Luo Huiying, who had just returned to the rental house after get off work, was surprised when she received a call from Shen Xueming.
Although the two have known each other for a long time, they are fellow villagers, and they have had dinner together several times.
But really speaking, the two of them are not very familiar with each other, and they have not had any substantive communication.
At most, they would just greet each other politely after meeting fellow villagers, asking if work is going well or not.
Also, during the Spring Festival holiday at the end of the year, I would sometimes ask on the V letter if I could get a car or something, but nothing else.
Should you answer or not? Luo Huiying hesitated for a while, and finally connected the call with a swipe of her finger.
"Hey Shen Xueming, what's the matter with the phone call?"
After answering the phone, Luo Huiying tidied the room while talking to Shen Xueming.
"Luo Huiying...are you free tonight? I'm going to leave the capital and go back to my hometown. Before I leave, I want to treat you and Xiaoliang to a meal. I may not see you any time in the future."
"Is that so..." Luo Huiying frowned slightly after hearing Shen Xueming's words. She actually didn't want to go to this meal.
Luo Huiying has recently been exercising with the last anchor on Kuai Dou. At most she eats some fruits and vegetables in the evening, and is not very interested in things like going out to restaurants.
"Come on Luo Huiying, call Xiaoliang then. He also said that he hasn't seen you for a long time and wants to talk to you. He doesn't look at the monk's face but the Buddha's face. For Xiaoliang's sake, I won't do it tonight.
You should be rewarded with a face."
"If you feel uncomfortable coming by yourself, bring your best friend with you. It won't be lively if there are too many people."
"That's it, it's settled, my mother called me, hang up first."
Shen Xueming chattered a lot and hung up the phone before Luo Huiying could reply.
"Huh?" Luo Huiying wanted to say something else. She had no chance.
"This Shen Xueming, I haven't seen you for a while, but I'm pretty good at asking girls out for dinner."
Luo Huiying casually leaned the broom in her hand against the wall, and the image of Shen Xueming appeared in her mind.
Shen Xueming is not handsome, but he is not ugly either. He is just an ordinary kind of person. His figure is neither tall nor short, and he is also very ordinary.
My hometown is in the countryside, my father is a worker, my mother is a farmer, and my background is very ordinary.
All in all, Shen Xueming is an extremely ordinary person among the hundreds of millions of rural people in China.
I don’t have any outstanding abilities or achievements, but I also don’t have any bad habits.
Ordinary people live ordinary lives and do ordinary jobs.
"That's right! You can also take advantage of this opportunity to bring Xiaoliang and Lezhen together!"
Originally, Luo Huiying didn't want to go to the appointment, but when she thought of her aunt's instructions, she instantly changed her mind.
Luo Huiying's aunt, Shen Xiaoliang's mother, would call Luo Huiying every now and then and ask her to introduce girls she knew to her cousin.
Shen Xiaoliang and Shen Xueming are the same age and are already 28 years old this year. They are considered late to get married in rural areas.
Shen Xiaoliang, like Shen Xueming, is an ordinary rural child, and the conditions at home are not that good.
When I was young, there were still people who would come to me to introduce me to someone for a blind date or something like that. By the time I reached the age of twenty-seven or eight, there were no more people coming to me to introduce me to someone.
At the beginning, Shen Xiaoliang and his family were not too anxious and felt that it would be okay to get married later.
As the betrothal gifts in rural areas have continued to rise over the past two years, Shen Xiaoliang and his family have become anxious.
However, there is no point in worrying. Firstly, he is average-looking, secondly, he does not have a decent job, and thirdly, the salary is not high.
I tried to get married seven or eight times but all ended in failure.
Luo Huiying's aunt was so ill that she sought medical treatment. She asked people to introduce her son to someone she saw.
The night before yesterday, she secretly called Luo Huiying and asked her to introduce a partner to her cousin.
Luo Huiying's relationship with her aunt's family has always been very good, and her treatment of her aunt is no worse than her own mother.
Seeing that my aunt was distressed by what happened to her cousin, she, as a cousin, naturally wanted to help.
When she was at work during the day, she was still thinking about how to introduce her cousin to her best friends so that her intentions would not appear so deliberate and obvious.
Shen Xueming's invitation to dinner today is a good opportunity.
As soon as she thought of it, Luo Huiying picked up her phone and found the number of her best friend Guan Lezhen and called her.
Dudududu, dudududu--!
