Chapter 40 Blind Date.
He Lianzhou greeted them shamelessly: "Political Commissar Zhang, Instructor Li, I am He Lianzhou from the 13th Regiment. I just happened to hear that you wanted to introduce a girl to Commander Cheng, so I would like to take the liberty of recommending my sister. She is 19 years old, graduated from high school, can write long stories for magazines to earn royalties, has a stable income, is pretty, and has a gentle personality. She just came to the army half a month ago. However, I don't have her photo at the moment. If you are willing, Political Commissar Zhang, you can let my sister-in-law meet my younger sister, and if you like her, you can introduce her to Commander Cheng."
He spoke modestly, but his confidence that my little sister is excellent and completely suitable for the program was still revealed.
Political Commissar Zhang and Instructor Li did not expect that their conversation would be overheard by such a coincidence.
They had an impression of He Lianzhou, a young man with a determined mind and outstanding abilities. Born in the countryside, he often ranked first in training after joining the army and completed his missions perfectly. He was recently promoted to company commander.
Their attention was still on the young lady introduced by He Lianzhou. There were many outstanding female comrades these days, but this was the first time they heard of one who could earn royalties by writing articles.
I have tried to introduce so many lesbians to you before but all failed. How about trying to introduce someone more artistic this time? It just so happens that there is no suitable candidate right now.
The two looked at each other and saw each other's intention.
Political Commissar Zhang said, "Lianzhou, I'm glad we think alike and are both concerned about Comrade Cheng Shi's personal affairs. Your little sister sounds very good. I'll go back and discuss it with your sister-in-law. If it's appropriate, we can arrange a time to introduce them to each other."
When He Lianzhou heard this, he knew that the matter was half done, and there was no need to rush, so he nodded and said, "Okay, thank you for your praise, Political Commissar Zhang. I will wait for your news."
Political Commissar Zhang nodded in agreement.
After He Lianzhou left, Instructor Li said, "I'll go back and ask my wife if she's heard of He Lianzhou's sister."
Political Commissar Zhang agreed. If he wanted to introduce a date to his comrades, he would naturally have to introduce someone with reliable talent.
When he got home and had dinner, he asked about this matter: "Wife, have you heard of the younger sister of He Lianzhou's family on the third floor of Building No. 5 in the Second Family Quarters? Lao Li and I wanted to introduce a girl to Cheng Shi, and He Lianzhou happened to hear that he wanted to introduce his younger sister. I thought about finding out more about the situation before making a decision."
He had to go back on his way back to ask someone where He Lianzhou lived.
After listening to this, Shao Ling thought for a while and said, "I do have an impression of this He Lianzhou's little sister you mentioned. I ran into her a few days ago. I heard that a girl came with Captain He's family. I thought she was looking for a date, but I didn't expect it to be true. This girl is beautiful. Few of the nurses in our army or the female soldiers in the art troupe can compare to her."
She asserted, "Men all like to look at pretty girls. I think Cheng Shi will be attracted to her."
"Cheng Shi is not someone who only cares about appearance." Political Commissar Zhang denied it outright, not wanting his wife to look down on Cheng Shi's character. He said, "I heard from He Lianzhou that his sister graduated from high school and can still write articles to earn royalties, which is amazing."
Nowadays, people naturally admire those who can earn money by writing articles. Shao Ling heard this and said, "She has already graduated from high school, and she can actually make money by writing articles. I think she and Cheng Shi are a good match. I heard from several sisters-in-law that this girl is pretty and neatly dressed. She also helps take care of the children. I think she can do housework without any problem. You can introduce the two to each other."
When Political Commissar Zhang heard this, his heart gradually shifted, but he still said, "I'll wait and see what Old Li has to say tomorrow before we make any decisions."
On this side, He Lianzhou heard that Erbao was almost in trouble as soon as he got home, and his heart was lifted and then relieved. He also caught the two children and taught them a lesson, repeatedly reminding them to be careful when playing outside and not to ignore everything for the sake of games.
Su Yu brought out the prepared food and said, "I heard from my younger sister that the soldier driving the car called out to Captain Cheng, the man who saved Erbao. Do you know who he is? You can thank him later."
"Captain Cheng." He Lianzhou repeated in a low voice. He thought carefully, among all the regiments in the army, only Cheng Shi could be called Captain Cheng. He looked at Xiaomei, and he didn't expect that it was such a coincidence that Cheng Shi saved Erbao. He had already met Xiaomei.
