After two days of torture, Chen Jianguo can only lock himself in his office from the inside.
Suddenly there was another knock on the door. Chen Jianguo gritted his teeth and immediately shouted, "Didn't I tell you not to come again!"
Knock knock.....
"Can't Chen Jianguo understand human language?"
Knock knock....
Chen Jianguo sighed, gritting his teeth, wanting to see which one of these daydreamers was it.
Hua De opened the door, about to blurt out his question, but upon seeing who it was, he immediately swallowed it back.
Station Master Lei of the Gate...
What does that mean? -- That look on his face is like he could kill someone?
"Jianguo, I've always treated you well, so why are you treating me like this?"
"Waaaaah..."
"And they made me knock on the door for ages!"
"Just open the door, why the murderous look?"
"Back when I was killing Japanese devils, I wasn't this pathetic!"
Chen Jianguo... What a headache! You said you were faking your crying, but at least make it look convincing. You sat down in his seat with an air of nonchalance, drinking tea and cracking sunflower seeds that seemed to have come from nowhere!
Cough cough...
Upon hearing the cough, Station Master Lei immediately shut up, his tone smooth as if the person who had just complained wasn't him.
Whew...
Finally, some peace and quiet!
Chen Jianguo poured him another large glass of water. "Drink up!"
"Tch, what kind of attitude is that?"
What brings you here?
Upon hearing this, Station Chief Lei immediately became excited. "Jianguo, can you tell me you're looking for a match for your niece?"
Chen Jianguo was speechless... Even the stationmaster knew! He then said with annoyance, "It's all my fault. I was thinking of finding some suitable young men in the unit, but who knew it would be so hard to find a good match?"
This time, Station Chief Lei was speechless and immediately retorted, "Don't you even look at what your conditions are?"
"You need a house, a car, a stable job, and most importantly, both parents?"
"Aren't you cursing someone?"
Chen Jianguo sighed helplessly, "Stationmaster, you didn't say both parents were born in the 1980s, that just means the family relationship is simple!"
"Nonsense—I don't want women with sisters-in-law, the eldest child in the family, the middle child, or women with several older sisters..."
"Why not just abandon the parents too!" Station Chief Lei sarcastically remarked.
Chen Jianguo was also embarrassed, but later he went to see Da Ya again. That Sister Li had already said a lot of bad things about her at school.
Although it wasn't the old man's fault, as his uncle, he also wanted to prove himself.
"Then what brings you here today?"
Upon hearing this, Station Master Lei chuckled, "I'll be your matchmaker!"
Chen Jianguo exclaimed in surprise, "Why would an old man like you want to be a matchmaker?"
"Get lost—you old man!" Station Master Lei was so angry that he grabbed something from the table and threw it at him.
Chen Jianguo immediately took it; it was a book, which he then put back.
After the joke, Station Master Lei got down to business: "You might have seen this person before!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jianguo became even more curious: "Have you seen me before?"
"Yes, the last time you went to Beijing on a business trip, I arranged for someone to pick you up; it was that young man!"
Chen Jianguo was stunned upon hearing this. After careful recollection, he realized it happened in early June of that month, when the government was considering opening a route to Beijing.
The station sent him on a business trip. "Didn't you say he was your friend's son?"
Station Chief Lei said apologetically, "That's my wife's younger brother's child!"
After his initial shock, Chen Jianguo rolled his eyes. "You hid it really well!"
hey-hey....
"That boy's name is Zhou Congjin, he's 23 years old, and he was discharged from the army last year!"
Chen Jianguo frowned. "So young to be discharged from the army?"
"Um... he was discharged due to injury...!" Station Chief Lei finally said it.
Chen Jianguo rolled his eyes. "Stationmaster, just say what you want to say, don't beat around the bush!"
"Alright, then I'll get straight to the point. The young man seems like a good guy. He also works in the train department, and he's a driving technician. He was injured in his shoulder, and although it won't have much of an impact, you know how it is for soldiers—handling a gun is too dangerous!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jianguo nodded. Injuries are inevitable, but as long as they don't affect his life, then it's fine.
"Where is he now?"
Upon hearing this, Station Master Lei happily replied, "He's at your house. He just arrived a few days ago. Your aunt saw he was all alone and was thinking of seeing if there were any suitable people around!"
