Five o'clock in the afternoon.

A residential area.

Zhang Rongying had just finished taking a shower and came out to change clothes. The weather was neither cold nor hot, very cool and comfortable, so she chose a sweater with jeans. It was simple and fashionable, but not out of place, and was more suitable for meeting elders.

When Zhang Rongying came out of her room after changing her clothes and packing her bag, her parents were already dressed and waiting for her in the living room. There was no doubt that Zhang's father and mother also attached great importance to today's meeting, and they both dressed up carefully and were quite decent and elegant in their clothes.

"Mom and Dad, have you called grandpa and grandma?" Zhang Rongying asked. Grandpa and grandma lived in the same community as them, just in a different building.

Zhang's mother stood up from the sofa and said, "I called your grandma a few minutes ago. I guess your grandparents are waiting for us in the parking garage now!"

Zhang Rongying said quickly: "Then let's go quickly, so that grandpa and grandma won't be waiting anxiously!"

"Let's go!" Zhang's father also stood up.

So, the family of three changed their shoes and went out.

When they arrived at the parking garage, they found that their grandparents were already waiting for them.

Zhang Rongying immediately went over and took her grandmother's arm, saying with a smile, "Grandpa and grandma, how come you are so fast? Have you been waiting for a long time?"

Grandma Zhang patted her hands and said with a smile, "We didn't wait long. Your grandfather and I just came down as well."

Grandpa Zhang is an old Chinese doctor with a long beard and a pair of reading glasses. Looking at his beautiful granddaughter, he said with emotion: "I remember when we moved to this community, Yingying was only a few years old. Now, in the blink of an eye, she is about to get married. Time flies!"

Zhang's mother knew that her parents-in-law had hoped that she would give birth to another son. After all, the idea of ​​favoring boys over girls was deeply rooted in Bailiang County, and her parents-in-law had been greatly influenced.

However, due to various reasons, Zhang's mother did not choose to have another child, which made her parents-in-law very regretful.

Fortunately, her parents-in-law had seen the world and were not stubborn in requiring her to give birth to a son. Moreover, they loved their only granddaughter very much. Furthermore, since they did not live under the same roof, they got along very well.

Now hearing her father-in-law's sigh, Zhang's mother immediately gave her daughter a subtle look.

Zhang Rongying received her mother's look and understood what she meant and said, "Grandpa, don't worry. This is not the ancient times when transportation was inconvenient. Once you get married, it's like you don't exist anymore. It's extremely difficult to go back to your parents' home.

Transportation is so convenient now, and I am not marrying far away. I will still live in the provincial capital after marriage. He and I even plan to buy a house near our home. Grandpa, please don’t think that living so close to us is too annoying. "

Grandpa Zhang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he kept saying, "Yingying, you can live nearby after you get married. Your grandma and I are so happy that we can't wait to see you. How could we find you annoying?"

Grandma Zhang also asked happily: "Yingying, are you serious? Are you and him really planning to buy a house nearby? Are you not teasing us two old guys?"

Zhang Rongying smiled and said, "Of course it's true. Grandma, if you have time, you can help us look for a suitable house nearby and we'll buy it."

Grandma Zhang smiled so much that her eyes narrowed when she heard this, and she kept saying, "Yingying, you don't have to buy a house. We happen to have a house nearby, so we can just renovate it!"

Zhang Rongying smiled and said, "Grandma, this is to save his face. We are afraid that he will feel uncomfortable living in our house as a grown man, so it is better to buy a new one."

Grandpa Zhang said directly: "Yingying, if you really want to buy a house, Grandpa will sponsor you 500,000 yuan."

Zhang Rongying's face was full of smiles when she heard this, but she still shook her head and refused: "Grandpa, how can I take your money? I have saved some money myself, and he can pay the rest."

Grandpa Zhang said, "Just take it if you give it to me. My money will be yours sooner or later."

Grandma Zhang also chimed in, "Yes, your grandfather and I are both very old, and it's useless to have so much money. Since you want to buy a house for yourself, why not just buy a better one."

Zhang Rongying was touched and said, "Thank you, Grandpa and Grandma. There is no rush to buy a house for now. Let's get in the car and have dinner first. If there is really a need, I will tell you later."

While they were talking, Zhang's father had already driven the car out.

Grandpa Zhang nodded and said, "Well, let's go eat first. Anyway, we will always be your strong support."

…

XX restaurant with Bailiang flavor.

Jiang Feng's family of five arrived here twenty minutes earlier than the agreed time.

In the private room, Jiang Feng was assigning tasks, "Dad, you will be responsible for greeting Uncle Zhang later. Mom, you will be responsible for greeting Aunt Zhang. Sister, you will be responsible for greeting Grandma Zhang, and I will be responsible for Grandpa Zhang. Big brother, you will take care of the whole scene, and everyone will act according to the situation and make sure to greet my sister-in-law's family!"

Father Jiang had a confident smile on his face and said, "Don't worry, Xiao Feng. Our family is now matchmakers, and we all make a living by talking. Although your mother and I are not as good as you three siblings, we have helped many people in the village to be matchmakers, and we have trained our talking skills. There will be no problem in greeting the future in-laws."

