Although Li Xin and Pei Donglai added each other on WeChat, they have never contacted each other.
Pei's mother would ask about her son's progress every now and then, and Pei Donglai would give a perfunctory reply: "Mom, we are in a relationship, don't worry."
Pei's mother: "I see that after you came back from the blind date, you either cooked with me or went fishing with your dad every day after work. Didn't you see you dating other girls?"
"Mom, Li Xin is a little busy recently giving extra classes to students. I will make an appointment with her when she is not busy. Don't worry."
A month later, one day, Pei Donglai suddenly received a message from Li Xin: Pei Donglai, are you free this weekend?
"Yes, what's the matter?"
"I want to go back to County A to see my grandma, but my driving skills are not very good. I would like to ask you to drive, is that okay?"
Anyway, I have nothing to do at home on the weekends, so Pei Donglai agreed to Li Xin.
Early on Saturday morning, Pei Donglai drove to the door of Li Xin's community. After sending the message, Li Xin came out in less than 10 minutes.
"Drive my car," Li Xin said.
"It's okay, drive mine."
"I'll cheer for you later," Li Xin said politely.
The two of them hadn't seen each other since that blind date, and they didn't keep in touch, so they were still a little unfamiliar.
Pei Donglai was the first to break the silence, "Are you busy lately?"
"Well, I'm a bit busy. I teach fifth grade. The children will take the junior high school entrance examination next year. Some children have fallen behind in their homework, so I help them make up for it."
The day Pei Dong came, he made a random conversation with his mother, but he didn't expect that he got it wrong. It seems that Li Xin is a responsible teacher.
When they arrived at the gas station, Li Xin asked Pei Dong to refuel. Pei Dong came and said, "Li Xin, although our blind date failed, we are still friends. Besides, my car is full of gas, so there is no need to be so polite."
"The blind date failed?" Li Xin smiled.
Along the way, under the influence of Pei Donglai, Li Xin talked more and more, and took the initiative to introduce to Pei Donglai the special snacks and tourist attractions of County A.
After an hour and a half drive, we arrived at County A.
The two first came to Li Xin's grandmother's house. Li Xin's grandmother was 73 years old this year, but she was in good health. When she saw Li Xin bringing Pei Donglai over, her grandmother was very happy and kept looking at Pei Donglai.
He muttered: "This young man is quite tall and good-looking. You two will have beautiful babies in the future."
When grandma said this, Li Xin blushed and hurriedly explained to her: "Grandma, we are just friends."
"I know that you young people all start out as friends, unlike in our era, where you didn't get to know each other until you got married."
When grandma said this, both Pei Donglai and Li Xin laughed.
After Li Xin saw her grandma, she became very happy. It was obvious that she and her grandma had a good relationship.
Li Xin said: "Lai Dong, you rest first and I'll cook."
Pei Donglai: "I'm here to help you."
When Pei Donglai was in Hainan, he learned a few tricks from his boss, and he often cooked at home, so he was naturally very skilled.
After a while, the meal was ready.
Grandma ate and praised: "Xin'er, your cooking is getting better and better. You have made great progress."
"Grandma, this is Donglai's stir-fried dish."
Grandma was overjoyed and said: "Xin'er, you will be lucky in the future. There are not many young men who can cook now."
After dinner, grandma said: "I'm going to bed. You young people go to play in the street. Today is the festival."
Today is June 6th, which is Valentine’s Day for local ethnic minorities.
Li Xin said to Pei Dong: "Let's go shopping on the street."
Li Xinxian and Pei Donglai were walking in the small town. There was no industry in County A and the air was very fresh. Although it was summer, it was very cool at night, like autumn.
Pei Donglai: "Did you grow up here?"
"How did you know?"
"My mom told me that."
Later, Li Xin told Pei Donglai the story of being abandoned by his parents when he was a child, and started crying while talking.
At this time, a little girl selling flowers came across.
"Brother, you made your sister cry. Buy her a bouquet of flowers." I have to say that the girl selling flowers is very good at scene marketing.
Pei Donglai looked at the cute and smart little girl and bought the entire basket of flowers.
After the little girl left happily, Pei Donglai gave the whole basket of flowers to Li Xin. Li Xin was very excited and said shyly: "You are the first boy to give me flowers."
"Didn't you have a boyfriend before, and he didn't give it to you?"
Li Xin nodded.
"Did you break up because he didn't send you flowers?"
This sentence made Li Xin laugh and said: "Do you think I am such a stingy person?"
"It's better to be stingy about this kind of thing."
Later, Li Xin took Pei Donglai to have a late-night snack. County A is famous for its Teppanyaki. The last time Pei Donglai had it was when he was in high school. At that time, some classmates chartered a car from his hometown of County B to eat here. It was really good and he still remembers it.
Li Xin ordered a lot of dishes, including pork belly, beef, small intestine, pork belly, beef bian, etc. Although Pei Donglai had high uric acid and shouldn't eat these, the Teppanyaki here is so damn famous. If he didn't eat it, he would be in vain. Come to County A.
Li Xin asked: "Do you want to drink?"
"Wait a minute while I drive. I won't drink anymore."
"Don't you think it's missing something if you eat Teppanyaki instead of drinking alcohol? Besides, let's sleep at my grandma's house tonight. My uncle and the others are going out for the holidays. I want to stay with grandma. Can I leave tomorrow?"
Just now, Pei Donglai was just being polite. When Li Xin said this, Pei Donglai said to the boss, "Here's a cold beer."
Pei Donglai asked Li Xin: "Do you drink?"
"I don't usually drink. I'll drink some with you tonight. I'm not a good drinker, so don't make me laugh."
Half an hour later, the barbecue was on the table. It was steaming hot and made people drool just by looking at it.
The two couldn't wait to eat.
After a glass of beer, Li Xin's face turned red. It seemed that she was really drunk.
After drinking the second cup, Li Xin asked: "Did your parents say anything after the blind date?"
Pei Dong came up and said, "My mother always asks me how things are going with you. Don't worry, I have a way to deal with it."
Li Xin said sheepishly: "Don't you...don't you want to make some progress?"
Pei Donglai was stunned and looked at Li Xin. Li Xin blushed even more, "I'm just joking, don't pay attention."
"What about you? How did you cope?" Pei Donglai asked.
Li Xin: "My mother keeps asking me, and I don't know what to do. After adding WeChat, you didn't contact me. I only got up the courage to ask you out yesterday, and I finally passed the test."
"Oh, all right".
"What to do next?" Li Xin asked Pei Donglai.
Pei Donglai shook his head, "I don't know what to do. How about we show off our cards? It's not an option if we continue like this."
