Chapter 71: Li Wanqing's Worries

  It was a set of pure cotton underwear with light-colored small flowers printed on it, exuding an aura of purity from the inside out, perfectly matching Li Wanqing's temperament.

  "Ah!" Li Wanqing also realized that she had let Xiao Ping see something he shouldn't have, and involuntarily let out a soft cry. She hastily ran over to pick up her undergarments, not even caring if they were dry or not, and stuffed them directly under the pillow. After doing all this, Li Wanqing's face was already completely red with shame, and she didn't dare look at Xiao Ping again, hanging her head in embarrassment.

  If the same thing happened to Song Le, Xiao Ping would definitely tease her a bit. But he knew that Li Wanqing's face was tender, and if he persisted in teasing her about this topic, it was very likely that she would be reduced to tears. So Xiao Ping wisely pretended that nothing had happened earlier, and casually handed another box of iron-plated fungus to Li Wanqing: "A specialty from the farm, I brought a box for you. The effect is best when stewed with one serving at a time; if you're afraid of the trouble, you can also soak it in tea, just remember to eat the dregs too, the effect is best that way."

  Xiao Ping's serious tone piqued Li Wanqing's curiosity, and she couldn't help but open the box to see what was inside. She knew more about such things than Liu Jianguo and his wife, and immediately returned the box to Xiao Ping, saying: "This is an iron skin gourd! This thing is very expensive, I can't accept it!"

  "No need to decline." Xiao Ping didn't take the box, with a nonchalant expression said: "These things are all grown on our farm, they're not worth much money, Aunt Wang also has a box of them, just take it."

  Wang Fang also had a box, Li Wanqing no longer insisted, and smiled slightly at Xiao Ping: "Then I won't be polite, thank you!"

  Under Xiao Ping's deliberate change of subject, Li Wanqing quickly forgot the embarrassment and chatted with Xiao Ping easily. In fact, during the conversation, Xiao Ping said more words, telling Li Wanqing about the current situation in the farm and some interesting things that happened before. When he got excited, he couldn't help but gesticulate, making Li Wanqing laugh from time to time. Every time this happened, Li Wanqing's eyes would curve like a crescent moon, making Xiao Ping feel itchy in his heart.

  Xiao Ping's entrepreneurial history is not as attractive as Li Wanqing portrayed, but for some reason she likes listening to Xiao Ping talk. Feeling the pride of successful entrepreneurship in Xiao Ping's words, Li Wanqing couldn't help but feel happy for him.

  "By the way, how have you been lately?" Xiao Ping asked after a while and turned to ask Li Wanqing: "I heard Aunt Wang say that you seem to have something on your mind these days, what's wrong?"

  "I... I'm fine." Li Wanqing said hesitantly.

  Li Wanqing's hesitant expression made Xiao Ping even more worried, so he deliberately put on a disappointed face and said: "If you don't want to say it, then forget it. I guess you didn't really consider me as a friend after all, sigh..."

  "It's not like that!" Li Wanqing didn't want Xiao Ping to misunderstand her, so she had to speak out: "There's still half a month until the Spring Festival. In a few days, our company will have a New Year's Eve dinner. Originally it was just colleagues getting together for a meal, but our department manager suggested that after dinner we would go sing karaoke. I didn't want to go, so I said that night was my boyfriend's birthday and we had agreed to spend it together..."

  Before Li Wanqing could finish speaking, Xiao Ping had already clutched his chest and stamped his feet, exclaiming: "Ah, you already have a boyfriend!? Is that guy so lucky? When did this happen? Why didn't I ever hear you mention it?"

  "No, I don't have a boyfriend yet! I just didn't want to go sing with them!" Li Wanqing hastily explained to Xiao Ping, then complained: "But our manager asked me to bring my boyfriend along to sing, where am I supposed to find a boyfriend now? If only I hadn't told that lie earlier!"

