Chapter 1148: Randomly Matching Couples

"Tell me quickly, what exactly is the situation with that girl?"

Seeing Li Xuewu still sitting on the stool by the wall, Zhao Yafang asked anxiously and amusedly, "You aren't just fooling me for fun, are you?"

"How come I haven't heard that you have such resources in your hands."

Seeing Sha Zhu glanced at Wang Yamei, who had just entered from the west courtyard, and teased, "It wouldn't be our Miss Wang, would it?"

"Brother Zhu—!"

Wang Yamei didn't react to his teasing at first, but she was already dissatisfied.

She chided, "You're the only one who gives people nicknames. Wait until your son grows up, let's see if he doesn't learn from you!"

There were only so many people in the west courtyard, and as for those who weren't married, it was just her and Chen Xiaoyan.

But everyone knew the situation between Chen Xiaoyan and Shen Guodong; they were just one certificate away.

And Wang Yamei, who frequently went on blind dates and frequently failed, got this nickname from Seeing Sha Zhu.

Young, outgoing, high standards.

Wang Yamei's family conditions weren't bad at all, and with only two sisters, there was no burden on her life.

If it weren't for having a proper job to keep her from learning bad habits on the street, she could have just stayed at home and been supported.

Wang Yamei and her sister both took after their mother; their appearance was very good, and with their other conditions, it was a case of one girl having a hundred families seeking her.

But the better the girl, the pickier she was about her other half, and she was even becoming arrogant.

To use Wang Yamei's own words, that was: "In the prime of youth, I won't settle."

That's exactly how it was. At seventeen or eighteen, a year or two late didn't matter.

It was the threshold of her house that suffered; it was almost kicked to pieces by matchmakers.

Her sister was a cadre in the Red Star Factory Art Troupe, her mother was also an art cadre in the unit, and her father was a cadre in the textile system. The whole family had ability, and they didn't lack suitors in this city.

It wasn't that Zhao Yafang hadn't considered this little girl for her younger brother.

It was just that she herself understood in her heart that it was her younger brother who wasn't worthy of her.

It wasn't that Wang Yamei's conditions working at the west courtyard recycling station were so good, or that Zhao Yajun's conditions working at Red Star Factory were so low.

Actually, taken separately, it would be very suitable for the two of them to be together.

But every family has its own difficult scriptures to read. She was the eldest daughter and could marry into the city without considering family conditions, but her younger brother Yajun was the eldest son.

The eldest son supports the family; the whole family in Red Star Village would have to rely on her younger brother for support in the future.

Three boys in the family—the eldest entered the city, and who knows what the situation is with the second and third back home? They could only hope for the eldest's support.

Even Zhao Yajun's current salary was mostly sent back home for his younger siblings' schooling, and the two old ones also needed to buy medicine.

Zhao Yafang truly wanted to find a city girl for her younger brother so he could take root here.

If he found a rural girl, it would be another family's burden, just like her.

It was fortunate that her mother-in-law's family was benevolent and didn't mind her subsidizing her family, even though it was money she earned herself. But such situations were too rare.

After marriage, if you always move things to your maiden home, the husband's family will fight sooner or later.

Just like when Li Xuewu first returned, when she took money to her maiden home, she was scolded by her father.

How the young couple spent this money was their business, but once it reached the maiden home, it wasn't the same thing.

The reliance was that the Zhao family was poor but had high aspirations. Although they had the eldest daughter's consideration and care, they never let her take money to her maiden home; only Father-in-law Li Shun and her father had dealings.

This was also because the father-in-law and mother-in-law were enlightened and didn't make things difficult for her, and even gave her a lot of care.

Only Li Xuewen loved and protected her; he never said anything about her buying shoe soles, making clothes, or sending this or that to her parents and grandparents, and he was never stingy.

Knowing that when they first married, the father-in-law and mother-in-law were unwilling, but now she didn't have any complaints, and she even served Li Xuewen like a useless young master.

Clothes come to hand, food comes to mouth, giving birth to children, and even after experiencing so much, her heart had long since matured. She never mentioned not living with her father-in-law and mother-in-law, and never mentioned the family's money accounts again.

She only helped Li Xuewu manage the accounts, and she didn't even take the wages Shen Guodong made.

