Doctor Zhao sighed softly and took a puff of his water pipe:
"You should give up on that idea. Xiao Yan is good, but too good. Our family is not good enough for her."
The doctor's wife nodded: "I heard that even wealthy families couldn't get a job, so it's even less likely for our family."
"How do you know it won't work if you don't try?" Old Mrs. Ye looked at Zhao Fan. "I only came to ask you because I saw how much you liked her. If you really like her, find a matchmaker to come and talk to her."
The doctor's wife sighed, "Even if we told them, they wouldn't agree. I'm afraid they'd think we're like toads trying to eat swan meat."
Grandma Ye's eyes widened: "If you don't agree, you don't agree. Will it hurt you? Who says a marriage is guaranteed to work out? If it doesn't work out, move on to the next one. It's not a shameful thing."
The doctor's wife thought about it and realized that this was indeed how everyone proposed marriage.
Grandma Ye looked at Zhao Fan again: "I came here just to give you a piece of advice. If you really have feelings for someone, give it a try. If it doesn't work out, so be it. At least you tried, and you won't have any regrets in this life."
A fire suddenly ignited in Zhao Fan's heart. Yes, so what if she didn't agree? At least he had tried.
He should at least let her know that he cares about her; that would be a way of giving this relationship an explanation and a conclusion.
Zhao Fan mustered his courage: "Father, Mother, I... I want to propose to Xiao Yan. Please find a matchmaker... and ask them if they would be willing to consider me as a potential partner."
The Zhao physician and his wife exchanged a glance and finally nodded.
Dr. Zhao said, "Then let's give it a try. If it doesn't work, you'd better watch out for me."
Zhao Fan was almost in tears: "It's really not going to work. At least next year... I need some time to heal."
Grandma Ye chuckled and said, "Should I act as a peacemaker and go talk to Youliang's family?"
The doctor's wife looked grateful, but said, "This can't happen. It's just to fulfill his wish. If you go and tell them, they might misunderstand. Let's find a matchmaker instead."
The fear is that the Liang family will say that the eldest sister-in-law actually found a poor boy for Xiaoyan, which would make Sister-in-law Youtian lose face.
Grandma Ye nodded: "Alright then, that matchmaker Liu is quite good, we can look for her. I'll head back now."
"Thank you for your help."
......
After lunch, the doctor's wife immediately went to town to find Matchmaker Liu.
The matchmaker's house in town.
When the matchmaker heard that Xiao Yan was mentioned again, she frowned and said, "You said your family is from the same village as Ye Xiao Yan?"
After Ye Hufen and Xiao Yan divorced, Xiao Yan changed her surname to Ye.
Matchmaker Liu sighed, "This... I'm afraid it will be difficult. To be honest, I've already introduced several girls to this Miss Yan."
“From honest farmers to wealthy households in the village, they were all good-looking and had good personalities, but she just couldn’t find any of them attractive.”
“Yesterday I even found her a rich young master, but she didn’t even look at him.”
"I think this girl is a bit too ambitious. Your family... doesn't have much of a chance."
The doctor's wife's expression changed slightly, but thinking of her son's worries, she still said, "Please give it a try. No matter what, you must get a definite answer from her."
He then took out one hundred coins.
Matchmakers usually charge 100 coins before introducing a potential partner. Of course, they don't charge 100 coins for each person they meet, but rather for each successful match.
If things go well, then we'll give Xie the matchmaker money.
"Alright, I'll go and talk to her." Matchmaker Liu smiled and accepted the money. She never turned down business that came to her door. "But let me make it clear beforehand, this deal won't work out. Don't worry, even if Xiao Yan doesn't work out, there are other girls. I'll introduce a good one to your son later."
"Okay, thanks."
Matchmaker Liu didn't want to delay anything. Since she had nothing else to do in the afternoon, she decided to make another trip to Qinghe Village.
In the afternoon, at Aunt Ye's house.
When Aunt Ye saw Matchmaker Liu come to visit again, she looked somewhat embarrassed.
As Aunt Ye served the tea, she said, "Well... I told you this morning that Xiao Yan's shop is very busy and she's too tired to come over for the time being."
Matchmaker Liu also looked troubled: "This time it wasn't me who found her, but someone else took a liking to her. Why don't you ask her again? If she doesn't agree, I can give her an answer."
Aunt Ye thought that Matchmaker Liu was one of the few people in the area with a conscience, so she didn't want to offend her.
"Let me ask her one more time."
"Alright, alright, if someone else takes a fancy to it, I won't contact you again. Just tell me you want to watch it someday, and I'll look for someone else."
"After talking for so long, which company are you referring to?"
The matchmaker, Liu, said, "You know this family very well; it's Zhao Fan from your village."
"Zhao Fan? Zhao Langzhong's son?"
"right."
Aunt Ye nodded. Zhao Fan is a fine young man; he's educated and works as an accountant in the workshop. She's watched him grow up, so his character is naturally impeccable. The Zhao family, including the doctor, are also reliable people.
However, compared to the young men introduced by Matchmaker Liu in the previous encounters, Zhao Fan had no advantage.
Aunt Ye thought Xiao Yan wouldn't agree to the matchmaking... Well, even though it's called a matchmaking, the two of them had already been in contact, so she would probably just refuse outright!
Aunt Ye stood up: "Okay, I'll go ask right away. You can sit here a little longer."
After saying that, Aunt Ye left.
They soon arrived at Ye Caiping's house.
Entering Xiaoyan's room, one could see that Xiaoyan was still doing embroidery.
But if you look closely, you'll notice that her ears are red and her hands are trembling a little.
Aunt Ye smiled and sat down next to her, a little embarrassed, "Xiao Yan... Grandma promised you this morning that she wouldn't talk about other people."
Xiao Yan's hand trembled as she inserted the needle: "Mmm."
Aunt Ye sighed, "But... that matchmaker Liu just mentioned another one. I'm not forcing you to meet him or anything, but he's from the same village. I'm just asking you, so I can give you an answer so I can respond, right?"
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