miaomiao walked out of the office carrying a briefcase and met Zhou Xiaoling at the stairs.
"Captain, they're going out again!"
Zhou Xiaoling raised her head and greeted with a smile: "I'm too tired today. I'm too lazy to go home. I'll just stay in the dormitory for the night."
Looking at Zhou Miaomiao's new watch, new hairstyle, new hairpin, new leather shoes, and new clothes, she jokingly said with some envy, "Who are you going out with?"
"Nowhere—just hanging out with friends."
Zhou Miaomiao walked down the stairs and said with a smile: "If you don't go home tonight, pay attention to my office phone."
"No problem, I'll sleep in your office. Your bed is more comfortable."
Zhou Xiaoling followed her out with the wash basin in her hand, leaned in close and asked in a low voice, "Have you made a fortune recently? Why are you wearing new clothes?"
"What? Are you envious?"
Zhou Miaomiao turned her head, glanced at Zhou Xiaoling playfully, and said, "Don't you have a goal?"
"Stop joking. I am sentimental, but I am merciless."
Zhou Xiaoling sighed and said, "Li Xue said that we can be friends, but it's not okay to think about her second brother."
"Hahaha--"
Zhou Miaomiao smiled and pinched Zhou Xiaoling's cheek, saying, "You are the best looking among us, what a pity."
"How about going out with me?"
She raised her eyebrows and said to Zhou Xiaoling, "I'll introduce you to a new guy, and you'll have a new outfit tomorrow."
"I dont go--"
Zhou Xiaoling pouted and said, "You're just teasing me. How can there be such a willing partner? Even if there is one, would you be willing to introduce it to me?"
She blinked her eyes, watched Zhou Miaomiao walk out, and asked, "You don't really have that... You're not with that person anymore?"
"One heart, two preparations."
Zhou Miaomiao didn't do anything behind Zhou Xiaoling's back. Her affairs were semi-public, and even her boyfriend didn't care what others said.
"If you want, I can take you out to play right now, how about that?"
She deliberately teased Zhou Xiaoling and said, "Let's go for Western food tonight, do you want to go?"
"No, I'm not used to Western food."
Zhou Xiaoling struggled internally, but finally rejected Zhou Miaomiao's proposal. However, at the door she saw the car coming to pick up Zhou Miaomiao.
"Now that you've made your choice, stick with it."
Zhou Miaomiao looked at her and said, "Don't let your imagination run wild. Isn't the deputy chief of the service department pursuing you?"
After waving and greeting the people getting off the car, she said to Zhou Xiaoling: "I don't have the heart or the courage to do that. Find a good man and live a good life."
After saying that, he walked out of the yard and let an old man open the car door and get in.
Zhou Xiaoling stood at the door holding a washbasin, looking at the old man who got on the car. He could be Zhou Miaomiao's father.
The car leaving also disturbed her thinking.
Who said she didn't have the heart or the courage? She just wanted to find someone better.
Zhou Miaomiao is feeling proud now. She wears new clothes, a new watch, and all the things she can use are “old things”.
It’s not enough to accompany one person, and now you’ve found another one. Do you prefer old ones?
There had been gossip in the group for a long time that Zhou Miaomiao had a new partner, and he was rich.
Several times they were picked up and dropped off by cars, and they bought gifts and gave jewelry, which made the girls in the group jealous.
The most amazing thing is not this, but that she has two mistresses, both of whom support her, and neither of them is jealous.
Not only did she gain both power and wealth, but she also had a normal boyfriend.
Her boyfriend likes her enough not to care about her "rumors".
For girls to live such a carefree life is really an eye-opener for them, and they can only envy them.
Learn from Zhou Miaomiao?
Haha, I can’t even learn it——
You think there is no one who is jealous? Even if you approach someone proactively, no one wants you. Aren't you the one?
When Zhou Xiaoling thought of this, she couldn't help but feel discouraged and blamed herself for having no luck.
She really couldn't bear to part with her youth. If she let an old thing crawl on her, she would be disgusted to death.
Therefore, don’t be covetous for money beyond your knowledge and ability. You can’t earn it, you really can’t earn it.
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"What are you looking at? The Husband-Waiting Rock?"
