To please others? It's better to please yourself.

Step 1: Find out if Shen has any contact with his relatives, colleagues, neighbors, friends, etc.

After searching and comparing for three days, it was discovered that Sister Zhao from the labor union was Shen He's aunt. She was the one who had previously offered to introduce him to someone, and she also had a good relationship with Shen's mother.

"Xiao Xu, please make five copies of this form."

"Sister Zhao is here. Please come in and sit down. It'll be ready in a moment." Xu Jing'an immediately got up, took the form to make copies, and poured Sister Zhao a glass of water.

After handing the copied form to Sister Zhao, Xu Jing'an pulled out a chair and sat down opposite Sister Zhao. She then grabbed two handfuls of sunflower seeds from the drawer and placed them in front of the two of them.

"Is Xiao Wu getting married?" Sister Zhao asked, cracking sunflower seeds.

"Yes, the 29th of this month happens to be a Sunday."

"Are you the only single woman left in your department?"

Xu Jing'an lowered her head and smiled.

"To be honest, I mentioned last time that I wanted to introduce you to someone. What do you think about it?"

"Sister Zhao, what do you mean by 'doing'?" Xu Jing'an didn't directly say whether it was okay or not.

"My nephew graduated from police academy and is now a police officer. He's a smart young man and honest. Would I cheat you? We work in the same unit." Sister Zhao and Xu Jing'an whispered to each other, head to head.

"Sister Zhao, how could I not trust you? I'm just worried that if it doesn't work out or we don't like each other, we'll become estranged!" Xu Jing'an said considerately.

"What's there to be afraid of? We can't be too formal," Sister Zhao shook her head, then continued, "We'll talk it out. Shall I arrange for you two to meet sometime?"

"Okay, Sister Zhao, you handle it. I'll wait for your news," Xu Jing'an replied readily.

Sister Zhao got up, grabbed her things, and went out excitedly.

Step 2: Record this person's recent life trajectory and find an opportunity to bump into them.

The 26th is a good day.

Xu Jing'an and Wu Sufen took a day off. In the morning, she first went to her apartment to take a shower using unscented shampoo and body wash. After drying her hair, she put on a hairband.

An unforgettable first love is called a "white moonlight." A girl wearing a white dress can make a boy remember her for a long time. Now, in late September, forget about white dresses, but a white sweater is definitely an option.

After getting dressed, I took out the cosmetics from my space. I moisturized my skin, applied a light foundation, followed by concealer. My eyelashes were long, curled, and clearly defined. After grooming my eyebrows, I used an eyebrow pencil to draw them stroke by stroke. I applied a little color to my lips, and the pure and fresh green tea makeup was complete. Most importantly, it was waterproof.

Make a centipede braid, then gently pluck out the fine downy hairs from your forehead with your hands.

Before leaving the house, I found the jasmine-scented perfume balm from the old brand "Xiangyue". I applied it behind my ears, on my neck, wrists, and the top of my head, and then put on my watch.

He wore black pants and black leather shoes, a white crew-neck sweater, and a gray trench coat he had just bought from a department store. He also had a few pieces of fruit hard candy and White Rabbit milk candy in his pockets.

It was almost 10 o'clock when they arrived at the department store. Xu Jing'an bought a red scarf, 1 jin of White Rabbit milk candy, and 2 jin of brown sugar.

Just as I was about to leave, I put the defective fabric into my bag and heard the sales clerk announce, "We've received three feet of defective fabric today, three feet per person!"

"I want it—I want it—" Just a few scattered people suddenly appeared, and a whole bunch of them rushed over. They grabbed Xu Jing'an and dragged her inside. "I don't want it! I don't want it!" Xu Jing'an shouted in fright, waving her arms and trying to break free from the crowd, but it was no use.

The Municipal Public Security Bureau isn't far from the department store. The day before yesterday, Shen's mother asked Shen He to bring back a pound of brown sugar. He was busy all day yesterday, and today, as soon as he entered the bureau, there was a meeting.

He came out without even putting on his uniform as soon as the meeting ended. He walked to the counter and saw Xu Jing'an buying brown sugar. When it was his turn, the sales clerk told him that the last two pounds were sold out.

Brown sugar was hard to come by, and Shen's mother needed it urgently. Shen He thought he'd ask the girl from earlier if she could give him a pound. When the crowd surged forward, he instinctively dodged to the side, avoiding being caught in the throes.

When he looked up to find the girl, he saw her being swept away by the crowd. Hearing her panicked screams, he impulsively rushed over and pulled her out.

Xu Jing'an looked at the surging crowd and the people desperately pushing their way in, her hands trembling with fear. She grabbed the other person's arm and kept thanking them, "Thank you, thank you, comrade."

The faint scent of jasmine wafted from the tip of my nose.

Shen He looked at the girl in front of him, her hair disheveled, her face pale, her eyes red-rimmed, and her clear eyes still moist with unshed tears. He suddenly felt his heart race and his face flushed red.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief as they walked out of the mall.

"Thank you so much, comrade," Xu Jing'an said gratefully. "How about I treat you to a meal?"

Shen He quickly waved his hand: "No need, no need, I have to go to work too."

"Well," Xu Jing'an quickly handed over the two jin of brown sugar and one jin of White Rabbit candy she had bought that day, "nothing else, don't mind."

Shen He refused to accept it no matter what, so Xu Jing'an had no choice but to give him a pound of brown sugar in return.

Shen He walked back in the wrong direction under Xu Jing'an's watchful eye. It wasn't until he had walked quite a distance that Shen He realized what had happened.

A girl appeared in his dream that night. He couldn't see her face clearly, but he saw a girl among the jasmine flowers with a pair of smiling, crescent-shaped eyes.

When Shen woke up in the morning, he had no choice but to wash his underwear and bed sheets.