The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 649 - 618: Ugly Person, Fate_1

Chapter 649: Chapter 618: Ugly Person, Fate_1

After the exams, it was time for vacation, and the results wouldn’t come out until school resumed next year.

After the exams, Huo Yingjie found Wu Youliang privately and asked, "Wu Youliang, do you have a partner?"

Wu Youliang laughed, revealing a set of big white teeth that contrasted sharply with his dark skin, and said with a tone full of lament, "Ah, I’m very talented, as you know, but it’s just that my looks hold me back. Those I’m interested in aren’t interested in me. Those interested in me, I’m not interested in them. Ah, I really envy you good-looking guys, young and already with a wife and child by the warm bed, it’s just pitiful for us talented men with less than favorable looks."

"Hehe, you shouldn’t belittle yourself, spending time with you, one can see you’re a good person," Huo Yingjie consoled, still surprised by what He Tiantian had said earlier about Huang Jingli taking a fancy to Wu Youliang. Huang Jingli was pretty and definitely better looking than Wu Youliang.

"The key issue is that they see my looks first, and don’t want to interact with me, so how can they discover that I’m a good person!" Wu Youliang said with a bitter face, having resigned himself to his past experiences.

Last time he went home, his parents even tried to set him up with a divorcee, who also had a child.

He might not be good-looking, but he didn’t want to become a father so suddenly!

"Hehe," Huo Yingjie laughed, finding Wu Youliang quite amusing.

Truth be told, apart from his looks, everything else about him wasn’t bad.

"By the way, Yingjie, why are you asking whether I have a partner?" Wu Youliang asked suspiciously, "You’re not thinking of setting me up with someone, are you?"

With someone like Huo Yingjie setting the bar so high, Wu Youliang felt self-conscious about his own less-than-stellar looks; just how blind would a girl have to be to fancy him?

"Hehe, it’s not me setting you up, it’s my wife inquiring on behalf of someone else," Yingjie replied, but didn’t specify for who.

Upon hearing Yingjie’s response, Wu Youliang felt an itch of curiosity, scratching his ears and cheek as he said, "Brother Huo, let me be frank. Although I’m somewhat talented, I’m not good-looking. I just want someone healthy, with a similar level of education, someone I can converse with. As for looks, I’m not handsome myself, so I don’t demand much in that respect from others."

"Hehe, that’s good," Huo Yingjie laughed, thinking how Wu Youliang was almost thirty and might end up a bachelor if he didn’t marry soon.

Having common interests and language indeed is a rational way to choose a spouse.

"So tell me, who is it? Do I know her?" Wu Youliang’s mind raced, wondering who among those acquainted with He Tiantian she might be referring to.

He Tiantian wasn’t the meddlesome type, except for people she was quite close to; only then would she help inquire.

Suddenly, Wu Youliang thought of Huang Jingli, that time at Yingjie’s hot pot meal when He Tiantian’s class leader seemed to get along with him. As for Cui Ying, Wu Youliang had figured out she was with Huashan, and she was too pretty for him to even dream of.

In fact, Wu Youliang didn’t dare entertain thoughts about Huang Jingli either.

"Brother Huo, tell me, is it Huang Jingli from the last time we had a meal together?" Wu Youliang asked, his guess growing stronger.

Talking to someone clever is easy, they catch on with just a hint.

Huo Yingjie nodded and said, "It’s her, what do you think? Satisfied or not?"

Suddenly, Wu Youliang felt happiness descend on him so swiftly, he barely trusted it to be real and stuttered, "It’s just... Huang Jingli, how could she fancy me? She’s so pretty... "

"Chief Wu, in fact, you’re not bad yourself. Don’t be so self-deprecating, be confident," Huo Yingjie smiled, "I came personally to find this out for you, you can’t fool me, that would make things difficult for my wife."

"Brother Huo, I’ll be frank," Wu Youliang hurried to explain, "I just want to know why she’s taken an interest in me? She’s really capable, she could find someone better..."

"That Huang Jingli comes from the same village as my wife as an educated youth..." Huo Yingjie recounted some details about Huang Jingli to help Wu Youliang understand her.

Knowing that Huang Jingli hadn’t been home for the New Year in seven years made it apparent that there were some issues in her family.

But at the same time, he secretly admired this strong girl.

"If you have no objections, I’ll arrange for you two to officially meet tomorrow. As for how you’ll get along and whether you’ll end up together, that’s up to fate," Yingjie said. By taking care of these arrangements, he would spare his wife the trouble.

"Brother Huo, please take care of this for me. You decide the time and place; I will definitely be there on time," Wu Youliang hurriedly said. No matter what Huang Jingli was like, he was marrying her as a person, not her family background.

After all, Huang Jingli was a college student with good ability, and importantly, she was single.

He certainly didn’t want his parents to find him someone who was already divorced.

"Alright, tomorrow morning then. Come over to my place. I’m going to pick up Tiantian now and will arrange the meeting with Huang Jingli while I’m at it," Huo Yingjie thought for a moment and added, "The sooner the better."

At Huashan, Cui Ying was preparing to return to her hometown, having already bought her train ticket.

"Jingli, your home is nearby, why don’t you go back?" Cui Ying asked. If her own home was close, she would have gone back long ago.

Huang Jingli smiled and replied, "There are still some things to take care of in the class; I’ll leave as soon as I’m done. As you said, my home is close by, maybe you won’t have arrived home yet, and I’ll already be there."

"That’s true. Well, I’m going to pack up," Cui Ying said, no longer urging Huang Jingli to leave.

Huang Jingli felt a sourness in her heart; she didn’t want to go home, but where in the vast world could she find a little home of her own?

Thinking that Teacher Chen was very busy, Huang Jingli went over to see if there was anything she could help with.

Just as she was leaving the dormitory, she ran into He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie.

"Sister Jingli, I asked Brother Yingjie about Wu Youliang. He doesn’t have a partner and is the only son in his family, thirty years old this year. He’s a decent man, and Brother Yingjie wouldn’t associate with someone of poor character," He Tiantian said, "If there’s no problem, why don’t you come over to my place for a meal tomorrow and meet him officially? Does that sound good?"

"Sure!" Huang Jingli nodded eagerly. As long as he was a good person with ambition, that was enough, "Thank you, Tiantian."

"No need to thank me, we’re friends," He Tiantian smiled, "Looks like the weather is about to change, I need to hurry home. See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow," Huang Jingli smiled back, watching Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian leave.

When Huang Jingli arrived at the teachers’ office area, Teacher Chen was swamped with work. He was delighted when he saw Huang Jingli come over to offer help. With a bit of urgent business at hand that he couldn’t leave, he asked Huang Jingli to fetch some items from the school’s main office.

In the school’s main office, Huang Jingli unexpectedly ran into Wu Youliang.

Wu Youliang was also there on teacher’s orders to pick up some items.

Their meeting was met with a bit of embarrassment,

But more than that was a secret delight. They had just received news of an official meeting through He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie, and now they had encountered each other by chance. This was fate!