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Chapter 1496 I’m Always Eighteen

Song Ying was very happy because Lin Dongzhe was admitted to No. 1 Middle School with a score one point higher than the passing score, and decided to treat her good neighbor from the cotton mill to a banquet.

But Zhuang Hualin left feeling lost. She felt that it was her own fault that Pengfei failed the exam. She believed that if she could return to Suzhou earlier, this situation would never have happened.

In fact, she still blamed Huang Ling in her heart. She felt that all this was because of Huang Ling's refusal. She believed that if she had studied in Suzhou for one more year, the result would never have been like this.

Pengfei, who had been silently accompanying his mother to the train station, said, "Mom, I'm sorry! I let you down."

"Pengfei, it's not too late to catch up now. After all, there are still three years left." At this time, Hualin said to Pengfei in front of him with a forced smile.

As expected, Xiang Pengfei nodded heavily after receiving his mother's encouragement. "Don't worry, Mom! I will definitely work hard."

Then Hualin looked at his son and whispered, "That's good! When you live under someone else's roof, you must learn to be tolerant. Don't contradict your aunt, and don't get into conflicts with other children."

However, Pengfei smiled and explained, "Mom, you're worrying too much. My aunt is really good to me. She often cooks for me in different ways. And my aunt said that my uncle will pay for my living expenses every month, so you and my dad don't need to send me money anymore."

Pengfei is now really satisfied with his current life in Suzhou. Of course, he is always thinking about bringing his parents back to Suzhou, but what he wants is to make a lot of money.

"What? Is this true?" Hualin looked at his son in disbelief and asked.

"Really! The living expenses you mailed me this year are all here. My aunt has never treated me badly. Brother Tunan and Xiaoting have also been very good to me. They are a hundred times better than my grandparents and my third uncle."

Then Hualin took the opportunity to again instruct his son, "Pengfei, that's why you should study hard and get into university like your uncle and cousin Tunan. Then you can bring mom and dad back to Suzhou."

At this moment, Xiang Pengfei looked at his mother in front of him with a serious face and said, "Mom, don't worry! I will definitely work hard."

"Okay! Mom's biggest dream is to return to Suzhou again. From now on, I can only rely on you to fulfill this wish."

"Yeah." At this time, Xiang Pengfei nodded, not quite understanding.

After watching his mother walk into the ticket gate, Xiang Pengfei felt a faint sadness in his heart when he saw her thin figure.

Of course, Xiang Pengfei's own ceiling is not too high. For some things, it is useless to rely solely on hard work and dedication, because his path is not the college entrance examination where thousands of people compete for a single goal.

Unfortunately, the stubborn Zhuang Hualin did not agree with this. In her eyes, she only had the superior college students. To put it bluntly, she was as short-sighted as her mother.

Song Ying, who had just discovered that Hualin had disappeared, looked at Pengfei with a puzzled expression, "Pengfei, why did your mother leave so soon?"

"Auntie, my mother has to rush back to Guizhou to work, so she can't stay in Suzhou for long." Pengfei explained to Song Ying with a somewhat unnatural expression.

Song Ying, however, smacked her lips with a look of regret on her face and said, "What a pity! You should have let your mother eat Dongzhe's wedding candy."

Then the heartless Pengfei said jokingly, "Auntie, you can give me my mother's share of wedding candy, I can eat it for her."

"Haha, so clever!" Sure enough, Song Ying was amused by Pengfei's request.

Huang Ling, who was standing by, naturally understood Hualin's complex state of mind. She looked at Pengfei and said comfortingly, "Pengfei, although your test scores weren't ideal, you've still gotten into an average high school. You still have three years to keep working hard."

"Don't worry, aunt! I won't be discouraged."

"Pengfei is so good! Come home and have dinner!"

"Thank you, auntie."

……

When Zhuang Tunan returned home, he suddenly mentioned that No. 1 Middle School had a tradition of having boys and girls sit at the same table. According to the pairing of the first and the last place, Zhuang Xiaoting would most likely sit with Lin Dongzhe.

Huang Ling couldn't help but feel worried at this moment. Lin Dongzhe was really too troublesome. "Ah? Tunan, is this news true?"

"Really! But there will be new adjustments every week." Zhuang Tunan naturally understood his mother's concerns, and then explained to Huang Ling with a nonchalant smile.

