By linking my account to the check-in system, I became a leisurely traveler.

Chapter 98: Checking in at the matchmaking corner, unlocking the sharpshooter skill [6.5 thousand words]

After some time, the basic structure of Grandpa and Grandma's new house was completed.

The original framework of the house was basically left untouched. After all, it was an old house, and there was no concept of a false ceiling, so the renovation was actually easier as there were fewer parts that needed to be demolished.

The renovation was much simpler. The main room and bedrooms, compared to the previous uneven cement floors, were now tiled, making them look much brighter.

After the ceiling was installed, a beautiful ceiling light was put on. When the light was turned on, the whole house was brightly lit.

The old outhouse has been demolished. Now that my grandparents don't need to farm, they don't need farmyard manure anymore. It's quicker to just bury it.

Bathrooms were installed in both the bedroom and the living room. After the plumbing was renovated, there were no problems with the drainage and water supply. Li Younan was extremely meticulous in this regard, because if there were even the slightest problem, his grandparents wouldn't be able to solve it, and it would be quite troublesome for a plumber to come to the countryside.

There are four bedrooms in total. The room where the grandparents sleep is obviously the one. The other three rooms have all their belongings emptied out and moved to the attic upstairs.

On the second floor, Li Younan added a layer of cement to the former attic, making it a true second floor. All the previous miscellaneous items were moved upstairs, and the old ladder was replaced with a cement staircase with handrails. However, Li Younan instructed his grandparents not to move large items up or down the stairs unless absolutely necessary.

Li Younan had his own plans regarding the three vacated rooms. The rooms were decorated with woodwork: suspended ceilings, simple wardrobes, and floating tables, creating a simple yet elegant country style. He had also ordered a new batch of furniture from Huang Xiaoyang, which hadn't arrived yet.

All that's left is that little slope at the back. In short, if you walk into the main room or one of the bedrooms, the decor doesn't look like you're in the countryside at all.

Because the carpentry work and wall painting were just done, these rooms need to be aired out to remove the formaldehyde. The grandparents' room, however, wasn't painted; it was simply lined with formaldehyde-free boards sent by Huang Xiaoyang, so they can sleep there directly.

The interior renovation is mostly complete; all that's left is to tidy up the yard. However, we can't do that right now, as the materials we ordered are still on their way.

Finally having some free time, Li Younan decided to spend a weekend taking his mother to Chengdu.

……

The car smoothly glided into the traffic on the highway. Li Younan rested one hand on the steering wheel, and outside the window, the green of the Sichuan plains unfolded like a long green ribbon.

In the rearview mirror, Mom sat upright, her gaze carefully scanning between Li Younan and the road ahead, while her cousin Lu Xiaolan leaned to the other side, her earphones plugged in, her fingertips lightly tapping on her phone screen... Today was finally a day without her chattering.

The clouds in the sky drifted lazily, like fluffy cotton, moving slowly.

Li Younan turned down the music volume, and a warm breeze slipped in through the cracks in the car window, gently brushing against his arm. The blue road signs indicating how many kilometers they were still to Chengdu were calmly left behind, the numbers slowly decreasing.

My mother's back gradually relaxed, and she gently leaned against the back of the chair.

The car arrived in Chengdu quickly.

Lu Xiaolan didn't have any live streaming assignments today. She originally wanted to sleep in at home, but Li Younan forcibly woke her up and demanded that she come to Chengdu with him.

Lu Xiaolan said with a wronged expression, "Oh, cousin, I finally get a day off, can't I even sleep in?"

Li Younan criticized her: "I brought you out to have fun!"

During this period, under Li Younan's tutelage, Lu Xiaolan's makeup skills have improved.

However, Li Younan also admired this girl quite a bit, considering how terrible her talent was.

Fortunately, although she wasn't good at dressing up, her skin wasn't bad, and she had mastered the basic makeup process, so she didn't look too bad.

Since learning how to do makeup, Lu Xiaolan's self-confidence has improved significantly.

