Jiang Shuhe had met Zhou Jiadong once before and knew that Yu Qiuying had a younger daughter studying at a university in Rongcheng, but she had never met her.
“He’s on holiday, but he’s a quiet person and doesn’t like going out. He’s just sleeping at home,” Yu Qiuying said.
Jiang Shuhe then asked Zhou Caixiang, "What about your youngest daughter? School should have been out for summer vacation by now, right? Did she go back to her hometown first?"
"No, she found a tutoring job and will be tutoring students during the winter break. She won't be going back to her hometown for the Chinese New Year."
Zhou Caixiang did call earlier, saying she had found a tutoring job and wouldn't be going back to her hometown for the Spring Festival this year.
"That's wonderful! Oh, I'm so envious of you. Cailian and Caixiang are both so sensible and outstanding. Why didn't I have a daughter?" Jiang Shuhe genuinely envied Yu Qiuying. She knew Yu Qiuying had three daughters. Although she had never met her second daughter and didn't know what she was like, her eldest daughter Cailian and youngest daughter Caixiang were both so sensible and outstanding, so her second daughter probably wouldn't be much different. Why wasn't she so lucky to have a daughter? Sigh…
Yu Qiuying's lips twitched, and for a moment she didn't know how to respond. She agreed that Cailian was sensible and excellent, but she wouldn't comment on Zhou Caixiang.
"Aunt Jiang, why do you only praise my eldest and third sisters? I'm just ignorant and not good enough." Zhou Jiahong casually leaned back on the sofa, munching on an apple, as comfortable as if he were at home.
Jiang Shuhe said with a smile, "Yes, yes, you are sensible, excellent, and very capable. All of you sisters are great."
As the group was chatting, Qin Yang and Qin Xiuwu returned from grocery shopping.
After another round of pleasantries, Qin Yang and Qin Xiuwu went into the kitchen to prepare lunch.
Zhou Cailian was very surprised, "Aunt Jiang, Officer Qin can cook?"
When Yu Qiuying and Zhou Cailian last visited Qin Xiuwu and Jiang Shuhe, they didn't eat at the Qin family's house; they only stayed for a short while before leaving. Today, they are finally paying their respects.
Zhou Cailian had always assumed Qin Yang couldn't cook, which was why she always ate breakfast at their shop.
"Yes, he's a better cook than me. You'll see when you try his dishes." Jiang Shuhe saw that Zhou Cailian wasn't completely indifferent to her son, and she couldn't help but feel a little tempted.
She genuinely liked Zhou Cailian and truly wanted her to be her daughter-in-law, but unfortunately, her son was too boring and wouldn't listen.
But if you say he doesn't have feelings for Cailian, it seems like he pays a lot of attention to her. If you say he's interested in Cailian, then you don't see him taking any action.
She was worried for him.
Therefore, Jiang Shuhe wanted to start with Zhou Cailian.
So after lunch, she called Zhou Cailian to the backyard alone.
Zhou Cailian thought she had something to say to her, "Aunt Jiang, is there something you want to tell me?"
Jiang Shuhe didn't beat around the bush and asked her directly, "Cailian, what do you think of our Ah Yang?"
"Um... Qin Gong, he's fine." Zhou Cailian immediately understood Jiang Shuhe's intention in asking this question and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
"Cailian, we're already so close, so I'll be honest with you. I want you to be my daughter-in-law. If you think Ayang is alright, could you give him a chance to pursue you?"
Zhou Cailian: "..."
Well... she really hadn't thought about that.
She didn't know how to respond for a moment, and after a few seconds of silence, she finally spoke: "Aunt Jiang, I... I'm not good enough for Officer Qin. I was actually married before, but I'm divorced..."
"Oh? You've been married? That's okay, you're divorced now, right? You're single now, right?" Jiang Shuhe was a little surprised, but she didn't care much. Seeing that Zhou Cailian didn't directly refuse but explained this to her, she immediately felt that this matter had a chance, and she couldn't help but feel a little happy.
Zhou Cailian pursed her lips. "Yes, but I've never thought about remarrying..."
Jiang Shuhe was taken aback. "Huh? Why?"
"That's right, I feel that living alone is quite good, and I really like my current life," Zhou Cailian said truthfully.
But Jiang Shuhe still wanted to try, "Oh, Cailian, you're so young, why do you have such thoughts? Are you disappointed with marriage and afraid of meeting someone who will treat you badly again?"
"That's one reason, but I mainly feel that I'm fine on my own."
"Okay, actually, thinking about it, living alone is quite nice. After all, once you get married, you have to have children, and once you have children, you won't have as much freedom." Jiang Shuhe was a little disappointed when she saw that Zhou Cailian really didn't mean it, but she didn't say anything more. These things are a matter of mutual consent, and you can't force it.
Zhou Cailian breathed a slight sigh of relief, but she couldn't ignore the vague, indescribable emotion in her heart.
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