When Ruan Ruan entered the kitchen, her second aunt was talking to her mother about Gu Jingyan's blind date. She immediately went over, picked up a low stool, sat down next to them, and said in a novel-like tone, "Second aunt, my sister-in-law just said you're arranging a blind date for my cousin. What do you think of Deng Yi?" As she spoke, Ruan Ruan secretly pointed to Deng Yi, who was squatting down cleaning up the fish shells.
"Are you trying to introduce Deng Yi to your cousin?" Gu Wenzhen asked, looking at her daughter. They all knew Deng Yi; he was the grandson of their former leader, and he was the only son in his generation. Perhaps because he was the leader's son, they automatically excluded him when arranging blind dates for Gu Jingyan.
"What's wrong? Is it not allowed?" Ruan Ruan looked at her mother in confusion. She and Deng Yi had known each other for quite some time. In the past few years, they would come to her house for dinner whenever they had time. Ruan Ruan felt that she knew him quite well. But now, hearing her mother's question, she wondered if there was something she didn't know.
"...No, he's a good kid, but I don't know what he and the Deng family are thinking." Otherwise, if things go well, Deng Yi would be a very good choice. The two families know each other well, and they've watched the child grow up. Deng Yi has a good relationship with Ruan Shaoke, Gu Jinghe, and the others, so there's no need to worry that he will let Gu Jingyan down.
"Then, Second Aunt, what do you say? I just introduced Deng Yi to my cousin, and she thought it was a good idea. If you also think it's a good idea, I'll ask Huo Haocheng to ask Deng Yi. If he agrees too, then it's still early, so let them go to the backyard to chat." Ruan Ruan had already arranged everything, and now all that was needed was Zhou Lifang's approval.
"Second sister-in-law, I also think Deng Yi is a good kid. Don't let his quiet demeanor fool you; he's very efficient when it comes to getting things done, and he's an upright person. Besides, he and your Gu Jinghe are comrades-in-arms; they know each other well, so it's reassuring." Wang Qun chimed in. In the past year or two while she was in Yuncheng, this group of kids had often come to her house for gatherings. Each time, she told them not to bring anything, but they always brought plenty. When cooking, they always offered to help, never standing around waiting to be fed. So Wang Qun had a very good impression of them all.
“Alright, since you’ve all said so, then I’ll trouble Ruanruan to have Haocheng ask him for help.” Zhou Lifang hadn’t had much contact with Deng Yi, and most of her knowledge about his character came from what others had said. But now that her sister-in-law and niece both spoke highly of him, and her daughter herself agreed, she also agreed to let them meet and see how things went.
Just as Ruan Ruan said, today is also an opportunity.
After receiving permission, Ruan Ruan got up and went to Huo Haocheng's side, whispering in his ear what had happened.
Huo Haocheng looked at his happy wife with mixed feelings, wondering why she seemed so enthusiastic about matchmaking.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up! Hurry up!" Seeing that the person was staring at her, Ruanruan gently pulled him around and then pushed him towards Deng Yi's direction.
"Sigh..." Huo Haocheng sighed and, mimicking his previous matchmaking efforts for Su Yanqiu, pulled Deng Yi by the arm and led him to the backyard.
"What's wrong? Talk to me properly." Deng Yi was suddenly pulled up from the ground by Huo Haocheng and dragged away. He felt a little confused. He hadn't done anything to provoke him. What was going on?
The two arrived at the backyard, and after seeing that no one was around, Huo Haocheng released her. "Ruan Ruan came to me earlier and said she wanted to find you a match and asked me to ask for your opinion."
"Matchmaking? Who should we arrange?" Ever since Deng Yi returned home on leave, his parents have been arranging blind dates for him after learning that their independent regiment had been transferred to the capital. Moreover, during this time, his grandfather has been mentioning Huo Haocheng and Ruan Ruan to him from time to time, and has been subtly urging him to get married as soon as possible.
Now that Huo Haocheng has come over and said that his wife wants to be his matchmaker, his first reaction is not to object, but to ask who he should be matched with.
"You know Ruan Ruan's cousin, Gu Jinghe's cousin, Gu Jingyan." Huo Haocheng's deepest impression of Gu Jingyan was a few years ago when she accompanied her father to the United Nations conference room to defend national interests. Afterwards, she went through the war with them. This girl was determined and never complained of being tired or injured. She did whatever he asked her to do.
Huo Haocheng felt that a girl like that was more than enough to accompany Deng Yi.
When Huo Haocheng said it was Gu Jingyan, Deng Yi also searched his memory for information about her.
Although they knew each other since childhood because of Gu Jinghe, they were just acquaintances and didn't have much of a relationship. The only time they had any interaction was a few years ago at the United Nations, when he was responsible for protecting her safety. Deng Yi still remembers what the girl looked like back then very clearly, even after all these years.
"Okay," Deng Yi wasn't one to be coy. Since Ruan Ruan had Huo Haocheng talk to him, it proved that Gu Jingyan agreed to go on a blind date with him. Moreover, he had a good impression of her. Besides, their jobs were similar, so they shouldn't have any disagreements in the future. Therefore, he agreed to go on the blind date with her.
"Alright, you wait here, I'll go and call them over." Seeing that he agreed, Huo Haocheng turned and left.
After watching Huo Haocheng leave, Deng Yi washed his dirty hands with water and then tidied his clothes. He was extremely grateful that his mother had stopped him and made him change his clothes when he left. Otherwise, if he had come over wearing just two tattered pieces of cloth, it would have given people a bad first impression.
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