Wednesday 9 February 2022

BTTS 660




Chapter 660. Elegant and graceful

"Maternal Uncle, I know." Xu Sheng Qiang said.

Zhou Qing Bai wasn't long-winded. He didn't tell him off too much. Seeing that the morning peak had passed and there were fewer people, he left the shop to watch by himself.

He went home first and came across his wife on the phone.

It wasn't Lin Qing He calling over, but rather Third Sister-in-law who called. She was asking about Zhou Wu Ni and the others. She had mentioned matchmaking and that she had prepared a lot of dowry for her eldest daughter.

Lin Qing He smilingly said, "Say no more. There really is one. However, he's from Hai City. Do want you want to listen?"

"Speak. Do speak." Third Sister-in-law urged.

Eldest daughter wasn't young anymore. When she was at her age, her eldest daughter already knew how to use soy sauce. However, she didn't want to get married now. This made her anxious to death.

"You know that I have a god-relative in Hai City. He's part of my god-relative's paternal uncle's family. Also, paternal cousin brother of my godson. He's a slightly younger than Wu Ni, but the difference isn't that big. It doesn't matter." Lin Qing He told.

"And his person?" Third Sister-in-law asked.

"About 1.8 meters tall. His looks aren't bad. Personality-wise, pretty decent. He is motivated. Currently part of the management of my tea shop. He will definitely climb up in the future." Lin Qing He said, "He had met Wu Ni."

"What's the situation in his family?" Third Sister-in-law was delighted. However, it was about her daughter, so she must ask more clearly.

Lin Qing He replied: "I don't know about his family yet. I will call Mei Li later and inquire about it."

"Alright then. If you feel he is good, then you decide. I can be rest assured with you handling it." Third Sister-in-law threw the pot.

Lin Qing He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Still, she didn't say anything. She hung up the phone with Third Sister-in-law and called Xue Mei Li. Xue Mei Li had installed a phone at home. The two of them often chatted togehter.

Xue Mei Li didn't expect the call to be about this. She responded with lagged mind: "As far as this nephew, Jiang Heng is concerned, he's definitely a good lad. It's just my eldest brother's family is too poor."

"In what way are they poor?" Lin Qing He asked.

Even now, many people had relatively poor conditions. Not rich at all.

"The whole family is crowded together. There are a lot of matter cropping up. That niece-in-law aren't easy to get along with." Xue Mei Li said.

Although their relationship with her eldest brother's family wasn't bad and their relationship was legitimate blood-relative, she can't cheat Lin Qing He. She must tell the truth.

"Let Jiang Heng make money to buy one?" Lin Qing He suggested.

"A house isn't so easy to buy now. But if he can buy one, then it'll be great. The young couple will live on their own and their days will be comfortable." Xue Mei Li smiled upon hearing this, "Let me tell you, Jiang Heng is indeed a good child. Very motivated too. Although he is filial, he isn't someone without a thought. It won't be what his parents say is the final words. If the house problem is solved, he can get married."

Lin Qing He chatted with her for a while. Only then, they hung up the phone. Then she got to call back to Third Sister-in-law. Zhou Qing Bai was watching TV. He helplessly remarked: "You are enthusiastic."

Last night, she just said to not care about so much for the time being. Today, it began.

Lin Qing He grinned and responded, "Isn't it because Third Sister-in-law being in a hurry?"

At Zhou Wu Ni's current age, she was indeed not young. Especially in this current environment. Young woman can't stand the delay.

She continued to talk on the phone with Third Sister-in-law. Third Sister-in-law was very busy at the moment. It didn't matter though. Third Brother and the children that were on summer vacation were present.

As soon as she heard that it was a housing problem, Third Sister-in-law said: "That's no a big beal. First, let them go out and rent a place. It’s not too late to buy it when they have the money and there's a suitable house. I watched TV. It said in the future, there will be commercial houses in big cities, right?"

"You know this." Lin Qing He smiled.

"That's right. With a TV, what can you not know?" Third Sister-in-law jollily replied.

"That's a pretty good idea. Rent it first and buy something suitable later. But it seems that Wu Ni and Jiang Heng haven't got the connection yet." Lin Qing He told.

"You check with that young man. At such large age, he must want a wife. Wu Ni can teach anywhere. She has her own income." Third Sister-in-law spoke.

Lin Qing He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Still, she agreed. After hanging up the phone, Lin Qing He turned to Zhou Qing Bai: "Let's go. Go to the tea shop."

Zhou Qing Bai drove her over.

At the tea shop, Zhou Er Ni was tallying the accounts. Jiang Heng and other employees were selling the goods. This was her family's largest tea shop in the capital and their first tea shop.

"Where is Xiao Geng?" Lin Qing He came over and asked Jiang Heng.

"He went to the wine shop with his third brother." Jiang Heng responded after calling out Auntie Lin.

