Song Yuping's teasing made Fang Hanmin blush, "What kind of woman do you want to follow your husband? Look at what you said!"
Seeing Fang Hanmin's anxious look, Song Yuping smiled and bent over. Fang Hanmin picked up the wine glass and took a sip. "Is it so funny? Just laugh as much as you can!" After saying that, she turned her head to the side and looked a little angry.
After two or three minutes, Song Yuping finally stopped laughing, picked up her glass, and wanted to clink glasses with Fang Hanmin, "Are you angry? Come on, I wish you a fresh start!"
Fang Hanmin rolled his eyes and said, "That's not bad! I think you were just gloating about my misfortune and deliberately making fun of me."
"Okay, I'm kidding you, why are you taking it so seriously? Life is not easy, you have to learn to be humorous and don't take everything seriously."
"I understand this, but the matter between me and Yu Dongmei cannot be joked about, because we have already turned the page." Fang Hanmin said seriously.
Although this was the first official meeting between the two, Fang Hanmin wanted to let the other party know that he was a very principled person and that some things could be made fun of. Things like the relationship between men and women must be taken seriously and cannot be joked about.
"Okay, let's not mention this matter. How about we talk about something else?"
"Of course! What do you want to talk about?"
"What are your plans for the next step?"
"What's your next plan? Do you mean work, or...?" Fang Hanmin asked knowingly.
"I don't care about your job, I mean, you should know that, right?"
"What you mean..., I... know," Fang Hanmin hesitated.
"What do you know? Just tell me if you know it!"
"Don't you just want to know what the next step will be after Yu Dongmei and I break up?"
"Yes, that's what you mean. Can you tell me your plan?"
"Now that that page has been turned, as long as I meet the right person, I will definitely start over. I can't be a bachelor for the rest of my life, don't you think?"
Song Yuping looked at the other party with ambiguous eyes, "Cheer up and start over, that's right. What I want to know is, have you met the right one?"
Since Song Yuping insisted on forcing him to say it, Fang Hanmin had no worries, "The right person... I may have met him."
"Really? You met the right one so quickly, congratulations! Whose girl is she? Where does she work?" Song Yuping asked pretending to be surprised.
Fang Hanmin glanced at the other party, "Far away in the horizon, close in front of you."
Song Yuping pointed at herself, staring with big eyes, as if she couldn't believe it, "Me? Senior, are you kidding me?"
"Yuping, there are no outsiders here, let's stop acting, okay?"
"Hey, who acted with you? You didn't tell me clearly before, and you didn't ask for my opinion beforehand. How could I be mentally prepared when you suddenly said it!"
Fang Hanmin understood Song Yuping's reserve, "Okay, even if I formally propose it to you now, it's okay, right?"
Song Yuping was noncommittal, "Do you think I am the right person for you to meet? What's the reason? There has to be a reason, right?"
"You don't need a reason to love someone. Moreover, even you admit that we are destined." Fang Hanmin looked directly at the other person.
"That's true. Come on, for the sake of fate, no reason is needed, cheers!" The two wine glasses clinked, and the two smiled knowingly. ...
Walking out of the hotel door, the night breeze blew into his face with warmth, and various neon lights decorated the streets with radiance. Fang Hanmin originally wanted to go shopping with Song Yuping in the city center for a while and show her the night view of Shuangling City, but he was carrying such a There were so many things and it was really inconvenient, so Song Yuping gave up on her own initiative, "Go back and talk about it later when we have a chance."
After taking a taxi back to the single dormitory building and placing the purchased books and clothes in Xiao Min's room, Song Yuping asked to take a look at Fang Hanmin's dormitory.
"My room is dirty and messy. It can't be compared to this place. It's better not to look at it."
"No matter how dirty or messy you are, you still have to let me take a look. I'm so sorry that you have come all the way and don't know what your life is like. If you have time tomorrow morning, I will help you clean up your room." Song Yuping insisted.
"That's so embarrassing! You can take a look and just clean up the room. I will take time to clean."
Entering Fang Hanmin's dormitory, although it is indeed not as clean and tidy as Xiao Min's room, it is not as bad as Fang Hanmin said. The floor is still clean, but a simple square table is filled with books, which makes it a bit messy.
Song Yuping is also a person who likes to read. She understands this very well. Sometimes she is reading a book and suddenly something happens and she puts the book on the table. Over time, the table will inevitably look messy. This is a habit shared by many readers. , in her opinion this is not a problem.
Fang Hanmin cleaned out a cup, put some tea leaves, and made a cup of tea for Song Yuping. He turned around and saw Song Yuping tidying up the desk. He hurriedly came over to dissuade her, "I am reading two books. You don't need to tidy them up. Just sit down and rest." "
When she heard that there was a book that Fang Hanmin was reading, Song Yuping stopped. She knew that many people had their own habits when reading books. They might have made marks or highlighted important points. If they were missed, it would be a disservice.
Seeing that Song Yuping refused to sit down, Fang Hanmin brought a rag and wiped the only chair in the room. "Please sit down! Would you rather sit on the edge of the bed or a chair?"
Because she heard Fang Hanmin's confession at dinner, Song Yuping felt that her relationship with Fang Hanmin was different from before. Out of the need for further understanding, she seemed to have a lot to say with Fang Hanmin.
