Chapter 42: Self-Introduction

Because he didn’t want to disappoint Hu Daxi, Gu Zhenhua didn’t dare to act like a ruffian, he could only pretend to be injured, took a piece of gauze, and hung his arm up.

He also planned to stay silent and act as dumb as possible.

Young girls hate this kind of clueless, uncultured type.

When Gu Zhenhua arrived at Hu’s house, Hu Daxi was surprised to see his arm, “When did you get hurt? Is it serious?”

“I accidentally bumped into an old injury yesterday, so I just bandaged it.”

Gu Zhenhua didn’t say how serious it was, he planned to act according to the situation. If pretending to be honest didn’t work, he could also pretend to be disabled.

“Uncle will go get you a glass of water. Wait a moment, Xiaonan will be back soon.”

As he was speaking, Lin Xiangnan came back carrying a watermelon, followed by a string of children, “Grandma, quickly help us divide the watermelon.”

Before her grandmother could speak, Hu Daxi rushed out of the room to chase them away, “Go, go, go, kids, go play on the side, come back and eat watermelon at night. Xiaonan, come here.”

Seeing this, Lin Xiangnan suddenly remembered what Hu Daxi had said earlier about introducing a partner.

Hu Meili had introduced so many partners to Lin Xiangnan, she had never introduced a soldier before, probably because it was inconvenient in the army, they didn’t have that much leave.

Although this new blind date had a bad reputation, Lin Xiangnan didn’t take it to heart.

Who wasn’t rebellious when they were young? It’s not like he can’t be a decent person now just because he was a punk before. Besides, he’s in the army now, he doesn’t have a place to act like a ruffian.

Even if he was a ruffian, she wasn’t easy to bully.

Seeing Lin Xiangnan moving slowly, Hu Daxi quickly pulled her into the house, “You two young people chat first, I’ll go wash some fruit for you.”

The sun wasn’t very strong today, but Lin Xiangnan came back from outside carrying a watermelon, her forehead was still covered in a thin layer of sweat, and her face was slightly flushed, like a hot peach, looking sweet and delicious.

Gu Zhenhua originally planned to sit still and pretend to be dead, but when he saw Lin Xiangnan enter the room, his throat rolled, and he unconsciously stood up.

“Gu Zhenhua?” Lin Xiangnan looked him up and down, the rebellious look in his eyes was familiar, “I’ve seen you before.”

“Yes. I saw you at the state-owned restaurant last time.” Gu Zhenhua couldn’t help but feel a little nervous.

He had thought this girl was beautiful the first time they met, that’s why Ma Pingchuan took the initiative to talk to her, he was too embarrassed and didn’t say a word.

Gu Zhenhua didn’t expect that the person Hu Daxi introduced to him was actually Lin Xiangnan. It seemed that their fate was not shallow, thinking of this, his heart started to pound.

He moved a stool for Lin Xiangnan while saying, “Lin Comrade, I’m 24 this year, I joined the army at 16, I’ve been a soldier for eight years, I’m a deputy battalion commander, my salary is 89 yuan a month now…”

“My uncle didn’t tell me about these things.” But Lin Xiangnan didn’t care about this, she just carefully looked at his face, she was very satisfied with Gu Zhenhua’s appearance, and then asked, “How tall are you?”

“One meter eighty-five.”

Lin Xiangnan smiled inwardly, this guy is good, his figure, height, appearance, she likes it all.

She was satisfied with his appearance, and then Lin Xiangnan had the mood to continue the conversation, she asked with concern, “What happened to your hand?”

“Minor injury. I accidentally bumped it, it’s not serious.” Gu Zhenhua silently took off the gauze.

“How many days of vacation do you have left, are you going back soon?” Lin Xiangnan asked curiously. His appearance was okay, but his personality still needed to be understood through interaction. If their personalities weren’t compatible, then she would only have to disappoint her uncle.

“Yes. I only have a few days of vacation left.” Seeing Lin Xiangnan’s disappointed expression, Gu Zhenhua quickly said, “But this time is enough for us to get to know each other.”

Hu Daxi had praised Gu Zhenhua’s character more than once, and his temper seemed to be quite good. The only pity was that they had too little time to get to know each other.

