Seeing the hesitation on her face, Lin Qingbai pursed his lips and smiled, "What's the matter, is there something wrong?"
"... there is something wrong."
Lin Qingbai raised his eyebrows, seeing that she didn't want to talk, smiled slightly, "Okay, then we can make an appointment next time."
Seeing him so talkative, Xu Nannan couldn't bear it anymore. "It happens to be on business in the provincial capital. If you don't, you'll wait for me at the movie theater. I'll come to you when I'm done."
"Okay." Lin Qingbai agreed without thinking.
After entering the house, Xu Nannan began to think about how to handle his own affairs during the weekend and how to keep Lin Qingbai from noticing. After thinking about it, it seems that it is not difficult. Anyway, go directly to get the goods, give money, and receive Taobao... Date!
Lin Qingbai went all the way back to the county party committee compound, thinking about something, sometimes frowning, sometimes sighing. When I arrived at the county party committee compound, a smile appeared on my face again.
"Minister Lin is back." The doorman Lao Ke greeted with a smile.
"Thank you, Master Ke." Lin Qingbai handed him a cigarette. Lao Ke narrowed his eyes, took it, and said in a low voice, "Today, someone came to Director Liu's house. It was a woman, and it seemed to be the object of Director Liu's son. Family members. What kind of uncle's mother."
People in the compound are not clear about the changes in the relationship between Lin Qingbai and Liu Jianjun. But everyone agrees on one thing, the two of them don't care about the disagreement, anyway, if the other party has something to do, just talk to the other side, that's right. What's more, compared with Minister Liu, this Minister Lin can be said to be very likable, and Lao Ke is no exception.
Hearing what Old Ke said, Lin Qingbai's eyes flickered, and he said with a smile, "Master Ke really sees all directions and listens to all directions. It's good to have you watching our county party committee compound."
After speaking, he left with a smile.
While smoking a cigarette, Master Ke smiled wrinkled all over his face.
Just when they reached the upstairs corridor, County Mayor Sun's wife and an aunt came out. Lin Qingbai had a good memory, and he recognized it at a glance. She was the daughter-in-law of the county magistrate Sun's cousin, and Sun Gong'an's mother.
County Magistrate Sun's wife greeted her with a smile, "Minister Lin is back, it's late every day."
Before Lin Qingbai could speak, Aunt Sun next to him said, "Minister Lin, you came back late, but I don't know that someone came to Mr. Liu's house today. It's Liu Hongjun's aunt who messed with men and women. You said it's so popular these days Exactly, how can you do such a shameful thing? A daughter from such a person's family is not a good thing. Even if you are married, you will definitely not be safe in the future. "
Lin Qingbai's face was serious, "Whether it's good or not, this is a matter of Minister Liu's family. If you say that about his family, it is easy for County Magistrate Sun to offend others."
County Magistrate Sun's daughter-in-law also had a cold face, "Auntie, don't speak ill of people behind their backs." She could hear the guns and cannons, but Minister Lin is as smart as he is, but still can't understand
Aunt Sun didn't know if Lin Qingbai heard it, so she hurriedly said, "Oh look at me, didn't I just talk about it. Minister Lin hasn't found a partner yet, so he has to look hard. Find someone with a clean family background and good character Yes. Would you like me to introduce you?"
Lin Qingbai's eyes turned cold, and he said with a smile, "I'm dating, and I'm about to get engaged, and I'm going to invite County Magistrate Sun to have a drink then."
After speaking, he squinted his eyes and went upstairs.
"What, still engaged? Such a person, still engaged? What is Minister Lin thinking? Didn't you understand what I said?" Aunt Sun looked puzzled.
County Magistrate Sun's wife sneered, "His aunt, I'm busy these days, so I don't have time to entertain you. You have time to take care of Pingping and Xiaoan at home." Minister Lin is right, this person will really offend Old Sun people. Looking at it like that, Minister Lin reckoned it all in his heart, and he had to find a way to explain it to others later.
