Chapter 90 Interesting
After several failed house-hunting attempts, Shi Yue felt somewhat frustrated. Seeing that it was getting late, he decided not to look at houses anymore and go pick up his child instead.
I went to the bus stop and took the bus, then walked all the way to the martial arts gym. When I arrived at the gym, Shi Qiu Shui and her classmates' martial arts class had just finished school.
Shi Yue picked up the two children and went home. When he returned to the compound, the moment he entered the gate, he saw Ma Yulan, Yao Dazui and Li Xiuying gathered together, whispering to each other.
They were chatting animatedly, but as soon as Shi Yue, Shi Qiu Shui and Zhao Ran approached, they immediately shut up and fell silent.
Shi Yue raised his eyebrows: "Hey, ladies, what secrets are you guys telling me? Why don't you tell me?"
Shi Qiu Shui blinked his eyes curiously.
But the aunties didn't seem to want to say anything. Yao Dazui waved his hand and said, "Go away. You're such a trusting person. Why do you want to know everything?"
Shi Yue: Wow.
Doesn’t Yao Dazui blush when he says this?
Shi Yue twitched his lips and looked speechlessly at Yao Dazui, the most trustworthy and inquisitive person in the whole yard, no, the whole alley.
But Yao Dazui didn't blush at all. She squinted at Shi Yue and said, "What? Why are you looking at me?"
Shi Yue: “…Nothing.”
He didn't really want to find out anything, but since the aunties were unwilling to talk, he just let it go and took Shi Qiu Shui home.
Shi Yue was not very curious about the conversation between the aunties, but Shi Qiu Shui was curious!
She entered the house and saw several aunts gathered together and whispering. She was so curious that she quietly pushed open the door and came out of the house. Relying on her small stature and the advantage of being inconspicuous, she quietly approached the aunts and eavesdropped.
I only heard Ma Yulan say: "Hey, what do you think, do you think these two children are suitable for each other? Anyway, I think they are quite suitable. The talented boy and the beautiful girl are a perfect match. I want to help them get together."
Shi Qiushui: Matchmaking? Matching who with whom?!
She pricked up her ears and continued listening, then heard Li Xiuying's voice: "Hiss, Old Ma, I didn't realize it until you said it, but now that you've said it, I realize it. Yes, these two children are really a good match!"
Yao Dazui said, "That's right! Although Zhiqiang is a little older, he's not that much older. I think he's quite suitable. Oh, right, have you told Lao Yang about this?"
Shi Qiushui: Are you introducing a girl to Uncle Yang? Who is the girl? Who is the girl?
Ma Yulan: "Well, I didn't say anything. I just suddenly thought of these two kids being a good match. But I think Old Yang would be very happy if she knew about this. When I went to chat with her this afternoon, she told me that she was worried about Zhiqiang not having a partner, but because of the Hu Meili incident, she doesn't dare to introduce anyone to him anymore."
She didn't just want to introduce someone to Yang Zhiqiang casually.
She had taken a leave of absence from work today. She was bored staying at home during the day, so she went to Yang's house to chat with Old Lady Yang. Old Lady Yang had been staying in the house for a month because of an injury, and she was bored. When she saw her coming, she finally found someone to talk to. So she chatted with Old Lady Yang for the whole afternoon.
During this time, Old Lady Yang mentioned it several times, saying that she wanted to introduce another girl to Yang Zhiqiang, but Yang Zhiqiang was not very willing. She was also afraid of meeting someone like Hu Meili again, so she had no choice but to follow Yang Zhiqiang.
Ma Yulan was a kindhearted person, and she had been sitting around at home with nothing to do recently. After hearing what Old Lady Yang had said, she returned home and began to think about how she could help Old Lady Yang solve the problem of Yang Zhiqiang being single. She thought about it and thought, and she finally came up with a suitable person. If she could introduce this person to Yang Zhiqiang, wouldn't that solve the problem?
Li Xiuying: "Of course. Old Yang has been worried about Zhiqiang being single for years. If you can really introduce Zhiqiang to someone, Old Yang will definitely be happy. But do you think Jiang Ling and Zhiqiang are really suitable?"