She knew very well how difficult it was for a rural girl, even with her ability, to integrate into a city family, and it also depended on luck.

But from another angle, her younger brother already had a whole family to take care of. If the wife's family was also a whole family...

No matter how much the young couple earned in the city, they couldn't subsidize it all.

Zhao Yajun's personality was a bit heavy-hearted. He used to be talkative when he was young, but as he grew older and understood the family's difficulties, the pressure gave a young man wrinkles.

No one understood Zhao Yajun's cherish and longing for entering the city and this job better than Zhao Yafang.

On the first night he came to the city, he secretly told his sister, "As long as I can enter the city and support the family, whatever the second brother says, I will risk my life to do it."

The arrest of Da Gongzheng proved his determination and courage with practical actions.

But it also scared Zhao Yafang to death; her younger brother's thoughts were too heavy.

Finding Wang Yamei was good, but she saw that the Wang family only had two daughters, and one had to take the initiative to support the elderly.

It wasn't that she hadn't heard Wang Yamei mention it during casual chats—her sister didn't want to find a partner now.

What kind of person was Zhao Yafang? She was a university student who walked out of the countryside, one in ten thousand, and she was even more capable at school. Calling her eyes sharp was not an exaggeration.

Just looking at the look and expression Wang Yajuan had when she came to pick up her sister and met Li Xuewu, and then listening to Li Xuewen talk about the past.

Don't even think about it. Just looking at the fact that for the sake of Wang Yajuan alone, the second younger brother-in-law recruited the entire Art Troupe to Red Star Factory, that girl had long been devoted to him. Where would she have the heart to find a partner?

Not to mention a girl like Wang Yajuan, even if anyone came, who could look away after meeting a man who could move mountains with a single move?

Even Wang Yamei, this little girl, had some feelings for Li Xuewu.

It was just that Li Xuewu didn't pay any attention to her at all, and really treated her as a younger sister, which gave her the heart to think about a partner.

If she really followed her sister, then her parents relying on their daughter and son-in-law for old age would be ruined.

Zhao Yafang extinguished the idea of matchmaking her younger brother and Wang Yamei.

Putting herself in their shoes, she knew her younger brother couldn't accept being a live-in son-in-law, and Wang Yamei absolutely couldn't stand her whole family.

Therefore, when Li Xuewu mentioned introducing a partner to Zhao Yajun, and Seeing Sha Zhu asked if it was Wang Yamei, she was already certain it wasn't her.

Because in this family, the tacit understanding between her and Li Xuewu was the highest.

Or rather, both of their emotional intelligence was top-notch; they knew what was going on with just a look.

She could see that Wang Yamei wasn't suitable for her younger brother, and Li Xuewu could see it even more.

"Hehe—talking about our He Zhuang!"

Seeing Sha Zhu laughed when he heard Wang Yamei talk about his son, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Miss Wang, I think you should stop going on blind dates and just be my son's wife. I don't mind you being noisy."

"I'd mind your son being noisy!"

Wang Yamei rolled her eyes and stood beside Li Xuewu, saying, "Why am I in such a hurry to find a partner? My brother hasn't helped me introduce one yet!"

She didn't avoid suspicion either, just hugged Li Xuewu's neck and said intimately, "Brother, my dad, my mom, and my sister are at their wit's end. I'm going to become an old maid who can't get married."

"Is there someone cutting in line?"

Zhao Yafang's child was taken over by Li Xuewen, who had just pushed his bike into the courtyard.

Li Xuewen teased the child and greeted Li Xuewu and the others.

Hearing his wife introduce that Li Xuewu was acting as a matchmaker here, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Li Xuewu glanced at his eldest brother and knew what he had left unsaid.

Actually, there was no need to say it; it was nothing more than his black history.

That's not my black history; that's the road I came from!

"Ahem—"

Li Xuewu coughed lightly, looked at both sides amusedly, and said, "I'm not bragging, but my success rate as a matchmaker is still one hundred percent so far!"

"Let me count—how many pairs are there—"

It was after work, and it was family, good brothers, and good friends together, so he wouldn't put on the airs of work.

As if deliberately bragging about himself, he counted on his fingers, "Biaozi and Mai Qinglan, Brother Zhuzi and Diliya, our family's third younger sister and Yuxiu, Yuxiu's eldest brother and Han Yating..."