Just as Zhou Xiaoling was standing at the door gritting her teeth and thinking about something, she heard another greeting from behind.
She turned around and saw Wang Yajuan standing behind her.
"Instructor, you-you scared me!"
Zhou Xiaoling let out a long breath, patted her chest with her hand, and said coquettishly: "People scare people to death——"
"If you don't do anything wrong, why are you afraid of ghosts knocking on your door?"
Wang Yajuan glanced at her with amusement, walked around her and was about to go out, reminding her: "There are few people here tonight, be careful."
"Hey - instructor, aren't you going home?"
Zhou Xiaoling saw that Wang Yajuan came out without the canvas bag she usually used to go to and from get off work, but came out with bare hands.
She glanced outside the door and asked quietly, "Do you have a car to pick you up too?"
"What car?"
Wang Yajuan stopped, looked back at her, and said, "What level do you think I am? You even have a car to pick me up."
After that, he pointed at the wash basin in her hand and asked, "Are you going to take a shower or do something else? Are you going to eat?"
"Go - I'm just worried about what to do alone!"
Zhou Xiaoling agreed very actively, and without even thinking about going back to change clothes, she followed Wang Yajuan out in a vest and shorts.
She put the washbasin in her hand at the gatehouse, put on her plastic sandals, and looked like a silly girl in the alley.
Fortunately, it’s time to get off work now, and those who live far away have all left, so most of those who live in the dormitory eat in the cafeteria.
Because the art troupe is closer to the guesthouse, and closer to the small canteen than the big canteen.
Li Huaide allowed that if they did not want to go to the big cafeteria, they could eat in the small cafeteria.
But these girls are picky eaters, so many of them choose to eat in the guesthouse restaurant.
Although the food there is a little more expensive, the environment is better and quieter.
Especially the food there is more delicious, after all, it is served to the outside world.
The time is also much better than the other two canteens.
They rehearsed late and could not find food in any of the canteens, but they could eat anytime in the guesthouse.
They were eighteen or nineteen years old, or in their early twenties, all of them were beautiful and were being pursued by the young men in the factory.
The girls in the dance team have high vision and high living standards.
From time to time, someone would invite them to dinner. Since it was not safe outside, there was no problem staying in a guesthouse.
Even though they are willing to spend money on themselves to eat and dress well, there is still a lot of comparison in the team.
Zhou Xiaoling's family was relatively wealthy. Both her parents worked, and she had three siblings, so she didn't have to suffer much.
Because I go to work early, I have some savings.
She was willing to spend money on her clothes and dressing herself up on weekdays, especially after coming to work at the Red Star Factory.
It is obvious that the Red Star Factory is richer than the railway.
What is being compared here is not the size and earning ability of the two units, but the average living standards of the employees of the two units.
In fact, her comparison was too one-sided. They came at a good time, as the Red Star Factory was taking off.
In the past, would you buy a big crab for your home? You’d dream on.
It’s different now. The factory service department has built several bungalows on both sides of the main road, with signs saying “Service and Supply and Marketing Department” hung on them.
Not to mention seafood, even beef, mutton, eggs and milk are available.
Why was there no shortage of eggs in Li Xuewu's family? All the eggs from the chickens raised in the courtyard were given to Zhao Yafang and her mother.
It’s because every household in the mountains has started raising chickens, and the Red Star Factory is considered the first supply channel.
Look at this policy and that clause, it clearly states that no more than three chickens are allowed to be raised in the village.
But these rules are useless in Hongxing Village. From the very beginning, Yin Mancang never thought about obeying orders.
Especially this year, the contrast between Hongxing Village and other villages is immediately apparent.
Because we did not waste time and energy on the big learning activities, not only did we have a good harvest last year, but we also grew good crops this year.
Delivering grain is not difficult, and the villagers have enough to eat, so their enthusiasm for making money is naturally high.
Raising dogs, raising chickens, making bricks, making tiles, digging coal... the villagers in the mountains have plenty of work to do to make money.
Yin Mancang has a lot of say in the village. If you don't obey him, he will slap you in the face.
Of course, who dares not listen to him now? His son works in the city, and his brother-in-law’s children are all promising.
After these projects were brought to the village, some families with large populations started preparing to build brick and tile houses.
