"Mom, what are you saying? Isn't it good that my brother is home now?" Xu Nan was also a little confused. She pinched her little brother's cheek and asked in bewilderment. Wang Rong tapped Xu Nan's head and said seriously, "Now that your brother is back, it's time to tell you about him."
"What is it?" Xu Nan glanced at her mother and then at her younger brother. Why was she being so secretive and only telling them now? Xu Chen was also a little puzzled. He thought to himself that Wang Li must have prepared some excuse to keep them calm, so he simply smiled and waited for Wang Rong to say it.
"Your younger brother has joined the special forces!" Wang Rong said very seriously, leaving Xu Nan stunned. Although she didn't care much about military affairs, she had grown up by Xu Jianguo's side and understood what those four words meant. Of course, this didn't mean that Xu Jianguo was a military person; it was just that people of their generation always liked to talk about each other's children, and quite a few of Xu Jianguo's friends had children who had joined the military.
"Brother, really?" Xu Nan asked hurriedly. Seeing her sincere and excited appearance, Xu Chen became a little unsure of himself. But what's done is done, so he could only nod. At the same time, he decided in his heart to have a good talk with Wang Li about this matter tonight.
"Chen'er, why are you back now? Lili said you went abroad on an undercover mission. Calculate the time." Wang Rong thought for a moment and continued, "There are still two years left."
"The mission went quite well, and I've been granted permission to return early. Mom, let's not talk about this anymore. I'm going out to buy groceries; we'll have a nice meal tonight," Xu Chen said with a smile. Wang Rong nodded, and the siblings went out to buy groceries.
"Brother Chen, are you really a special forces member?" Xu Nan, who had been suppressing her curiosity and wanted to ask Xu Chen, couldn't hold back any longer when she walked down the street. Just as she was about to ask the full question, a passerby came up from not far ahead, and Xu Nan quickly lowered her voice to ask.
"Yes, the training is really tough."
"Um, well, during those two years after you graduated and went traveling, did you train? Like cliff diving? Extreme survival or something? Like Bear Grylls?" Curious Xu Nan blinked her big eyes and looked at Xu Chen.
"More or less." Xu Chen nodded, responding to Xu Nan's question.
Just as Xu Nan was about to ask another question, the two of them arrived at the supermarket, pushing a shopping cart. Xu Nan, who usually bought whatever she wanted at the supermarket, suddenly became reserved.
When it came time to pay, Xu Chen asked curiously, "Sis, why didn't you buy any of your favorite snacks?" When paying, Xu Chen was surprised to find that she had bought all the groceries herself, while Xu Nan had only bought her a bath towel.
Xu Nan stammered, "...Well...that's because I'm trying to lose weight."
“No, my intuition tells me that you don’t have any plans to lose weight recently.” Xu Chen glanced at Xu Nan’s figure; she was plump in the right places and slim in the right places, with a very well-proportioned figure.
"Oh, I just wanted to save you money. The money for your trip was funded by Lili writing a novel. You probably didn't have much money when you first joined the army," Xu Nan said sincerely. In the past, whenever she went to the supermarket with her younger brother, he always paid for it. That was when they were still students, and their parents definitely supported him. Now that he has graduated, she wants to save him as much as possible.
"Then, sis, you pay the bill?" Xu Chen said with amusement.
Xu Nan readily agreed, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid that Xu Chen would be vain and act arrogant, which was the kind of person she hated the most. Seeing her sister who seemed relieved, Xu Chen felt a little warm. The two continued their endless question-and-answer session as they walked home.
At dinner, after Xu Chen served the last dish and sat down to eat, he overheard Wang Rong and her daughter Xu Nan arguing.
The two argued heatedly, Xu Chen was ignored and sat aside, while Xu Jianguo still came home late for dinner as usual.
"Mom, didn't we agree not to talk about this?"
"Nannan, go and meet him first. Maybe he's not that kind of person. Your brother is back too, so you don't have anything to worry about."
"No." Xu Nan's temper flared up, and she put down her bowl and turned her head to one side.
"Listen to your mother, go and meet him first." Wang Rong calmed down and tried her best to persuade her daughter to go and meet the man recommended by her friend. Her daughter was almost thirty and her son was twenty-six or twenty-seven. It was obviously impossible for Wang Rong not to be in a hurry.
Xu Chen finally understood; this was a form of pressure to get married. He was somewhat grateful to Xu Nan, because if Xu Nan hadn't become his mother's target, he probably would have been pressured to get married as well.
"Chen'er, how about this?" Wang Rong looked at Xu Chen, with some additional ideas, "Why don't you accompany your sister tomorrow?" Her daughter was very resistant to blind dates, so having her son accompany her would be less resistant than having her, the one who was pressuring her to get married, accompany her. Besides, she had work to do anyway.
"Okay." Xu Chen nodded. When Xu Nan heard that her younger brother had agreed, she immediately hung her head and went back to her room in low spirits.
"Help your mother investigate tomorrow. Your sister's matter really can't be delayed, or she'll really become an old maid," Wang Rong said softly to Xu Chen. Xu Chen nodded, but still said, "Mom, what if the other party isn't very good?"
"If it's not good enough, then we'll discuss it again. In short, whether your sister finds a husband herself or we help her, she needs to find a good match," Wang Rong said with a sigh. Her son and daughter are both so grown up and will soon be leaving home. Fortunately, Xu Ming is still there to accompany the couple. Xu Chen was somewhat surprised by Wang Rong's traditional values. He had thought that with the Xu family's financial situation, they would be waiting for a son-in-law to come to them, rather than rushing to arrange blind dates for their daughter.
The next morning, the siblings took their younger brother, Xu Ming, to school. Then they headed to their agreed-upon destination with the man. For this blind date, Wang Rong had even called Xu Nan's workplace to arrange a day off for her. It seemed she was very satisfied with the matchmaker's introduction of the man.
"Little brother, did Mom tell you what kind of person this man is?" Xu Nan asked curiously.
"Ah, no, Mom, really, she should at least have given us some basic information." Xu Chen recalled his conversation with Wang Rong last night, which didn't seem to mention the man's identity.
"How about... how about you go on the blind date in place of your sister? Maybe the other person likes men." Xu Nan was both nervous and resistant. For this blind date, Wang Rong had dragged her out of bed early to do her makeup and get ready. She was on the verge of a breakdown.
"Sis, you're talking nonsense again. Don't worry, your little brother will back you up this time." Xu Chen patted his sister's shoulder and pulled her towards the restaurant they had booked.
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