Jiang's mother also said with confidence: "Your father is right. We have practiced our eloquence. We will make sure to greet our future in-laws properly later."

Jiang Xue laughed excitedly and said, "If I can't make Grandma Zhang laugh ten times tonight, I will be derelict in my duty."

Jiang Feng laughed and said, "Okay, we will go all out later and let the Zhang family experience the enthusiasm of our Jiang family."

Jiang Fei's heart was filled with emotion. It was so good to have such a family!

…

5:30 pm.

The Jiang family of five finally met the Zhang family of five.

After greeting each other, the five members of the Jiang family followed the previous agreement, with each member responsible for greeting one person at a time, and invited the Zhang family into the box.

After everyone sat down, the waiter served the food immediately.

All of them are specialties from Bailiang County, filling up the entire table.

When the meal started, Jiang Feng was in charge of greeting Grandpa Zhang, and he asked, "Grandpa Zhang, what kind of wine do you drink? White wine, red wine, foreign wine, glutinous rice wine, fruit wine, medicinal wine, and beer."

Grandpa Zhang said with a smile: "Xiao Feng, you guys are really too polite. You even prepared so many kinds of wine. I don't usually drink much, but I'm happy today, so I'll have a glass of sweet glutinous rice wine!"

Jiang Feng poured the glutinous rice wine while smiling, "Because I don't know what kind of wine you guys like to drink, Grandpa Zhang, I prepared a few more. Anyway, I always put wine in the trunk of my car, so it doesn't take much effort to put a few more."

Grandpa Zhang smiled and said, "I heard from Yingying that you graduated from university last year and returned to your hometown to be a matchmaker. In less than half a year, you have already started a company in the provincial capital. You are really young and promising!"

Jiang Feng moved the poured glutinous rice wine in front of him and said modestly: "Grandpa Zhang, you are too kind. I am just lucky and took the right path. Grandpa Zhang, you are the real genius. When I was a child, I worshipped a barefoot doctor as my master and learned a little medical theory. Then, with decades of unremitting research and practice, you now have a considerable influence in the traditional Chinese medicine community in the provincial capital. This is the real ability.

That is to say, Grandpa Zhang, you don’t have the conditions to study medicine. If you had been taught by a famous doctor since childhood, I estimate that with your talent in medicine, your achievements today would definitely be more than this, and you could become a truly famous doctor with a name left in the medical field. "

These words made Grandpa Zhang smile from ear to ear. This was what he was most proud of in his life. Jiang Feng's praise for him in this regard could be said to have really hit the spot.

So, Grandpa Zhang became talkative. While eating and drinking, he talked to Jiang Feng about how difficult it was for him to study medicine back then. Even if he was a barefoot doctor, it was not easy to become his disciple.

After talking about the difficult process of becoming an apprentice, Grandpa Zhang, under Jiang Feng's guidance, talked about his medical studies.

After all, the master he worshipped was just a barefoot doctor, not a famous doctor. His knowledge was limited, and he was busy with work at the time, so he couldn't teach him much. In a few years, he only taught him to identify common herbs and explained some pharmacology.

Grandpa Zhang’s achievements today are entirely due to his talent and his passion for research.

These were all the “highlight moments” of his hard work and progress, and Grandpa Zhang was particularly excited when talking about them.

Then, as they chatted, the topic extended to the current status of traditional Chinese medicine. Jiang Feng would interject from time to time, and basically hit the nail on the head, making Grandpa Zhang more and more excited, and he couldn't stop talking at all.

Next to them, Grandma Zhang was chatting with Jiang Xue and they felt like they had met each other too late.

Grandma Zhang was an eyewitness to that special era in the last century. Her father was kidnapped by those who used chicken feathers as tokens of authority because of a trivial matter. It can be said that he suffered a lot.

Therefore, whenever Grandma Zhang mentioned this matter, she felt so angry that her teeth itched.

Jiang Xue followed Grandma Zhang in criticizing those people. When they were almost done, she said, "Grandma Zhang, as the saying goes, evildoers will be punished. There were people like this in our village back then. There was a family not far from my home. He was the most brutal in tying people up. He tied the ropes directly into the flesh, and the ropes were almost invisible.

Tying someone up like this for a whole day can kill them. Anyone who is tied up for most of the day can be said to have lost half their life.

At that time, at least several people in the village were tied to death by him in this way!

Later, his end was also very tragic. After that period of time, his eyes became blind within a few years. Then one of his sons was gored to death by the horns of a big buffalo while herding cattle. Not long after, his wife jumped into the river and committed suicide for unknown reasons. The remaining son broke his leg while climbing a tree.

In short, no one in the family had a good ending. This is retribution."

Grandma Zhang felt relieved after hearing this. "Yes, those who do evil will be punished. The man who arrested my father back then also suffered a bad end..."

On the other side, Jiang's father and Zhang's father were also having a very pleasant chat.