Chen Jianguo looked at the stationmaster. Actually, he thought the man was alright at first glance, but...?
"Station manager, is Da Ya's personality not suited to overly complicated family relationships?"
Station Chief Lei was taken aback, then said with annoyance, "I forgot to mention, look at your brain!"
“My brother-in-law only has this one child. He and his sister-in-law have been in the army for most of the year. They only came back when Jin was injured. Now he is all alone at home!”
After finishing his sentence, Station Master Lei chuckled and said, "You could say they're unconventional parents!"
Ha ha.....
After saying that, he laughed. People who didn't know the situation might think that his brother-in-law had a relationship with him!
Chen Jianguo was speechless, and finally they agreed to meet in person to discuss it further.
When I got home that evening and told Su Xia, she was also surprised, saying, "This is no different from having both parents!"
Chen Jianguo's lips twitched, Niu Niu next to him was trying not to laugh, while Da Bao and Er Bao ignored it, pointing at Chen Jianguo's bewildered face and laughing.
"Haha...Big brother, did you see Dad's face?"
"Haha... I see it! Just like our math teacher seeing a zero on the test!"
Ha ha.....
Su Xia couldn't help but laugh too. Xiao Bao and Xiao Niu Niu were also seeing their mother, and their older sisters and brothers were all smiling.
He grinned foolishly, and water spilled all over the ground.
While putting the two younger children to sleep that night, Su Xia saw Chen Jianguo's face and, remembering that face, couldn't help but chuckle.
Helpless, Chen Jianguo gritted his teeth and could only resort to physical attacks until Su Xia was panting and her face was flushed, and she no longer wanted to laugh.
"What did you say in the end?"
Chen Jianguo: "The station chief's idea is to let him meet with Daya!"
Su Xia nodded, saying that even in a conservative society, an arranged marriage was out of the question. "At that time, we'll definitely have to build a party together and have a brother and sister-in-law!"
Chen Jianguo: "Understood, I'll go back tomorrow!"
"Sigh... I wonder when the village will get electricity and telephone service?" Su Xia worried.
Chen Jianguo's lips twitched. "Go to sleep, you can have anything in your dreams!"
Su Xia pinched his flesh hard in anger and snorted, "Just you wait, once I'm pregnant, I'll make you dream on!"
The next day, after dropping off his child, Chen Jianguo went straight back to the village, not forgetting the things his family needed.
After arriving in the village, instead of going home first, they went straight to the cowshed, since there were very few people there.
When Chen Jianguo bumped into Gu Zongwei at the door, he nodded as a greeting.
"Comrade Chen is here. Brother Yi is busy in the cowshed. I'll go call him for you!" Gu Zongwei was neither enthusiastic nor arrogant.
He dared not be arrogant now. Chen Jianguo nodded and said, "Thank you, Comrade Gu!"
Gu Zongwei set off, then went inside and called out to the workers, "Comrade Chen is here!"
Upon hearing this, Old Man Yi dropped what he was carrying and beckoned Xie Chengbo to come out with him.
"Xiao Gu, please. We'll be back in a bit!"
Gu Zongwei nodded, "No problem!"
The sense of loss in my heart was almost overflowing, along with envy.
Yuan Min thought that because she had an eldest son who had settled down in the village and a relative by marriage with the village chief, she was not as comfortable as the old man.
Why.....
Upon seeing the two arrive, Chen Jianguo first sent a letter to Xie Chengbo: "Brother Xie, I'll be leaving soon this time. If you have any mail to send, go and get it now!"
Xie Chengbo was taken aback. "Okay, I'll go home and get it!" Then he hurriedly left with the letter.
Chen Jianguo handed the old man another sack of things, saying, "Old Chief, here are your things, as well as some fine grains and cornmeal. I'll bring them next time!"
Old Man Yi didn't care. "Alright, we have plenty to eat now. Why did you suddenly come back?"
"Something has come up at home, and I need my second son and his wife to go to the county town!"
Upon hearing this, Old Man Yi did not ask any further questions, but instead inquired about the children.
Chen Jianguo: "Everything's fine. Niu Niu still has the best grades. Da Bao plays but hasn't fallen behind. Er Bao is still young, but Xiao Bao and Niu Niu can already utter a word or two..."
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