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

I only just realized that.

Things turned out this way.

It seems to be something he caused on his own wishful thinking.

If anyone is to blame, it's only themselves for not asking clearly.

Qin Chaoyang and Wang Xiaoli are not to be blamed at all.

The thought of this made Zhao Hu feel numb.

He was too ashamed to stay at Wang Xiaoli's house any longer.

After Pan Daju came out, he took the lead and slipped away via a shortcut.

The path was rugged and difficult to walk on.

When they were almost at Wanhe Village, Zhao Hu was distracted and accidentally fell into a ravine, injuring his right leg.

This made Zhao Hu feel like he wanted to die. Just when he didn't know what to do, Pan Daju appeared in front of him and carried him on her back without saying a word.

"Put me down!" Zhao Hu shouted stubbornly.

"I won't let go! Wanhe Village is still two miles away! What if you become a cripple if you keep pushing yourself?" Pan Daju hugged Zhao Hu's legs tightly. "Don't even think about escaping. You'll be my husband for life."

I will chase you down to the ends of the earth and bring you back.

Zhao Hu cried when he heard this, somewhat surprised that Pan Daju would treat him so well.

For some reason, he suddenly felt relieved. His obsession with Wang Xiaoli disappeared, and his thoughts about Li Mei vanished as well.

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At my doorstep.

Qin Chaoyang got up and saw that it was still early.

He picked up the axe, sharpened it, and started chopping firewood.

He had no choice but to chop wood. His mother was injured and bedridden, and his sister couldn't lift an axe. If he didn't chop wood, he might not even have enough firewood to cook when he came back from accompanying Li Mei and Wang Xiaoli to look for work that afternoon.

Just as the few pieces of firewood under the eaves were almost chopped up, Pan Daju's figure appeared on the winding mountain road carrying Zhao Hu on her back.

"Brother, look! That fat sister looks so strange!" Qin Chaolu, who was playing in the threshing ground, saw this scene and immediately reminded him.

"Huh?" Qin Chaoyang turned his head and looked over. When he saw that the fat older sister his sister was talking about was Pan Daju, he was stunned and dropped the axe to go to meet her.

Qin Chaolu skipped and hopped along behind.

"What's wrong with you guys?" Qin Chaoyang couldn't help but ask as he approached.

Zhao Hu, who was lying on Pan Daju's back, lowered his head and did not dare to look at Qin Chaoyang, nor did he dare to answer.

"He fell on his way to your house." Pan Daju carefully put Zhao Hu down. "Don't laugh at him. If you have any medicine for sprains or bruises at home, get some out quickly."

"Oh!" Qin Chaoyang nodded, and after trying his best not to laugh, he turned around and went home to get his medicine.

Because my mother broke her leg, there are several boxes of medicine for sprains and bruises in the closet.

Qin Chaoyang didn't hesitate and handed a box to Pan Daju at the door: "Quickly give it to Zhao Hu and massage it in to help disperse the blood stasis."

"Okay," Pan Daju quickly did as instructed.

However, the kneading technique was too forceful.

This made Zhao Hu howl in pain.

Qin Chaoyang couldn't help but burst out laughing: "What are you two doing at my house so early this morning? Get to the point, I have to go to the city later!"

"I didn't do anything, I just came to thank you." Pan Daju picked up the gifts, such as cigarettes and alcohol, that were placed at the door and put them into the main room.

"Thank me?" Qin Chaoyang was quite surprised.

According to his logic.

Zhao Hu should hate him to death at this moment.

Why...why would you bring cigarettes and alcohol to thank him?

"Yes, thank you." Pan Daju confirmed, "Thank you for finding me such a good partner. I'll definitely treat you to a meal when I have time."

At the mention of food, Qin Chaoyang slapped his forehead: "You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? I'll make some right away. Chaolu! You stay here and keep the guests company."

"Okay," Qin Chaolu readily agreed.

"Your mother is injured right now, so there's no need for her to cook." Pan Daju reached out and pulled Qin Chaoyang back. "Another day, another day I'll bring Zhao Hu over to eat."