One day, she proudly boasted to Li Younan, "I used to like a boy in high school. I confessed to him when we graduated, but he didn't agree. I ran into him on the street a few days ago, and he greeted me first. He even sent me a message that night. Hehe, I ignored him."

Li Younan tapped her on the head: "What does a little kid like you know about dating?"

Lu Xiaolan pouted: "Cousin, don't tell me you never dated in high school."

Li Younan paused for a moment; he had never actually been in a relationship during high school.

However, seeing Lu Xiaolan's disbelieving look, he was too lazy to explain.

The reason Li Younan insisted on bringing Lu Xiaolan along today was that he felt it wasn't very convenient for him and his mother to order food and eat together.

On the other hand, since I am a boy, it would be more convenient for my mom to do some things with a girl, such as going to the toilet, shopping for clothes, or trying on clothes together.

Because they set off a bit early, and arrived in Chengdu around 10 a.m., which was still a while before lunchtime, Li Younan's idea was to first go to Chunxi Road to stroll around and take his mother to buy some clothes.

Mom was never one to spoil the fun, so when Li Younan made the arrangements, she obediently nodded, "Okay, anywhere is fine with me." Then, a little nervously, she added, "That seems to be a place for young people, right? Will they have any clothes that would suit me?"

Lu Xiaolan gave an incorrect example of an answer: "Auntie, there are also many clothes that middle-aged and elderly people can wear there."

Then came Li Younan's correct reply: "Mom, what are you talking about? Aren't you dressed like a young person right now? You still look very young!"

Lu Xiaolan stood there for a moment, her expression complicated. She was so stubborn, so stubborn.

Although she knew Li Younan was just trying to make her happy, her mother was genuinely happy, and beautiful crow's feet appeared at the corners of her eyes when she smiled.

She remarked with a sigh, "Why didn't your dad have such a sweet tongue when he was young?"

Li Younan was momentarily at a loss for words, so he changed the subject: "I'll park the car nearby later, and we'll take the subway there."

My mother realized she had spoken out of turn, coughed, and didn't continue the previous topic.

Going to the city center at this time of day is too congested, and there's nowhere to park.

Actually, there's not much to see in Chengdu; it's nowhere near as fun as Chongqing.

Places like Kuanzhai Alley and Wuhou Temple are basically only visited by tourists who come from afar; they offer very little entertainment value.

Chunxi Road is just a relatively famous commercial pedestrian street, and it is not fundamentally different from other commercial pedestrian streets across the country.

The three arrived at Chunxi Road and came out of the subway station at Yinshi Plaza, where crowds were surging.

But it must be said that there are indeed quite a few handsome men and beautiful women here.

Especially in summer, girls dress very lightly, and as far as the eye can see, the streets are full of long, white, beautiful legs.

Lu Xiaolan's eyes lit up as she looked at the beautiful legs of those women. They were so beautiful; she loved them so much.

She then glanced at her cousin, only to find him completely calm, his gaze not even glancing at the figures of those beautiful women.

She silently scoffed in her heart, "What a hypocrite."

When you're admiring the scenery, you might also be part of someone else's scenery. As Li Younan walked down the street, quite a few passersby were secretly watching him, and some online celebrities were posing for photos nearby.

Li Younan watched the internet celebrities posing for photos with great interest. Occasionally, he would notice someone peeking at him, so he would calmly turn his gaze away, and the other person would quickly look away as if nothing had happened.

Ha ha.

Li Younan took his mother and Lu Xiaolan shopping for a while and bought each of them a beautiful dress.

Li Younan himself, however, is not interested in the trendy clothing brands that young people like to wear.

While passing by an outdoor clothing store, he was attracted by the windbreakers and fishing vests inside, especially the fishing vest with its many pockets, which looked like it could hold the whole world.

Subsequently, despite the disdainful looks from his mother and Lu Xiaolan, Li Younan resolutely bought a set of windbreaker and fishing vest.

Most of the time, they just browsed without buying anything. When they got tired of shopping, they simply found a restaurant upstairs in IFS to eat.