But a short vacation also had its advantages. If she married Gu Zhenhua, she could not only stay in the city, but also live her own life, he would be busy with his own things, and she could play her own way, how free!

Thinking of this, Lin Xiangnan was even more satisfied with Gu Zhenhua, but this guy wasn’t without trouble.

“My uncle told me about the Gu family…”

Before Lin Xiangnan could finish, Gu Zhenhua directly stated.

“You can ignore the Gu family. My rank allows my family to accompany me in the army, we don’t have to live with the Gu family. If you request, I can also move in with your family.”

“After my vacation, I have to go on a mission, I’ll apply for housing when I come back, and you can come with me.”

“Accompanying you in the army is unnecessary. Besides, it’s too early to talk about these things.” Lin Xiangnan’s lips couldn’t help but curl up.

What a good husband tool! He has a good temper, a good figure, no in-law trouble, and only appears for a few dozen days a year.

Hu Daxi, in order to give the young people more time to interact, dawdled in the kitchen washing peaches for a long time. Just as he was about to bring the plate into the room, he was stopped by his youngest son.

“Dad, these are hairy peaches, aren’t you going to peel them?”

Hu Daxi waved his hand to chase him away, “Peel them? Don’t make me peel you. You didn’t even wash them when you ate them last year, why are you so particular now?”

His younger cousin said loudly, “How can that be the same? This is for my Sister Xiaonan!”

Gu Zhenhua heard this and quickly got up to help, “I’ll peel it, I’ll peel it, I’m good at peeling.”

His younger cousin didn’t stand on ceremony, he instructed, “Peel it and then cut it into pieces and put toothpicks in it. Don’t let my sister get her hands dirty when she eats.”

“Okay. Got it.”

Hu Daxi saw Gu Zhenhua’s enthusiastic attitude, a subtle expression appeared on his face, and his eyes became meaningful.

This kid is getting smarter.

His younger cousin acted as a supervisor, watching Gu Zhenhua peel the peaches. Lin Xiangxi, his own younger brother, wasn’t idle either, he brought a big fan over to fan Lin Xiangnan.

“Sister, are you hot? Do you want to eat popsicles?”

Seeing these troublesome little brats causing trouble, Hu Daxi’s eyes became dangerous, he silently picked up the feather duster on the cabinet.

He intimidated them, Lin Xiangxi and the others all shrunk their necks and quickly hid away.

Hu Daxi had deliberately sent all the other idlers in the family out today, but these little brats didn’t listen to him at all.

Although today’s blind date went smoothly, in the evening, Hu Daxi still pulled his youngest son and Lin Xiangxi out and criticized them, making them stand in the yard as punishment.

Then Hu Daxi sent Hu Tuohua, who had just finished work, to sound out Lin Xiangnan.

He could see Gu Zhenhua’s attitude, but he couldn’t figure out Lin Xiangnan’s thoughts. As far as he knew, Lin Xiangnan had rejected countless high-quality young men, Hu Meili almost cursed him out before.

They were all family, there was no need to hide anything. Hu Tuohua asked, and Lin Xiangnan said, “First impression is good.”

Lin Xiangnan had been on blind dates before, and she had rejected every single one. Gu Zhenhua was the first one who was rated as good.

Hu Tuohua was proud and boasted, “I told you he’s a good guy, you should like him. He’s much better than the one I went on a blind date with last time.”

Thinking that Hu Tuohua was also looking for a partner, Lin Xiangnan couldn’t help but ask, “Since you like him, why don’t you go for him yourself?”

“I don’t have a house, I don’t want to live with the Gu family. Besides…” Hu Tuohua paused, a little embarrassed, “Gu Zhenhua is actually quite good now. But he was so annoying when he was young, he would snatch my food and even beat me up several times, making me cry. It left me with psychological trauma.”

Lin Xiangnan was shocked, “He even beat girls?”

“When we were young, we didn’t differentiate between boys and girls. Anyway, everyone on our street who was around the same age as Gu Zhenhua was beaten by him.”

Hu Tuohua said with a little gloating, “Although he hasn’t been seen hitting anyone after joining the army, childhood debts are debts, it’s only right that he’s been single for so many years.”