The villages on the mountain and the brick and tile houses, just imagine, this would have been very difficult even in the 1990s.
But now it is not difficult. Bricks and tiles are all produced by the village brick and tile factory. They are made from local materials and fired on site. They can be brought home to build houses.
Only if you have money can you afford bricks and tiles and build a new house.
The villagers of Hongxing Village are rich, so is it enough for them to raise chickens and dogs?
The vegetable gardens in front of and behind the house have been supplying vegetables to related units at the foot of the mountain since last month.
With the money earned throughout last year plus the savings from the winter, the villagers are preparing to build houses after the busy farming season this year.
With three brick and tile houses, you can ask for less dowry when you marry a wife!
Do you think the villagers of Hongxing Village have become more powerful? Yin Mancang is even more powerful.
He and Li Xuewu had finally figured it out, and they had a very good relationship with the Wei San Regiment. They had taken a fancy to the tractors used for farming in the mountains.
When the Wei San Group made centralized purchases, they also received three units.
The scene of farming in Hongxing Village this year can be described as a heifer riding on an airplane, beeping so loudly that it reaches the sky.
The young men from the village are all arrogant when they go to other villages for blind dates, but there is nothing they can do because their families have the conditions to do so.
Of course, sweet fruits are hard to come by, and the dry bones in the valley have nowhere to go.
This place looks really good, like a paradise, but the only thing you can rely on is the harsh measures of Yin Mancang and the village committee.
If anyone dares to leak even a word about the big study, you can leave this village and go to the mountains to get lost.
Hongxing Village cooperated well with the Wei San Regiment, providing good service and protection to the units of Hongxing Factory on the mountain.
The cooperation among the three parties became increasingly close, and the agricultural and sideline products naturally went first to the service, supply and marketing department of the Red Star Factory.
The channel is the recycling station, the supply and marketing department belongs to the factory service department, and it does sales and purchasing on behalf of others, so the profit is considerable.
The employees in the Red Star Factory have real spending power. More than 10,000 people can buy up all the agricultural and sideline products in the service department as soon as they get off work.
These are all unplanned products, so there are naturally no receipts. You just have to buy them with money. Which worker wouldn't be willing to do so?
The dishes that don’t require a ticket are discounted.
Of course, if you say that we eat in the cafeteria and don’t cook, then there’s nothing we can do about it. You won’t be able to enjoy these hidden benefits.
But the existence of this benefit means that the Red Star Factory is getting better and better.
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It's not that hot in Sijiu City at night in early June.
Walking on the way to the guesthouse, the evening breeze was blowing, which was quite pleasant.
Zhou Xiaoling followed Wang Yajuan, still thinking about Zhou Miaomiao.
Bright lights, wine, women, singing and dancing?
There are places like this. As long as you want to play, there will always be someone to organize it.
The more repressed, the more unrestrained.
drip-
Just as she was dazed and distracted, she suddenly heard a car horn behind her.
After being pulled to the sidewalk by Wang Yajuan, she finally realized that she was almost walking in the middle of the street.
"What are you thinking about, so absorbed?"
Wang Yajuan looked at her, then looked at the car passing by, which was the command vehicle with an antenna.
"Oh oh - I didn't think anything."
Zhou Xiaoling pursed her lips and said shyly: "Thank you, instructor."
"It's time to get off work. Call Comrade Wang Yajuan."
Wang Yajuan retracted her gaze, glanced at Zhou Xiaoling, and said, "You don't even know how to be careful when walking."
"Hehe——Yajuan, please stop talking about me——"
In fact, the relationship between the two was good before, but later Zhou Miaomiao and Wang Yajuan had a quarrel, and they had to choose one of the two.
Wang Yajuan is a quiet person with excellent dancing skills. She is the mainstay of the stage, so it is naturally stressful to play with her.
So many girls chose Zhou Miaomiao, but they didn't expect that Wang Yajuan, quietly, was doing better than all of them.
Zhou Miaomiao worked hard to get her position as a cadre, but Wang Yajuan has not made any contribution.
Someone did tell her who her ex-boyfriend was, but if all the ex-boyfriends in the world were helping her like this, she would wish she had ten or eight of them.
After arriving at the Red Star Factory, they felt even more alienated from Wang Yajuan, and eventually watched her become a leader.
