Chapter 5 The Straight Man

Chapter 5 The Straight Man

Chapter 5 The Straight Man
"It's you……"

The female teacher was also surprised and obviously still remembered Jiang Ning.

This is not surprising.

The female teacher also lived in Jixiang Community and often went to his brother's store to buy vegetables. Jiang Ning met her several times when he was helping out. The female teacher had previously bought a 50-kilogram bag of flour, and it was he who delivered it to her home. I remember it seemed to be Building 28 at the innermost part.

I didn’t expect it to be the teacher.

I never expected to meet each other on a blind date.

The fifth grade math teacher at Chengguan School is called Feng Yu.

This is what Zhang Xin told him.

He’s not from this county, he’s from Nanazawa next door.

Sitting opposite each other, Jiang Ning took the dishes and ordered.

"what do you want to eat?"

"Whatever, just don't make it too spicy!"

Jiang Ning just ordered four dishes at random, really just randomly.

But when they ordered the fourth dish, Feng Yu stopped them: "Three is enough. It would be a waste if we couldn't finish four."

Jiang Ning followed suit and asked the waiter to take the order.

After living abroad for a few years, things are still a little different.

Don't worry about gains and losses.

Not even licking.

While waiting for the food to be served, the two chatted.

Feng Yu has an outstanding appearance, with three-dimensional and distinct facial features, a slightly pointed chin that makes her look short, slender and bright eyes, two thin eyebrows that rise slantingly like two crescent moons, and a straight and full nose bridge, which is very stylish and good-looking no matter how you look at her.

His clothes were rather ordinary, with a white down jacket on.

She was wearing black jeans and had a slim figure.

You can see that he is very thin, and it seems that his legs are not even as thick as his forearms.

Her hair is not long and is tied in a short ponytail.

A little shy, but not like a weak woman.

It's rare to meet such a beautiful girl in a small county.

Jiang Ning had been on a blind date three or four times, and was no longer as excited as he was the first time. In order to avoid wasting each other's time, he chatted for a few minutes and then asked directly, "Tell me about your conditions. I'll see if I can meet your requirements first."

Feng Yu looked at him and said, "I don't know what to say."

"Ok?"

Jiang Ning was a little surprised: "Are you embarrassed to say it?"

Feng Yu: “No.”

Jiang Ning asked, "There must be a standard for cars, houses, and jobs, right?"

Feng Yu shook his head and said nothing.

Jiang Ning was puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Feng Yu thought for a moment and said, "None of this matters."

"unimportant?"

Jiang Ning was very surprised. He had dated several women, but this was the first one who said that a house, a car, and a job were not important. This immediately piqued his interest and he asked, "If a house, a car, and a job are not important, then what do you think is important?"

Feng Yu took a sip of tea and said, "It's enough if he's reliable."

Jiang Ning asked: "What does it mean to be reliable?"

Feng Yu: “I don’t know.”

Jiang Ning: "..."

This is also a weird thing.

Even more bizarre than the ones I saw before.

Feng Yu asked him: "I heard that you went abroad after graduating from high school?"

Jiang Ning nodded: "I went to Africa."

Feng Yu was curious: "I heard Africa is very chaotic?"

Jiang Ning thought for a moment and said, "It is indeed quite chaotic, but it also depends on the situation and region. For example, there are several small countries that are relatively stable, while places like Libya are relatively chaotic. Not to mention Somalia, which doesn't even have a government and is at war almost every day."

Feng Yu asked: "Which country in Africa are you in?"

Jiang Ning said: "Follow the business, it's not fixed."

Feng Yu was curious: "So you have been to many countries?"

Jiang Ning said: "Yes, I have been to many countries, basically all African countries."

Feng Yu expressed his admiration: "Amazing."

Jiang Ning said: "What's so great about this? All the countries in Africa are poor."

Feng Yu said: "That's amazing. Most people never have the chance to go abroad in their lifetime!"

Jiang Ning asked: "You are from Qi Ze, how did you get to Bei'an?"

Feng Yu said: "The city's unified recruitment exam assigned me to Bei'an."

Jiang Ning is not a civil servant and doesn't understand these things.

I almost couldn't catch up.

Feng Yu was curious about his experience and continued to ask: "What language did you speak abroad?"

Jiang Ning said: "Mainly English and French, as well as local African dialects."

Feng Yu asked: "Can you speak English and French?"

Jiang Ning nodded: "Daily communication is no problem."

Feng Yu exclaimed: "Amazing."

Jiang Ning said: "That's nothing. The language is actually not that difficult. It's mainly a matter of environment. When you go abroad, no one around you speaks Chinese. They all speak English and French. You can learn daily oral communication in three months at most."

Feng Yu nodded and asked, "What kind of work do you do in Africa?"

Jiang Ning said calmly, "Be a security guard."

Feng Yu asked: "How many years have you been in Africa?"

Jiang Ning said: "More than five years, it was after I took the college entrance examination in 14."

Feng Yu asked: "Have you been in Africa all this time?"

Jiang Ning said: "I spent most of my time in Africa, and I stayed in Afghanistan for more than half a year."

Feng Yu was surprised: "You have also been to Afghanistan?"

Jiang Ning nodded: "I have been there."

Feng Yu asked: "Besides Africa, which other countries have you been to?"

"too much!"

Jiang Ning said, "I've been to Brazil, the United States, Mexico, the Middle East, Europe, Russia, and Ukraine, but I haven't been to Australia." Feng Yu exclaimed again, "Amazing."