Only then did Huang Ling finally breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time, she expressed her biggest worry, "That's good! I was really worried that this mischievous Lin Dongzhe would influence Xiaoting."

"No! If Lin Dongzhe is the virus, Xiaoting has been with him for so many years, she should have already developed antibodies."

Song Ying, standing by, burst into laughter. She suddenly felt that Zhuang Tunan's description was very apt. "Huh? Tunan, your analogy is so appropriate this time. I also feel that Lin Dongzhe is a big virus. It's a pity that Xiang Pengfei doesn't have any antibodies to it."

"Ha ha……"

One day, the complacent Song Ying invited Huang Ling, Zhang Amei and Zhuang Xiaoting to a teahouse. While listening, they drank tea and chatted, and felt that life in Suzhou was really comfortable.

Originally, Song Ying wanted to treat them to a meal, but it was Xiao Min who recommended them here. Zhang A'mei liked this kind of life very much and suggested that they could get together more often in places like this. She also said that women should be nicer to themselves and not spend all day around the stove and children.

At this time, Song Ying, Huang Ling and Lin Wufeng all received salary increases, and their lives were getting better and better. The troublesome children had grown up one by one, so they could definitely afford such a life now.

Song Ying, who was enjoying herself, suddenly asked about the missing Su Ning, "Sister Ling, I heard that Chen Shimei is already a doctor?"

"He graduated with a doctorate a long time ago and seems to be a professor at a foreign university now." Mentioning her ex-husband again made Huang Ling feel very complicated.

As expected, Song Ying and Zhang A-mei looked at Huang Ling with confusion and asked, "Huh? What's a professor?"

“It seems like he’s a teacher who specializes in teaching college students.”

"That's amazing! I used to teach middle school students at the affiliated middle school, and now I can actually teach university students."

At this moment, Zhang A-mei, who was standing by, suddenly asked an inappropriate question, "Sister Ling, I heard that foreign mare breeds are very open-minded. Do you think Teacher Zhuang will bring a foreign mare back?"

"..." As expected, Huang Ling didn't know how to respond for a moment, mainly because there was a little girl named Zhuang Xiaoting next to her.

Song Ying, realizing the problem, complained to Zhang A-mei. Suddenly, she felt that Zhang A-mei was really a spoiler. "A-mei, eat your cakes. If you don't know how to ask questions, don't ask them."

"Uh……"

However, Huang Ling didn't take it seriously and simply explained, "It's nothing! Zhuang Chaoying doesn't write to us often now. He just sends us living expenses on time, so I really don't know his personal relationship situation." "So that's how it is."

"But my guess is that he won't return to China. After all, life in China can't compare to that abroad."

"Well, that's true."

Zhuang Tunan found a book about love in Lin Dongzhe's bookcase. He knew that Pengfei must be involved in this matter, so he gave them both a lecture.

But he himself knew very well that his words were useless, so he reminded them to hide well in the end, otherwise Huang Ling would only be sad if they found out.

Of course, if he was discovered by Song Ying and Lin Wufeng, Lin Dongzhe would face mixed doubles.

Then Lin Dongzhe and Pengfei asked if they could date in college, but Zhuang Tunan became very reactive and said no. He also said that college was very realistic and many people broke up because of job assignments after graduation, while others stayed together because they were assigned to the same job.

At this time, Lin Dongzhe and Xiang Pengfei looked at each other thoughtfully, and then they no longer cared about life in college, because they knew that they might never be able to go to college in this life.

Seeing that he had successfully dealt with Lin Dongzhe and Xiang Pengfei, Zhuang Tunan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, for he was afraid that others would notice that he had feelings for Li Jiachan.

……

Soon the new semester began. In order to avoid suspicion, Zhuang Xiaoting no longer took Lin Dongzhe's car to school, and would rather squeeze into the bus during the morning rush hour.

Because teachers would catch premature lovers at the school gate, and seeing male and female students coming to school together would be considered premature love, Zhuang Xiaoting was worried that she would be punished.

Seeing his childhood sweetheart being so cautious made Lin Dongzhe very depressed, "Xiaoting, you are really boring."

"Hmph! If you think I'm boring, then don't play with me." However, Zhuang Xiaoting didn't buy Lin Dongzhe's tricks.