Therefore, this kind of relationship has been clearly defined long ago. When working, everyone is called the instructor, and after work...
Not to mention after get off work, even at work, we can still talk for a few words when we meet.
She just happened to be there today, and Wang Yajuan took the initiative to invite her, otherwise she wouldn't have come out.
When she heard Wang Yajuan asking her to call him comrade, she couldn't bring herself to do that. It wasn't Wang Yajuan's fault in the first place.
What happened in the past is really in the past. We all came to the Red Star Factory from the railway. Zhou Miaomiao and Wang Yajuan are now instructors. What is there to argue about?
So, it was still a bit awkward to call each other by the same name as my former colleagues.
"Who are you thinking about? Tell me."
Wang Yajuan glanced at her and asked, "Han Lu is dating someone, right? Are you dating someone too?"
There are requirements for dating in the art troupe, and you must tell the instructor.
It’s not that you are not allowed to have a relationship, but you can have a serious relationship with the organization first.
Don't get married suddenly and delay your business work.
Of course, if you choose to report to the organization, it means that you withdraw from the competition for the core position.
Because the core positions are needed to ensure performances, if the performances are not allowed at the last minute, it would be a management accident.
"I didn't—"
When Zhou Xiaoling heard Wang Yajuan say this, her heart skipped a beat and then she realized that the other person was the instructor.
"I don't know anything about Han Lu."
"Well, it doesn't matter. I didn't ask you for confirmation, and there's no need to verify it."
Wang Yajuan nodded and said, "She has no intention or preparation to compete for the main position, so let her do whatever she wants."
Not everyone can hear this. Zhou Xiaoling felt pressured for some reason.
"I don't have a boyfriend, it's too early."
"Yeah, that's good. We are the same age, right?"
Wang Yajuan nodded and said, "In fact, you can also consider your personal relationship issues."
"what--"
Zhou Xiaoling looked at Wang Yajuan with a smile and asked, "You mean, I am no longer qualified to compete for the core actor position?"
"What do you think?"
Wang Yajuan turned her head and glanced at Zhou Xiaoling, and said, "Do you have this ideal and preparation?"
"But……"
Zhou Xiaoling bit her lip and said sadly, "Who doesn't want to stand in front of the stage?"
“That stage is too small.”
Wang Yajuan put her arm around her shoulders and said, "Your life has just begun."
"You came to me tonight just to inform me of this?"
Zhou Xiaoling raised her head, looked at Wang Yajuan and said, "I'm a little sad."
"hehe--"
Wang Yajuan chuckled and said, "Have you ever seen me say this to anyone?"
She bumped the ball next to her with her dribbling ball and said, "That's all I have to say. If you build up your confidence and work harder, you can continue to compete."
"Is Zhou Miaomiao going to change her position?"
Zhou Xiaoling looked at her and said, "We only need to compete when the position of the pillar is given up, right?"
"Who said that? It's always the case that the capable are promoted and the mediocre are demoted."
Wang Yajuan glanced at her and said, "But there are changes to Zhou Miaomiao's core actors."
"She has a job and cannot guarantee a future stage. We can only train a few more."
She patted Zhou Xiaoling on the shoulder and said, "The people who came with us are actually all of age, you should know that."
"Of course, we are the core and the absolute main force, but look at the new girl, 16 or 17 years old, does she look like us back then?"
“Will the waves behind push the waves ahead?”
Zhou Xiaoling said with a smile: "Am I considered the old wave now? Am I old?"
"You don't want to accept your old age? Don't you want a personal life anymore?"
Wang Yajuan tapped her forehead with amusement and said, "If you don't think about yourself now, are you going to look for a partner when you're 22 or 23?"
"What about you?"
Zhou Xiaoling pouted and said, "I haven't heard that you've found a partner."
She became bolder and took the initiative to counterattack: "And Zhou Miaomiao, you know her story."
"You want to learn from her? Then I won't care about you." Wang Yajuan curled her lips and said, "She is willing to sacrifice herself, can you also sacrifice yourself?"
"Another thing is, you only see her outside, but she trains the hardest among you."
Wang Yajuan said: "The core actors are always the most capable ones, regardless of their connections. She herself is very clear about this."
