Chapter 062 What is Love?
"Big sister, why is your daughter still not married at this age?"
When Mrs. Pan heard this question from Old Lady Yang, her expression turned a little ugly. It was only because of the two sentences that Old Lady Yang said afterwards that her expression stopped looking ugly.
She bit her lip and said with an embarrassed expression, "Ah, I, my daughter is quite picky and picky."
Old Mrs. Yang nodded, but she felt that what she said was not credible. If she was just being picky, it wouldn't be so difficult to say it out loud.
Not only her, but everyone present was a little suspicious because of Pan's mother's expression. Even Shi Qiu Shui, who was standing next to her, widened his eyes and looked back and forth at Pan's mother with curiosity.
Yao Dazui's heart sank. This was her first time introducing someone to a date, and she hadn't expected to run into a woman like this. If the woman really had something to hide, she would introduce her to Yang Zhiqiang. This...
Yao Dazui really regretted it. Why didn't he ask about this matter clearly before?
The two young men inside the room were chatting animatedly, with laughter coming from time to time, but the atmosphere outside the room was tense.
After a long while, Old Lady Yang took the initiative to speak: "Well, sister, I see that you are a very honest person. Let's be honest. You see, my Zhiqiang is not young anymore, he is already 30 years old. I am afraid that you will think there is something wrong with him, so I will tell you the truth. Zhiqiang is not married because our family was not well off before. Our old man died of illness and owed a lot of money when he passed away. My Zhiqiang worked during the day and sold things on the street at night. He was so focused on making money that he didn't think about getting married or having a partner. Later, when he made a little money, I wanted him to find a partner, but at that time, everyone looked down on him because he was selling things on the street. They thought that his job was unstable and he wouldn't be able to find a suitable partner."
Yao Dazui took over the conversation: "Yes, yes, that's right."
She explained, "It's not easy for Zhiqiang. He used to sell things on the street, going out in the wind and rain. It was unsafe and unstable. In the past two years, he finally saved some money and opened a shop. Now he can feel stable and can think about finding a partner. But he's getting so old, it's not easy to find a partner."
After Yao Dazui finished speaking, he and Old Lady Yang looked at Pan's mother with burning eyes.
Pan's mother is not a fool. She knows what these two people mean. I have told you the reason why my child is not married at this age. Is it appropriate for you not to tell me the reason why your child is not married?
She pursed her lips and said with difficulty: "My child does have high standards. She likes beautiful things."
Afraid that Yao Dazui and Old Lady Yang wouldn't believe her, she said with extra seriousness, "It's true. My Mingzhu hasn't married yet at this age because she's obsessed with finding a good-looking partner. I'm not lying. Before, she was young, and our family really wanted to keep her for a few more years, so we didn't arrange any blind dates for her. Then, when she was twenty-four or twenty-five, when we tried to arrange a match for her, she opened her mouth and said she wanted to find a good-looking guy. Her father and I were not happy to hear that. Marrying a man provides you with food and clothing, but what's the point of just finding a good-looking gigolo? Don't you agree?"
Old Lady Yang and Yao Dazui nodded silently.
Indeed, when looking for a partner, it is not enough to just look for someone who is good-looking.
Pan's mother said with a bitter face, "But Mingzhu won't listen. She just wants to find someone good-looking. We introduced her to a guy before, and he was a spirited young man with decent conditions. But when she got there and saw his face, she immediately turned her back on him. She complained that he was ugly and said that marrying him would give her nightmares. She also said that if she was with him and had a child, and the child looked like him, her hope for the rest of her life would be gone."
Mrs. Pan spoke in such a miserable tone that Old Lady Yang and Yao Dazui felt disheartened.
Why? Because Yang Zhiqiang isn't particularly good-looking.
To be honest, Yang Zhiqiang is not ugly. He has a round face, big eyes, a round nose, and a pair of big, blessed earlobes. He is the type of person who makes people feel friendly at first sight. Even if it is the first time you meet Yang Zhiqiang, you will not be on guard against him.
