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Chapter 80: Longing Eyes
Chapter 80: Longing Eyes
At the Tanlian Crossroads.
By this time, Deng Shirong and his daughter had already met up with Zhang Xiuping and her group, who had come to visit the family.
We'll skip the pleasantries exchanged between the two groups. When Zhang Xiuping, Ou Guofang, and Ou Guohua saw Deng Yunzhen smiling and greeting them, they immediately understood the situation.
Ou Guohua was the first to give Deng Yunzhen a thumbs-up, genuinely praising her, "Sister Zhen, your brother is truly blessed to have a sister like you!"
Deng Yunzhen smiled sweetly in response, "My brother thinks so too."
Facing Deng Yunzhen, who was likely to become her sister-in-law, Zhang Xiuping felt a bit awkward and didn't know what to say. She finally asked, "Yunzhen, did you learn how to braid your hair the way I taught you?"
Deng Yunzhen replied, "I did, but it's not as neat and natural as when you do it, so I didn't braid it today."
Zhang Xiuping laughed, "It's very simple. Just practice a few more times, and you'll get it."
After the brief chat, Deng Shirong pushed his bicycle and led the group toward his home.
Deng Shirong, walking in front, primarily chatted with the older women from Zhang Xiuping's side. They had all heard from Zhang's mother about the Deng family's financial situation and were very polite to Deng Shirong. Even his third aunt, who usually offended people with her words, suddenly became much more tactful when speaking to him.
Deng Yunzhen, walking in the middle, talked with Zhang Xiuping, Ou Guofang, and Ou Guohua. The four young women, being around the same age and with both sides eager to get along, had plenty to talk about.
At first, Zhang Xiuping was a bit reserved, considering that Deng Yunzhen would likely become her sister-in-law. However, as the conversation flowed, she gradually relaxed and began to speak more freely.
Walking at the back were Zhang Shoujun, Zhang Shoushan, and the eldest cousin from the big aunt's family.
A journey of several kilometers usually felt very long when walking alone, taking a long time to reach the destination. But with a group chatting along the way, they reached Shuangwang Street before they knew it.
In this era, due to the lack of convenient transportation, most people only left their village for important reasons, such as visiting relatives in other communes. For example, among the Zhang family's elders—Fourth Aunt, Seventh Aunt, Third Aunt, and Little Aunt—only Fourth Aunt had ever been to Shuangwang. The other three were visiting for the first time.
In the future, Shuangwang would have a massive Bai Ping Industrial Park, which would boost its economic development. However, in this era, it was quite backward, on par with Hejiang and Lingjiao.
It was slightly better than Huangling, Daba, and Jingkou.
In terms of the market, it ranked near the bottom in the entire county.
Longtan Market, on the other hand, was second only to the county town and Shahu, making it much more prosperous than Shuangwang.
Therefore, when the Zhang family saw the small market in Shuangwang, they felt a bit disappointed, thinking the place was too remote and backward, far inferior to their own Longtan commune.
However, their disappointment didn't last long. After passing through Shuangwang Market and walking for another twenty minutes, they arrived at the entrance of Naye Village.
From the village entrance, they could see several large brick houses forming a reverse 7, looking very beautiful and grand. The Zhang family members couldn't help but be impressed, their eyes wide with admiration.
Deng Shirong pointed toward the brick houses and introduced them, "Family, we're here!"
...
Ever since he learned that his father had found him a potential match, Deng Yuntao couldn't help but think about her at night, lying in bed. He wondered what she was like, and whether she was as beautiful as his father and sisters had described.
Deng Yuntao had never doubted the beauty of his potential bride. After all, his father and two younger sisters had all agreed that she was very beautiful, so there was no way they could be wrong.
However, "beautiful" was a vague term, and without a point of reference, Deng Yuntao could only imagine what she might look like.
As the day of the home visit drew closer, Deng Yuntao’s anticipation grew. On the day of the visit, after his father and elder sister left to greet the guests, he couldn’t sit still. It felt as if ants were crawling all over him, and he found himself constantly walking to the village entrance to look down the road.
He knew they couldn’t possibly arrive so quickly, but not checking felt like something was missing.
What does it mean to be on tenterhooks?
This was it!
Initially, Deng Changyuan had been quite composed, but under the influence of his childhood friend, Deng Yuntao, he too found himself frequently peering down the road from the village entrance. After a few times, he also started to feel nervous, as if the home visit was for him rather than his friend.
After dozens of such checks, they finally saw a group of people approaching the village entrance. Deng Yuntao, excited, rushed back to gather the relatives and elders to welcome the guests.
When the two parties met, Deng Yuntao immediately locked his gaze on a girl in the crowd who was as beautiful as a flower. He was certain that this was the girl his father had chosen for him.
Women’s intuition, Deng Yuntao thought, was truly inexplicable. Although Zhang Xiuping didn’t know which one was her potential husband, the moment her eyes met Deng Yuntao’s, she instantly recognized him as the young man with an ordinary face but a vibrant spirit.
Their eyes met for more than three seconds before Zhang Xiuping shyly looked away.
What seemed like a long story unfolded in just a few seconds. However, the observant Deng Shirong noticed the interaction between his son and his future daughter-in-law. He smiled and introduced them: "Yuntao, let me introduce you to Sister Ping. Sister Ping, this is my eldest son, Deng Yuntao."
Seeing his future wife was so beautiful, Deng Yuntao’s heart blossomed with joy. He looked at her with bright eyes and greeted her, "Hello!"
Zhang Xiuping glanced at him, her face flushed, and replied, "Hello!"
Deng Shirong then introduced the rest of the Zhang family to his son: "This is Fourth Aunt, this is Seventh Aunt, this is Third Aunt-in-law, this is Little Aunt, this is Eldest Cousin, these are your cousins, Little Jun and Little Shan, and these are Sister Fang and Sister Hua, Sister Ping’s childhood friends."
Deng Yuntao greeted each of them as his father introduced them.
After all the introductions were done, Deng Shirong introduced his side of the family to the Zhangs. Once everyone had greeted each other, Deng Shirong and the relatives warmly invited the Zhangs into their home.
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