Chapter 25.1

“What did Old Master Bian tell you?”

After leaving the Municipal Committee Compound, Chu Wuwen held a flashlight, casting its dim light on Little Sister Yuyu’s feet.

Chen Nongmo was not surprised by Big Brother’s sharpness; after all, he was the Male Lead. She directly replied, “Grandpa Bian has a granddaughter named Bian Jiuxiang, nicknamed Yuegui. She works as a military doctor in H City. She’s 26 years old and single.”

When she mentioned the word “single” Chen Nongmo tilted her head, hoping to observe her Big Brother’s reaction.

Unfortunately, the night was too dark, and the only light was falling at her feet, so she could only barely make out a silhouette.

Before she could examine further, Chen Jun, who was nearby, spoke up, “What? Are you trying to set Big Brother up with her?”

Chen Yi had already figured it out when Little Sister Yuyu was chatting with Grandpa Bian, but he didn’t expect the youngest to react so quickly. He teased, “You actually figured it out?”

Chen Jun puffed out his chest, “What do you mean? You think I can’t figure it out?”

His words seemed a bit guilty.

After all, if it hadn’t been for the fact that so many people had been trying to play matchmaker for Big Brother lately, with opening lines that were almost always the same, he probably wouldn’t have realized it.

Chen Yi smiled and shook his head but didn’t argue. Instead, he turned his attention to Big Brother.

As for Little Sister Yuyu’s words, Chu Wuwen wasn’t surprised.

Although Grandpa Bian hadn’t said anything directly, most of the conversation had revolved around him. Even though he was friends with Bian Jianhua, some of the questions had been a bit awkward and didn’t fit Patriarch’s usual temperament.

He just… hadn’t expected that the highly praised Bian doctor, whom he had never met, would be Jianhua’s cousin and that he would become involved with her.

“Big Brother, what do you think?” Chen Huai couldn’t hold back his curiosity and was the first to ask.

Chu Wuwen snapped back to reality, meeting the gazes of his brothers and sister. He chuckled and patted the nearest one, “You’re not that old, but already worrying about many things.”

Chen Nongmo covered her head and took a step back, thinking to herself that she wasn’t really that curious, especially since she already knew the outcome.

“Tomorrow, I will go to Old Master Bian to discuss things in person.” After a long pause, Chu Wuwen said just that.

The four siblings waited for a while before hearing that sentence, and they all secretly rolled their eyes.

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The next morning.

Chu Wuwen took his brothers and sister to the State-Owned Restaurant for breakfast before heading to the Bian family with a few gifts.

Regardless of whether the match would succeed or not, given his relationship with Jianhua and the help Old Master Bian had provided yesterday, he, as the man in this scenario, had to show the proper attitude.

Moreover, when it came to matchmaking, the more involved the person making the introduction, the more seriously it needed to be taken.

If it worked out, that would be great. If not, Chu Wuwen didn’t want to jeopardize the friendship with his comrades.

After their Big Brother left, the other siblings didn’t remain idle either. They took their money and tickets and headed straight to the city cooperative.

The city’s cooperative had an elegant name—Department Store.

Although the building was only three stories high, the variety of goods inside was dazzling. Looking around, it seemed that everything one could imagine was there.

The range and style of items could not even begin to be compared to what the county could offer, let alone the town.

Chen Nongmo’s goal was to head straight for the fabric counter, but clearly, her brothers had different plans.

For instance, her third and Fourth Brother Juns excitedly dragged her to look at hair ribbons.

Chen Nongmo really didn’t want to see those bright red colors on her head. She had to pull her brothers away from the hair ribbons stall with great effort.

“Sixth, don’t you think the bright red ones are nice? All the girls like this kind of thing.” Chen Jun’s pocket money was limited, and he rarely spent it. After the New Year, he had saved only about a dollar and eighty cents.

He had once had a large sum of money, which he had saved since childhood—over thirty yuan. For a rural boy his age, that was quite a lot.

But last year, Little Sister Yuyu had bought herself a pair of leather boots, so Chen Jun had given her all the money as New Year’s gift.

This year, he had finally saved a little again and had been thinking of buying Little Sister Yuyu a few red hair ribbons. He didn’t expect that she wouldn’t like them.