But his appearance is far from being good-looking.
If Pan Mingzhu is only interested in finding a good-looking partner, then Yang Zhiqiang definitely has no hope.
Shi Qiu Shui looked at Old Lady Yang with sympathy.
Mother Pan, however, reacted belatedly and quickly explained, "Well, big sister, don't get me wrong. It's just that, although my daughter Mingzhu is quite picky about a man's appearance, I think it's also because she hasn't found anyone she likes. Look, isn't she chatting nicely with your child right now?"
Yao Dazui nodded and said, "Yes, yes, these two kids are chatting very well. I think there might be something going on."
Old Mrs. Yang knew that these two people were trying to comfort her, but she couldn't help but feel a little hopeful.
Yes, the two kids get along so well, maybe they will have a chance.
As the old saying goes, when fate comes, nothing can stop it.
What if these two children are destined to be together?
While Grandma Yang was hypnotizing herself in her mind, she looked into the house and could see through the glass that the two children were still chatting. Her son Zhiqiang seemed to say something interesting. Pan Mingzhu was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, and her son Zhiqiang laughed too.
Seeing the two children laughing happily, she couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth.
"Hey, what are the two kids talking about? They sound so happy." Yao Dazui pulled Pan's mother over and whispered.
Seeing the scene in the house, Pan's mother said, "This is really rare! I've taken my daughter Mingzhu out for so many kissing dates, but this is the first time I've seen her so happy."
Mrs. Pan's words gave Old Lady Yang infinite hope, and also aroused Shi Qiu Shui's infinite curiosity.
It looks like Yang Zhiqiang and Pan Mingzhu might actually be able to succeed?
The little girl's eyes were shining and she was really curious, but it was a pity that she couldn't hear what was being talked about in the room.
Oh, it hurts that I can’t squat in the corner!
Shi Qiu Shui was munching on the buns. Her appetite had grown a lot because of her recent early morning exercises. There were ten dumplings in a tray at the breakfast stall, and she was usually full after eating eight. But this morning, she had Bagua with her meal, and she ate too much without realizing it. She ate the entire tray of buns.
After finishing the bun, she ran into the room and took a bowl of egg soup to eat. After drinking the bowl of egg soup, her little stomach was completely filled.
"belch--"
She burped loudly and muttered softly, "I've finished my meal, why hasn't Uncle Yang come out yet?"
Shi Yue glanced at the girl and said, "Hey, you're meddling in everything? They're on a blind date, so what's wrong with chatting a little longer?"
Shi Qiushui pouted and said, "Dad, you don't understand!"
She said, "Grandma Yang and the others had agreed beforehand to have a simple meeting at home. If Uncle Yang and his blind date were interested, they could go out to the movies."
They are having such a great time chatting in the house, why don’t they go out to the movies?
Old Mrs. Yang, Yao Dazui, and Pan's mother were also a little anxious at this moment. What did these two kids mean? Didn't they agree that if they were interested in each other, they could go out for a date?
What does it mean to stay in the house all the time?
Even if they are blind dates, they are two opposite sexes, a man and a woman. It is not good for them to stay alone in the room with the door closed for a long time if others see them.
Didn’t you see that everyone else in the yard is craning their necks to look over here?
Old Mrs. Yang pursed her lips and thought to herself that if these two children didn't come out, she would push the door open and go in.
Just when Old Lady Yang was about to make a move, the door opened with a bang.
Pan Mingzhu came out, her eyes curved and she said to Pan's mother with a smile: "Mom, I have learned Aunt Yang's tricks. Let's go back."
The three aunties outside were all stunned.
Because they had agreed before they came that if Pan Mingzhu was not interested in Yang Zhiqiang, she should just say so.
Just now, they saw Pan Mingzhu and Yang Zhiqiang chatting happily in the room, and they thought the two children were interested in each other, but they didn’t expect it to be the case.
