Chapter 1509: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1509: Can't Say Good, Can't Say Bad

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Du Xiaojuan returned home, and Li Xiulan hurried over to ask.

"Xiao Juan, how did Xiao Hua's blind date go?"

Li Xiulan looked anxious.

Du Xiaojuan patted the back of Li Xiulan's hand, smiling as she reassured:

"Mom, don't worry. I feel they have a good chance of making it work!"

Wang Dashan asked instead:

"How come only you came back? Where's my Third Brother? He's all alone in Guangzhou, unfamiliar with the place and people. How could you just leave him there by himself?"

Du Xiaojuan rolled her eyes at Wang Dashan's questions:

"So what if I left him? He's not a child! We ate dinner, then I found an excuse to leave on my own. I had to give them some alone time, understand?"

Wang Dashan let out an "Oh," and had nothing more to say.

A smile appeared on Li Xiulan's face:

"If it works out, that's good. Just afraid the other side won't look favorably on our Xiao Hua!"

Wang Erhai hurriedly said:

"Mom, stop worrying needlessly. Third Brother is a top student from Tsinghua University, after all. Who knows how many women admire him!"

Wang Dashan chimed in:

"Right, right, right. Third Brother has no trouble finding a wife, okay? Before, his university friend, named Gu something..."

"Gu Wenqing!" Wang Erhai answered.

Wang Dashan continued: "Right, Gu Wenqing. Didn't she come to our house before? She chatted with so many of us! I feel Gu Wenqing has a bit of an interest in Third Brother. Let them develop naturally. Why drag Third Brother into a blind date?"

Then he glanced at Du Xiaojuan:

"Wouldn't Third Brother marrying a Tsinghua classmate be much better than marrying that stupid woman from your company?"

Wang Dashan had met Zhang Ruoshui a few times. To tell the truth, even he looked down on Zhang Ruoshui. This person does things slow as molasses, with a somewhat dull-witted look.

Du Xiaojuan was angered to death by Wang Dashan's words and retorted:

"She's slow, not stupid! Wang Dashan, do you know what kind of person is truly stupid?"

"What kind of person is stupid?"

"Someone like you — single-minded, told but won't listen, hears but won't change, changes but can't change right. That's the real stupid!"

Wang Dashan immediately darkened his face:

"If I'm that stupid, how did you end up fancying me?"

Du Xiaojuan said:

"That's not me saying it. Tonight, your Third Brother told Zhang Ruoshui: slow isn't stupid; slow is half a beat behind. Stupid is refusing to repent."

"But he didn't say I'm stupid!"

"Aren't you exactly refusing to repent right now?"

As they spoke, they started bickering.

Wang Erhai hurriedly smoothed things over:

"Big Brother, Eldest Sister-in-law, alright alright, stop showing off your affection in front of us. You two bickering happily like this will make people envious and jealous!"

Wang Dashan and Du Xiaojuan stopped immediately, both too embarrassed to keep arguing.

They weren't happily bickering. If left to develop, they might've started a real fight.

Thank goodness Wang Erhai said that, or they really wouldn't have known when to stop.

In a blink, Wang Xiaohua returned.

Li Xiulan hurried forward to ask:

"Xiao Hua, how was tonight's blind date?"

Wang Xiaohua smiled:

"Just met face to face, ate a meal, then strolled around a bit, then sent her home."

Du Xiaojuan hurriedly asked:

"What do you think of her?"

Wang Xiaohua said:

"Can't say good, can't say bad. Anyway, it's fine."

Hearing this, Du Xiaojuan couldn't help feeling a bit disappointed:

"Just fine? I thought she and you complement each other well! Could it be she has some flaw you can't tolerate?"

Wang Xiaohua hastily denied:

"No, no, not because of flaws. How to put it... there's just no impulse. Right, lacking impulse. Eldest Sister-in-law, do you understand what I mean?"

Hearing this, Du Xiaojuan knew getting Wang Xiaohua to take the initiative to pursue Zhang Ruoshui was practically impossible.

Sure enough, Du Xiaojuan asked him:

"Did you add Zhang Ruoshui's WeChat?"

Wang Xiaohua's reaction was actually:

"Too busy wandering aimlessly, forgot to add her."

Du Xiaojuan smiled bitterly:

"Can you even forget something this important?"

Wang Dashan spoke up at this point:

"Isn't that just not taking a liking to her? But it doesn't matter if you didn't take a liking! Third Brother, aren't you on pretty good terms with that Tsinghua classmate of yours? Develop things further, and when the time comes, bring her home as your wife!"

Wang Xiaohua asked:

"Which one?"

Wang Dashan then said:

"Which other one could there be? You're asking when you already know the answer — the one who came to our house last time!"

Wang Xiaohua didn't know whether to laugh or cry:

"You're talking about my counselor Teacher Gu, ah. I feel it's just a pure friendship between us; I've never thought about developing in that direction."

Wang Dashan patted his shoulder:

"Then starting from now, start thinking in that direction, and make an effort to develop things. She's already come to our house — I feel if you just take the initiative a little, there's definitely a chance!"

"Hehe, Big Brother, the way you put it... isn't that a bit too casual..."

Wang Dashan, however, said:

"I'm being perfectly serious. Second Brother, you tell me — isn't Third Brother a bit more suited to that Teacher Gu?"

Wang Erhai said with a straight face:

"If we're talking good, Gu Wenqing is definitely better..."

Wang Dashan immediately clapped his hands and said: "See, Second Brother puts it that way too — it's not just me saying it!"

Wang Erhai, however, hurriedly said:

"Big Brother, I haven't finished talking yet! Gu Wenqing is better, but when it comes to suitable, Gu Wenqing might not be suitable. Third Brother is currently a grassroots cadre in a township, right? Would Gu Wenqing be willing to come over and live with Third Brother? I reckon it's not too likely. She's a Tsinghua talented woman — she'll definitely choose to stay in a big city and develop there. If you ask me, the one willing to accept Third Brother working in a township is the one most suitable for Third Brother!"

Li Xiulan hurriedly asked: "Does that Zhang Ruoshui accept Xiaohua's work?"

Du Xiaojuan hurriedly said:

"Mom, I talked to her about it — she has no objection to this. Besides, from Guangzhou to where Xiaohua works, it's only about a two-hour drive; it's really not far. They can see each other on weekends! If it were Gu Wenqing, it'd be a long-distance relationship — they might not see each other once in half a year!"

Wang Xiaohua sighed:

"Don't you all think that as long as I'm willing I can just choose like that. Anyway, this kind of thing — let nature take its course. If we click, we click; if we don't, no forcing it."

Wang Xiaohua's attitude toward feelings, toward marriage, counted as lying flat — no more pursuit.

Anyway, if he can date, he dates; if he can marry, he marries. Can't date, can't marry — that's fine too.

As for love, he felt he probably wouldn't have it in this lifetime.

Because Li Jianjia had completely occupied his heart; when Li Jianjia died, his heart died with her.

So even when Gu Wenqing interacted with him so closely before, even came to his hometown to conduct an in-depth interview with him, he didn't develop any special feelings for Gu Wenqing.

Li Xiulan, however, hurriedly said:

"Xiaohua, how can you just let nature take its course? When there's an opportunity, you've got to fight for it!"

Wang Xiaohua didn't want to disappoint his mother, so he changed his tune and said:

"Okay okay, then I'll fight for it a bit."

Du Xiaojuan, on the other hand, said:

"I'll push Zhang Ruoshui's WeChat to you — you add her!"

Wang Xiaohua replied politely:

"Okay, Eldest Sister-in-law, I'll add her when I get around to it."