Tuesday, May 2, 2023.

After breakfast, Jiang Feng drove to the county town with his girlfriend. He was also accompanied by his sister and aunt's family of four. Fortunately, Jiang Feng's car had seven seats, otherwise he would have to drive another car.

After driving for more than ten minutes from home, we got on the highway.

Jiang Chunlian couldn't help but sighed: "The country is developing so fast. When I went to work in Guangdong Province, I had to go to the county town to take a bus. There were no highways at that time. A long section was a kind of winding, narrow muddy road, which turned into mud when it rained.

The only road leading into the county is a shabby asphalt road. The distance from my hometown to the county seat is only more than 70 kilometers, but it takes four or five hours by bus, which is simply life-threatening.

It’s not like now, where it only takes an hour to get there, or even less if you drive faster.”

Jiang Xue smiled and said, "Our country's transportation construction is indeed advancing by leaps and bounds. It will be even more amazing when our county has access to high-speed trains!"

Jiang Feng shook his head and said, "How can it be that easy? Even the city doesn't have a high-speed rail yet. Although our county has a large population, there is no hope of having a high-speed rail within ten years."

Huang Lingwei and the Cui family father and son remained silent when they heard the two aunts and nieces talking about traffic problems. As locals of Shenzhen, they had never worried about traffic.

After all, Shenzhen’s transportation is so developed that it ranks among the best in the world.

After chatting along the way, Jiang Feng and his party arrived at the county town around ten o'clock in the morning.

After finding a place to park the car, Jiang Feng went shopping with his aunt and others.

It was said to be shopping, but in fact it was a nostalgic journey for Jiang Chunlian. In the 1990s, Jiang Chunlian went to Shenzhen to work with other friends in the village, and they took the bus to the county town every time.

While waiting for the bus, I often stroll around the county town.

The county town was very small at that time, and after visiting it several times, Jiang Chunlian became familiar with it.

After getting married, Jiang Chunlian seldom came to the county town. Now when she revisits her old place and recalls the time when she went south to work, she naturally feels a different kind of emotion in her heart.

“This place used to be a wasteland, but I didn’t expect it to become so prosperous now!”

“There used to be a lot of novel shops on this street, but now there’s not a single one left.”

"This used to be the most prosperous place in the county, but I didn't expect it to be so deserted now."

"here……"

Every time Jiang Chunlian passed a road, she would reminisce and sigh. From her memories, everyone could probably imagine what the county town looked like in the 1990s.

After walking around for more than an hour, Jiang Feng saw that it was almost time, so he said, "Aunt, uncle, cousin, you guys go shopping first. I'll find some time to go and act as a matchmaker for my aunt's cousin."

"Okay, Xiao Feng, go get busy!"

"Xiao Feng, you don't have to worry about us. It's more important to do your job."

"Xiao Feng, go ahead and do your work. We can just go shopping on our own. Just call us when you're done."

Everyone knew that this was the purpose of Jiang Feng's visit to the county town, so they all agreed and asked him to get down to business.

Jiang Feng nodded, and asked his sister to arrange lunch for his aunt and the others. Then he took Huang Lingwei back to the parking place and drove to the Civil Affairs Bureau.

…

Civil Affairs Bureau.

Jie's mother handled the divorce procedures for another couple. Seeing them leave each other without any regrets, she couldn't help but sigh and said, "Marriages in this era are really fragile. Although the new marriage law has made divorces much more difficult, it still can't stop these people from breaking up!"

A female colleague who was about the same age as Jie's mother sighed and said, "Yes, times have changed. For our parents, marriage was a lifetime thing and divorce was almost non-existent.

In our generation, divorce was rare twenty years ago.

But in the past decade, not only has divorce become commonplace among young people, but even the number of divorces among people of our generation has begun to increase, which is really sad."

"In our parents' generation, if someone got divorced, they would be pointed at and criticized wherever they went. They would be under tremendous pressure, so no one would mention the word divorce unless it was absolutely necessary."

At this point, Jie's mother shook her head and said, "In this era, divorce is commonplace, and people don't discriminate against divorced people. It's not uncommon for couples to go to our Civil Affairs Bureau after a quarrel.

