Before the New Year holiday, Su Tiantian was tricked into returning home by a 200,000 yuan promise. The village distributing land money was real, but the desire to trick her into coming home early ...
Aunt Gui was actually quite enthusiastic, though a bit greedy, wanting to earn the red envelope from being a matchmaker. When her husband came back, she told him about Liu's mother asking her to be the matchmaker. Aunt Gui's husband said, "The Su family's conditions are much better than your coworker's family's, but I heard they're reluctant to let their daughter marry far away. There might be a chance if we meet. We'll know if they're attracted to each other after we meet." Aunt Gui said, "Yes, the Liu family's conditions aren't too bad either. Their daughter is married, and they only have one son, so they'll leave everything to him. So I'll go to the Su family tomorrow morning and ask."
Su Tiantian woke up at 7:50 a.m. on the third day of the Lunar New Year. Despite having a blind date, she was dressed simply: a long, purple, pin-knit dress with fleece lining for warmth. Fur detailing the collar and cuffs added a touch of fluff. She paired the dress with a narrow black leather belt, accentuating her waistline. She wore a short black tweed jacket and a pair of black flat boots. Her long, dark hair flowed down, giving her a quiet and elegant look.
At 8:05, Su Tiantian went downstairs for breakfast. The whole family was eating slowly. It was a holiday, so there was no rush to work, so it was late for breakfast. Su Tiantian loved snacks and desserts. Sang Yimei had bought some multi-grain cakes before the New Year and put them in the refrigerator. Now they could steam them and eat them. Of course, the meat and lettuce porridge that Su's father and son loved was indispensable in the morning.
Just after breakfast, Aunt Gui came to the Su family with gifts. Sang Yimei was surprised. She had never seen Aunt Gui come during the Chinese New Year in previous years. Aunt Gui was dressed in festive clothes. The red coat made her look a little fat. When she saw Su Tiantian, she said, "I haven't seen Tiantian for a long time. You are getting more and more beautiful. Here, I give you a red envelope." After handing two red envelopes to Su Tiantian, Aunt Gui handed two more red envelopes to Su Zhihao, and then put down the gifts. Su Tiantian and Su Zhihao hurriedly said thank you. Sang Yimei said, "Ah Gui, what are you doing? You bring gifts to my house." Aunt Gui said, "There are a lot of gifts at home. There is no reason to come to your house for the New Year without empty hands. Just bring some food."
The people in the Su family were indeed familiar with Aunt Gui. Su Jinyuan asked Aunt Gui, "Have you had breakfast? Yimei made meat and lettuce porridge this morning, and it's still hot." Su Tiantian hurriedly asked Aunt Gui to sit down. Aunt Gui waved her hand and said, "You're welcome. I came here after having breakfast. Yimei, I have something to talk to you about. Can we find a place to talk?" Sang Yimei felt that it was a bit strange for her to be with Aunt Gui, so she took her into the guest room and said, "I'll get some snacks and pour a cup of tea. Let's talk slowly." Aunt Gui hurriedly pulled Sang Yimei, "No, no, I just want to chat with you." Aunt Gui also closed the door of the guest room. The two of them sat on the bed in the guest room, looking very mysterious.
Sang Yimei took the initiative to ask: "Ah Gui, what's the matter? Aren't you busy during the New Year? How can you have time to come to my house?"
Aunt Gui smiled and said, "I'm busy every year, but I still came to see you first. I heard that your Tiantian has been going on blind dates recently."
Sang Yimei said with some distress, "Yes, Tiantian only thinks about work every day. She's almost 27 and still doesn't have a boyfriend. I asked her to take a leave early to come back for a blind date, but she refused at first."
Aunt Gui said, "How can Tiantian be 27? She's clearly 26. I think she's almost two years younger than my son. Has Tiantian found anyone suitable on her recent blind dates?"
Sang Yimei said, "After my birthday, I'll be 27. A man is still young at 27, but a woman should hurry up and find a boyfriend. Tiantian has been on blind dates almost every day since she came back from Kuozhou City, but she just can't find anyone suitable."
Aunt Gui said, "Don't worry. Tiantian is so good, she'll find someone soon. Yesterday, my coworker wanted me to introduce her son to Tiantian, so I came to ask for your opinion."
Sang Yimei said, "Tiantian is going on a blind date at 9 o'clock. It was introduced by Yufeng's mother from the village. The person she introduced is Yufeng's cousin."
Aunt Gui said, "Tiantian, it's good for you to meet more people. You should choose carefully before getting married. This morning at 9 o'clock, you should meet Yufeng's cousin first, and then see if you can meet the person I want to introduce you to. Let me tell you about the conditions of my co-worker's son, okay?"
Sang Yimei nodded.
Aunt Gui said, "You know I work as a cleaner at an electrical appliance company. My coworker is also a cleaner. She's from Yansha Village, a neighboring village not far from here. She has a daughter and a son. The daughter is married. Their two-and-a-half-story house was built a few years ago. They have a car that they bought with a loan. Her son, Liu Yunquan, is a car salesman. He graduated from a technical secondary school and is quite handsome, about 180cm tall. He's a car salesman, very sweet-talking, and hardworking. He works in downtown Zongxiao City and only comes home once every one or two weeks. I heard the salary is good, and her husband works as a construction worker, too."
Sang Yimei listened and fell into deep thought.
Aunt Gui continued, "His family's conditions aren't as good as yours, but Liu Yunquan's conditions aren't too bad either. I heard from my coworker that he had met Tiantian before and liked her very much, so he asked someone to introduce her to him."
Before Sang Yimei could reply, she heard a knock on the door, and then heard Su Tiantian's voice: "Mom, Yufeng sent a WeChat message saying that her aunt and cousin have arrived at her mother's house, and they will wait for the four of them to come to my house."
Aunt Gui said, "How about I go back first and you think about it. You can also ask Tiantian's opinion first and then decide whether to let Tiantian meet my coworker's son."
Sang Yimei thought for a moment and said, "Agui, are you free now? Is there anything urgent you need to do?"
Aunt Gui immediately said, "I'm free."
Sang Yimei said, "I've known you since we were little, and you watched Tiantian grow up. If you have time, stay here and help me see if this blind date is good. After they leave, I'll tell you whether you can meet your coworker's son, okay?"
Aunt Gui usually loves to watch the fun, and when she heard Sang Yimei's words, she quickly said, "Great, I know Yufeng's mother too, we're from the same village."
It seems that the sixteenth blind date candidate has not arrived yet, but the seventeenth one can't wait.