Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 622 - Chapter 622 622. Gossip about the Lao Song Family_1

Chapter 622: 622. Gossip about the Lao Song Family_1 Chapter 622: 622. Gossip about the Lao Song Family_1 Sun Ziqiang held a watermelon as he ate, telling Song Tan about someone asking for his phone number.

Song Tan instantly perked up, “You mean with Zhou Tianyu? How did it go? Is she pretty?”

Everyone also tacitly gathered around.

Sun Ziqiang chewed on the watermelon slowly, recalling, “She’s okay, I guess. I don’t remember clearly, definitely not as good-looking as you.”

“But she has a generous personality, loves to laugh. Medium height, not fat, wearing a floral shirt, skin a bit dark, with a round face. When she smiles, there’s a dimple on her cheek, quite deep, and her teeth are neat–”

Not like him, with uneven teeth, not pretty at all.

Everyone: …You don’t remember clearly?

“So, do you think there’s a chance between them?” Song Tan switched to another question.

This time, Sun Ziqiang replied without hesitation:

“Of course there’s a chance! If not, who would run up the mountain in the scorching heat of midday!”

Then he pulled at his tank top, “Look, my skin is peeling from the sunburn, the sun is way too harsh.”

That did make sense, and everyone nodded in agreement.

After hearing only half of the gossip, everyone couldn’t help but feel an itch of curiosity. Song Tan, on the other hand, got the girl’s phone number and decided to call her in the afternoon to ask what was up.

However, this half-told gossip wasn’t even accurate!

Because during the afternoon packing of spice packets, Auntie Chen and Li Lanhua were chatting and laughing, yet the topic had already moved on to the next matchmaking candidate!

Wu Lan couldn’t help but ask, “What, the girl from this morning didn’t catch his fancy?”

Li Lanhua felt heartbroken when she spoke, “Don’t mention it, the girl was truly nice! It’s just my son who’s disappointing… Sigh!”

Li Lanhua was genuinely upset.

She had seen the two of them strolling down the mountain and thought there was a chance, only to be surprised when the girl was blunt during lunch.

“Auntie, your hospitality is so good, I’m embarrassed… The main thing is that I don’t have much fate with Zhou Tianyu, I’m sorry for the trouble.”

How could there be no fate?

Li Lanhua anxiously asked, “Is it because the boy doesn’t know what to say?”

“No, no.”

Tian Tian shook her head, “It’s my issue.”

“I think you raise your son very well, Zhou Tianyu is down-to-earth, experienced, knows a lot about big city life, and even earns such a high salary in Beicheng…”

Only Zhou Tianyu, who had agreed with Tian Tian not to reveal his chestnut picking: …??? Am I this outstanding?

“…I only have a high school diploma, which isn’t quite a good match to begin with. Plus, my parents are not in good health, and I need to take care of them. If I really started dating Zhou Tianyu, wouldn’t that be placing our family’s burdens on your household? That wouldn’t be appropriate.”

Tian Tian sighed, “So, auntie, don’t blame Zhou Tianyu, it really isn’t his fault. It’s precisely because he’s so genuine that I thought I couldn’t hold him back.”

“It’s just too embarrassing, causing you trouble…”

She apologetically looked at the lavish spread on the table and at Auntie Chen, who was watching with concern.

“I didn’t expect his future to be so bright, to earn that much… I thought he was similar to me.”

Listen to that! Listen to that!

A fool’s son may be a fool, but he’s still a gem to his mother; which mother wouldn’t puff with pride upon hearing such words?

Even so, she still felt that the girl was sensible and a good match, so she wanted to struggle a bit more for it.

Unexpectedly, Tian Tian went on to explain her family’s situation–a sick father and mother, a debt at home, and a brother still in school.

“If they really ended up together, the family’s financial burden is already heavy, and if the daughter-in-law’s family has an emergency and needs money… They, they’ll be in a real dilemma!”

As of now, Li Lanhua is still sighing:

“Just think, why did fate have to be just a hair’s breadth away?! If only my family were a little better off financially, I’d definitely have kept her as my daughter-in-law, no matter what.”

Wu Lan and Song Tan exchanged glances.

This girl’s words, both spoken and unspoken, were praising others, managing to take care of the matchmaker and the prospective family all in one.

As a result, even though the matchmaking didn’t work out, neither side felt the slightest embarrassment and instead garnered sympathy from others.

Man, that emotional intelligence, that art of conversation, Secretary Xiaozu has met her match!

And yet, how could Sun Ziqiang have seen it so differently at noon? She’s clearly worlds apart from Zhou Tianyu, isn’t she? How could he have thought there was a chance?!

Song Tan immediately took out her phone.

A girl with such high emotional intelligence is sure to have a real issue to discuss.

Taking into account her own assertion that her family was financially struggling, it’s likely she’s short on time. There’s no need to delay; best to get in contact immediately.

On the other end, Tian Tian felt a sudden tug at her heart when she saw the unfamiliar number and answered without a second thought.

On the phone, Song Tan’s voice was crisp and direct, “Hello, this is Song Tan. Sun Ziqiang mentioned you were looking for me about something?”

Tian Tian was genuinely surprised.

She hadn’t expected the other party to call so soon. She thought Sun Ziqiang would send her the number after getting a response, and then she would pick an appropriate time to make contact…

But now there was no time for such considerations, so she quickly replied, “I’m Tian Tian. I was wondering if your family is still hiring? Is there anything I can do?”

Song Tan thought for a moment–there really wasn’t much to do recently; otherwise, her cousins wouldn’t have been given time off.

She could only reply, “We probably won’t need anyone in August, but we will need extra hands in September.”

In September, they’ll be building houses in the mountains, and there will be planting to do, harvests to reap… plenty of work indeed.

Tian Tian wasn’t discouraged; it was a naturally slow period in the countryside at this time of year.

She just asked again:

“I heard your family grows fruit trees, and today I saw chestnut trees too. Do you need pruning services?”

“I’ve been pruning trees with my dad in the garden since I was little, so I have some experience. If your family’s fruit trees and chestnut trees need pruning, I can do it for free, but could you give me some of the pruned branches? I’d like to take them home for grafting.”

She was a bit embarrassed and quickly added:

“Don’t worry, our Chestnut Garden isn’t big, just two acres. We do have about a dozen peach trees, though. When there’s a good crop, we carry them to town to sell.”

The reason she said this was to let Song Tan know she wasn’t trying to compete with her business, just wanting to improve her family’s situation a little and hoping to earn a bit more from the fruits.

Otherwise, with the current market conditions, when the local peaches came to the market, they might not sell well even for fifty cents a pound, let alone chestnuts.

Two acres of land, no matter how hard you work, how much can you earn?

But for Song Tan, pruning and grafting were of no concern.

Although the branches nurtured by Spiritual Energy would have a better advantage and grow stronger than before, if one hoped to greatly improve the fruit by grafting alone, that was definitely impossible.

At best, the taste might improve slightly.

In Song Tan’s plan, these benefits were meant to be shared with the villagers anyway, just not in large quantities for each household.

But now, with someone offering to prune for free…

She agreed without hesitation, “Alright!”