On the afternoon of the tenth day of the first lunar month, Juan sent Xuemei and Han Chen to the train station. When they came, Xuemei and Han Chen each carried a full backpack. The same was true when they returned. The large hemp bag in Han Chen's hand and the small cloth bag in Xuemei's hand were both full.
What Xuemei and Han Chen didn't know was that the day after they left Liujia Village for Beijing City, Shengnan started seeing them again.
Liu Xiu started working at the tofu shop on the third day of junior high school, so Shengnan and he set the time to meet at 1:00 p.m. every day. Liu Xiu started work at 6:00 a.m., got off work at 12:00 noon, and worked from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Since it was still just a blind date, they booked the meeting at Liu's house, just like last year. After Xuemei and Hanchen left for Beijing, Liu's mother went to the supply and marketing cooperative to take care of Xuemei's shift, leaving only Liu's father and Qingya and her two siblings at home during the day.
In this way, the Liu family's side is already secluded and far away from most people in the village, so Shengnan's blind date will not be easily disturbed, regardless of whether it is successful or not?
Actually, Shengnan wasn't really interested in going on a blind date, but Liu Xiu was incredibly stubborn this time, so Shengnan had no choice but to let him go. She also wanted to forget Zhou Bing as soon as possible. Liu Xiu told her that after she got married, he wouldn't be thinking about anything else and would only focus on working hard and making more money.
However, Shengnan's blind dates this year were not smooth at all. From the third to the sixth day of the Chinese New Year, she met two young men, but none of them were very good. Not only were they lazy and greedy, but they all wanted to make the whole family rich. They almost had the idea of occupying Liu Xiu's family as their own carved on their foreheads.
Today is the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, and the young man who came to meet Xuemei for a blind date is even more infuriating. He had the matchmaker lock the door half an hour in advance and took her directly to Liu Xiu's house. When Shengnan's family opened the door, they were having lunch. Without a word, the young man ran to the kitchen, grabbed a bowl and started eating. After putting down the bowl, he sat in the main room like a master, crossed his legs, and after sizing up Liu Xiu's house, he asked, "How much money can you give me if I become your son-in-law?"
It was the first time that Liu Xiu had met such an unreasonable person. He was frightened by the young man's behavior for a moment. His mind went blank and he stood there in a daze, not knowing how to respond.
Liu Xiu, who was standing by, stepped forward and said with a dark face, "Po Wang, please take this comrade away from our home. Our temple can't accommodate this huge Buddha!"
Wang Po was from Wangjia Village and married into Liujia Village. Matchmaking was a family tradition. At the end of the year, Liu Guangda and Liu Guanghui were both busy and didn't have time to look for young men for Shengnan. All the young men Shengnan had been seeing lately were introduced by Wang Matchmaker. Wang Matchmaker was usually pretty good at matchmaking, but I don't know why each man she introduced to Shengnan seems to be getting worse and worse these days. It's like a blind cat catching a dead mouse, and every time she hits, it's a sure thing! It's just that Shengnan has been meeting all these weird guys.
The young man said unhappily: "I'm talking to your mother, it's not your turn to talk nonsense!"
Shengnan said coldly, "I have the final say in my family's affairs. Since you want to be my son-in-law, how come you don't even know all this? I'll tell you the truth, we're not suitable for each other, please go back!"
"Do you think you are so popular? It's your blessing that I, Yang Cai, like you?" The young man's name is Yang Cai, and he is from Yangshu Village.
"My sister doesn't like you, get out now!" Yanan shouted angrily when she heard what Yang Cai said.
"You little girl, you have no right to speak here. After your sister and I get married, the first thing I will do is marry you off!" Yang Cai pointed at Yanan and said with disdain.
Liu Xiu regained consciousness at this moment, and he and Shengnan each grabbed a broom and attacked Yang Cai. Liu Xiu angrily said, "I'm still here, it's not your turn to arrange things for my two daughters. Get out of here, my family doesn't want you!"
As Yang Cai ran out of the yard, avoiding Liu Xiu and Sheng Nan's pursuit, he cursed, "You think your family is so good? Your daughter is not a fairy, but you don't even have a son. I think I am very grateful to you for supporting your family! You really treat my kindness like a donkey's liver and lungs."
Liu Xiu's fingers trembled with anger. He pointed at Matchmaker Wang and asked, "Matchmaker Wang, who are you bringing here?"
Matchmaker Wang stopped the angry Liu Xiu, took his arm, and said with embarrassment: "Xiu'er, this is not my fault. Your Shengnan has been dating several men since last year, including the one today! Your Shengnan needs a higher education. This young man today was found with great difficulty by me. Yang Cai only graduated from junior high school.
He was reluctant to be a live-in son-in-law at first, and it was only after I talked him through it that he agreed. The young man was a little angry, but what he said made sense. In the countryside, it’s really hard to have no man in the house, right?
"So what if we don't have a man? My Liu family is here, who dares to bully us? My Shengnan is not bad, tell him to get out!" After saying this, Liu Xiu was about to shake off Wang the matchmaker's arm and go to drive Yang Cai away.
Matchmaker Wang saw that Yang Cai couldn't even handle Shengnan and had already been hit by Shengnan several times. She quickly grabbed Liu Xiu and said softly, "Xiu'er, let me tell you the truth. Your Shengnan is too picky. No one is willing to come to your house to be a son-in-law now!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiu asked unhappily, "How did my Shengnan choose? Even though she didn't succeed with those four people last year, it wasn't my fault. It was both parties who felt it wasn't suitable. Now three of them are married. How can you blame my Shengnan for this? Blind dates are all about fate."
After Liu Xiu finished speaking, he looked at Matchmaker Wang, whose eyes were rolling around. Suspicion could not help but arise in his heart. He asked with a look of suspicion: "Matchmaker Wang, I always give you things. Are you doing something bad and deliberately ruining my Shengnan's reputation?"
A guilty look flashed across Matchmaker Wang's eyes for a few seconds, but Liu Xiu didn't see it. She was attracted by Yang Cai's screams.
"You shrew, I'll beat you to death from now on! You're so lawless!" Yang Cai raised one leg, lowered his head and hugged the toe that was hurt by Shengnan.
Shengnan glared at Yang Cai and said, "If you keep talking dirty and being a jerk, I'll keep beating you!"
Seeing that Shengnan hadn't suffered any loss, Liu Xiu then looked at Matchmaker Wang, waiting for her answer. Matchmaker Wang had now adjusted her expression, looking as if she had been wronged and very angry. She said, "Xiu'er, how could you think of me like that? Everyone in Liujia Village knows that Matchmaker Wang's most important thing in matchmaking is to be truthful and never make false statements or engage in marriage fraud!"
I have never told anyone about your Shengnan's affairs. In our line of work, no matter whether we can help a couple get married or not, we will never tell anyone about it. Isn't this ruining our livelihood? Isn't this ruining our own job? Xiu'er, do you think I'm that stupid? "
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