Chapter 309 Back To The Hometown (Part Two)
"Is I back?" Kay asked enthusiastically. Although I was reluctant to speak with her, she couldn''t
avoid greeting her neighbor in a civil manner. "Yeah, I''m back, Kay. How have you beentely?" I
asked, barely forcing a smile on her face.
"I''ve been doing all right, " replied Kay, who was well known for having a big mouth in the vige. "Our
I is such a beautiful girl. You look just like what your mother when she was about your age, " Kay
praised, gripping I by her hand and observing her carefully.
"Do I? Thank you, " I replied pleasantly. "You''re looking very young as well, " continued I.
"You always speak out pleasing words just as you did when you were a little girl, " Kay said and
"Yeah, " I answered. "I will turn thirty next year, " she continued. Upon hearing Kay mentioning her
age, I had guessed what Kay was gong to say next.
"Are you still single?" Kay asked. "I don''t mean to lecture you, but for a woman, marriage and having a
child are the most important things. You''re not getting any younger. You should marry a good man so
that your parents won''t worry about you, " she continued while taking I''s hand, when I didn''t
respond.
"You''re right. I will get married as soon as possible, " I returned patiently. She nodded or answered
in agreement, no matter what Kay said to her. She just hoped that Kay could finish soon and leave her
alone.
"Your parents have worked so hard all their lives to provide a good education for you. You should return
their favor and help them to stop worrying about you. Am I right?" Kay went on as she saw I
nodding, "I happen to know someone who is about your age. If you agree, I will arrange for you to meet
him if you are satisfied with him."
She sighed, then continued, "The man is 35 and he is a carpenter with a handsome earning. Two years
ago, his wife died. Now he lives alone with his son. He heard that you came home, so he asked me to
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inquire about you."
"I understand that it will be your first marriage, but you ought to lower your expectations, after all, you''re
not very young anymore. He said he would try his best to satisfy your needs, " Kay persuaded before
I could respond.
I wasn''t very young, but she was pretty and hadn''t been married before. Therefore, many men in the
vige had asked Kay to be their matchmaker.
"Kay, I..." I tried to refuse. "Kay, stop winding up my daughter, that carpenter is a cripple. If you think
so highly of him, you can save him for yourself. After all, you are a widow, " Jina broke in before I
finished her sentence.
"You..." Kay was so angry that she struggled to form aplete sentence. "You''re such an ungrateful
woman. I was just trying to help I. She is almost 30 and still unmarried. If she doesn''t get married
soon, she will be the subject of the entire vige''s gossip and ill-willed rumors. Can''t you see that?"
"That''s none of your business, " Jina replied, pursing her lips. She was aware of the fact that many
people in the vigebeled I as a loose woman because she had past her best age for marriage
and had still not been married yet. They thought that I was incapable of finding a decent husband.
Despite what the others had said, Jina was still fairly optimistic about I''s future.
She was convinced that I would marry a good man sooner orter.
That''s why she had asked Aron toe along with them, that way, their neighbors would stop belittling
I''s image.
''Unlike most women in this vige, my daughter must... get married to an excellent man, '' Jina thought.
"I know what you''ve said about I behind our backs. I''m warning you; you''d better stop being nosy.
I has a boyfriend. If you don''t have anything to do, at least, you should pay more attention to your
own children''s affairs, " Jina warned her.
The neighbors surrounding there sunk into silence dumbfounded. As the Zhao family had lived in
poverty, they were despised by the vigers. Later, Mandy had gone to the college in the city and
married a rich man. People in the vige had been eager to please Mandy, and meanwhile, bullied
Jina. This time, Jina could stand tall before them.
"She has a boyfriend? Where is he?" Kay asked scornfully. She didn''t believe Jina for one moment.
"Today is I''s grandma''s birthday, why didn''t you bring him with you?"
"Why told you that he wasn''t here?" Jina retorted with a cheeky smile on her face. She had been
waiting for this moment.
Jina looked around, and found Aron standing around the corner carrying the gifts in his hand. "Aron,
Aron put down the bags, and shook off the dust on his hands. "Aunt Jina, what''s up? There are still
some gifts in the trunk, " he said after he walked up to Jina.
"Aron, I''d like to introduce you to someone. This is Kay, " Jina introduced with a gloating expression.
Jina look Aron up and down. ''He is handsome, he knows how to dress well and his car look quite
expensive, '' she thought with satisfaction.
As I observed Jina''s smug look, she suddenly understood why Jina had insisted on bring Aron here.
"Hello, Kay, " Aron greeted.
Kay gazed at Aron with jealousy. She felt a sense of deja vu, like she had seen him somewhere before.
She observed Aron discreetly. "This... is I''s boyfriend, " Kay responded, looking embarrassed.
"Yes, he is, " Jina nodded. "Didn''t you say that only a married man would be interested in I? See?
My daughter is an excellent girl, " Jina said proudly.
"Aunt Jina, if there isn''t anything else, I will excuse myself first. I need to carry those presents from the
trunk and put them in the house, " Aron said respectfully, with a charming smile.
"I will help you, " I followed. She finally found an excuse to get away from there. "Aron, sorry. I didn''t
think that mom..." I apologized to Aron.
"Really, I''m cool with this. You don''t need to feel sorry, " Aron reassured her with a smile.