Zhou Mingyuan drank quite a bit of alcohol, and when he returned to the room, he leaned against the wall and slumped over lazily. Wang Chunxiu and Zhou Qinglan, mother and daughter, cleared the table and washed the dishes.

When Zhou Qingyue and Sheng Xiping returned, they returned the table they had borrowed.

The house was all cleaned up, but Zhou Qingyang still hadn't returned.

"Mom, it looks like my older brother and Chen Jie are getting along well," Zhou Qinglan whispered to her mother.

Upon hearing this, Wang Chunxiu's face lit up with a smile. "Right? You also think there's a chance, don't you?"

"I knew it! Chen Jie is a girl who's beautiful, tall, has a good job, and a good personality. If your brother can marry a wife like her, our family will be incredibly lucky."

Wang Chunxiu had long had her eye on Chen Jie. When her son came home and learned that he was single in the army, Wang Chunxiu started thinking about it.

Otherwise, why would Director Chen have brought his daughter here today? It was Wang Chunxiu who specifically mentioned it to Director Chen.

Zhou Qinglan laughed when she heard this, "Yes, we chatted for a while today. Chen Jie is indeed a very good girl in terms of her speech and conduct."

Mom, you have great taste! I just wonder if my older brother has taken a liking to her?

"He can't even stand such a good girl? Does he want to marry a celestial being?" Wang Chunxiu snorted.

“When he comes back, I’ll tell him that I’ve taken a good look at Chen Jie and let him handle things as he sees fit.”

Just as Wang Chunxiu finished speaking, Zhou Qingyang came in from outside. "Mom, who do you think should take charge of this?"

Wang Chunxiu was speaking quite loudly just now, and Zhou Qingyang happened to walk into the outer room and heard the last sentence.

"It's nothing, um, why did it take you so long to get back?" Wang Chunxiu looked embarrassed and quickly changed the subject.

"Oh, Aunt Chen asked me to sit for a while, and I was too embarrassed to just turn around and leave, so I stayed at the Chen family's house for a while and talked."

Zhou Qingyang's face inexplicably felt hot. Fortunately, he had been exposed to the wind and sun for many years, so his complexion wasn't that fair. Even if it was a little red, it wasn't noticeable.

No one knows a son better than his mother. Could Zhou Qingyang's subtle changes in expression really hide them from Wang Chunxiu?

Seeing her son like this, Wang Chunxiu probably understood that her son must have fallen for Chen Jie.

Wang Chunxiu was secretly pleased, but she didn't dare to show it and just nodded.

"Okay, you've had your share of drinking today, go take a break."

Are you free tomorrow? Your sister and brother-in-law are coming all this way, why don't you go with them to see a movie or something?

"I'll also invite Guangning and Chen Jie; they're all young, we'll get along well."

Wang Chunxiu wanted to strike while the iron was hot and create more opportunities for her son to get to know the girl.

Zhou Qingyang glanced at his mother. "Mom, aren't you being too hasty?"

The old mother's words were way too obvious, weren't they? Even if Zhou Qingyang were an idiot, he should understand what she meant.

"Nonsense, you have to go back the day after tomorrow. How can you not hurry? Just tell me, do you agree or not?"

Wang Chunxiu glared at her son, put one hand on her hip, pointed at him with the other, and asked him with a righteous air.

Zhou Qingyang was clearly stumped by the question, and scratched his head sheepishly, "Well, I don't know what the girl is thinking."

These words caused everyone in the room to burst into laughter.

"Big brother, can't you see? Mom is ostensibly hosting a dinner party today, but she's actually setting you up on a blind date."

"If the Chen family hadn't taken a liking to you, would they have kept you here for so long?"

Sheng Xiping laughed and shook his head. His brother-in-law could be quite simple-minded sometimes.

Zhou Qingyang was embarrassed by everyone's laughter, and he chuckled while scratching his head.

"Then, let's do as Mom said tomorrow?" This meant he agreed.

The next day, the fifth day of the first lunar month, after breakfast, Zhou Qinglan handed Sheng Xinhua over to Wang Chunxiu and Zhou Mingyuan to coax.

The couple, along with the Zhou brothers, went out together. They first went to the Zhao family home and met Zhao Guangning and his wife, as well as Zhao Rui and her fiancé.

Then, the group went to the Chen family home, found Chen Jie, and invited her to go to the movies together.

The Chen family had always wanted to arrange the marriage, so they naturally wouldn't interfere. Thus, Chen Jie happily went to the Forestry Bureau Cinema with everyone else.

During the Chinese New Year, the movie theater was quite crowded. As arranged by the crowd, Zhou Qingyang and Chen Jie sat next to each other.

Sheng Xiping and his wife, Zhao Guangning and his wife, and Zhao Rui and her fiancé all found places to sit down.

Zhou Qingyue was left alone, feeling that nowhere was suitable for her to sit; this third wheel was too bright.

Enraged, Zhou Qingyue simply distanced herself from these people and stopped bothering with them.

With nowhere else to go, the group watched two movies and, at the enthusiastic invitation of Sheng Xiping and Zhou Qinglan, went to the Zhou family's house.

Zhou Mingyuan was called away to drink, while Wang Chunxiu stayed home to take care of the children. While Sheng Xinhua was sleeping, she cooked a few dishes, and added a few more when everyone returned.

During the Spring Festival, a group of young people gathered together, chatting and laughing, creating a lively atmosphere.

After dinner, Sheng Xiping suggested that they play some cards or something.

"If you ask me, we should team up in pairs, let them draw the cards, and we'll direct them from behind. If one team loses, they'll have to stick a note on their card."

In order to bring Zhou Qingyang and Chen Jie together, Sheng Xiping racked his brains and came up with this idea.

Sheng Xiping and Zhao Guangning are both married, so they'll definitely be on their wives' side. Zhao Rui is also with her fiancé, leaving Zhou Qingyang and Chen Jie as the last two who can only be on their own.

As for Zhou Qingyue, that kid was completely ignored. He was considered a child and told to stay home and take care of the other children, not to get involved with the adults.

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