Chapter 9 Please introduce me to someone
He Xu is not a beast, he just can't bring himself to harm the person whom he has treated as his sister since childhood.
I wondered if my abnormal behavior these past two days was because I was too empty.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to find a partner, but he thinks that a man should spend his prime years building the country, not wasting time on romance.
Now that I am 23 years old, it is indeed time to find a partner.
He Xu thought absentmindedly that the blind date partner should preferably have long hair, a good figure, and a gentle temper, but there must not be someone else in his heart, lest the two of them quarrel over a disagreement. He also had to be careful not to be cuckolded.
Not long after, everyone from the Fang family came back from get off work or school.
There are five children in my aunt's family. My eldest cousin Chen Yi is sixteen years old and just joined the army. He and the youngest, three-year-old baby Fang Hongmei, are adopted.
The two cousins in the middle, Fang Honghua, are fifteen years old and Fang Honglian, thirteen years old. One is in the third year of junior high school, and the other is in the first year of junior high school.
The youngest cousin Fang Hongguo is ten years old and is still in the fifth grade of primary school.
Chen Tang hurried forward and greeted a few people: "Uncle-in-law, you are back."
Seeing Fang Honghua still holding the basket, she quickly went over to take it: "Let me help you get it."
Fang Honghua watched her take the things away and looked at Fang Honglian in shock.
My cowardly cousin came out from the west today. Will she take the initiative to help others?
Normally, she would hide in the house when she saw something happening.
When Political Commissar Fang and his family came back, He Xu put down the enamel cup in his hand, stood up and greeted them: "Political Commissar."
Political Commissar Fang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Not bad. I haven't seen many people promoted to battalion commander at your age. Is your waist injury better?"
Chen Tang looked up at him. This man was injured? I didn't see it.
He Xu somehow caught her gaze at once, and the ripples in his heart quickly calmed down.
"Much better. I can go to training after two more changes of medicine."
"Your health is more important. It's not too late to train again once you're fully recovered. You're just working too hard."
Political Commissar Fang sat down on a stool, poured a glass of water from the teapot, and drank it leisurely.
"Your grandfather called this morning and asked when you were going to take a vacation. I was thinking that you hadn't been home for a few years. Since you are injured and can't participate in the training, I will ask the commander to let you take a month off so that you can go back and visit him."
He Xu has been in the army for several years and has never been back. The reason why we urge him to go back is just to arrange a blind date for him.
Normally he was impatient.
There are a lot of bad things going on at home, and I always keep thinking about them when I get home.
But then I remembered that I had intended to go on a blind date in the first place, so I decided to go back and get the things left by the old man back for my future wife, to prevent them from being wasted by that couple.
"Okay, thank you, Commissar."
Chen Tang moved her ears and looked up at her aunt, who gave her a reassuring look and continued cutting vegetables.
Zhou Ling grew up in the south and is a very good cook. In the evening, she made stewed cabbage with meat and braised pork. She divided a chicken into two halves, one half was used to make soup, and the other half was used to stir-fry beans and some green vegetables. They had only eaten such a sumptuous meal twice during the Chinese New Year.
The children were so greedy that they didn't even blink their eyes and kept eating with their mouths wide open.
Zhou Ling quickly picked out two chicken legs that had been cooked for a long time and gave them to the little ones, Chen Tang and Fang Hongmei.
Drinking is not allowed in the army. Political Commissar Fang’s biggest hobby is drinking tea. Tonight, he and He Xu drank tea instead of wine for half a day.
"Don't rush to find a partner when you go back this time. At your age and with such a promising future, you must move forward. I also know your father. If he listens to your stepmother's arrangement of a marriage for you and your grandfather doesn't intervene, you will not pass the political review if you come back and tell me and Commander Tan."
He Xu curled his lips, his eyes shining brightly: "Political Commissar, don't worry, the two of them don't care about me."
Political Commissar Fang sneered: "You are always arrogant. No matter how smart a person is, it is difficult to avoid hidden arrows. You must be on guard against others. If something happens, Commander Tan and I can't protect you. You should keep a low profile when you are out there."
He Xu nodded: "Yes, I will listen to the political commissar."
As soon as Political Commissar Fang heard it, he knew that this guy was just listening with one ear and out the other.
"You are already an adult, why not ask your aunt to introduce you to some blind dates, so that people in the capital won't always be concerned about you. I think Chen Tang is a good choice, and you two are about the same age...hiss——"
Political Commissar Fang was stepped on hard by Zhou Ling and he gasped with a grimace.
"Eat your food. Not even meat can fill your mouth." Zhou Ling rolled her eyes.
Although He Xu is a good soldier, his family is a mess and she doesn't want her niece to marry him.
Besides, if these two had this intention, they would have had it long ago. Why would they wait until now?
Chen Tang had just had a falling out with He Qiu, and she had finally managed to get away from Han Zhongguo. She also wanted to introduce some artistic young people to her niece.
Soldiers are not good enough. Political Commissar Fang does not have to go on missions on weekdays, and two people taking care of five children will still make their backs ache from exhaustion, not to mention marrying a soldier. They will be alone in the empty house for many days, and if the children feel a little unwell, they have to take them to the hospital by themselves, and there is no one to help.
Chen Tang's ears turned red when he heard this, and he almost buried his face in the bowl out of embarrassment.
He Xu was a scoundrel and a ruffian, but he did have a good-looking face. She had never been in love in her previous life, but she had seen such a good-looking man, so she was more or less tempted by him because of his looks.
He Xu was silent for a moment, as if he had made up his mind, and said, "When I come back from the capital, please ask Auntie to introduce me to someone."
Dreams are just dreams, he doesn't think he will like Chen Tang.
Even if she mustered up the courage, she was smart and could take advantage of the situation to silence the person she was talking to, which made him look at her with new eyes and made him... indeed have some inexplicable thoughts.
But if he really has to choose, he will still choose someone who can walk side by side with him.
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