Unable to endure the hardships of rural life, she returned home to arrange a marriage with a militar

The visitor is evil?

Wang the matchmaker abruptly retracted her steps, turned around, and headed back home.

But she was just an old woman, and her two steps couldn't keep up with Gu Jun's one step. Before she even entered the stairwell, Gu Jun blocked her way.

Matchmaker Wang said warily, "What are you trying to do? I'm warning you, there are people in this building. Be careful or I'll call the police."

As Wang the matchmaker spoke, the large black mole near her mouth twitched, and Gu Jun immediately confirmed that the person in front of him was the matchmaker they were going to meet.

"Gu Jun." Li Jianqing's voice came from behind. She stepped forward with the gift box and her eyes lit up when she saw the old lady opposite Gu Jun. "You must be Matchmaker Wang. I happen to have something I'd like to ask you for help with."

Matchmaker Wang breathed a sigh of relief; they didn't seem to be here for revenge. However, she still pointed at Gu Jun with her eyes, still uneasy, and asked, "Are you all together?"

Li Jianqing nodded, and Wang the matchmaker understood. Well, it was a false alarm. He had come to ask her to be his matchmaker. She thought this young man didn't seem to be looking for a marriage partner; he seemed more like someone seeking revenge.

Li Jianqing: "Is it convenient for you to come upstairs to talk?"

Matchmaker Wang was worried about Gu Jun, so she said, "Let's settle it here."

Li Jianqing: "That's fine too. We're from a nearby military unit. We're here to ask you because this guy has taken a fancy to a girl and we'd like you to help us get together."

Then, Li Jianqing told Wang the matchmaker about Gu Jun's personal situation.

At such a young age, he has already risen to the position of deputy commander, and his future is limitless. Matchmaker Wang couldn't help but wonder which girl he had taken a fancy to. She searched through all the candidates in her mind, but couldn't think of a suitable one.

"Whose daughter is that? Tell me."

“You definitely know her.” Li Jianqing gently nudged Gu Jun, who then said, “Her name is Shu Yun.”

Matchmaker Wang: "Shu Yun, um, Shu Yun?!"

Gu Jun nodded. "It's her. Is she still single?"

Matchmaker Wang said, "She's still single, but Shuyun's conditions aren't very good. I have several nice girls here. Why don't you take a look? They all really like being soldiers." Coincidentally, she had a niece who was also of marriageable age.

Matchmaker Wang had a clever plan, but Gu Jun was stubborn and impatient to hear her introduce other girls, so he interrupted her directly: "I know about Shu Yun's situation."

Alright, Wang the matchmaker understood what he meant, but she couldn't help but sigh inwardly: I didn't expect Shu Yun to be so popular in the matchmaking market. She just left one person, and another one came to her door.

Being pretty definitely gives you advantages! She was quite the beauty when she was young!

Her thoughts had drifted a bit. Matchmaker Wang looked at Gu Jun, as if she had thought of something. Suddenly, she snapped to attention, her eyes flashing with a subtle expression, and hesitantly asked, "Um, young man, are you alright?"

He's getting on in years, and you'd think he'd be in good shape, yet he's still not married. Could he have some hidden illness and be just trying to scam girls?

It's no wonder she's overthinking things; there are precedents to prove her right!

“I’m fine. The military arranges physical examinations for soldiers every year.” Gu Jun inexplicably understood the deeper meaning behind the matchmaker’s words, and he suppressed the throbbing veins on his forehead, speaking almost word by word.

Li Jianqing handed the gift he had just bought to Wang the matchmaker, adding, "Aunt Wang, don't worry, Xiao Gu is in good health."

Matchmaker Wang said awkwardly, "Haha, I just wanted to make sure I understood, to be responsible to you and to the girl herself."

"We understand, we understand."

After finalizing the matter, Gu Jun and Li Jianqing left. Wang the matchmaker watched his retreating figure, feeling that he looked very familiar. Where had she seen him before?