Suddenly, an idea popped into his head, and he couldn’t help but turn back to look at the hair ribbon counter, reluctant to leave. “Sixth, don’t be shy. I have money.”

Chen Nongmo, who had already known that her Fourth Brother Jun had a whopping one dollar and eighty cents, found his gesture both funny and touching. “I really don’t like them. Have you ever seen me wear those ribbons?”

After saying this, she turned to look at Chen Huai, who was using his strong physique to help block the crowd. “Third Brother Huai, don’t buy them secretly either.”

When his little plan was exposed, Chen Huai chuckled foolishly.

Aside from buying a light-colored piece of fabric for her mother and Mother Qiuhua, Chen Nongmo chose only dark-colored fabrics for herself.

The city had a wide variety of styles, and this time, she even managed to find a few pieces of checkered cloth.

Chen Nongmo not only had the money given by her parents but also the money from Mother Qiuhua and Big Brother.

To be honest, with her current financial situation, she could easily buy up all the fabrics displayed at the counter.

However, to avoid being labeled as displaying a capitalist attitude, she picked out enough fabric for each family member to make a set of clothes, then left the store.

As they left, her siblings were still whispered about as being wasteful.

By the time they returned to the guesthouse, it was already 10 a.m., and Chu Wuwen had also come back.

Although he knew his sister were out buying fabric, the thought of one of the bundles containing a gift from that scoundrel Shao Zheng made his teeth ache in frustration.

“Big Brother? What did you tell Grandpa Bian?” Chen Nongmo hung her shoulder bag on the back of a chair, poured herself some warm water to quench her thirst, and then asked.

“Yeah, Big Brother, can we meet Sister Bian Jiuxiang?”

Chu Wuwen shook his head. “Comrade Bian Jiuxiang has only recently been transferred to H City and isn’t able to come back. We’ll arrange to meet when I return to the military unit.”

Hearing this, although Chen Nongmo and the others were a bit disappointed, they understood. Traveling was difficult in these times.

Moreover, as a military doctor, Bian Jiuxiang was also a soldier, bound by strict discipline and responsibilities. She couldn’t just leave whenever she wanted.

“Why the long face? If it’s meant to be, you’ll meet her eventually. If not, even meeting wouldn’t be of any use, would it?” Chu Wuwen laughed and poured Little Sister Yuyu another cup of water to cool down.

There was definitely fate! Chen Nongmo silently protested in her mind, but her face showed no sign of it. Instead, she began unpacking the bundles her brothers had brought back and reorganizing the fabric.

Upon seeing the contents of the two large bundles, Chu Wuwen frowned. “Why is it all fabric? Didn’t you buy any clothes for yourself?”

He then cast a disapproving glance at his younger brothers, looking as though he couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

Chen Nongmo wanted to say that ready-made clothes were ugly and expensive, but before she could, Chen Jun spoke up to complain: “Don’t even mention ready-made clothes. She wouldn’t even let me buy her a few red headbands. Our family isn’t short on money, it’s just that Sixth Sister is too frugal.”

Chu Wuwen, who wholeheartedly agreed with his younger brother’s comment, began to rummage through his pockets. “Is it that you don’t have enough money? I’ve still got some here, and if that’s not enough, Old Shao can help out.”

Chen Nongmo quickly pressed her brother’s hand back down. She looked at the thick stack of fabric on the bed, genuinely puzzled about her brothers’ perspective.

Was this really being frugal?

Also, the reason she didn’t want the red headbands was because she found them childish. Who in their late twenties or early thirties still used red elastic bands in the future?

But in this era, where everything bright red was considered beautiful, it was pointless to explain. So, Chen Nongmo decided to change the topic. “I just like fabric, I enjoy making things myself… By the way, Big Brother, are we going home tomorrow?”

Chu Wuwen only caught one thing from her words and, deep in thought, asked, “You like fabric?”

Chen Nongmo nodded repeatedly. “Yes, I like fabric, not ready-made clothes.” So, it wasn’t being frugal at all.

Seeing Little Sister Yuyu’s strong aversion to ready-made clothes, and knowing how to read the situation better than the third and Fourth Brother Juns, Chu Wuwen nodded, “Got it.”

Got it?

What did he understand?