Chapter 21 introduces Huang Pingping, who choked, her head sticking out...
Huang Pingping choked, then pouted and said, "You really love your matchmaking career!"
Mingxi proudly said, "You have to love what you do."
Huang Pingping pouted and said disdainfully, "You're such a young woman, why do you have to do this? It doesn't sound good to others."
"Hey, can't you find a job?" Huang Pingping said with her chin held high and disdain, "If you can't find a job, just tell me. I might not be able to arrange a permanent job for you, but I can help you find a temporary one."
"Wow, you're going to help me find a job? That's so kind of you!" Mingxi suddenly moved closer, and Huang Pingping could clearly feel the warmth of Mingxi's breath. Her eyes darted away.
"What? No way!"
Huang Pingping: "I...I...I just felt sorry for you because you didn't have a job!"
Mingxi looked at Huang Pingping, whose face was flushed from ear to neck, and chuckled as she took a step back to create some distance between them: "Alright, alright, I know you're just feeling sorry for me."
"However," she changed the subject, "there's no need to trouble yourself. I'm quite happy with my matchmaking job. And don't underestimate me, I'm doing quite well as a matchmaker. This morning someone even came to my door asking me to introduce them to someone."
"Who knows if it's true or false?" Huang Pingping said, but her eyes were fixed on Mingxi, as if she wanted to hear more from him.
Mingxi didn't continue. She walked past Huang Pingping, looked at Sun Xiuzhen behind her, and asked with a smile, "Aunt Sun, are you out shopping today?"
Sun Xiuzhen: "Oh right, I came out to buy some things."
She asked, "You and your mom are here to buy things too?"
Mingxi nodded: "I just went to the hospital with my mom for a check-up, and the doctor said I'm fine, so we came out to buy some good food to celebrate."
Sun Xiuzhen then noticed Zhao Sulan behind Mingxi: "Oh my, that's great news, we should celebrate!"
She said, "Old Zhao, don't skimp on food and drink; taking good care of your health is the most important thing."
Zhao Sulan: "You're right. I only realized this after I got sick..."
Sun Xiuzhen and Zhao Sulan had a good relationship. When Zhao Sulan was hospitalized, the two of them often talked together. Now that they saw each other, they naturally started talking together again.
Mingxi couldn't even drag Zhao Sulan away.
When Mingxi and Zhao Sulan finally returned home, they were followed by Sun Xiuzhen and Huang Pingping, two little tagalongs.
Sun Xiuzhen came back because she heard that Zhao Sulan was good at making clothes and wanted to ask Zhao Sulan to make her a dress.
Huang Pingping came along just to join in the fun.
The four of them returned to the courtyard. Not long after they entered their home, Mingxi heard a knock on her door.
At that time, Mingxi was pouring water for Huang Pingping and couldn't free her hands, so she called out, "Huang Pingping, can you help me open the door?"
Huang Pingping responded and got up to open the door. She opened the door and met a strange but inexplicably familiar face. The person was stunned when he saw Huang Pingping open the door. He took a step back, as if to confirm that he had come to the wrong place.
After confirming that he hadn't gone to the wrong place, he said, "Hello comrade, I'm looking for Aunt Zhao. Aunt Zhao Sulan lives here, right?"
The other person was a head taller than Huang Pingping, and Huang Pingping looked up at him and said, "Yes, Aunt Zhao lives here."
Just as she was about to welcome the other person in, Mingxi, who had finished pouring water, came over and asked, "Who's here?"
Upon seeing the person at the door, Mingxi exclaimed, "Oh, Wu Zhensheng, what brings you here?"
Upon hearing the name, Huang Pingping instantly remembered why the person looked familiar.
Mingxi had introduced Wu Zhensheng to her before and even showed her a picture of him.
Although the man in front of her didn't know about this, Huang Pingping still blushed when she thought about it.
Mingxi didn't notice Huang Pingping's unusual behavior; she was talking to Wu Zhensheng.
Wu Zhensheng came to Mingxi to ask about introducing her to a potential partner.
Mingxi quickly explained, "My mom injured her back a while ago and had to rest in bed for a bit, so the matter of introducing you to someone was delayed. But I'm keeping an eye out for you, and I'll let you know as soon as there's someone suitable."
Wu Zhensheng: "You?"
Mingxi: "Yes, me. I also do matchmaking. I just brought a couple together a couple a couple of days ago. You can ask her if you don't believe me." She pointed at Huang Pingping.
Huang Pingping stammered, "Ah, yes, yes, that's true."
Wu Zhensheng turned his head slightly to look at Huang Pingping, and the moment their eyes met, Huang Pingping couldn't help but blush.
Wu Zhensheng, a man in his twenties, couldn't help but blush when facing Huang Pingping, a young and beautiful woman.
He immediately turned around, his face still flushed, and stammered, "Um, I understand. I have nothing else to do, so I'll be going now. If you have any more news, Comrade Ming, please let me know."
Mingxi nodded with a smile. After Wu Zhensheng left, she looked at Huang Pingping with a playful expression and teased, "Hey, he's been gone for a while, so stop staring at the door."
