Liu Man's eyes reddened again. From childhood to adulthood, every handsome man who approached him was always trying to get him to hand things to Qianqian. So he shook his head and refused Zhao Aiguo's handkerchief, taking it out of his pocket to wipe his tears and saying, "Boss, why did you chase after me..."

Zhao Aiguo smiled and said, "Don't call me 'leader,' I'm not that much older than you. Just call me brother. Your accent doesn't sound like you're from Beijing. Where are you from?"

Liu Man whispered, "A Suzhou native!"

Zhao Aiguo said "Oh," thinking to himself, "No wonder they say 'Above is heaven, below are Suzhou and Hangzhou,' all the beautiful places are indeed in the Suzhou-Hangzhou area." He nodded and said, "Missing home? Or did someone bully you? Tell me, I'll stand up for you!"

Liu Man blushed with embarrassment and kept shaking his head, saying, "I'll go back first..." He got up to leave, but Zhao Aiguo quickly stopped him, saying, "Hey! Wait a minute, I..."

Liu Man smiled knowingly and said, "You also want me to give something to Qianqian, right?"

Zhao Aiguo was taken aback. "What? Qianqian? Why would I give her something?"

Liu Man was completely confused. If he wasn't giving Qianqian anything, what should he call her? Zhao Aiguo knew perfectly well that you couldn't talk about another woman in front of a girl, otherwise she would hold a grudge later. He immediately raised his hand and said, "I don't know anything about thousands or millions of other women."

Liu Man said "Oh," and then added, "I'll be going now! Goodbye, boss!"

Zhao Aiguo really wanted to stay, but the girl had no desire to talk to him! He left in the end, looking rather uninterested. When he got home, he went to the main house to say hello, then went to his own room and wrote his first diary entry, because he felt this day was worth remembering and would be a nice occasion to look back on when he married Liu Man.

November 20, 1978, Sunny. Today I attended a meeting at the medical university and met a girl from Suzhou named Liu Man. She is really beautiful, the most beautiful girl in the world. I like her very much! But she doesn't seem to have much feeling for me!

She doesn't know my name yet, and I don't know if she has a boyfriend, but that's okay. I believe that sincerity can move mountains, and with enough effort, no obstacle is too high to overcome. Because I feel that I am the person who loves her most in this world, the person who can bring her happiness. So, for the sake of happiness, I will work hard!

Well, writing an essay in school or a report at work is more painful than killing him. But he wrote nearly two hundred words for Liu Man, his thoughts flowing like a spring, without even a draft. He attributed it to the great power of love.

The four of them examined the main house for a while, and Wei Shuqing asked curiously, "Does this expression mean they found it or not?"

Zhao's mother chuckled and said, "Didn't you see how beaming you are? You've at least set a goal!"

Zhao Dahu chuckled, "He might just have found a target and is still working on it. You know he's a natural optimist!"

Zhao's father glared at him and said, "Get lost! My grandson can't find a college student because of your curses. Go back to your room and sleep!"

Zhao Dahu curled his lip, pulled Wei Shuqing away, and said with a look of disgust, "Could there really be a blind college student who would fall for him?"

Zhao Dahu chuckled, "Why are you worrying so much? He's got all his limbs, why are you afraid he won't find a girlfriend?"

The next day, after Zhao Aiguo had dawdled until Zhao Dahu and Wei Shuqing had gone to work, he secretly asked Zhao's parents, "Grandpa, do you know how to make Dongpo pork from Suzhou?"

Mr. Zhao was taken aback. Why were they serving Suzhou cuisine? It was Mrs. Zhao who realized what was going on: "What's wrong? My granddaughter-in-law's family is from Suzhou?"

Zhao Aiguo chuckled and nodded vigorously. He loved hearing that. Yes! It was his granddaughter-in-law. Zhao's mother, who weighed over 160 pounds, jumped up and clapped her hands, exclaiming, "A college student?"

Zhao Aiguo nodded vigorously, and his father, his face flushed, said, "From a medical school!" Zhao Aiguo nodded again, and his mother, a little calmer, asked, "She agreed to date you?"

Zhao Aiguo shook his head. "Not yet!" Zhao's father stopped laughing. "Then why are you so excited? I thought it was a done deal!"

Zhao Aiguo chuckled again, "I agree!" The old couple looked at their grandson as if he were an idiot. What kind of delusions was this?! Zhao Aiguo waved his hand, "Isn't dating and marriage a matter between two people? I agree, so half the battle is won."

"Oh, by the way, sir, make me some Dongpo pork before noon today. I want to take it to my girlfriend. We can't be 'girlfriend' anymore; we should at least graduate before we can date. I'll come back for it at noon!"

As she walked away, humming a song happily, Zhao's mother looked at Zhao's father and shook her head, "This is not something I taught him. I don't know where he got his brain from. He's heartless and has no sense of strategy at all!"

"Are we still going to make the Dongpo pork?" Zhao's father said helplessly.

Zhao's mother waved her hand, "Go ahead, go ahead! It's been over twenty years, and this is the first time your grandson has ever treated a girl to a meal. Don't feel bad about it!"

Zhao's father sighed and went to buy meat.