Chapter 372: Dressing Up for the Blind Date

"Mom, don't worry. That girl from their family should be three or four years older than me. Such an old woman—unless she agrees to bear me a few big, fat sons, don't even think about it," Jia Dongxu said with a firm look.

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang widened her eyes and said angrily, "You brat! What kind of nonsense are you spouting! Is it easy for people to introduce a wife to you? Why are you so ungrateful? You even dare to call the girl an old woman. Be careful, or Li Shen's family might beat you flat later."

"Tch, I'm not afraid even if they beat me." Jia Dongxu curled his lips, then suddenly thought of something. "Eh? Mom, why are you so concerned about the wife Matchmaker Wang is introducing? Could it be that you have some plans? If you're willing, I don't really mind."

"Nonsense! I can't be bothered with your meddling," Jia Zhang said, her face flushing with embarrassment and anger.

Jia Dongxu chuckled wickedly: "No need to be shy, Mom. I know you must be worried that if I marry a wife in the future, I won't treat you well anymore."

"I... I... you... you brat! Anyway, Mom absolutely will not allow you to do anything that lets me down. If you dare to mess around, believe it or not, I'll take a pair of scissors and castrate you!"

Jia Dongxu was startled and hurriedly waved his hands to beg for mercy: "Fine, fine, fine! I won't say anything, okay?"

"Hmph, that's more like it." Jia Zhang nodded with satisfaction and then urged, "Hurry up and get up. If you dawdle any longer, they'll be gone."

Jia Dongxu sighed: "Sigh, I guess I'll never be able to get a wife in this life."

"Get lost, what are you talking about!" Jia Zhang scolded.

Jia Dongxu said with a cheeky grin: "Mom, you go out for a bit first."

"Why?" Jia Zhang was stunned.

"Let me change into some decent clothes. It's embarrassing to go on a blind date looking this sloppy."

"You... alright, alright, then hurry up and change." Jia Zhang shook her head, turned around, and left.

After a while, Jia Dongxu finally finished washing up and came out of the room.

But when Jia Dongxu saw his mother, Jia Zhang, he couldn't help but exclaim in shock: "Mom, isn't this outfit a bit too formal?"

Jia Zhang was wearing a brand-new blue plaid shirt paired with floral trousers.

"I'm telling you, Dongxu, you must hurry up and get a wife so everyone in the Sihe Academy can see that you are not one bit inferior to that Wan Ping'an," Jia Zhang said proudly.

Jia Dongxu rolled his eyes: "Mom, aren't you setting me up for failure? With my looks, I still want to find a wife? You're trying to make the whole village laugh at me."

"Let whoever wants to laugh, laugh!" Jia Zhang said aggressively, then added with a smile: "But don't worry, once I'm holding a grandson, you won't have to worry about not being able to find a wife. Look, haven't I found a wife for you now?"

"Mom, you..." Jia Dongxu was speechless.

Jia Zhang said with a giggle: "Stop dawdling, hurry up and go. Don't delay your date with the young lady."

Jia Dongxu shrugged helplessly and took his mother out of the room.

Just as they climbed out from the back wall of their residence, Jia Dongxu saw his second uncle's son, Weiming, standing outside.

"Morning," Jia Dongxu greeted.

"Didn't kick off the quilt while sleeping last night, did you?" Jia Weiming said with a chuckle.

"No, no."

"Oh, good. I heard that a thief sneaked into our village to steal eggs yesterday. Did your family lose any money or valuables?"

"Not at all," Jia Dongxu shook his head hurriedly.

"Good. By the way, I heard from Auntie that you're going on a blind date today. Remember to look sharp." After saying this, Weiming turned and headed toward the courtyard committee. ===== CHAPTER 772 =====

Watching Weiming walk away, Jia Dongxu frowned slightly: "What a hassle. Isn't it just a blind date? Why make it so mysterious?"

Although he was very confused, Jia Dongxu didn't take it to heart and continued walking forward with Jia Zhang.

"Hey, you young man over there, stop!" Suddenly, a sharp, piercing female voice rang out. ===== CHAPTER 773 =====

Jia Dongxu looked in the direction of the voice and saw a beautiful young girl, dressed stylishly, standing with her hands on her hips, blocking his path.

"Uh, something the matter?" Jia Dongxu stopped and asked.

The young girl stared at Jia Dongxu with disdain, looking him up and down, then snorted coldly: "Hmph! You're Jia Dongxu? The one who's supposed to go on a blind date with me?"

Jia Zhang was stunned, then suddenly realized and hurriedly stepped forward, saying with a smile: "Oh my, you must be the second daughter of Li Shen's family next door, right?"

"Hmph!" Li Mei snorted coldly, looking very dismissive, then squinted at Jia Dongxu and asked: "He's your son? What's his name? Did he finish high school?"

"Oh, right, right, I forgot to introduce my son. Dongxu graduated from high school this year and has already been admitted to the vocational high school in the county town. His name is Jia Dongxu, he's my Dongxu. What do you think?" Jia Zhang introduced Jia Dongxu with great enthusiasm.

"Your name is Jia Dongxu, right?" Li Mei scanned him, and seeing Jia Dongxu dressed simply, she couldn't help but frown and ask, "Do you have a proper job?"

"No, I just work at the construction site," Jia Dongxu replied. At the same time, he secretly observed Li Mei's expression, but found that she didn't seem disappointed; instead, she became even more impatient, which left him somewhat puzzled.

"Alright then, since that's the case, I won't beat around the bush. I'll wait for you at the entrance of the alley. Let's go get a meal; hurry up, I'm in a rush to get to work." Li Mei said and turned to leave.

"Wait." Jia Dongxu reached out to stop her.

Li Mei said unhappily: "What? Do you think I'm not pretty enough?"

"Uh, no. You misunderstood. I just wanted to say, let's call off this blind date," Jia Dongxu said.

"What?" Li Mei opened her eyes wide in shock.

Jia Zhang was also shocked. This brat of a son—someone is introducing a wife to him, so why does he have this attitude?

She had thought this time would finally be a success, but she never expected such a thing to happen. She felt extremely annoyed and, glaring at Jia Dongxu with a sense of "iron not becoming steel," said: "You child, the young lady went through so much trouble to come on this date, how can you say that? Apologize to her immediately, do you hear me?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu couldn't help but laugh bitterly: "Mom! I'm not a three-year-old anymore. You want me to apologize to someone? I can't do that. Besides, why should I apologize to her? I haven't even said anything yet!"

"You!" Jia Zhang was almost angered to death by Jia Dongxu, pointing at his nose and cursing:

"You brat! Do you know who this is? How hard it is to find a wife for you, and you actually dare to reject her kindness? Is your brain broken?"

"Hehe." Li Mei couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this, and the look in her eyes as she gazed at Jia Dongxu held a bit more playfulness.

Jia Dongxu was also speechless.

Damn it! What the hell is going on? It's just a blind date, is it worth going through all this trouble to introduce girls with such superior conditions? They clearly know I don't have any real skills anyway.

Li Mei curled her lips and said: "Auntie Jia, actually, I quite like him. If he's willing to go on a blind date with me, I won't refuse." ===== CHAPTER 774 =====