The matchmaker, Madam Lin, was a little thirsty after making the journey. She lifted the cup and took a sip before speaking.
“Sister Zhao, I have a young man in mind. His name is Wu Zhixiang, and he’s twenty years old. His family is from Pingyang Town, and he works at the machinery factory in town. He earns 42 yuan a month. His father also works at the machinery factory, so there are two workers in the family.”
Xu Tang had originally intended to politely decline Madam Lin’s offer, but suddenly the system spoke up.
“Agree to go on a blind date in town and you will receive 50 points.”
Xu Tang couldn’t bring herself to refuse anymore.
She wanted those 50 points.
“I’m only agreeing to meet him, right? It doesn’t mean I have to agree to marry him?”
“Yes, Host. As long as you go to town for the blind date, you will receive 50 points. Whether you agree to the match or not is entirely up to you. The system will not interfere.”
For the sake of the points, Xu Tang decided to go on the blind date.
At worst, she could just say they weren’t a good match afterward.
Hearing the conditions, Zhao Guifang wondered if the young man had some hidden health problem. She asked Madam Lin, “With conditions like these, why isn’t he looking for a girl in town? Why come all the way out here?”
Lin Xiuxiang looked a little embarrassed.
“To be honest with you, Sister Zhao, the young man has only one requirement: he wants a pretty girl. I’ve already introduced him to two girls, but he wasn’t satisfied with either of them.”
“I only recently heard that your daughter is the prettiest girl for miles around, so I came here without even giving you advance notice. I’m really sorry, Sister Zhao, and Comrade Xu.”
Zhao Guifang proudly lifted her chin slightly.
She thought to herself, Who wouldn’t say her daughter was beautiful?
Xu Guoli had originally wanted to keep Xu Tang at home for a few more years, but he wouldn’t interfere with his daughter’s decision.
As long as his daughter liked the man, and the man had good character and treated his daughter well, whether his family had good conditions or not didn’t matter to him.
So he remained silent.
Zhao Guifang continued asking about other matters.
“How many siblings does he have? What does his mother do? How old are they? I need to know everything clearly. This concerns my daughter’s entire future.”
Lin Xiuxiang answered each question.
There were only two children in the Wu family. The younger sister had just graduated and hadn’t found a job yet, while Wu Zhixiang’s mother stayed at home to take care of the household.
Zhao Guifang wasn’t very satisfied.
That sounded like her daughter would have to serve the entire family after marrying into their household.
She was just about to refuse when Xu Tang spoke first.
“Then, could you please arrange for us to meet?”
Zhao Guifang grabbed Xu Tang’s hand and was about to say something, but Xu Tang gently patted her hand.
“Mom, Auntie came all this way here, so I’ll just go and meet him. It would be great if we hit it off. If we don’t, then it just means the timing isn’t right yet.”
Seeing Xu Tang agree, Lin Xiuxiang was afraid she might change her mind.
“It’s perfectly fine if you don’t hit it off. If I meet another suitable young man in the future, I’ll introduce him to you.”
Lin Xiuxiang was also thinking that if they happened to hit it off, she would receive a matchmaking fee.
And if they didn’t, it didn’t matter. If she came across someone better later, she could still introduce him to Xu Tang.
As long as she successfully arranged one marriage, she’d receive a substantial fee.
“Then it’s settled. How about tomorrow at eleven in the morning? We’ll meet at the state-run restaurant. Does that work?”
After setting the time, Lin Xiuxiang still had to hurry back and inform the Wu family.
Xu Tang thought this arrangement was perfect. She wouldn’t even need to find an excuse to go into town herself.
“Sure, Auntie. Then I’ll see you tomorrow at the state-run restaurant.”
After Xu Tang finished speaking, Lin Xiuxiang stood up to take her leave.
“Then I’ll head back first. I still need to hurry over and tell the Wu family.”
Zhao Guifang stood up and saw Lin Xiuxiang out.
When she returned, she found everyone standing around the doorway of the main room, one after another, clearly eavesdropping.
She was already irritated.
“Why aren’t you all going to work? Are you waiting for your old mother to personally send you off?”
Liu Ermei and the others realized their mother-in-law was about to lose her temper, so they hurriedly explained.
“Mom, we were just worried about little sister. We were afraid that woman might introduce some random man to her…”
“Mom, from what I heard, the man Madam Lin introduced to little sister doesn’t seem to have that great of conditions either. If little sister marries into that family, she’d have to take care of the whole household,” Zhang Yue asked worriedly.