"Little sister, have you talked to him? Describe to me what he looks like."
He Susu nodded: "I must have thanked him." She described the appearance of the man in the olive green military uniform again.
Listening to the words used by the aunt, Su Yu felt a little strange. Is that man really that handsome? The aunt is indeed a writer. She described other people's appearance in such detail. She must have used exaggeration and other techniques.
He Lianzhou was certain after hearing this: "You must be talking about Cheng Shi, the deputy head of the Eighth Regiment. When my younger sister wanted to buy a bicycle, I asked him to exchange the bicycle ticket. I was not familiar with him at the time, but he exchanged it for us at the normal price and did not charge us more money or tickets."
He Susu suddenly realized that they had been in contact before, and thanks to the bicycle ticket she was able to buy a bicycle, making it convenient for her to commute to get off work.
Su Yu relaxed: "It's good that you can recognize who it is. You can find a chance to thank him later. Let's see what else to give him."
He Lianzhou agreed. Of course he should be thanked for saving Erbao, but he also hoped that his plan to introduce a partner to his younger sister would be successful.
The family had dinner together and put aside the heavy topic of how Erbao almost got into trouble and talked about other things.
After dinner, He Lianzhou thought about it and decided to say hello to Xiaomei first, so that she would know what was going on. He knocked on the door and walked into Xiaomei's room: "Are you writing articles again?"
He Susu shook her head: "No, I wrote a lot during the day, and I don't want to write anymore at night."
He Lianzhou walked over and leaned against the desk: "Little sister, I want to tell you something. Do you know that mother asked you to come here and asked me and your third sister-in-law to introduce you to a date?"
He Susu frowned subconsciously after hearing this: "I really don't know why mom is worrying about this again."
Previously, her mother asked her eldest sister to help introduce her to a guy in the county, but she refused on the grounds that she didn’t want to date for the time being. But who would have known that she would have the same idea again this time, and even asked her third brother to find a guy for her in the army without telling her.
Sensing his younger sister's resistance, He Lianzhou explained, "You are already 19 years old this year, not too young. You have never thought about dating, so your mother is inevitably anxious. In the army, the person you are introduced to can at least have good character and family connections. It is also a good thing to meet someone suitable."
He Susu heard the trick and looked at He Lianzhou with suspicion: "Third brother, do you already have a candidate and are waiting to introduce me to that person?"
He Lianzhou didn't expect his younger sister to hit the nail on the head, so he confessed, "Yes, ever since your third sister-in-law told me about this, a candidate immediately popped up in my mind. The more I thought about it, the more I felt that you two were suitable. Maybe it would work out if you get to know each other. The other party comes from a military family and graduated from a military academy. As soon as he joined the army, he always ranked first in training and completed missions perfectly. The regiment he led often won first place in competitions, and he gets along well with his comrades."
"Okay, let me be frank. You've already met Cheng Shi, the man who saved Erbao this afternoon. When I finished training this afternoon, I happened to meet the political commissar and instructor of his regiment who wanted to introduce him to a girl, so I recommended you. I guess they'll arrange a blind date for you two. Let's just treat it as a meeting and get to know each other more carefully. If it's a good match, we can talk about dating. If it's not, that's fine. I'll introduce you to someone else."
He Susu didn't care much at first. No matter how good the other party was introduced by the third brother, she was not interested. With the shopping system, she could redeem anything she wanted. Her parents were healthy and she was free. Why would she waste her time and energy on dating someone?
But when she heard that the target was Cheng Shi, the olive green warrior who saved Erbao in the afternoon, she hesitated for a rare moment. It was the first time that He Susu encountered a face that matched her aesthetic taste so well, cold, handsome and tough.
She hesitated.
He Lianzhou noticed his younger sister's hesitation and continued, "I know you've always liked good-looking people since you were little, and Cheng Shi's face is handsome enough. You think since you're so good-looking, the person you want to date must be as good-looking as you. Just thinking about the two of you standing together, it's not an exaggeration to say that you're a perfect match."
"If Political Commissar Zhang and the others are willing to introduce each other, we can go and meet them as if it were a blind date, okay?"
He Susu has always been used to facing her own heart calmly. Since she is interested, why not meet him as a blind date?
She nodded: "Okay, Third Brother, you care so much about me, I can't let you down, so let's meet first."
He Lianzhou was relieved when he saw his younger sister agreed. He, as a brother, really put a lot of thought into his younger sister's personal affairs. He said, "I'll tell you when I have news."