Huang Pingping's face turned as red as an apple. She stomped her foot and said, "What are you talking about! I wasn't looking at the door!"
Mingxi rested her chin on her hand: "Oh, you weren't staring at the door, and you didn't blush. I must have been mistaken."
Huang Pingping knew that Mingxi was deliberately teasing her, and she angrily reached out and slapped Mingxi's arm: "That's enough!"
Mingxi dodged aside with a grin, and said with a chuckle, "If you're really interested in Wu Zhensheng, just tell me, and I'll introduce you two."
"But if you're not interested in him, that's fine too. I can introduce him to Aunt He's niece in our neighborhood. Aunt He came here today specifically to ask me to introduce her niece to someone."
"Don't!"
Meeting Mingxi's ambiguous smile, Huang Pingping realized what she had said.
"Okay, so you were just waiting for me to say that, weren't you?" Huang Pingping wasn't stupid, and quickly realized that Mingxi was deliberately teasing her.
This time, Mingxi didn't tease Huang Pingping anymore, but readily nodded.
Mingxi: "How about it, do you want me to help you arrange to meet Wu Zhensheng for a consultation?"
Huang Pingping blushed, bit her lower lip, hesitated for a long time, and finally whispered, "Then, then you should tell him to find some time to meet up..."
Mingxi: "Okay!"
She smiled and leaned closer to Huang Pingping: "So, isn't Wu Zhensheng quite handsome? Even more handsome than in the photos?"
Huang Pingping twisted her fingers. Although she was easily embarrassed, she was honest.
"Yeah, he's better looking than in the photos. He's tall and has a great physique." Huang Pingping couldn't help but ask, "How tall is he? Over 1.8 meters? I feel like he's a head taller than me!"
Mingxi: "I don't know that, but he should be over 1.8 meters tall."
Nowadays, people eat only average food, unlike in later generations when people are well-nourished and grow tall. In today's world, a man who is over 1.7 meters tall is considered tall, so someone like Wu Zhensheng, who is over 1.8 meters tall, is truly exceptionally tall.
Mingxi casually joked, "Being tall is great. If you have the genes for being tall, your children will also be tall."
Huang Pingping nodded thoughtfully.
Since Huang Pingping was willing to meet, Mingxi needed to communicate with Wu Zhensheng. She went to Wu Zhensheng's house that very evening.
Wu Zhensheng's family was really poor. The whole family of more than ten people were crammed into three rooms, and Mingxi couldn't even find a place to sit.
Having no other choice, Mingxi had to call Wu Zhensheng outside to talk.
Wu Zhensheng said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Comrade Ming, my home is too small."
Mingxi waved her hand: "It's okay, it's okay. Housing is tight these days, isn't everyone like this?"
However, she still asked one more question: "Since your family's housing is so cramped, what are your plans after you get married...?"
Wu Zhensheng: "I've thought about it. If I get married, I'll move out and rent a place."
Mingxi was quite surprised. Many elders still hold old-fashioned views, believing that the family should not separate while the parents are alive. How could the Wu family elders agree to Wu Zhensheng moving out?
As if he could see the doubt in Mingxi's eyes, Wu Zhensheng took the initiative to explain: "My family has many children, and my parents can't take care of them all. There's not enough room in the house either. If we could move out to ease the burden on the family, my parents would be overjoyed."
Mingxi nodded.
The Wu family does indeed have many children.
Wu Zhensheng: "However, renting is definitely not a long-term solution. I have also considered it. I am currently an apprentice, so I will definitely not be able to get a house for the next two years. But after a few years, I should be eligible for a house. It would be best if I could get one, but it doesn't matter if I can't. I have been saving the money I have earned from odd jobs over the past few years. Now that my job is stable, I will save for another two years. If all else fails, I will buy a house."
He smiled and said, "I think I'm fine on my own, but after we get married, I can't let my wife live a nomadic life with me."
Mingxi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
In today's world, it's quite rare for Wu Zhensheng to think this way.
“That’s good.” Mingxi nodded and got down to business: “I came here to introduce you to someone. I have a suitable woman here. Before coming here, I asked her opinion. She’s quite interested in you and wants to meet you. So, let me introduce you and see what you think.”
She began her introduction: "It's quite a coincidence. The woman I'm going to introduce to you is someone you've met today. She's Comrade Huang Pingping, whom you saw when you came to my house to visit me."
She said, "Comrade Huang's father is the workshop director of a machinery factory, her mother is a saleswoman in a department store, and she herself works in the propaganda department of the machinery factory."
Upon hearing this, Wu Zhensheng hesitated: "No, Comrade Huang's family is so well-off, would she... would she be interested in me?"
Mingxi laughed: "Didn't I already tell you that she's quite interested in you and wants to meet you? That's why I came here."
Wu Zhensheng was still somewhat uneasy.
After all, Huang Pingping's conditions were simply too good.
To be honest, he did consider finding a girl with good financial standing to live off, but Huang Pingping was too good.
He felt he wasn't even qualified to be a kept man!
A note from the author:
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Comrade Xiao Wu doubted himself: Am I qualified to be a kept man?
Comrade Xiao Huang stroked his chin: I think I'm qualified.
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