NOVEL NEXT Chapter 177 Blockade
"Bang bang!"
"Is this Jiang Yue's house?"
Someone is knocking on the door.
Jiang Xiaoxiao looks up.
Jiang Yue touches her sister's hair, "Let's go, go out!"
The sisters go out, Qin Ming is already bringing someone inside.
Jiang Xiaoxiao takes a look and is startled.
"Song Moting! Why are you here? You even know about my eldest sister's house? How did you know?"
Jiang Yue glances at the young man before her, from his tall stature, lean muscles, broad shoulders, and the smile at the corner of his mouth, he seems like someone who can make people happy and gets along well with others.
He is an attractive man, very handsome, with a touch of weariness on his face, unlike the younger boys, but definitely appealing.
His black eyes, intriguing and deep, carry a faint mystery that cannot be ignored.
Those eyes glisten with dazzling light when he sees the sister.
Warm, sunny, bringing joy to the heart.
"This is... Xiaoxiao, aren't you going to introduce?"
Seeing Jiang Xiaoxiao slightly stunned, Jiang Yue finds it amusing, as her sister rarely shows this expression.
She seems dazed, as if frightened.
"Oh, elder sister, this is Song Moting, a volunteer at our volunteer point. Song Moting, this is my elder sister and brother-in-law. But you haven't said why you came here?"
Jiang Xiaoxiao didn't go looking for Song Moting yet, and he actually came to find her.
He even knows her elder sister's house, which is quite strange.
Jiang Xiaoxiao can't help but feel a bit wary.
No matter how good a friend is, one can't touch her bottom line.
Her family is Jiang Xiaoxiao's bottom line.
"I met Mr. Wang, he told me. He is looking for a vehicle and asked me to tell you, around eight o'clock, you can reach the freight station."
Song Moting smiles.
This girl, with such sharp eyes, looks as if she wants to devour him fiercely.
Her vigilance is indeed strong.
No wonder he got beaten badly when he first met her.
This girl's eyes just don't see the good in people.
Only two days without seeing him, and she treats him like an outsider even more than she treats strangers.
Sad indeed.
He knows Jiang Xiaoxiao doesn't care for him as much as he does for her.
But she shouldn't be this distant.
How could he harm Jiang Xiaoxiao?
A tiny sadness in his heart.
Since his mother's passing, it's the first time he's willing to accept someone, willing to like someone, to give affection to others, yet he got rejected, feeling really hurt.
He is a proud person, really didn't expect under Jiang Xiaoxiao's warm and gentle face hides indifference and alienation, calm beyond what a twenty-year-old woman should be.
Jiang Xiaoxiao relaxes, realizing it's Mr. Wang.
Did not overlook the trace of hurt in Song Moting's eyes.
A bit of embarrassment, she is someone who easily feels soft-hearted.
Otherwise, in her past life, being controlled by Ye Hua deadlocked was not just a longing for family affection, this bad trait remains in this life.
Always likes to put herself in others' shoes.
"Brother Song, I have no other meaning, have you... eaten?"
Jiang Xiaoxiao wants to apologize, but upon thinking, what to apologize for?
Song Moting didn't say anything.
Makes herself seem overly concerned.
Jiang Yue sees this, makes it seem like a little couple's quarrel.
Could not help but examine Song Moting more closely.
"Song Moting, the timing couldn't be better, we were just about to eat, sit down and join us, we're all volunteers together, in the future our Xiao Xiao will ask for more care from all of you.
This child speaks carelessly, has no ill intent yet cannot speak gently, don't take it to heart."
Jiang Yue invites Song Moting inside.
Song Moting laughs, "Elder sister, don't say that, Jiang Xiaoxiao's straightforwardness is actually quite good, better than those who beat around the bush, her straightforwardness is liked by all of us, many times, she takes care of us."
After finishing the meal, Jiang Yue realizes, this young man clearly has feelings for her sister.
Just not knowing what the silly sister thinks.
If there is an opportunity to return to the city with the college entrance examination, Jiang Xiaoxiao shouldn't really consider marriage matters now.
To avoid future regrets.
