Hai Tong asked.
Zeng Xiaoya instinctively wanted to deny it. For some reason, Zhan Yue’s handsome face suddenly flashed through her mind. She was startled and quickly shook her head. “After I broke up with my first love, I have been single for so many years.”
“I really do not have a boyfriend right now. Sister Tong, I am genuinely very busy. I have no time for dating.”
Hai Tong smiled and said, “What a coincidence. The man we want to introduce to you is also very busy with work. He only gets to rest on weekends. You usually get one day off on the weekend, right?”
“You two can just meet up on weekends, go shopping together, eat something nice, watch a couple of movies, or take a self-driving tour around Dongguan City. That way you can slowly build feelings.”
Zeng Xiaoya still firmly but politely refused.
“Thank you both, sisters. Really, there is no need. I do not want to date for the time being.”
“You are not even going to ask who the man is that we want to introduce to you?” Ning Yun Chu asked her.
Zeng Xiaoya replied without interest, “Since I do not want to date, I do not want to know who he is either. There will be no chance of us ever meeting in the future, so why bother finding out who he is?”
The two sisters-in-law exchanged a glance. Hai Tong said, “Alright then. Since you do not want to date right now, we will not push it. But if you ever change your mind later and want to start dating, just tell us. We guarantee we will introduce you to a really good man.”
“Okay.”
Zeng Xiaoya smiled and agreed.
In truth, she did not take their words to heart at all.
“I will go check on how Old Eight is doing with the preparations.”
Hai Tong stood up and headed straight to the kitchen.
Zhan Yue had not heard the conversation in the living room. When he saw his sister-in-law come in, he said, “Sister-in-law, I can handle it myself. There is no need for you to help.”
“But if you really want to help, could you call Big Brother and Second Brother to come give me a hand?”
He would not dare order his sisters-in-law around, but ordering his older brothers was something he had plenty of courage for.
Hai Tong said, “Your two older brothers are in your study right now. It seems they are discussing some project. After the children finished their nap, they started working on business matters again. They may be on holiday, but their minds are not.”
“You said you would personally cook a table full of delicious dishes to treat Xiaoya, so you should just busy yourself with that.”
Zhan Yue: “… Sister-in-law, you gave me hope and then disappointed me again.”
Hai Tong laughed. She glanced at the ingredients Zhan Yue had already prepared. “Thanks to Xiaoya, we will get to enjoy a feast tonight.”
“Sister-in-law, do not say that. If you want to eat something good, just tell Big Brother. I guarantee every meal for you will be a full Manchu-Han banquet.”
His sister-in-law did not like extravagance or waste. At home, meals were usually just three dishes and one soup, and the portions could not be too large. If there was too much, even three dishes and one soup would not get finished, and she was afraid of waste.
“Just now, your second sister-in-law and I were talking about introducing a boyfriend to Xiaoya.”
Zhan Yue suddenly turned around, eyes wide. He almost cried out in a low voice. “Sister-in-law, you both know I like Xiaoya. How could you still introduce a boyfriend to her? Did she agree?”
“Look at how anxious you are. We know how you feel. How could we possibly push your sweetheart away? We were actually trying to help you break through that last layer of paper. We were going to introduce you to her.”
Zhan Yue let out a long breath of relief.
Thank goodness. They were just scaring him.