Shi Qiushui's eyes widened instantly. It turned out that the people Grandma Ma wanted to match up were Uncle Yang and Sister Jiang?!
Well, she was surprised for a moment, but after thinking about it, she felt that Uncle Yang and Sister Jiang might be okay.
Although she called him Sister Jiang, Jiang Ling was actually not much younger than Yang Zhiqiang. She was only five or six years younger than Yang Zhiqiang, which was not to the extent of being a different generation.
As she thought this, she continued to listen to the aunties talking.
Ma Yulan: "What's wrong? Jiang Ling and Zhiqiang are a perfect match."
Li Xiuying: "But Jiang Ling doesn't have a local hukou. Do you think Lao Yang and Zhiqiang would agree?"
After hearing what Li Xiuying said, Ma Yulan and Yao Dazui frowned. It was true, they had forgotten about this before.
Jiang Ling is not from this place, so this makes things a bit difficult.
This is not about xenophobia or discrimination against outsiders, but because the child's household registration now follows the mother. So if Yang Zhiqiang is with Jiang Ling, the children born in the future will have Jiang Ling's out-of-town household registration and cannot be directly registered locally with Yang Zhiqiang.
Ma Yulan frowned: "I forgot about this before..."
Yao Dazui thought about it and said nonchalantly, "Well, what's the big deal? It's just a non-local household registration. It's not a big deal. Jiang Ling and Zhiqiang haven't even started dating yet, why are you thinking so much about it? It's not certain whether they will like each other. Besides, even if they are attracted to each other and are together, there's no need to worry about it. Yes, the child will follow the mother's household registration after birth, but it's not impossible to transfer the household registration. Can't we just move it back before the child goes to school?"
After hearing this, Ma Yulan's brows relaxed.
Yao Dazui: "Yeah, that's what I said, right?"
Ma Yulan: "Yes, you are right."
Yao Dazui said, "The most important thing now is whether the two kids like each other. Don't let us talk here for a long time and find out that the two kids don't like each other at all. Wouldn't that be a waste of time?"
Ma Yulan said meaningfully, "I don't think there's any problem. The two kids are a possibility."
When Li Xiuying heard this, her eyes lit up. She patted Ma Yulan's arm and asked, "Why, do you know something? Tell me, tell me."
Yao Dazui's eyes also shone with gossip: "Old Ma, don't hide anything from us. Tell us, what have you discovered?"
Shi Qiu Shui, who was hiding aside and eavesdropping, had bright eyes. What, what, Uncle Yang and Sister Jiang, is there anything between them that she doesn't know!
Ma Yulan: "Well, it's nothing serious. I just saw Zhiqiang and Jiang Ling talking in the yard a couple of times, and this morning, I saw Zhiqiang riding his motorcycle to take Jiang Ling to work."
"What?!"
"Zhiqiang sends Jiang Ling to work?!"
Li Xiuying and Yao Dazui opened their mouths in surprise, and Shi Qiu Shui was also a little surprised.
There was nothing wrong with Yang Zhiqiang and Jiang Ling talking in the yard. After all, they lived in the same yard and often met each other when going in and out. It was normal to say hello and talk to each other. However, it was different when sending someone to work!
Li Xiuying: "Old Ma, did you really see Zhiqiang taking Jiang Ling to work?"
Ma Yulan: "Nonsense, if I hadn't seen it, would I have said that?"
Li Xiuying and Yao Dazui thought about it and felt that Ma Yulan was indeed not someone who would joke about such things.
Ma Yulan: "Besides, the reason I know this isn't because I saw Zhiqiang sending Jiang Ling to work, but because Zhiqiang came to my house this morning and called Jiang Ling, saying he wanted to take her to work."
"Ah!" Li Xiuying shouted excitedly, patted Ma Yulan on the shoulder, and said, "It's like this, these two children must have fallen in love with each other!"
Ma Yulan: "That's not necessarily true. Jiang Ling said Zhiqiang was just dropping her off. Doesn't Zhiqiang have to pass by Jiang Ling's workplace when he goes to the store?"