Lin Dongzhe said to Zhuang Xiaoting with a playful smile, "No! It's because you're a dull person that you need someone like me who has energy to neutralize you."

"Bah! Boring."

"hey-hey……"

After years of hard work, Song Ying was finally rated as an advanced employee. Section Chief Zhou personally talked to her about this. His words and deeds showed that he had worked very hard on this matter. It was because he had said a lot of good things about Song Ying in front of the leaders that gave her the opportunity. This was not just a matter of an extra 6 yuan bonus, but more importantly, it was an honor and recognition of Song Ying by the factory.

The factory has a new rule that advanced employees who are awarded as labor activists no longer need to speak, but instead have to dance in public.

However, Lin Wufeng didn't know how to dance, so he tried to find someone else to teach him.

Just when he didn't know who to find to teach him, Lin Dongzhe came back. Lin Dongzhe knew how to dance, and it was effortless for him. Lin Dongzhe began to teach the elders to dance, and everyone could dance anytime and anywhere, and even practice the dance steps while walking.

When they performed at the factory, they all did very well, especially Lin Dongzhe and Zhuang Xiaoting. Lin Dongzhe danced very well and the employees all praised him.

Secretary Zhang, who had been frustrated by Lin Dongzhe a few years ago, looked at the handsome young man in the middle of the dance floor with surprise, "What? Song Ying's son is already this big?"

"Yes! Secretary Zhang, people chase each other very quickly." The factory leader on the side responded and was also very emotional.

Secretary Zhang couldn't help but think of the little kid back then. "It's incredible! He's still that little kid in my memory."

"Haha, Secretary Zhang, I remember now. Dongzhe stayed at your house for a few days back then."

"Humph! It's all because of that troublemaker Song Ying."

……

One day, there was another big happy event in the cotton mill, and Yiming also got married and held a banquet.

Huang Ling and Song Ying both gave Yiming a red envelope of 6 yuan, which was a lot of money in that era. Song Ying said it was for good luck.

But Zhang A-mei hadn't given anything yet. When she knew they gave six yuan, she thought it was a red envelope bomb and a bit too much, but in the end she reluctantly gave the six yuan as well.

Looking at the joyful Yiming and his bride, Song Ying and Huang Ling were both filled with emotion. "Sister Ling, I didn't expect that children nowadays have all grown up. The little Yiming back then has even gotten married and started a family."

"Yes! We are all old." Huang Ling saw the unpleasant side.

As expected, Song Ying looked at Huang Ling with a face full of complaints and said, "Huh? Sister Ling, you are not allowed to say the word "old". We are always eighteen years old."

"Haha, yes! We are always eighteen."

Then Xiangyang came to Lin Wufeng's home again and persuaded Lin Wufeng to leave the machinery factory and work for Director An. The momentum is good now, and according to Lin Wufeng's skills, his future will be better if he works for Director An.

Lin Wufeng declined politely.

Xiangyang hopes that Song Ying can help persuade Lin Wufeng, but Song Ying knows Lin Wufeng very well. She knows that Lin Wufeng has worked in the compressor factory for more than 20 years and has deep feelings for him, so she did not force him. At the same time, she is very grateful to Xiangyang for still thinking about his former master.

Xiang Yang still tried to persuade Lin Wu Feng unwillingly, "Master, Auntie, I actually came here with a mission. It was Director An who personally arranged for me to come and persuade Master."

"Xiangyang, bring a pair of shoes for Director Xiang An, but I don't want to leave the compressor factory." At this time, Lin Wufeng shook his head very firmly and said.

Xiang Yang then couldn't help but guess Lin Wufeng's biggest concern, "Master, do you think the refrigerator factory is too small?"

Lin Wufeng, on the other hand, didn't deny Xiang Yang's guess. "Yes! The refrigerator factory can't compare to the compressor factories of the state-owned giants. Besides, my situation is different from yours, Xiang Yang. I'm older now, and I don't have that much ambition anymore. All I want is to live a stable life."

"Well! That's such a shame. Our factory's refrigerators are selling so well right now, and we desperately need a senior engineer like you, Master."

"Xiangyang, you must seize this opportunity and work hard in the refrigerator factory."

"Yes! Master, I will definitely not let you down."

……

(End of this chapter)