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Li Cuihua was very positive about Xiaoli's blind date and soon agreed on a time with her old sister.
"Lizi, pack up well tomorrow at noon. Grandma will take you to visit your grandmother Liu." Li Cuihua seemed to have seen Xiao Li's wedding. Her face was full of smiles and she kept admonishing him, "You must behave well tomorrow. Don't let the girl's family find fault with you."
Xiao Li was helpless: "Okay, grandma, I'll remember it."
It's called a visit, but it's actually a disguised blind date. The boy's parents take him to the girl's house to visit, so the two children can meet each other. If both parents think it's a good match, the man and woman can get married after a few meetings.
When choosing a marriage partner, people no longer look for houses, cars, and money like in later generations. At that time, people looked at family background when getting married. The simpler the family background, the better; the more brothers, the better. Blind dates were about work, ideals, and imagining the future.
Nowadays, there is no so-called love between men and women. When a boy in the countryside reaches a certain age, his parents will choose a girl who is good at giving birth and working to marry him off. Those who have jobs in the city are usually introduced by the organization.
When Xiao Li reaches a certain age, the army will introduce him to female officers from the same unit. The two will get married after meeting a few times and live an ordinary life.
"Grandma, can you tell me what the girl looks like?" He has a blind date tomorrow, but he still doesn't know how old the girl is or what job she does.
Li Cuihua smiled mysteriously, "That girl is a soldier like you."
Female soldier?
Art soldier, communications soldier, medical worker or radio operator?
Xiao Li was confused by her meaningful smile. What did it mean?
It can’t be a man!
Milk, you are such a sweetheart...
The next morning.
Xiao Li was woken up early by Li Cuihua. The whole family attached great importance to his blind date. After all, in this era, Xiao Li's age is already considered an older young man.
"Mom, why don't you go to school today?" Xiao Li asked curiously as he looked at Wang Han sitting with the old lady discussing what gifts to bring.
It is already nine o'clock in the morning. Usually Wang Han would have arrived at school at this time.
"Mom and grandma will go with you." In order to show his importance to the girl, Wang Han took a leave from school. On the other hand, he also wanted to teach his child a lesson. After all, they were going to spend their whole lives together, so they couldn't just date each other casually.
"Not really, I'm just going on a blind date." He brought gifts and was accompanying me. It's just a blind date, is it necessary to take it so seriously?
In Xiao Li's mind, if the blind date seems suitable for the two of them, they will continue to date. If not, they will just move on to another blind date. He is not too old now, so there is no need to be too anxious.
But he forgot that he was living in the 1950s and that there was a generation gap between him and this era in some things.
Wang Han put on a face, an expression that said Xiao Li was ignorant: "What are you talking about, kid? You are being disrespectful to female comrades!"
Xiaoli:......
Why don't I respect lesbians?
At around 11 o'clock in the morning, the Xiao family of three appeared at the door of the woman's house.
This is a long alley, surrounded by square courtyards. The square courtyard walls are engraved with the tragic remains of wind erosion. The simple yet endless extension along the central axis, like a perfume box or a treasure box, exuding a rich historical atmosphere.
A wealthy family!
The Siheyuan in the old Beijing city is a courtyard that will be "in short supply" in the future and cannot be bought even if you have money.
Looking at the yard in front of him, Xiao Li felt his hands trembling as he knocked on the door.
“Knock, knock, knock, knock~”
Perhaps the host knew that someone was coming at noon today, and soon the door was opened from the inside. Then Xiao Li saw Wang Xuemei in military uniform.
"Doctor Wang?"
Xiao Li admitted that the moment he saw Wang Xuemei, he was ecstatic in his heart, and even forgot for a moment the fact that she might have been married.
When Wang Xuemei opened the door and saw her former comrade-in-arms, she felt a little embarrassed. She nodded at Xiao Li and calmly greeted Li Cuihua and Wang Han and welcomed them in.
Xiao Li followed him into the courtyard in a good mood, calmly surveying the legendary quadrangle. The quadrangle had houses to the east, west, south, and north, all built with black bricks and tiles. In the center was a large, spacious courtyard, flanked by crabapple trees and a few pomegranate bonsai at the entrance. In the center was a pressurized well, with a reservoir built nearby.
The sunlight filtered through the cracks in the crabapple tree, forming strands and spots of sunlight, giving Xiao Li a feeling of peace and tranquility.