Lin Qing He nodded. Then she sat down with Zhou Qing Bai and got him to boil water and make tea. She said as she watched him, "How old are you this year?"

"Twenty-three." Jiang Heng embarrassedly smiled.

Lin Qing He merrily said, "Then it's time to marry."

"Have to encounter a suitable one." Jiang Heng's mind slightly moved and somewhat dejectedly said.

Twenty-three. It wasn't small. If there was someone suitable, he certainly wanted to marry a wife.

"Do you have any criteria when finding someone? Since you call me Auntie Lin, I can't let you call for nothing. If there is someone suitable, I will introduce someone to you. You can rest assued." Lin Qing He smiled. .

"My family is poor. What criteria can I have. As long as the female's family doesn't look down on me, it's enough." Jiang Heng hesitated.

His family was poor. And his eldest sister-in-law didn't have good temper. She was very picky. Of course, he had never talked about his family's shortcoming.

He was the second child at home. There were few younger siblings below him. Because of his help, his parents weren't that stressed.

"I heard you have a few younger siblings under you?" Lin Qing He asked.

"En, they're still studying." Jiang Heng nodded.

"Are you supporting them now? How much do you give each month." Lin Qing He continued.

"Half of my salary." Jiang Heng said. He was a clever one. Without waiting for Lin Qing He, he took the initiative: "I am not married now, so I give more. I will definitely not be able to give so much in the future. "

Lin Qing He grinned and spoke: "If you got your own little family, then you must think of your own little family. After all, whoever birth the child, whoever raises it. It's the nature's law and earth's way."

Of course, when the family was poor, it was fine to support a bit if one had filial piety and the ability to. But it was also necessary to pay attention to the degree of support.

She didn't talk too much about this with Jiang Heng. Instead she simply switched the subject and talked to him about business matters.

Jiang Heng had seriously studied and listened carefully. However, his mind was completely on whether Auntie Lin wanted to introduce a match to him or not? Was it Zhou Hong Min?

Jiang Heng thought of Zhou Hong Min's elegant and graceful appearance. It was impossible for him to say he didn't feel anything.

7 comments:

  1. I don’t know what to say about their match, it’s 50/50..
    Thank you for the update, Maggie-sama..

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  2. I feel like the older MC gets the more she's accustomed to the culture in that era, not that it don't make sense. Not to mention how she wants to matchmaking every relative she have. Also saying 23-ish old enough to have a child etc, when she said it's okay to be single during their 30s in the future etc. I mean I don't despise it, just everyone is churning out babies left and right because they can.

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    1. I agree with you, it is kinda bothering me on hoe enthusiastic she is on matchmaking her relatives.

      I like it when the younger generation meet their match themselves like how Er Ni meet Wang Yuan, San Ni & her husband, and Er Wa with his current girlfriend.

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    2. About the matchmaking, it's more about the culture of that era. Have you forget that except for the Xu siblings (and San Ni for legitimate reason), most of her nieces and nephews hope that their parents would help them to find their match? They don't want to meet their match themselves. Meanwhile their parents trust LQH's ability to screen through potential spouses. She has tight relationship with their parents and she also half- nurtured their development. It'd be a lie to say she has no emotional attachment for them. After receiving such kind of trust, do you expect her to put an attitude and refused their request? Or accepting their request while being totally unmotivated about it?

      She had said that it's okay to be single in 30s in the future, because it's more acceptable for the future generations to have no child at all. Meanwhile, having no child in this era would attract more troubles. If she approved her nieces to be single in their 30s, it means she approved for them to be advance-aged pregnant- mother or for them to be childless. You know how she feels about advance -aged pregnant -women. Both of it mean a big messy trouble. Would you expect she wishes such thing for them?

      Such thought are also her reason to break her promise to the three brothers when she matchmade Da Wa with Mei Jia. But, she always pay more attention to the most related people (,the boys and the girls) whether or not they have aversion toward the match when she's doing it. She only push them to try dating if they have no objections for it. She never push them for marriage right from the start. Even in Er Ni's case, she's half -matchmaking her with Wang Yuan after she saw the girl's attitude toward him and their situation. That being said, how is she different to the modern matchmaking agencies and dating sites/apps? It's acceptable to seek out dating sites and matchmaking agencies to find potential spouses, but it's unacceptable for ask the elders to find potential spouses? Why?

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    3. Voice of reason! I personally agree to what you said, Erythrina. Also we have to remember how long she has been in that era, of course she will adapt to that era’s culture. She’s also at that age, opinions change by time so I understand her.

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  3. Thanks for the chapter

    The matchmaking might fail (?) Jiang Heng is a great lad but his family situation is tough. He is currently one of the family breadwinner with many responsibility too. If he suddenly decrease the money given to his parents because he got married then there might be problem (depends on the parents but they said the Sister in law isn't nice)

    Oh well let's see

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