Lou Xiao'e held her son in her arms and thought for a moment: "When Sister Qiu Nan came to visit the other day, she happened to see Uncle Erda beating the child. She told me that Brother Chu had told her about Uncle Erda, saying that he would stop at nothing to become an official."
Ding Qiunan said it casually at the time, and Lou Xiao'e didn't really understand what it meant.
But when Lou's father and Xu Damao heard these words, they were like a thunderclap, deafeningly loud.
They both understood why Li Chu had asked them to pay attention to this person.
Xu Damao previously introduced this person as someone who is obsessed with officialdom. There are many people who want to be officials; almost everyone wants to be an official.
So it didn't attract Lou's father's attention.
However, Lou Xiao'e said that this person might resort to any means to become an official, which means something else entirely.
Lou's father glanced at his son-in-law: "Da Mao, you should listen to Dr. Li and pay more attention to that person. You know our family's situation; we can't afford to cause any more trouble."
"Don't worry, Dad, I understand." Xu Damao's drunkenness had completely dissipated.
He is now one with the Lou family. Putting everything else aside, for the sake of his wife and two children, he cannot allow anyone to hurt them.
When Li Chu and his family of four returned home, Ding Qiunan immediately began altering clothes.
The next day, Friday, the two arrived at the hospital and handed over all their work there.
From that point on, the two of them officially left the hospital.
After getting off work in the afternoon, I took my child to Uncle Wang's house and received some advice from him.
They didn't go anywhere on Saturday; the family of four stayed home. Ding Qiunan was busy altering clothes so she could wear them to work on Monday.
They plan to visit the child's maternal grandparents' house tomorrow, so she needs to get her clothes ready today.
After breakfast, I was thinking of taking the kids out for a walk when Professor Ran and his wife, Professor Zhang, from next door came over together.
"Please, Professor Ran and Professor Zhang, have you two come here to sit down...?"
Li Chu found it a bit strange. They were neighbors and usually got along quite well, but it was unprecedented for Professor Ran and his wife to visit together.
"It's like this, Dr. Li. Qiuye's school has a teacher who introduced her to a guy. We don't know the guy well, but you should know him, Dr. Li, so we wanted to ask you about him and see what he's like."
"I know him?" Li Chu was a little confused. He really wanted to ask how they knew he knew him.
"Oh dear, Dad, Mom, why are you looking for Dr. Li? I already told you I don't want to."
Just then, Ran Qiuye came over, still talking.
“You child, how old are you? You still don’t want to? Let’s ask Dr. Li. If possible, you two can meet. Whether you’re willing or not, we’ll have to wait until you meet him to say.” Ran’s mother was somewhat dissatisfied with her daughter’s words.
Ding Qiunan couldn't sit still in the house. The other family of three had come to her house, and as the hostess, she couldn't just not even show her face.
After coming out, she looked at her husband and asked with her eyes what was going on.
Li Chu shrugged; he didn't understand either.
Since we're here, let's not leave. Ran Qiuye was pulled down to sit by her mother.
She also looked helpless and a little embarrassed.
Ding Qiunan poured a glass of water for the three of them and sat down next to her husband.
Seeing that they had stopped talking, Li Chu finally asked, "Professor Ran, you just said that I know the man. Who is he?"
"Qiuye, quickly tell Doctor Li what's going on."
"Mom~" Ran Qiuye was a little unwilling.
“This child, listen to me. Let’s find out what’s going on. If it’s possible, it wouldn’t hurt to meet him.”
It's clear that Professor Ran and his wife are extremely troubled by their eldest daughter's marriage prospects.
That's right. Ran Qiuye is already twenty-four or twenty-five years old. There have been many people introducing her to potential partners, but she hasn't liked any of them. She's practically an old maid now. How can her parents not be worried?
Li Chu was somewhat annoyed by the family's dawdling manner.
You're wasting my time here so early in the morning.
"Teacher Ran, who exactly is she?"
"This..." Ran Qiuye still found it difficult to say.
"Dr. Li, Ms. Yan from Qiuye's school said she'd introduce her to someone, someone from their courtyard. I heard from Qiuye that you used to live in the same courtyard as Ms. Yan, so I wanted to ask around."
Professor Ran himself couldn't stand it anymore and spoke out directly.
"Teacher Yan?" Li Chu was taken aback and turned to look at his wife.
"Is it Third Uncle?" Ding Qiunan asked softly.
"Oh, Ms. Ran, is this Mr. Yan named Yan Bugui?" Li Chu asked Ran Qiuye.
Ran Qiuye nodded somewhat shyly.
Only then did Li Chu realize who she was being introduced to.
"Teacher Ran, is the person Yan Bugui wants to introduce to you named He Yuzhu?"
"Doctor Li, you know him?" Ran Qiuye looked at Li Chu in surprise, but then felt it was inappropriate to stare at someone like that, so she lowered her eyes again.
"Dr. Li, do you know this person?" Ran's mother asked impatiently.
"I know, of course I know," Li Chu said, glancing at his wife. He didn't know what to say.
Ding Qiunan looked at her husband in surprise. She couldn't understand why her third uncle would want to introduce He Yuzhu to Ran Qiuye.
Professor Ran and his family of three all looked at Li Chu, and Ran Qiuye couldn't care less about feeling embarrassed.
“I do know He Yuzhu, but…”
Li Chu was truly in a dilemma, unsure whether to tell the truth or what.
There's an old saying that goes, "It's better to tear down ten temples than to break up one marriage."
However, Ran Qiuye and He Yuzhu are clearly not a good match.
Not to mention Qin Huairu is there too.
Even if you succeed, she'll probably sabotage it.
Seeing her husband's troubled expression, Ding Qiunan knew exactly what was going on and immediately took over the conversation.
"Professor Ran, Professor Zhang, and Teacher Ran, how should I put it, this He Yuzhu is a cook at the steel factory, and his cooking skills are quite good. I heard that he has become the head of the chef training class."
Upon hearing this, Professor Ran and his wife's eyes brightened; he was a worker, and a foreman at that.
Although he was a cook, being a cook was good; in any era, a cook would never go hungry.
Ran Qiuye, however, was different. As soon as she heard that the man was a chef, she immediately lost interest.
Li Chu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his wife had taken the matter into her own hands. He was indeed having a bit of a headache about how to explain it.
If he doesn't tell the truth, people will find out about He Yuzhu and the widow sooner or later, and they'll definitely blame him for not being clear.
To be honest, if He Yuzhu finds out in the future, he will definitely resent him, and they might even become enemies. That guy is just so stubborn.
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