Beef bone soup shop.

Tang Yinglong took Jiang Feng's phone and looked at the woman on the screen.

This is a photo taken in front of a lychee tree. The woman in the photo is looking up at a 45-degree angle, holding a hanging lychee branch with her hand. On the branch is a bunch of bright red lychees as big as newborn eggs, which look very tempting.

The woman was wearing a white T-shirt and denim shorts. She looked quite plump and well-proportioned, with a smile on her face. She looked full of energy, and one could not help but want to get to know her and communicate with her.

Tang Yinglong has been making a living by his cooking skills since his divorce. He hasn't tasted meat for more than a year. When he saw the woman in the photo, it actually awakened his memory of eating meat, and he felt an impulse in his heart.

He couldn't help but shake his head to get rid of the discordant thought, then handed the phone back to Jiang Feng and said, "He does look good, the type I like."

Jiang Feng smiled and asked, "Then shall we arrange a meeting for you tomorrow?"

Tang Yinglong said, "Master Jiang, before we meet, I have to make it clear that I have been married twice. My first wife gave birth to a son and a daughter. The older one is 10 years old and the younger one is 8 years old. My second wife gave birth to a daughter who just turned 5 last month.

Now that all three children are with me, if she marries me, she must accept the existence of three children from the bottom of her heart. If she cannot accept it, then she should make it clear as soon as possible to avoid wasting everyone's time."

Jiang Feng nodded and said, "Don't worry, this must be made clear."

Tang Yinglong said: "Then I have no problem. Master Jiang, do you need to know anything else?"

Jiang Feng thought for a moment and said, "Then you can briefly introduce yourself, and focus on how much money your beef bone soup restaurant can make every day. You know in this real world, a man who can make money can get super extra points."

Tang Yinglong is 36 years old this year. He has had three girlfriends and been married twice. He has a very thorough understanding of the real world and naturally understands what Jiang Feng meant.

He immediately smiled and said, "To be honest with you, Master Jiang, I have been running this beef bone soup shop for more than ten years. It has a good reputation in the county and has always been doing well. On average, it is no problem to make about 1,400 to 1,500 yuan a night."

Jiang Feng praised: "You can earn 1,400 to 1,500 yuan a night, which means you can make more than 40,000 yuan a month. This is already very impressive. Many people invest millions to start businesses, but their monthly profits are not as good as yours."

Tang Yinglong said quickly: "That's different, other people make easy money through investment, but I have to open the stall at five or six in the afternoon every day, and I am busy until one or two in the morning before I close the stall.

Then during the day, I have to make all kinds of preparations, such as making beef bone soup several hours in advance, processing all parts of the beef in advance, and doing all kinds of miscellaneous things. In short, I am so busy that I don’t have much private time. It’s really hard-earned money.”

Jiang Feng praised, "This is already very good. Although it is a bit hard, you can earn a lot of money. Construction workers, for example, are busy from morning till night, doing hard work in the sun and wind. Their clothes get wet and dry all day long, and they smell sour all over. But they only earn a few thousand yuan a month, and there are very few who can earn tens of thousands."

Tang Yinglong smiled and said, "That's true. I'm actually quite content."

Next, Tang Yinglong briefly introduced himself, and then the two sides exchanged contact information and arranged a meeting time for tomorrow. Jiang Feng then said goodbye and left.

When leaving, Jiang Feng wanted to pay the bill, but Tang Yinglong refused to accept it.

…

The next day.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, Jiang Feng met Zhou Limei, who was dressed up carefully.

Although Zhou Limei was born in the countryside, she has never suffered any hardship. Plus, 26 is the peak of a woman's appearance, so if she dresses up a little, she'd look pretty good.

"Master Jiang, hello!"

"Well, hello, Mei!"

After the two greeted each other, Zhou Limei said expectantly: "Master Jiang, we are about to meet each other. Please tell me about his situation first."

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "This must be made clear in advance. He is a local from the county town, 36 years old this year, and like you, he has had two failed marriages. His first wife gave birth to a son and a daughter. The older one is 10 years old this year, and the younger one is 8 years old.

His second wife gave birth to a daughter who just turned 5 last month.

At present, all three children are with him. If you choose him, you must be mentally prepared to be a stepmother. This is very important. If you cannot accept this in your heart, there is no need to waste each other's time.

I will find you another one, do you understand what I mean, Sister Mei?"

Zhou Limei nodded and said, "I understand. My own conditions are not that good. I am not opposed to being a stepmother, but I have to be a valuable stepmother."

Jiang Feng understood what was said, and translated it as: If the man's conditions are good, she would be happy to be the stepmother. If the man's conditions are not good, then she would go somewhere else.

Jiang Feng stopped talking nonsense and directly showed Tang Yinglong's trump card, saying: "Don't worry, Sister Mei, this stepmother is definitely valuable. He has been running the beef bone soup business on Xinglong Road for more than ten years. He only opens the stall at night, and on average he makes a profit of 1,400 to 1,500 yuan every night.

If you marry him, you will definitely be financially secure, and emotionally, as long as you can face your shortcomings and work hard to change those bad habits, I am very optimistic about your marriage."

Zhou Limei's heart started pounding when she heard this. She could earn forty to fifteen thousand a night, which meant a profit of over forty thousand a month, and her annual income would easily exceed half a million.

Oh my god, with a business like this, let alone being a stepmother, she would even consider being a mistress.

She definitely didn't want to miss out on such a person, so she immediately said, "Master Jiang, there's no problem with being his stepmother. I promise to take care of his three children as if they were my own and keep the house in order. He only needs to focus on his business, and he doesn't have to worry about anything at home."

