"Yes, there is something." Sun Lan then gently pushed her child and asked her to go home first.
After the child entered the house, she smiled and said, "Captain Qin, I heard that Commander Liang has been urging you to get married recently."
"Uh... that's true." Qin Zheng seemed a little embarrassed. "How come you've heard about it too?"
"Well, you're the only one in our military region who's having such a difficult time getting married. It's hard for me to avoid hearing about it." Sun Lan asked him, "The key is what you think now? Do you have any thoughts on this?"
Sun Lan said enthusiastically, "If you have any ideas in this regard, how about I introduce you to a girl?"
"Thank you, sister-in-law. I appreciate your kindness, but it's really not necessary. I'm not in a hurry for this matter." Qin Zheng declined politely.
"Are you still not in a hurry? You're already so old, why don't you hurry up!" Sun Lan said angrily. "Let me tell you, I know a girl who is so beautiful, has a very good personality, and comes from a good family. She's a perfect match for you. How about I introduce her to you?"
Sun Lan's enthusiasm made Qin Zheng a little overwhelmed.
"Uh...sister-in-law, no need."
"Don't make excuses. Whether it works out or not, you should meet first. If you don't meet, how can there be fate?"
Sun Lan continued to persuade him, "Let me tell you, this girl has really great qualities. Her father is a leader in the government, she herself is a cadre in the cannery union, she's a high school graduate, has excellent handwriting, and has even written for the Songjiang provincial newspaper. She's got both talent and good looks. It's hard to find a girl like her, even with a lantern."
Sun Lan said earnestly, "Qin Zheng, you and Chen Ying have such a good relationship, how could your sister-in-law cheat you? Whether it will work out or not, you should meet him first and then we can decide."
Sun Lan had said so much, if Qin Zheng refused again, it would seem a bit ungrateful, so he had no choice but to agree: "Then I'll trouble you, sister-in-law."
Sun Lan smiled happily upon hearing this, and patted her chest to assure him, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it."
Sun Lan asked, "When are you free? I'll arrange for you to meet the girl."
Qin Zheng said: "That will be after the New Year."
"After the New Year, that's fine." Sun Lan achieved her goal and said with a smile, "We'll discuss the specific time later. You can go ahead and do your thing first."
"Okay, then I'll go first." Qin Zheng nodded, turned and left.
Sun Lan looked at Qin Zheng's back and felt secretly proud.
The girl's conditions were indeed good, and she felt that this marriage would definitely succeed. By then, she would be Qin Zheng's matchmaker, and her relationship with Qin Zheng would definitely be able to take a step forward.
Qin Zheng is the confidant of Commander Liang, the head of the military region. If she can establish a good relationship with him, it will be beneficial for her husband Chen, whether he continues to move up in the future or transfers to a local job.
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A cart of firewood costs one yuan, and the firewood seller will pick up and deliver the firewood to your door.
Qin Zheng unloaded the firewood outside the kitchen and placed it against the wall. The amount of firewood in the cart almost took up half of the wall, enough to last until the beginning of next spring.
In the evening, Aunt Feng steamed a pot of steamed buns made of two-grain flour. She fermented the dough just right, and the dough expanded into a honeycomb-like structure, but without the sour taste of over-fermentation. When steamed, it was soft and fluffy, with only the fragrant aroma of wheat and the sweet aroma of cornmeal.
Then she used the boiled eggs and garlic, and used a garlic mortar to pound out a large bowl of egg and garlic, poured soy sauce and sesame oil into it, and sandwiched it between the two-grain steamed buns that had just come out of the pot. When she took a bite, the aroma of garlic, eggs and the aroma of steamed buns were intertwined, and the taste was delicious.
This was the first time Yun Qiao tried eating eggs this way. She had never known before that eggs could be eaten mixed with garlic.
Aunt Feng smiled and said, "This is how we eat it in our hometown in northern Henan. It's no longer available outside of northern Henan. Eggs and garlic with steamed buns. Even a god wouldn't change it."
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