Chapter 188

"He can grow golden rice, he only needs to call out, and he can pick any girl in the city; do you think he could take a fancy to you?"

Matchmaker Zhang saw Qin Huairu hiding a grain of golden rice and guessed her thoughts.

She had taken a fancy to Wan Ping'an.

Matchmaker Zhang wasn't surprised at all.

Wan Ping'an was young and handsome, and a good hand at farming; his income alone was more than the combined income of everyone else in the Sihe Academy.

Which woman wouldn't like such a handsome and capable young man?

If she weren't married, older, and had children, she would definitely pursue Wan Ping'an!

Qin Huairu's expression was dim.

She was a smart girl; as soon as Matchmaker Zhang said it, she calmed down; Wan Ping'an was so outstanding, how could he take a fancy to her?

"Alright!"

"Go back and finish the matchmaking properly, don't keep a cold face, can you do that?"

Matchmaker Zhang questioned coldly.

She was experienced and knew she had to put pressure on Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu nodded, her expression sorrowful.

"Alright, come back with me, and finish the matchmaking properly!"

"Even if you don't take a fancy to Jia Dongxu, you must finish this matchmaking properly; later you tell me, and I'll find you another suitable one!"

Matchmaker Zhang knew very well that just applying pressure wouldn't work.

She also had to give her some sweetness so she would have hope.

The two returned to the Jia house.

The atmosphere in the Jia house was a bit off.

Matchmaker Zhang would never have guessed that while she and Qin Huairu were out, a fierce argument had broken out in the Jia house, almost leading to a war!

"It's getting late, you must be hungry, right?"

"I'll go cook!"

Jia Gensheng got up and went to the kitchen.

Qin Huairu was stunned; why wasn't Jia Zhangshi cooking?

At home, her father never cooked.

Cooking was always her mother's business.

"Old Jia cooks better!"

Matchmaker Zhang explained.

She didn't even believe it herself.

It was because Jia Zhangshi was too overbearing and too lazy.

After marriage.

Unless there was truly no other way.

Otherwise.

Old Jia always cooked.

The smell of meat drifted out.

"I'll go serve the dishes!"

Jia Zhangshi let Jia Dongxu set the table, and she went to the kitchen.

Ow!

As soon as Jia Zhangshi entered the kitchen, a scream came.

"What happened?"

Matchmaker Zhang was very confused.

"Nothing, you don't need to come over, I burned my hand."

Jia Zhangshi shouted, her voice a bit muffled, as if she had something in her mouth.

Soon.

The dishes were served.

First came a plate of shredded potatoes.

Then came a plate of cabbage stir-fried with meat, only two dishes.

Qin Huairu looked at it suspiciously; cabbage stir-fried with meat was just a big plate of cabbage, with five thin slices of meat smaller than a fingernail.

Just one piece per person!

Matchmaker Zhang's face turned dark on the spot; was this still cabbage stir-fried with meat?

It would be better to just serve a vegetarian dish!

Jia Dongxu was also stunned.

Jia Gensheng had clearly bought a catty of meat, why was there so little used in the stir-fry?

Was there even half a tael of meat in all of this?

No!

Definitely not!

Where did the other nine-plus taels of meat go?

"Come, sit down and eat!"

Jia Zhangshi and Jia Gensheng walked out of the kitchen.

When Jia Zhangshi spoke, Qin Huairu had a major discovery: there was a piece of meat stuck in Jia Zhangshi's teeth, and her mouth was full of oil.

She reacted.

Just now, Jia Zhangshi's scream wasn't because she burned her hand, but because she burned her mouth!

Stealing meat, the meat was too hot, and she burned her mouth!

No wonder the big plate of cabbage stir-fried with meat only had five fingernail-sized pieces of meat, and they were thin—it turned out the meat had all been stolen by Jia Zhangshi!

Qin Huairu felt nauseous and didn't even have the mood to eat!

Just at this moment, a thick smell of meat drifted into the Jia house.

"So fragrant, who is stewing chicken?"

Matchmaker Zhang took a deep breath.

Qin Huairu remembered; when she and Jia Dongxu came back, Wan Ping'an was going to cook, holding a chicken in his hand; was it Wan Ping'an?

"It must be that little beast surnamed Wan again!"

"He eats big fish and meat every day, isn't he afraid of bursting by eating alone?"

Jia Zhangshi habitually cursed Wan Ping'an.

As soon as she finished speaking, she realized the situation was wrong and smiled awkwardly.

"Come, let's eat too!"

Jia Dongxu extended his chopsticks, wanting to pick up a piece of meat for Qin Huairu.

Even if it was a bit small, it was still meat!

He had just extended his chopsticks.

There was a pair of chopsticks faster and more accurate than his; all five pieces of meat were swallowed by Jia Zhangshi in one bite!

Everyone was stunned.

Even the matchmaker was stunned.

Does anyone do this during matchmaking?

"I'm going to the bathroom!"

Qin Huairu was full of depression and really couldn't sit still.

"I'll take you!"

Jia Dongxu wanted to follow.

He wanted to explain, to salvage the situation; he didn't want to lose Qin Huairu.

"You stand still!"

"She's going to the women's bathroom, why are you following?"

"Aren't you afraid of being caught as a hooligan?"