Teacher Ding sat next to the principal’s seat, and Cai Zhiqiang still gave a speech as the student representative, only the content was very different from what he had prepared on his own.
The reason was simple, Yang Yu had changed his mind.
As for Yang Yu himself, after Teacher Ding and his senior classmates had all seated in the auditorium, he quietly left.
Of course, he didn’t forget to send a ssage to Principal Hu, telling him to get the necessary things done and that Haqiang Construction’s crew would soon arrive.
Upon receiving the ssage, Principal Hu was so excited he couldn’t contain himself, assuring everything would be set for Teacher Ding’s honorable retirent.
"Yang Yu, I want to go ho for a bit," Zhang Wenjing said, "If it’s inconvenient for you, I can take you to the bus station. If it’s convenient, co to my ho for so tea and a simple al before you go."
"Sure," Yang Yu smiled, "I don’t have anything pressing right now, so I’ll just mooch a al at your place."
Yang Yu and Zhang Wenjing were high school classmates. Yang’s family lived in the rural areas of Yanghe City, while Zhang’s family lived in a small town in Yanghe City. Initially, their family circumstances weren’t much different.
However, after Zhang Wenjing went to work at Zhiyuan Car Shop in Tianhai City, she gave all the money she saved to her parents, who then rebuilt the old house, making their ho quite new and pretty in the small town.
"Wen Jing is back!" Just as Zhang Wenjing and Yang Yu arrived at the house, a middle-aged woman with a mole next to her lips bead with a smile, "Co, co, everyone is waiting for you to have a al... Hmm? Who is this...?"
"My classmate, Yang Yu. We ca back together for the school celebration," Zhang Wenjing casually said, "Aunt Ryu, I’m just coming to my own house for a al. Who are you talking about when you say ’everyone’? Aren’t you going to eat at your own ho?"
Another middle-aged woman walked out of the house, bearing so resemblance to Zhang Wenjing.
Without a doubt, it had to be Zhang Wenjing’s mother, "Aunt Ryu introduced a young man from the local governnt office in town, and since you happened to co back today, I asked Aunt Ryu to invite him and his parents over for a al."
"Mom, did I ever say I wanted to have a blind date?" Zhang Wenjing was sowhat angry, "I took leave today to co back, and you had co ho to look around, but I didn’t expect you to set up for a blind date!"
"If you had found a boyfriend earlier, I wouldn’t have had to ask Aunt Ryu for help," Mrs. Zhang said, "Besides, a girl is ant to get married sooner or later. Marrying earlier and having children is better for everyone..."
"Mom, if you keep talking like this, I won’t even eat and I’ll head back to Tianhai City," Zhang Wenjing fud, ready to leave when Mrs. Zhang shouted, "Wen Jing, if you leave like this today, you can forget about recognizing as your mother in the future!"
"Rember, it’s you who won’t let recognize you, not refusing to recognize you!" Zhang Wenjing had the sa temper as her mother, fiery and quick, and she turned around intending to leave.
Yang Yu persuaded, "Wen Jing, even if you don’t like it, don’t offend your elders. You don’t have to keep in touch with them afterward."
Aunt Ryu bead with a smile, "Exactly, Wen Jing, look how sensible your classmate is. It doesn’t matter whether it works out or not, don’t let the guests co here for nothing!"
"Fine," Zhang Wenjing felt Yang Yu made sense and agreed, "Let’s go in and take a look."
Mrs. Zhang’s anger turned into a smile, "Wen Jing, your classmate seems quite sensible!"
Zhang Wenjing snorted twice and didn’t want to engage with her mother, so she went straight inside.
Aunt Ryu walked in front, smiling heartily at the family of three sitting in the living room, "Chairman Wei, Mrs. Wei, Xiao Wei, Wen Jing is back!"
This family trio, still sitting on the couch when they saw Zhang Wenjing return, rely lifted their heads to size her up, as if appraising an item.
Mrs. Wei frowned upon seeing Yang Yu, "Who is this man? Why did she bring a man back with her? Doesn’t she know she’s coming back for a blind date today? What is she implying?"
Seeing Mrs. Wei’s attitude, Zhang Wenjing was even less inclined to talk.
"It’s like this..." Aunt Ryu hurriedly explained, and then Mrs. Wei stopped talking, but her suspicious gaze never changed.
Chairman Wei and his son were quite pleased with Zhang Wenjing, nodding repeatedly.
After all, such a beautiful girl like Zhang Wenjing was truly rare in such a small place.
"Please sit down, have a casual chat. Old Zhang is cooking, I will go help in the kitchen, it will be ready soon." Mrs. Zhang found an excuse to leave, and Aunt Ryu said to Yang Yu, "How shall I address you, young man? Is it your first ti in our town, right? How about I show you around?"
"No need, I’ll just brew so tea first," Yang Yu said with a smile. "I’m just here to freeload a al at Wen Jing’s house, I’ll be leaving after eating, don’t want to stroll around."
Aunt Ryu was embarrassingly helpless, but she didn’t have the nerve to drag Yang Yu away, so she let him do as he wished.
The Wei family didn’t take Yang Yu seriously at all. Chairman Wei, as the head of the family, spoke first, "Wen Jing, right? Uncle won’t beat around the bush with you, let’s get straight to the point."
"I’m the chairman of Xingwang Bank in this town, and our family conditions are quite decent locally, so we want to find a beautiful and virtuous wife for my son, Wei Shuhao."
"Of course, Shuhao’s own conditions aren’t bad either—college graduate, now serving as a branch director, and he’ll return to the local area in a year or two..."
"Chairman Wei, marriage is a lifelong matter; you start with terms right away, isn’t that too direct?" Zhang Wenjing couldn’t listen anymore. "You don’t even ask if I get along with your son or whether we like each other. Don’t you think it’s too early to say these things?"
"Are you giving us attitude now, young lady? With the condition of your family, you still feel like turning us down?" Mrs. Wei got angry, about to explode, but Chairman Wei cald her, "Wife, what the girl is saying makes so sense, marriage should be a matter of mutual affection, right? Sit for a while, let and Shuhao talk."
Having cald his wife, Chairman Wei continued, "Wen Jing, uncle here is just laying out the terms first. After all, these days, marriage has to start with looking at conditions, doesn’t it? If the conditions aren’t appealing to you, there’s no point in continuing the discussion, don’t you think?"
"Seems to make sense," Zhang Wenjing nodded. "So what’s next? Chairman Wei, tell about your conditions, maybe I don’t et your standards at all."
"Pfft—" Yang Yu almost choked on his tea; Zhang Wenjing was clearly not here for a blind date but eager to get rid of the other party!
Seeing Mrs. Wei glare at him, Yang Yu quickly said, "Sorry, please continue, continue."
Chairman Wei thought he had already persuaded Zhang Wenjing and went on to set the conditions, "If you two hit it off and get married, we will buy a flat in the city area in full paynt at the ti of marriage, with both your nas on it, and a dowry of three hundred thousand."
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