Li Xiuying glanced at Ma Yulan and said, "I don't think it's that simple. You and I are on the same way to work, so why didn't you come to me specifically and ask me to go to work with you?"
Ma Yulan: "Hey, the example you gave..."
Li Xiuying: "Anyway, just tell me if this is the case, right?"
Ma Yulan: "...That's true."
Li Xiuying: "Isn't this the end?"
She clapped her hands and said happily, "You two kids are the same. If you're interested in each other, why didn't you tell us? We're making us worry about them finding a partner."
Ma Yulan was speechless now. Yao Dazui, however, looked at the excited Li Xiuying and said, "Old Li, stop making such a fuss. We're not sure what's going on yet. The two children are young and shy. Don't embarrass them."
She said, "It would be fine if they were really interested in each other, but if they had no such idea at all, how awkward would that be? Especially since they live in the same courtyard..."
Ma Yulan chimed in: "Yes, yes, Lao Yao is right. Lao Li, please stop making such a fuss."
Li Xiuying curled her lips: "Alright, alright, I get it, it's not like I don't know... Oh, no, then what should we do, Lao Ma, didn't you say before that you wanted to bring them together?"
Ma Yulan thought for a moment and said, "Well, I do want to bring them together, but we can't be too obvious about it. If they don't really mean it, it would be awkward if they realize it."
Li Xiuying and Yao Dazui nodded: "Yes, that's right."
Ma Yulan: "I'll observe first. If these two kids are interested in each other, let's not interfere and let them handle it on their own. It's not good for outsiders to interfere too much in matters of the heart. If the two kids haven't shown any signs of that yet, we can help bring them together. I'll think about how to bring them together. You two should keep your mouths shut and don't spread this!"
Li Xiuying: "Don't worry, we won't tell anyone."
Yao Dazui: "Yes, don't worry, Lao Ma."
Ma Yulan: "Okay, that's it for now. I have to go to Lao Yang's house, so I won't talk to you for now. I have to say hello to Lao Yang and talk about this matter. We want to match Zhiqiang and Jiang Ling, she can't be unaware of it."
"Yes, yes, yes, we have to tell Lao Yang. Lao Ma, you should go quickly."
"Well, Lao Ma, you go."
When Shi Qiu Shui heard that Ma Yulan was going to Yang's house, she quickly slipped away from the wall. She ran home with her short legs, her face full of excitement.
Shi Yue glanced at her and said, "Hey, girl, what big thing did you overhear? Why are you so excited?"
Shi Qiushui quickly approached Shi Yue and whispered softly, "Dad, you don't know, Grandma Ma wants to match Uncle Yang and Sister Jiang..."
The little girl is very tight-lipped with outsiders and won't reveal a single word, but with her father she is like a big colander and blurts out everything as soon as she opens her mouth.
When Shi Yue heard this, he was also surprised for a moment.
To be honest, he really didn't expect Yang Zhiqiang to be related to Jiang Ling, especially since Jiang Ling had only moved in two days ago. How could these two...
But after a little thought, Shi Yue could understand. For men and women, it didn't take long for them to fall in love. It was just a moment, a glance. When he was with his wife, the wife of the Great Yu Dynasty, Shi Qiushui's biological mother, it was just like that. Just a chance glance in the crowd, and in that instant, his young heart fell.
So it wouldn't be surprising if Yang Zhiqiang and Jiang Ling were really interested in each other.
Besides, this may not necessarily be the case.
However, Shi Yue had a gossipy expression on his face. He really wanted to see if Yang Zhiqiang could be with Jiang Ling.
Shi Qiushui: "Dad, do you think Uncle Yang and Sister Jiang can be together?"
Shi Yue spread his hands: "I don't know."
Shi Qiushui held up his chin and said, "I don't know either. But if they are together, will Sister Jiang have to marry into our family? Will Sister Jiang's family agree? Her family is so far away from us."
She had heard it all before. Sister Jiang's home was in the Northeast, so far away. She said it took her a whole day to get here by train.
Shi Yue glanced at her and said, "Hey, you're just a kid, but you have so many things to worry about. Are you even worried about what Jiang Ling's family thinks?"