Liu Jianjun's family was also talking about this. As soon as Liu Jianjun came home, he heard his wife say this, and his face changed. He really didn't know that Lin Qingbai and Xu's family had such a relationship. If it was true, then Lin Qingbai was helping him with ideas in the police station before. Was it for other purposes, obviously to delay it, but in fact it was also I want him to step back and admit to the Xu family. After all, Xu Hong is the cousin of his partner, so she is a very close relative.
Seeing his complexion, Liu Jianjun's daughter-in-law said, "I'm not sure about it, why don't you find a chance to ask Minister Lin. Otherwise, I don't know what to do. I really saw that family, and I was very worried. It's a shame. It's not easy to dump Minister Lin's face."
Liu Jianjun was also quite uncomfortable. If his son hadn't been under Lin Qingbai's command now, he would have gone to question him a long time ago.
Just feeling uncomfortable, there was a knock on the door of the house.
When Liu Jianjun's wife opened the door, she was Director Gao's wife. "Our old Gao said that it's been a long time since we got together. No, I was thinking of inviting your old Liu to dinner."
"How embarrassing." Liu Jianjun's wife smiled and looked back at her man.
"Old Gao is looking for it, I must go there, I'll bring a bottle of good wine." Liu Jianjun endured the depression in his heart, and went to the cupboard to get his own liquor while smiling.
Liu Jianjun was still planning to ask Director Gao about it, but just after entering Director Gao's house, he saw Lin Qingbai sitting there. His face froze instantly.
Director Gao smiled and said, "Lao Liu is here, I told brother Lin that I want to have a drink with you today."
Liu Jianjun walked in with the wine in hand, smiled and said nothing.
The meals were served on the table, some were from the cafeteria, and some were vegetables from Director Gao's hometown. Director Gao happily greeted the two of them for dinner. "Eat and drink well, and the craftsmanship is average, so don't be polite."
Lin Qingbai took a sip of his wine, "Sister-in-law's craftsmanship is very good. I still want to ask my sister-in-law to help me set up a table when I get engaged to my partner."
Hearing this, Director Gao's wife came out of the small kitchen with a smile, "That's a good relationship, it's definitely no problem to leave this matter to me. When did you get engaged? Master, leave some good materials, and make a table anyway."
"I haven't discussed with the elders in her family yet, so it shouldn't be far away."
"Oh, let me see, just get married," Director Gao's wife said. "When I get married, I have to host another table."
"I haven't reached the age yet, so I can only get engaged first." Lin Qingbai said with a smile.
Lin Qingbai must have reached his age, that is, his partner has not yet reached his age. Ouch, I don't know which little girl it is, who can make people like Minister Lin rush to get engaged, and worry about running away.
After hearing the topic, Liu Jianjun finally couldn't help it anymore, and said with a half-smile, "Speaking of Minister Lin's partner, I heard something about it, my son's newly engaged partner is probably related to Minister Lin's partner. "
Director Gao and his wife were stunned.
This is too coincidental.
After hearing this, Lin Qingbai said with a straight face, "My partner's surname is Yu, which has nothing to do with the Xu family. Director Liu, don't talk nonsense in front of my partner."
Hearing what Lin Qingbai said, Liu Jianjun choked suddenly. Could it be that woman really was talking nonsense
Just as he was hesitating, he heard Lin Qingbai say, "I don't care what other people think, anyway, I definitely don't recognize the relatives she doesn't recognize. If anyone talks nonsense outside in my name, I don't agree."
Listen, there is a story in it.
It's just a family matter. If Minister Lin doesn't talk about it, it's hard for anyone to ask. But Liu Jianjun was in the dark. It's just that I don't doubt Lin Qingbai as much as before, worrying that I made a mistake and make Lin Qingbai unhappy.
