Fang Hanmin used the same old rhetoric and easily excused Lu Hui's question, because in Lu Hui's impression, Fang Hanmin was not only smart, but also serious about work, so Lu Hui believed in his explanation.
When old classmates reunite, in addition to talking about work, personal issues are indispensable. Lu Hui has already started a family and started a business. He is very concerned about the life-long events of his two classmates, but Fang Hanmin and Yu Dongmei's responses are not positive.
"Hanmin is busy with technical work all day long and rarely interacts with the outside world. It is understandable that he is single so far. Yu Dongmei, with your personality and appearance, you should have many suitors, right?" Lu Hui insisted on asking.
Yu Dongmei and Fang Hanmin exchanged glances in a way that only they could understand. She said calmly: "I'm not as anxious as you. Doesn't the government now advocate late marriage and late childbearing? At present, I am actively demanding progress. I respond to the government's call. , I plan to consider personal issues after I turn thirty. Lu Hui, don’t underestimate Fang Hanmin. How do you know that he has no contact with the outside world? Let me tell you, there are many beautiful girls in their Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory, and maybe there is a queue of people chasing him. Where's the team?" After saying that, he chuckled.
"Really? Hanmin, it seems that I am ignorant and do not understand the situation."
"Lu Hui, do you believe that Dongmei is making fun of me?"
After laughing enough, Yu Dongmei said seriously: "Life-long events are about fate. You can't just do whatever you want. There's no point in being anxious."
The meal lasted for more than three hours. The three old classmates just talked and didn't drink much. Finally, Lu Hui suggested a toast. He and Fang Hanmin drank half of the wine in the glass. Fang Hanmin suggested not drinking anymore. , "Tomorrow you have to take the bus back to Guichun, and we have to go to work. It's not worth it if you drink too much and get in trouble. Let's meet again on a holiday in the future. I'll accompany you then, and we'll get drunk before we stop!"
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On Saturday morning, Fang Hanmin received a letter from home. The letter felt thick when he touched it, indicating that there was a lot of content written in it. He quickly opened it and found that there were five pages of letter paper inside.
After reading it from beginning to end, this letter mainly contains three aspects.
First of all, it answered the questions that Fang Hanmin mentioned in his last letter to his family. In his last letter to his family, Fang Hanmin focused on how far his hometown's house repair plan had been implemented, and of course, there were other small things.
Speaking of the house repair plan in his hometown, it was agreed with Fang Hanmin's parents when he returned home on May Day. His parents hoped that Fang Hanmin would contribute money to help repair the house in his hometown, but Fang Hanmin's current savings were only half of the funds needed to repair the house.
His parents think that Fang Hanmin is already quite old. Even his brother Fang Xinmin is still a young man in his early twenties. Because the house in his hometown is in disrepair, his parents feel that if someone comes to the brothers to arrange a matchmaking proposal, they are afraid that the woman will dislike his house because it is dilapidated. It is a life-long event that affects her son. Therefore, even if there is insufficient funds to repair the house, her mother Xu Guihua would rather borrow money from relatives and friends to repair the house as soon as possible.
In this reply, it is said that my mother has mentioned borrowing money to several relatives and friends, but the other party has not given a clear reply, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. In short, she has not borrowed money so far. In other words, repairing the house in my hometown has not yet been put on the agenda.
The second content of this letter was to express congratulations to Fang Hanmin. There is no TV in my hometown, but someone in the village saw the news about Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory and Fang Hanmin from the Shuangling Daily ordered by the village committee, and someone else heard the news from the loudspeaker in the village. Zhao, the elder of the militia company, brought the newspaper back from the village committee and gave it to Fang Xiecheng. After reading it, Lao Fang was overjoyed and immediately told everyone in his family the news.
At the end of the letter, he hoped that Fang Hanmin would go back to his hometown this Sunday. It was said that his parents had important matters to discuss with him.
"It's so mysterious. What can't be explained clearly in the letter? You have to let me go back." It's a pity that there is no phone in his hometown, otherwise Fang Hanmin would have to ask his parents what happened.
If you decide to go back, you have to leave this afternoon. Not only do you need to ask for leave from the technical section chief Xue, but you also need to notify Yu Dongmei, because they originally planned to meet on the weekend.
After calling the Academic Affairs Office of Shuangling No. 3 Middle School and finding Yu Dongmei, Fang Hanmin felt very guilty because he could only meet Yu Dongmei on weekends every week. Both of them were looking forward to getting together on the weekend, but this weekend they had to be surrounded by other people. Things are occupied!
"Dongmei, I'm sorry. I received a letter from my hometown this morning, asking me to go back on Sunday and saying that I have important matters to discuss."
Yu Dongmei didn't seem to think too much, "My hometown asked you to go back, so go ahead. I want to discuss important things with you, should I ask you to go back for a blind date? Hahaha!"
"Dongmei, I'm so anxious and you're still joking. Are you deliberately making fun of me?"
"Why are you making fun of you? I'm telling the truth. Your parents are from the countryside. Seeing that their son is in his twenties and still doesn't have a girlfriend, they must be unable to sit still. Maybe they are asking people to propose marriage to you."
"Okay, stop making up stories. I'm going back to see what's going on at home. Let's meet next weekend."
After putting down the phone, Fang Hanmin came to Section Chief Xue's office. After explaining his purpose, Lao Xue happily agreed to his request.
After lunch, Fang Hanmin went directly to the Shuangling Long-distance Bus Station. After a bumpy journey, he hurried and hurried slowly. When he arrived at his hometown, there were already thousands of lights.