He didn't know until he counted; he was startled when he counted.

Not to mention the number of pairs, this success rate was truly one hundred percent. It turns out Deputy Director Li's most suitable position is the Labor Union!

"Brother! You have to prioritize me!"

Wang Yamei hugged Li Xuewu's neck and swayed, acting like a spoiled child, "Hurry and help me match one!"

A seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, although she called Li Xuewu brother, there was no kinship at all. If it were anyone else, they wouldn't be able to watch.

Even if they were cousins, they were so old, how could they be so close?

Just looking at Wang Yamei about to sit on Li Xuewu's lap, even his own younger sister Li Xue wouldn't be like this.

Why else would Wang Yamei have this kind of personality? A bit willful, the younger of two daughters in the family, pampered and cared for by the whole family, and with Li Xuewu.

Although she didn't call him brother-in-law, she used to call him that a lot before, long treating him as her own brother-in-law.

The two of them could be considered to have grown up together. She knew no less about Li Xuewu's affairs than Li Xuewen did, and she had even watched live broadcasts.

She might have disdain and pickiness for other men, but for Li Xuewu, she had one hundred percent trust.

Her parents were like debt collectors, helping her choose a partner with the same mood as choosing a prince consort. She didn't like any of them, and didn't even listen to her parents.

But when it came to Li Xuewu, she trusted him more than her own parents.

Seeing her acting like a spoiled child in front of so many people, Li Xuewu was both angry and amused. He helped her stand straight and scolded, "What kind of behavior is this? You're a big girl now, do you think you're still a child?"

Wang Yamei wasn't afraid of him at all, thinking, "When you and my sister were in the room... you didn't treat me like a big girl, and even tricked me into standing at the door to keep watch!"

If she said she wasn't afraid, there were conditions. She wasn't afraid before, but after Li Xuewu returned, she had experienced a few times and was afraid.

Especially when Li Xuewu lost his temper, even Old Biaozi and the others were silent as cicadas.

Now, when Li Xuewu scolded her, it was also with a doting smile. She knew her brother-in-law would definitely take care of her.

Just say her job, it was lower than a formal salesperson in a public unit, but the salary and benefits were not low at all.

Not to mention far away, whatever level of salary a supply and marketing cooperative salesperson had, she had the same.

She could get benefits that the supply and marketing cooperative couldn't get.

Eat well, use well, and if there was anything needed, the convenience here could be sent to her home.

Even a good unit wouldn't really treat you as family.

But here, as long as Li Xuewu was around, she was home.

Her parents hadn't even come to see her, knowing clearly that you could be wronged anywhere, but only here, it was both safe and reassuring.

Therefore, even at home, she hadn't heard her parents urge her sister to find a partner.

It seemed this topic had become a deliberately ignored part of the family, even though she knew her sister and Li Xuewu didn't have that kind of relationship.

But from her being able to work here, and her sister being able to work at Red Star Factory, it wasn't hard to see that Li Xuewu was still taking care of them.

Therefore, rather than pretending to be confused, it was better to be open and aboveboard. She just didn't call him brother-in-law, but could her brother-in-law ignore her?

"You really want me to introduce one for you?"

Li Xuewu looked at the cheap sister-in-law who was acting like a rascal, amusedly pointed at Pazile, who was standing by and watching the fun, and asked, "How about him?"

Wang Yamei: "Him?"

Pazile: "Me?"

Seeing Sha Zhu: "What!"

Because it was evening, those who should have finished work had finished, and those who should have gotten off work had gotten off.

Li Xuewu was back, and a circle of people surrounded the outer courtyard.

Just seeing Wang Yamei acting spoiled and making a scene, everyone took it as fun and a joke.

But they didn't expect Li Xuewu to actually play a trick of randomly matching couples, pointing at Pazile, who had returned from his home visit, the man who had brought his sister and followed Li Xuewu back from the frontier.

He was once Li Xuewu's soldier. His home on the grassland was gone, and he only had this one sister.

Following Li Xuewu back to the capital, he first entered the Public Security Brigade, then the Guard Third Regiment. His sister Diliya worked at the west courtyard recycling station, and together with Xilin and Gelin who returned with them, they became a family with Li Xuewu's help.

