"like?"
Upon hearing Cheng Baidong's words, Gao Ping's face instantly turned bright red, and he stammered for a long time, unable to utter a word. "What's with that expression? Do you like it or not? Give me a straight answer."
“I don’t know if this counts as liking someone, it’s just…” Gao Ping pursed his lips in confusion, “I just think she looks really good when she smiles, and her eyes are so bright, like there are stars in them.”
"Lust at first sight?" Cheng Bodong raised an eyebrow, staring at his face with a scrutinizing gaze: "That's your sister-in-law's best friend. If you have this kind of attitude, I won't allow it."
Gao Ping quickly waved his hand and explained, "No, no. Brother Cheng, I'm not lusting after her. I'm serious. I want to be friends with her."
Cheng Baidong teased, "Just to make friends? Not planning on a blind date with her?"
This made Gao Ping's already red face turn even redder. He felt a surge of heat rush to the top of his head, and his head suddenly went blank. He blurted out, "I want to make friends, and I also want to go on blind dates."
With a smug look on his face, Cheng Baidong patted Gao Ping on the shoulder and teased, "That's more like it! A real man should just say he wants a wife. Beating around the bush is so boring! Don't you think so?"
Gao Ping was too embarrassed to speak.
He was teased by Cheng Baidong one after another, and his handsome face was almost as red as a monkey's bottom.
Fang Qiao stood at the door of the main room and overheard most of their conversation.
Wang Yun was originally a sent-down youth in the countryside, and it was unknown when he would be able to return, so neither Wang Yun nor Fang Qiao had ever considered this possibility.
Now that the matter of returning to the city has been settled, and after seeing Gao Ping's attitude, Fang Qiao thought about it and felt that this marriage was not bad.
On the surface, Gao Ping seemed to be just a lowly bodyguard, but she had heard Cheng Baidong say that Gao Ping's rank was not low. Before becoming his bodyguard, he was already a company commander. His transfer to Beijing was a lateral move, and his salary was not reduced.
Although Fang Qiao wasn't entirely sure of the exact salary, it shouldn't be less than forty. The factory would also provide him with two rooms for his wedding.
The salary is decent, and she even has a house for marriage. Most importantly, her hometown is far away, and her parents aren't around, so there won't be any mother-in-law/daughter-in-law conflicts after marriage. She's a hot commodity in the matchmaking market, no wonder the older women in the factory always want to introduce their daughters to her.
Wang Yun's family lived in the eastern suburbs. His parents did not have their own house and lived in a large courtyard with his grandparents and uncle's family. He also had two younger brothers who were around ten years old. The family was not well-off. However, Wang Yun was capable. Although he had wasted his life in the countryside until he was thirty in his previous life, he became a newspaper reporter as soon as he returned to the city with his excellent education. Later, he even went abroad. He was the most successful member of the family.
As a friend, Fang Qiao naturally thought Wang Yun was wonderful in every way, and thus had the idea of arranging a blind date between the two.
So he lifted the curtain of the main room and spoke up to help Gao Ping out of the predicament, saying, "Alright, Bai Dong, stop teasing him. With your perverse sense of humor, you don't even see how red Gao Ping's face is."
She glared at Cheng Baidong, then smiled and said to Gao Ping, "Xiao Gao, come inside and let's talk."
Caught red-handed by Fang Qiao, Gao Ping pursed her lips in a panic: "Sister-in-law, you heard everything."
"What a coincidence!" Cheng Baidong pushed Gao Ping's back and led him into the house. "Come on, let's go inside and ask your sister-in-law if she'd be willing to be your matchmaker."
Gao Ping was at a loss. When he entered the house, his left foot tripped over his right foot, and he almost gave Fang Qiao a good wrestling performance.
Fang Qiao found it amusing and joked, "Xiao Gao, don't be nervous, I don't eat people."
Gao Ping couldn't help but feel nervous.
After all, Fang Qiao is his sister-in-law, and he treats her with the utmost respect, like a real sister-in-law. But now he's set his sights on her friend...
He subconsciously raised his hand to wipe the fine sweat that had broken out on his forehead from nervousness, chuckled dryly twice, and said insincerely, "Sister-in-law, I'm not nervous, I'm not nervous."
Fang Qiao poured him a glass of water: "Have a sip of water to soothe your throat first. I have a few questions for you."
Gao Ping took the cup, took a small sip, then put it down and sat up straight: "Sister-in-law, please ask."
“Xiao Gao, we have no outsiders here, so I won’t ask you all the questions one by one. Just tell me about yourself and your family, and I’ll tell you about Wang Yun later. If you think it’s okay, then when Wang Yun comes over next time, I’ll talk to her about it. If she’s interested in you too, I’ll arrange a formal blind date for you two. What do you think?” Fang Qiao asked for his opinion.
Gao Ping had no objection.
He then described his situation: "I'm twenty-two years old this year, and my job is Brother Cheng's bodyguard. My salary is 45 yuan, and I have 350 yuan in savings. My hometown is the same as Brother Cheng's, also in the countryside of Y province. However, Brother Cheng's family is in the north of Y province, while my family is in the south-central part of Y province."
There are five people in my family: my parents, an older brother, and an older sister. I'm the youngest of three siblings. My brother is engaged. My sister lost her hearing and speech due to a childhood fever and has never married.
Fang Qiao nodded, indicating that she had made a note of it, and then told him about Wang Yun's basic information.
"Wang Yun's family lives in the eastern suburbs. Her parents are both workers at the state-owned cotton mill. Her family situation is similar to yours; she also has two siblings, but she is the eldest daughter with two younger brothers. Like me, she was also a sent-down youth. This trip back to Beijing is her annual family visit leave. However, there is now a 'three-way' policy that allows you to return to the city through work, so you don't have to worry about being separated from your family if things don't work out."
However, she's a year older than you, twenty-three this year. If you don't mind, I'll arrange for you two to meet in a few days.
Gao Ping: "Being a year older isn't a big deal, I don't mind."
"Okay then." Fang Qiao nodded: "It's settled then. If she agrees to see you next time she comes, I'll have your brother Cheng go to the dorm to call you."
"good."
Wang Yun didn't come back until after the New Year.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, she came to pay her respects and even gave several red envelopes, including one for each of the two little ones in Fang Qiao's belly.
After laughing and joking around, Fang Qiao told her about Gao Ping's situation.
"Gao Ping is a good man, but his sister being mute is holding him back. I've asked Sister Guizhi to inquire about his previous blind dates these past few days. He went on three dates in total, but they all ended without a trace because he's afraid his sister will be a burden in the future. What do you think about this? Do you mind?"
If you can't accept it, then pretend I never mentioned it to you. If you're okay with it, I'll arrange for you to meet again.
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