Chapter 146 was hijacked again.
To make a good impression on the young woman, Aunt Hao started arranging and cleaning her home as soon as she got home.
Fortunately, the house had just been thoroughly cleaned before the Lunar New Year, so it wasn't too dirty. Aunt Hao finished cleaning by herself in no time.
When Zou Qingshu came home from get off work, he was told that he was going on a blind date the next day.
Zou Qingshu: "..."
Another blind date?!
His mother has probably been provoked by Zhu Ziqiang's divorce recently, and she's been obsessed with finding him a partner.
Whenever he has a spare moment, his mother will arrange a blind date for him.
He's been really put through the wringer by his mom lately.
I finally have a day off, and they've scheduled another blind date for me?!
His mother hasn't finished arranging arrangements for all the girls she has.
He didn't want to go, but if he didn't, his mother would slap him. Because of his mother's threats, he had no choice but to go.
Oh, he's suffered so much!
Zou Qingshu thought wistfully, "My older brother is the best. He's joined the army, and he can do whatever he wants without getting a beating from Mom."
Who would believe it?
The fiercest person in their family isn't his father, but his mother! She'll slap people at the drop of a hat!
Grandma Hao was completely unaware of her youngest son's complaints. She kept nagging her troublesome son, "You better dress smartly tomorrow. I don't believe my son won't find a girlfriend if I look this presentable!"
"What's the point of dressing up? If you don't like it, you don't like it!"
Zou Qingshu was speechless. He didn't understand why his mother was in such a hurry.
He's not that old, and his family and job are both doing well. Why is he in such a rush?
This time, the matchmaker was vague and didn't explain the situation clearly, but his mother was in a hurry to drag him to a blind date. I really don't know what she was in such a hurry for.
Unreliable, absolutely unreliable!
On the day of the blind date, after finishing breakfast and washing the dishes, Aunt Hao took her son to the gate of the compound early in the morning to wait for someone.
The idea was to show the woman how much importance they placed on the relationship.
Zou Qingshu disagreed, saying they didn't even know what the situation was like over there, and it wouldn't be right for them to be so eager. What if the other party thought they were easy to manipulate?
Aunt Hao slapped him across the face, and Zou Qingshu's resistance was futile.
I had no choice but to obediently go and pick them up.
As luck would have it, the weather wasn't very good today. It was a cloudy day with no sun in the sky, and the north wind was howling, chilling people to the bone.
The mother and son shivered in the cold wind, craning their necks to look for a long time, but there was not a single person in sight.
Instead of the person who was waiting, they attracted the attention of others.
Because the secrecy was well maintained, no one else in the courtyard knew about her family's arranged marriage; they just thought the mother and son were behaving strangely.
"Aunt Hao, what are you and your son doing? Aren't you cold standing here in the north wind?"
A gust of north wind blew by, and Aunt Hao shivered. "It's not cold, it's not cold. We have relatives coming to visit, so we're going out to greet them."
Aunt Cao said, "Oh, so your family values this relative quite a bit!" But her eyes were gleaming with gossip.
What kind of relatives are they that make people stand in the cold wind for hours?!
Her gossipy intuition told her that things weren't simple!
Aunt Hao chuckled awkwardly, "That's right!"
After saying that, she tilted her head again and asked in confusion, "Old Cao, I think I heard your husband Guo talking about what to eat?"
"Ugh! That stingy Guo! He's been sneaking food behind my back again!"
Aunt Cao let out a scream and jumped three feet high. Without caring about anything else, she quickly scurried back on her short legs to settle the score with Grandpa Guo.
Aunt Hao curled her lips; she didn't want Aunt Cao, that big mouth, to find out about her son's blind date.
If this doesn't work out, she won't tell anyone!
However, perhaps because Aunt Hao was too nervous, her stomach started hurting badly after standing outside for a while and being exposed to the wind.
Aunt Hao clutched her stomach, her face pale. "Oh dear, I can't take it anymore, my stomach hurts so much."
