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

Around 4 PM.

Qin Chaoyang appeared at the door of his house carrying his load.

Seeing that the gate was closed, he put down his load and was about to open it when he heard his younger sister Qin Chaolu's sweet and cheerful voice coming from the bamboo grove on his right: "Big brother, you're back?"

"Yes, I'm back," Qin Chaoyang replied with a smile.

"Did you... did you buy the shoes?" Qin Chaolu ran up to Qin Chaoyang, her clear eyes filled with anticipation.

"I bought them." Qin Chaoyang took a pair of genuine leather shoes and a pair of cloth shoes out of the shopping basket and handed them to Qin Chaolu.

"Wow, they're leather shoes!" Qin Chaolu cheered, grabbing two pairs of shoes and running into the inner room.

"Wait a minute," Qin Chaoyang called out to Qin Chaolu as she ran away.

"What's wrong?" Qin Chaolu turned around.

"I also brought back some food today, including braised pork, stewed chicken, and boiled fish. Do you want some?" Qin Chaoyang asked with a smile.

"Eat, of course I'll eat!" After putting down her shoes, Qin Chaolu ran happily to Qin Chaoyang's side.

Qin Chaoyang stopped teasing Qin Chaolu and took all the food wrapped in oil paper out of the vegetable basket.

"Hehe..." Qin Chaolu took the oil paper package and ran to the Eight Immortals Table in the main room, then placed it on the table and opened it.

When she saw that one of the oil paper packages actually contained fragrant braised pork, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

Even though she was craving it so much, Qin Chaolu didn't eat it all by herself. Instead, she filled a large bowl and carried it into the inner room, saying, "Mom, my older brother brought back braised pork, stewed chicken, and grass carp today!"

"You should try it, it smells amazing!"

"Where did all this food come from?" Zhao Mudan, who was lying on the bed, was stunned at first, then she sat up and looked at Qin Chaoyang at the door.

If I remember correctly, a serving of braised pork alone costs three yuan at a small restaurant. If you add stewed chicken and boiled fish, the meal would probably cost no less than twenty yuan.

"It was Tang Shuang's future in-laws who treated us," Qin Chaoyang said with a smile. "Mom, you can eat as much as you want; there won't be any problems at all."

"Tang Shuang's future in-laws???" Zhao Mudan was a little confused: "Could it be that you, kid, managed to get Tang Shuang and Zhao Hu's relationship settled after just one trip?"

"Zhao Hu and Tang Shuang's relationship didn't work out, Mom. You probably don't know, but Zhao Hu is so arrogant that he actually likes Wang Xiaoli, the village chief's daughter..." Qin Chaoyang moved a long bench to sit on the edge of the bed and quietly told the truth about what happened today when he went to Zhao Hu's house and met Tang Shuang, Tang the Cripple, and Zhou Jian at the market.

As for his ability to view personal information using virtual pop-ups, Qin Chaoyang did not reveal a single word.

It wasn't that he was being wary of his mother, but rather that telling her things that were beyond reason would only increase her burden, not make her happy.

"You mean, Tang Shuang and Zhou Jian are together now? This meal was paid for by Zhou Jian's parents? And they even gave you a big red envelope of eighty-eight yuan?" Zhao Mudan was completely stunned after hearing Qin Chaoyang's words.

A big red envelope worth eighty-eight yuan.

She hasn't encountered it in the last two years.

Why did Qin Chaoyang, that brat, run into this all at once?

"Yes," Qin Chaoyang confirmed.

"You little brat!" Zhao Mudan pointed at Qin Chaoyang: "I have to admit, your method of using reverse psychology to get Zhou Jian to admit that he likes Tang Shuang was quite good."

"But you know what?"

"It is very inappropriate of you to use the rudimentary knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine that you learned from your father to say that Zhou Xintian has high blood pressure."

"What's wrong?" Qin Chaoyang asked, puzzled.

Given the circumstances at the time, if we hadn't told the truth about Zhou Xintian's situation, something bad might have happened.

"First of all, you don't have a medical license, so you can't practice medicine. If something goes wrong while you're treating patients, you'll be in big trouble," Zhao Mudan said earnestly. "Secondly, the worst thing you can do in matchmaking is to tell the truth, because most of the truth is hard to hear."