The next day, Lin Qingbai picked up Xu Nannan early in the morning, took Li Jing to the county party committee to find Liu Jianjun's house, and told them about the matter in their name. However, he did not mention the fact that Li Jing was involved in Liu Jianjun. After this incident, he also seemed to see a problem. Liu Jianjun is a ticking time bomb. It's good to be stable for the time being. When something really happens, he will definitely be restless. Don't tell this little girl about this kind of man.
When Xu Nannan heard it, he almost didn't respond early in the morning.
In front of her, she still looked down on her left and right, and she was cold-hearted, but in the end, she flirted with others in her name behind her back. What is this for.
Seeing that she was unhappy, Lin Qingbai rubbed her cheeks soothingly, "Don't be angry, I'll just tell you. I won't hide these things from you. But I don't want to affect your mood." After Xu Hong's incident last time , he felt that some things should not be hidden from Nannan in the first place.
"I won't be angry for such a person, but it's not an option to let her mess around like this. Don't meddle in this matter. I'll go and talk to someone who can control her."
She felt that Lin Qingbai had overestimated Li Jing by letting Lin Qingbai, a big man, fight against Li Jing.
Lin Qingbai smiled, "Okay, I don't care."
When the car got on the road, Lin Qingbai sighed again, "When I went back to the compound yesterday, an old aunt stopped me and wanted to introduce me to a partner. I said I had a partner, but they didn't believe it. Not only she didn't believe it, but other people in the compound People don't believe it, saying that they have never seen you before."
When Lin Qingbai said that he was introduced to someone, Xu Nannan almost lost his temper. Those who have the Lord still have people who care about it. Hearing what was said later, she thought, she had never wandered around Lin Qingbai's place.
"Then why don't I find a chance to visit you?" Xu Nannan said.
Before, Lin Qingsong was hanging around Lin Qingbai, which attracted the attention of lesbians, but she ignored that Lin Qingbai's appearance was quite attractive. Listening to what Lin Qingbai said now, the sense of crisis also came. You must take an oath of sovereignty.
Lin Qingbai said, "This is too deliberate. You say, why don't we get engaged? I'm worried about people gossiping when we are alone with each other and come in and out. Let's take advantage of the opportunity of engagement and treat him to a table of wine. Everyone in the compound knows that I am the owner." He said this casually, as if he was really proposing a solution.
When Xu Nannan heard about the engagement, he was a little apprehensive, "Isn't it too early to get engaged?" The partner is still far away from getting married, but when he is engaged, he feels that marriage is just around the corner.
"It's getting late. Didn't you say last time that your friend Zhu Fang got married and had to prepare in advance? Let's get engaged first, and after a while we'll start saving up for the wedding. It's going to take a year anyway."
"makes sense."
"Well, when I pick you up in the afternoon, I'll stop by and talk to grandma and listen to the old man's opinion. You don't have to worry about it, you don't have to worry about anything, I'll do it. It's the same thing as a sexual partner .It’s just an extra table of banquets.”
"...Okay." I always feel that something is wrong, the engagement and marriage are arranged so logically.
When she arrived at the mine, Xu Nannan didn't have the time to think about whether Lin Qingbai's arrangement was good or not. She had to find a way to solve Li Jing's matter.
Having no common language with Li Jing, Xu Nannan went directly to the mine to find Xu Jiansheng who was supervising the work.
Xu Jiansheng's body was covered in dust. Seeing Xu Nannan coming over, he was a little surprised.
Thinking that he treats Xu Ling better now, Xu Nannan didn't show his face like before, and said calmly, "I have something to tell you."
Xu Jiansheng nodded, explained to the workers around him, and followed her to the side.
Xu Nannan didn't beat around the bush, and directly sent Li Jing to the county party committee, and even told Li Jing about their relationship. At the end, she said, "Regardless of whether Lin Qingbai and I are dating or not, she shouldn't have mentioned this matter to others. Since we broke up the relationship at the beginning, what's the point of mentioning this now." If it was normal, she didn't care. But Li Jing mentioned what she was doing, she just wanted to build relationships and take advantage of Lin Qingbai's relationship. Why is she Li Jing! Not to mention that she and Lin Qingbai are just dating, even if she is really married to Lin Qingbai, she has nothing to do with Li Jing.