He Susu smiled and agreed.
When He Lianzhou returned to his room and was about to take his clothes to take a bath, he heard his wife ask him, "What did you talk about in my little sister's room?"
Now that things were going well, He Lianzhou naturally wanted to share it with his wife: "Xiaoyu, I'm going to talk to my younger sister about introducing someone to someone. I've always wanted to introduce someone to my younger sister, and that's Cheng Shi, who saved Erbao this afternoon."
He talked about his thoughts and also mentioned that he had taken the initiative to find Political Commissar Zhang and others to recommend his younger sister during the training session.
Su Yu couldn't help but marvel at her husband's courage. He actually talked to other group leaders about this matter and recommended her sister-in-law. However, if Cheng Shi was really as good as her husband said, it would be considered a great effort to introduce such a person to her sister-in-law.
She nodded: "Then we will wait for news from Political Commissar Zhang. I hope it will work. By the way, what does my aunt mean?"
She had secretly inquired about it recently, and it seemed that her sister-in-law was not that interested in dating, so she did not mention the matter of introducing a partner as asked by her mother-in-law.
He Lianzhou smiled as he talked about this: "She didn't agree at first, but after hearing that it was Cheng Shi whom she met in the afternoon, she agreed after some hesitation. My little sister has loved playing with pretty kids since she was little, and now that she's grown up, she still has this habit of looking at pretty kids."
Obviously, Xiaomei was very satisfied with Cheng Shi's face. With such an innate advantage, he felt that Xiaomei had a high chance of liking Cheng Shi during the blind date. Xiaomei was so beautiful and talented, as long as Cheng Shi had good taste, he would probably like her.
Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that there is really a destiny. Let my younger sister meet the other party in advance. Maybe they will have a blind date for a few days."
After all, if my sister is not willing, her husband will not force her to go on a blind date even if it means offending her boss.
"Yes, our fate started from the bicycle ticket time." He Lianzhou couldn't help but say.
The couple talked for a few words, he took the clothes to take a bath, and Su Yu folded the clothes. Dabao and Erbao took a bath early because they were frightened in the afternoon, and went to bed after dinner.
As for He Susu, she took the blind date seriously and didn't take it seriously. After her brother left the room, she took a pen and paper and wrote down the plot of the next story under the light, then lay down on the bed. She checked the shopping system as usual, and then went to sleep.
The next day, after waking up and having breakfast, I went back to my room and sat at my desk to write the rest of the story while I was most energetic.
Around the afternoon, He Susu successfully finished writing another plot point. If the story she wrote yesterday is included, it will definitely exceed the 5,000 words required by the magazine.
She read it from beginning to end, and after confirming that there were no logical errors or typos, she stuffed several sheets of letter paper into an envelope and planned to take it to the mailroom to mail it.
After sending out the manuscript this time, she can relax. Besides, she has to buy some more stationery and envelopes when she goes to the county town by bus next time.
Since that day, He Lianzhou has been waiting for news. Fortunately, he didn't have to wait long. The next day after the training, he ran into Political Commissar Zhang who came to see him.
Political Commissar Zhang said bluntly, "Xiao He, I've asked your sister-in-law, and she says your little sister is a good comrade. Let's be matchmakers and introduce her to Cheng Shi. Tomorrow at 10 a.m., your sister-in-law will go find your little sister at the Women's Federation building. I'll also ask Cheng Shi to go over there so that the two young people can meet each other."
He Lianzhou was delighted and smiled: "Okay, I understand. Thank you, Political Commissar Zhang."
After saying goodbye to Political Commissar Zhang, he walked home quickly and told the good news as soon as he entered the house: "Little sister, Political Commissar Zhang has given the news. Sister-in-law will come to take you to the Women's Federation Building tomorrow morning for a blind date with Cheng Shi."
He Susu subconsciously curled her lips: "So fast?"
He Lianzhou nodded: "Political Commissar Zhang is a man of swift action. Since he has taken a fancy to you, he must introduce you to Cheng Shi as soon as possible. It's a pity that I have training tomorrow and cannot go with you."
It's strange to say, ever since he started arranging a blind date for his younger sister and Cheng Shi, he has never met Cheng Shi.
Su Yu was also happy to hear the news: "It's okay, I'll go with you tomorrow. I don't think I have much experience in blind dating for the first time, and I don't know Political Commissar Zhang's wife. It will be better if I'm there."