"So, you can look down on her, but you can't disobey her."
"You also submit to her? She was defeated by you——"
Zhou Xiaoling smiled and said, "She has often said in private that she is jealous of you."
"Isn't this a good thing? Why would I be afraid of people being jealous?"
Wang Yajuan smiled and took her into the gate of the guesthouse. They looked at the sunset reflected on the surface of Tuanjie Lake, which was so beautiful and mysterious.
"I can't match her tenacity. Just the current job alone makes me dizzy."
She turned back, looked at Zhou Xiaoling and said, "At least I don't have her ability to take care of both."
"Don't let her hear this, she will laugh out loud."
Zhou Xiaoling was talking and laughing when she saw the jeep parked at the door, the one that had just passed by.
I was so busy talking to Wang Yajuan that I didn't look carefully. Only now did I recognize that it was the Security Department's car.
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"You're staring at me, aren't you?"
Li Xuewu reached out and pulled Zhao Yajun's chin. Why does this boy look a little silly?
He smiled and reminded: "Can you please stop staring at people? You'll scare them away."
"Second brother——"
Zhao Yajun is not a shy person, but at this moment she really acted like a grown-up girl, and felt a little embarrassed by what Li Xuewu said.
"Do you really like her?"
Li Xuewu looked at his eldest brother's brother-in-law with amusement. Ever since he brought this kid into the factory, he never asked him for anything.
Everyone knows his relationship with me, but I have never seen him bragging to others, let alone showing off in front of others.
The incident with Yang Fengshan's brother-in-law can be regarded as a wake-up call in the factory. Anyone who has a brother-in-law will remember this incident.
Zhao Yajun is not his brother-in-law, but he is also his relative.
I don't know what happened this afternoon, but I came to his office reluctantly.
Of course Peng Xiaoli knew who he was, and no one could stop him.
Li Xuewu thought that something happened to him or that he wanted to make progress.
If you really want to make progress, then taking the initiative to come to him and talk to him can also be considered a form of progress.
At least it's better than pretending it doesn't matter.
But after hearing what Zhao Yajun said in a sighing voice, Li Xuewu almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
The captain of the cycling patrol team of the Red Star Factory's Security Department found the head of the security team and wanted to find a partner.
Li Xuewu didn't know whether to say that he had a promising future or that he had no future.
I worked so hard to get to my own door, but the result was not for progress.
But a 19-year-old boy who takes the initiative to find a partner is no better than those who say they are not in a hurry but actually can't find one.
Guess who he fell in love with?
Li Xuewu never expected that this kid had such sharp eyes that he could grab the best piece of meat in one bite.
"I...I don't know either-"
Zhao Yajun didn't dare to look into Li Xuewu's eyes. He lowered his head and said, "Whenever I saw her, my heart started pounding."
“Hahaha—good thing!”
Li Xuewu chuckled and said, "It means you have grown up. It is normal for men and women to fall in love. You have the right to like anyone."
"But have you thought through everything I said to you in the office this afternoon?"
He knocked on the table and reminded her, "The prettier the girl, the more ambitious she is. If you really like her, you have to be tenacious."
"besides……"
"I understand, brother. I think it's clear now."
Before Li Xuewu could finish his words, Zhao Yajun looked at Li Xuewu as if he was going to the battlefield and said seriously: "I don't care what she thought in the past."
After he said this, he seemed to have used up all his courage. He lowered his head and whispered, "Many people are plotting against you, second brother..."
"Hey! You're repaying kindness with enmity, aren't you?"
Li Xuewu flicked his head with his hand in amusement and said, "I told you this because I don't want you to have any grudges in the future. We are both open-minded people, and we can say whatever we want."
"But how you deal with it, how you think, and how you live in the future are all your business. Don't mention it again."
After saying that, he raised his hand and waved when he saw Wang Yajuan and Zhou Xiaoling walking into the restaurant.
"Second brother——"
When Zhao Yajun saw the target coming in, he became a little nervous and even stuttered when he spoke.
"Look at your lack of ability. Don't embarrass me. I rarely act as a matchmaker for others, and my success rate remains 100%!"
"Hello, leader..." When Wang Yajuan saw Li Xuewu waving, she walked over with Zhou Xiaoling.