When I entered the main house, an old lady wearing a cheongsam came towards me. She was not tall, had gray hair, a face full of wrinkles, and a pair of three-inch golden lotus feet.
The old lady looks older than Li Cuihua, but she is in good spirits.
"Old sister, you kept me waiting for a long time." The old lady called "old sister" and introduced the family members to Xiao Li and the others.
In order to show the importance that the Wang family attaches to this blind date, the entire Wang family's eldest branch came. It was only after Xiao Li heard the introduction that he realized that the person he was going on a blind date with was actually Wang Xuemei!
What the hell, it feels like a surprise has fallen from the sky!
Xiao Li's mouth corners slightly raised, and he could hardly suppress the surprise in his heart.
The elders took their seats. Grandma Liu took Li Cuihua's hand and said kindly, "Old sister, since this is a matter between two children, how about we let them go out and talk it out on their own?"
"Old sister is really thoughtful. Since it's the children's own business, let them get along with each other and see how it goes."
Xiao Li followed Wang Xuemei to a small living room next to it.
The small living room is simply decorated. There is an ink painting on the wall in front of the door, and below the ink painting is vermilion carved furniture, which looks very expensive at first glance.
Rich family!
"sit."
After Xiao Li sat down, Wang Xuemei made him a cup of tea and placed it in front of him. Facing Xiao Li, her former comrade-in-arms, Wang Xuemei felt a mixture of emotions, and for a moment she found it difficult to speak: "Xiao Li, we meet again."
After a while, Wang Xuemei said, "I didn't expect to meet you in this way. My grandma told me that someone wanted to go on a blind date with me today, and I didn't expect it to be you."
"I didn't expect that either." Xiao Li took a sip of tea nervously.
He thought he had a wealth of theoretical knowledge and had read and written many novels about chasing girls. However, he didn't expect that when he really met someone he liked, he would be so afraid of saying the wrong thing that he dared not say a word.
It turns out that practice is what really matters.
"Before we officially go on a blind date, I think there are some things I should tell you." Wang Xuemei looked at Xiao Li opposite her. This time, his mental state was much better than the last time they met, and he no longer gave people a sick feeling.
"You say." Xiao Li smiled, feeling even more nervous, wondering if she was going to reject him.
Xiao Li had always known that Wang Xuemei didn't like him, and even used to hate him. But so what? Xiao Li was just a jerk. The moment he heard that the blind date was with her, fireworks went off in his heart.
Following her was an accident, and I fell in love with her inexplicably.
Wang Xuemei smiled slightly, then lowered her head and whispered, "You may not know, I had a fiancé before. We were going to get married when we brought the wounded back."
I know, how could I not know, because that day I wanted to confess my feelings after I was sure of it.
"Then you guys..." Xiao Li was a little curious.
"We've been engaged since we were young. Although we haven't met many times, we've known each other since we were young. His family is a family of scholars with a good family background and tradition. When he was eighteen, he went abroad to study and I went to medical school. Our two elders agreed that we would get married after we completed our studies."
"After we graduated, I signed up to join the Chinese People's Liberation Army as a military doctor. When the war broke out, I went to the front line, and he went to university to become a teacher."
"After returning from the battlefield, the elders on both sides said they wanted to arrange a marriage for us. After all, there's no point in delaying it now that we're older, and neither of us objected."
"We weren't familiar with each other, so we spent some time together before proposing marriage. To be honest, the process of getting along with him was very pleasant. We had a lot in common, just like friends who had known each other for a long time."
Hearing this, Xiao Limu was envious and envied the man that Wang Xuemei was talking about.
"Then why haven't you gotten married yet?" The two of them are well-matched and have been childhood sweethearts. Although they don't want to admit it, it sounds like they are a good match.
"Because it's not suitable." Wang Xuemei looked at Xiao Li's serious and uneasy expression and smiled. "We are too similar. So similar that we feel like the other is our opposite sex."
"My mother always said that when two people with similar personalities get together, their lives will get better and better. I thought so at first, but later I found that it wasn't the case."
"During the time I've been with him, I've discovered that marriage and love aren't about two perfect-perfect people competing against each other, but rather about two 50-percent-perfect people constantly getting closer to each other, improving each other, growing together, and ultimately becoming perfect lovers."