"Your father loved to speak the truth when he was alive, but what was the result? He got cured of his illness but offended a lot of people."

"That's true." Qin Chaoyang nodded.

The reason he didn't follow in his father's footsteps and study medicine was because his father had spent most of his life practicing traditional Chinese medicine, but he hadn't made much money and had ended up getting into a lot of trouble.

In other words.

My mother's words made sense.

He also has to listen and remember it.

Otherwise, you won't even know where you went wrong if something goes wrong one day.

"Mom, please...please stop scolding my brother, okay? I'm hungry, I want to eat braised pork." Qin Chaolu couldn't help but whisper.

"Alright! Alright! I won't scold your older brother anymore." Zhao Mudan couldn't help but laugh at Qin Chaolu's greedy look.

Qin Chaoyang laughed out loud. After chatting with his mother for a few minutes, he got up to fetch water from the well.

There's no other way. He's the only male in the family now, and he can't do heavy work like carrying well water or chopping firewood. His sister simply can't do it either.

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Dayu City, the Eighth Municipal Hospital.

Tang the Cripple wandered around the lobby for a long time, carrying the canned lychees and fruit he had bought, before finally finding Tang Shuang, who looked worried, at the stairwell: "Which ward is Zhou Jian's father in? I've been looking for ages, but I haven't seen a trace of him!"

"Uncle is in the intensive care unit, Dad, even if you find him, you can't get in," Tang Shuang replied softly.

"What? Just one person with high blood pressure was admitted to the intensive care unit?" Tang the Cripple was shocked.

I initially thought Qin Chaoyang was making a mountain out of a molehill! Now it seems that it wasn't what he thought at all.

"Uncle not only has high blood pressure, but he also has moderate fatty liver, rhinitis, hydronephrosis, kidney stones, and heart disease. The doctor said that if he had been brought in a few days later, he might have died," Tang Shuang corrected.

"That serious?" Tang the Cripple gasped. "Where is Zhou Jian now?"

"I'm in the office, talking to the attending physician about how to treat Uncle's illness next." Tang Shuang glanced at the sky. "Dad, if you have something to do, you can go back first! I can give the canned lychees and fruit to Uncle."

"Okay! Okay!" Tang the Cripple nodded, about to hand the canned lychees and fruit to Tang Shuang, when Zhou Jian's voice came from behind: "Uncle, what brings you here?"

"Come see your dad." Tang the Cripple turned to look at Zhou Jian.

Zhou Jian was accompanied by a middle-aged doctor wearing square glasses. His name was Wang Chengjiang, and he was the attending physician in charge of treating Zhou Xintian.

Wang Chengjiang is 45 years old this year. Due to years of working overtime and staying up late, he has deep bags under his eyes.

Seeing that Zhou Jian, Tang the Cripple, and Tang Shuang were about to go to the lounge for a detailed discussion, he immediately asked, "Zhou Jian, you said before that a young man diagnosed your father's high blood pressure with his eyes. Do you know where this young man lives and what his name is?"

"Why are you asking this?" Zhou Jian asked, puzzled.

Tang the Cripple and Tang Shuang also became alert.

After all, Qin Chaoyang doesn't have a medical license. If Wang Chengjiang really wants to cause trouble for Qin Chaoyang, then Qin Chaoyang will definitely be in deep trouble.

This is not an exaggeration; Dayu City has recently been cracking down on unlicensed medical practices, and many unlicensed traditional Chinese medicine practitioners have been arrested.

"Hahaha... I don't want anything, I just want to get to know this young man." Wang Chengjiang laughed loudly, "He can tell from his eyes that your father has high blood pressure, so his expertise in traditional Chinese medicine is extraordinary."

That's the truth, otherwise I wouldn't have asked so many questions.

"I see!" Zhou Jian nodded. "This young man's name is Qin..."

Before he could finish speaking, Tang the Cripple interrupted him: "Zhou Jian, think carefully before you speak."

"Okay, let's not make things worse." Tang Shuang pulled Zhou Jian away.

They have no choice but to leave. If they really get the stubborn Zhou Jian to reveal Qin Chaoyang's name and address, Qin Chaoyang will likely be in big trouble.

Even without any trouble, Zhou Jian had no right to disclose Qin Chaoyang's address and name without obtaining his consent.

So, it's best to make a quick getaway.

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