After realizing what was happening, both Old Lady Yang and Pan's mother looked unhappy.
There is an older single girl who failed in her blind date again, and she was so worried that she couldn't sleep all night. It would be strange if her expression was good.
The two children just don't like each other, and there's nothing they can do about it even if Mrs. Pan and Old Lady Yang look at them in a bad light.
Before going out, Pan's mother had already prepared herself mentally for the blind date to fail, so she was quite accepting of it at this moment.
She sighed and said, "Now that we've learned some tricks, let's go." She turned to look at Yao Dazui and said, "Old sister, I have things to do at home, so I'll go back first."
Yao Dazui: "Oh, okay, I'll take you there."
She said hello to Old Lady Yang and turned to see Pan's mother and Pan Mingzhu off.
Looking at Pan Mingzhu's back as she left, Shi Qiu Shui, holding his round belly from eating so much, sighed regretfully.
It seems that the pretty sister and Uncle Yang didn't get together. What a pity. She was thinking that if the pretty sister and Uncle Yang were together, she would be able to see the pretty sister every day in the future.
The smile on Old Lady Yang's face disappeared immediately the moment Pan's mother and Pan Mingzhu walked out of the yard. She walked into the house quickly with a sullen face. Without even closing the door, she grabbed Yang Zhiqiang who was sitting in the room and asked him something.
"What's going on? Why didn't you two succeed? Weren't you two having a nice chat in the room just now? I could hear her laughing outside."
Old Lady Yang didn't understand, she didn't understand at all. Thinking of what Pan's mother had said to her outside, she asked, "Is it because Pan Mingzhu didn't like you? Because you're not good-looking? Hiss, this girl is still too young. What's the point of only looking for a good-looking partner..."
Yang Zhiqiang: ???
Who said Pan Mingzhu didn’t like him because he was not good-looking?
Just as Yang Zhiqiang was about to explain, he was interrupted by Old Lady Yang's words.
"Son, don't take it too seriously. Not being good-looking is innate, and there's no way to make up for it. If a girl doesn't like you because of this, there's nothing we can do. If you ask me, it's okay. We have so many good girls. If Pan Mingzhu doesn't like you, then she doesn't like you. We don't need a partner like her. At worst, I can ask Aunt Yao to introduce you to someone else."
Although Yang Zhiqiang didn't say anything, after all, Pan's mother had said it before, so Mrs. Yang had already concluded that Pan Mingzhu didn't like Yang Zhiqiang because he was not good-looking. Mrs. Yang was afraid that her son would be sad because of this, so she even comforted Yang Zhiqiang.
Old Lady Yang: "Mom will tell your Aunt Yao in advance this time and ask her to introduce you to someone who is not picky about appearance..."
Yang Zhiqiang was so exhausted that he almost hurt himself. Seeing that Old Lady Yang was going to continue talking, he quickly interrupted her: "No, no, Mom, who told you that Pan Mingzhu didn't like me because I'm not good-looking?"
Old Lady Yang: "Isn't this obvious? Who else should I listen to?"
Yang Zhiqiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Mom, mom, you are really my biological mother, why do you dislike your son so much? I may not be very good-looking, but I am at least an average person, not ugly, right? Why do you say that to me, I am like an ugly freak, and that girls don't like me because I am ugly?"
Old Lady Yang: “…”
She realized that what she said was a bit inappropriate, and she hurriedly explained: "No, well, that's not what I meant. I mean, I uh..."
Yang Zhiqiang suppressed his smile and said with a raised corner of his mouth: "Oh, Mom, what do you mean?"
Old Mrs. Yang glanced at Yang Zhiqiang and saw that he was trying to hold back his laughter.
She raised her big hand and said, "Okay, you little bastard, you know what I mean, but you still tease me, right?"
Yang Zhiqiang: "Hahaha, Mom, have you figured it out?"
Old Lady Yang glared at him and said, "Don't joke with me. Let's be serious. You two were having a good chat just now. Why didn't you continue to develop it? Is she not interested in you, or are you not interested in her?"