Before the new marriage law came out, without this one-month cooling-off period, the divorce rate was really frighteningly high, and it continued to rise year by year. Divorce was as simple as a boyfriend and girlfriend breaking up."

The female colleague said, "My daughter hasn't even started dating yet, but I'm already worried about her. I'll have to keep my eyes open and find a good partner for her. It will be enough for her to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau once."

Jie's mother said, "Who says it's not true? I'm worried about my son too. He has been quite independent since he was young, and even his father can't influence him. It's hard to say whether he can listen to us about his marriage!"

The female colleague sighed, "Let's 'do our best and leave the rest to fate'. The era of 'parents's orders and matchmaker's words' has long passed. Today's young people have more right ideas than others, especially when it comes to marriage. Few young people really listen to their parents' advice."

"That's true. When the time comes, things will work out. There's no point in thinking about it now. It's time to get off work!"

"You go first, I'll sort out this information and leave."

Mother Jie nodded and left work.

When she went downstairs and walked out of the door, preparing to ride her electric bike home, a young man and woman suddenly appeared in front of her. The handsome boy smiled and asked, "Hello, Auntie, can I have a few minutes of your time?"

Jie's mother looked at the man and woman in front of her. The man was handsome and the woman was beautiful, and they seemed to be a perfect match. She had worked at the Civil Affairs Bureau for more than 20 years and had seen hundreds of thousands of men and women register, but she had never seen a couple who looked so well matched.

She couldn't help but stop and said with a smile: "Are you here to register? It's already off work at this time. If you want to register, please come back after 2:30!"

Huang Lingwei couldn't help but blush after hearing these words.

Jiang Feng laughed and said, "Auntie, you misunderstood. We are not here to register, or we didn't register so early. This time we came here specifically to see you, Auntie."

Jie's mother was surprised and asked, "Did you come here specifically to see me?"

Jiang Feng nodded and introduced himself: "Auntie, my name is Jiang Feng, I am a professional matchmaker, and this is my girlfriend. We came to see you this time because we heard that your son is still single and we want to introduce him to someone. I wonder if you are interested, Auntie?"

Jie's mother was very surprised when she heard this. Her son was only 23 years old, and a matchmaker had already come to her?

Well, it’s not surprising that a matchmaker came to the door, but what’s strange is that the matchmaker who came to the door was so young.

Is the matchmaking market so competitive now?

"Matchmaker Jiang, right? This is the first time I've seen a matchmaker as young as you!"

Jiang Feng now has a lot of experience in matchmaking. When he heard Jie's mother's tone, he knew that she didn't trust his professional ability, so he said calmly: "Auntie, don't look at me because I'm young. I've probably matched more couples than other matchmakers have matched in their entire lives.

Even Secretary Yan’s daughter was introduced by me!”

After all, Jie's mother was someone in the system. She immediately perked up when she heard this and asked, "Secretary Yan? Which Secretary Yan?"

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "Who else could be Secretary Yan? Of course he is our parent official!"

When these words came out, Jie's mother was immediately shocked and said in disbelief: "This... How is this possible?"

This is a long story, but in fact it only takes a moment.

Seeing other people coming downstairs, Jiang Feng said, "Auntie, this is not the place to talk. How about we find a place to eat and call your son over? How about we eat and talk at the same time?"

If it was before, Jie's mother might have refused, but after hearing Jiang Feng say that he was the matchmaker for Secretary Yan's daughter, she couldn't say no no at all.

He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll call my son right away. How about we go to the Goose House next door to eat?"

Jiang Feng naturally had no objection and said with a smile: "Okay, Auntie, you call first and we'll wait for you at Goose Farm." After that, he got in the car with his girlfriend, with whom he had never said a word from beginning to end, and drove to the Goose Farm which was two or three hundred meters away.

Seeing this, Jie's mother quickly took out her cell phone and called her son Jiefang.

As soon as the call was connected, Jie's mother told her son what had just happened. At the end, she said, "Although we don't know whether what the matchmaker Jiang said is true or not, judging from their temperament and the car they drive, they should not be ordinary matchmakers. Do you want to come and have dinner with them?"

Jiefang was also a little curious after hearing this, so he replied: "Okay, I'm off work here too, so I'll go over and take a look."