Diliya was also introduced to Seeing Sha Zhu by Li Xuewu. Although their ages were quite different, Seeing Sha Zhu's conditions were good, and he knew how to cherish people. Now the couple even had children, and the sister had taken root and truly become a city person.

And Pazile, although he had reached the rank of deputy battalion commander in the Guard Third Regiment, he was still homeless, alone, and even his home leave was spent returning here.

He was still like an eagle on the grassland, without a place to land.

Now, with Li Xuewu's finger pointing, the gears of fate clicked and turned. Two people who had seen each other many times but had never spoken, after looking at each other in surprise, seemed to have a connection.

This connection was inexplicable, but after looking at each other, unexpectedly, there was a bit of attraction.

Wang Yamei's family conditions and personality, even if they hadn't spoken, could be heard and seen. She had a kind of wildness and straightforwardness of a grassland girl, which was extremely interesting.

And Wang Yamei looking at Pazile, unexpectedly saw some of the temperament Li Xuewu had after returning from the south, especially the other party's current status, which made her feel somewhat familiar.

This was a real man, introverted and steady, not something those kids on the street could compare to.

Those watching the fun were laughing and surprised at first, but when the two looked at each other and didn't speak, everyone was stunned.

"What? No, no—"

Just as Pazile was looking at Wang Yamei and Wang Yamei was looking at Pazile, Seeing Sha Zhu jumped out and waved his hands, saying it wouldn't work.

He looked seriously at Li Xuewu and said, "How can you joke like this? Wang Yamei's family has already introduced a partner to her."

"Oh, your family introduced a partner to you?"

Before Li Xuewu could speak, Pazile asked Wang Yamei, "Then why did you ask Brother Wu to help you introduce a partner?"

"It failed. I didn't like any of them."

Wang Yamei stared at Pazile and said, ignoring everyone else, "How come I didn't notice you before? Are you unable to speak?"

"Oh—look at the good deed you've done!"

Seeing Sha Zhu was anxious on the side. Looking at the appearance of the two, he hurriedly said to Li Xuewu, "Hurry and persuade them, just say you were joking just now."

"Hey! Brother Zhu, I find you're not quite right—"

Shen Guodong laughed and pointed at the anxious Seeing Sha Zhu, saying, "People are looking for a partner, why are you so anxious? Do you have any other ideas?"

"Exactly, exactly—"

Chen Xiaoyan had just come over from the west courtyard and only heard a rough idea, but she had already seen something between the two who were "looking at each other." Hearing Seeing Sha Zhu trying to interrupt, she chided, "You still want to break up a couple? We don't agree."

Now, even a fool could see that Wang Yamei was interested in Pazile, and Pazile also felt Wang Yamei was cute.

Li Xuewu looked at Seeing Sha Zhu amusedly and pointed out his little scheme, "Don't worry, sooner or later, you'll have to call her sister-in-law—"

"Hahaha—"

The people in the outer courtyard finally understood what Seeing Sha Zhu meant; it turned out to be this.

He was older than Pazile and Diliya, but following Diliya, he had to call Pazile eldest brother, although he was a bit embarrassed to say it.

However, if Pazile married the younger Wang Yamei, Seeing Sha Zhu wouldn't have to call Pazile brother-in-law, but he would have to call Wang Yamei sister-in-law.

A predestined relationship is just that interesting.

You see, Li Xuewu pointed out a couple, and no one else in the courtyard said anything, but he was the first to get anxious, hitting left and right.

He was very afraid that he would have to call the seventeen or eighteen-year-old Wang Yamei sister-in-law in the future. How embarrassing would that be?

Those who knew would know his wife was young; those who didn't would think his brother-in-law was indecent.

Because the people in the outer courtyard were laughing and making noise, the two who were looking at each other also looked away.

They didn't say it would work, and they didn't say it wouldn't.

It was just that Pazile, who was used to being serious, had a smile on his face, and Wang Yamei didn't beg Li Xuewu to introduce a partner to her anymore.

Even Diliya, who heard the commotion, came out with her child to watch the fun.

Hearing that Seeing Sha Zhu almost ruined her own brother's blind date, she wanted to strangle him.

"Hey, I say, listen to my explanation—Wife, spare my life! It hurts! It hurts!"

"Second Brother! Hehe—"

Li Xuewu and his eldest brother Xuewen's family had just entered the courtyard when Li Xuecai's greeting came from behind.