Sitting in this restaurant, Li Younan had the illusion that he was not in the west, but in a developed city in the east.

From the perspective of ordinary people, Chengdu is indeed not much different from the "Four Tigers" of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. It seems that everything that exists in those places can be found as a substitute in Chengdu.

After lunch, Li Younan planned to stroll around People's Park in the afternoon and complete his daily check-in task. However, before he could mention it, his mother spoke up first.

Mom took a sip of lemonade and said, "How about we go to People's Park this afternoon?"

Lu Xiaolan looked confused: "A park? What's so great about it? We've come all this way to Chengdu just to visit a park?" There was a hint of disappointment in her voice.

Before Li Younan could speak, his mother continued to explain with a smile, "People's Park isn't the kind of small park you think it is; it's very big."

She paused, a hint of curiosity in her eyes, "I often see videos on Douyin of parents finding blind dates for their children, and I find them extremely interesting."

She looked at Lu Xiaolan and said, "Xiaolan, since you were little, everyone in our family has called you Ugly. What if you never get married in the future? We might have to put up a 'If You Are the One' advertisement in People's Park!"

Lu Xiaolan cried out in anguish, "Auntie!"

For a moment, Li Younan and his mother both laughed, and the restaurant was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

In the end, Li Younan made the final decision: "Let's go to People's Park this afternoon."

The mother said to Lu Xiaolan proudly, "Xiaolan, look, this is my son. He'll always be on my side when it matters."

Lu Xiaolan sighed helplessly.

This is my own aunt! My aunt! She doesn't act like an elder at all, acting like a child…

But then, Lu Xiaolan secretly smiled again...

If I had a son like my cousin, I'd probably be happy to stay a child forever, right? Ugh... what am I thinking? What son...

My aunt is so lucky.

……

As soon as Li Younan arrived at People's Park, he received a check-in task from the system.

He was slightly taken aback. This task left him both amused and exasperated; it involved browsing matchmaking information from 20 matchmaking corners.

Fortunately, the system only allowed browsing and did not ask him to do anything further.

If it's just browsing, it's fine.

Li Younan had also seen videos of matchmaking corners on short video platforms, and she was somewhat curious about them.

Just take a look.

People's Park wasn't cool at this time, but fortunately it was cloudy and there was no sun, so although it was humid, it was still bearable.

People's Park is very large, and first-time visitors can easily get lost wandering around.

Li Younan and his two companions weren't in a hurry, so they strolled leisurely with the flow of people.

Open-air teahouses, tourists experiencing boating, children feeding ducks on the lake, and leisurely strolling and chatting with old Chengdu residents – this is how you walk along the road.

pretty good.

A matchmaking corner came into view ahead, and the crowd became slightly more congested.

As they walked, the first thing they saw were men's dating profiles. Mom joked from the side, "Xiaolan, let's see if there's anyone suitable."

Xiao Lan stomped her feet angrily: "Auntie!"

Li Younan slowly walked over to the information and looked at it, his expression becoming somewhat strange.

Then Mom started browsing too, and after a while, she stopped making teasing remarks about Xiaolan.

Well... it's hard to say.

Men who post their information here usually have serious flaws.

For example, they generally have low levels of education, some are bald, some are only 1.6 meters tall, and in terms of age, they are generally older single men born around 1980.

However, everyone was quite frank, and their requirements for each other were not high; many of them only had requirements such as a complete family and good health.

Lu Xiaolan pouted and looked at her mother, asking, "Auntie?"

Mom chuckled and said, "I'd like to have another ice cream like the one we just ate. Let's buy one when we go out later."

Li Younan glanced at seven or eight papers casually and decided to hurry up and see what the women's side was like.

The women's profiles were printed on pink paper and generally only contained information without photos.

Seeing the information listed by these girls, Li Younan couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

Compared to the information on older single men over there, it's clear that most of the men who go on blind dates here are people who don't have an easy time finding a partner in real life, while the information on women's blind dates is exactly the opposite.