The phone rang a few times before it was answered, and a cheerful voice sounded from the other side.
"Hey Yingzi! What are you doing! I'm making a copy of Liver with my husband. If you have anything, please tell me."
Luo Huiying was speechless for a moment after hearing Guan Lezhen's words: "I say you are a cucumber girl, can you stop talking about your husband all day long, and you are not afraid of other people's jokes."
"Tch, I don't care what others say about me. My husband is handsome and can fight. I feel safe playing dungeons with him. I have chosen brother Zhongli as my husband."
"Okay, okay, it's up to you. You're free to call me husband. I won't bullshit you anymore and I'll tell you something serious."
Luo Huiying informed Guan Lezhen about Shen Xueming's invitation to have dinner with her just now.
"Are we going to treat you to a dinner party? It's a hometown dinner. I'm going back to my hometown, so I really should go and cheer for you."
"But, wouldn't it be inappropriate for me to go..."
"What's inappropriate? Just be a companion with me. If he invites a bunch of boys, it will be embarrassing for me as the only girl."
"this……"
"Stop doing this and that, you damn girl, do you want to continue playing dungeons with your husband? Which one is more important, your two-dimensional husband or my best friend?"
"Okay, okay, I've convinced you. How about I go with you? But it needs to end early. I made an appointment with a friend tonight to continue the liver dungeon and go to jail together."
"It won't be very good. It will end at 10 o'clock at most."
"OK! No problem. By the way, where is the place to treat me to dinner?"
“Good at home cooking.”
"I'm going. If you didn't tell me earlier, why would you say it's home-cooked food? There's so much nonsense. I'll go right away. I'll just go there tonight to improve the food. I haven't been to the old house in a long time."
It’s over there for home-cooked food.”
"Look at your little potential...don't say you know me."
"Tch, then go to the street and pick up someone to accompany you!"
"..."
After chatting about the business, the two chattered a lot of nonsense again. They stayed on the phone for more than half an hour before hanging up.
After hanging up the phone with Guan Lezhen, Luo Huiying went to the public washroom outside to wash her face. After washing her face, she put on some light makeup.
After putting on makeup, I started looking for clothes to wear in the evening in the closet. After a lot of fussing, the time came to 7:43 pm before I knew it.
At this time, there are only seventeen minutes left before the scheduled meeting time, less than twenty minutes.
Tuk-tuk-tuk--!
"Eiko, are you okay? Are you ready to go?"
Luo Huiying had just zipped up her makeup bag when there was a knock on the door of her room from outside, and a female voice with a clear voice sounded from the corridor outside.
"It's coming, it's ready."
Luo Huiying stood up from the chair, took one last look in the mirror, and felt that there was nothing wrong with her. Then she reached out and picked up a small black bag on the table and went to the door to open the door.
The door opened, and standing outside the door was a girl who was about 1.6 meters tall, chubby, with sleek short hair, and was playing with a mobile phone in her hand.
"I'm still playing, I'm not afraid of knocking my teeth while walking." Luo Huiying said jokingly when she saw Guan Lezhen still playing games after going out.
Guan Lezhen didn't even raise her head or glance at Luo Huiying, and said: "Yingzi, please wait for me for a minute. It's the last room. After filling up the stars in this room, we'll set off."
"Okay, okay, be neat." Luo Huiying knew that Guan Lezhen liked to play games, so she didn't rush her and stood quietly aside to watch her finish.
Three minutes later, Guan Lezhen turned off her phone, put it in her pocket, looked at Luo Huiying with a smile and said:
"I feel comfortable this time. The abyss has been filled again this month. I have obtained the rough stone, and I can once again fill the pool for my husband's special skills."
"You, stop obsessing over your husband in the game. Can he cook for you or make money for you?"
As Luo Huiying spoke, she reached out and took Guan Lezhen's hand and walked towards the main road of the village in the city.
Guan Lezhen laughed at herself and said: "I am so fat, ugly, not gentle, I can neither cook nor act coquettishly. I am just a straight girl who was born an orphan."
Unlike Yingzi, you are not only beautiful, but also have a good figure, a gentle personality, and can cook.
If I were a man, even if I sell my iron, my liver, my kidneys, I still have to marry you home."
Luo Huiying said: "Don't talk nonsense. Who said you are fat or ugly? You are so gentle, cute, lively and cheerful. If anyone marries you, he will definitely smile every day and have fun secretly."