"We are both rational people. We are just polite and unfamiliar with each other, not romantically involved, so we both chose to remain friends."
"Just like that?" Xiao Li was stunned and didn't even understand what he meant.
Whose blind date isn’t with strangers without any feelings?
Isn’t love something that needs to be cultivated? This is the first time I’ve heard of a breakup because two people were too similar!
"Yes, that's it." Wang Xuemei nodded. "Marriage is mixed with too many things, the fear of age, the purpose of having children, but people forget that the most important condition should be love."
"So, I endured the pressure from my parents and the gazes of others, and waited patiently for the chance to meet my soulmate among the crowd."
This time Xiao Li understood that she wanted a marriage with love, even if the person did not completely meet her standards.
Hi, you should have said it earlier.
They made so many unnecessary comments that I thought she was a mistress and had been abandoned. But it turned out that the two of them just wanted to find someone who liked them. They are two weirdos.
"So what do you think of me?" Xiao Li cleared his throat and looked nervously at the woman who was drinking tea.
"You don't mind that I have a fiancé?" Wang Xuemei was quite surprised. In the past, those blind dates would turn around and leave when they heard that she had a fiancé, and some even thought she was a slut.
After all, this society still has malice towards women.
Xiao Li was the first person who did not change his expression when he heard her say that she had a fiancé.
As for her opinion of Xiao Li, she admitted that she didn't like him when she first met him, because this man didn't hide his inner feelings at that time. He wanted to say that his wounds were deep, and his desire to desert was laid out nakedly in front of her. He was cowardly and timid. As a man and a soldier, how could such a person be liked?
When she met him again on the battlefield, he had completely changed. His eyes were no longer timid but had become resolute, and she no longer disliked him.
Now he was a hero in her heart, like all her brothers who had fought in the battlefield.
"You're great. I think you can find a girl who's right for you."
After being rejected, Xiao Li clenched his fists on the table, looked at her intently, and asked, "Why? I want a reason."
"I am three years older than you. I want a mature, steady and motivated man." Wang Xuemei is more rational than emotional. She can see clearly that Xiao Li is very playful and has no ambition. She even feels that he has a mentality of just getting by.
"I will change it. I will change everything you said." His slender and powerful hands reached across the table and grasped Wang Xuemei's not-so-soft and delicate hands, holding them tightly, as if he would never have another chance if he let go.
"Like me?"
Xiao Li nodded: "I like it."
Xiao Li's behavior was actually very obvious. If Wang Xuemei couldn't see it, she would be really blind.
She frowned, looked at Xiao Li indifferently, and said calmly: "What do you like about me?"
When someone we have no connection with suddenly says they like me, I don't feel happy, I just feel curious...
"I don't know, but I just like you. Didn't you say you wanted a marriage with love? I have feelings for you, and I think we're a good match."
"A woman three years older than you is a treasure, and her age is even more suitable! Personality wise, I'll listen to you from now on and change everything you say. I'll definitely work hard and never think about retiring from the army. You see, our jobs are also compatible, and we can have common topics."
"Family..." This stumped Xiao Li. In his previous life, he was an orphan, and in this life, his father was a bandit. He seemed a little bit short of the scholarly family...
But it doesn't matter. I have already decided on her. Now that I have a chance, I have to trick her into my heart by acting coquettishly or playing tricks.
So, when he got home that afternoon, Xiao Li said to Li Cuihua, "Grandma, when are we going to find someone to act as a matchmaker?"
"See, I was right." Li Cuihua said to Wang Han with a happy face, "I noticed this guy was staring at the girl last time. Luckily I went back, otherwise these two kids would have missed it."
"Mom, I still feel that the child isn't suitable for our Xiaoli family. She..."
Wang Han felt that Wang Xuemei had too strong a personality and was engaged to someone older than Xiao Li. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that the two of them were not a good match. His son was so outstanding, what kind of woman would not be worthy of him?
Aren’t there any good girls of 17 or 18 in the compound? Why do you have to find a 27-year-old old girl?
Li Cuihua raised her eyebrows towards Xiao Li and motioned Wang Han to look at Xiao Li.
Wang Han looked in the direction she pointed and saw her eldest son smiling foolishly, muttering to himself about the good days he had had recently.
Wang Han: ...How could I have given birth to such a useless thing!
It's such a disgrace to his father...
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