Seeing Yang Zhiqiang laughing, she understood that Pan Mingzhu didn't dislike Yang Zhiqiang just because he was not good-looking.
Yang Zhiqiang said seriously, "It's not that she doesn't like me, nor that I don't like her. We just don't like each other. We just don't have a good eye for each other."
Old Lady Yang: "What do you mean by 'no chemistry'? Tell me more honestly, weren't you two chatting quite happily just now? How come you don't have chemistry?"
Yang Zhiqiang: "Well, we had a good chat because we were just talking about someone we both know. He's very interesting, and we were talking about his story. But neither of us has any feelings for each other."
When Old Lady Yang heard this, she looked Yang Zhiqiang up and down, her expression not looking good. Her lips trembled as she said, "Son, tell me, is there something wrong with you?"
Yang Zhiqiang was confused and said, "No, I'm fine. Mom, don't you know me? I'm in good health."
Old Lady Yang: "Oh, Mom is not talking about your health, I'm talking about you, you..."
She was too embarrassed to say it out loud, but her eyes were honestly pointing at Yang Zhiqiang's dirty tricks.
When Yang Zhiqiang met her gaze, his body suddenly jumped up, and he jumped to the side and shouted: "Mom, what do you mean? You doubt me, doubt... Oh! Anyway, I'm in good health, there's nothing wrong with me, I'm normal!"
Old Lady Yang looked doubtful: "That girl is so beautiful. If you have no problems, how could you not have feelings for her?"
Yang Zhiqiang was devastated. "Oh my god, when I say I don't feel anything, I don't mean I don't feel anything in my heart. I mean, I don't feel anything when I see that girl. Do you understand?"
Old Lady Yang: "You're just talking nonsense. How could you not be moved? Normal people would be moved. Anyone who isn't is dead."
Yang Zhiqiang was mad: "Mom, what you said was heartbeat, I said heartbeat, they are different! Heartbeat is..."
"Oh!" The more he explained, the more things seemed wrong. He simply stopped explaining and said, "Just think of it as me not liking Pan Mingzhu. There's no spark between us."
"well--"
Old Mrs. Yang sighed in worry. If Pan Mingzhu didn't like her son, she wouldn't say anything, but the problem this time was that neither Yang Zhiqiang nor Pan Mingzhu liked each other.
She just couldn't understand. Pan Mingzhu was such a beautiful girl with a good temper and good conditions. How could her idiot son look down on her?
Could it be that her son wants to find a fairy?
Old Mrs. Yang thought so and asked the same question.
Yang Zhiqiang: “…”
He said jokingly, "Mom, you are such a joker. Even if I want to find a fairy, that fairy won't look down on me."
Old Lady Yang: * "You know that the celestial being doesn't like you. That's not bad. It shows that you have some self-awareness."
Yang Zhiqiang: “…”
The father and daughter of the Shi family, who were eavesdropping outside, looked at each other and thought, as expected, no matter how good-tempered a person is, they will lose their temper when facing their own disappointing child.
Look at Old Lady Yang, who is such a gentle person, yet she is so vicious and aggressive.
Not only was Old Lady Yang venomous, she was also disrespectful.
She asked coldly, "Tell me, what kind of girl are you looking for? Then I can tell your Aunt Yao."
Yang Zhiqiang rubbed his forehead and said, "Mom, I just want to find someone who suits my taste."
Old Lady Yang: "She's your type? What you said is the same as if you didn't say anything. What kind of girl is your type? Is she tall, short, fat, or thin? You don't have any standards at all, and you just say she's your type. How can Aunt Yao and I find a partner for you?"
Yang Zhiqiang: "Mom, I already said it was a good match for me, but before I met that person, I didn't know what it meant to be a good match for me."
Old Lady Yang rolled her eyes and grumbled, "So what you're saying is, let me and your Aunt Yao go out and pick up all the girls on the street, one by one, so you can take a look at them and see who catches your eye?"
