The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 629 - 598: Turn a Blind Eye, Appearance_1

Chapter 629: Chapter 598: Turn a Blind Eye, Appearance_1

Huo Yingjie turned his head, looked away, and did not go forward to help pick them up.

"My hand slipped and got cut, can you help me pick it up?" Wang Bing asked softly, slightly lifting her neck to show off what she always thought was her most attractive feature, her slender neck.

Huo Yingjie ignored her and walked away.

Did she think he hadn’t noticed that she’d cut her hand on purpose?

Moreover, the woman looked familiar; it seemed he had seen her somewhere before!

If he couldn’t remember, she must not be an important person.

It’s not a life-or-death situation; these are all trivial matters.

So why should he be the nice guy and help out?

With that, Huo Yingjie strode off indifferently, not even bothering to spare her a glance, which fueled Wang Bing’s rage immensely.

If she could, she really wanted to chase after him and question why Huo Yingjie was so heartless.

No mistake about it, Wang Bing was just that sentimental and expected others to be the same toward her!

Over the years, she had no shortage of suitors, but she had rejected them all, relishing the attention and the compliments from men.

However, she was now twenty-seven or eight, and not being married, already considered an old maid!

Others had taken note of some of her behaviors. Decent men wouldn’t pursue a woman like her for a wife.

It’s not that there were no beautiful women, but someone like Wang Bing, once married, would inevitably bring a field of green above your head.

Men nowadays are very conservative; no one can swallow such a pride.

Wang Bing was annoyed, but there were still some colleagues around after work. If she lost her composure, she would immediately become the subject of ridicule.

She picked up her lunchbox, disregarding the injury on her hand, and hurried away quickly.

She didn’t want to stay there any longer; it would only make her more upset.

Last month, Feng Qiaoqiao also got married, full of vitality and living harmoniously with her family.

Now she was the only old maid left!

Her parents, who usually doted on her, nagged her constantly. Sigh, if only they had known, it would have been better to marry her off earlier.

Back when Huo Yingjie was just a young lad, if she had been more agreeable, perhaps she could have been the daughter-in-law of a distinguished family by now.

Wang Bing looked at her reflection in the mirror, still as beautiful and delicate as ever, and suddenly noticed a wrinkle at the corner of her eye. She stared wide-eyed and quickly applied her best cold cream to the wrinkles on her face.

However, the wrinkle was still there, albeit somewhat more hydrated than before.

She was old; she had aged.

This realization made Wang Bing feel as if she had plunged into an ice cellar, and it also made her realize that if she didn’t find someone to marry soon, she would have an even harder time finding a good match in the future.

So, she agreed to the arranged dates her parents had set up, but none of them caught her fancy.

As for the girl introduced by Jiang Lifang, she came from a harmonious family, one of four, with an elder brother. This girl, named Wang Ying, was twenty-four, had a round face, a pleasant and enduring appearance, and a way of speaking that was witty and straightforward.

Jiang Lifang took the opportunity during a meal to chat with them together.

Although she wasn’t as beautiful as his older sister, she wasn’t bad either; indeed, as Aunt Jiang described her, she had a good disposition and was easy to talk to.

If so, then they should start seeing each other!

Jiang Lifang, seeing that the two of them got along well, decided on the spot to invite Wang Ying over for dinner that evening, seizing the opportunity while the iron was hot.

Although Wang Ying felt a bit shy, she still agreed.

By the time Zhou Yuanchao came out of the hospital, he was not as nervous as when he went in, quite the contrary, he carried an air of triumph, looking like a bear that had stolen some honey.

Zhou Yuanchao got to the tree and didn’t see Huo Yingjie.

"Where did Boss go?" Zhou Yuanchao scratched his head. The boss was becoming more and more unreliable. Hadn’t he said he would wait here for him?

Just then, Huo Yingjie came from behind and asked, "How was the matchmaking date?"

"Not bad, quite pleasing to the eye, perhaps my spring is in Nan City," said Zhou Yuanchao with a grin, he hadn’t expected things to go so smoothly!

"Good to hear!" Huo Yingjie nodded. "My mom says the girl is nice, so she’s nice. As long as she has a good personality and the two of you get along, that’s all that matters. Looks are not so important!"

"Eh..." Zhou Yuanchao hissed, "If looks aren’t important, why did you find such a gorgeous wife? Plus, would you be so sure if your sister-in-law wasn’t pretty?"

"Of course I would!" Huo Yingjie stated firmly, "It’s the affection we’ve had growing up together since childhood, our friendship as children. A coarse man like you wouldn’t understand."

"I don’t buy it. There are plenty of boys and girls who grow up together, but how many of them end up as husband and wife?" Zhou Yuanchao said. "You just saw that she was pretty and pursued her relentlessly, and with the added affection from childhood, you managed to marry your sister-in-law."

Huo Yingjie laughed, "You do have a point! Although I don’t want to admit it, I can’t deny that we are a good-looking match!"

"Ah, so it’s my fate to only find an average woman," Zhou Yuanchao lamented, without comparison, there was no harm.

"Cut it out, a toad lusting after a swan’s flesh, wake up!" Huo Yingjie said, "Without deep feelings, if you marry a pretty wife, with someone like you who rarely comes home, can you really be at ease?"

Zhou Yuanchao paused, then nodded in agreement, "Boss, you truly have foresight! No wonder you stopped going to the Weapons Research Institute after you got married, it’s because you can’t bear to leave your sister-in-law!"

"Smack!" Huo Yingjie slapped Zhou Yuanchao’s back, "I can’t bear to leave your sister-in-law, but it’s definitely not for that reason. I’m not going to argue with you. You’re just sour because you can’t get what you want, jealous, that’s all!"

"Ouch!" Zhou Yuanchao cried out, "Boss, are you trying to kill me? Such strength in your hand!"

"Serves you right if I did kill you!" Huo Yingjie said irritably; Zhou Yuanchao was all mouth, no action.

It was that very mouth that led to his success and his failures!

After returning, Chief Engineer Sun and Aunt Li eagerly asked Zhou Yuanchao about the "battle situation."

Zhou Yuanchao responded to each question, and when they learned that Wang Ying was coming over to visit that evening, both Chief Engineer Sun and Aunt Li were pleased; they could help evaluate her as well.

With Zhou Yuanchao’s parents not around, Chief Engineer Sun and Aunt Li temporarily acted as elders, assisting in the matchmaking process.

He Tiantian even prepared a rich dinner, specially buying a big watermelon, which she cooled in the cellar.

That evening, when Jiang Lifang came back, she brought Wang Ying with her.

Wang Ying was a sensible girl and bought malted milk and candy at the supply and marketing cooperative.

Though the children couldn’t eat it, it wasn’t appropriate to arrive empty-handed as a guest.

After changing out of her white lab coat, Wang Ying wore a blue floral dress, and her figure was quite good.

Chatting with Aunt Li, Wang Ying managed to be both efficient and graceful, with proper manners.

Chief Engineer Sun and Aunt Li nodded silently in approval; this was indeed a good girl.

In the evening, Jiang Lifang asked Zhou Yuanchao to escort Wang Ying home, giving them a chance to be alone and talk.

Young people, after all, develop feelings through spending time together if they find each other agreeable.

Aunt Li was rarely so satisfied to see Zhou Yuanchao, and she was quite comforted. This difficult problem seemed to be resolved.