Hearing the two people greeting each other, Li Xuewu stood up with a smile, shook hands with them, and said, "Is it you who I just met on the road?"
"I almost got scared. Xiaoling didn't notice the car."
Following Li Xuewu's instruction, Wang Yajuan sat opposite Zhou Xiaoling, who was a little surprised.
When Zhao Yajun saw Zhou Xiaoling wearing a short-sleeved shirt and dark green shorts, her face turned red like a shrimp.
He leads his cycling team to patrol the factory every day. He has seen all kinds of girls, but today he encountered a difficult situation.
"I was talking to Yajun, and he reminded me, and then I realized it was you."
Li Xuewu introduced them casually, "Zhao Yajun, the captain of the cycling team of our factory security department."
"Hello"
"Hello—"
Wang Yajuan took the initiative to greet Zhao Yajun, and Zhou Xiaoling also followed suit.
But no matter how she looked at it, she felt it was strange. Why did she meet Li Xuewu today?
It’s not that Li Xuewu is so elusive that no one can see him, but since the past six months, he has rarely been seen in such occasions.
How could it not be strange for a factory leader to have dinner with a small fry in a guesthouse?
Especially the two of them sitting here, as if they were waiting for them on purpose.
Zhou Xiaoling's eyes moved around, looking at Li Xuewu, and then at Zhao Yajun, who was slightly lowering his head with a flushed face.
Li Xuewu really helped. He had already ordered the dishes and did not play it safe or say any polite words.
It was like they were just chatting about daily life, and they spoke of their "chance encounter" as if it was very natural.
"It just so happens that we met. I'll treat you today," Li Xuewu said with a smile, "We are all friends and comrades after work. Don't be polite."
"I won't pretend with you. It's a rare opportunity for you to treat me."
Wang Yajuan smiled and said, "This is the first time I've seen you in two months."
"So exaggerated? I became a dragon——"
Li Xuewu joked, glanced at the silent Zhao Yajun and Zhou Xiaoling, and said, "I have known Yajuan for a long time, and I met Xiaoling when I went to Yangcheng last time."
After saying that, he gestured to Zhao Yajun beside him and asked, "Yajun, have you met each other?"
"Yes, he often passes by our door."
Wang Yajuan smiled and nodded to Zhao Yajun, then looked at Zhou Xiaoling beside her and asked, "Have you seen him?"
"I think I've seen it before, but I can't quite remember."
Zhou Xiaoling seemed to understand something. She was no longer a little girl of eleven or twelve years old, and certainly not a fool.
Looking at the food brought by the waiter, the sumptuousness was beyond their daily food standards.
Li Xuewu was also quite surprised. He looked back in the direction of the kitchen and asked the waiter, only to find out that it was Yang Laoer who was on duty.
"We are all young people, don't be too restrained. If you are restrained, I won't dare to eat."
He pointed at Zhao Yajun and said, "We are relatives. My eldest brother is his brother-in-law."
After such a straightforward introduction, Li Xuewu continued, "I seldom go back to the compound on weekdays. If I see him at work, I have to pretend not to know me, haha——"
"I saw you over at the compound, right?"
Wang Yajuan was also very helpful. Zhou Xiaoling just ate without talking, but Zhao Yajun was too nervous, so she had to speak.
It would be embarrassing if Li Xuewu were to speak alone.
When Zhao Yajun was asked, he smiled stiffly and said, "Yes, yes, Instructor Wang, I went to see my sister."
"Hehehe - why are you so nervous?"
Wang Yajuan looked at her with amusement and asked, "Do you think I'm scary, or Xiaoling is scary?"
Zhou Xiaoling asked this while looking at Zhao Yajun. She didn't understand what Li Xuewu meant, or...
"without……"
Zhao Yajun grinned and finally mustered up the courage to look at Zhou Xiaoling.
But after their eyes met, he couldn't help but look at Wang Yajuan.
This nervousness made Zhou Xiaoling laugh.
"Leader, when did you start working part-time in the union?"
She looked at Li Xuewu calmly and said with a smile, "I haven't heard that you have the ability to matchmake people for each other."
"You don't know this, do you?"
Seeing Zhou Xiaoling's straightforwardness, Li Xuewu opened up and said, "Although I haven't been a matchmaker many times, I have been successful every time."
