Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
A residential area in a town outside the city.
He Feng was cleaning her employer's house diligently. As a nanny, she didn't have the high education, beauty, or skills of her peers...
The only thing she could rely on was the good reputation she had accumulated over many years of working as a nanny.
After graduating from junior high school, she dropped out of school due to poor grades and poor family conditions and went back to help with housework. After she became an adult, she went to work in Guangdong Province.
In the first few years, she worked as a factory girl, a restaurant waitress, and even worked as a cleaner for a while. By chance, she became a nanny, and began her nanny career of more than ten years.
Nannies are divided into junior nannies, intermediate nannies, and senior nannies based on their level; they can also be divided into live-in nannies and live-out nannies; based on their work content, they are divided into nannies for caring for the elderly, nannies for caring for children, nannies for caring for the sick, nannies for doing housework, and nannies for caring for pets, etc.
He Feng is mainly good at housework. Her current job is cleaning, buying groceries, cooking, and picking up and dropping off children.
She is a live-in nanny. Her daily routine is to buy groceries and arrive at her employer's home before 10 o'clock. She then spends about half an hour cleaning, another hour cooking, and then goes to school to pick up her employer's elementary school child for dinner.
At the same time, you should supervise your children to sleep at noon.
At around 2:00 p.m., she sends her children to school, then goes shopping for groceries and comes back to cook dinner. She also has to pick up other children after school. She doesn’t work until her employer gets home from get off work and they have dinner together. He Feng considers her work for the day complete.
For this job, her employer paid her 6,000 yuan per month.
There is no accommodation provided, only food. The salary is not high in a first-tier city like Shenzhen, but the work is easy. If it weren't for the strong recommendation of her previous employer, she would not have gotten this job!
This afternoon, He Feng sent her employer's children to school as usual, and then drove her electric car to the nearby vegetable market to buy vegetables.
On the one hand, her current employer is very busy with work, but on the other hand, he trusts her more, so he lets her buy groceries and then reimburses her based on receipts or payment records from WeChat or Alipay.
Usually, the employer would tell her in advance via WeChat what to eat in the evening.
For example, today, the employer wants to eat pork cooked with chili peppers, so she has to buy pork belly and chili peppers to cook.
After more than ten years of working as a nanny, He Feng has already perfected her cooking skills. It would be an exaggeration to say that she is comparable to a master chef, but she can still make some home-cooked dishes with a unique flavor.
Soon, He Feng drove to the vegetable market.
Because she had a clear goal before coming, He Feng bought all the vegetables in just a few minutes.
When I returned to the community where my employer lived, it was not yet three o'clock.
For people who cook frequently, as long as the dishes are not complicated, it doesn’t take long to prepare three or two ordinary home-cooked dishes.
Therefore, He Feng was not in a hurry to cook, but planned to play with her mobile phone.
At this moment, a strange phone call suddenly came in. He Feng originally wanted to hang up, but when she saw that the number was from a fellow villager in Guangxi Province, she chose to answer it.
"Hello, are you Ms. He Feng?" As soon as the phone was connected, a young male voice came over.
"Well, I'm He Feng, what can I do for you?"
"Hello, Sister He. My name is Jiang Feng. I'm from Guangxi Province. I'm a professional matchmaker. I know you're still single. I'd like to ask if you have any plans to get married in the near future?"
He Feng was a little surprised when she heard this and asked, "Matchmaker Jiang, do you want to be my matchmaker?"
Jiang Feng smiled and said, "Yes, I have a client who is also from XX County in He City. He is currently working in XX Town outside the Shenzhen City. If you are interested, Sister He, I will help you to match him up."
Hearing this, He Feng's interest instantly piqued.
Anyone who has traveled far away knows that in an unfamiliar province, it is easy to chat with fellow villagers from the same province. If this fellow villager is not only from the same province but also from the same city, it will feel very cordial.
If you meet fellow villagers from the same county in another province, you should at least have a meal or a midnight snack together.
So when He Feng heard that a fellow villager from the same county was working here, she felt very close to him and said without comment: "Matchmaker Jiang, tell me about his situation first!"