"Well... okay!" Qin Chaoyang nodded, moved a bench over, and had Pan Datong and Zhao Hu sit down. "What are your plans for the future?"

"What else can we do? We'll get engaged in a few days." Pan Daju said shyly, looking down. "We're already sleeping in the same bed, so there's no way we could have any other thoughts."

"What? You guys are progressing so fast? You're even sleeping in the same bed?" Qin Chaoyang's eyes widened, then he burst into laughter: "Hahaha... This really is beyond my expectations, beyond my expectations!"

Zhao Hu was embarrassed by the laughter: "Qin Chaoyang, can you please stop laughing? I drank too much yesterday, and sleeping in the same bed wasn't my choice at all."

"That's none of my business." Qin Chaoyang's smile remained unchanged: "I won't talk about what happened before, you know what's going on."

This happened in the past.

It is clearly referring to Zhao Hu's interest in Li Mei.

The reason for speaking so vaguely was clearly to save face for Zhao Hu and to prevent Pan Daju from making a fuss over such a trivial matter.

Zhao Hu wasn't stupid; he naturally understood the meaning behind Qin Chaoyang's words. He said gratefully, "I was indeed a bit of a scoundrel before, but I won't be anymore. I'll live a good life with Daju!"

This is the truth.

After all, he's not getting any younger.

He doesn't want to live a good life with Pan Daju.

Then I'm afraid I won't even be able to find a wife.

"It's good that you have this idea." Qin Chaoyang became serious: "Zhao Hu, Da Ju is actually not bad, at least she will be sincere to you."

"If it were anyone else, they wouldn't be able to sit still."

"Okay." Zhao Hu nodded. After chatting with Qin Chaoyang for a few minutes, he got up to say goodbye and prepare to go home.

I have to reply.

Qin Chaoyang had other business to attend to in the city.

He can't just stay at the gate and refuse to leave.

Seeing that he couldn't keep Zhao Hu, Qin Chaoyang didn't press the matter. Instead, he took the gifts, including cigarettes and alcohol, that Zhao Hu and Pan Daju had brought to the door and said, "My mother never arranges marriages for gifts like cigarettes and alcohol, so please take these back!"

"No way you can take it back!" Pan Daju carried Zhao Hu on her back and left. In just a few breaths, she had run up the winding mountain path.

"This Pan Daju." Qin Chaoyang smiled wryly. After glancing at the sky, he had no choice but to take the gifts, such as cigarettes and alcohol, into the inner room. Then he told his mother, Zhao Mudan, about the purpose of Zhao Hu and Pan Daju's visit.

"What did you say? Zhao Hu and Pan Daju got together? And they even slept in the same bed last night?" Zhao Mudan was overjoyed after understanding the meaning behind Qin Chaoyang's words.

After all, she never expected that Zhao Hu's marriage would be resolved so "muddledly".

Qin Chaoyang was also somewhat taken aback.

It was getting late.

He told his mother and sister.

They then set off for Toad Village to find Wang Xiaoli and Li Mei.

I spent half the afternoon looking for a job, but came back empty-handed.

Today they plan to visit Huaxin Winery, the busiest winery in the south of the city, to see if it's hiring.

If they're not hiring, then I'll have to look into textile factories.

The textile factory has high recruitment requirements, with the minimum educational requirement being a high school diploma.

Furthermore, applicants must have an urban household registration; rural household registration is not acceptable.

So Qin Chaoyang didn't take Li Mei and Wang Xiaoli to the textile factory yesterday.

Of course, the most important thing is that the textile factory is also declining now, just like the steel pipe factory, and it will go bankrupt in a few years.

But Wang Xiaoli was unaware of this inside story, and she even had a few words with Qin Chaoyang yesterday.

Qin Chaoyang couldn't help but smile wryly as he recalled Wang Xiaoli's angry expression yesterday.

Seeing that the mountain road was flanked by cliffs, Qin Chaoyang quickly put aside his thoughts and focused on getting on his way.

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