“Lin Xiaoman, Lin Xiaoman, wake up. Wake up!” Li Xianrong grabbed her cousin and shook her repeatedly. “We have never had any grudges, so how could you drag me into a pit like this?”
“My head hurts.” Lin Xiaoman opened her eyes and saw Li Xianrong. “Sis, you…”
Why was she still so young?
“Thank goodness you’re not dead. Lin Xiaoman, you promised to ride the bicycle and take me to my blind date. Look what you’ve done. You dragged me into this dirt pit…”
“Stop shaking me, Sis. My head hurts.”
Lin Xiaoman was still somewhat dazed. Hadn’t she passed out from working overtime at the factory? Why had she woken up in a dirt pit?
Moreover, she was here with her cousin, and her cousin was still so young. Could it be that…
“Fine, fine, I won’t shake you anymore. How are you feeling? Do you need to see a doctor?”
“Shh… Sis, don’t say anything. Let me think about what we’re supposed to be doing.”
“What else? You’re accompanying me on my blind date. Did you forget?”
Oh, right. She was supposed to accompany her cousin on a blind date. The man they were meeting was apparently Ye Xiaochen, the most famous construction contractor in the commune.
Her aunt had asked her to ride the old Phoenix bicycle and take her cousin there. Unfortunately, the bicycle had hit a small stone, causing both of them to fall into a dirt pit by the roadside, and then she had passed out.
“Sis, are you all right?”
“I’m fine. I only passed out for a little while before waking up.” Li Xianrong looked down at herself. “It’s just that my clothes are a little dirty.”
“I’m sorry. It was my fault.” Lin Xiaoman stuck out her tongue awkwardly.
“I’ll buy you a shirt to change into when we get to town. Mom gave me twenty yuan anyway…”
“Change? No need. I’m not changing. Let’s just go.”
The two sisters, their clothes covered in mud, rode the old Phoenix bicycle to the blind date. No matter how they looked at it, the whole scene was ridiculous.
When they reached town, Lin Xiaoman insisted on buying a shirt for Li Xianrong to change into, but Li Xianrong refused.
“If you want to change, you change. I’m not changing. We’ll just go like this.
If he likes me, fine. If he doesn’t, then forget it.”
“Sis, my dear sister, Mom specifically told me that if I messed this up, she would skin me alive.”
“It’s fine. I’m the one going on the blind date, not you. Whatever your aunt says doesn’t matter.” Li Xianrong leaned close to her ear and whispered, “Actually, it would be better if this blind date failed. To tell you the truth, I already have someone I like…”
What?
Wait a minute. Her cousin’s blind date was supposed to be Ye Xiaochen, the construction contractor. How could her cousin already like someone else?
If she already liked someone, why was she going on a blind date?
This was getting confusing. What was she supposed to do?
While Lin Xiaoman was still processing everything, her cousin had already strode toward the entrance of the cinema.
Maybe I shouldn’t go with her after all?
Lin Xiaoman stood across the street, holding onto the bicycle, and thought about it.
Just then, her cousin on the other side frantically waved at her and shouted, “Hurry up, Xiaoman. Come over here.”
“Oh, all right. I’m coming.” Lin Xiaoman quickly climbed onto the bicycle and prepared to cross the road.
With a sharp screech of brakes, a Santana suddenly stopped right in front of her.
“Hey, beautiful, are you looking for someone to support you for the rest of your life?” Ye Xiaochen poked his head out of the car. “If my driving skills hadn’t been this good, I’d have had to support you for the rest of your life.”
“I’m sorry. It was my fault. I’m really sorry…”
She had only been looking at her cousin and hadn’t noticed the car. No, it wasn’t entirely her fault. The car had been speeding toward her and had suddenly appeared right in front of her.
Forget it. At least the man had a decent attitude. It was better not to make trouble over such a small matter.
“You can go ahead.” Lin Xiaoman moved the bicycle aside to give him room.
“You go ahead. I’m leaving my car here.”
Lin Xiaoman thought for a moment.
Forget it. I’ll go first.
“What happened, Xiaoman?”
“I almost got hit by that car. Luckily, nothing happened. Otherwise, I couldn’t afford to pay for the damages.”
