In the living room, the two people who had been chatting enthusiastically both fell silent when they saw Mu Xi rush out like a gust of wind.
“Xixi, is something urgent?”
“Mom, what are you talking about? And who is this auntie? How come I’ve never seen her before?”
“Oh, look at me, I forgot to introduce you. This is Auntie Wang. Her husband is a technician at the machinery factory.
“Your Auntie Wang came to our house today because of you. Since you’re here, you can tell us what you think too.”
Jiang Yun didn’t think much of it and spoke directly.
“Because of me? What about me?” Mu Xi pretended not to know and asked with complete sincerity.
“Oh, Mu family girl, let me tell you, an enormous piece of good fortune is about to fall right into your family’s lap!
“Our machinery factory director’s son is a fine-looking young man, and he’s even a highly educated high school graduate. His family circumstances are among the very best too.
“Recently, word got out that his family is looking to arrange a match for him. You have no idea how sought-after he is! But their standards are high too. They won’t even consider girls from ordinary families.
“Mu family girl, this is such a rare opportunity to marry into a good family. You absolutely have to seize it!”
Auntie Wang spoke so enthusiastically that spittle flew from her mouth. From the way she praised the factory director’s son, it seemed as though she could go on talking about him for three days and three nights.
Mu Xi secretly thought that Auntie Wang definitely didn’t have a daughter of her own. Otherwise, if this were really such a wonderful opportunity, there was no way it would have fallen to Mu Xi.
But she wasn’t interested.
Jiang Yun, however, was clearly quite interested.
Especially after hearing that the man’s circumstances were excellent in every respect, she immediately beamed and kept nodding along.
“Xixi, why don’t we arrange a time for you two to meet? If you’re suitable for each other, you can spend some time together and get to know each other. Once the time is right, you can register your marriage.”
At the thought that her younger daughter wouldn’t have to go to the countryside if her marriage was settled, Jiang Yun wished they could arrange the meeting right now.
But…
Mu Xi had no such intention.
“Mom, I don’t have any plans to date anyone right now. You don’t need to worry about me going to the countryside either. I know what I’m doing.”
After saying that to Jiang Yun, she turned to Auntie Wang. “Auntie Wang, thank you for your kind intentions. I’m sorry you made the trip here for nothing.”
“Oh, you girl! This isn’t the time to be willful. The factory director’s family is such a good family. If you can marry into their household, the rest of your life will be secure.
“And Xiao Jiang, you too. You can’t let a child make the decisions when it comes to something this important. Young people are immature and haven’t seen enough of the world. What could they possibly know?
“Just think about it. If you let such a good marriage slip away, wouldn’t you regret it to death?”
Auntie Wang tried everything she could to reason with and persuade them.
Her words had Jiang Yun repeatedly glancing at Mu Xi, the expectation in her eyes far too obvious.
Mu Xi: “…”
There was really no need. Absolutely no need.
Even if she never married, her life certainly wouldn’t be filled with hardship.
Relying on anyone else was never as good as relying on herself.
She certainly wasn’t counting on marriage to change her fate.
After all, changing one’s fate didn’t necessarily mean changing it for the better. It could just as easily become worse and worse.
“I won’t regret it. Besides, as an educated youth, it is our bounden duty to answer the country’s call to go up to the mountains and down to the countryside and help build a new China.
“You can’t stand in the way of my wholehearted devotion to the country!”
Jiang Yun: “…?!”
Auntie Wang: “???”
Mu Xi’s impassioned declaration left both women completely dumbfounded.
Auntie Wang even secretly muttered to herself, just who had managed to fill the Mu family girl’s head with all this? Whoever it was must be incredibly skilled. If only she knew who they were, she could learn a few tricks from them herself.
Mu Xi had no idea what Auntie Wang was thinking.
If she did, she would have had to give the woman a lesson or two and teach her what it meant to use a tiger’s skin as a banner.
She had already invoked national policy. Who would still dare force a matchmaking arrangement on her?
That would mean opposing national policy!
She really was so clever~