Chapter 7 Xiaoming, the matchmaker Du Shuying, and Zhou Cuihua...
Du Shuying and Zhou Cuihua are different.
Although Du Shuying was the instigator, in the end, she was scheming against Du Hai, and it had little to do with Zhao Sulan.
It was Zhou Cuihua who easily believed Liang Xiu's words and overthought things, thinking that Zhao Sulan and Du Hai's neighbor were deceiving her, and thus took her anger out on Zhao Sulan, which led to Zhao Sulan's injury.
Therefore, Mingxi was not as ruthless towards Du Shuying as she was towards Zhou Cuihua.
She should be kind and only swindle seventy yuan from him. After all, Du Hai swindled five hundred yuan from her. If she asked for too much, she was afraid Du Shuying wouldn't be willing to pay.
In other words, others can't hear Mingxi's true feelings, otherwise they would definitely roll their eyes.
She asked for a month and a half's salary from Du Shuying the moment she opened her mouth. Is that what you call kindness?
Du Shuying didn't have that much money on her, so she went home with the police to get it before giving it to Du Hai and Mingxi.
Although she was reluctant, Du Shuying quickly handed the money to Mingxi, explaining, "Mingxi, this is all a misunderstanding. I never thought it would involve your mother and send her to the hospital. Use this money to buy your mother some nutritional supplements, and also have a good talk with her. It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."
It's said that you should never offend a matchmaker, because a matchmaker has a sharp tongue; she can talk a dead person back to life and a living person to death.
Du Shuying's son and daughter are still unmarried and single. If she offends Zhao Sulan, the matchmaker, who knows what Zhao Sulan will say about her behind her back? Will she still be able to find a partner then?
Because Zhou Cuihua is so brainless, she has already offended Zhao Sulan, and now she can only try her best to make amends.
Mingxi wasn't stupid; she could naturally sense the ingratiating tone in Du Shuying's words. She accepted the money, smiled, and said nothing.
Looking at Mingxi's smiling face, Du Shuying felt uneasy.
What does this girl mean? She smiled at me. Does that mean she's forgiven me, or hasn't?
She couldn't understand it, so she could only turn to look at Du Hai.
When it was time to give Du Hai the money, Du Shuying was even more reluctant.
Five hundred yuan!
That's almost a year's salary for her!
The thought of handing over all that money to that brat Du Hai made her feel a pang of heartache.
Du Hai didn't care whether Du Shuying felt the pinch or not, and directly snatched the money from Du Shuying's hand.
Watching Du Hai put the money into his pants pocket, Du Shuying was extremely reluctant to part with it. If the police hadn't been watching, she would have snatched it back.
It's a pity, the police are watching.
What hurt Du Shuying even more was that after she paid off the debt, the police wouldn't let her go and insisted on taking her to the police station for criticism and education.
Of course, Liang Xiu and Zhou Cuihua were also taken away.
But that leaves no room for anyone else.
When the neighbors who had come to watch saw the police officers leaving with their men, they immediately started talking amongst themselves.
They definitely made the trip today; they ate a lot of gossip and are in a great mood.
Mingxi didn't join the neighbors in the commotion, but instead looked at Wang Hongmei, who was hesitantly approaching, and asked, "Is there something you need?"
The police took Zhou Cuihua away because she caused trouble at their home. Wang Hongmei didn't participate in the trouble, so the police didn't bother with her. However, the rest of the Wang family went to the police station because they were worried about Zhou Cuihua, leaving only Wang Hongmei behind.
Something's obviously wrong.
Wang Hongmei clutched the hem of her clothes and stammered, "Mingxi, I'm...I'm sorry, my mother went to your house to cause trouble today, she..."
Mingxi thought she was going to say something, but she waved her hand and said, "Hey, you don't need to apologize. It was your mother who did it, it has nothing to do with you."
"Besides, your mother has already apologized and paid compensation."
Zhou Cuihua had paid over a hundred yuan after all; she didn't take the money for nothing.
Mingxi's attitude was clearly unexpected by Wang Hongmei. She was stunned and didn't know how to say the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
Mingxi: "What, is there something else?"
Wang Hongmei didn't speak, but her eyes kept glancing at Du Hai on the other side.
Mingxi understood.
The person Wang Hongmei really wanted to talk to wasn't her, but Du Hai!
However, it's unclear whether she was shy or embarrassed, but she didn't dare to approach Du Hai.
Mingxi thought that her own mother had accepted the matchmaking gifts from two people, and since she had received the money, she had to do the work. Her mother wasn't here right now, so she could fill in for her.
Mingxi pulled Wang Hongmei to Du Hai's side: "Ahem, the police have investigated and cleared things up. It was all a misunderstanding. Since it's a misunderstanding, you two shouldn't be so sullen. Come on, give each other a smile, and let's pretend this is over. You should reconcile and get married as you wish. Just one thing: never again should you be like this, believing everything you hear. You two need to give each other more trust."
After she finished speaking, she looked up at Du Hai and Wang Hongmei.
Du Hai remained silent, his expression unchanged, as if he hadn't heard Ming Xi's words at all.
Wang Hongmei was somewhat moved, but when she saw Du Hai's expressionless face, her eyes quickly filled with tears.
