Xu Damao quickly learned about Yi Zhonghai's conversation during the inspection, and he was told by everyone who participated in the inspection that day, except for Wang Meili, since they had not yet crossed paths.
Therefore, there are no secrets that stay hidden forever. If you haven't received any news, it's either because you're not well-liked and no one bothers to tell you, or because you're too weak and everyone is intentionally keeping it from you.
Xu Damao certainly couldn't ignore Yi Zhonghai's actions, but he had to wait for the right opportunity and couldn't act immediately, otherwise it would be retaliation.
Of course, Xu Damao has indeed been too busy lately to bother with such trivial matters. Their projection team will be complete soon, but they won't have enough projection equipment.
In those days, all projection equipment was manufactured abroad, until this year when a factory in Harbin began to replicate domestically produced equipment. Therefore, Xu Damao has been discussing with the purchasing department how to procure projection equipment.
After a final discussion, it was decided that a business trip to Northeast China would be necessary to inspect the equipment at the factory there. According to the factory's arrangements, Xu Damao would accompany the purchasing department on the business trip to Northeast China.
This trip lasted for half a month. Before leaving, Xu Damao took Wang Minzhi through the woods in the park several times, and they took everything they could get their hands on.
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Xu Damao's business trip had almost no impact on the compound; everyone continued with their lives as usual.
Perhaps spurred on by Xu Damao, the three old men began urging the young people in the courtyard to strive for improvement, both in life and work. The first change was the start of group matchmaking within the courtyard.
“Zhu Zi, I asked Matchmaker Feng from the next street to arrange a marriage for you. Tomorrow at noon, cook a few dishes at home, and the girl will come over.”
On Saturday night, Yi Zhonghai found Sha Zhu and told him the good news.
"Ah, it really is a blind date, thank you, sir." Sha Zhu almost jumped up when he heard the news. He was only a little younger than Jia Dongxu, but Jia Dongxu slept with his wife every night, while he had to listen to cats meowing.
"It's alright. Old He asked me to take care of you before he left. You're not getting any younger, it's time for you to settle down. Get up a little earlier tomorrow, tidy up the house, get yourself ready, and then go buy some groceries."
"It's the young lady's first time visiting, don't be stingy, make a good impression."
Yi Zhonghai earnestly advised. Xu Damao is now enjoying both love and career success, about to embark on a bright future, while his top henchman is about to become an old bachelor, which is a loss to his prestige.
If we find a sensible and obedient woman for Sha Zhu now, it can prevent others from introducing him to uncontrollable partners, and it will also be a guarantee for his future.
"Okay. That old man, didn't you always use Zhang the matchmaker before? Why did you go to Feng the matchmaker now?" Sha Zhu asked casually.
“Matchmaker Zhang has been a bit busy lately, and she doesn’t know as many people as Matchmaker Feng. I paid a lot of money to hire her, so don’t let me down.”
Yi Zhonghai started making things up. He did indeed first approach Matchmaker Zhang, but as soon as she heard it was Sha Zhu, she immediately backed out. Sha Zhu's nickname was known to everyone in the area, and no girl was willing to go on a blind date with him.
After Yi Zhonghai left, Sha Zhu counted on his fingers. It had been over a year since his last blind date, and he had forgotten many of the feelings, so he was still a little nervous. Later, he listened to cats meowing and didn't fall asleep until the middle of the night.
The next morning, Yi Zhonghai found Sha Zhu's front door locked and assumed Sha Zhu had gone out to buy groceries. However, by 9 a.m., Sha Zhu still hadn't returned. After asking around the front yard and finding no one who had seen Sha Zhu leave, Yi Zhonghai realized something was wrong.
"Silly Zhu, Silly Zhu, open the door!" Yi Zhonghai pushed the door open and found it locked from the inside, knowing that this guy was still sleeping at home. This carefree fellow almost made Yi Zhonghai so angry that he sent him away early.
Sha Zhu was still dreaming when he was woken up. He was very annoyed and angrily wanted to go out and beat the person up.
"Are you going on a blind date today?" Yi Zhonghai asked through gritted teeth.
"Ah! I'm on a blind date." Sha Zhu's brain went blank for several seconds before he realized that he had completely forgotten about it.
"Go buy groceries. And this room of yours, really... never mind, I'll have your auntie help you tidy up, you go buy groceries now."
Yi Zhonghai was disappointed in his son's lack of progress, but he had to bear the consequences of his own choices.
Sha Zhu was urged to leave by Yi Zhonghai, completely losing his own consciousness.
"Wait a minute, I'll go with you to Lao Yan's place and borrow his bicycle to go to the market. That will save us a lot of time," Yi Zhonghai suggested as he watched Sha Zhu walk blankly out of the courtyard.
They found the Yan family home. Luckily, Yan Fugui hadn't gone fishing; both he and his car were there. Yi Zhonghai explained the situation and looked at Yan Fugui with expectant eyes.
"Old Yi, this is a good thing. It concerns the future of the young people in our compound, so of course we, as the people in charge of the compound, must support it unconditionally," Yan Fugui said righteously.
When Yi Zhonghai heard Yan Fugui say this, he sensed something was wrong. Usually, in these situations, Yan Fugui would make some kind of request, such as paying a few cents for vehicle wear and tear or asking for leftover food. The fact that he wasn't making any requests now was quite unexpected.
"However," Yan Fugui's question relieved Yi Zhonghai's worries. Having the right conditions was good; the real problem was the lack of them, which would be a serious matter.
“However, there are still quite a few eligible unmarried young people in our compound. Shouldn’t we, as the managers, treat them all equally? Especially you, Lao Yi, as an elder, you should consider the young people in the entire courtyard.” Yan Fugui’s words were rather vague, leaving Sha Zhu standing next to him completely bewildered.
"Old Yan, get to the point. There are quite a few young people in the compound, from your family, Old Liu's family, Old Li's family, and Old Hong's family. But today the matchmaker brought a girl to meet Sha Zhu. I'll consider other young people when the opportunity arises later."
Yi Zhonghai didn't have time to beat around the bush with Yan Fugui.
"Hehe, I know there's only one girl today. What I mean is, Sha Zhu is going on a blind date today, but it's not guaranteed to work out. Maybe Sha Zhu won't like the girl. Sha Zhu, am I right? With your good qualities, you definitely won't just be accepted by any girl."
Yan Fugui held Sha Zhu in his arms. Sha Zhu nodded, as if he could choose his partner at will.
"I mean, what if Sha Zhu doesn't like the girl, or the girl doesn't like Sha Zhu? Could my Jie Cheng or other young men go on blind dates?"
Yan Fugui finally revealed his scheme. If Xu Damao were here, he would definitely think that this old comrade Yan was also a time traveler who copied the idea of the later dating show "If You Are the One".
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