Jiang Feng hummed and said, "Okay, then I'll briefly tell you about his situation. He is 30 years old, cheerful, and looks OK. He has been working in XX Factory for more than ten years. His current salary is 5,000 to 6,000 yuan a month. Because the factory provides food and accommodation, he can save a lot of money every month."
He Feng nodded secretly and said, "It's not bad for an ordinary factory worker to get such a high salary."
Although her monthly salary is 6,000 yuan, after deducting the cost of breakfast and rent, plus some miscellaneous expenses, she can only save half of it in a month, which is considered quite frugal.
Of course, having said that, her job is definitely much easier and more free than working in a factory, and she even has two days off a week!
"This salary is not as good as the best, but better than the worst!"
Jiang Feng replied, and then continued to introduce: "He has an older sister and a younger sister, both of whom are married. He has had three girlfriends over the years and they were all about marriage, but unfortunately they all broke up because of his mother."
He Feng was stunned when she heard this and asked, "Matchmaker Jiang, is his mother difficult to get along with?"
Jiang Feng replied: "His mother's situation is a bit complicated, and it's hard to explain it in a short time. How about we meet and talk about it? I'm also in XX Town now. Sister He, what time do you get off work?"
He Feng said: "I usually get off work around six o'clock."
"Sister He, what are some restaurants close to you? I'll treat you to dinner tonight."
"Mr. Jiang, you don't have to be polite. I'll take care of dinner during my work."
"Okay, then I'll treat you to fresh juice at 6:30. Can we meet at XX fresh juice shop?"
"Can."
"Well, I won't bother you anymore. Bye!"
"goodbye!"
After hanging up the phone, He Feng began to think about the information of her fellow villager from the same county.
The other person is three years younger than her, which is naturally a good thing for her.
Most women want to find a man older than themselves when they are young, but when they get older, they start to like men younger than them.
He Feng doesn't have too many requirements for her partner's age. As long as the age difference between them is within seven years, she can accept him/her whether he/she is older or younger than her.
The salary is higher than hers.
Although the other person works longer hours than her, has less free time, does not have as many holidays as she does, and cannot compare with her in terms of food and accommodation, it is undeniable that he saves more money every month than her.
As fellow villagers from the same county, there won't be much difference in customs, habits, and food tastes.
Don't think this is not important. She has dated two boyfriends, and they broke up with one of them because of dietary differences.
In general, it is rare to meet a fellow villager from the same county in another province. Regardless of whether you are destined to be husband and wife or not, you should get to know each other. If nothing else, just sharing a ride when returning to your hometown can save a lot of money.
Thinking of this, He Feng smiled slightly, then went into the kitchen and started to get busy.
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The provincial capital of Guangxi Province.
In a specialty restaurant, Chu Youcai, the CEO of the Sixth Branch of the Construction Engineering Group, was having lunch with Tang Anyun.
Chu Youcai is very excited now. When he first met Tang Hongniang, he fell in love with her at first sight. To put it bluntly, he was attracted by her beauty.
This Tang Hongniang really fits his aesthetic standards and she is pleasing to the eye no matter how he looks at her.
When they met for the first time a week ago, Chu Youcai made it clear that he was attracted to her. If a matchmaker from another matchmaking agency encountered this situation, she would probably agree to date him on the spot.
After all, Chu Youcai is only 30 years old this year, and he has already taken the position of general manager of a branch company. He is truly a young and promising man. How many women from ordinary families can withstand the confession of a general manager of this level?
But the person he met was a veteran matchmaker from the Happy Marriage Agency. No matter how favorable his conditions were, he would not get a response from the other party until he got the approval of Master Jiang.
Over the past week, Chu Youcai has been in contact with Tang Hongniang every day, asking her out for dinner without fail. Unfortunately, Tang Hongniang has never accepted his invitation, leaving him to live a tasteless life.
It was not until today, when he extended the invitation again, that Tang Hongniang responded to him.
The relationship between men and women is sometimes complicated and sometimes very simple.
Chu Youcai had been asking the other party out for a week but had not been able to get her out for dinner. But today he succeeded in getting her out. He knew very well what it meant, because it proved that the other party had the intention of developing a relationship with him.
After the dishes were finished, Chu Youcai began to ask, "Tang Hongniang, judging from your accent, are you from Sichuan Province?"
