But not going would put Grandma Zeng in a difficult position.
“Then I’ll go, but I’m making it clear beforehand that I won’t agree.”
"It's okay if you don't agree. Just consider it making friends. Let's meet at our house," Grandma Zeng suggested.
"Okay, then you can make the arrangements."
Grandma Zeng acted quickly and arranged it the next day. Shu Hui wiped her face with a towel and got ready to go out.
Chu Yu was overjoyed, put his arm around Shu Hui's shoulder, and laughed:
"Mom, please don't wear your old lady sandals. You should at least dress up a bit. Even if it's not appropriate, it's still good to show respect."
Shu Hui looked awkward. "No need. Mom is just going to have a meal at Great-Grandma Luo and Grandpa Luo's house. I'll be back after the meal. I won't find you a stepfather. Who are you dressing up for?"
"Mom, even if you don't like him, dressing up nicely is a sign of respect." Chu
Chu covered her mouth and chuckled, then ran inside to get a light-colored hat with a bow, and took out the shirt dress that Chu Yu had bought in Hong Kong, and put it on Shu Hui.
The clothes Chu Yu bought for Shu Hui were all quite stylish. Some of them would be considered too fashionable in mainland China, but fortunately, Shu Hui is now the boss of Yorkham and has earned a lot of money, so she has a bit of an elite air about her and doesn't look out of place wearing these clothes at all.
Shu Hui felt increasingly awkward, her face turning red to the roots of her ears. "Mom is just going to meet a friend, there's nothing in that sort of thing. Besides, this dress is too expensive, several thousand Hong Kong dollars a piece. If people see me wearing such an expensive dress to a blind date, they'll think I don't know how to manage money and they'll gossip about me."
Chu Yu chuckled, "If you think you can't manage a household just because of a dress, then this dress has helped you filter out unsuitable men, so you should dress up even more."
"There's no need to dress up, this is inappropriate..."
Chu Xiang and Chu Chu forcibly pushed their mother into the house. After she put on her dress, Chu Yu personally applied light makeup to her.
Considering that women these days care about what others think, she didn't apply foundation or anything like that to Shu Hui. She just applied a light layer of light-colored lipstick, drew her eyebrows, and deepened her inner eyeliner, making her look much more energetic than before.
Shu Hui felt increasingly awkward. Good heavens, she was over forty years old. It was one thing for her to go on a blind date, but to be dressed up like this by her daughter was another. If people saw her, they would definitely say that she was not a virtuous woman and dressed strangely, and that she was not suitable for marriage.
“You three girls, I told you not to wear makeup or dress up. Look at how you’ve dressed me up. People will laugh at me if I go out like this.”
Chu Yu disagreed. Women are still women no matter how old they are, and they always have the right to love beauty. Even if Shu Hui is in her seventies or eighties, she can still dress up beautifully when she goes out, let alone in her forties.
It's not for anyone else, it's just for myself.
Chu Yu put her arm around Shu Hui's shoulder and said with a smile, "Mom, don't overthink it. Just dress up nicely and go out to finish your meal. As for finding us a stepfather, you can do it if you want, or not if you don't. Nobody is forcing you. Just be happy. Women are more prone to illness when they are unhappy. The three of us sisters just hope that you are healthy and can stay with us forever."
Shu Hui was brought to tears by her daughter's words.
What makes her so worthy of having such a wonderful daughter?
"Okay, since my daughter says I look good dressed like this, I don't care what others think! Mom, I'll wear this out today."
Shu Hui's blind date is named Wang Shubiao. He is 46 years old this year and is a colleague of Luo Kangcheng's system. He is good-looking, neither fat nor thin, and his facial features are quite regular. Three years ago, before Shu Hui came up from Shanguan Village, she would not have been able to find a blind date like him given her conditions.
However, three years have passed, and Shu Hui is no longer the same person she was back then. Now she has her own career, earns a lot of money, has seen the world, and has three capable daughters.
A woman is invincible once she stops focusing her heart on relationships and men.
These days, she doesn't care about men at all.
He has a relaxed demeanor.
These days, everyone, especially women, is stretched to their limit, like a spring stretched to its maximum, leaving no room for them to bounce back.
There aren't many women as relaxed and gentle as Shu Hui.
Wang Shubiao had been widowed for many years and had never considered remarrying. This visit was just a formality. Unexpectedly, the woman introduced by Aunt Zeng turned out to be quite reliable. Although she was from out of town, she was beautiful and had a great presence, which greatly surprised Wang Shubiao.
Wang Shubiao stood awkwardly in front of the sofa and offered Shu Hui a cup of tea. "Comrade Shu, please have some tea."
"Thank you, I'm not thirsty."
"Whether you're thirsty or not, have a cup. If you come to my house and don't even drink a cup of tea, people will laugh at you," Grandma Zeng said happily, seeing that they looked like a good match. "Both of you sit down, don't be shy. You've just come to my house for a meal and to get to know each other. There's nothing else to it."
Grandma Zeng warmly invited the two to sit down, and Shu Hui picked up her teacup and strategically took a sip of tea.
She married Zhou Jian'an through a matchmaker. At the time, she was young and beautiful, and Zhou Jian'an took a liking to her at first sight. After marriage, she served her parents-in-law, tolerated her sister-in-law, took care of her husband, and was very good to Zhou Jian'an.
But even after he went to university, he still abandoned his wife and daughter and married Dai Qinxue, a "rich girl"!
Shu Hui has seen through it all. There are no good men out there. If you think a man is good, it's because the time hasn't come yet, you haven't encountered the right situation, and the temptations aren't strong enough.
If the opportunity to go astray is given to a man, there is no man who will not change.
She didn't have any expectations of men, but she still had to put on a show. Otherwise, Aunt Zeng had gone to great lengths to introduce her to potential partners, even providing the venue, tea, and pastries. If she offended the men, wouldn't that be letting Aunt Zeng down?
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