"In 93, both my parents retired from their jobs, and I worked for a state-owned enterprise with an annual income of over 20 yuan."

"Born in 95, currently a tenured middle school teacher, and owns two houses in Chengdu."

"Born in 1998, a civil servant, looks 7/10, average figure, hobbies include playing tennis and swimming."

Li Younan understood... The men here are not very good-looking and are not easy to be noticed by others, while the women are the opposite, and are all quite good-looking. So the reason they are single is probably because they don't think much of the people around them in their daily lives... or because their work or living environment makes it difficult for them to come into contact with certain people.

Not only was Li Younan somewhat surprised, but Lu Xiaolan behind him was also stunned.

She softly read aloud the introduction she was currently reading: "This woman introduces herself as a medical master's student who, because she is in a research environment for a long time, doesn't come into contact with many men."

She blinked and said to her mother beside her, "Auntie, I think all the women here on blind dates are really good catches."

Then she suddenly realized something and said, somewhat unacceptably, "With such good qualities, why do I still have to go on blind dates? Does that mean I'll really have to go on blind dates in the future?"

These words made Li Younan and his mother burst into laughter.

Mom slowly walked over to Li Younan's side, looked at the profile he was reading, and said half-jokingly, "I just looked at the profiles of those men and then at the information of these women."

She blinked. "If I put your information here too, I'm sure a lot of people would contact you!"

Li Younan's eyelids twitched, and he said irritably, "Then let's write that he's a young man who just lost his job and is currently unemployed and not doing any proper work. How about that?"

"Hehe, that's fine, just paste the photo!"

"Ah……"

The mother and son were chatting happily when, little did they know, someone had already set their sights on Li Younan.

At this point, Li Younan had viewed 19 documents; viewing just one more would complete the check-in task.

But the next one requires turning the corner.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, an aunt stood in front of Li Younan with great interest: "Young man, still single? I've been watching you for a while. The one you were looking at is my daughter's. What do you think of her? Want to get to know her?"

Li Younan paused for a moment: "Uh, we don't need this for now."

The aunt's expression changed instantly, and she sighed slightly, but she was still unwilling to give up: "It's okay, it's just getting to know each other. If you think you can get along, then we can talk about it. If not, we can just be friends."

Li Younan's mother chimed in, "That's right, young man, why don't you add them on WeChat? Their parents think so highly of you."

Li Younan couldn't help but roll her eyes at her mother.

Li Younan said, "Auntie, I'm sorry, I just came here to stroll around."

The auntie was still not giving up: "Even just strolling around can get to know people."

However, seeing that Li Younan showed no interest whatsoever, he finally gave up.

But to his surprise, just as he got rid of one of the women, another woman blocked his way.

The auntie spoke in a thick Chengdu accent: "Young man, young man, my daughter is over there. Come and take a look. I coaxed her over here. She's very pretty and a good match for you!"

Li Younan's lips twitched slightly. He looked left and right; there were quite a few young people coming and going, and many were browsing information...

But these aunties just happened to have their eyes on him.

This is really...

Li Younan is quite adept at interacting with people her own age or even younger than herself, but she struggles to cope with the unpredictable and proactive approach of this older woman.

Meanwhile, his mother and Lu Xiaolan quickly moved far away from him, looking on with expressions of watching a good show. If you gave them a handful of sunflower seeds, they'd probably start cracking them open.

Li Younan narrowed his eyes speechlessly, a mischievous idea forming in his mind. He pointed to his mother and said to the aunt, "That's my mom. You have to let my mom go over and take a look first; it can only be done if she agrees!"

As soon as Li Younan said this, the aunt immediately looked at her mother.

Mom looked completely bewildered and blinked, "Huh?"

Then, as expected, the aunt went over to my mother and struck up a conversation: "Sister, is this your son? Let's chat for a bit!"

The aunt started chatting enthusiastically with my mother, not even giving her a chance to retort. After a barrage of questions, my mother could only mumble, "No... this, that, um, okay, I'll go take a look..."