"My driver Han Jiankun, Master He from the cafeteria, and Han Yating, the general manager of the International Hotel, were all introduced by me."
He raised his eyebrows and said, "What do you think? Do you believe me?"
"Why, I trust you!"
Zhou Xiaoling covered her mouth and smiled, her eyes were curved, very beautiful.
She gestured to Zhao Yajun and said, "So you wanted to introduce me to Captain Zhao? You found me through our instructor?"
"It's the other way around—the order is wrong."
Li Xuewu smiled and explained: "Yajun came to see me this afternoon and said that he met the girl of his dreams. She is so beautiful that she can make fish sink to the bottom of the water and geese fall to the ground, and the moon hide in shame..."
"Hahaha--"
Zhou Xiaoling laughed heartily and looked at Zhao Yajun carefully. The man was a bit dark, but he had a handsome look between his eyebrows.
This is true. Li Xuewu’s sister-in-law Zhao Yafang is actually very beautiful.
Just think about it, what kind of person is Li Xuewu? He only chooses good-looking people when looking for a partner.
Compared with his younger brother, Li Xuewen has only restrained his temper and personality. In fact, the two brothers are very similar.
When Li Xuewen was in school, many girls pursued him. He picked and chose after careful consideration and finally chose Zhao Yafang.
How could a girl from the countryside win the pursuit of Li Xuewen?
Zhao Yajun's skin color was tanned not only from farm work at home, but also from training in the factory and daily work.
No matter what Zhou Xiaoling was thinking, since she was sitting here, she had to first see what kind of person the other person was.
If the looks and personalities aren't even suitable, then what's the point of talking?
"Leader, this is not something he would say. Are you lying to me?"
Zhou Xiaoling smiled at Zhao Yajun and asked, "Are you afraid to look at me?"
"No, what my second brother said is a bit mysterious."
Zhao Yajun raised his hand and touched his neck, then looked at Zhou Xiaoling and said, "But it was indeed me who took the initiative to ask my second brother for help."
"Do you need help when you are dating?"
Zhou Xiaoling raised her eyebrows, looked at Zhao Yajun and asked, "Are you not confident, or do you think that with Director Li around, I will be more accepting of you?"
Wang Yajuan heard Zhou Xiaoling's somewhat aggressive tone and glanced at Li Xuewu.
Seeing that he was just watching the fun, I held back and didn't interrupt.
"I was afraid that it would be too abrupt to confess to you."
Zhao Yajun still didn't dare to look Zhou Xiaoling in the eye, his face was red, but he spoke fluently.
"Actually, I asked my second brother to help me because I wanted to give you some trust. After all, you don't know who I am."
"You haven't even formally appeared in front of me, how can I know who you are?"
Zhou Xiaoling turned her gaze to Li Xuewu and asked, "Leader, can I refuse? Will you not let me eat?"
“Hahahahaha!”
Li Xuewu couldn't help laughing at first, and then his laughter became louder.
He patted Zhao Yajun on the shoulder, looked at the boy's blank eyes, and said to Zhou Xiaoling: "Of course you can refuse. I, the matchmaker, use red thread, not iron chain."
"Won't you introduce yourself?"
Zhou Xiaoling had a rather eccentric temper. She looked at Zhao Yajun, whose face was a little pale, and said, "You invited my second brother here, just to let me know who you are."
Zhao Yajun looked at her blankly, and then reacted after feeling the strength of his second brother on his shoulder.
"My family is from the Red Star Commune. I am 20 years old."
He took the initiative to introduce himself: "I have an older sister, two younger brothers, and a younger sister. My parents are farmers, and my grandparents are still alive."
"So, you came to work at the Red Star Factory thanks to your second brother?"
Zhou Xiaoling asked very directly. The shaking in front of him had already made Zhao Yajun sweat on his forehead.
Li Xuewu didn't care about Zhou Xiaoling's frankness. This was a dating situation, not a card game, and there was no point in fooling around.
Seeing that he didn't care about Zhou Xiaoling's question, Zhao Yajun paused, then nodded and said, "Yes, my second brother introduced me to work in the factory."
Zhou Xiaoling nodded and asked, "Then can you also use your second brother's influence to become a cadre and make progress in the future?"