Seeing Fang Hanmin appear at the door of their home, the family was very surprised. Mother Xu Guihua couldn't help but couldn't help but said, "Hanmin, are you back?"
Fang Hanmin's face was full of exhaustion, "You said in your letter that you had important matters to discuss and asked me to go home. I took leave and came back."
"Just come back. Come in and have a rest. We'll eat soon."
At the dinner table, Fang Hanmin couldn't wait to ask: "Mom and Dad, you are so anxious to get me back, what do you want to discuss with me?"
"Eat first, then talk after eating." Father Fang Xiecheng always looks serious.
After dinner, Fang Hanmin sat around the table with his parents. Although he felt very tired, he would not be able to sleep until he figured out what was going on at home.
"Mom and Dad, if you ask me to come back, do you want to discuss repairing the house with me?" Fang Hanmin asked eagerly.
Xu Guihua exchanged glances with his wife Fang Xiecheng, and then said calmly: "Repairing the house is just one aspect of it. When I ask you to come back this time, there is another important thing to discuss with you."
"The letter said there is something important to discuss, so you should hurry up and tell me!" Fang Hanmin said anxiously.
"Hanmin, you are already twenty-five or six years old. The children of young people your age in the village can already walk. A few days ago, someone came to your door to talk to you. We agreed on your behalf, considering that you usually don't have time to go home. , the two sides set the meeting time on Sunday, so we asked you in the letter to come back. "
Fang Hanmin thought of what Yu Dongmei said on the phone, and he laughed secretly. Could it be that she had foresight? "Do you mean to ask me to come back for a blind date?"
"Yes, we have discussed it with the matchmaker and asked you to meet the woman tomorrow." Fang Xiecheng, the old father who had been silent, made it clear directly.
Unfortunately, Fang Hanmin was a bit dumbfounded by Yu Dongmei's words, "I remember when I came back on May Day, you discussed with me about repairing the house in my hometown. I made it clear that you don't need to consider my personal problems. Why are you so worried?" Do you want to worry about me?"
"Hanmin, you are busy at work and don't have time to think about your life-long affairs. It's only right that we help you worry about it."
"Mom, I accept your kindness, but I really don't need you to worry about this for me."
"Hanmin, we actually don't have anything to worry about, but if someone comes to propose marriage, we can't push them out, right? And you can't even guess who the introducer is?"
"Who is it?"
"Do you still remember the militia company commander in the village? That is your Uncle Zhao."
It has been five or six years since I left the village, and I rarely went home in the past few years. Not to mention the time traveler, even the host has almost forgotten this person, "Military company commander? Uncle Zhao? What's wrong with him?"
"The introducer is your Uncle Zhao's wife. The woman is her natal niece. It is said that she is good-looking and tall. She is also the women's director of their village."
Fang Hanmin couldn't arouse any interest in this, "Mom, no matter how nice you talk about the girl, I don't know her. Do you think there can be love between me and her?"
The conversation between mother and son made Lao Fang a little bit unbearable, and his face became more and more gloomy, "Hanmin, we are also doing this for your own good. Before you meet the woman, you think this is not okay and that is not okay. I think, For a family like ours, it would be great if someone comes to propose marriage."
"I understand your feelings. The problem is that no one has come to propose marriage before. Aren't we still doing well? Marriage is not charity. No matter how bad this family is, I don't need anyone's mercy."
"Hanmin, what you said is very unpleasant. Men should marry when they are young, and girls should marry when they are young. You are so old and you don't even have a girlfriend. You don't care. We parents cannot ignore the impact in the village. People If you take the initiative to propose marriage, why does it become a pity in your mouth?"
Seeing that the father and son's views were becoming more and more inconsistent and their emotions were getting more and more agitated, before Fang Hanmin could answer, his mother Xu Guihua interjected: "Hanmin, since you are back, let's meet with the woman tomorrow and I'll give it to you." Uncle Zhao and his wife save face, and besides, maybe you will really like each other after meeting each other, maybe."
"Mom, I'm not the kind of person who insists on having my own way. Now that I'm back, even if I don't care about anyone's face, at least I can't embarrass you. So don't worry, we must meet you tomorrow. But it's hard to say what the outcome will be. .”
Hearing Fang Hanmin's promise, the old couple finally felt relieved. A smile immediately appeared on Xu Guihua's face. She took out a newspaper from the cabinet in the corner and said, "Hanmin, we saw you in the newspaper. It's not easy."
This was the Shuangling Daily from a few days ago. Fang Hanmin took a look at the newspaper, put it on the table, and said nonchalantly: "That's what happened, but it's over."
"When you appear in the newspaper, you become famous. The company will use you more this time, right?"
"I am just the one who takes the lead in doing the work, so what does it matter if I am reused or not? If I am reused, I will do the same work. If I am not reused, I will be free. Let's not talk about this anymore. I want to know what you are going to do with this house at home? Than I'm more concerned about this matter than tomorrow's blind date."
In fact, Fang Hanmin already knew the progress of the matter from letters from home, but he had to learn about the situation from his parents in person. As stated in the letter, because the funds for building a house were still less than half, her mother, Xu Guihua, proposed borrowing money from several relatives. Three or four months had passed, but she still had no response, which made her very distressed.
Even if it has nothing to do with him, Fang Hanmin believes that this house really needs to be repaired, otherwise it will not be able to withstand severe convective weather.
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