"Mianmian, who is it? You never tell me on your own initiative?"
I know this kid doesn't want to date, but look at all those other couples out there! I'm getting anxious for him.
"Second sister, you don't need to worry about this. It just means that Haotian's destiny hasn't arrived yet."
"I'm almost thirty, and my destiny hasn't brought me anywhere yet. When will it be my turn?!"
"Second sister, this matter really can't be rushed. Didn't I tell you? I know a nice girl, she should be quite suitable for Haotian."
"Really?"
"I don't know if it's true or not, but I can only act as a middleman. Whether it works out or not depends on Haotian himself."
"Did you hear that? If you don't take the person your third aunt introduced to you seriously, she'll pretend she doesn't have a son like you."
"That's right? Haotian, you have to understand, this is the first time your third aunt has acted as a matchmaker, so you can't be rude to her."
"Exactly, if you really think it won't work, we have two other single people in our family."
"Fourth sister-in-law, you can't compete with our family for this. Your two children are still young. If he really doesn't like the girl, you can introduce her to Mingcheng."
"We need to resolve one of your personal issues, otherwise you two brothers won't have a good life from now on."
"Mom, I didn't say I wasn't going. When you introduced me to someone, did I always show up on time?"
"Always on time? You're never late, are you?"
"Wasn't there an emergency in the team?"
"Alright, stop explaining this useless stuff to me. I'm not listening."
"Alright, Second Sister, stop talking about the child! Here's the girl's contact information. It includes her workplace address. You can ask her out yourself."
"No photos?"
"Sister-in-law, I'm not suited to being a professional matchmaker, carrying a stack of girls' photos everywhere I go."
"I only mentioned her because I suddenly felt she was a good match for Haotian; otherwise, I definitely wouldn't have said anything."
"What does this child do for a living? How old is he? Where does he live?"
"A local of Beijing, I just graduated with a master's degree last year and now I work as a public servant."
As for her parents? Her father is a retired military officer. Her mother works in finance.
"Mianmian, how do you know so much about this girl's situation?"
"I met her mother in the last two years while I was busy with charity investigations. When I visited their home, they heard that I was doing this, and since they were both retired and had nothing to do, we started helping each other out. That's how we got to know each other."
They have two children; the boy is currently in the military, and the girl became a civil servant after graduation.
That's how I learned some things. Oh, by the way, her brother's name is Lin Zicong, and I think he was in the same unit as Haotian back then.
"No, you mean you want to introduce Satoko's younger sister?"
"What, you know him?"
"I don't know him, but whenever this kid is around, he's always talking about how beautiful his sister is."
"Since she's your comrade's sister, and you know a bit about girls, isn't that perfect? Why not take advantage of this holiday to meet her?"
"I'm afraid I'll get beaten up by Lam Chi-chung!"
"If beating you up would get me a wife, I would have no objection to beating you up a few more times."
"Neither do we!"
"Okay! It's not even a hint of a deal yet, and you're already starting to turn your back on us!"
"That's none of your business."
"Alright, Haotian, go and meet this girl!"
"I understand, Grandma. Don't worry! No matter what, she's my comrade's sister. We should get to know her so she can help us out if anything happens."
"Hey! Do you think Hao-ge is alright?"
"What's up?"
"Are you pressuring me to get married?"
"If you want to know, why don't you go and listen?"
"I'm not going. After urging Hao-ge, they'll definitely urge me next. I'm not going."
"Coward!"
"Shen Ruohua, what did you say? Say it again if you dare!"
"So what if I called you a coward, Shen Hongyu? Don't think I wouldn't dare."
"You, you just wait and see?"
"Just wait, what's there to be afraid of?"
"Alright, stop fooling around. Ruohua, shut up. Don't you know that sour grapes are just a way of saying that you can't have them?"
"Yeah, what can you do when Shen Hongyu is a single dog?"
"Shen Ruohua, are you done playing? And you guys, what are you laughing at? I'm single, and what are you?"
"Brother Yu, it's true that we're single, but we're young!"
Even if our elders urge us to get married, they can't bring it up in front of us, can they?
"That's right, brother, you'd better hurry up and find someone! Otherwise, Grandma will start arranging blind dates for you."
I saw that Grandma has lots of pictures of girls, all kinds, I guarantee you'll be spoiled for choice!
"Really? Ninth Sister, you've seen him before?"
"Yes, I've seen it! Grandma started preparing for it before my eldest brother even got married. By now, I'm sure it's at least eight thousand, if not ten thousand."
"Wow, is this a selection of imperial concubines? There are so many!"
"A lot? Not many. Grandma said that if she doesn't find any she likes, she'll go and exchange them with her old friends."
"No, did she get all these photos of girls from that old friend?"
"I don't know, but my grandma said that there are absolutely no problems with her family background."
"Brother Yu, what do you think about this?"
"What does this have to do with me? Shouldn't Brother Hao be in the most danger right now?"
"Right? There aren't any people here who are of marriageable age. Isn't my brother the oldest? We should start with him."
After my brother settles his personal life, you'll be next, Yu-ge. It'll be three to five years before it's my turn. That's great, I can still have a few more years of carefree fun.
"Really? How much longer do you plan to play?"
"Zheng-ge, what brings you here too?"
"Why can't I come?"
"No, I'm just curious. Shouldn't you be at home with your sister-in-law and nephew right now?"
"I'd like to, but the Empress Dowager at home has ordered me to pass on a message to you and Hongyu."
"Deliver a message? What message?"
"Yes? Brother, what does Grandma mean?"
"What do you mean? What else could it mean? Who told you to make an excuse and run away today?"
Isn't this the Empress Dowager planning to settle scores later?
"Really? Big brother, I should have just stayed home and listened to their nagging."
"Why didn't you do this earlier? Alright, I'll just leave you with one piece of advice: remember this, no matter what excuses you two have, they won't work."
"Say what you want to say! You'll get stabbed no matter what you do."
"Actually, it's nothing much. It's just that starting tomorrow, before you return to the team, you'll be going on blind dates, and the time slots have all been scheduled for you."
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