Zhuang Feifei was so focused on becoming an official's wife that she didn't pay much attention to the other qualities of this person.
Matchmaker Wang hesitated for a moment, then said, "Zhuang Zhiqing, since you said you wanted to marry a high-ranking official, you know how high a position he is. Someone who can reach that level must be quite old. He was originally an orphan in our brigade. Later, because of the war, he joined the army. Some people said he died in battle, and we hadn't heard from him in the brigade for over ten years. Later we found out he went to the enemy country as an undercover agent. He only returned two months ago and became the regimental political commissar. He's back home in glory to visit his fellow villagers. I heard him say he wanted to find a wife back home, so I quickly came to introduce you to him."
Zhuang Feifei didn't mind being a bit older. She had long known that the young ones were just low-ranking soldiers, and it would take many years of experience to become a high-ranking officer.
"Aunt Wang, did he have a wife before? Was he divorced, or did his ex-wife pass away, leaving behind several children?"
Matchmaker Wang waved her hand again: "No, that's not it. He's forty years old this year and has never been married. It's just that, it's just that, he's not very good-looking."
"How ugly is it?"
Zhuang Feifei always puts profit first; as long as she can become an official's wife, she doesn't care if the man is ugly.
"To be honest, he's a little better than a toad in a well. Hahaha, I was just kidding. What I mean is, he's not exactly scary-looking, but at least in our brigade, there's no one that ugly."
But he still wanted to find a beautiful girl to marry, and the girls he met either didn't like him, or he didn't like them. "Zhuang Zhiqing, if you mind, I'll refuse him and introduce him to other girls."
"No, Aunt Wang, I don't look down on him. He's a hero of the people, how could I look down on him? Aunt, please arrange for us to meet as soon as possible."
If she could get close to this high-ranking official, she could escape the life of toiling in the fields. She could even become the wife of a high-ranking official in the military region, living a comfortable life with his stipend—it couldn't be better.
Matchmaker Wang said, "Then I'll take him to your house after you finish work, and you can meet and see each other."
"Okay, Aunt Wang, it's settled then."
"good."
After finishing work, Zhuang Feifei went home immediately. Thinking about her blind date with the leader, she quickly closed the door. She washed her face, neck, and hair, took off her dirty clothes, and changed into what she thought were cleaner and prettier clothes. After carefully dressing up, she reopened the door.
Before long, Wang the matchmaker's cheerful voice came from outside: "Zhuang Zhiqing, I've brought the person to you. Take a look."
Zhuang Feifei, who was already prepared, quickly went outside. When she saw the man standing next to Wang the matchmaker, she almost cried from the ugliness.
The matchmaker said this person was a little better looking than a toad, and he really was a little better looking.
Toads can't walk on two legs, but this person can.
Zhou Pingyuan was very satisfied when he saw her.
But seeing her stunned expression, I thought my appearance had scared her. No, did this woman dislike me?
She said to the matchmaker, "Aunt Wang, I think the lady isn't satisfied with me. If she isn't, let's go."
"No." Zhuang Feifei quickly stopped him. She mustered her courage and walked up to Zhou Pingyuan, trying to tell herself that as long as he could give her status and position, what did it matter if the man was a little ugly? "Comrade, you've misunderstood. I'm not dissatisfied with you. On the contrary, I'm very satisfied with you. May I ask, what's your impression of me? Do you think I'm suitable to be your partner?"
Zhou Pingyuan looked at Zhuang Feifei up close. The woman was young and beautiful. Although her skin was a bit tanned, she was still much prettier than most women.
He smiled and said, "I think we are very suitable to be revolutionary partners. If you have already agreed, I will call the military region immediately to apply for our marriage, and then you can come with me to the military base. You won't have to suffer from the wind and sun here anymore."
"Okay, I agree."
Seeing how smoothly things were going, Wang the matchmaker couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Good, good, good, I've made another pair. I guess I've done a good deed." She looked at Zhou Pingyuan meaningfully. Zhou Pingyuan said, "Auntie, I will definitely bring a gift to thank you tomorrow."
Matchmaker Wang laughed even louder: "Oh dear, whether you thank me or not is not important. What's important is that you, Gouwazi, will have a wife who will love you in the future. I'm so happy for you."
"Thank you, ma'am."
Zhuang Feifei's family background is perfectly acceptable, and she fully meets the requirements for marrying Zhou Pingyuan.
Before leaving, she wanted to sell her house, but the brigade had a rule that if any educated youth built a house here, the house would belong to the brigade after they left, since the land used to build the house belonged to the brigade and the educated youth could not buy or sell it at will.
Zhuang Feifei was a little reluctant to give up her four large brick houses, but when she thought about how she would live in a better house in the military region in the future, and how she could never spend all of Zhou Pingyuan's monthly allowance of more than one hundred yuan, she decided to just give up the houses.
Three days later, the military region called and approved their marriage application, so Zhuang Feifei left with Zhou Pingyuan.
Once on the train, Zhuang Feifei remembered something: she had been so focused on getting close to Zhou Pingyuan that she hadn't even known which military region he belonged to.
If she were in the same military region as Xue Yanchen and became the wife of a high-ranking official, she would definitely infuriate Luo Jingyan there.
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