After the meal, Jiang Xiaoxiao goes with Song Moting to the freight station's courtyard.
Mr. Wang will soon arrive.
Jiang Yue signals to Qin Ming, "Let your brother-in-law go with you. Mr. Song, you still return to rest, this matter shouldn't trouble you."
Reduce the interactions between Jiang Xiaoxiao and Song Moting.
Qin Ming gives his wife a look, what's this about?
But still honestly says, "Mr. Song, you should go back, I'll accompany Xiaoxiao, later when Xiaoxiao returns, we can come back together. Otherwise, you'll have to make extra trips, how troublesome."
As a brother-in-law accompanying his sister-in-law, then escorting back, that's how it should be.
Song Moting smiles and says, "No worries. I'll take Xiaoxiao there, Mr. Wang will have a vehicle soon. We might as well drop Xiao Xiao back since it's on the way, brother-in-law you don't need to make extra trips. Better help elder sister take care of the kids at home. Sister, rest assured, I'll bring her back safely."
Jiang Yue has nothing further to say.
If forcibly making Qin Ming accompany Jiang Xiaoxiao feels a bit deliberate, everyone might sense there's something unusual here.
Jiang Xiaoxiao and Song Moting walk out, and Song Moting pushes the bicycle leaning against the corner.
"Come on, hop on."
Pats the rear seat.
Jiang Xiaoxiao laughs, it's been many years since she sat on a bicycle.
Back in those days, bikes were luxury items.
Requires both a ticket and money, ordinary families can't afford it, such a Phoenix brand bicycle costs at least 180 yuan plus an industrial ticket.
Those able to afford a bicycle were enviable.
The last time she sat on a bicycle, it was also ridden by Song Moting.
This time too.
"Where did the bike come from?"
Jiang Xiaoxiao doesn't hesitate, jumps on, holding onto Song Moting's waist.
Song Moting feels the force around his waist, smiles, and rides steadily.
"Borrowed a bicycle from someone. Didn't I tell you last time I left, to come to the county and find a way to get grains?"
"How did it go, get them?"
Jiang Xiaoxiao asks eagerly, grains are always welcome.
She has some, but hopes for more, resolving some difficulties, which is better than individual effort.
"I already found my grandfather's old comrade, he has agreed to allocate a batch of grains to lend us, roughly about 100,000 jin, though after next year's autumn harvest, they must be returned."
Sound calm, not boasting even after achieving such a major task.
Jiang Xiaoxiao can't help but admire.
Song Moting indeed differs from the men she knew before.
Song Moting is now only 25 years old, for someone at this age to have such a mature mindset is rare.
She has already been an eighty-year-old lady, still can't be calm, after returning feels like becoming more of a child, Song Moting is valuable.
"That's great, can solve the grain crisis for many production teams in our farm. Song Moting, you're really capable. Judging by what you said, you probably come from a family of cadres, otherwise when you find your grandfather's comrade, it's immediately certain."
Jiang Xiaoxiao never quite grasped Song Moting's background.
Mainly because Song Moting said himself that his mother passed away early, father remarried.
These brief words already prompt imaginations.
After all, children without a mother are less fortunate, presumably Song Moting is a child from hardship.
But what Song Moting does now, achieving 100,000 jin of grains, it's not a trivial feat anyone can accomplish with a wave of the hand.
Jiang Xiaoxiao feels Song Moting is hiding something.
"Is it because my background is different that you're less likely to be with me?"
Song Moting smiles pleasantly, absolutely doesn't believe Jiang Xiaoxiao would see him differently because of his background, might even dislike him for it.
Not everyone clings to power.
Jiang Xiaoxiao doesn't.
Jiang Xiaoxiao laughs, "If true, I'd really have to think about it."
This remark is half-true, half-false.
With decades of experience, whether someone's background can determine someone's future is still uncertain, in this era, anything is possible.
Besides, Song Moting has a stepmother.
Just based on this, one can infer he's unlikely to be a spoiled child, unless his stepmother wants to make him fail.
If wanting him to fail, would they send him to the rural areas?
Thinking about this reveals his days aren't easy.