When the crowd died down, everyone turned to another topic.
"Yin Hong, I heard your son became a matchmaker?"
There was a particularly harsh voice. It was Zhong Guilan, who had quarreled with Old Lady Li many times.
"Male matchmakers are rare. Li Duoliang hasn't found a partner himself, yet he's quite active in other people's affairs. He's actually helped set up several couples."
Yin Hong blushed. "What matchmaker? He didn't take the money. My son was just being enthusiastic and helping to set up the match. It's because he has so many connections."
"Yes, I didn't take any money. Those people gave your family a lot of gifts, so that's about right."
"Look how jealous you are! What's wrong with my son not being able to find a partner? He has friends all over the world and is very successful out there. When I go to buy meat, people always give me a piece of fat just for his sake."
Yin Hong hated to see anyone talking about Li Duoliang the most, so she went all out and listed all his heroic deeds of the past few days.
As the year draws to a close, every household counts the unmarried men and women in their home like a company doing an accounting check, and state-owned restaurants are filled with young people looking for blind dates.
Li Duoliang has been a runner-up several times and has met many people who have difficulty finding a partner.
For example, there was a girl from a well-off family who was rumored to be unlucky in marriage because her two previous partners had died one after another.
Her parents were very worried and didn't want to be told anything by others. They were also very superstitious and worried that she would bring bad luck to their family, so they planned to marry her off to a poor family.
The girl was unhappy and had several arguments with her family.
After hearing about it, Li Duoliang helped to deceive her father, saying that her fate was strong and she would not bring bad luck to her family members. It was obvious that she was a treasure given to him by God, but he did not make good use of it.
Wouldn't it be better to marry her to the family of his sworn enemy? Then he would be able to rise to higher positions in the future, right?
Her father actually believed it. In order to make the other party agree, he not only did not ask for a betrothal gift, but also gave her a large dowry and sent her off in a grand manner.
To be able to be his mortal enemy, his family conditions must be similar to theirs, and the girl is also quite satisfied.
After the two got married, everything went smoothly and nothing happened.
Li Duoliang also said that although the situation seemed peaceful on the surface, it was actually consuming the blessings of his family.
Her father thought about it and felt that his arch-enemy's family had indeed encountered some troubles, not too big or too small, while his own career was going very smoothly (in fact, it was because he was in a good mood, became cheerful, and his superiors were happy to greet him). He felt more and more that what he said was true.
After thinking it through, he felt both anticipation and guilt, and treated his daughter a little better.
Whenever he had time, he would call her home for dinner, and she would always come back empty-handed. The girl was confused, but when she found that she was more loved in her parents' home and more valued in her husband's home, she gladly accepted the invitation.
There was also a man who worked as a temporary worker. He had no parents at home and lived with his uncle and aunt. After getting married, he was kicked out of the house and didn't even have a house.
But he was unwilling to marry into the wife's family as he felt it was shameful, so Li Duoliang introduced him to a widow.
Her family has an ancestral house, but she has a rather aggressive personality. She had a fight with her previous mother-in-law, and the fight was so fierce in the street that she had a very bad reputation in the neighborhood.
In fact, it is not her fault. If a young widow does not stand up, she will be bullied.
How could she bear it when her mother-in-law wanted to take away all her husband's pension and house and give them to her youngest son?
It was precisely because of her unreasonableness that she was able to earn herself a house and part of the pension.
She learned her lesson and when she remarried, she wanted to find someone without parents. The person introduced by Li Duoliang just caught her eye.
As for the man...
It can only be said that only men can understand men. Li Duoliang keenly noticed that his interest in young girls was far less than that in married women.
People really like widows. When they heard that she was a remarried woman, their eyes lit up.
Now the two have quickly obtained their marriage certificate, moved in together, and are living happily.
After listening to it, He Ruixue also felt that Li Duoliang was indeed a friend of women.
It is much more conscientious to introduce someone only after truly considering the circumstances of both parties than to be a matchmaker who confuses right and wrong.
But the people in the yard didn't care about all this. They just kept harping on the fact that he was surrounded by women all day and couldn't even find a partner.
In her opinion, it was all jealousy. She felt that he was able to make a living with his appearance and earned a lot of money and things, while her own "handsome" son had nothing to show for it.
Wang Taozhi said casually, "Didn't Li Duoliang find a partner before? Now at least he can get money.
Unlike some people who have no money and no girls who like them, they just yell and shout at home and can't even find a job outside."
Her words swept the crowd around her, and someone deliberately said, "Taozhi, since you don't dislike him, why don't you marry your daughter Xiaojie to him?"
"Forget it. Our Xiaojie doesn't know anything and isn't capable of making a living. If you marry her rashly, you'll just make enemies with her."
"That's a nice thing to say. I see you're talking without any hesitation. After a trip to Beijing, could it be that your thinking has been elevated?"
Although it was clearly a sarcastic remark, Wang Taozhi just thought she was complimenting him, "That's right, this person should broaden his horizons and stop focusing on whether others are doing well or not. It has nothing to do with you.
"People can't make ends meet, but your rice jar suddenly has two more bowls of rice?"
She was about to retort when she saw Li Duoliang leading in a pretty girl wearing a blue cotton-padded jacket with big, bright eyes.
"Mom, what are you guys talking about when you get together?"
"Speaking of you, is this person here to give us a thank-you gift?"
"No, her name is Meng Qian, and she's my girlfriend."
A few words lightly caused the crowd to burst into an uproar.
Everyone was astonished as if they saw the sun rising from the west. After all, the two of them looked so mismatched, like a combination of beauty and the beast.
He Ruixue remained calm. In later generations, the combination of beautiful women and ugly men was common. Many people had a fetish for ugliness and would never let go of their kappa-like boyfriends.
Li Duoliang at least has a gentle and kind heart, and he will find someone who understands him sooner or later.
Yin Hong was stunned for a moment, followed by a strong sense of surprise.
She jumped up from the chair, not even bothering to talk to others, and took them home.
"Oh, why didn't you tell me in advance? Come on in, you must stay for dinner later. Where's Li Youlu? He just has legs and can't move. Get the malted milk out, I'm going to buy some groceries."
The girl quickly said, "Auntie, no need, I just came to take a look."
"Of course not. We are not that kind of people. Come and sit down."
Li Youlu stuck his head out, quickly understood the situation, and smiled even brighter than hers.
He said enthusiastically, "Girl, I'm going to wash some fruit for someone. I just bought it a few days ago. It's so sweet."
He turned around, his expression changed immediately, and he scolded sternly, "Duoliang, why don't you go and pour tea for them? What did I teach you? You don't have any sense at all."
The people sitting under the tree saw this scene and remained silent for nearly two minutes. Perhaps they felt embarrassed and turned to talk about other things as if nothing had happened.
Wang Taozhi deliberately started a conversation, but no one paid any attention to her, which made her feel a little bored.
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