Chapter 611: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 611: Listen to Dad, Definitely Right!

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Wang Erhai and Liu Mei Qi were on their way back to the County Town when Li Xiulan called, asking Wang Erhai to pick up Xiao Hua on his way back to Shanggou Village from the County Town later, because Xiao Hua had gone to meet a high school classmate and was afraid he would miss the bus in the afternoon and have trouble getting back to the Village.

Wang Erhai naturally agreed without hesitation, after all, he had to pass through the County Town on the way back from Liu Mei Qi's home to Shanggou Village.

As for which high school classmate Xiao Hua went to meet, Li Xiulan did not ask further.

"I'll wait for you at the Pedestrian Street Crossroads."

At this time, Xiao Hua sent a WeChat message to Li Jianjia.

They had originally agreed to meet this morning to go shopping together, but because Xiao Hua was busy helping clean up things at the villa, it was postponed to the afternoon.

"Okay, okay, wait a moment, I'll be there soon."

Li Jianjia replied to Xiao Hua's WeChat message and touched up her makeup in front of the mirror.

Today she put on a long red dress, deliberately wore high heels, and put on makeup.

Coming out of the Bedroom, she deliberately asked her mother Zhao Xintong:

"Mom, how do you think my makeup looks?"

Zhao Xintong immediately expressed surprise:

"Oh, daughter, where are you going? This is the first time I've seen you dressed up so flashily! Has the sun risen in the west?"

Li Jianjia felt a bit embarrassed by what was said:

"Just tell me if it looks good or not!"

"I can tell at a glance that you don't usually pay much attention to dressing and makeup; this is too gaudy. Tell me, Mom, where are you going, and I'll put together a new outfit for you."

"Hehe, actually I'm not going to meet anyone, just going to meet a classmate."

Seeing Li Jianjia's appearance, Zhao Xintong showed surprise:

"You're not going to meet Xiao Hua, are you?"

Li Jianjia nodded, tacitly admitting it.

Zhao Xintong furrowed her brow:

"No, daughter, you need to think this through. We can't be all Platonic and Utopian; we have to consider reality. The most realistic question is: are you sure you can bring yourself to kiss him?"

Anyway, facing a young man like Xiao Hua, she, Zhao Xintong, definitely could not bring herself to kiss him.

He was so ugly and short; love is not just about spiritual attributes, physical attributes also account for a large part.

"Mom, what are you talking about? I just haven't seen him for a long time, and we're just going shopping together."

Li Jianjia's face turned slightly red, her attempt to conceal only made it more obvious.

Zhao Xintong posed another soul-searching question:

"My precious daughter, I'll just ask you one question, and you must answer me honestly. Suppose you and Xiao Hua are walking down the Street holding hands—would you care about the strange looks from others, especially when you run into acquaintances?"

Zhao Xintong's question was both tricky and very realistic.

Judging by height and appearance alone, Xiao Hua was certainly not presentable; if she were with Xiao Hua, she would definitely attract strange looks, and might even be gossiped about by people who didn't know the truth, saying she was a snobbish woman clinging to a Big Shot or a rich second-generation heir.

Li Jianjia was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to answer this question for a while.

To be precise, she had never considered this question at all.

Just then, her father Li Zhongxian walked out of the house:

"In my opinion, Xiao Hua is quite good. Don't look at his plain appearance, but he is very capable. He is the only Tsinghua/Peking University student our County has ever had. Based on that identity alone, the upper limit of his life is definitely higher than many people's."

Li Zhongxian said to Li Jianjia with a smile:

"Daughter, Dad respects your choice. Beautiful looks are a dime a dozen, but an interesting soul is one in a million."

Zhao Xintong gave Li Zhongxian a white-eye look:

"If our daughter really ends up with Xiao Hua, and you take him to meet our relatives and friends during the Spring Festival and holidays, aren't you afraid of being mocked? Our daughter is so beautiful; we're not saying she needs to find someone as handsome as Wu Yanzu, but at least he shouldn't be a misshapen melon or a cracked date, right?"

Li Zhongxian said coldly:

"Am I afraid they'll laugh? I'm afraid they'll envy us and can't help it! Our County Town's only Tsinghua/Peking University student—do you think that's nothing? Didn't you see last night that even County Magistrate Xiao was very friendly to Xiao Hua?"

"Dad, Mom, stop arguing. I'm just going shopping purely; I haven't considered all this messy stuff!"

Li Jianjia said this at this time.

Zhao Xintong sighed; she knew her daughter was saying one thing but meaning another.

But she also respected her daughter's choice. Life is like this; elders' admonitions are completely useless. Some detours must be walked by oneself to know.

Her daughter had just studied herself into foolishness, thinking appearance really had no use at all.

Actually, in the real world, appearance affects a person in all kinds of ways everywhere.

"Fine, fine. If you want to go out, I won't stop you, but don't go out wearing that big red dress. It's too gaudy and not good; it makes you look like a fallen woman."

"Then what should I wear?"

Li Jianjia asked.

Zhao Xintong said:

"Since you're going to meet a high school classmate, just wear your High School Uniform!"

Zhao Xintong's idea was to dress more plainly, reduce her attractiveness, and maybe Xiao Hua would look down on her daughter, so there wouldn't be so many troubles.

She looked down on Xiao Hua from the bottom of her heart; she judged people by appearances. If she had such a short and ugly son-in-law in the future, she wouldn't be able to hold her head up when talking about sons-in-law with others.

Unexpectedly, regarding clothing and appearance, Li Zhongxian and Zhao Xintong's views were surprisingly consistent:

"Yes, just wear your High School Uniform out. Additionally, wash your face clean; don't smear on all that rouge and vulgar powder!"

"Is this really okay?" Li Jianjia hesitated a little.

"Listen to your dad, it's definitely right!"

Li Zhongxian spoke with absolute certainty.

Pedestrian Street Crossroads.

Xiao Hua had already been waiting here for quite some time.

Watching the traffic light turn red then green, green then red, the sun gradually slanted westward, and more and more pedestrians appeared on the road.

It was already past four in the afternoon, approaching five; many people would choose this time to come out shopping, and since it was still the New Year's Day Holiday, this side of the Pedestrian Street was livelier than usual.

Xiao Hua waited patiently, rehearsing in his mind countless times the words he would say when he saw Li Jianjia later.

"Classmate Li Jianjia, I will devote all my energy to my studies from now on; I plan to take the Postgraduate Entrance Examination and plan to achieve results in academics, so... is saying it like this too tactful?... Classmate Li Jianjia, I feel I am not worthy of you; don't come find me anymore in the future... is saying it like this too direct?... Classmate Li Jianjia, I have a girlfriend at Tsinghua University; would she believe me saying it like this..."

Xiao Hua rehearsed again and again, negated again and again.

His mood was somewhat downcast, and he couldn't help but feel sentimental.

Because today he had come to bid Li Jianjia a final farewell.

Just as if his heart were about to be hollowed out piece by piece.

He was quite sure Li Jianjia had a good impression of him, but this good impression should only extend to friendship.

Anything beyond that would probably be his own wild thoughts.

He didn't want to be affected by these messy emotions, so he had to cut the knot with a sharp knife and make a clean break in time.

Xiao Hua was still lost in wild thoughts, and just then, Li Jianjia arrived.