Mingxi knew she was in trouble, so she quickly nudged Du Hai with her elbow: "Du Hai, say something."
After a long silence, Du Hai finally spoke: "I think we should let this matter go."
Wang Hongmei was stunned, then immediately looked up at him with teary eyes: "Du Hai, what... what do you mean?"
She asked angrily, her eyes red-rimmed, "You're angry with me, and you don't want to be with me anymore, is that it?"
Du Hai didn't speak, but in this situation, silence meant acquiescence.
Wang Hongmei's tears immediately fell. She stared at Du Hai for a moment, wanting to say something, but her girlish reserve prevented her from saying anything. In the end, she wiped away her tears and ran away.
Mingxi sighed as she watched her retreating figure, then turned back and asked, "Du Hai, are you really not planning to continue dating Wang Hongmei?"
Du Hai nodded.
Mingxi: "Just because of what happened today? What a pity, you two were about to get married, but because of your aunt..."
Du Hai shook his head: "It's not because of my aunt, it's because I feel that Wang Hongmei and I are not a good match."
He said, "I hope my partner is someone with her own opinions. Even if she hears others saying bad things about me, she will ask me first and won't just believe whatever she hears."
Wang Hongmei is easily influenced and lacks her own opinions. To put it bluntly, she was too well protected by her family, which made her too obedient.
When Du Hai and Wang Hongmei were dating, he didn't realize this. But now that something has happened, this side of Wang Hongmei's personality has come out, and Du Hai has realized that the two of them are actually not suitable for each other.
After hearing this, Mingxi did not try to persuade her further.
Du Hai is a very clear-headed person. He knows what he wants, and such a person is very determined. Ming Xi couldn't persuade him otherwise.
She patted Du Hai on the shoulder: "Okay, I won't say anything more."
She turned to leave, but then suddenly heard Du Hai say, "That..."
Mingxi stopped in her tracks: "Hmm? Is there something else?"
Du Hai: "Um, I'd like you to introduce me to someone."
Mingxi pointed to herself, looking puzzled: "Me?"
Du Hai nodded.
He understood clearly that his aunt had been swindled out of a large sum of money by him this time. Although she might not dare to provoke him in the short term, he shouldn't forget the ticking time bomb that was his aunt's in-laws' niece.
She didn't want to abort the child, so she desperately needed someone to take over.
They might turn their schemes against them again.
Therefore, Du Hai urgently needs to find a partner so that his aunt can give up on him.
As for why he asked Mingxi to introduce him to a potential partner, it was because Du Hai knew that this incident would definitely spread. Once people found out that he had asked Du Shuying for 500 yuan, they might say he was heartless and disrespectful to his elders. His reputation would definitely be affected, and other matchmakers probably wouldn't take it seriously, and might even refuse to do it because of his reputation.
Judging from Mingxi's behavior today, he knew she definitely wouldn't think that way. Moreover, with Zhao Sulan around, he wasn't worried that Mingxi wouldn't take it seriously or help him find a partner properly.
Du Hai: "Is that okay? If not, I can find someone else."
Du Hai had his plans perfectly clear, but it wasn't until he saw Mingxi's surprised expression that he remembered she was still a young woman. Moreover, he recalled that Mingxi seemed to have been working hard to prepare for university entrance exams, and probably didn't want to do the job of introducing people to potential partners.
Mingxi, on the other hand, started to ponder it.
Taking on Du Hai's job as a matchmaker seems like a good idea.
After all, the original owner of this body didn't have a job.
After failing the college entrance exam, the original owner of this body kept repeating it for two years, failing the exam three times in a row and not getting into university. However, the original owner remained determined. Even after failing the exam for the third time last year, the original owner did not intend to give up and continued to study at home, preparing to take the college entrance exam for the fourth time this year.
However, this was the original owner's idea, not Mingxi's.
Mingxi had already attended university in her previous life, so she had no intention of going through the hardship of taking exams and enduring another four years of university.
Moreover, she has been out of university for two years and has long forgotten all her high school knowledge. With only a few months left until the college entrance examination, she definitely wouldn't pass.
If Mingxi doesn't continue with the college entrance exam, she'll feel embarrassed to stay home and be a couch potato, so the only option left is to get a job.
But jobs are so hard to find these days.
The educated youth who went to the countryside have all returned to the city. Now, which family doesn't have an unemployed young person?
But the factory was already saturated and there were no openings.
Zhao Sulan had previously wanted to scrape together some money to buy Mingxi a job, but after inquiring, she found out that good jobs now cost around three thousand yuan, and Zhao Sulan would have to empty her savings to come up with that amount of money.
Mingxi didn't want Zhao Sulan to have so much money.
The most suitable job for her would be to take over Zhao Sulan's job as a matchmaker.
Mingxi thought it was a perfect fit. Since Zhao Sulan had injured her back and would have to stop working as a matchmaker for a while, wouldn't it be perfect for her to take over?
Mingxi curled her lips into a smile: "Sure! It's just introducing someone to you, don't worry, I'll definitely find you someone you'll be satisfied with!"
Du Hai paused for a moment, then said, "Okay, then I'll thank Xiaoming, the matchmaker."
Mingxi raised her head.
Hey, don't say hey.
The title "matchmaker" for Xiaoming doesn't sound too bad.
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