"Qingshu, you stand here. If Comrade Sun and Aunt Qian come, take them inside. Be friendly to the girl, and don't say anything you shouldn't, understand?"
She knows her own son best. This kid looks honest on the surface, but he's actually a cunning and wicked person. Don't think she doesn't know. Many times before, he deliberately drove the girls away on blind dates!
She gave Zou Qingshu a quick instruction and then hurriedly ran to the restroom.
"knew."
Zou Qingshu responded very casually.
He wasn't really interested in this blind date to begin with, and he wouldn't have agreed at all if his mother hadn't pressured him.
Firstly, he wasn't in a rush to find a wife. Secondly, he felt that the matchmaker's words were vague and didn't make him feel good about her, which also affected his impression of the blind date.
That's right. Many of his previous blind dates were deliberately driven away by him, while others had heard of the reputation of their compound and were scared away before he could even open his mouth.
He thought to himself that he would just go through the motions like before.
Zou Qingshu stood idly at the gate for a while when he suddenly heard Yu Junsheng waving and calling to him, "Qingshu, come here for a moment, I need to talk to you about something."
Zou Qingshu hesitated a bit, after all, his mother had told him to pick up Comrade Sun here, in case the other party came while he was away.
"Hurry, it's extremely urgent!"
It was clear that Yu Junsheng seemed to be in a hurry, probably because something urgent had happened. He glanced at the empty alley and thought, "Never mind, he probably won't be coming anytime soon."
Between a blind date with a bad impression and your good friend, of course, your good friend is more important.
"They're here!"
Zou Qingshu turned around and followed Yu Junsheng to the Second Hospital.
Zou Qingshu was unaware that a pair of eyes had been watching him the whole time. Only after he disappeared did the person who had been keeping watch inside the house come out.
...
That's right, Zou Qingshu's blind date this time is Sun Ling, Qi Baifan's old flame.
This was no coincidence. After sifting through the unmarried young men in the courtyard, Qi Baifan found that the Zou family had the best conditions. If his son grew up in such a family, would he have anything to worry about in the future?
So, upon hearing that Aunt Hao was in a hurry to find a partner for her son, he was afraid that someone else would beat him to it, so he immediately took out money to bribe Aunt Hao to make the deal happen.
Unlike Zou Qingshu, who was nonchalant and didn't seem to care much about the blind date, Sun Ling took it very seriously.
After all, this concerns whether she and her child can live a good life in the future, and whether she and her child can stay with Bai Fan. Naturally, she attaches great importance to it.
Sun Ling took the bus to Beicheng early in the morning. She had originally arranged to meet Aunt Qian at her house and then the two of them would come to the Machinery Factory's residential compound together.
But when Sun Ling arrived at her house, she discovered that Aunt Qian had sprained her ankle on her way home the day before and couldn't move. It was clear that the blind date wouldn't work out if she came along.
Sun Ling didn't want to change the time, so she had to come alone.
She followed the route that Aunt Qian and Brother Bai Fan had told her, walking and walking, until she finally found the No. 35 courtyard.
Sun Ling looked closely and saw a neatly dressed, energetic old lady standing in front of the gate, tiptoeing and looking around, clearly waiting for someone.
This must be the eldest aunt of the Zou family.
Seeing that she had come out to greet him, it was clear how much she valued him. Sun Ling felt reassured and more confident about the marriage.
A hint of joy appeared on her face, but she tried to remain reserved as she asked, "Are you Aunt Zou?"
Upon hearing this, the old lady looked her up and down, revealing a satisfied expression.
Sun Ling felt a little proud. She said, "I'm so outstanding, no one would dislike me!"
The old lady happily grasped Sun Ling's hand and said warmly, "Yes, yes, I am Aunt Zou. Young lady, it's cold outside, please come in and sit down!"
Surprisingly, this old lady, though not particularly strong, was surprisingly powerful. Sun Ling was half-pushed and half-pulled into the house by her.
...
Not long after the old man and the young man entered, Zou Qingshu, looking rather unwell, came out of the second courtyard.