The two middle-aged men were of similar age and were from Bailiang County. Their living environments were basically the same, so they naturally had endless topics to talk about. They started by chatting about how they used to go fishing in the river and dig out bird nests from trees when they were young, and continued on to talking about using rubber to catch cicadas, using homemade nets to catch crickets, catching frogs in the fields at night, using peanuts to catch mice, and so on.

The two of them ate food, drank wine, and talked about their childhood memories, and their relationship became closer without them realizing it...

Jiang's mother and Zhang's mother were chatting about family matters. With Jiang's mother's subtle flattery, Zhang's mother also became very talkative. The two of them whispered to each other and laughter could be heard from time to time. In a short while, their relationship developed like that of sisters who had known each other for years.

Everything about her grandparents, father and mother was arranged clearly, which left Zhang Rongying dumbfounded.

After a while, she turned around and saw her boyfriend eating calmly. It was obvious that such a scene was within his expectations. Zhang Rongying couldn't help but secretly sigh that it was awesome that the whole family were matchmakers!

With such family members around, he really doesn't have to worry about the audience being bored.

At this moment, Zhang Rongying no longer had any psychological burden and began to enjoy the food comfortably with her boyfriend.

The meal lasted from about 5:30 in the afternoon to 8:00 in the evening, a total of two and a half hours. The Zhang family felt really relaxed during the meal. Not only did they enjoy drinking, but they also enjoyed chatting!

Next, I won’t say much about the scene where the two sides said goodbye to each other!

When they came, it was Zhang's father who drove, but he was drunk, so when they went back, it was Zhang Rongying who drove.

After the car drove for a while, Grandpa Zhang was the first to sigh: "Jiang Fei's brother is really not simple. No wonder he has created such a big business in less than a year. It's really amazing!"

Grandma Zhang continued, "His sister is also very capable. She is very talkative. She is worthy of being a matchmaker. It is so comfortable to chat with her!"

Zhang's father said, "His father is also a very good and honest person. He is better than many people in dealing with people."

Zhang's mother praised: "His mother has a good personality, is cheerful and generous, thoughtful, and speaks nicely. I am really relieved that Yingying will marry into their family."

Zhang Rongying, who was driving, was secretly happy when she heard this and said with a smile: "Grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, don't you see what their family does? They make a living by talking, so of course they speak nicely!"

Grandpa Zhang smiled and praised: "This family is full of talented people!"

Grandma Zhang, Mr. and Mrs. Zhang all praised the Jiang family, saying that this meeting had indeed left them with a very good impression.

…

At the Jiang family, Jiang's father, Jiang's mother, and the two brothers Jiang Feng all drank, except for the elder sister Jiang Xue, so Jiang Xue drove when they went back.

The car he was driving was Jiang Feng's. As for Jiang Fei's car, he would leave it here and drive it tomorrow.

Jiang Xue's car was parked at Xipai Yujiang and she did not drive out. She and her parents had come out in her eldest brother's car.

Today, my parents came to the provincial capital, and the whole family is preparing to move into Xipai Yujiang. Although it is better to leave the newly renovated house for a while to remove the formaldehyde before living in it, it is not a problem to stay there for a few nights occasionally.

Besides, before Mr. Wang gave the house to Jiang Feng, he had already asked professionals to check for formaldehyde. Even if it couldn't be completely removed, the formaldehyde content had been greatly reduced.

In addition, Jiang Feng has been opening windows for ventilation, using activated carbon, turning on air purifiers, placing green plants and other methods that are helpful in absorbing and removing indoor formaldehyde. So even if he moves in now, there won't be any big problems.

Back at Xipai Yujiang, Jiang Feng asked with a smile, "Mom and Dad, have you ever thought about moving to the provincial capital?"

Looking at the mansion in front of them that they had only seen on TV, to be honest, Jiang's father and mother were somewhat tempted to move to the provincial capital, but in the end they could not let go of everything in their hometown.

Jiang's mother thought for a moment and said, "There's no rush to move to the provincial capital. When your eldest brother and his wife have children, we'll come up and help take care of the children."

Father Jiang said, "Your mother and I are making a lot of money as matchmakers in our hometown. We can earn all this money just by eating and drinking. I wouldn't have dared to think about it before. I want to earn easy money for two more years!"

Jiang's mother added, "Besides, we still raise chickens and ducks at home. There is no place to raise chickens and ducks here in the provincial capital. It will be difficult to eat such delicious chickens and ducks!"

Seeing that his parents were still reluctant to leave their hometown, Jiang Feng smiled and said, "Okay, anyway, this house has only been renovated for a short time, and it will take some time before I move in. We'll talk about it then!"

Next, the family of five sat on the extra-large balcony, drinking tea and watching the night view of the river below. Under the illumination of the landscape lights, the entire Yongjiang River looked like a winding green dragon, which looked very beautiful.

No wonder river view rooms are generally more expensive than other rooms. There is a reason for their high price.

The family of five drank tea and chatted until about eleven o'clock, when they went back to their rooms to take a shower and rest.