Li Sifang had already grimaced after hearing Shen Tong's previous words, but the latter words ignited his hope again, and said with a smile: "Okay, it's up to you! Don't worry, I won't treat you badly. If you take care of me, I will naturally think of you and your dad, so I don’t need to say it explicitly."
Shen Tong smiled awkwardly and said, "Then please don't worry about it, village chief."
"That's easy to say, that's easy to say! Haha..." After saying that, Fatty Li picked up the bowl, wolfed down the food, slapped his ass and left. Before leaving, he took away the tea leaves given to him by Shen Tong.
After Li Sifang left, Shen Jianzhu said seriously: "Shen Tong, you must not agree to this kind of thing. We will not do anything that violates our principles! If you bring it up with Secretary Wu, 'Pah!'! Your face will fall to the ground. You are so shameless. Maybe Secretary Wu will look at you differently."
Shen Tong already had his own idea in mind and comforted: "Dad, don't worry, I know what to do."
The rice was cold, and there was no other way. Liu Xiulan poured it into the pot to heat it again, and when she was about to eat it, someone came outside the door again.
"Xiulan, Xiulan, are you at home?" A fat woman stood in the yard and shouted towards the house.
It seemed that the meal at noon today was not good enough. Shen Tong smiled helplessly at his father and put down the bowl.
When her mother Liu Xiulan heard someone calling her, she wiped her hands on her apron and tiptoed out the door.
"It's Aunt Osmanthus, come in quickly!" Liu Xiulan raised the door curtain and warmly entertained the "distinguished guest".
After Aunt Guihua entered the door, she smiled at Shen Tong and said sheepishly: "I'm eating, I'm disturbing you."
"It's okay, it's okay, sit down quickly!" Liu Xiulan welcomed Aunt Osmanthus to the sofa and dragged a chair to sit in front of her. Shen Tong sat on the floor, so he had to get up and pour tea to welcome the guests.
In the next ten minutes, Aunt Guihua and Liu Xiulan chatted endlessly from east to west, talking about the east and west families, and they talked like beans. During the chat, Aunt Guihua kept talking from time to time. Shen Tong looked at Shen Tong for a few times. Shen Tong wanted to go upstairs to rest, but this was not good, so he had to take a small stool and sit on the edge and listen to the two women singing "Errenzhuan". Shen Jianzhu ran to the yard on the pretext of burning the boiler. I went to hide away and relax.
Talking about everything in the world, the purpose of this trip was finally revealed. Aunt Guihua glanced at Shen Tong and said to Liu Xiulan: "Xiulan, I'm here today, or do you agree with that matter?"
Liu Xiulan was a little embarrassed, glanced at Shen Tong, lowered her head and said with a smile: "Her aunt, it's all my fault. Earlier I didn't know who my child was with, so I did something stupid. Today my son came back to sue me and said that he had found someone I have a girlfriend, look at this...hey! I am all confused."
Aunt Guihua's face suddenly turned livid, but she quickly recovered and said: "That's right, it doesn't matter! It's normal for young people to have virginity nowadays, whether they succeed or not is another matter. Finding a wife is not like this. Style, then we still have to rely on us adults to control it. What do children know? Marriage is not a joke, don’t you think so, Shen Tong."
Shen Tong was distracted when he heard Aunt Guihua calling him. He quickly said: "Yes, yes." Just after answering, he continued: "No, no, Aunt Guihua, you may have misunderstood. Nowadays, marriage advocates freedom and arranged marriage. It’s all old almanac.”
Aunt Guihua felt excited, she moved her buttocks, approached Shen Tong and said: "Shen Tong, you happen to be here, and your mother is also here. I want to chat with you about this matter. Do you know about Mrs. Wang's daughter in the next village? ?Tall, with big eyes, and quite handsome. I teach in a rural primary school. You and I are a perfect match. My sister-in-law Wang has asked me for help several times. I really can’t get rid of this disgrace. At least you can help me. Auntie, you save face, right?"
Shen Tong finally understood what was going on. He smiled bitterly and said: "Auntie, this is not a matter of losing face. The problem is that I already have a partner now. Isn't it appropriate to go see someone else?"
"It's okay!" Aunt Guihua said cheerfully: "As I said just now, you guys are just playing house with each other to keep it fresh. Once the freshness is over, there will be no passion. If you want to get married, you need to find a down-to-earth family. , I will arrange for you to meet tomorrow, whether you agree or not is another matter, okay?"
Shen Tong looked at her mother with an innocent face, not knowing how to answer. Liu Xiulan took over the conversation and said: "Well, her aunt, won't Sister-in-law Wang come to your house after the new year? Is it possible for them to meet at that time? Let us adults stop meddling in the affairs between two people, okay?"
"It's done, it's done!" Aunt Guihua looked excited and took Liu Xiulan's hand and said: "How can this matter be settled? I've also put aside a worry. I'll go and give her a reply tomorrow. It's from a fellow villager. It doesn't look good when you look up but not when you look down."
It’s a matter of time before it’s put on the shelves. Whether it works or not remains to be seen. Liu Xiulan thought for a long time and said, “Sure, that’s it!”
Aunt Guihua stood up and said: "Your Shen Tong is a hot commodity. If you start late, it will be too late to regret it, haha. If my daughter were older, could she still be the wife of Mrs. Wang? Just dream. Okay, don't say it. Okay, I haven't washed the pot yet, I have to go back quickly, so you can worry about something."
Then he said to Shen Tong: "Shen Tong, my aunt is responsible for all your life-long affairs. That girl is so handsome! I'm sure you like it, haha, I won't say it anymore, I won't say it anymore, I really have to leave. "
Liu Xiulan sent Aunt Guihua to the gate, and for a while, she took Liu Xiulan's hand and talked about so-and-so's son who failed to live up to expectations and found a wife but was angry and ran away. It seemed that she still had unfulfilled intentions. Until her man He stood at the door of his house and cursed loudly, then ran home with small steps. When he almost entered the house, he shouted loudly: "You are so worried about that."
Back home, Shen Tong complained: "Mom, how could you just agree without caring about my feelings? Then do you think I should bring Lan Yue back?"
Liu Xiulan picked up the bowl and went back to the kitchen to heat the rice. She said: "Hey! It's just a neighbor. It doesn't look good if you offend her! You don't know that Aunt Guihua is famous for her quick mouth. If she offends her, she can turn the whole story around. The village is here to control our family's gossip. Just meet us. Anyway, you can disagree if you don't agree after meeting, it doesn't matter!"
Thinking that it would not be easy for her parents in the village, Shen Tong had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree to this unique "blind date."
The third time I picked up the bowl to eat, I thought I could finish the meal peacefully this time, but unexpectedly someone came again. The people who came were none other than Faxiao, Dahai and Qiangzi who had been playing together since childhood.