"When did you get back?"

He sized up his third younger brother. Seeing him empty-handed, it wasn't like he had just returned home.

Li Xuecai laughed, helped him carry the bag in his hand, and explained, "In the afternoon, I came back in Brother Guodong's car."

"You went out to go crazy as soon as you got back?"

Li Xuewu looked at him amusedly and looked into the house, asking, "Dad is back too?"

"No, Dad can't bear to leave the Chinese medicine he's cultivating in the greenhouse; he doesn't trust others to take care of it."

Li Xuecai complained a little, "I couldn't stand it anymore. I haven't been down the mountain for a long time; I almost don't recognize the way home."

"Have some ambition—"

Li Xuewu patted his back and asked, "Nothing happened on the mountain, right? Dad is doing well?"

"What could happen? Everything is peaceful."

Li Xuecai walked into the house carelessly, greeted his mother and second sister-in-law who were talking inside, and went to tease the chattering Li Shu.

Seeing the eldest brother's family enter the house, Liu Yin smiled and complained, "Why haven't you come back for so long? I only heard you talking outside."

"It's all Xuewu's fault—"

Zhao Yafang explained with a smile, "He said he was going to introduce a partner to Yajun. Before he even said anything, he matched Wang Yamei and Pazile first."

"Who? Little Mei from the west courtyard?"

Liu Yin looked at her second son in surprise, glared at him, and said, "How old are you, and you're already acting as a matchmaker."

"If it's not suitable, it's a lifetime matter for both the man and the woman. Just messing around."

She wasn't scolding her son for being ignorant, but reminding him not to take on things.

Wang Yamei and Pazile's matter was ultimately an outsider's, so it was easy to talk about.

But the eldest daughter-in-law's younger brother was ultimately a family matter.

If handled poorly, it would not only affect family harmony but also leave behind resentment.

Zhao Yafang understood her mother-in-law's words, but she didn't care about her cautious attitude.

Having lived together for two years, she knew very well what kind of person her mother-in-law was.

This caution wasn't because she was afraid they would take advantage, but because she was afraid their family would be resented.

Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are the hardest to get along with. Not a biological mother, yet they have to live together, and the one who has to serve her until she's old and send her off is the daughter-in-law.

Zhao Yafang knew very well how a daughter-in-law should think, so she looked at her second younger brother-in-law; the two had long had a tacit understanding.

Compared to her mother-in-law's words, she actually trusted Li Xuewu's reliability more.

Her second younger brother-in-law handled things just like her personality; without ten percent certainty, he wouldn't speak randomly.

It must be a sure thing, and he must have seen the conditions were good, which was why he mentioned it to her.

In the outer courtyard, she also knew Li Xuewu hadn't mentioned the girl's situation for a long time, which must have been for a reason, after all, it was a family matter.

Li Xuewu wanted to say it, and he could definitely say it.

Because Li Xuewu knew that when it came to Zhao Yajun's marriage, she could make the decision.

Not to mention she was a university teacher and the eldest daughter of the family, even if no one in the family dared to say they disagreed, who else had more ability than her to arrange a good future and good life for her younger brother?

Just saying that Li Xuewu took care of Zhao Yajun entering the city and the factory, wasn't that because of her?

Why did she manage the accounts for Li Xuewu without taking a single cent, and even doing it wholeheartedly?

Li Xuewen had told her, "Family, money can be divided clearly, but the affection of helping each other can't be calculated, and can't be repaid."

Don't look at Li Xuewen bragging; he makes the decisions for big family matters, and Zhao Yafang makes the decisions for small matters.

This wasn't bragging; Li Xuewen was clear about such big ideological matters, and even Zhao Yafang felt her lover was right.

Of course, big matters that needed Li Xuewen to make decisions didn't happen once every three to five years.

"It's a relative of our factory leader, and she works in our Security Division."

Li Xuewu sat at the square table with his eldest brother and sister-in-law, and Ji Yuxiu held Li Tang, the whole family listening to him introduce the girl's situation.

"What's wrong with the Security Division?"

Others didn't see anything, but Zhao Yafang had sensitively sensed that Li Xuewu's words had a hidden meaning and took the initiative to ask, "Is there some complicated relationship, or does the girl have some..."

