Best friends transmigrate into a book! They marry a high-ranking official! If you run, I run too!

Chi Xing wailed at the top of her lungs.

Chi Wenhai sat to the side, smoking his pipe and sighing.

Song Dayan remained silent, her face grim.

The two boys in the Chi family always leave early in the morning unless it's raining, and they won't come back until their family calls them for meals.

So I'm not home right now.

When Chi Xing's voice quieted down, Chi Wenhai said, "No, it's those few from before the New Year. That guy surnamed Sun has many brothers and a large family. I think he's suitable."

Song Dayan then looked at Chi Xing.

Chi Xing looked displeased. "No way. He came to our house to look at people's shoes, and they were all patched up. How much money could he possibly have?"

Chi Wenhai puffed on his cigarette and said, "There are many sons in the family, so we have to save money when it comes to marrying off our sons. That's just how it is."

"Just give you what you're entitled to, that's fine!"

"How many coins can you give me?" Chi Xing asked, crying.

Chi Wenhai said, "Your sister didn't have much money back then, only a hundred yuan for the bride price."

"You'll want just as much betrothal gift then!"

Chi Xing immediately objected, "Why should I?"

Chi Wenhai asked, puzzled, "What's the basis for this?"

"If she gets a hundred, then I get a hundred too?" Chi Xing shouted to clear up his confusion.

Chi Wenhai "..."

"If everyone around you has these conditions, won't you still have to live your own lives after marriage?"

"I don't care, I just want to marry someone with a stable job and receive government-supplied food."

Chi Wenhai only had one thought after hearing this: "He's gone mad!"

And then I never spoke to her again.

Song Dayan pulled her up, her expression full of heartache, "Why are you crying?"

"He's not the only one with a secure job; we can just keep looking."

"Don't cry like your parents have died during the holiday."

With Song Dayan speaking up for her, Chi Xing wiped away her tears and said, "I can't just marry anyone."

"Okay, okay, hurry up and get up and wash up, I'm going to cook."

Chi Yue and the others were unaware of the whole mess the Chi family had made.

The Gu family is only lively within the Gu family.

Fried peanuts, fried meatballs, fried glutinous rice balls, dumplings—the whole yard is filled with delicious aromas.

Wen Tang and Chi Yue stood guard at the kitchen door, eating whichever dish was ready.

In the afternoon, Wu Guifang came to act as a matchmaker for Gu Shuhe, while Wen Tang and the others stood by, holding fried peanuts and listening intently.

Wu Guifang said the boy was a distant relative of hers who worked at the grain station. He was two years older than Gu Shuhe and had five siblings. All the boys had stable jobs, so she wouldn't have to suffer after marrying him.

Zhong Meixian accepted the offer because it involved a formal job.

Wu Guifang then asked, "Should I bring him over to meet me tomorrow?"

Zhong Meixian nodded and said, "Yes, thank you for your trouble, sister-in-law."

"Oh, no trouble at all, we're all family."

"Then I'll go back, Auntie."

"Sit down for a while!"

"I can't sit here anymore, I still have chores to do at home!" Wu Guifang said as she got up.

Zhong Meixian grabbed a handful of fried peanuts and handed them out to people.

Then the two stood at the courtyard gate talking about something until it was almost dark before Zhong Meixian finally came in.

Wen Tang asked curiously, "Mom, has Sister Guifang left?"

"Yes, I'm leaving. I said I had something to do at home and couldn't sit down."

Wen Tang "..."

666 ~

He can't sit, but he can stand and talk for ages.

At dinner that evening, the topic inevitably turned to Gu Shuhe's blind date the next day.

Knowing that the other party worked at the grain station, Gu Juyuan was satisfied.

"Having a formal job means there won't be any difficulties in the future, which is great."

Let's finalize it once we find one that's roughly right!

Gu Shuhe kept her head down and didn't speak. She had never been on a blind date before and was somewhat resistant to the idea.

She took a small bite of the glutinous rice ball.

Wen Tang came to her rescue, saying, "A person has to be good-looking and have a good personality. Our Shuhe is so beautiful, we can't let a beautiful flower be stuck in cow dung."

Gu Jinfeng burst out laughing. "If someone is really ugly, then they definitely can't agree to it."

Zhong Meixian said, "I asked, and Guifang said it's not ugly."

"Boys' parents are both good-looking."

But Wen Tang is very skeptical of people's aesthetic sense nowadays.

Nowadays, people don't have such high requirements for appearance; they value work and character more.

A person who can endure hardship and has a respectable family background is more important than someone who is handsome.

But Wen Tang thinks being handsome is also quite important.

While being handsome doesn't mean you can't eat or drink, being ugly might actually make you lose your appetite.

The next day, the matchmaking took place at Wu Guifang's house.

Zhong Meixian and Gu Jinfeng led the group away, while Wen Tang and Chi Yue also went to watch the excitement.

Lin Jiaojiao stayed home to take care of the children.

After Wen Tang and Chi Yue arrived at Wu Guifang's house, they hid in the kitchen.

Otherwise, if there are too many people around, they'll say you're not serious enough.

Zhong Meixian and Gu Jinfeng led Gu Shuhe to sit in the main room.

They waited for about half an hour before the man arrived.

The woman was clearly the boy's mother; the two looked like they were cast from the same mold, even the large mole on his chin was exactly the same as his mother's—the same location and the same size.

Wen Tang spat out the melon seed shells and said, "This must be a mother and child."

The other woman was about the same age as the boy's mother; she was probably an aunt or something similar.

The three of them arrived on two bicycles.

Wen Tang said, "Look, their family is indeed well-off; they ride two bicycles!"

Moreover, they even brought things for Wu Guifang's family, including brown sugar and canned goods.

In this day and age, those who are poor are reluctant to bring canned food when visiting relatives.

What's more, they weren't even visiting relatives properly!

Of course, riding two bicycles is also a sign of financial resources.

Bicycles are quite expensive too.

“The other one might be borrowed,” Chi Yue said.

The two of them huddled together behind the door, whispering their opinions.

As soon as they arrived, Wu Guifang and Xu Zhongguo came out to greet them, but Zhong Meixian and the others did not.

They are women who came for a blind date, so they have to remain calm and collected, otherwise they will lose face.

Wu Guifang led the people into the house, and Wen Tang couldn't help but chirp, "I reckon Shuhe won't like it."

Chi Yue nodded.

"Tell me, he's not ugly, and he's not short, but just..."

Before Wen Tang could finish speaking, Chi Yue said, "She's not ugly, just has regular features. If I had to add something, it would be her thick eyebrows and big eyes."

"He's not short, just a little taller than Shuhe, not even as tall as Grandpa."

"I think Shuhe can be chosen a little more."

"I feel so too."

Wu Guifang had already led the people into the main room.

As soon as they entered the house, they saw each other.

Just as Wen Tang thought, people in this era don't have high requirements for appearance, especially Zhong Meixian's generation.

They don't have high requirements for appearance. They all came from a time of famine, and the most important requirement for marriage is that they can have enough to eat.

She's not ugly, has no physical defects, has a stable job, and the boy is quite polite.

As soon as they entered the house, Wu Guifang introduced them, and they greeted everyone with a smile.

"Auntie, elder sister, you call me so affectionately."

His gaze never left Gu Shuhe's face, showing that he was very satisfied with her.

Not only was he satisfied, but his mother was also satisfied. Whether she was standing or sitting, her eyes kept glancing at Gu Shuhe.