After they finished discussing the important matter, Li Lingyun stood up and said, "Cousin, I’m going back first. If you need anything, please tell me. I will help you as long as I’m able to."
Houzi raised his eyebrows and said, "Such a big word. Will you be able to keep your promise?"
Smiling at him, Li Lingyun said, "Of course I will."
After leaving Houzi’s place, Li Lingyun did not return directly to Xie village, but went to a state-owned restaurant. freeweɓnovel.cøm
After parking his bicycle, he walked to the counter and said, "Comrade, help me make three portions of dumpling soup."
The young woman smiled and said to him, "Comrade, three portions of dumpling soup cost one yuan and fifty cents, and a food stamp."
Raising his eyebrows, Li Lingyun paid and sat at the table in the corner, waiting for the food to be served. The last time he came here, prices were much higher and he needed two food stamps. He wondered if he got a discount because the woman was smitten with his good looks.
Not long after, the meal was ready and the young woman walked towards him. She put the food on the table and said shyly, "Comrade, here are your soup dumplings. Do you need anything else?"
Li Lingyun took the food, stood up and said, "No need. Thank you, comrade."
He then left the state-run restaurant on his bicycle without looking at the woman again. Standing at the door, the young woman looked at his back and pouted, "Why are all the handsome guys so cold to me? I’m not that ugly."
"Little girl, stop daydreaming and wash the dishes," The chef shouted from the kitchen.
The young woman was annoyed by the chef and said, "I know, coming!"
Forty minutes later, Li Lingyun parked his bicycle in the center area of the production team. He looked around and saw his girlfriend pulling weeds under the scorching sun.
Seeing her face flushed from the heat, he walked over to her. He stood beside her, held her arm, and said, "Jia Er, take a break and rest for a while."
Hearing his voice, Pan Meijia stopped what she was doing and raised her head. Seeing her boyfriend looking at her with a frown, she stood up and said, "Brother Yun, you are here."
Due to the hot weather and the sudden movement, she felt dizzy and almost fell down.
Seeing his girlfriend suddenly falling backward, Li Lingyun’s heart stopped for a moment. He stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms and said, "Be careful!"
"Jia Er, are you okay?" He asked worriedly while observing her expression.
The soup dumplings were at the right temperature and she was indeed hungry. So, Pan Meijia nodded and started eating.
From the moment they first met at his third brother’s wedding banquet, Li Lingyun liked to watch her eat the most. Although it sounds ridiculous and strange, he is attracted to her because he sees her eating so well and even when she burps, she looks cute.
From then on, he would come to this village every few days to look for Xiao Li, just to take a look at her. He thought he could only watch her from a distance, but he didn’t expect that their fates would be intertwined without warning.
While thinking about the day she sent him to the hospital, he watched her eat a bowl of soup dumplings with a satisfied smile on his face. While his girlfriend was taking a nap, he rolled up his sleeves and pants to help her complete her work.
The villagers and educated youths saw him helping Pan Meijia with work and one of them joked, "Brother Lingyun, are you helping your girlfriend again?"
Generally speaking, no one publicizes their relationship before getting engaged because their reputation will be tarnished if they don’t end up getting married. Therefore, everyone thought that he would deny Pan Meijia as his girlfriend.
Unexpectedly, Li Lingyun not only did not deny it, but also said with a smile, "Mhmm, I’m worried that she will get sick in this weather. I will finish her work so she can take a break."
After hearing his words, the female educated youths all looked at the sleeping Pan Meijia with envy and jealousy.
At first, they sneered at her when they found out she was having a relationship with a villager. But after so long, they saw how kind Li Lingyun was to Pan Meijia which made them think marrying a villager is not a bad decision at all.
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