"The family relationship is very normal. Her father is a cadre at the Beijing Steel Factory, and her mother is in the Youth League Committee."

Li Xuewu introduced unhurriedly, "There are three older brothers in the family, all cadres. She is the youngest, and she entered the factory after graduating from junior high school this year."

Seeing his sister-in-law frown slightly, he knew she was suspicious.

With this family, it was absolutely not something Zhao Yajun could climb up to, and she was only a junior high graduate.

The factory leader Li Xuewu mentioned, she didn't know who it was, but with relatives in the factory taking care of her, this girl definitely didn't lack opportunities.

Being able to be introduced by Li Xuewu, it must have been discussed with her relatives.

Then, there were only a few possible reasons, and this girl definitely had a problem.

Li Xuewu didn't care about his sister-in-law frowning and continued to introduce, "The girl is good-looking, tall enough, and her personality is a bit honest..."

"It's just that, she's a bit too honest."

"Stupid?"

Seeing Li Xuewu say this, Zhao Yafang's first guess was that the girl was stupid.

But before Li Xuewu could answer, she denied this guess in her heart first.

What kind of person was Li Xuewu?

He was her younger brother-in-law, Zhao Yajun's leader, and an extremely reliable person.

Especially when talking about this at home, the whole family was listening. No matter what, he wouldn't introduce a stupid person to his own brother.

Besides, she had heard of stupid people marrying wives, but she hadn't heard of stupid people graduating from junior high school and entering a factory.

"Hehe, not stupid—"

Li Xuewu thought of what the girl said and did, and felt it was funny enough.

Especially the situations her uncle nagged to him about, he felt it was even funnier.

Xia Zhongquan's own sister's child, the two families got along very closely.

He was educated. Do you think his sister could find someone who farmed?

Several families were married together, all were cadre families, and they were all particularly capable of giving birth.

Let's put it this way, her sister had four children, three boys and one girl, the fewest children among these close families.

Coincidentally, those born were still boys, only Wang Lu was the only girl.

Cousins, they grew up together, and this girl became the pearl of several families.

The naughty boys gathered together and could form a platoon, and when they saw Wang Lu, they saw their platoon leader.

The old ones pampered her, the young ones protected her, and the older and younger brothers let her have her way and took care of her. A girl from such a family, it would be strange if she had any schemes.

Therefore, Li Xuewu said this girl wasn't stupid; it was that the environment she grew up in didn't give her room to have schemes. If she wanted something, she just asked for it directly.

They wouldn't give it? Who dared not to give it? Among the children of the same generation, they all had to let her have her way.

Therefore, you just listen. This child's words could poke you directly in the lungs.

It wasn't that she was intentional, but she had been like this since she was a child, raised as a princess by the adults.

She had graduated from junior high school, and there was no chance to go to high school. It was really because there was no place to go to school, so she could only come out to work.

In general units, would they be willing to send their daughter to suffer?

It was chaotic outside, so naturally, they sent her to the safest place.

They heard that Red Star Factory was the most stable, and her own uncle was the Chief Engineer here.

You say he is a factory leader, he is in charge of industrial technology; you say he is not a factory leader, he is one of those at meetings.

The factory's technology is all managed by him, just missing the title of Deputy Director.

It was also because the factory's management committee system wasn't standardized now, otherwise he would have been given one.

But he had power in his hands, at least he had face here with Li Xuewu.

Just looking at Wang Lu causing trouble, nothing happened. Li Xuewu protected her, arranged for her to work in the Security Division, and there would be nothing more in the future.

Li Xuewu first introduced Wang Lu's basic situation to his sister-in-law in detail.

He also detailed Wang Lu's matter at the International Hotel, and how he and his nephew met Zhao Yajun in his office, and her uncle personally asked about Zhao Yajun's situation.

Privately, Xia Zhongquan had looked for Li Xuewu and inquired about Zhao Yajun's situation in detail.

The meaning was very clear: Wang Lu hadn't refused.

And Wang Lu's family members also agreed, asking Xia Zhongquan to help inquire.

Actually, the parents were worried enough. With Wang Lu's conditions, what kind of young man couldn't she find? She could pick and choose.

Only someone like Zhao Yajun absolutely couldn't enter the eyes of her whole family.