Jiang Feng glanced at her and said with a smile: "Okay, Sister Mei, if you have this attitude, then this marriage will basically be no problem."

…

Lao Ma once said: When you are successful, everything you say is the truth.

Although this statement is a bit exaggerated, it does make sense. When a person becomes an authority in a certain field, few people will refute what he says in this field, even if it is not the truth.

Take Jiang Feng for example. When he first started out, every time he helped a client to make connections, the client would have to spend some time with the match before giving a clear answer.

But after he became an absolute authority in the matchmaking field, the feeling was completely different. Now when he introduces partners to clients, he can easily gain their unconditional trust.

For example, now Jiang Feng arranged for Tang Yinglong and Zhou Limei to meet at this Sichuan hot pot restaurant. As a result, before they even finished their hot pot, the two of them expressed their intention in front of him to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to register their marriage tomorrow.

Jiang Feng was naturally happy to see this happen.

After finishing the hot pot, Jiang Feng looked at the two people flirting with each other and smiled, "Boss Tang, Sister Mei, before leaving, I have to tell you a few words. First of all, Boss Tang, your shortcoming is that you are a little careless when you are with your spouse, and you are not gentle and considerate enough. Sister Mei's shortcoming is that she sets high standards for the other person and low standards for herself.

I hope that after you get married, you can understand, respect and trust each other.

Finally, I wish you two a long and happy life together. "

"Thank you, Master Jiang. I will remember your words and try my best to do my best."

"Thank you, Master Jiang. I will work hard to change myself and never make the same mistakes again."

"Well, that's it for now. I'm leaving now. Bye."

"Okay, Master Jiang, goodbye."

…

Thursday, August 3, 2023.

In Liupan City, Guizhou Province, Guo Bingbing, who had stayed at home for a week, started to head for the provincial capital.

During this week, Guo Bingbing took out her retirement money and lent it to her elder brother to buy a house in the county town. The house has four bedrooms, a living room and two bathrooms, is more than 130 square meters, and the total price is 418,000 yuan.

Guo Bingbing gave 500,000 yuan to her eldest brother, which, combined with some savings from her eldest brother and his wife, should be enough for the decoration.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, Guo Bingbing arrived in the provincial capital smoothly.

After waiting at the train station for about half an hour, her comrade Baili Wutong also arrived.

"Sister Wutong."

"Bingbing."

After the two of them greeted each other, Guo Bingbing led the way out and said, "The car will leave in more than half an hour. Time is a bit tight, so I can't treat you to a big meal. I can only treat you to a simple special meal. When I have the chance, I will take you to taste our classic dishes later."

Baili Wutong asked with a smile: "What special food do you want to eat?"

Guo Bingbing replied: "Silk doll, have you heard of it?"

Baili Wutong shook his head and said, "I've never heard of this."

"This is a unique delicacy here. It is made of various silk-like vegetables wrapped in pancakes. The shape is like a baby in a cradle, so it is called silk doll."

Guo Bingbing introduced as she walked: "There are more than a dozen kinds of side dishes as fillings, and you can choose according to your taste. Wrap it with a thin piece of dough and then pour it with the soul-stirring hot and sour soup.

When you take a bite, it feels so sour and refreshing. You can only feel the satisfaction after eating it. The crust is thin and chewy, similar to the gluten cakes in the north. I guarantee you will never forget it after eating it once. "

Baili Wutong couldn't help swallowing and said, "Is it really that delicious?"

"It's not my decision whether it tastes good or not. You'll know when you try it."

"Then hurry up, I'm going to make you hungry."

“…”

Ten minutes later.

Baili Wutong didn't care about his image and just took big bites of the "silk doll" with both hands, just like he was eating in the army, and then kept chewing with his cheeks. That kind of satisfaction can only be felt after eating it.

Guo Bingbing was also eating with big mouthfuls. As she walked back, she asked, "How was it? Did the taste not disappoint you?"

Baili Wutong quickly swallowed the food in his mouth and praised: "It lives up to its reputation. It tastes really good."

Seeing that her comrades were satisfied, Guo Bingbing couldn't help but smile. She then stopped talking and concentrated on finishing the food in her hands.

…

More than twenty minutes later.

The train started moving and sped towards the provincial capital of Guangxi Province.

Guo Bingbing and Baili Wutong sat side by side, chatting in low voices about the trivial matters that happened after they returned home.

Hearing his comrade-in-arms say that he had lent 500,000 yuan to his elder brother to buy a house, Baili Wutong couldn't help but smile and said, "We are indeed comrades-in-arms for ten years. Even our ways of dealing with people are so similar."

Guo Bingbing was moved when she heard this and said with a smile: "It seems that you also lent money to your brother to buy a house?"

Baili Wutong nodded and said, "Yes, but I didn't borrow as much as you did. I only lent my brother 300,000 yuan, and the rest of the money was raised by my brother himself."

Guo Bingbing said: "My brother doesn't have the ability to make money like your brother. He can barely scrape together 30,000 or 50,000 yuan, but if it's more, he won't be able to do anything."

Baili Wutong said bluntly: "It's different. Your brother has been supporting the family for so many years, while my brother feeds the whole family. There is no comparison between the two of them."

Guo Bingbing smiled slightly, skipped the topic, and then talked to her comrades about her upcoming career as a driver and bodyguard.

Both of them are veterans with ten years' service. To be honest, life in the women's special police team is really too hard. They really gritted their teeth and persevered in the first three years.

The two men will never forget their ten-year military career.

Now that they have left the army and are about to start a new life, they are both very much looking forward to it.