Thinking of what Yu Junsheng had just told him, Zou Qingshu's expression became even more somber.
Is his blind date Qi Baifan's ex-girlfriend?
Zou Qingshu wasn't being chauvinistic by believing women couldn't have ex-partners; rather, it was Qi Baifan's character. Although the Bai family had accepted him, his deception—claiming to be from a cadre family to commit marriage fraud—clearly showed he wasn't a good person. According to Yu Junsheng, he personally witnessed that this girl not only didn't object to knowing about Qi Baifan's plan to marry Bai Xiaohui and exploit her for his family's wealth, but actually strongly supported it?
His character is evident.
He had only intended to go through the motions, and after learning about this, it became even less likely that he would have anything to do with the other party.
But since his mother had agreed to the blind date, he still had to show up, otherwise it would be their family's fault, and the matchmaker might say something to others.
He just hoped that this girl would be like the others before, and that he could "get rid of" her with just a few words.
Zou Qingshu continued to stand at the door waiting for others.
Aunt Cao, who had gone to chat with her old friends in the next courtyard, passed by here and saw him still standing there, marveling at the sight.
She darted over in a flash and asked, "Qingshu, you're still standing there waiting for someone! What kind of relatives do you have? Such a big entourage, making you and your mother wait outside for so long?"
"Just now, Old Lady Zhu also brought a young girl into the house. I wonder what day it is today? Why have all your relatives made plans to come today?"
Recalling the scene just now, Aunt Cao winked and said, "I don't think that girl came to visit relatives; she was more like she was on a blind date. I could tell the two of them clearly didn't know each other before. The girl had a really heavy accent, she pronounced Zhu as Zou, and Old Lady Zhu had the same accent, saying she was Aunt Zou. Isn't that hilarious? Hahahaha..."
"Tsk tsk tsk, Zhu Ziqiang has only been divorced for a short time and he's already going on blind dates? Are there really girls willing to marry him?"
Zou Qingshu was taken aback, then realized something and his expression turned strange.
These days, people are even eager to take on trouble?
Then, seeing Aunt Cao staring at him slyly, she asked, "Qingshu, you're not waiting for a blind date too, are you?"
Zou Qingshu smirked, "That's not true. She's a cousin from my mom's family. We haven't seen her for many years, which is why my mom is paying special attention to her. She came to wait outside early this morning."
"I see!"
Aunt Cao pouted in disappointment; she had thought she would get to watch the show again!
Over at the public restroom, Aunt Hao finished her business, rolled up her pants, and hurried back. She was worried about Zou Qingshu entertaining the young woman alone.
Halfway there, she clutched her stomach in pain and hurried toward the toilet.
Once, twice... over and over again, Aunt Hao walked back and forth like this, which actually took up an hour or so.
She finally stopped after she had expelled all the contents of her stomach.
Aunt Hao emerged from the restroom as if walking on cotton, and seeing Xiao Erzi still standing there dumbfounded, she asked impatiently, "Why are you still standing here? The girl hasn't arrived yet."
When Zou Qingshu saw that his mother's face was pale and she looked extremely weak, he was immediately alarmed and stepped forward to support her arm. "Mom, what's wrong?"
Aunt Hao's face darkened, and she cursed, "Damn it, I don't know what I ate that made me have diarrhea!"
Zou Qingshu frowned. What a coincidence, her mother got diarrhea at this crucial moment?
"Mom, come back with me first to take your medicine. I have something to tell you."
...
Aunt Zou was very hospitable. After pulling Sun Ling into the house, she first poured her a cup of brown sugar water and then gave her some melon seeds and peanuts to eat.
"Young lady, please sit for a while. My son is reading in the inner room. I'll go and call him out."
Sun Ling nodded, feigning shyness.
Bai Fan had already told Sun Ling about the Zou family's general situation. She knew that the family was well-off, and when she saw 'Aunt Zou' bringing out so many exquisite things to entertain her, she felt that Bai Fan had indeed not lied to her.