Seeing that it was still early and she wouldn't go to work tomorrow, Song Yuping sat down on the chair. Just when she didn't know where to start, she suddenly thought of a question that she didn't understand: "Just now at the dinner table, you said that you I had a very low self-esteem when I was a student, but you were a student cadre in middle and high school, and you were considered a celebrity in the school. Logically speaking, you shouldn’t be! Why do you have such a low self-esteem?"
Fang Hanmin also made himself a cup of tea. He sat on the edge of the bed with the teacup. Because he decided to be friends with Song Yuping, he had to tell the truth about the issues that the other party cared about, "You don't know something. My hometown was very poor at that time. Regardless of junior high school, When I was still in high school, I was almost always the last one in the class to pay the tuition fee of a few dollars per semester. In such an embarrassing situation, I couldn't help but feel inferior."
"Oh ---, is there such a secret? So, your ability to become a student cadre of the class and school depends entirely on your academic performance and overall performance."
"That should be the case. After all, student cadres can only be measured by their academic performance and overall performance. If students with good family backgrounds and poor backgrounds are allowed to serve as student cadres, what leading role can they play for the students?"
"But you are a very calm person. No one outside can see your inferiority complex, let alone that your family conditions are so bad. At that time, we all thought you were noble and looked down on others. We didn't expect you to be in such a predicament."
"The actual situation is just the opposite. It's not that I look down on others, but that I'm afraid that others will look down on me. Therefore, except for two or three very good boys, I have almost no in-depth contact with others, and I stay away from girls."
"That situation created your complex character of introversion, hard work, low self-esteem, and introversion. Over the years you have been working, your character has changed a lot, right?" Because before, I only saw Fang Hanmin's surface and didn't understand him well. Song Yuping decided to make friends with him. Only through such conversations can she see the real Fang Hanmin.
"My personality has changed a lot since I started working. Otherwise, how would I get along with my colleagues?"
This is true at all, but the change in personality stems from the traveler's academic background and high technical level, as well as his subsequent series of contributions to the Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory, making Fang Hanmin become generous, confident, wise and casual, but He also has the host's tradition and introversion. In fact, Fang Hanmin's current personality is still between modern and traditional, and it is difficult to measure it by a certain standard.
"With the reform and opening up, joint production contracting has been implemented in rural areas for several years. The situation in my hometown has also changed a lot, right?" Don't blame Song Yuping for being realistic. If she wants to truly make friends with Fang Hanmin, she must understand these situations.
Taking this opportunity, Fang Hanmin introduced the situation of his hometown in detail to Song Yuping, "Although my parents are old and frail, one brother and one sister have grown up, and the family's food and clothing is no longer a problem. Last year, I helped them build a new house. Life is pretty good now."
"Do you have a youngest sister who is in junior high school in our school?"
"If you didn't mention her, I almost forgot about her. Yes, the youngest sister is in junior high school, how did you know?" Not only is the time traveler not interested in the affairs of Fang Hanmin's hometown, but the host has been away from home for many years, and he is also interested in the things in his hometown. The situation is a bit murky.
"Your sister should be in Class 3, Grade 2. Their Chinese teacher had family issues last semester. I taught a few classes for their class. There was a girl named Fang in that class. Her facial features seemed a bit similar to yours."
"I'm not in the class you teach? I still want you to take care of me."
"You are also from student days. How do you take care of this kind of thing when you are studying?"
"Hey, I'm kidding you. What are you looking after? If her academic performance is good, she will continue to study. I can pay for all her expenses. If her academic performance is not good, no one can do anything."
"We have been talking about your situation since we met, senior, don't you want to know about my situation?" Song Yuping asked suddenly.
Fang Hanmin has never been interested in other people's privacy. He used to work in a workshop and never discussed other people's private affairs behind their backs. Now he is the leader of the technical department. Once he hears his colleagues whispering behind others' heads and inquiring about other people's family affairs, he will stop them.
He had made several phone calls and written letters to Song Yuping several times. Even though they met formally today and had already talked a lot, he did not want to ask about the other party's family situation. If Song Yuping had not taken the initiative to bring it up, he would not have been able to think of such a thing. .
"First of all, please change the name you use to me. Don't call me a senior, which makes me look unfamiliar."
"Then what shall I call you?"
"Call me by her first name. Don't call me senior anymore."
"Okay. What then?"
"To be honest, although we are alumni in middle school and high school, I really don't know which village your family is from."
Song Yuping said nonchalantly: "Want to know? If you want to know, I'll tell you. If you don't want to know, forget it."
"Of course I want to know, because you are no longer an outsider now, and I am also interested in your situation."
It turns out that Song Yuping's hometown is in the same township as Fang Hanmin, but not in the same village. The distance between the two families is less than ten kilometers. She has four brothers and sisters. She is the second eldest child in the family. Her elder brother has already married, and she has a younger brother and a younger sister. , currently studying in middle school.
Because it is close to the highway and has convenient transportation, Song Yuping's hometown has better economic conditions. Their village is the best village in the township. Her brother, sister-in-law and her parents earn a good income every year by growing vegetables. Unless she volunteers, her parents generally do not need her. Help financially.