Yang Zhiqiang: "Mom, that's not what I meant."
Old Lady Yang: "If that's not what you mean, what do you mean? How can you know who will suit your taste if you don't take a look at them one by one? If you don't tell me what kind of girl you want to find, then I can only find a partner for you in this way."
"Mom!" Yang Zhiqiang said with a wry smile, "Don't worry about finding a partner for me. I can take care of it myself."
Old Lady Yang glared at him, "You can figure it out yourself? Bullshit. Why am I so worried? It's because you're not anxious or upset about finding a partner. Look at you, you're already thirty this year. Other people's children are already busy by the time they're thirty. Not to mention those far away, just look at Xiaoshi, our neighbor. Xiaoshi is two years younger than you, and his daughter is about to start elementary school in September. And you, you haven't even seen the shadow of a partner!"
She opened her mouth and fired like a machine gun: "Why don't you learn from other people when they were little? Even though they were serving in the army, they found their own partners and their mothers didn't have to worry about them at all. Look at me, I've been worrying about you so much that my hair has turned white!"
Hearing this, Shi Qiu Shui glanced at Shi Yue. She didn't expect that her father would appear in the neighbors' words as "someone else's child". It was really strange.
Shi Yue was speechless. He pulled the girl with good faith and motioned her to go home with him.
The mother and son were arguing, so it would not be appropriate for them to stand there.
What's more, Old Lady Yang kept using herself as an example, and if I stood here again, it would somewhat attract hatred.
Although Shi Qiu Shui wanted to continue eavesdropping, she was powerless to resist Shi Yue's big hand because of her small strength, so she could only be dragged into the house by Shi Yue.
Although he returned home, the Shi family was next door to the Yang family after all, just separated by a wall. Shi Qiu Shui could still vaguely hear the quarrel between the mother and son of the Yang family.
Yang Zhiqiang's voice said, "Mom, I don't want to go on a blind date because I want to find someone I really like."
Old Lady Yang said loudly, not understanding, "Go ahead and find someone. Why can't you find someone you like on a blind date? I'm not forcing you to marry someone you don't like."
Yang Zhiqiang: “This is different.”
Old Lady Yang: "How is this different? I don't understand what you young people are thinking. Those who went on blind dates in the past lived happily after getting married. Why are you unwilling to do that in your generation?"
Yang Zhiqiang: "Mom, times have changed. You can't use the standards of the past to judge people today!"
Old Lady Yang: "Are you trying to say that my way of thinking is outdated and can't keep up with the times? Well, Yang Zhiqiang, you are really amazing. I have endured hardships and hardship to raise you up. Now that you have grown up and become independent, you start to dislike me for being outdated. I whimper..."
Old Mrs. Yang became more and more excited as she spoke, and finally she started to sob.
Hearing Old Lady Yang crying, Yang Zhiqiang also gave in. He took the initiative to soften his voice and said, "Mom, I'm sorry, it's my fault..."
The voices of the two people behind became quieter and quieter, and Shi Qiu Shui could hardly hear them clearly.
When he couldn't hear clearly, he stopped eavesdropping. Shi Qiushui turned to look at Shi Yue and asked curiously, "Dad, what does it mean to like someone?"
Niu Xiaobei, Wang Dali, Hao Fang, and now here comes Yang Zhiqiang. She has recently met many adults who are making a fuss because of love. She is so curious, what exactly is love?
Although Shi Qiu Shui had reached the age of marriage during the Dayu Dynasty, she had never liked anyone, and she didn't know what it felt like to like someone.
Shi Yue thought for a while and said, "I like it, I like it..." The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he suddenly remembered that Shi Qiu Shui was still a six-year-old child, so he quickly stopped talking.
He ruffled the little girl's hair and said, "Don't ask so many questions, little one."
Shi Qiushui pursed his lips in dissatisfaction: "Humph!"
Why can’t children ask questions?
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