Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space

Chapter 1142: Agreement

Meng Lin felt relieved after listening to her grandfather’s phone call."Grandfather, I understand, I’ll go talk to them today."

Mr. Tao felt a toothache hearing his granddaughter’s words. Is this a matter for the girls to get involved in? And a young girl at that?

"Meng Lin, don’t rush, let Jin Erlin take the phone."

"Grandpa, Uncle Jin went to buy us some meat. He’ll call you when he gets back."

"Alright, Meng Lin, don’t worry about it. Let Jin Erlin handle it. Girls being too proactive will be looked down upon by the in-laws in the future."

Meng Lin wasn’t concerned about this, but since her grandfather said so, she obeyed.

Mr. Tao put down the phone and looked at his son sitting beside him.

"This Li Manjiang is not bad."

"Mm. As long as Meng Lin likes him."

"Not a worry, her mom was adamant about liking that man, but this girl likes the older generation."

Meanwhile, Meng Lin put down the phone somewhat excitedly and looked at her cousin.

"Grandfather agreed."

Tao YanZhen nodded; she heard it too. It seems Li Manjiang has gained grandfather’s approval.

Tao YanZhen is quite envious of her cousin’s boldness. If Lv Guodong were single, she would have told her grandfather as well, but he’s already engaged.

This kind of thing is something Tao YanZhen would never do, so she and Lv Guodong are truly not destined.

Meanwhile, Jin Erlin went to the supply store; given the current weather, expecting too much meat is unrealistic, so he only bought two pounds of pork belly and a bucket of soybean oil. There’s no pork fat. That’s just how things are.

Returning to the transport team, he saw the two girls had opened the door and were sitting inside.

"Meng Lin, Xiao Zhen, there’s only two pounds of meat left. I bought you a bucket of soybean oil, don’t be too hard on yourselves."

"Uncle Jin, sorry for the trouble. How much is it? I’ll pay you. Also, grandfather asked you to return a call."

Jin Erlin hurriedly sat down and dialed the phone.

Upon hearing the old director’s phone call, he realized it was the first time he’d seen a girl taking the initiative.

"Yes, director."

"Jin Erlin, think about what to say; Meng Lin is willing herself, and we’ve looked into Li Manjiang. He’s quite a promising young man."

"Understood, director. I have a good relationship with Li Manjiang’s father. I’ll go with the two of them to Li Family Village and talk to Li Yungui."

"Alright, try your best to make it happen. Since Meng Lin is willing herself?"

After hanging up, "Meng Lin, Xiao Zhen, when do you want to go back? I’ll go with you."

"Uncle Jin, let’s go back now."

Jin Erlin nodded, finished arranging the transport team’s work, then rode back with the two girls.

All the things brought back were on Jin Erlin’s bike.

The three arrived at Li Family Village by eleven in the morning.

They went straight home; the two girls stayed at home to cook.

Jin Erlin immediately went to find Li Yungui; this can’t be a matter of the girl fancying the young man?

Li Yungui looked at the approaching Jin Erlin.

"Captain Jin, how do you have time to come over?"

"Village Chief Li, do you have time now? Can we have a chat?"

Li Yungui put down his work, "Manjiang, I have a matter to attend to."

"Dad, I can handle it myself."

"Village Chief Li, is this your eldest son?"

"Yes, Manjiang, this is Captain Jin from the county transport team, call him Uncle Jin."

Li Manjiang came over and greeted him with a smile.

Jin Erlin thought to himself, this Li Manjiang is just an ordinary-looking young man; what exactly caught Meng Lin’s eye? Even the old director agreed?

"Not bad, really not bad."

"Captain Jin, shall we sit under that tree?" Indeed, the midday sun was very strong.

The two sat under the tree, and Jin Erlin took out cigarettes, lighting one for each.

"Captain Jin, what brings you here?"

"Old Li, I want to arrange a match for your eldest son."

Li Yungui was taken aback; is Jin Erlin on a whim?

"It’s good, but my eldest son’s rank isn’t high enough to follow the army, I worry he might wrong the girl."

Jin Erlin thought of countless things to say on the way but now found none suitable.

"Old Li, let me speak frankly. Meng Lin is taken with your eldest son; today she called her family from my place, and the old director already agreed."

Jin Erlin felt being straightforward was best. All his rehearsed words seemed inadequate.

Li Yungui was stunned, "Wang Zhiqing?"

"Yes, this girl is the old director’s granddaughter. Her life has been hard; her father doesn’t like her mother and even cheated. When Meng Lin was ten, her mother passed away, and her father brought home a woman along with two children, with the girl only a few months younger than Meng Lin.

Meng Lin has always been with the old director, and this time she came to protect the three of them."

Jin Erlin trusts Li Yungui’s character; even if things don’t work out, he wouldn’t disclose Meng Lin’s affair, so he spoke candidly.

Li Yungui understood why Wang Zhiqing always seemed unapproachable. Such is the plight of the child.

"Their family conditions are so good; our two families aren’t suitable."

"Old Li, Meng Lin is already fond of Manjiang. Even the old director agrees; what are you worried about regarding the family situation?"

"Old Jin, I can’t make this decision; it’s up to his mother and should also consider Manjiang’s opinion."

"That makes sense. I’ll come back tonight; the old director is waiting for the news.

The elder always feels guilty toward Meng Lin; her mother didn’t value her, so usually whatever she wants, the family agrees to.

Talk it over with your wife and Manjiang.

Meng Lin has spent quite some time in your village; you should see her character. All taught by the old director. You don’t have to worry about her character and morality."

Li Yungui nodded, though the three weren’t very sociable, they were genuinely humble, doing whatever was asked.

Previously, he thought Wang Zhiqing would definitely struggle to adapt to village life and considered it troublesome. However, after several months, he had a newfound respect for them; even Brother Cunshan chose easier tasks for them.

"Alright, I’ll let you know this afternoon; I’ll first talk to Manjiang about it, since Wang Zhiqing visited my house yesterday for leave, the two should have seen each other."

Jin Erlin nodded, "I’ll go wait at Xiao Chun’s place in the afternoon and help with some work, waiting for your update."

The two parted ways, with Li Yungui heading straight to find his eldest son.

"Manjiang, do you remember the female volunteer who came to our house for leave yesterday?"

"What’s up? Yes, I remember."

"What do you think about being introduced to each other?"

"Dad, you can tell she comes from a good family, and they must have been trained from a young age; the way they walk is different."