Shi Qiushui pouted: "I just feel that if I marry to a place so far away, you will definitely be very sad."
Shi Yue thought about what Shi Qiushui said for a moment, and his face immediately darkened: "No, you can't marry so far away."
Shi Qiushui: "No, Dad, I just thought about it for a moment, that's all."
Shi Yue: "No. Marrying so far away? Don't even think about it! I won't agree to let you marry far away!"
Shi Yue wished that Shi Qiu Shui would stay by his side for the rest of her life, and would not even let her marry, let alone marry far away. He would never agree to let Shi Qiu Shui marry far away.
He said firmly, "If you must run that far, then take me with you. I'll go wherever you go and stay right by your side!"
Shi Qiushui: “…”
Shi Yue: "Why? You don't want to? Why don't you want to take dad with you? Don't you like dad anymore?"
He lowered his eyes, with a look of extreme sadness, and said with a nostalgic look, "As expected, children will change when they grow up. Xiaoqiu, you don't remember how much you loved to cling to Daddy when you were little. You were so tiny back then, only half the size of my arm. You loved being close to me the most, especially when sleeping. You insisted that I hold you in my arms. I couldn't sleep without you for even a moment. As soon as I let go, you would cry. Sometimes, I would see you were fast asleep, and I wouldn't be able to let go of my hand to rest for a while. As soon as I let go of you, you would immediately burst into tears..."
Listening to Shi Yue's words, Shi Qiu Shui looked embarrassed.
She didn't expect her father to bring up something that happened so long ago. Although she had no memory of what her father said, she still couldn't help but blush.
Seeing that Shi Yue was talking endlessly, Shi Qiushui quickly interrupted: "Dad, Dad, my dear father, you think too much, you really think too much, I don't mean to not take you with me, I will definitely take you with me, from now on, you go wherever I go, okay?"
Shi Yue nodded: "Well, that's about right."
Shi Qiushui: “…”
At this moment, there was a rumbling sound outside, like the sound of a motorcycle driving in. Shi Qiushui heard it and her eyes lit up instantly. She tugged at her father's sleeve and said, "It's the sound of Uncle Yang's motorcycle. Uncle Yang must be back."
After a while, the sound of the motorcycle stopped. She stuck her head out and looked outside. Sure enough, the next second she saw Yang Zhiqiang pushing a motorcycle and walking in from the gate, followed by Jiang Ling.
Shi Qiushui: "Dad, Dad, look, it's Sister Jiang! Sister Jiang is back with Uncle Yang!"
She called out to Shi Yue as if she had discovered some shocking gossip.
Shi Yue immediately went to the window and looked out.
Yao Dazui and Li Xiuying were still standing in the yard. When they saw Yang Zhiqiang and Jiang Ling coming back together, they were visibly excited. In the end, Yao Dazui suppressed his inner excitement and asked casually, "Zhiqiang, why did you and Jiang Ling come back together?"
Yang Zhiqiang didn't notice anything unusual about Yao Dazui and replied naturally.
"Well, Jiang Ling and I are going the same way, so I picked her up at the same time. This saves Jiang Ling from having to take the bus. There's no direct bus from here to where Jiang Ling works, and if Jiang Ling takes it, she'll have to back up, which is too troublesome."
Li Xiuying smiled and said, "Oh—that's what happened."
Her playful expression made Yang Zhiqiang and Jiang Ling feel that something was wrong.
Yang Zhiqiang hurriedly explained: "Aunt Li, you must have misunderstood. There's nothing special between Jiang Ling and me. We just go to and from get off work together because it's convenient for us."
Li Xiuying waved her hand: "Hey, Zhiqiang, you're overthinking it, aren't you? I didn't say anything, right? I know, you just saw that it was inconvenient for Jiang Ling to commute to get off work, and since it was convenient for you, you took Jiang Ling with you."
Yang Zhiqiang: "Yes, that's what I thought. I'm glad you didn't think too much about it, Aunt Li."
Li Xiuying: "Well, what are you saying? Am I the kind of person who tends to think in the wrong way?"
Yang Zhiqiang: "Of course not!"
