Chapter 317: Zhao Fangyuan

Generally, after reaching Body Refining Great Success, one's control over their body can reach its peak; whether in terms of force exertion or speed, Bang Geng's swinging of the sickle should not be bad, yet he still cannot surpass that girl, which shows that this girl's background is not ordinary.

Zhang Ping'an does not know sword techniques, nor does he have any good methods; this can only be left to Bang Geng himself. Once he can push his physical advantages to the limit, perhaps he will be able to surpass that Yu Xiangcao.

"La la la, la la la, I am a little expert at selling newspapers..."

After getting off work in the evening, Yu Xiangcao hummed a little tune and skipped all the way home; there was no one of her age in this courtyard who did not fear her, as these were all battle records she had built up since she was a child.

"Big Brother, Sister-in-law," Yu Xiangcao said with a grin, hugging her sister-in-law's arm.

"You, you're already nineteen, yet you're still like a child who hasn't grown up."

"Hee hee."

"Xiangcao, you've been working for a year now, do you have any boys you like?"

"No, they are all too weak," Yu Xiangcao shook her head.

However, the image of Bang Geng immediately flashed through her mind; he was also the only man who had almost caught up to her.

"I really don't know if it was right or wrong for Uncle Zhao to teach you kung fu back then," her big brother Yu Jiahui said with a headache.

"Of course it was a good thing."

"Uncle Zhao."

Yu Xiangcao looked pleasantly surprised as she greeted the man who had spoken, though he walked with a slight limp; it was none other than Zhao Fangyuan, the Public Manager of the Clothing Shop.

"Hehe, but our little Xiangcao has grown up too, and it's time for you to be at the age for marriage."

"Oh, Uncle Zhao~"

"Alright, alright, I won't say any more, I won't say any more," Zhao Fangyuan patted her head dotingly.

"Uncle Zhao, how do you have time to come over today?"

"Hmm... I just happened to be passing by," Zhao Fangyuan glanced at Yu Xiangcao, not telling the truth.

He had actually come over today specifically to introduce a match for Yu Xiangcao; just half an hour ago, he had run into Bang Geng, who had come to pick up Qin Huairu from work, at the entrance after he himself got off work, and his eyes had immediately lit up.

"Uncle Zhao."

"Hehe, it's Bang Geng. Long time no see, you've become a big young man now. What kind of work are you doing?"

Like Bang Geng, Dongzi, and Donglai, they had basically grown up in the Clothing Shop before they were six, so Zhao Fangyuan was naturally no stranger to them, only seeing them less often later on because of school.

"I'm cutting forage grass at the Third Rolling Mill's pig farm."

"Not bad, not bad, you're shining and giving off heat wherever you are," Zhao Fangyuan's eyes lit up even more after hearing this; this meant he was a colleague of Xiangcao's.

Zhao Fangyuan chatted about some daily matters before leaving; Qin Huairu felt slightly strange, feeling that Manager Zhao was exceptionally enthusiastic today.

In fact, the Yu Xiangcao siblings were the orphans of Zhao Fangyuan's comrade-in-arms, raised by him, and could be considered half his own children; the kung fu they knew was also taught by him.

"Uncle Zhao, let me tell you, in our pig farm..." Yu Xiangcao chattered on and on, all about interesting things at work, with a focus on Bang Geng.

"Oh? You mean he's only been on the job for a few months and is already about to catch up to you in grass cutting?"

"Yeah, I feel like he's improving every day, and I'm starting to feel the pressure."

"What is his name?"

"A very strange name, Jia Geng. I heard him say it was given to him by his grandfather, who said that 'Geng' is the root and stem of a plant, meaning strong vitality."

Zhao Fangyuan nodded in realization; Jia Geng? Wasn't that just Bang Geng?

Looking at Yu Xiangcao's current attitude, if they spent more time together, perhaps they really wouldn't need him to introduce them for things to work out.

"Then he must also know kung fu, otherwise he wouldn't be able to persist for so long."

"Maybe, anyway, I feel like his stamina is quite good."

Zhao Fangyuan bummed a meal here, and in the end, it was Yu Jiahui who saw him to the door.

"Jiahui, actually I came to introduce a match for Xiangcao, I didn't expect them to already be so familiar with each other."