Lu Xiaolan couldn't help but burst into laughter, and happily followed her aunt and the other woman over.

Li Younan felt much calmer, so he slowly went to browse the next one. Just after he finished reading, the system sent another message that the check-in task had been completed.

Although I'm not as eager for the rewards after completing the daily check-in tasks as I was initially, I'm still really looking forward to them.

[Check-in task completed]

[Randomly receiving rewards...]

Archery skill +1!

Archery Skill lv.1: Ten thousand draws of the bow forge steel fingers and iron arms, allowing for pinpoint accuracy within a seventy-meter range.

Li Younan received some theoretical knowledge about archery skills, though this part wasn't extensive. More importantly, he felt his physical abilities had improved.

Although his physical appearance hasn't changed much, he clearly feels that his arms, shoulders, chest, and back have become more relaxed... This is a sign of improved strength and flexibility.

Unfortunately, while rock climbing and parkour had previously enhanced these strengths, and even the combination of the two had increased the skill level by one, and the strength in the hands and back must have also improved archery skills, it didn't directly increase the archery skill level by one level like last time.

There aren't many scenarios where this skill can be used. Li Younan thought about it and figured it could probably only be used in some archery experience centers. Apart from that, the only application scenario he could think of was a program like "Living Alone in the Wilderness".

Living alone in the wilderness, haha, it seems like no Chinese person has ever participated in that program.

Having accomplished the most important task during this trip to People's Park, Li Younan was naturally in a very good mood.

By now, his mother and Lu Xiaolan had run far away, and Li Younan strolled slowly in that direction. A short while later, the two of them came into view.

The aunt who had just dragged her mother over was now earnestly advising a young woman who looked to be around 27 or 28 years old: "Look at you, you're already 29. You think you can find someone on your own?"

The girl replied in fluent Chengdu dialect, "Don't worry about my business. It's really annoying. If I can't get married, I can't get married. Anyway, you can post my information here, but I'm not going to meet those people, let alone go on blind dates with them!"

Mom and Lu Xiaolan remained silent. The aunt said to Mom with some helplessness, "Forget it, sister, I'm not lucky enough to have that. Let's see what she does!"

My mom said nonchalantly, "It's nothing, it's nothing."

At this moment, Lu Xiaolan saw Li Younan and called out, "Cousin."

Li Younan strolled over slowly and said, "Mom, it's about time. Let's go have some tea and discuss what to eat for dinner."

Mom nodded and said to the woman, "Excuse me, we'll be going now."

Li Younan gave the woman a slight smile as a sign of politeness.

Lu Xiaolan said with a grin, "Cousin, I want to eat crayfish tonight."

Li Younan said, "Tell your aunt that as long as she agrees, it's fine."

So the three of them walked away slowly.

The aunt glanced at Li Younan's retreating figure with some regret, sighed slightly, and was about to scold her daughter when she suddenly saw her daughter staring blankly at Li Younan's back.

"Ok?"

The daughter snapped out of her daze, blinked, and asked, "Is that boy that auntie's baby?"

"That's right, I told you their baby is really handsome, but you didn't believe me..."

"I...do you have their contact numbers?"

The aunt looked disgusted: "Now you regret it!"

The daughter snorted and said, "We don't even have a phone..."

She chased after them, but Li Younan and the others had long since disappeared from the crowd.

……

At this moment, Li Younan and his mother had arrived at the exit of People's Park, preparing to find a teahouse to sit for a while and enjoy the air conditioning.

Suddenly, Mom asked with a sigh, as if talking to herself, but also as if asking Li Younan and Lu Xiaolan: "Do you think these parents who help their children find blind dates are meddling in other people's business, or is it out of love?"

Lu Xiaolan paused for a moment, then shook her head: "I don't understand, Auntie..."

Li Younan seemed thoughtful, then suddenly smiled and asked, "Mom, do you want me to find a girlfriend?"

Li Younan's mother looked at him intently and said, "I hope you are happy."

(End of this chapter)