Xu Jiansheng's face was also not good-looking, he didn't even know that Li Jing went to the county party committee to find Xu Hong's partner's house. It even involved Nan Nan and her partner.
"I will take care of this matter, don't worry, there will be no next time."
Xu Nannan nodded, and when he left, he said, "Xiaoling is a good child, I hope you can cherish it." She doesn't need the family affection of the old Xu family, maybe Xiaoman has gotten used to it over the years, but Xu Ling is by her parents' side When she grows up, she hopes to have a healthy family.
With Xu Jiansheng's assurance, Xu Nannan put the matter aside for the time being.
If Li Jing still doesn't listen, she will make it clear that she has nothing to do with Li Jing during the time of her engagement. Even if people gossip, she doesn't care. No, when did she agree to get engaged? Xu Nannan patted his head, feeling as if he had been brainwashed.
Here, Xu Jiansheng was holding his breath all the time, and when he got off work at noon, he went back to the house with a sullen face.
Li Jing was in the right mood to feed the children. This time, I didn't treat Xiao Ling badly, and let her eat first. Looking up, Xu Jiansheng came back, and immediately went to serve him a meal with a smile.
She planned that when the children went to school and Xu Jiansheng went to work, she would go to the county party committee again. If you go there a lot, don't you get familiar with those who come and go again? In the future, by the way, I will get to know the daughter-in-law of the bureau chief, the daughter-in-law of the county magistrate, the wife of the secretary, and so on, so she will be mixed into this circle.
If you want to ask others to do things again, isn't that a simple and easy thing
At that time, she will also be able to eat commercial food, so there is no need to look at anyone's face.
Seeing the smile on her face, Xu Jiansheng couldn't hold back the pent-up anger in his heart. After Xu Long and Xu Lei went out and Xu Ling finished eating, he urged Xu Ling to go to school.
After the children left, he put down his chopsticks and looked at Li Jing with a wooden face, "Have you gone to the county committee?"
Li Jing paused with the chopsticks holding the food, and then smiled nonchalantly, "Aren't I going to help Hong Hong to get in touch with each other?"
"Did Jianhai's beating be light?" Xu Jiansheng said in a cold voice.
"Old Xu, what do you mean?" Xu Jianhai's beating became her nightmare. Why did Lao Xu mention it again
"What do I mean, Xu Hong's matter has finally been settled, you shouldn't get involved. Also, what did you say to others? Did you show off Nannan's object, Li Jing, Li Jing. In your heart Do you have any good intentions for children? Nannan's partner is still with him, and he is not yet married, so you can use his name to let them know how to look at Nannan."
Xu Jianhai's voice was a little excited. For a family like theirs, Nannan was young, and it was hard to find such a good partner. The family definitely couldn't help, so why did they have to get together to hold back. Fortunately, he thought that Li Jing sincerely hoped that Nan Nan and the others would come back and live together, and co-authorship was a condition for being fancy.
Listening to his criticism, Li Jing's eyes turned red with grievance, "What's wrong with me, she is my daughter, my daughter's object, why can't I mention it."
"Not anymore!" Xu Jiansheng slapped the table hard. "Li Jing, let me tell you, if you make trouble again, I will let you go back to the countryside. This time it's true. You have to thank Xiaoling, if it wasn't for the mother taking care of this girl, you should go back to the countryside now. "
"Old, old Xu..."
Xu Jiansheng didn't even look at her glowing red eyes, he dropped his chopsticks and went out.
He used to think that this woman was virtuous, that she could manage the house and was a good wife. At that time, he himself was also blind and blindfolded.
In the afternoon, Lin Qingbai came to pick him up refreshed, his hair was cut, his hair cut, and his shirt was changed into a white one. Wearing a straight military uniform outside. Simply broad shoulders narrow waist, long legs.