"You mean Jia Geng?"

"Yes, that kid is also someone I watched grow up; he's the child of a staff member's family from the Clothing Shop, and he played in the Clothing Shop since he was little."

"That's fine too, letting them get familiar on their own is better than us introducing them."

"Yeah, this girl Xiangcao..." Yu Jiahui shook his head and didn't continue.

"You brat, are you trying to say I spoiled her?"

"No, Uncle Zhao," Yu Jiahui said with a wronged expression.

"Get lost, get lost, get lost."

"Alright."

"This rascal."

Zhao Fangyuan had three sons but no daughters, which made him especially fond of this comrade's daughter, spoiling her since she was small.

Zhao Fangyuan rode his bike home; his house was just an ordinary single-courtyard house, and his three sons were all married, so currently, only the old couple, Zhao Fangyuan and his wife, lived there.

"Lao Zhao, the sister-in-law just came by; she waited for you for quite a while, and seeing you didn't come, she left again."

"Hmm, did she say what it was about?"

"It seems to be about your nephew."

"She shouldn't be looking for me for this, she should look for the eldest brother; I've been retired and transferred to civilian work for almost twenty years."

"You know the eldest brother's temperament, how could he open a back door?"

"I can't help either; since he was born into the Zhao Family, he should bear everything while enjoying everything," Zhao Fangyuan said stiffly.

"But the sister-in-law only has this one son, she..."

"No need to say more, I can't help with this."

"Sigh..."

Time flew by, and two months passed; Bang Geng improved rapidly, and now his speed was on par with Yu Xiangcao's, and the two were getting closer and closer.

Women are all drawn to strength, and since Bang Geng was becoming stronger right under her nose, it allowed her to feel it more tangibly and intuitively.

Zhao Fangyuan also felt the timing was about right, and this day he ran into Bang Geng again as he came to pick up his mother.

"Bang Geng, shall I introduce a girl to you?"

"Huh? Uncle Zhao, I'm still young."

Bang Geng felt that for some time now, every time Zhao Fangyuan met him, he would chat about daily life; so this was what he had been waiting for.

"Eh~ you're almost twenty, still young? That girl is my niece, and she swings a sickle lightning-fast."

"How fast?" Bang Geng asked subconsciously.

"Ahem, anyway, faster than you."

Bang Geng was stunned, and the realization gradually dawned on him.

"Are you talking about Sister Xiangcao? But her surname is Yu."

The reason Zhao Fangyuan was willing to play matchmaker was that in the few times he had visited Yu Xiangcao's home, he clearly felt that Yu Xiangcao would mention Bang Geng from time to time; the girl had a good impression of Bang Geng too.

"Hahaha, you silly boy, you're quick on the uptake. What does having the surname Yu have to do with it?"

"Nothing..." Bang Geng scratched his head in embarrassment.

Bang Geng had previously wanted to date Yu Xiangcao, but firstly, he was still young, and secondly, he hadn't completely surpassed Yu Xiangcao yet.

Now that he had Zhao Fangyuan's guidance, he had to hurry up and follow through.

"Uncle Zhao, when do you think we should meet?"

Zhao Fangyuan was also shocked by the speed at which Bang Geng changed his tune. Good grief, was this kid really that shameless?

Just a moment ago he was using his young age as an excuse, but the moment he heard the name Yu Xiangcao, he didn't even bother to act anymore.

"Uncle Zhao, why are you looking at me like that?"

"I'm looking at how thick your skin is."

"..."

"Pfft," Yi Jiabei couldn't help but laugh out loud nearby; she had also heard about Bang Geng's situation from Jia Donglai, so she naturally knew who the Sister Xiangcao that Bang Geng mentioned was.

What is wrong with this old man? Wasn't he the one who wanted to introduce her? Why is he unhappy now that I've agreed? Bang Geng muttered to himself.

"Let's go, we'll go right now."

"Huh?"

"Go ahead, Bang Geng, don't go empty-handed; stop by the Supply and Marketing Cooperative to buy something to bring along." Qin Huairu gave all the coupons and money she had on her to Bang Geng.

She also knew her son's thoughts; at home, he couldn't go three sentences without mentioning grass-cutting or Xiangcao.

"Alright."