But times had changed. This wasn't the later generations; if the household register said unmarried, she was a girl.

Wang Lu's matter at the International Hotel had spread, at least many people knew about it privately.

But knowing was knowing; very few people would talk about it to her face or behind her back.

Xia Zhongquan's niece, do you think Xia Zhongquan only managed technology and was easy to provoke?

Li Xuewu clearly wanted to take care of her; who didn't know what was going on.

Therefore, this girl didn't have any schemes. She was energetic at work in the Security Division, and she hadn't been affected at all after a few days of getting along with these colleagues. Everyone who saw her praised her, and everyone who saw her liked her.

It could be seen how powerful the "stupid, white, and sweet" was, even the iron-blooded men of the Security Division couldn't stop it.

No matter how many rumors you had, you couldn't stop her from looking at you with clear and stupid eyes.

If you wanted to say bad things about her, you would feel guilty and blame yourself.

"That's just such a girl, a bit too honest."

Li Xuewu explained all the situations to his sister-in-law, including the criticism and impressions of her from colleagues in the unit.

It was objective and comprehensive, but Zhao Yafang could still hear Li Xuewu's inclination.

She frowned and thought, while Liu Yin was also worried, only feeling that her son shouldn't have introduced this one, it sounded noisy enough.

But this was a matter between her second son and eldest daughter-in-law. If she wanted to refuse, Zhao Yafang had to be the one to speak. She could speak in front, but not after her son spoke, that would be looking for trouble.

No one else in the family dared to interrupt.

The old lady and Da Lao had long stopped managing family affairs. Their sons and daughters were already grandfathers and grandmothers, so did they need them to take charge?

Liu Yin didn't speak, and Gu Ning and the third couple didn't speak either.

Actually, Li Xuewen could still ask. He was the brother-in-law, and it was a partner introduced by his own younger brother, so he naturally had the qualification to ask.

But what was he going to ask? With his younger brother's train of thought and eloquence, would he give him a chance to ask?

So he very consciously stood up and took the son who was about to cry and make a scene to ride a horse.

Give his wife enough time to consider and study; this was what he could do.

Li Xuewen also knew that the two smartest and most worldly-wise people in this family were right there, so did he need to worry?

The nickname of useless young master wasn't called for nothing. If one day he really had to take charge of this family, then this family would be finished.

Just like he said, he made the decisions for big matters, and his wife made the decisions for small matters.

A small matter like introducing a partner to his brother-in-law, did he need to go out?

He only acted as a cow and horse for his son, supporting Li Tang on his neck, bouncing along.

Children gathered together, don't have too many, don't have too few. Li Tang could ride a big horse, what was Li Ning missing?

The third younger brother Li Xuecai saw his second nephew curiously looking at his eldest nephew, and being poked by Ji Yuxiu, he also immediately acted as a cow and horse.

Good heavens, the brothers each had a big fat boy on their necks, and the big fat boys were laughing, and the brothers looked at each other and felt ashamed.

If I had the talent to rule the world, wouldn't I be sitting there advising on the family's big matters!

How could it come to this!

Two university students of the Old Li family!

"Xuewu, tell your sister-in-law, does this girl have any..."

Zhao Yafang was an extremely smart person. After thinking about it, she looked at Li Xuewu and asked seriously, "Does she have any actual feelings with that foreigner? This is the important thing."

She naturally knew that since Li Xuewu introduced her, it meant that the girl was a girl.

But she also had to be sure of one thing: was this girl a casual girl?

Loving one after another wouldn't do. Not having schemes was fine, but she couldn't have no bottom line.

"This matter, I didn't handle it; it was handled by colleagues from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Confidentiality Department."

Li Xuewu introduced, "Someone from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a part-time deputy general manager at the International Hotel."

But what was he going to ask? With his younger brother's train of thought and eloquence, would he even be given a chance to ask a question?

So, he very consciously stood up and took over his son, who was about to throw a tantrum, to go play "horsey."

He had to give his wife plenty of time to consider and study the matter; that was all he could do.

Li Xuewen also knew that the two smartest people in this family, the ones who understood human relationships and worldly wisdom the best, were already there; did he really need to rack his brains?

The nickname "useless eldest young master" wasn't given for nothing; if one day it really fell to him to be the master of this house, then this family would be finished.

