Chapter 51 There is not so much love at first sight in this world
Knowing that she was going to have a blind date today, Dai Fanglan got up early and did what she was supposed to do before she found time to dress herself up.
So-called dressing up was actually just changing into a clean piece of clothing with fewer patches and tying her hair a little prettier than usual. There was nothing else. Even the shoes on her feet were made from scraps of cloth.
Dai Fanglan usually kept this pair of cloth shoes, which were so ugly that even beggars in later generations would dislike them, as it was not an easy task to make such a pair of cloth shoes. She would only wear them when the weather was too cold to bear or when there was an important occasion.
Unlike girls in later generations, let alone going on blind dates or dates, just going out to hang out with friends, in addition to the indispensable makeup, clothes, shoes, bags, jewelry and other things must be carefully matched, and hairstyle is the most important. I don’t know how much time it takes to do it.
Dai Fanglan did not have such conditions. A clean piece of clothing with few patches and a pair of homemade cloth shoes were already the things she had at the bottom of her box.
As for her hairstyle, Dai Fanglan usually just ties her hair into the simplest ponytail. But today, since she was going on a blind date, she spent a lot of time braiding two pigtails, which was already the most difficult hairstyle for her.
At around 9:30 in the morning, Deng Shirong rode his bicycle to Dai Fanglan's house.
After exchanging some pleasantries and sitting down to smoke two cigarettes, Deng Shirong took Dai Fanglan and Dai's mother to Shuangwang Market.
Deng Shirong arranged for them to have a blind date under the big banyan tree, and the procedure was basically the same as before.
After the man and woman "brushed past each other" several times, Deng Shirong asked, "Changwang, have you seen the man clearly?"
Deng Changwang nodded and said, "I see it clearly!"
Deng Shirong asked: "How do you feel?"
Deng Changwang said hesitantly: "Jiu Gong, I don't know how to describe it. I just think that he is not bad, but he doesn't have the kind of feeling that makes my heart beat."
Deng Shirong reached out and patted his shoulder, saying earnestly, "Changwang, there aren't that many people who fall in love at first sight in this world. Feelings can be cultivated slowly. The most important thing is that the two people's personalities must be compatible, so that they can be happy after marriage. If the personalities are not compatible, and there is a small quarrel every three days and a big quarrel every five days, then that kind of marriage is meaningless."
Changwang's mother is also an experienced person, and she agreed, "Uncle Jiu is right, the most important thing is to have compatible personalities."
Deng Changwang pondered and said, "Then let's try to get in touch with him further?"
Deng Shirong said, "Since you can't make up your mind now, then let's treat him to a meal today. I'll arrange for you to have more contact with him later, and then we can decide whether to look after the house or not."
The previous two matchmaking sessions, Deng Shirong had the memories of his past life to support him, so he was naturally confident. This time was his first matchmaking in the true sense, so he was very cautious and felt that it was really necessary to let them get in touch a few more times before making a decision.
Deng Changwang breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "That's best. Let's get in touch with her a few more times first. We should be able to tell whether the two of us are suitable for each other. It won't be easy to make mistakes when we make a decision then."
"Okay, that's settled then. I'll go tell them to have lunch together."
"Okay, if they agree, let's go to the state-owned restaurant for dinner together."
The news that Deng Changfu invited Deng Changmei to dinner at a state-owned restaurant when they first met, and that Deng Changmei was invited to dinner at a state-owned restaurant by her boyfriend when they first met, is no longer a secret in Naye Village today. Deng Changwang is the youngest son in the family. His eldest and second brothers have already started their own families, and his three older sisters have married in succession in recent years, allowing his parents to save a large sum of money.
Even Deng Changfu, whose family was not as well off as his, was willing to treat the girl to dinner at a state-owned restaurant when they first met. There was no reason for Deng Changwang to lose to him in this regard, so when they met this time, Deng Changwang had already reached a consensus with his parents that as long as he planned to have further contact with the girl, he would treat her to dinner at a state-owned restaurant.
Deng Shirong felt a little emotional when he heard this. Before he started to act as a matchmaker, the men and women in the village would basically eat at noodle stalls or small restaurants when they went out for blind dates. However, he ended up eating at state-owned restaurants all three times he acted as a matchmaker, which directly raised the standard for treating during blind dates.
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Three minutes later.
Deng Shirong came to the woman's side and asked directly: "Alan, you have seen the person clearly, how do you feel?"
Dai Fanglan was a thoughtful person. Unlike other girls, she was not shy about talking about her life-long affairs. She smiled and said, "I feel okay. I wonder if he likes me?"
The man's family background is much better than hers, and her father asked someone to inquire about it yesterday. The man is indeed as the matchmaker said. As long as such a man does not look too bad, she has no right to despise him.
Deng Shirong did not answer directly, but smiled and said: "The man wants to invite you to dinner at the state-owned restaurant!"
Hearing this, Dai Fanglan and her daughter, who were aware of the unspoken rules of blind dates, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
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After finishing their meal at the state-owned restaurant, the next step was to start the formalities. Although Deng Changwang had not made a decision yet, since he wanted to continue the contact, he would naturally not be stingy when giving the woman a red envelope when they met for the first time.
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In addition to the indispensable five-flavor snacks and candy cakes, the red envelope for the woman is five yuan, and the matchmaker and the woman's mother are both three yuan, which is already beyond the normal standard.
After Deng Shirong gave the red envelope to Dai Fanglan and her daughter, he began to ask Dai Chunqing, the head of the family, about his daughter's worth.
Dai Chunqing had already discussed his daughter's worth with his wife over the past two days. When the matchmaker asked about it, he told him everything.
Among them, the price of the body must be 360 yuan, the grain must be 360 kilograms, and six new sets of clothes must be made for the woman. Apart from these, there are no other requirements.
Deng Shirong listened and nodded, "Okay, I will tell the boy's parents about this truthfully. There is one more thing I want to make clear to you in advance. The boy hopes to have more contact with Alan to cultivate feelings in advance. I hope you parents can understand."
Dai Chunqing couldn't help but frowned when he heard this and said, "Uncle Jiu, this is probably not in accordance with the rules, right?"
Deng Shirong said, "Now the country advocates free love between men and women. We as parents cannot restrict our children with old ideas. Even if they have private contact, they are just talking about ideals, not doing anything that would bring disgrace to the family. Cousin, you don't need to be overly nervous."
Dai Chunqing hesitated and said, "This... I'm just afraid that others will gossip about me."
Deng Shirong smiled and said, "I was the matchmaker for them, so they could have had open contact. Who would gossip about them?"
Dai Chunqing thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he agreed to the deal.
(End of this chapter)