Taking advantage of Aunt Zou's absence, Sun Lingzai carefully examined the house. A little puzzled, she noticed the furnishings weren't as luxurious as Bai Fan had described, but it looked quite tidy. Could it be that this family was simply being modest?
Just then, Aunt Zou came out with her son.
"Come, come, young lady, this is my son, his surname is Zou, he works in the machine factory, you two chat, you two chat!"
The man was of medium height. Although he didn't quite have the striking features that Brother Bai Fan had described, he was still quite handsome. Wearing a Zhongshan suit, he did look quite respectable.
Sun Ling was satisfied.
Even though this guy was just a sucker that Brother Bai Fan found for himself, she wouldn't want to sleep with him if he wasn't good-looking.
Sun Ling stared at the man for a long while before deliberately lowering her head shyly.
Aunt Zou was also very satisfied, and she enthusiastically chatted with her son and Sun Ling.
Following Qi Baifan's instructions, Sun Ling responded to each of the questions, and the mother and son indeed did not notice anything amiss.
Sun Ling felt relieved.
As they were chatting, Aunt Zou suddenly said that she had something to do with her neighbors in the courtyard, closed the door, left the two young people at home, and went out.
The two exchanged a glance, then looked away shyly and lowered their heads.
No one spoke for a long time.
Sun Ling felt this couldn't go on, so she feigned shyness and twisted the hem of her clothes before speaking, "Hello, Comrade Zou. I'm sure you've already heard from your mother that my name is Sun Ling. My family owns a shoe factory, and I had a job after graduating from high school..."
The 'Comrade Zou' who had been keeping his head down suddenly brightened up, becoming more and more satisfied as he listened.
Sure enough, I made the right move!
In such situations, it would normally be the man's turn to explain his own situation. His eyes flashed, and he said vaguely, "Comrade Sun, you are probably already aware of my family's situation, so I won't go into details."
Sun Ling wasn't surprised. She had indeed heard about the Zou family from Brother Bai Fan and the matchmaker, so she was naturally very satisfied.
So she nodded, then glanced shyly at the man opposite her, and asked directly, "So, what does Comrade Zou think of me?"
"That would be wonderful!"
The man quickly replied, "I am incredibly lucky to have married a wife like Comrade Sun!"
Comrade Zou looked at Sun Ling with affection in his eyes, "Also, don't call me Comrade Zou, just call me Brother Zou."
This was exactly what Sun Ling wanted to hear. Sun Ling lowered her head shyly and said, "Okay, Brother Zou, then don't call me Comrade Sun, just call me Lingling."
"Hey, Lingling!"
They then talked for a while in a vague and ambiguous manner about the situation of the two families.
Because both parties had something to hide, the main focus of this conversation was to be vague and ambiguous.
Perhaps because both of them had something to hide, neither of them felt there was a problem and they were both very satisfied with each other.
At this point, the highlight of the day arrived.
Although the two had a good chat, Sun Ling was very anxious.
She was afraid that "Brother Zhu" wouldn't like her, and she was also afraid that he was a slow person who would take things slowly, and her belly couldn't wait!
Her eyes darted around, and as she stood up, she seemed to trip over something, her body uncontrollably falling into 'Brother Zou's' arms.
Sun Ling looked panicked and cried out, "Ah!"
Brother Zou certainly didn't disappoint her; he opened his arms and caught her firmly.
Sun Ling's eyes reddened with lingering fear. She nestled weakly in 'Brother Zou's' arms, looking at the man before her with delicate fragility. "Brother Zou, thanks to you, otherwise I don't know how much more suffering I would have endured!"
Feeling the softness on his body, 'Brother Zou's' expression stiffened, but he tried his best to remain calm. "Lingling, this is what I should do."
Sun Ling smiled gently.
Brother Zou's heart immediately fluttered.
The two gazed deeply into each other's eyes, drawing ever closer to Yora.
The room suddenly became filled with an ambiguous atmosphere, and the feeling became sticky and uncomfortable.
Sun Ling seemed to feel her body getting warm.
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