The commotion was a little strange. Shen Fenghua wanted to open the door, but her grandmother stopped her, saying, "I'll go. You stay here."

Grandma opened the door, and there stood a middle-aged woman who looked quite unfamiliar. She had an ordinary appearance, but she always had a smiling face. Her most distinctive feature was probably a mole the size of a mung bean above the corner of her lip.

Grandma lowered her guard a little and asked in a gentle tone, "Who are you looking for?"

"Is this Deputy Director Shen's home?"

Deputy Director Shen?

Shen Fenghua stepped out from the crowd, "Looking for me?"

"Oh my," the woman's eyes lit up as she stepped past Grandma and tugged at her arm. "So you're Director Shen! It's a pleasure to meet you. You're truly a remarkable woman, so capable and beautiful."

These abrupt words confused everyone. Shen Fenghua frowned slightly and asked, "Is there something you need?"

"Oh dear, look at me, seeing how beautiful Director Shen is, I've completely forgotten why I came here," the woman said, her tone rising and falling, her facial expressions exaggerated, like she was performing a theatrical piece.

Shen Fenghua took a step back without making a sound, while the woman made an exaggerated gesture, "This time, something really good is coming your way."

Shen Fenghua: "..."

For some reason, she felt that this wasn't a good thing.

Seeing that Shen Fenghua was getting impatient, the woman finally revealed her purpose, "I have a very good marriage proposal that I'd like to make to your family..."

Shen Fenghua: "???"

Qi Ye: "???"

What the heck, a marriage proposal?

She felt that the world was about to be shattered, after all, marriage should never be related to her family, no matter what.

The family consists of five people: two toddlers, a newlywed couple, and an elderly grandmother. None of them meet the criteria.

Shen Fenghua frowned. "Then you must have come to the wrong person. No one in our family is interested in marriage."

Seeing that Shen Fenghua didn't seem to be joking, the matchmaker got anxious and quickly pulled out a piece of paper from her pocket. "That's right, it's your family, No. 22 Wutong Street. Your surname is Shen, and you are the deputy director of the propaganda department of the steel factory."

The information matched up, revealing a strange truth beneath the surface. Shen Fenghua was dumbfounded. "But I've been married!"

The matchmaker covered her mouth and chuckled, "Oh dear, young lady, I know you've been married before. This time, I have a very good marriage proposal to make for the old lady."

After he finished speaking, the small courtyard fell silent.

Shen Fenghua opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word. Grandma never expected such a ridiculous thing to happen to her. She stood there swaying, and her legs went weak.

She was so angry that she almost fainted.

If Qi Ye hadn't acted quickly and helped her grandmother sit in the recliner, she doesn't know what would have happened!

Matchmaker: "!!!"

She was also startled, muttering, "Goodness, her physical condition doesn't look that great. She claims to be healthy, but she looks rather frightening."

Shen Fenghua was furious, but she still had some rationality left. She took a deep breath and said in an icy tone, "Who said our old lady wanted to arrange a marriage?"

The matchmaker was a shrewd woman, and seeing the family's almost cannibalistic attitude, she understood everything immediately. She spilled the beans and quickly explained everything.

"It's her own daughter. She said that her old lady had nothing to do at home. Her husband had passed away many years ago. Now that she was finally able to enjoy her old age, she felt lonely and had no one to talk to. So she came to her door and said she would introduce her to a companion."

Shen Fenghua: "..."

It turns out it was Shen's mother who was behind this.

The matchmaker looked at Shen Fenghua's long face and felt scared. "This is not something I did on my own initiative. You...you are leaders, you can't just hit people, can you?"

“If she doesn’t take action,” Shen Fenghua gritted her teeth, “then what kind of partner did she find for my grandmother?”

The matchmaker was embarrassed and didn't want to say anything more. Looking at the young girl in front of her, who was gritting her teeth and looked like she wanted to rush up and slap her, she had no doubt that if she really said anything, she would definitely get beaten up.

"Well, this is not convenient to talk about."

"Auntie, let's talk this out in a nice and amicable way," she said, implying, "Don't force me to use force."

Matchmaker: "..."

With two burly men watching her menacingly, she really didn't dare to let the matchmaker resort to any petty tricks.

Gritting her teeth, the matchmaker said, "Your family matters have nothing to do with me. I'm just an unlucky guy. I can talk, but you're not allowed to be violent towards me."

Shen Fenghua took a deep breath. "I won't resort to violence. I hope that once we leave this room, you can keep this matter to yourself."

The matchmaker nodded repeatedly, "Alright, alright, I understand this basic code of conduct."

Five minutes later, the matchmaker covered her head and ran away as fast as she could.

After hearing the whole story, Grandma was so angry that she cried.

"I gave birth to her and raised her without asking for anything in return, but I never thought that this brat would do something like this. It really breaks my heart!"

Shen Fenghua also felt it was a lie. Who would believe it? These days, there are many who sell their daughters for dowry money, and many who sell their mothers to supplement their family income. This is truly the first time in thousands of years.

Standing to the side, Xu Chendong, who had witnessed the whole thing, was inwardly groaning. Good heavens, who would have thought? He had only wanted to come over for a meal, and now he had encountered such a mess. This was not what he wanted at all.

He moved closer to Qi Ye and lowered his voice, "Hey bro, I don't think this is the right occasion for me, so maybe I should..."

Are you leaving now?

Qi Ye rolled his eyes. They'd already finished reading; wasn't it a bit too late to leave now?

He pulled Xu Chendong to the kitchen, handed him a bunch of vegetables, and said, "Get to work, don't think about anything else."

Xu Chendong: "..."

If you're not particular, you've never seen anyone make guests come to your door and still have to do chores.

The outer courtyard.

Grandma was crying so hard that Shen Fenghua felt bad too. Looking at her grandma's white hair, she could only gently comfort her, "Why are you crying? It's my fault. I only thought about keeping you at home taking care of the children and never thought that you might want to talk to someone."

Upon hearing this, Grandma stopped crying altogether.

She grabbed Shen Fenghua's arm and said, "What do you mean by that? What are you trying to do? You don't want to be like your bastard mother and try to set me up with someone, do you?"

Shen Fenghua was both amused and exasperated. "No, I didn't mean that. I just thought that if we met a suitable old man, it wouldn't be a big deal for us to date."