I, reborn, really don't want to be a matchmaker!

Qin Chaoyang realized this and originally wanted to remind Zhao Hu that Li Mei was not Wang Xiaoli's cousin, but he changed his mind before he could finish his sentence: "What's the rush? If you don't want to, just say so so I can explain to Village Chief Wang."

"Well..." Zhao Hu glanced at Li Mei under the pomelo tree again, "Since she's Wang Xiaoli's cousin, then... let's meet her!"

In his opinion, his cousin Wang Xiaoli was so beautiful that it would be a disservice to Qin Chaoyang if he didn't meet her.

Of course, more importantly, he felt that Wang Xiaoli, his "cousin," was quite nice. If they could get married, they would have a lot of face in the village.

"You said it yourself." Qin Chaoyang didn't expose Zhao Hu's little scheme, but reminded him, "Since you're willing to meet, let's set the time for tomorrow noon, at Wang Xiaoli's house."

"Make sure you look your best then, understand?"

"I'm not going to waste my time on your issues."

"Hehe... I understand, I understand," Zhao Hu replied with an embarrassed smile.

"If you understand, then I'll be going now." After saying this, Qin Chaoyang waved to Wang Xiaoli and Li Mei under the pomelo tree and walked towards the mountain path ahead.

After climbing the mountain road, they were far away from Zhao Hu's house.

Qin Chaoyang then whispered to Wang Xiaoli, "Zhao Hu agreed to meet your cousin. Go back and tell your parents, and then tell your cousin to get ready. She'll be coming to your house tomorrow at noon for a blind date with Zhao Hu."

"Really?" Wang Xiaoli thought she had misheard. "Isn't Zhao Hu stubbornly refusing to get married or go on blind dates? How did you manage to persuade him?"

"It wasn't me who persuaded Zhao Hu, but Zhao Hu who treated Li Mei like your cousin," Qin Chaoyang replied with a smile. "And he's fallen for her."

In other words, this misunderstanding is quite significant.

"What the heck?" Wang Xiaoli's eyes widened.

Li Mei was also a little confused. She had just come to watch the excitement on the way and then went home with Qin Chaoyang. Why did Zhao Hu suddenly take a liking to her?

"I'm not lying to you," Qin Chaoyang instructed. "Now that things have come to this point, we can only pretend we know nothing and wait until Zhao Hu meets with your cousin tomorrow before we talk about it."

"But is this fair to my cousin?" Wang Xiaoli couldn't help but ask.

Zhao Hu has his eye on Li Mei, but the person he's going on a blind date with is her cousin. If things go wrong, it will be her cousin who gets hurt, not anyone else.

"What's so unfair about this?" Qin Chaoyang laughed upon hearing this. "Does your cousin have to succeed in her blind date? Does Zhao Hu have to be interested in your cousin?"

"This..." Wang Xiaoli couldn't answer.

Upon closer reflection, it turns out she really was overthinking things.

Because blind dates are supposed to be a matter of mutual consent.

Zhao Hu looked down on his cousin.

Let's part ways amicably then.

It certainly has nothing to do with fairness.

"Listen to me," Qin Chaoyang said seriously, "The main reason I didn't expose Zhao Hu's little scheme on the spot was actually for your sake."

"Considering my needs?" Wang Xiaoli asked in surprise.

How did she get dragged into this again?

Li Mei was also somewhat puzzled.

"Yes, I'm thinking of you." Qin Chaoyang confirmed, "Didn't Zhao Hu previously threaten to kill himself and marry you? But today he unexpectedly agreed to go on a blind date with your cousin."

"What does this mean? It means he's not determined to marry anyone but you."

"Whether this blind date goes well or not, you can use it to shut Zhao Hu up. If nothing unexpected happens, Zhao Hu won't dare to bother you again."

"Because he's completely ruined the image he created for himself. If he dares to harass you again, he'll be despised by everyone, understand?"

"I understand, I understand." Wang Xiaoli's eyes lit up, somewhat surprised that Qin Chaoyang had such a wicked trick up his sleeve.

But this is a bad trick.

she likes.

"If you understand, go back and tell your parents!" Qin Chaoyang glanced at the sky: "Remember! Pretend you don't know Zhao Hu's little scheme, and play along with him."

"But... but what if Zhao Hu gets angry and causes you trouble in the end?" Li Mei timidly voiced her worries.

"Zhao Hu is causing me trouble?" Qin Chaoyang chuckled. "Does he dare? I'm the matchmaker for him; the girl is Wang Xiaoli's cousin, not you, Li Mei."

"If he really doesn't know what's good for him, then it'll be pointless for me to beat him up."

"That's right." Wang Xiaoli chimed in, "Li Mei, don't worry about Chaoyang. He's full of tricks, and with that matchmaker's tongue, he can talk the dead back to life. There's absolutely nothing going to happen."

"Why do I feel like you're indirectly insulting me?" Qin Chaoyang frowned.

"Hehe..." Wang Xiaoli covered her mouth and laughed. After telling Li Mei that she would see her tomorrow, she turned around and ran home.

Li Mei watched Wang Xiaoli's figure disappear: "Brother Chaoyang, I'd better not go to Sister Xiaoli's house to meet up for job hunting tomorrow. I'm afraid... afraid that Sister Xiaoli's family will misunderstand me in the end."

"Don't worry about that, their family will definitely not misunderstand you." Qin Chaoyang replied with a smile, "Because Wang Xiaoli will tell her parents about Zhao Hu's little scheme when she gets home, so no matter how the blind date goes tomorrow, there won't be any misunderstandings because of you."

"Alright then!" Li Mei's worries lessened considerably upon hearing this.

Seeing that it was getting late, he immediately followed Qin Chaoyang and headed towards Bailu Reservoir.

Bailu Reservoir is the largest reservoir in Jiyu Township, named for the many egrets that inhabit its shores year-round.

Li Mei is very familiar with the way home because her home is located upstream of Bailu Reservoir.

In just half an hour, she and Qin Chaoyang arrived at the dam of Bailu Reservoir.

It's springtime now, and everything is coming back to life. Standing on the dam of Bailu Reservoir and looking around, the scenery is exceptionally beautiful.

Especially the green water of Bailu Reservoir, rippling in the wind, is a sight to behold, refreshing the mind and cleansing the soul.

"Where do you live?" Qin Chaoyang couldn't help but ask in a low voice when he saw many mud-brick houses upstream of Bailu Reservoir.

"There." Li Mei pointed to the three-way intersection on the right, to a dilapidated old mud-brick house hidden in the bamboo grove: "My younger brother and sister have returned from school, they are..."

That's all for now.

Li Mei suddenly became serious and stopped talking.

Qin Chaoyang also frowned.

That's why.

It turned out that several people from other villages had come to Li Mei's door.

These people from another village are arguing with a middle-aged couple.

The argument was vaguely related to money.

When money was mentioned, Qin Chaoyang thought of the huge debts that Li Mei's father owed.

In order to prevent Li Mei's parents from being bullied, Qin Chaoyang immediately took Li Mei and ran over quickly.

As Qin Chaoyang got closer, he realized that these people from other villages hadn't come to collect a debt, but rather to buy bamboo products such as winnowing baskets, wicker baskets, and bamboo trays from Li Mei's house.

Because the purchase of bamboo products in recent months had been done on credit without any payment, Li Mei's parents got into an argument with some people from other villages.

After all, Li Mei's family of nearly ten people needs to make a living. If there's no money coming in, anyone would be angry.

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