??Chapter 618: 618. The blind date really ca_1
Chapter 618: 618. The blind date really ca_1
By the ti Zhou Tianyu had set down the tea leaves, nobody was paying attention to him anymore.
Auntie Chen stared at the tea leaves and took in the fragrance, then recalled how earlier that spring Zhou Maozhu had roasted tea leaves for the Song Tan family. She exclaid in surprise:
“This is…”
“Yes!” Li Lanhua nodded, “Look, it’s the first ti we’re offering it to guests, you must try it!”
After speaking, she shot Zhou Tianyu a sidelong glance without leaving a trace.
Zhou Tianyu: …Feeling guilty, he dared not speak.
Auntie Chen quickly put her large cup aside and kept nodding eagerly, “It’s only right… Oh, it’s already ten o’clock? Tian Tian told
she would co at ten!”
As she was speaking, they suddenly heard the roar of a motorcycle outside. Everyone went out to see a young girl remove her hat and face scarf to reveal a slightly tanned but smiling face:
“Auntie, sorry I’m late.”
The scene fell silent for a mont.
It seed that nobody expected a young girl to arrive by herself on a motorcycle for a matchmaking visit.
How should I put it, even with a filter, Li Lanhua felt that the girl was a bit too forthright…
But it didn’t stop her from welcoming with enthusiasm. Now with a look of sympathy, she approached:
“Oh dear, look at the fuss we’re in, making a young girl like yourself hustle in this heat… Co in, co in, I’ll cut so waterlon for you!”
“I heard from your Aunt Chen that your na is Tian Tian, right? Such a nice na. Are you tired? I’ve brewed so tea in advance to cool down for you, and if you’re not used to the cold tea, I’ll brew you a fresh hot one!”
To make a good impression on the girl, Li Lanhua was really going all out.
“It’s no trouble, auntie.” Tian Tian smiled with pursed lips, revealing a dimple on her cheek, “I’m fine with either.”
While she spoke, her glance surreptitiously took in Zhou Tianyu, her expression unchanged.
Li Lanhua noticed this and started to worry again. Turning to look at her son—his annoyance was palpable!
His gaze was still stuck on the motorcycle outside!
What was there to see in that motorcycle?! It was just like the old one at ho, one that most families in the village had.
Not to ntion, several young people of their age knew how to ride.
She quickly raised her voice: “Tianyu, hurry up! Tell your dad to cut the waterlon quickly! It’s so hot… Tian Tian, I’ll get you a basin of water to wipe your sweat, okay?”
“Ok, thank you, auntie.”
The girl called Tian Tian was quite poised and didn’t show any signs of restraint. As she entered the courtyard, she didn’t look around—
There wasn’t much to see.
The rural courtyard was plain to see, captured in a glance.
Even as she entered the house, she had no complaints about the bare, tileless floor or the old fan whirring in the living room. Instead, she expressed surprise:
“Auntie, this tea slls so fragrant!”
“Isn’t it,” Li Lanhua was also eager to show off:
“Tianyu’s dad roasted tea leaves for a family in our team this spring, leaves so good they could sell for 10,000 yuan per jin and still be underpriced. This was given to him, and today is the first ti we are serving it to guests!”
The other party obviously caught on and her smile grew wider, with her dimples deepening.
Zhou Maozhu had quickly brought over a big plate of waterlon, casting a look at Tianyu in the process.
Then, taking advantage of the mont Li Lanhua was fetching water, he whispered to her:
“This girl seems pretty generous.”
“Yes,” Li Lanhua was extrely pleased—she was beautiful and knew how to handle things, even if her skin was a bit darker, not as fair as Zhou Tianyu’s.
But then again, having dark skin in the village ans you’re capable of hard work, a diligent person!
Even though her family doesn’t farm much these days, having a hardworking daughter-in-law is definitely sothing everyone would like.
It’s just that…
From the mont she walked in, her warm smile hasn’t changed, and you can’t gauge her depth. How can you tell if she’ll get along with my foolish son?
The girl has co all this way, and he stands off to the side without saying a word of courtesy, and when he does talk, all he ntions is his sales job in Beicheng. How on earth does he manage in sales?
Don’t you have to practice your gift of gab for that?
Li Lanhua has no idea that for so people, chatting with strangers and conversing with familiar faces are completely different experiences.
Unfortunately, Zhou Tianyu is just that type of person.
Put him in front of a product or project, guiding clients to place orders, he’s got an entire script ready to go.
But these down-to-earth exchanges in the countryside… he’s genuinely reserved.
Moreover, his mom is right—Tian Tian does have a delicate beauty, which, although not on par with city beauties, has a charm of its own…
Even if he’s resistant to the idea of matchmaking, he can’t help feeling a bit nervous at this mont.
After all, he’s a college graduate earning more than ten thousand a month, and nearly everyone he knows has a college degree. If he alone started dating a girl who only finished high school, who knows what people would say…
Plus, Tian Tian didn’t wear any makeup today, and in a first-tier city like Beicheng where people care a lot about appearance, I wonder whether she could fit in…
Zhou Tianyu may not speak much, but his mind is anything but quiet.
anwhile, Li Lanhua is carrying the basin to the main room. Before she even enters, she hears her son ask:
“Riding a motorcycle… do you have a license for that?”
Li Lanhua: …her vision goes dark.
Tian Tian is taken aback as well.
At that mont, she glances at Zhou Tianyu and says with a restrained smile, “No, I don’t. But I’ve gotten used to riding around here in the valleys, and nobody cos to check.”
“Oh, oh, oh.”
Zhou Tianyu belatedly realizes he might have asked the wrong question and looks rather embarrassed:
“Sorry, I didn’t an it about the license, I just… I was just…”
Tian Tian starts to laugh, “It’s fine, I understand, no worries.”
Seeing this, Chen Auntie quickly tries to smooth things over:
“Tian Tian, co on, wash your hands, wipe your sweat, and co over for so waterlon!”
“Let
tell you, this waterlon is from Lao Song’s family in our village, 20 yuan a kilo, they don’t sell it to just anybody! It’s only because you’ve got such a good reputation, Li Aunt, and are willing to spend the money that I was able to buy one. I’m really enjoying your generosity today!”
20 yuan a kilo?!
Tian Tian indeed gets distracted, “I heard there’s a household here that often hires people to work up in the mountains. Is it the family that grows these waterlons? They’re really expensive!”
She also looks sincerely at Li Lanhua and says, “Auntie, I’m sorry for the expense.”
“What’s the big deal about that?”
Li Lanhua quickly takes out a plate of cherry tomatoes from the fridge, “How is this considered a big expense? Look at this table, I didn’t even prepare cigarettes, sugar, sunflower seeds properly… The convenience store doesn’t sell these things, and I didn’t get them in ti. Just don’t think we’re neglecting you, that’s all.”
She truly feels a bit embarrassed.
After all, in other matchmaking situations, both sets of parents along with the matchmaker sit together for a al that costs more than 200, not to ntion that they also arrange for fresh fruit, snacks, and to top it off, tobacco and alcohol…
As for her, all she really spent money on was the waterlon.
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