She never told anyone the secret she kept deep in her heart, but after repeated questioning by her parents, Xiao Min had no choice but to tell her parents about her feelings about Fang Hanmin, and told her parents bluntly that she just liked Fang Hanmin.
According to their daughter, the two old men bowed their heads and remained silent. They felt that this young man named Fang Hanmin should be good in terms of character and ability, but no matter how good he was, he was only a temporary worker, and their daughter was a worker at the Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory. As a formal employee, the gap between the two of them is really huge!
Not only that, Fang Hanmin’s hometown is in a remote rural area. His parents are old and infirm, and he has five or six brothers and sisters. Not to mention compared with the family of the boy introduced by Xiao Min’s cousin, even compared with Xiao Min’s parents’ family, the conditions in Fang Hanmin’s hometown are far worse. Horrible!
After a long silence, Xiao Min's mother spoke up, "Daughter, apart from Fang Hanmin's good character and ability to work, what else attracts you?"
"Aren't these two aspects enough? It's good for most people to have one advantage. Fang Hanmin has two advantages at the same time. How good do you need him to be?"
The old couple loved their little daughter very much. Although they did not agree with what she said at all, they were still very patient. "Xiao Min, if we remember correctly, this is the first time you have a crush on a boy. What do you think?" If he is good, he is good. Now, you can't see any shortcomings in him. We understand your feelings. But falling in love is not a child's play. As you said, it is a lifelong event for a person. Don’t be rash.”
Xiao Min didn't appreciate his parents' kindness at all, "Don't tell me these big things. Fang Hanmin and I work in the same office. No one knows him better than me. Only I have the right to say whether Fang Hanmin is good or bad!"
Seeing that his daughter was so stubborn, Lao Xiao winked at his wife, "Xiao Min, your mother and I have no objection to your dating Fang Hanmin, but the incident happened suddenly, and after our repeated questioning, you just revealed this matter, We were caught off guard, could you give us some time to adapt before making the official announcement?"
Xiao Min immediately became active, "As long as you let me date Fang Hanmin, I can agree to any request. However, you are too sensitive, because no one knows about this matter except myself and you two. "
"What do you mean?"
"Only the three of us know that I like Fang Hanmin."
"From what you say, that Fang Hanmin still doesn't know that you like him?"
"I haven't told him yet."
"After doing this for a long time, the other person still doesn't know that you like him? Ouch! My daughter, you call this unrequited love!" The old couple beat their chests and feet.
"What is unrequited love? It's such an ugly thing to say!"
"Okay, okay, don't say anything anymore, just let us think about it."...
The next morning, Lao Xiao sent a message to his eldest daughter, son-in-law, and two sons, asking them to go home at noon. He wanted to take advantage of Xiao Min's absence to discuss an important matter with them.
Lao Xiao's two sons are both married. They work in local enterprises because they are relatively close to their parents' home. After receiving the news from their father, they came home just after 11 noon. The eldest daughter is a primary school teacher and his son-in-law is A policeman from the public security station came with the two of them after half past eleven.
Lunch had already been put on the table, and a large family gathered around the table. The eldest son couldn't help but ask: "Dad, you called us back at noon. If you have anything to discuss, you should tell us quickly!"
Lao Xiao put down his chopsticks and told his daughter about her search for a partner, "The young man I introduced to her was a worker in a large state-owned enterprise and his family was well off, but Xiao Min seemed to look down on him, but she told him We, she has a soft spot for a young man in our workshop. She called you back because she wants you to help come up with ideas."
"Isn't this simple? Marriage is free now, and whoever she wants to be good with is up to her." The eldest daughter felt that her parents were making a fuss out of a molehill, and there was no need to discuss this matter.
"Xiao Mei, if the matter is so simple, do we still need to discuss it with you? Xiao Min is only 21 or 2 years old after all. She is still young and has no experience. We parents and you brothers and sisters will not check for her. , if you suffer a loss, where can you buy the medicine to regret it?" The mother obviously disagreed with her eldest daughter's point of view.
"It's okay to check, but what do you want us to do?"
Lao Xiao took a bite of his rice and put down his chopsticks, "Don't I want to discuss this with you? The young man introduced through the matchmaker is very clear about his personal and family situation. The employee of the workshop that Xiao Min likes is said to be of good character. , has strong working ability, but he is a temporary worker, and his hometown is in a remote rural area, so his family conditions are very poor.”
"She has a good character and strong working ability. This is what Xiao Min said herself, right? What is the basis for her to make this judgment? Her hometown is in the countryside, and the family conditions are poor. So what is the boy's hometown like? The conditions are so poor To what extent? How did Xiao Min know?" Xiao Mei asked a series of questions. As expected of a teacher, she analyzed the problems in a clear and logical manner.
The two old men were dumbfounded by the questions because they really didn't know the answers to these questions.
Lao Xiao's two sons also had no idea. They focused their attention on Dong Xinliang, who had been silent all this time. "Brother-in-law, you usually analyze problems very clearly. Why don't you talk today?"
"I'm eating. Let me listen to you first. People are like iron rice or steel. After eating, they will naturally have ideas."
