novelaction Chapter 316: Confession
Chapter 316: Confession
Chapter 316: Expressing Feelings
Along the way, Xu Jianping really wanted to tell Xiao Tang directly about his thoughts over the past month and a half, but there were several people sitting in the back of the car, and Xiao Tang was looking out the window the whole time, so he had to endure it.
Even so, he couldn't help but glance at Xiao Tang occasionally.
If he wasn't driving, he would have wanted to stare at her the whole time.
Every time Xiao Tang felt Xu Jianping's gaze on her, she would feel shy, but she didn't want to disturb him while he was driving, so she had to keep tilting her head to look out the window.
Neither of them spoke.
The few people at the back were chatting all the time.
They also knew that Xiao Tang was on a business trip, so someone curiously asked her what the difference was between large factories in big cities and large factories in county towns.
Xiao Tang talked to them about it.
"The largest factory is as big as our entire town, with department stores, schools, and hospitals inside."
A group of young people who had never been to a big city were shocked when they heard this.
Xu Jianping was also shocked.
He remembered that Xiao Tang had gone to Haicheng, so he asked, "Xiao Tang, what is Haicheng like?"
Xiao Tang tilted his head to glance at his profile. Thinking of the prosperity of Haicheng, he said to him, "There are multi-story buildings everywhere, even more than ten stories high. There are also multi-story supply and marketing cooperatives, big hotels, big theaters and nightclubs..."
Several male comrades could not imagine that there was such a prosperous place in China, and were directly shocked by Xiao Tang's description.
After a while, Xu Jianping said, "If I could sell pork to a place like this, it would be a big seller."
Xiao Tang smiled and nodded: "Yes, the consumption level in Haicheng is very high, and some people can afford to eat meat every meal."
Several young people imagined what it felt like to eat meat every meal and thought that what Xiao Tang was talking about must be the place where gods live.
Everyone asked Xiao Tang to say more about what she saw.
She did not refuse and told them all what she had seen.
I heard several people exclaiming in amazement all the way.
The two-hour drive seemed to pass in a flash.
When they arrived in town, Xu Jianping helped Xiao Tang take down the suitcase while they were taking down the backpack.
Before Xiao Tang could speak, he said to his companions, "You guys go back first. Xiao Tang and I will go buy something for Tang Tangguo."
Xiao Tang tilted his head to look at him, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
The other few people didn't doubt it. After responding, they took their things and went back first.
After everyone left, Xiao Tang asked Xu Jianping, "What do you want to buy for Tang Tangguo?"
Xu Jianping looked away uncomfortably and asked instead of answering, "Isn't it lunchtime already?"
Xiao Tang subconsciously glanced at his watch and it was just past twelve o'clock.
Xu Jianping added, "We won't be able to catch dinner in time whether we go to my house or my sister's. We might as well just eat at the town cafeteria before going home."
Xiao Tang looked at his profile and found that his ears were red.
The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up and he hummed.
After receiving her response, Xu Jianping couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.
Then he picked up her suitcase and led her towards the town cafeteria.
There were no state-owned restaurants in the town, and the canteen was for public officials. However, if outsiders wanted to eat there, they just had to bring food coupons and money.
When the two of them went over, the town's public officials were already having dinner.
Xu Jianping found an empty table, placed his suitcase next to it, and said to Xiao Tang, "Xiao Tang, you sit here. I'll go get some food."
Xiao Tang nodded at him.
Xu Jianping went to the kitchen.
Soon he brought over two dishes, a soup and two bowls of rice on a tray.
A braised potato, a fried egg with leeks, and a bowl of vegetable soup.
Xu Jianping said to her apologetically, "The food in the town cafeteria is just like this. You can just make do with it. I'll send some fresh pork to my sister's house tonight and ask them to cook it for you."
Xiao Tang took the bowl and chopsticks and said with a smile: "Eggs are good too. Why do you have to eat meat? Also, the leftover pork from your pig farm doesn't belong to you alone. Don't take it."
Xu Jianping disagreed and said seriously, "If you come to our place, you will definitely get enough meat."