The two of them were walking and chatting, and when they arrived at the door of Lao Yu's home cooking, it was exactly eight o'clock in the evening, not a minute more, not a minute less, the time was just right.
"Luo Huiying, and this beauty, you are here!"
"Sister, Sister Zhenzhen, you are here. Shen Xueming and I have been waiting here for more than half an hour, and we both froze to death."
As soon as Luo Huiying and Guan Lezhen arrived at the door, Shen Xueming and Shen Xiaoliang greeted them playfully.
Luo Huiying said: "Isn't it eight o'clock in the evening? Why did you come here so early?"
Shen Xiaoliang said: "I also said I would come later, but Shen Xueming didn't. He said he would come earlier to greet you two to show his sincerity. I can only risk my life to accompany the gentleman."
"Okay, okay, the time is just right. If we have anything to say, let's go in and chat slowly. Don't freeze outside. Luo Huiying, and this..."
"This is my best friend Guan Lezhen, Lezhen, this is my fellow countryman Shen Xueming, and this is my cousin Shen Xiaoliang."
Luo Huiying acted accordingly, and when introducing Guan Lezhen, she also introduced Shen Xueming and Shen Xiaoliang to her.
When introducing her cousin Shen Xiaoliang, Luo Huiying carefully observed the changes in the expression on Guan Lezhen's face, mentally judging whether she was interested in her cousin.
As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will win every battle, and the same goes for introducing the relative.
Introduce the right person to the right person, so that two people can become a family and live a long life.
If you forcefully bring two unrelated people together, even if they get married, the probability of divorce is very high.
"Hello Lezhen, it's our first time meeting you. Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too."
Guan Lezhen always chatters non-stop when in front of Luo Huiying, just like a chatterbox.
But in front of unfamiliar people, she behaves quietly like a lady.
"Come on, cousin, let's go in together. Mingzi spent a lot of money tonight and ordered all hard dishes. I have to take this opportunity to reward myself."
As Shen Xiaoliang spoke, he invited Luo Huiying and Guan Lezhen to come in.
After entering, the group went straight to the room they had reserved in advance on the second floor.
After entering the door, everyone found a seat and sat down.
There were only four people tonight, and the place was quite spacious, with a large space between everyone.
After everyone took their seats, everyone chatted for a while. After waiting for less than five minutes, the waiter in the restaurant began to serve the dishes.
Dishes that looked delicious, delicious, and tasty were served one after another, and finally the table was filled with dishes.
"I'll go, Akiko...it's too much? Order so much!"
Shen Xiaoliang looked at the table full of hard dishes that he usually liked to eat but was reluctant to eat, and looked at Shen Xueming in surprise.
It can also be seen from the expressions on the faces of Luo Huiying and Guan Lezhen that they were equally surprised when they saw a table full of dishes.
Although the dishes at Lao Yu's home are much cheaper than those in star-rated restaurants outside, today's big table can't be bought without more than a thousand yuan.
The salaries of the people here are not high. Excluding rent and daily expenses, they only save three to four thousand yuan in a month.
It’s very distressing to think about eating up nearly half a month’s salary in just one meal.
Shen Xueming smiled and said: "After this meal, I don't know when we will meet next time, so naturally I want to eat better."
In the past, Shen Xueming would not have been willing to spend more than a thousand yuan for a meal, but today was different. Today had a special meaning for him.
First of all, he did a lot of good things today. Not only did he get a reward of 100,000 yuan, but he also got a work quota for the Black Dragon Mountain Scenic Area. Both of these things are worthy of celebration.
Secondly, today was the last time to have dinner with his good friends. He also wanted to take this opportunity to confess to Luo Huiying, so he naturally wanted to be more generous.
Success or failure depends on this. If you don't succeed tonight, the success rate in the future will be even lower.
"Sister, Sister Zhen, the three of us are in a good mood today."
Shen Xiaoliang looked at Luo Huiying and Guan Lezhen happily and said with a smile:
"Since Akiko has ordered such expensive dishes, we have to work harder and try to finish them all without wasting anything."
Luo Huiying smiled and said: "How much can we girls eat? You guys are the main force. You and Shen Xueming eat as hard as you can."
Shen Xiaoliang said jokingly: "If we eat openly, there won't be anything to do with cousin and sister Zhen. If we come back, we can wipe out a table like this."
"..."
The meal lasted from around 8pm to 9:30pm.
With Shen Xiaoliang as a lively gag player, the atmosphere was very harmonious and there was constant laughter.