“You weren’t hurt, were you?”
“Bullshit! If he had hit you, I would have torn him apart.”
Li Xianrong was extremely protective of her cousin. She doted on Lin Xiaoman, who was only three months younger than her.
“Sis, stop, stop. He’s coming.”
How embarrassing.
The driver had gotten out of the car and was walking toward them. He was wearing a suit and tie, with his hair parted to one side and slicked back with hair mousse. That kind of outfit was considered fashionable in the 1990s, but Lin Xiaoman had been reborn from the twenty first century, so no matter how she looked at him, she found his appearance rather amusing.
Of course, putting his clothes aside, the man himself was quite handsome.
“Who…”
“He’s the one…”
“Ye Xiaoxhen.” Li Xianrong narrowed her eyes as she looked at the approaching man. “Was he the one who almost hit you?”
“Sis, he’s Ye Xiaochen?”
No way. He looked so different from the Ye Xiaochen she remembered from her previous life!
Then again, that made sense. In her previous life, when she had gone to her daughter’s parent teacher meeting, Ye Xiaochen had already become a successful businessman and donated two million yuan to his alma mater.
“It’s him.” Li Xianrong snorted. “Stay out of this. I’ll stand up for you.”
“What?” Lin Xiaoman quickly grabbed her cousin. “Sis, he only almost hit me. Sis, you’re here to go on a blind date with him, not to pick a fight.”
“I know, I know. Stay out of it.”
Oh, all right. She really shouldn’t stand here and get in the way of their date.
Lin Xiaoman had just turned her bicycle around when Ye Xiaochen walked over.
“Comrade, hello. I’m Ye Xiaochen. May I ask if you are the one named Li…”
“You! What do you mean by that? You almost hit my sister just now. Do you think you’re so great just because you drive a car? Four wheels are only twice as many as two wheels, and just because you have a metal body around you, you think you’re somebody…”
Lin Xiaoman was completely stunned.
No, Sis, this is the man you’re supposed to go on a blind date with. If you act like this, how is there supposed to be any future between you two?
She quickly parked the bicycle to the side and hurried over to pull Li Xianrong away.
“Sis, Sis, this isn’t how it’s supposed to go.” Lin Xiaoman was getting anxious. “He’s your blind date. You need to be gentle and smile when you talk. No, wait, that’s not the point right now. We shouldn’t be talking about whether he almost hit me. We should be talking about…”
“Lin Xiaoman, who even wants to go on a blind date with him?”
“No, Sis. You have to go on a blind date. You absolutely have to.” Oh, heavens. Her cousin probably didn’t know yet. “Sis, he’s the most famous construction contractor in our commune. He’s young and successful, and he already has his own car. His future is limitless. He’ll have lots of companies and make lots and lots of money…”
With a brother in law like this, what was there to fear about being poor? All she had to do was cling to her cousin and enjoy the good life.
“How rich will he be?”
“He’ll probably have several hundred million yuan.”
Ahem. She had put it rather mildly. Her cousin might not understand what she meant.
“Xiaoman, do you know that men become bad once they have money? In the future, he’ll have three wives and five children, with another family outside the home. Tell me, why would I go on a blind date with him?”
What?
Wait a minute. How did you know that?
“Sis…?”
“Xiaoman…”
The two women stared at each other in shock. Then they pointed at each other at the same time.
“You were reborn too?”
“Sis!”
“Xiaoman!”
The two sisters hugged each other, shouting and laughing wildly.
It was wonderful. They had been given another chance at life, and now they could avoid all the pitfalls they had stepped into in their previous lives!
Ye Xiaochen looked at the two women in complete confusion.
Which one of them was actually his blind date?
Why did they both seem completely crazy and utterly unreliable?
Especially the chubby girl. Being fat was one thing, but her tongue was even sharper. If he married a woman like that, she would definitely be like Tang Monk, constantly nagging him without giving him a moment of peace.
Just imagining that nonstop chatter made Ye Xiaochen immediately lose the desire to continue with the blind date.
The taller and slimmer girl standing beside her, however…
She still needed to be fattened up a little…
“Um, Comrades, what exactly is going on here?”