He Lianzhou agreed: "That's good too. I feel relieved to have you, Xiaoyu, by my side."
He Susu saw that her brother and sister-in-law had decided on the blind date for tomorrow in just a few words, and she only needed to go along at the appointed time. She didn't say much, but she felt better than before.
After dinner, she took a shower and returned to her room. The manuscript had been sent out, and there was nothing else to do, so she simply checked the shopping system in advance.
He Susu had basically seen everything on the first page, so she had no interest in it. She turned to the second page and her eyes lit up.
Electric fans are now on sale, and you only need 8 points of diligence to redeem one. You should know that electrical appliances are very expensive these days. In addition to being expensive, you need a lot of industrial coupons to buy them. Sometimes supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores are out of stock, and you have to wait a long time just to queue up to buy them.
It is already June now. It is not so bad in the early morning and evening, but it is really hot and humid at noon. Sometimes I cannot sleep without a blanket during lunch break because of the heat. I will sweat if I move a little.
If there is no electricity in my hometown, the electric fan would be useless. I could only fan myself with a cattail leaf fan and drink iced mung bean soup to cool off. But the family compound has electricity, and the family still hasn't got the electric fan back, so it's a good time to exchange it for an electric fan.
According to He Susu's idea, she had to exchange four electric fans, one for the living room and one for each of the three rooms, and she couldn't favor one over the other. She had the confidence to be so generous. She hadn't exchanged many things during this period, so she saved a lot of hard work points.
However, electric fans are so difficult to buy at the supply and marketing cooperative, and they require a lot of industrial coupons, so it is not appropriate for me to take so many electric fans back at once.
He Susu thought about it and decided that next time she went back to the county town, she would find an excuse to bring back one electric fan and install it in the living room so that everyone could enjoy the cool breeze during the day. She would find a chance to take the remaining three back home.
With this in mind, she directly redeemed four electric fans in the shopping system. After all, such special offers are not available every day, so it is safer to keep them in the storage compartment.
With such a big operation, the diligence value column is almost cleared to zero.
He Susu was not nervous at all. Anyway, she could earn diligence points by washing clothes every day, and she could also be rewarded with diligence points if her submitted manuscripts were selected, so she could save up the points quickly.
After buying this summer cool artifact, He Susu was very happy and went straight to bed. Go to bed early so that your face will be in better condition tomorrow.
The next morning, He Susu got up early, which was rare for her, and had breakfast after washing up.
Su Yu instructed the two children while eating: "Dabao and Erbao, you two go to Aunt Chen's house to play with your brothers and sisters this morning. Your aunt and I have something to go out for."
Dabao agreed without saying a word: "I know, hey, my aunt is going on a blind date today, I hope it goes smoothly."
Erbao nodded and said, "My aunt is going on a blind date. If it works out, I'll have an uncle-in-law."
The two children were very smart and figured out the information on their own after listening to the adults talk.
He Susu couldn't help but knock them all on the head: "How dare you make fun of your aunt."
Dabao looked up and insisted: "We are sincere, we are not joking!"
Su Yu was happy: "Okay, you two, I hope that today my aunt will really do as you said and find a uncle-in-law to come back."
After dinner, she looked at her aunt's clothes and said, "Little sister, did you bring a skirt? I think several of your previous skirts are very beautiful."
He Susu got up in the morning and changed her clothes casually, but she also felt that something was wrong. She still took this blind date very seriously, and after hearing what the third sister-in-law said, she simply said, "I brought two skirts, I'll go change now."
I went back to my room, opened the closet, and took out the only two skirts I had.
One was a sky blue plaid skirt, and the other was a light green floral skirt. Both were exchanged from the shopping system last year. After some hesitation, He Susu chose the light green floral skirt and re-combed her hair into a single braid.
Su Yu looked at her sister-in-law's outfit, which was youthful, beautiful and a little playful, and nodded in appreciation: "It's really good. I think you look good every day."
He Susu smiled and was very satisfied with her outfit.
Dabao and Erbao cried out exaggeratedly, praising: "My little aunt is so beautiful!"
Su Yu rudely sent him to Mrs. Chen's house across the street.
At about 9:30, there was a knock on the door. Su Yu went to open the door and greeted with a smile: "Hello, sister-in-law, I am Su Yu, come in and sit down."
Zhang Zhengwei's wife Shao Ling came in and said, "Then I'll call you Xiaoyu. My last name is Shao, so you can call me Sister Shao from now on."