Xu Nannan's eyes lit up, and he got into the back seat calmly.
His clothes were so tidy that she was too embarrassed to grab them, so she just grabbed the back seat.
"I told Xu Ling's father today, if that person goes to the county committee again, you can tell me." Xu Nannan said.
"Yes." Lin Qingbai responded lightly.
"Are you really going to talk about the engagement today?"
"Um."
"Is it too early?" She thought about it again in the afternoon, and always felt that it was too sudden.
"It's getting late, I'm still taking advantage of this week to buy some things I need. It will be next week at the earliest. A month has passed in a blink of an eye. After October, I will start to be busy for the end of the year. We don't have time. We have to go back to the capital in a hurry during the Chinese New Year. If we get engaged and go back, others can't talk nonsense."
Listening to Lin Qingbai counting the time, Xu Nannan suddenly realized that it seemed to be the case. It seems that the engagement is about the same at this time. Anyway, sooner or later, it is better to get engaged than to do it later when you are busy.
Lin Qingbai didn't hear Xu Nannan's rebuttal, so he curled his lips slightly, and his happy eyes lit up.
This time it was delivered to the door of the house, and Lin Qingbai finally entered the house. And seriously put forward the plan of engagement to the two elders.
When the two elders heard this, they were shocked. Especially Grandma Yu, she usually felt that Lin Qingbai was very disciplined and would never come to the door casually, but she didn't expect this kid to bring up big things as soon as he came to the door.
Seeing that the two elders did not speak, Lin Qingbai said seriously, "Grandpa and grandma, I am very solemn and serious in making this request. I hope you two elders can agree to me."
Grandma Yu glanced at Grandpa Yu, Grandpa Yu thought about it, sighed melancholy and said nothing.
Before that, they had been looking forward to Nannan's dating, and they were very happy when they really fell in love. But now that Lin Qingbai mentioned the matter of getting engaged, he suddenly realized that his granddaughter was going to get married. Once you get married, you can no longer live at home.
Lin Qingbai kept looking at the two elders. Seeing their expressions, he said with a smile, "Nannan was also thanks to grandma's care. I have no relatives here. If grandma doesn't dislike me in the future, after Nannan and I get married, Come and eat during the day."
Hearing this, Grandpa Yu and Grandma Yu regained their spirits and said again and again, "Family, what do you say that you don't like. You can come here anytime you want."
Xu Nannan was listening by the side with an embarrassing look on his face. Didn't this just talk about engagement, why did he go off to get married? Even married life popped up.
Before she could figure it out, the three of them had already started talking about the details of their engagement.
What Lin Qingbai meant was that there must be a table. But here, please invite relatives and friends in the neighborhood to have a meal, and he will have another table at the county party committee. In this way, people around both sides will know about it.
Grandpa Yu and Grandma Yu had no worries, so they naturally agreed with his idea.
Getting engaged is a good thing. The difference between engagement and marriage is actually just a marriage certificate. In the future, when the young couple get closer, they won't be afraid of others gossiping.
As grandparents, they can't usually watch and take care of them. Once they are engaged, they don't have to worry about it.
When Lin Qingbai had dinner here and Xu Nannan sent him out, he finally found a chance to ask him, "I just figured it out, why are you in such a hurry to get engaged."
As soon as she was alone thinking about it, she figured it out, and felt that Lin Qingbai seemed to be very anxious about the engagement. She even wondered if Lin Qingbai had planned it long ago, and it was all an excuse for someone to introduce him to someone.
Lin Qingbai stood still, and in the dark night, his expression became more and more calm.
"Nannan, I just want you to understand that I'm not an outsider. If you have anything to say, you can tell me."
Xu Nannan looked at him puzzled. "say what?"
Lin Qingbai looked at her fixedly for a moment, then rubbed her hair with a smile, "You can say anything. Okay, I'll go back first. Let's go to the provincial capital together tomorrow."
When he left, Xu Nannan opened his eyes and looked at his back, feeling slightly confused.