At 1:30 in the afternoon, Wu ngting was ready to set off and leave. Zhao Xiaolan gave her a lot of things, mostly food, including so vegetables grown in her own garden.
Under Zhao Xiaolan's reluctant gaze, Wu ngting drove away.
After returning ho, Zhao Xiaolan was a bit downcast and then said to Chen Feng, "Ah Feng, Little Ting is such a good girl. If you let her slip away, Mom won't forgive you. So, to prevent any long delays, you should hurry up and get engaged to her. You must get engaged within this year. You should listen to Mom on this."
Going back to the hotown indeed led to being pressured into marriage. Chen Feng had already anticipated this and imdiately said, "ngting is very nice. If I ever remarry in the future, she's definitely my best choice for a wife. But whether we are suitable to be a couple or not, I'm not very sure. I don't want to go through another divorce. I think it's better for to date her first, then live together for a while, and during that ti, see if we can harmonize and test our compatibility in various aspects of life. If it turns out that we can get along well, then we'll get engaged and married."
Chen Feng's words were reasonable and realistic, and Zhao Xiaolan couldn't argue against them, but she wasn't easy to fool and said firmly, "I don't care if you're suited to be a couple. If Little Ting becos my daughter-in-law, I would be very willing and satisfied. Anyway, Little Ting agreed, and her parents don't oppose, so you should get the engagent settled with her this year. Such a good daughter-in-law can't slip away.
Even if in the future you two aren't suitable, that's a matter for the future. Who can predict the future? In my view, as long as you don't go overboard, don't find a mistress, or let Little Ting feel wronged, your relationship will certainly not be a problem."
Zhao Xiaolan's words made sense too, and in her view, since Wu ngting had agreed, and both she and her son were satisfied, what could be the problem? At the very least, set the engagent and official status first.
Chen Feng also couldn't refute his mom's words, wisely choosing not to argue and eventually resorted to delaying tactics.
"Mom, you're right. I'll try my best to get things set with her this year."
"Not try, but must," Zhao Xiaolan emphasized.
"Yes, yes," Chen Feng nodded and then imdiately said, "Mom, I've agreed with a few junior high school friends to et up in the county town. It's almost 2 PM now, so I'll head out now."
"Go ahead, go ahead. But, tomorrow you must co with to see the supermarket, and the day after to give thanks, rember."
"Of course I'll rember. Don't worry. I'll head out first."
After saying this, Chen Feng imdiately stepped out.
He could accompany his parents at ho, but he feared their nagging, especially about pushing for marriage, so he had to avoid it for now.
On the way to the county town, Chen Feng pulled over the car. The reason was that he temporarily didn't know who to find or what to do in the county town.
So, he parked the car first, deciding whom to contact, or simply figuring out where to wander alone.
Picking up his phone, Chen Feng scrolled through his WeChat contacts. Aside from a few won he contacted daily, he rarely reached out to anyone else, including several junior high classmates like Yu Xiaohui and Lou Xiaojiao. Ever since they were kidnapped in Xiu Zhou and then each of their families encountered misfortunes, Chen Feng had barely been in contact with them and had no intention of reconnecting.
In addition, he'd lost touch with most other junior high classmates as well, and Chen Feng wasn't interested in reconnecting. For instance, Tan Xiaoyu, who had esophageal cancer; they weren't that close during junior high school, and after donating eighty-eight thousand to him last ti, Chen Feng felt he had done enough and there was no further need to make contact.
As for Xie Xiaohua and Zhong Mingjie, they have always lived in other cities. Their relationship with Chen Feng isn't particularly close, and they were likely not in the hotown either, so there was no need to reach out.
Regarding high school classmates, Fang Xiaoyue was still locally based, but Chen Feng was very aware of her thoughts, so it was best not to have much contact.
There was also Guo ngyao, who was probably still angry right now, so it was wise not to contact her.
As for Lin Yujiao, they had just parted ways this morning, and she was likely back in Lu City, which was a bit far, so it was best not to go back and forth.
After searching for a while, he couldn't find anyone locally suitable to hang out with.
Alright then! Just wandering around alone.
Restarting the car, Chen Feng drove it to a street in the center of the old county town, Academic Street. Back when he was in school, he often wandered here because the southern end of this street was where he had studied at First Middle School, and in the middle section was the County People's Hospital. It was also not far from the County Governnt, so the surrounding area was undoubtedly the most bustling place, with several bookstores, not to ntion stationery stores, barber shops, and snack shops.
Even though First Middle School and the hospital had since moved away, there was still a relatively large vegetable market here. The foot and vehicle traffic remained high.
Nevertheless, Chen Feng smoothly found a parking spot on the roadside and parked the car.
Parking on the roadside here now required a fee, five yuan per hour, not too expensive, but it was obvious that many people begrudged it, so there were still quite a few vacant parking spaces.
Chen Feng got out of the car. The weather was cloudy today, and the wind was strong, so it didn't feel hot. He wore a short-sleeved T-shirt, paired with three-quarter casual pants, and sandals, looking quite fresh.
Looking at the bustling vegetable market nearby, he decided to take a walk since he was free, planning to buy so cooked food he liked.
This vegetable market was considered the biggest in the whole county, operating all day, with temporary stalls for wholesale seafood in the early morning, and the cooked food stores were quite famous, with twenty or thirty shops grouped together. You could basically buy renowned cooked food from all over the country.
Moreover, there were local specialty snacks like salted pancake, fried dough, and fried cake, among others.
Chen Feng hadn't eaten enough at noon, so now was a good ti to co over for so snacks.
He walked leisurely toward the vegetable market, and as he was approaching the entrance, he suddenly heard soone call out from behind, "Hey, you dropped your money."
Instinctively turning around to look at the ground, Chen Feng saw a fifty-yuan bill not far behind him.
He patted his pockets and felt his phone and car keys. Apart from these, there was nothing else in both pockets.
In this era of mobile paynts, people generally don't carry wallets, and cash isn't commonly carried either, resulting in the traditional thief profession's practitioners having to switch fields, as there's hardly any cash to steal.
"It's not mine," Chen Feng honestly replied and then looked toward the caller, seeing a fair-skinned woman in her twenties with so charm, holding a parasol, carrying a bag, and wearing a snow gauze dress with high-heeled sandals, exuding an air of elegance.
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