"I asked you to come here today mainly to discuss things. It's better for you to just focus on eating. Are you full now? Tell me what you think." The brother-in-law joked with his brother-in-law, not deep or shallow.
"Thank you two brothers for your concern. I'm full." Dong Xinliang put down the bowl and chopsticks, "This matter is actually very simple. As for Xiao Mei's first question, the Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory is in our local area. If we find a few more people, we can Find out everything about Fang Hanmin’s character and work situation, and see if this person is as good as Xiao Min said.”
"This is a good idea, but how can we find out about the situation in his hometown? Our place is forty or fifty kilometers away from his hometown, and it is said that the transportation there is not convenient." Lao Xiao was still worried.
"No matter how far away his hometown is or whether the transportation is convenient, it is impossible for us to go there to inquire in person. As ordinary people, it is difficult for outsiders to know the real situation locally."
"Yes, you are from the Public Security Bureau. With your status, you can learn the true situation of Fang Hanmin's hometown there." The two brothers-in-law thought they had a good idea.
"What are you two talking about? Is my identity used to do this kind of thing? That is called personal use of power and is a violation of discipline. Do you understand?"
"Look, you know how to pretend to be serious with us. Then tell me, how should we go there to inquire about the situation?"
"Yes, Xinliang, how do you think we can find out about the situation in his hometown?"
Seeing the earnest eyes of his mother-in-law, Dong Xinliang thought for a moment, "Don't worry, leave this matter to me. I will give you a complete explanation of the true situation in Fang Hanmin's hometown in about a week."
...
Dong Xinliang is a very principled public security officer. It is impossible for him to do this kind of thing through the convenience of the public security system. However, he has a wide network of friends and has many classmates. He wants to find someone to find out about a villager in a grassroots township in a county under the jurisdiction of this city. The situation is really not a problem for him.
Shuangling City has two districts and three counties under its jurisdiction. Guichun County, where Fang Hanmin’s hometown is located, is in the most remote location in the city. In Dong Xinliang’s impression, he did not remember that he had any classmates or friends working in Guichun County, but in front of a group of people He has to find a way to fulfill the promise made by patting his chest.
After thinking about it for a long time, Dong Xinliang remembered his classmates in high school and called them one by one to ask if anyone was familiar with the situation in Guichun County.
"We are all old classmates, so just tell us what happened, right?" This classmate was straightforward.
Dong Xinliang told the other party what he wanted to know. Unexpectedly, this classmate worked in the Guichun County Civil Affairs Bureau, and he was given the task of asking about Fang Hanmin's family situation.
One day later, the classmate gave Dong Xinliang a detailed report on the situation in Fang Hanmin's hometown on the phone, including how many acres of farmland Fang Hanmin's hometown had, the ages of his brothers and sisters, etc. They all inquired in great detail.
Not only that, the other party also told Dong Xinliang that he had a friend in Guichun No. 2 Middle School who could help understand Fang Hanmin's situation in high school.
Dong Xinliang was overjoyed and promised to take time to treat his classmates and friends to dinner in the city.
From the feedback, we learned that Fang Hanmin’s hometown is located in Beita Village, Yumin Township, Guichun County. In addition to his frail parents, he also has an older sister, a brother and two younger sisters. The older sister is not yet married, the brother is in junior high school, and the two younger sisters are They are all primary school students. Due to the poor local natural conditions and lack of labor at home, even if the fields are divided into households, life is still difficult for his family.
Fang Hanmin has been very sensible since he was a child. When he was studying in Guichun No. 2 Middle School, he not only had good academic performance, but also performed well in school. If he successfully takes the college entrance examination, he will be named on the gold list.
However, during the winter vacation of the second semester of high school, Guichun County wanted to build a reservoir in the hilly area in order to build water conservancy projects. The county assigned the earthwork tasks of the reservoir project to various towns and villages, and eventually to the villagers in each village.
Fang Hanmin's family has seven people, including his grandmother, a total of eight people have tasks, which is one of the best in the village. His father was physically weak and could not do the heavy work at the reservoir construction site. The earthmoving tasks for the eight members of the family at the reservoir construction site could only fall on the shoulders of Fang Hanmin's mother and his sister.
The list of laborers from each family has been reported to the village, and the villagers are preparing to leave for the reservoir construction site on the third day. In the afternoon of that day, Fang Hanmin happened to return home from the winter vacation. When he knew that his mother and sister were going to the reservoir construction site to complete the earthwork task on behalf of the whole family, He immediately stopped and asked, "Can my mother and sister go to that kind of place and do such heavy work?"
The whole family looked at each other, "The tasks are divided among the people. Our family can't do it without some people!"
"I'm on vacation. As long as I'm at home, I will never let my mother and sister do such hard and heavy work!" Fang Hanmin said firmly.
"Hanmin, you will take the college entrance examination next semester. You should review your homework at home during the holidays. How can I let you go to the construction site to work!"
"I listen to you about other things. I have to make the decision on this matter. I have my own arrangements for reviewing my homework. The construction site does not run around the clock day and night. I will use my rest time to review my homework, so you don't have to worry about it."... ...
