A Cannon-Fodder Alpha Marked The Future Villainess After Transmigrating Into A Novel - Chapter 11

Ha!

With her temper, she really wanted to beat him up.

She couldn’t deal with the male and female leads without risking the system’s punishment, but surely beating him up wouldn’t violate her character setting, right?

“Host, I advise you to stay calm. You still need him for the hunting rifle,” 007 reminded her at just the right moment.

Xie Jing choked.

She slowly let out a breath. She hadn’t expected this damned system to actually be useful sometimes—like with the matter of the hunting rifle.

She had indeed been too impulsive just now.

“How could I possibly compare to Eldest Cousin? Did you just get back from work?” Xie Jing asked ingratiatingly.

Xie Jianjun cast her a contemptuous glance.

That infuriating look made Xie Jing’s fists itch again.

“Everyone in the village knows you’re lazy and greedy. Who isn’t just getting back from the fields at this hour?” Xie Jianjun snorted.

What should she do when she was this angry?

But after thinking about it, she couldn’t offend Xie Jianjun yet.

Besides, compared with Liu Fen, Xie Jianjun’s mind hadn’t developed nearly as many twists and turns. All Xie Jing had to do was flatter him.

She smiled. “Yes, yes. Eldest Cousin is famous throughout the village for being hardworking. By the way, why haven’t I seen Auntie these past couple of days?”

After being showered with praise, Xie Jianjun’s expression eased somewhat.

Following her lead, he asked, “Do you need something from my mom?”

Seeing that he had taken the bait, Xie Jing leaned closer and lowered her voice.

“It’s about my brother’s marriage, of course. In a couple of days, he’s supposed to meet that young woman. My brother is so dull and awkward that I’m worried he might upset her, so I wanted to ask Auntie if there’s anything he should pay attention to.”

Xie Jianjun sneered inwardly.

Pay attention to what?

His mother had already told him that the woman was a notorious shrew throughout the surrounding villages.

The Xie family could just wait to suffer.

“My dad was still uneasy about it, so he secretly went to Lijiazhuang to ask around again. Guess what he found out?” Xie Jing pursed her lips and looked mysteriously at Xie Jianjun.

The moment Xie Jianjun heard that Xie Dahai had personally gone to Lijiazhuang, his face turned pale.

“Everyone in Lijiazhuang said that the young woman is not only hardworking, but she also looks like she’d be good at bearing children. My dad didn’t believe it at first, so he secretly went to take a look himself. And wouldn’t you know it? She really was exactly as they said. That’s why I’m worried such a good woman might look down on my brother. After all, my brother can’t compare to you, Eldest Cousin.”

Xie Jing sighed as she finished.

Hardworking and good at bearing children?

Xie Jianjun’s heart jolted.

Hadn’t Liu Fen said the woman looked fierce enough to kill someone with one punch?

How could this be?

Half believing and half doubting, he asked, “Second Uncle really saw her with his own eyes?”

“Of course. Why would I lie about something like that?”

Xie Jing spoke with absolute conviction, then looked regretfully at Xie Jianjun.

“You’re two years older than my brother too. Auntie really is something. Why hasn’t she introduced a wife to you first?”

Xie Jianjun’s expression shifted.

Xie Jing noticed and continued, “Auntie really is wonderful, especially toward our family. I just wonder when you’ll finally find a wife. But you don’t need to worry. You’re handsome and hardworking, Eldest Cousin. Finding a wife is only a matter of time.”

Xie Jianjun choked again.

His face went from red to black.

There was such a good marriage prospect, yet his mother hadn’t thought of him first and had instead introduced her to someone else?

The more he thought about it, the more resentfully he gritted his teeth.

Seeing that the timing was about right, Xie Jing finally said, “Personally, I think it would be a waste for someone like that to marry my dull brother. She’d be much better suited to you, Eldest Cousin.”

“You really think that?” Xie Jianjun asked.

“Of course. How about this? I’ll go back and talk to my brother. You can meet her first. If you decide she isn’t suitable, then my brother can go afterward. How does that sound?”

Xie Jing grinned.

Let him meet her first?

Xie Jianjun became suspicious.

Could Xie Jing really be this kindhearted?

“Why are you doing this?”

Xie Jing scratched her head, leaned closer, and whispered mysteriously, “I want Uncle’s hunting rifle.”

The hunting rifle?

Xie Jianjun thought about it.

The rifle at home was already rusting. It had been lying around unused for years, so giving it to her wouldn’t matter much.

And in exchange, he might get himself a wife.

It was an excellent deal.

“Deal. Once it’s done, I’ll give it to you.”

Xie Jing smiled.

“But this has to stay secret for now. Don’t tell Auntie. And on the day of the meeting, find some excuse not to let her come with you.”

At that moment, Xie Jianjun’s mind was completely occupied by the prospect of getting a wife.

He immediately nodded in agreement.

Xie Jing also told him the time for the meeting. She deliberately set the location at the state-run restaurant in town.