  Xiao Ping immediately understood what Li Wanqing meant, that the department manager must have been pestering her, so she made up an excuse to avoid having too much contact with him. Thinking of this, Xiao Ping couldn't help but laugh and pointed at his own nose: "Who says you don't have a boyfriend? Isn't it me?"

  Li Wanqing immediately understood Xiao Ping's meaning and blushed as she lowered her head, whispering: "Letting you pretend to be my boyfriend, isn't that a bit...?"

  "What's wrong?" Xiao Pingtan smiled calmly: "Firstly, this way can help you fulfill your promise, and secondly, even if your manager forces you to sing, I can protect you, right?"

  When trying to persuade Li Wanqing, Xiao Ping also secretly sighed in his heart. At that time, Song Lei also encountered a similar situation, and the little chili pepper took the initiative to pretend to be her boyfriend. Now it is himself who takes the initiative to pretend to be Li Wanqing's boyfriend, but she is so shy that even her face turns red, the difference between people is really big!

  Xiao Ping finally persuaded Li Wanqing. She lifted her head and looked deeply at Xiao Ping, saying: "Then... thank you!"

  "Don't be polite." Xiao Ping also smiled and said: "When I go to the restaurant door to pick you up that day, whoever dares to come will have their hands broken by me!"

  Xiao Ping's timely appearance resolved the troubles that had been bothering Li Wanqing for several days, and her mood also improved. Plus, the vegetables Xiao Ping brought were indeed delicious, so even Li Wanqing made an exception and ate a little more than half a bowl of rice.

  As soon as Xiao Ping appeared, Li Wanqing was delighted and had a big appetite, Wang Fang seemed even more excited than him. Taking advantage of Li Wanqing's inattention, she winked at Xiao Ping and gave him a thumbs up, making Xiao Ping feel embarrassed.

  After dinner, Xiao Ping stayed and chatted with everyone for a while before getting up to bid farewell. Although Li Wanqing wanted to see him off, with Liu Jianguo and his wife present, she didn't dare suggest it herself. Xiao Ping was considerate of Li Wanqing's feelings and didn't take the matter to heart.

  The next few days were just the time for a large harvest of vegetables, and Xiao Ping was busy every day supervising the workers to collect vegetables, weigh them, and collect money. He was so busy that he didn't even have time to go to driving school. On this day, after sending out the last truckload of vegetables from the farm, Xiao Ping suddenly realized that today was the day he had agreed with Li Wanqing.

  "I'm really busy." Xiao Ping self-deprecatingly smiled and quickly washed up, changed clothes, then rushed out the door to hurry to the city.

  As the sky had already darkened, it was almost impossible to hail a taxi in a place like Xiao Zhou Village. So Xiao Ping asked Wang Da Pao to drive the tractor to send himself to the nearest Qian Jia Ji Town, where he found a black car to head to the city.

  "After getting a driver's license, I must buy a car!" After being troubled for a while, Xiao Ping made up his mind to solve the transportation problem first.

  When Xiao Ping arrived in the city, it was already completely dark. Fortunately, he still remembered that Li Wanqing's company had New Year's Eve dinner at a hotel, so he directly called a taxi and rushed there.

  At the same time as Xiao Ping rushed to hurry, Li Wanqing sat in a hotel suite, watching other colleagues push plates and exchange cups. Although her pretty face still had a smile on it, the unease in her heart grew stronger and stronger.

  "He shouldn't have forgotten about this, right?" Until now, Li Wanqing hadn't received a call from Xiao Ping, and she couldn't help but start to worry. If Xiao Ping still hadn't arrived by the end of dinner, how would she get rid of the big trouble in front of her?

  Thinking of this, Li Wanqing really wanted to call Xiao Ping immediately and ask him why he didn't keep his promise. But she was a gentle and shy girl, and she couldn't muster up the courage to call a boy and scold him for not pretending to be her boyfriend. Several times Li Wanqing's hand had already grasped the phone, but in the end, the call still wasn't made.

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