He Susu smiled and greeted everyone: "Hello, Sister Shao."
Shao Ling's eyes lit up when she saw her: "Susu, right? I thought you were very beautiful when I saw you once before, and you look even more beautiful today."
She was very satisfied. He Susu dressed so beautifully because she must be attaching great importance to this blind date. When her husband brings Cheng Shi over, she will be moved when she sees him.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Mrs. Shao took the initiative to say, "Let's go to the Women's Federation building first. The time we agreed to meet is almost up. Lao Liu and I agreed to reserve an office for us, so we have to go there early to prevent it from being occupied by others."
He Susu and Su Yu agreed with a smile, changed their shoes and went out.
On the way, Shao chatted casually and learned about He Susu's writing. She learned that she was writing a long story and submitted it every once in a while, which had a stable income. Oh, she was like a great writer, and she was very satisfied.
When they arrived at the Women's Federation building, Shao Ling greeted Lao Liu and led them to an office on the second floor near the stairs, where they each found a chair to sit down. In fact, the Women's Federation building was only two stories high.
After a while, Political Commissar Zhang brought Cheng Shi over, and the office suddenly became lively.
Political Commissar Zhang smiled and said, "Let me introduce you, this is Cheng Shi."
Shao Ling also stood up and pulled He Susu and said, "Cheng Shi, come here. This is Comrade He Susu."
He Susu looked at him, his handsome face was still attractive, and she smiled at his cold eyes and said, "Hello, Comrade Cheng."
The cold eyes and eyebrows seemed like a handful of white snow, which melted instantly after she greeted him, and a smile appeared: "Hello, Comrade He."
Shao Ling smiled and said, "You young people can talk about whatever topics you want. Let's go outside and talk to Lao Liu."
After saying that, she asked her husband and Su Yu to leave the office and closed the door. When they were a little further away, she pulled her husband's sleeve and asked, "How come you managed to get here so smoothly today?"
The reason why they didn't tell Cheng Shi about the blind date in advance was because they were afraid that Cheng Shi would refuse. Political Commissar Zhang thought that if Cheng Shi was not easy this time, he would just use brute force to force him over, although he might not be able to beat him.
Hearing his wife's question, he said, "I was surprised. I thought he would refuse, but he agreed as soon as I said it."
Recalling the scene she had just seen, Shao Ling clapped her hands and said, "Maybe Cheng Shi has always been interested in this. I think it will work out today."
In the office, the two sat opposite each other and fell into a brief silence.
He Susu thought for a moment and took the initiative to say: "Comrade Cheng, we met yesterday, and you saved my nephew."
Cheng Shi nodded: "I remember, just call me Cheng Shi."
He had a crush on the female comrade he had met yesterday, and when he went back and asked around, he found out that she was He Lianzhou's younger sister.
Before he could sort out his thoughts and make any moves, Political Commissar Zhang introduced him to a blind date in the morning. Cheng Shi wanted to refuse, but when he heard that the other party was He Lianzhou's younger sister, he came over for some unknown reason.
There was another short silence, and Cheng Shi took the initiative to bring up the topic: "Your third brother gave me a can of the mushroom and meat sauce that your family sent last time. It smells delicious."
He Susu didn't expect him to say this, and smiled, "I think it smells good too. It's made by my mother herself, and it smells especially good when eaten with white rice."
When the other party mentioned this, she also said, "By the way, I heard from my third brother that he asked you to exchange the bicycle ticket before. With that ticket, I could buy a bicycle to go to get off work smoothly. Thank you for this."
Cheng Shi couldn't help but raise his lips: "You're welcome, this is also a coincidence. I exchanged it for your third brother's bicycle ticket first, and then he gave me the mushroom meat sauce later."
They were both saying the same thing.
Seeing that the girl opposite him had relaxed a little and the atmosphere was just right, Cheng Shi straightened his expression: "Comrade He Susu, I am Cheng Shi, 26 years old this year, with the rank of deputy regiment commander. I currently live in a dormitory. If I get married, I can apply for a family room. I am the only child in my family. My parents are currently in Shanghai and have an apartment there. My monthly allowance is 76.8 yuan and a fixed amount of tickets. I am 1.85 meters tall and weigh 75 kilograms. I have no bad habits. I occasionally need to go on missions, and most of the time I lead soldiers in training in the army."
"I just want to ask you, are you willing to make progress together with me?"
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