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"How about I go ask Matchmaker Wang again tomorrow and see if there are any good young men I can meet?" Shen Rujun looked worried. Since the last blind date fell through, Matchmaker Wang hadn't come to see them again, and she couldn't help but feel anxious.

Shu Yun sat on a bamboo chair, casually picked up a book of quotes from a great man, and said nonchalantly, "There probably aren't any suitable ones. Even if we went, there wouldn't be any."

Shen Rujun's brow furrowed even deeper. "What should we do?"

Shu Yun kept reading her book without looking up. "You can't rush things when it comes to fate. If it doesn't work out, I'll try going to the countryside again?"

Recently, Shu Yun saw a group of young people who were about to go to the countryside. They were wearing green military uniforms and big red flowers. Several of the women stood tall and proud in the crowd, full of energy. This made Shu Yun less afraid of going to the countryside and inexplicably aroused her enthusiasm.

"No, you're too strong to even rake a single patch of land, don't make things worse for me."

Shu Yun was unconvinced; she was the type to forget the pain once the wound healed: "Grandpa has been living in the countryside for several years now. He's so refined and gentle, so I'm sure I can adapt too. Anyway, there are many paths to take, so Auntie, you really don't need to worry too much."

Shu Yun only recently remembered the original owner's maternal grandfather, a famous physicist who had worked at a university. He was sent to the countryside for reform through whistleblowing and has not returned since.

In little Shu Yun's memory, her grandfather was tall and refined. Although his black hair was now streaked with white, it was always meticulously combed. His gaze towards little Shu Yun was always gentle and calm, yet it contained boundless wisdom.

I don't know how my grandfather is doing now, but sometimes no news is the best news.

Back then, in order to prevent his two daughters from being implicated, his grandfather had the two sisters voluntarily publish a statement in the newspaper to sever their father-daughter relationship. This was the only way to preserve the two sisters' small family amidst the turmoil.

This is the pain in Shu Yun's mother's heart, and also the pain in Shen Rujun's heart, hating her own cowardice and incompetence.

Shu Yun looked at Shen Rujun, whose eyes were red and swollen, and was at a loss. After a while, she walked up to Shen Rujun, squatted down, and rested her head on Shen Rujun's lap. "Auntie, don't worry, Grandpa will definitely be alright. He will definitely come back to us again."

The atmosphere inside the room fell silent for a moment, but soon, there was a commotion outside, and Shu Yun heard people exclaiming and crying.

Like startled birds, they pushed open half a window and looked out. It was the Wang family's house on the second floor. The woman, with her hair in her fifties, looked haggard and sat sprawled on the floor.

The Wang father and son returned, bringing Wang Xiang's ashes with them. The woman seemed to finally realize that her child was gone, and she cried out in despair, a desperate and helpless scream from a mother.

"Xiao Xiang wrote back last month, saying she would come back to celebrate the New Year with us at the end of the year. She said it! How could she be so heartless!"

The thin sheet of paper in the woman's hand became Wang Xiang's last letter at that moment!

After Shu Yun transmigrated, she met the woman a few times. Sometimes when she went out, she would often see the woman carrying a vegetable basket. Occasionally, she would greet Shu Yun. She was a very gentle woman.

On the day Shu Yun first transmigrated, she briefly met the woman in the hallway. At that time, the woman whispered her condolences to Shu Yun. Fate is cruel, and now it is the woman who should mourn.

Shu Yun looked down at the woman being helped downstairs again, and the woman's white hair stung her eyes.

The deaths of those around them, even those who were not close relatives, had a significant impact on Shu Yun and Shen Rujun.

The next day, Shu Yun opened the door and saw Shen Rujun already sitting on the sofa. Their dark circles met, and Shen Rujun spoke first: "I think I should urge Matchmaker Wang again."

Shu Yun didn't refute anymore, nodded, but in her heart she was thinking that the investigation on Wang Jinnan's side also needed to be accelerated.