The main reason was that she was afraid the young woman might look down on her cousin.

To be fair, he really was rather unattractive.

Meeting at a state-run restaurant would at least make it seem as though the woman was being taken seriously, adding a few points to compensate for what he lacked in appearance.

For the next two days, Xie Jing stayed mostly at home.

From time to time, she wandered around near the Ning residence to make sure the Ning family had not beaten Ning Yunqing again.

Before long, the day arrived when Xie Huai was supposed to meet his prospective bride.

Still uneasy, Zhao Cui’e asked Xie Jing, “Are you sure you have a way to handle this?”

“Don’t worry.”

Xie Jing assured her confidently.

There was nothing more Zhao Cui’e could say.

After giving her family a few instructions, Xie Jing went alone to the place where she had arranged to meet Xie Jianjun.

By the time she arrived, he was already there.

Seeing her, Xie Jianjun complained, “Why are you only getting here now?”

“I had to placate my brother before I could come, didn’t I? What if he ruined your matchmaking meeting?”

As Xie Jing spoke, she swept her gaze over Xie Jianjun.

He wore a white undershirt beneath a short-sleeved blue jacket that didn’t quite fit.

He had clearly dressed himself up carefully.

Normally, everything he wore was covered in patch after patch.

Xie Jing smiled.

“Let’s go. Don’t keep the young woman waiting.”

Since she had put it that way, Xie Jianjun could hardly complain anymore.

The two rode the production brigade’s tractor into town together.

The agreed meeting place was the state-run restaurant.

As soon as they got off the tractor, Xie Jing quietly asked, “Eldest Cousin, did you bring enough money?”

The moment Xie Jianjun heard that he would have to spend money, his face darkened.

“You never said before that I’d have to pay for anything.”

Xie Jing nearly rolled her eyes.

They had come to a state-run restaurant, yet he hadn’t planned to spend any money?

After thinking for a moment, she said, “Isn’t this to raise your standing in the young woman’s eyes? Think about it. If you treat her to a meal the very first time you meet, won’t the marriage practically be settled? If I had the money, I’d pay for you myself. But I’m hiding this from my brother. How could I possibly ask the family for money?”

By the end, Xie Jing looked genuinely troubled.

After hearing this, Xie Jianjun gritted his teeth.

For the sake of getting a wife sooner, he quietly reached into his trouser pocket.

Inside were only two yuan he had saved for a very long time.

Seeing that he was wavering, Xie Jing gave him no chance to change his mind.

She grabbed him and pulled him toward the restaurant.

“Come on, come on. The woman will be here soon.”

The two entered the restaurant.

Before long, two people walked through the entrance.

One was a somewhat heavyset young woman, while beside her was a woman in her forties wearing a floral-patterned outfit.

007 spoke.

“Host, that’s them.”

Xie Jing’s heart lifted.

She nudged Xie Jianjun’s arm.

“They’re here.”

Xie Jianjun stood and looked over.

His expression immediately became somewhat unpleasant.

Lowering his voice, he asked, “Why is she so fat?”

“A little plumpness means she’ll be good at bearing children. Marry her and maybe she’ll give you a big healthy son next year.”

As Xie Jing spoke, she waved toward the two women.

“Over here!”

Xie Jianjun wanted to stop her, but it was already too late.

The two women had seen them.

Xie Jing warmly invited them to sit, then raised her hand to call over a server.

She asked for the menu and handed it to the heavier woman.

The woman looked it over and pointed to several dishes while the server wrote them down.

“Wait.”

Xie Jing turned to the server.

“Bring me two meat buns as well. Pack them to go.”

“All right,” the server replied.

The moment Xie Jianjun heard that Xie Jing had also ordered two meat buns to take away, he became anxious.

He secretly tugged on her sleeve.

Since outsiders were present, he couldn’t lose his temper, so he could only keep making frantic expressions at her.

Xie Jing smiled at the heavyset woman.

“My cousin is a little shy, but he’s actually a very good person.”

After being praised like that, Xie Jianjun genuinely became embarrassed.

With the two women sitting across from him, he could only suppress his dissatisfaction.

Before long, the food arrived.

There were four dishes and four servings of rice in total.

Xie Jing accepted the wrapped meat buns and tucked them into her pocket.

Xie Jianjun looked at Xie Jing, then at the dishes spread across the table, his heart aching.

This single meal had wiped out all of his savings.

He had saved that money for a very long time.

The woman in her forties smiled and introduced herself, then introduced the heavier young woman beside her.

It turned out that the young woman’s name was Li Fang, while the older woman accompanying her was the matchmaker.

Xie Jing had never worked as a matchmaker herself, but she had seen plenty of matchmaking scenes on television.

So praising Xie Jianjun came effortlessly to her.

At first, neither of the two prospective partners thought much of the other.

But with the matchmaker and Xie Jing taking turns praising them back and forth, the two somehow began to find each other rather pleasing to the eye.

By the time they parted, they had even arranged to meet again.