Just as he said, he makes the decisions for big matters, and his wife makes the decisions for small ones.

For a mere trifle like introducing a partner to his brother-in-law, did he really need to step in?

He only acted as a beast of burden for his son, supporting Li Tang on his shoulders and jogging along.

When the little kids are gathered together, don't have too many, don't have too few; Li Tang can ride a horse, so what is Li Ning lacking?

The third brother, Li Xuecai, seeing his second nephew curiously eyeing his eldest nephew, was poked by Ji Yuxiu and immediately went to act as a beast of burden as well.

Good heavens, the two brothers each had a big chubby boy on their shoulders; the boys were giggling, and the brothers looked at each other and felt embarrassed.

If I had any earth-shattering talent, wouldn't I be sitting there advising on the family's major affairs too!

How did it come to this!

Two university students in the old Li family!

"Xuewu, tell your sister-in-law, does this girl actually have..."

Zhao Yafang was an extremely intelligent person; after just a moment of thought, she looked seriously at Li Xuewu and asked, "Does she have any actual romantic involvement with that foreigner? That is what's important."

Of course, she knew that since Li Xuewu had introduced her, it meant the girl was a decent girl.

But she also needed to be certain of one thing: was this girl the loose type?

Falling in love with whoever she meets won't do; being naive is fine, but she can't be without a bottom line.

"As for this matter, I didn't handle it personally; it was handled by colleagues from the Foreign Affairs Department together with the Confidentiality Department."

Li Xuewu explained, "Someone from the Foreign Affairs Department is a part-time deputy general manager at the International Hotel."

"The special situation was discovered just as it was budding; the two of them met a total of three times, and all of them were in the lobby, where they talked a bit more."

He paused and continued, "If there really were any situation, the Foreign Affairs Department wouldn't say, and the Confidentiality Department wouldn't allow it either."

"As for romance, I suspect that the girl doesn't even understand what romance is yet."

Li Xuewu chuckled, shook his head slightly, and said, "It goes to show that flowers raised in a greenhouse are all too fragile to withstand the wind."

"What do you think? I want to hear your opinion, Xuewu."

Zhao Yafang had already understood what Li Xuewu meant by his words; she said earnestly, "You have met that girl and you understand the situation."

"We are one family; Yajun was brought up by you, and your sister-in-law trusts you completely."

"You also feel that this opportunity is very rare, right?"

Li Xuewu already understood his sister-in-law's mindset; marrying this girl was the type of "picking up a bargain."

A pearl covered in dust—if you can see through the dust and know the pearl is still a pearl, then you've picked up a bargain.

Especially given this girl's family background and her personality.

If it really works out, saying Zhao Yajun would save thirty years of struggle would be an understatement.

With Li Xuewu acting as the matchmaker, Zhao Yafang's only worry was whether the two of them could make it work.

"Let's not talk about that first; let me talk about Yajun's work," Li Xuewu said softly to his sister-in-law. "This time he is going abroad to carry out a security mission. If the engagement can be finalized, and they marry after he returns, the organization will also..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but Zhao Yafang already understood.

Not just anyone can go abroad; this is a test, and also an honor.

If Zhao Yajun can successfully complete the mission assigned by the organization, he will inevitably be promoted and appointed upon his return.

If this opportunity fell on Zhao Yajun's head and someone said it had nothing to do with Li Xuewu, who would believe it?

Furthermore, can the promotion situation be the same for someone who goes abroad with an engagement and marries upon return, versus someone who goes abroad without an engagement?

Going abroad with an engagement is for the organization, sacrificing oneself, enduring tests, and marrying after successfully completing the mission and returning—that is blooming and bearing fruit.

When the organization appoints cadres, it must look at personal circumstances; having a partner must also be recorded and filed. Marrying before promotion is another matter entirely.

How many such opportunities can her brother encounter in his lifetime? The higher he jumps on his first promotion, the better, right? Subsequent progress is inevitably causally linked to the first progress.

Conversely, Xia Zhongquan is also an old fox; if his niece can marry Zhao Yajun, who is about to go abroad for a security mission, who would dare to gossip? His reputation would be restored in an instant.

Li Xuewu didn't say what he was thinking; he just laid out the logic clearly for his sister-in-law. Zhao Yafang isn't Wang Lu; what is there that she wouldn't understand?