Li Xiuying: "That's it. You know I'm not that kind of person, so why bother explaining anything to me? Come on, just do what you need to do. I won't chat with you anymore, I'm going home to cook."
After she finished speaking, she stood up and was about to go home. Yao Dazui quickly stood up as well. She said, "Hey, Lao Li, wait a minute. I'll go to your house with you. I'm going to get some cornmeal. We're going to make cornmeal pancakes tonight, but we're running low."
Li Xiuying: "Hey, you're out of cornmeal to make cornmeal pancakes, so why don't you just make white flour pancakes?"
Yao Dazui: "White flour cakes taste like white flour, and cornmeal cakes taste like cornmeal. I just like cornmeal."
Li Xiuying: "Okay then, just follow me and get it."
The two of them entered the Li family's house one after the other. After entering the house, Li Xiuying and Yao Dazui could no longer hold back their expressions. Li Xiuying pulled Yao Dazui and said, "So, so, how was my performance just now? Did I give myself away?"
Yao Dazui said, "No, no, I don't think Zhiqiang and Jiang Ling noticed anything was wrong."
Li Xiuying: "That's good, that's good."
Knowing that she had not been exposed, Li Xiuying felt relieved and took Yao Dazui to continue peeking through the window at the two young men still standing in the yard.
She had an auntie's smile on her face and said, "Oh, I think these two kids are definitely interested in each other. At least Zhiqiang must be interested in Jiang Ling. Otherwise, why would he pick her up and drop her off every morning and evening?"
Yao Dazui: "I think so too!"
Li Xiuying smacked her lips and said, "You said that dating really depends on fate. Before, Zhiqiang always said that he didn't have a good impression of other girls. I thought he just said it casually because he didn't want to find a partner. I didn't expect it really depends on first impressions. Look at this one who has found a girlfriend. He immediately rushed to show his affection to her. Old Yang doesn't even have to worry about it."
Yao Dazui said, "Old Yang can rest assured now. I don't think Jiang Ling has no interest in Zhiqiang at all."
Li Xiuying: "Yes, look at the smile on Jiang Ling's face, she's so happy."
Yao Dazui said: "I don't know what these two kids are talking about. They seem so happy."
Li Xiuying glanced at her and said, "Wow, are you curious about what they're talking about? Maybe they're just talking about love, and you really want to get closer to listen?"
Yao Dazui: "That's not the case..."
Li Xiuying: "Hey, you..."
In the west wing, Li Xiuying and Yao Dazui were leaning on the window to watch. In the south side of the house, Shi Yue and his daughter Shi Qiu Shui were also leaning on the window to watch the fun. Shi Yue looked at the two young people and recalled his youthful days with his wife. He talked about his memories to Shi Qiu Shui.
Shi Yue had no idea how many times he had said those words to Shi Qiu Shui, and Shi Qiu Shui was tired of hearing them. She kept saying "hmm" and "ah" to Shi Yue perfunctorily, while staring at the two people in the yard with bright eyes.
The same thing happened to the Yang family next door. Old Lady Yang and Ma Yulan were leaning against the window, staring at the two young people in the yard. Old Lady Yang couldn't help but curl up her lips. She said, "Oh my, oh my, I feel good just seeing these two kids standing here."
Ma Yulan: "You've solved a big problem, so of course you feel better."
Old Lady Yang: "Well, what you said is really right. I just solved a big worry. Old Ma, let me tell you the truth. Before, no matter how much I urged Zhiqiang to find a partner, Zhiqiang refused to find one. I was really worried. I was afraid that he didn't like women. I also know that some men are born not to like women. I am afraid that Zhiqiang..."
"Look, you're just overthinking it. I don't think Zhiqiang is like that." Ma Yulan: "Before Zhiqiang was not looking for a partner, I didn't think Zhiqiang liked men. At most, he felt comfortable being alone and didn't want to find a partner."
Old Lady Yang: "No matter what, I feel relieved that he is interested in Jiang Ling now."
Ma Yulan: "Hey, Lao Yang, I know you're happy, but don't show it yet. They're just starting to show signs of it. If we make a big fuss and embarrass them, it won't be good."
Old Lady Yang: "Okay, okay, I know."
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