"Well, I'll go over first, and you can just come directly to Goose Manor!"

"Got it. I'll be there soon. I'll hang up now."

"Um!"

After hanging up the phone, Jie's mother rode her electric bike towards E Zhuang.

On the other side, Huang Lingwei had been secretly pondering her boyfriend's matchmaking skills. When she was about to go to Ezhuang, she asked, "Husband, that auntie obviously doesn't believe in your matchmaking ability. If you don't mention Secretary Yan, how are you going to gain her trust?"

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "Even if we don't mention Secretary Yan, I still have ways to gain her trust. For example, I can let her see my ability to predict marriages. This is your husband's biggest reliance in matchmaking. Once I use it, it will be invincible."

Huang Lingwei asked: "Husband, what if I don't have your ability to predict marriage?"

Jiang Feng replied: "If it doesn't work the first time, you can only rely on hard work. Go to her every three or five days, and never go empty-handed. After three times, no matter whether she believes in your matchmaking ability or not, she will probably be willing to give you a chance."

Huang Lingwei muttered, "That would be too troublesome!"

At this time, the car had already arrived at E Zhuang. Jiang Feng stopped the car and said, "It's normal to have trouble. If being a matchmaker was that easy, there would be matchmakers everywhere."

Huang Lingwei smiled and said, "That's true."

The two entered the Goose House and the waiter came over to greet them.

Jiang Feng said: "There are four of us. We will order food after everyone is here. Thank you!"

"Okay!" the waiter responded, then served tea to the two of them and went to greet other guests.

Soon, Jie's mother arrived.

After that, the two sides exchanged some pleasantries, and less than two minutes after the dishes were ordered, the host Jiefang arrived.

Jiefang came here directly after get off work, so he was wearing police officer's uniform, and he looked quite handsome.

After the two sides greeted each other, Goose House began to serve the dishes.

The first dish served was white-cut goose, which is also one of the signature dishes of Goose House.

Then, other dishes were served one after another, a total of four dishes and one soup.

After the five dishes were served, Jie's mother couldn't help but ask curiously, "Matchmaker Jiang, you said before that Secretary Yan's daughter was the one you matched with?"

Jiang Feng nodded and recalled, "That happened last year. At that time, I had several excellent clients on hand. When I was looking for partners for those clients, I accidentally discovered that Secretary Yan's daughter was quite a match for one of the clients, so I went straight to her.

But at that time, Sister Yan probably thought I was young and unreliable, so she said she had no intention of getting married for the time being.

Then, I passed her and went straight to the XX compound to wait, and when her mother, Madam Yan, came out to buy vegetables, I took the opportunity to approach her and told her that I wanted to be a matchmaker for her daughter. "

Mother Jie was stunned and exclaimed, "Matchmaker Jiang, you are really brave. What happened next? How did Madam Yan react?"

Jiefang silently observed Jiang Feng, using his professional experience to determine whether he was lying.

Huang Lingwei also listened attentively. She didn't know that her boyfriend was a matchmaker for Secretary Yan's daughter, and she also wanted to know how her boyfriend arranged this marriage.

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "Mrs. Yan is quite easy to talk to. I told her about the person I wanted to introduce to her daughter, and she warmly invited me to her house for dinner.

Then I met Secretary Yan smoothly. Because the person I introduced to me was indeed extremely outstanding, not only Secretary Yan and Mrs. Yan were extremely satisfied, but even Sister Yan, who had previously told me that she didn't want to get married for the time being, agreed to the blind date.

So, the rest is a natural progression.”

Mother Jie asked curiously, "Matchmaker Jiang, what kind of person did you introduce to Secretary Yan's daughter that made Secretary Yan's family so satisfied?"

Jiang Feng drank a mouthful of soup and smiled slightly, saying, "The man I introduced to Sister Yan is the son of the richest man in our Gui Province. How could the Yan family be dissatisfied with such an excellent partner!"

After hearing this, Jie's mother and Jiefang's mother and son were so shocked that they could fit a duck egg in their mouths.

The richest man in Guangxi Province is a big shot with a net worth of over 10 billion, someone they will never be able to meet in their entire lives. How could this young matchmaker in front of them be able to act as a matchmaker for such a person?