Shu Hui smiled at Wang Shubiao, and that smile touched Wang Shubiao's heart. In that instant, Wang Shubiao felt a surge of emotion.
When Luo Kangcheng returned home for lunch, before he even entered the door, he heard a particularly disgusting laugh. How to describe this laugh? It was like that of a naive young man trying to fool his girlfriend with some meaningless, unfunny, and outdated jokes.
"Oh, someone's come to visit?" Luo Kangcheng asked from afar.
As soon as he spoke, everyone stood up. Wang Shubiao took a step outside and smiled, "Director Luo is back?"
Luo Kangcheng was surprised to find that it was Wang Shubiao who had come to his house.
Wang Shubiao was an old colleague at the unit. Years ago, his wife was sick, and he was busy taking care of his family. He didn't pay much attention to promotions and naturally didn't get promoted. Now that he's older, he does some easy work at the Public Security Bureau and doesn't have a strong presence.
Luo Kangcheng didn't usually have much contact with him.
"Old Wang! What a rare guest!" Luo Kangcheng patted his leg twice while holding a black leather bag. "What brings you here?"
Wang Shubiao smiled somewhat awkwardly, "Director Luo, Aunt Zeng invited Comrade Shu and me to her house for a casual meal, and before we even sat down, you came back."
Luo Kangcheng was taken aback and looked at Shu Hui. His probing and surprised gaze made Shu Hui feel embarrassed. Shu Hui tucked her hair behind her ear and stammered, "Comrade Luo... you're back? I'll go get you a bowl."
"Oh," Luo Kangcheng finally came to his senses, "thank you for your trouble."
He winked at Aunt Zeng, and the two went into the inner room. Only then did Luo Kangcheng ask:
"Mom, what are you doing? Running a matchmaking agency at home? Introducing other people is one thing, but why are you introducing Wang Shubiao?"
"What's wrong with Wang Shubiao?" Aunt Zeng glared at him. "I've heard about him. Wang Shubiao is a very good person. He's not only good to his wife, but he's also very good at raising children. Besides, how many single men are good? Wang Shubiao is already quite good. I went to great lengths to find someone like him to introduce to Shu Hui. Don't go around making trouble."
"How can this be considered meddling? I'm just concerned about you guys. You know, if you act as a matchmaker and fail, people will complain, won't they?"
"Then tell me, what did Mom do wrong as a matchmaker? You know Shu Hui's character, it's top-notch. Wang Shu Biao's character is also guaranteed. Besides, Wang Shu Biao's parents are both retired cadres. Cadre families have deep roots. Marrying into such a family won't bring you suffering, right? You say Wang Shu Biao is bad, then let me ask you, what exactly is wrong with him?"
Aunt Zeng's words were so reasonable and well-founded that Luo Kangcheng couldn't refute them. He stammered for a long time before finally humming:
"He snores, you know that? He snores so loudly during his afternoon nap that the whole police station can hear it. By introducing Comrade Shu to her, aren't you just making sure she can't sleep well for the rest of her life?"
Luo Kangcheng's resounding words stunned Aunt Zeng. (Snoring?)
Is snoring a big problem?
I've never heard of anyone refusing to get married because a man snores!
"No, Luo Kangcheng, are you deliberately picking a fight? Snoring isn't a terminal illness. He's a decent person, so what's wrong with snoring? Maybe Shu Hui will actually sleep more peacefully listening to his snoring!"
"Come on!" Luo Kangcheng looked exasperated. "His snoring is so loud it's practically lifting the roof off. If it were you, could you stand my dad snoring that loudly? Shu Hui isn't a masochist. Marriage is a lifelong commitment. Sleeping next to a man like that every day, constantly suffering from insomnia, what's the point of life?"
Aunt Zeng felt that his words were both reasonable and absurd.
In Aunt Zeng's opinion, there are certain major flaws in men that make them unsuitable for marriage, such as poor sexual performance, smoking, drinking, beating their wives, or having hereditary diseases.
Snoring isn't a big deal; no one would sentence a man to death for that reason.
But Luo Kangcheng's serious expression made Aunt Zeng start to doubt her own life.
“What you said makes sense, but…”
"There's no 'but' about it. Wang Shubiao claims he'll stay by his wife's side for life, but she's only been dead for a few years. He's already rushing around like this, laughing in a disgusting way. It gives me goosebumps!"
"Huh?" Aunt Zeng felt that her son was a bit strange, as he wanted to control everything.
Aunt Zeng suspected that her son knew about Wang Shubiao's major flaws but was too embarrassed to say it to her face. She had heard that some men seemed nice on the surface but were actually promiscuous behind her back, and perhaps Wang Shubiao was one of those men.
Otherwise, Luo Kangcheng wouldn't have looked at him with such disdain just because he snored.
Aunt Zeng secretly decided to stop the marriage and not let Shu Hui marry a man like Wang Shubiao.
The lunch went fairly well. Wang Shubiao kept the atmosphere lively, while Luo Kangcheng, though serious at work, was also quite charming after get off work. He and Wang Shubiao drank and chatted, and since Grandpa Luo could also have a drink, the three of them quickly warmed up the atmosphere.
Shu Hui never expected to meet Luo Kangcheng on a blind date, and felt a little embarrassed.
The last time the two of them were drinking, she confidently declared that she had no intention of getting married, but then she turned around and went on a blind date, which really made her look like she was contradicting herself.
Wang Shubiao had to be on duty in the afternoon, so after finishing his meal, he rode his bicycle and said goodbye.
"Comrade Shu, I'm sorry, I don't have time to take you home today," Wang Shubiao said apologetically.
Shu Hui shook her head and said understandingly, "I came by bike myself. You can go ahead if you need to, don't worry about me."
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