Jiang Ning said: "No matter how good the outside world is, it is not home. I still like my hometown."

Feng Yu nodded and asked, "What are you going to do when you come back?"

Jiang Ning said, "It depends on the situation. I'm taking the driver's license test recently. I'll get the license first and then talk about it after the New Year."

Feng Yu said: "You can communicate with foreigners in English and French, so it would be great if you could go to a foreign language training institution to learn foreign languages!"

Jiang Ning: "..."

What kind of brain circuit is this...

Let yourself become a teacher?

Spoken English and test-taking English are two different things, okay?

Even if I have that level, I don’t have the academic qualifications!
When high school students become teachers, the students’ parents will be the first to rebel.

After chatting for a while, the food came.

The two of them ate and chatted, and it felt pretty good.

Of course, this is just Jiang Ning's feeling.

As long as the person wasn't a fool with eyes on eyebrows and no self-awareness, Jiang Ning felt that he could talk about anything. After dinner, they chatted for another half an hour. When it was almost over, he asked again, "Can you tell me about your criteria for choosing a partner?"

Feng Yu thought for a while and said, "The person must be reliable, responsible and motivated. It's okay if you don't have the ability to buy a house for the time being, but you can save money to buy a house together after marriage. You must be broad-minded, not petty, and not use violence to solve family problems."

Jiang Ning was surprised: "Finally I met a normal person."

Feng Yu asked: "What do you mean?"

Jiang Ning said: "Someone introduced a few women to blind dates before, and it felt a bit abnormal."

Feng Yu asked: "Why is it abnormal?"

Jiang Ning said: "Too realistic."

Feng Yu said: "Life is too stressful nowadays. Isn't it normal for girls to be more realistic?"

Jiang Ning said, "That's not wrong, but we have to follow objective facts. To be frank, some girls are just so-so in appearance and don't have a job, but they still require men to have a house, a car, and savings. If it were just these material conditions, it would be fine, but what's weird is that they not only require men to be handsome and able to make money, but also to be responsible for housework and make them happy. Do you think this is normal?"

Feng Yu took a sip of tea and didn't comment.

Jiang Ning asked: "Is there a specific standard for reliability?"

Feng Yu shook his head: "No."

Jiang Ning said: "Then let's get to know each other first?"

Feng Yu nodded: "Okay."

So we added each other on WeChat and saved each other’s phone numbers.

Then he paid the bill and left, riding his electric scooter home.

Feng Yu was riding a pink electric scooter that looked very new.

Then I looked at my own car, it was so tattered and unbearable to look at.

Dad Jiang bought it, and it’s been almost six years.

When we arrived at the community, we waved goodbye and went home.

Jiang Ning went to his brother's house and did not go directly back to Building 8.

Go upstairs, Mother Jiang is waiting.

Jiang Hua hasn't gotten off work yet, and the shop won't close until around eight or nine.

"Did you meet him? How was it?"

Zhang Yulan asked without waiting for her son to sit down.

"not bad!"

Jiang Ning carefully considered his words and said, "She is pretty, and her brain is normal."

Zhang Yulan asked: "Does the teacher think highly of you?"

Jiang Ning: "..."

What are these words?

I am worse than anyone else!

Even the mother feels that her son is shorter than others. How can you say this?
Jiang Ning said depressedly: "Mom, what are you talking about? What's wrong with the teacher? How am I worse than others?"

Zhang Yulan said: "You haven't even been to college, and you don't have a formal job."

Jiang Ning was helpless, his sorrow and silence were greater than his despair.

Zhang Yulan pressed on: "Is it possible? What are their conditions?"

"No conditions."

"No conditions?"

"Well, it doesn't matter whether there is a garage or not, it depends on the person."

"Is there anyone so stupid?"

Jiang Ning: "..."

It’s so difficult to communicate with my mother because our values ​​are not on the same page.

It's so rare to meet a normal person, but I actually call him stupid.

I really don't know what to say.

A week later, I went to the city to take the second driving test.

The driving school chartered a car and more than 30 students went together.

In the car, Jiang Ning and Zhang Xin sat together.

Zhang Xin asked him, "How was the talk with Teacher Feng?"

Jiang Ning said: "It's hard to say!"

Zhang Xin asked: "Why is it hard to say?"

Jiang Ning said, "I'm a little confused. Aren't blind dates now all about negotiating conditions and showing off one's family background? As long as the prerequisites meet the other party's requirements, will they start dating? But Teacher Feng didn't say yes or no, and I don't understand what she means."

Zhang Xin said: "You need to be patient when chasing girls!"

Jiang Ning said: "I just want to find a wife, I don't want to fall in love."

Zhang Xin didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You are such a straight man!"

Jiang Ning spread his hands and said, "The purpose of blind dates is to get married! I'm already in my twenties, I can't just go on romantic dates like college students. Teacher Feng is not a student either, it's just a matter of a word, is it that difficult?"

Zhang Xin said, "Do you think you're buying a pig's head? If you like it, you can just pay for it. Marriage is a lifelong matter, so you have to be cautious. Knowing each other well can only do good, not harm. How can you treat it as a joke? Besides, I know Teacher Feng's situation. Her family is quite special. She never had a relationship in college, so she has to be more cautious about her marriage partner."

Jiang Ning became interested: "What's going on at Teacher Feng's home?"

Zhang Xin said: "It seems that both her parents have passed away. She has an older sister who lives with her. However, her sister seems to be mute. I don't know the details. If someone doesn't tell me about this kind of thing, it's not easy for others to ask!"

Jiang Ning: "..."

(End of this chapter)