Tang Anyun drank a mouthful of soup and said with a smile: "I am from Shancheng."
"I see. They say mountain towns are home to beautiful women. It really is true!"
"Mr. Chu, thank you for the compliment!"
Chu Youcai asked, "Tang Hongniang, Shancheng is a municipality directly under the Central Government. It is the most populous metropolis in our country. It is much stronger than the capital of our Guangxi Province. How did you come here to work?"
Tang Anyun smiled and said, "Actually, I went to work in Shenzhen after graduating from university. The reason I came to work at Xingfu Marriage Agency is because the boss of this marriage agency is my university classmate."
Chu Youcai was surprised and asked, "You and Master Jiang were college classmates?"
Tang Anyun smiled and said, "Didn't expect that?"
"I really didn't expect that you two were classmates. No wonder you came here to work. I checked the information of your classmate before, and it's really amazing!
At this point, Chu Youcai's heart moved, "Tang Hongniang, I heard that your classmate is the best at predicting marriages. You agreed to come out and have dinner with me today. Could it be..."
Tang Anyun said frankly: "Mr. Chu, you are right. My classmate's ability to predict marriage is unmatched. If I want to find a partner, I must rely on my classmate's predictions."
Chu Youcai was pleasantly surprised and asked, "Tang Hongniang, you mean that Master Jiang has already predicted our marriage fate? And if I'm not mistaken, our marriage fate should be pretty good?"
Tang Anyun nodded and said, "Yes, I asked my classmates to calculate our marriage destiny, and it is indeed a good match."
Chu Youcai couldn't help but said happily: "I said my vision was right. The first time I saw you, I felt that you were the most important person in my life. Now that Master Jiang has confirmed it, our marriage is destined by heaven."
Tang Anyun glanced at him and said with a smile: "Boss Chu, I know all your information, but you know me only so much. You can ask me anything you want to know, and I will answer you everything I can."
Chu Youcai thought about it and said with a smile: "You are a matchmaker, why don't you introduce yourself to me as a marriage client like we did when we first met?"
Tang Anyun was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Okay, then I'll promote myself."
Chu Youcai's eyes lit up and he listened attentively.
After more than half a year of experience as a matchmaker, Tang Anyun is very open and not shy about relationships. She promoted herself by saying, "I am 23 years old, 1.67 meters tall, born in an ordinary family. My parents are both junior employees of a company. I graduated from XX University last year and have never had any relationship experience."
Chu Youcai was really surprised when he heard the last sentence. As a man, especially a man who has never had any love experience, he would have a virgin complex in his heart.
He also knew the current social trends. Many junior high school students had already started dating. There were even more people dating in high school, and by college, at least more than 90% had been in a relationship.
After graduating from college, there are very few people who have never been in a relationship.
Tang Hongniang graduated from university last year. A girl as beautiful as her must have had a lot of suitors during her student days, so the probability of her never having been in a relationship is quite low.
But what he never expected was that Tang Hongniang had never been in love. Such a low probability of him encountering her naturally surprised Chu Youcai.
Then, he listened to Tang Anyun's introduction: "I currently work at the Happy Marriage Agency. Although my earning ability is not as good as Mr. Chu, my income is getting higher every month. Last month's salary exceeded 60,000, and this month it should reach 70,000. It is also an excellent job."
As soon as these words were spoken, Chu Youcai was stunned.
He originally thought that Tang Anyun's salary was at most around 8,000 yuan, which was considered high-income in Guangxi Province. However, he never dreamed that a matchmaker's salary could be as high as 60,000 or 70,000 yuan a month. This completely overturned his definition of a matchmaker.
Chu Youcai couldn't help but ask, "Tang Hongniang, how can your income be so high? This is too scary. Do you get dividends from all the shares in the matchmaking agency?"
Tang Anyun shook her head and smiled, "I don't have any share dividends, but my classmate gives me a commission that is twice as high as other matchmakers. For every couple that is brought together, other matchmakers get a commission of 100, but I get 200."
Chu Youcai did some calculations in his head and said in shock, "You get a commission of 200 yuan for every couple you match. You get 60,000 to 70,000 yuan a month. Doesn't that mean you can match more than 300 couples a month? On average, you match more than 10 couples a day. Isn't your work efficiency too scary?"