Xiao Tang was amused by his words.
When Xu Jianping saw her smile, he couldn't help but smile too.
Two people eat.
Before it was made clear, the two of them didn't feel anything even when they ate next to each other.
Now that the two of them were sitting at the same table eating, the atmosphere was inexplicably different.
Both of them felt a little embarrassed for some reason.
So everyone just focused on eating.
Occasionally they would look up at each other, but would immediately look away.
After finally finishing the meal, Xu Jianping picked up Xiao Tang's suitcase and the two of them walked towards Xu Yu's house together.
After leaving the town, Xu Jianping still couldn't control himself and said directly: "Xiao Tang, before you left on the business trip, you said we should all think about it. I have already thought about it."
Xiao Tang lowered his eyes and looked at his feet, then hummed.
Xu Jianping tilted his head to look at her, his eyes filled with a seriousness and passion that even he himself didn't realize: "I want to date you, with marriage as the prerequisite."
Xiao Tang finally turned his gaze to his face.
Looking at his serious expression, my heart started beating uncontrollably.
But she didn't speak immediately.
Xu Jianping then said, "I said before that I'm not worthy of you, and it's true that I asked you to wait for me."
He told her about her money-making plan and how much money she could possibly earn in the second half of the year.
Finally, he said to her seriously, "I don't know how much your family will ask for as a betrothal gift, but I will try my best to make as much money as possible. Next, I will try to find canteens in the city to sell my pork, and I will also find a few villages to buy pigs from, so that I can make more money."
"The pigs I'm raising right now can be sold in September or October. If your family is in a hurry to get married, I can borrow money from my sister and Jiang Yi based on how much the pigs can be sold for."
"Don't worry, I will definitely pay you back soon, and I won't let you suffer with me after you marry me."
It would be a lie for Xiao Tang to say that she wasn't touched. She knew this man's character very well, and she also liked him, so she didn't let him wait too long and nodded at him.
When Xu Jianping saw her nod, he immediately grinned with joy, and his smile was so bright.
Xiao Tang couldn't stand his silly look anymore, so he just walked forward quickly, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
Xu Jianping hurried over and asked her happily, "Xiao Tang, what do you want to eat? I'll ask my mom to make it for you right away when we get home."
"Oh, by the way, my sister asked me to tell my mom yesterday that we're going to make wild vegetable baba today. I'll go back and get it and bring it to you later."
"The flowers on the mountain are blooming. I'll take you to pick them..."
Xiao Tang finally looked at him and asked him, "Aren't you busy?"
Xu Jianping grinned and said, "No matter how busy I am, it won't stop me from being with you."
Xiao Tang's cheeks turned red again. Does this man have high emotional intelligence or not?
Although he was very confused, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
Seeing her smile, Xu Jianping took the opportunity to ask, "Xiao Tang, can I tell my family about our relationship?"
Xiao Tang glanced at him with a red face.
Xu Jianping smiled foolishly and said, "I only told my sister and Jiang Yi about this. I was afraid you didn't want to be with me, so I didn't dare tell my family. Now that you've agreed to be with me, I want them to know."
He didn't want his family members to know, he wanted the whole village and even the surrounding villages to know.
Xiao Tang asked him, "What if Uncle Xu and Aunt Zhang don't agree to our relationship?"
"Impossible." Xu Jianping said, "My parents both like you. If they really don't agree, they must think I'm not worthy of you..."
Having said that, he suddenly stopped talking.
Seeing that he had stopped smiling, Xiao Tang simply stopped and looked at him.
Xu Jianping's lack of confidence was quickly overcome by his confidence, and he smiled and said to her, "I will work hard to become someone worthy of you."
Xiao Tang didn't like what he said, so he said to him seriously: "Xu Jianping, you have always been a very capable person."
These words hit Xu Jianping's heart directly. He looked at Xiao Tang, his heart burning with heat and his eyes flashing with fiery light.
He solemnly swore to her: "Xiao Tang, I will never let you regret choosing me."
Xiao Tang curled his lips: "Okay."