"what--?"
Zhao Yajun had already felt the frankness of the girl he liked, but he didn't expect that she would become more and more frank.
This was too straightforward, and it stupefied him.
"Well... I still want to rely on my own efforts..."
"How do you work hard? Do you have a plan and a goal?"
Zhou Xiaoling shook her head slightly and said, "I may not agree to get along with you."
"It's not because of your background, nor because of your current job."
She looked at Zhao Yajun and said, "You came to the city to work because my second brother helped you. If you were a college student and had a cadre position, I wouldn't say anything to you."
"But you are only a security officer now. How much effort do you have to put in to become a cadre and make further progress?"
Zhou Xiaoling's tone was calm and kind, without being bossy or arrogant.
"I know my own conditions, and it's not like there aren't better people chasing me. How could I get to know you through a blind date, fall in love with you, and marry you without reservation?"
Zhao Yajun listened to her, his face looked a little gloomy, he pinched the chopsticks with his fingers and pursed his lips tightly.
When he left home, he shouldered the hopes of his parents and grandparents, and also wanted to set a role model for his younger siblings.
Indeed, most of my monthly salary is brought back to my family, and our family life has indeed improved in the past two years.
But he was still young, full of fighting spirit and ambition, so he just worked hard in the factory and would never ask for any benefits from Li Xuewu.
In the past, he was brave enough to do things like chasing criminals and hijacking trains, all for the sake of hard work and progress.
It’s just that I can’t say these words in an occasion like today, and what the other person said makes a lot of sense.
I can't give myself to you just because you said "Don't look down on the poor young man", right?
Seeing that he was silent, Zhou Xiaoling took the initiative to pick up a piece of food and put it in his bowl, saying, "Second brother said that we are all young people, so I will speak directly if I have anything to say."
"I am not a vain or pampered person, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to stick with the dance team."
She looked at Zhao Yajun and said, "But I still want basic living conditions. If you can't meet my requirements, it's better for us to be friends. What do you think?"
"Um, sorry, it's me..."
Zhao Yajun felt a little sad, but he still smiled and showed his calm side.
Zhou Xiaoling also smiled and didn't let him finish his words. She said, "Actually, it's a very happy thing to be liked by others."
She looked at Wang Yajuan and said, "Right, Yajuan?"
“It’s hard to say no to someone.”
Wang Yajuan looked at Zhou Xiaoling apologetically and nodded, saying, "I think Zhao Yajun is pretty good."
"Of course, I've seen that."
Zhou Xiaoling understood Wang Yajuan's apology, smiled indifferently, looked at Zhao Yajun and said, "It's hard to refuse others, and it's even harder to refuse a good person."
"You're pretty good. At least you're someone who takes relationships seriously."
"Thank you--"
Zhao Yajun smiled regretfully and ate the food in the bowl. It tasted a bit bitter, but it was definitely not the chef's fault.
"I'm sorry, but we have met now. Let's be friends in the future."
Zhou Xiaoling smiled and nodded, then looked at Li Xuewu and said, "Second brother, I won't be polite to you for this meal."
Seeing Li Xuewu nod, she said angrily: "If he dares to say that he can get your care, I really want to give it a try with him."
"Everyone has their own aspirations, and you can't force them."
Li Xuewu smiled and patted Zhao Yajun on the back and said, "It's okay. Men should be strong. Taking care of others is not something that can be said. It depends on your own efforts."
"I understand, second brother——"
Zhao Yajun raised his head, looked at his second brother, grinned, and said, "Don't tell my sister about what happened today."
"Okay, I know. I won't tell you."
Li Xuewu smiled and nodded, teasing him: "But you have to promise not to cry when you go back. I cried the first time I was rejected."
"When did it happen? How come I don't know about it?"
Wang Yajuan saw that the atmosphere was a bit depressing, so she took the initiative to answer Li Xuewu's question and asked, "Can you share your emotional experience?"
"Do you believe what my second brother said?"
Zhou Xiaoling smiled and said, "Li Xue told me that the girls my second brother has dated are enough to form a dance team."
"Don't listen to her nonsense. I'm actually very simple."
Li Xuewu explained seriously: "I had never been in a relationship before I got married."
(End of this chapter)