Chapter 618
White Tofu: Where in our family are there three officials? Those with tattoos are not al
Time flies, and it's already 2007.
That evening, Wang Junkang had just arrived home when his mother beckoned him over to sit down on the sofa and chat.
"Mom, what's wrong? Why are you so serious?"
His heart skipped a beat, but his face showed no sign of anything unusual.
Because he knew in his heart that his mother was pressuring him to get married.
My second brother got married a few months ago, and his wife became pregnant last month.
Wang Junkang will only stay at home for about two years, and almost a year has already passed. If he doesn't get married and start a family soon, he will have to leave Harbin and return to the army.
Then his mother won't be able to pressure him to get married anymore.
If you live far away, it's definitely not easy to urge someone to get married.
Sure enough, Liu Xiaoli's next words confirmed his suspicions.
He also skillfully put on 'appropriate' acting skills to delay the matter.
Marriage is out of the question. He's only twenty-one, which is way too early. He's still a year away from the legal marriage age.
It's still early!
He didn't want to get married, but Liu Xiaoli got anxious and immediately threw out a stack of photos.
"Third brother, let me tell you, whether you like it or not, you have to dress up nicely this weekend, make yourself look presentable, and go on that blind date, you hear me?"
How could Liu Xiaoli not be anxious?
If things keep getting delayed, her third son might run back to the army in the blink of an eye, which would be a real problem.
As she spoke, Liu Xiaoli's eyes reddened and her voice choked with emotion, which gave Wang Junkang a real headache.
"Okay, okay, I'll go on the blind date, alright?"
"Then it's settled. Tomorrow is Friday, and you have a blind date tomorrow night. Why don't you have dinner with the person?"
"Huh??? Mom, isn't this too fast?"
"No rush, no rush. Trust what your mother says. It's already very slow. Your second brother is already married, and his child will definitely be born this year. You can't be too late!"
At this moment, Wang Duoyu pushed open the door and entered, his expression momentarily stunned upon seeing the mother and son sitting in the living room:
"Xiaoli, what's wrong? Did the third brother bully you?"
"Dad, it's Mom who's bullying me, okay? She's forcing me to go on a blind date tomorrow night."
Wang Junkang cried out in tears.
There was nothing he could do; he was truly helpless with such a responsible mother.
haha~
Bai Doufu and her family also returned from outside, but she and her sister were laughing loudly, which was completely different from the atmosphere in the living room.
That evening, the family sat down at the dinner table to chat, and the atmosphere was quite lively.
One reason is that Wang Yifei has returned from the astronaut training center, and her family hasn't seen her for a long time, so they have a lot to talk about.
Another reason is that everyone is offering advice regarding Wang Junkang's blind date.
Especially the brothers Wang Junhong and Wang Junan, who had been on blind dates before, were no strangers to this.
"What if a girl asks me if my family is very rich? How should I answer? And what if anyone in my family is an official? How should I answer that?"
Wang Junkang raised several hypothetical questions. It wasn't that he didn't know how to answer them, but rather that he wanted to set a point by asking these questions: He tried his best on the blind date tomorrow, but the result is unlikely to be good.
In other words, his own intention was not to get married so early, but he could not directly refuse his mother.
Therefore, this is the only way to delay until he graduates from university again, at which point he can return to the army directly.
Once he returns to the army, the journey will be long and arduous, making it impossible for his mother to urge him to get married.
The military will definitely urge soldiers to get married, and will treat it as a mission.
But matchmaking in the military is based on being above the legal marriage age. Wang Junkang was born in 1986 and is not yet 21 years old.
So why is he in such a hurry?
Are these two questions difficult to answer?
Wang Duoyu chuckled:
"Just tell the girl that our family is neither rich nor poor, and as for officials, three members of our family have held those positions."
Upon hearing this, the whole family looked at Wang Duoyu, and Bai Doufu blurted out:
"Dad, how could there be three officials in our family?"
The entire Wang family is almost entirely involved in business, and Wang Duoyu's family are all researchers. How could anyone be an official?
“Me, your eldest brother, and your second brother, all three of us have served as officials.”
The brothers Wang Junhong and Wang Junan, who were named, looked utterly surprised.
Huang Huiru and Dai Junzhu were even more surprised, because they had both married into the Wang family, only to be told that their husbands had actually been officials.
Liu Xiaoli frowned and said:
"When did you ever hold official positions? How come I don't know?"
As her husband, Liu Xiaoli didn't believe that Wang Duoyu would hide anything from her on such a crucial matter.
But Wang Duoyu spoke so seriously, it seemed like he wasn't lying, which naturally surprised, puzzled, and made Liu Xiaoli feel quite uncomfortable.
No one wants to accept that their partner has kept so many things from them.
Especially Wang Jun'an, who was Liu Xiaoli's child after ten months of pregnancy, and he actually kept it from her, that was really too much.
But then she thought, what if it's for confidentiality?
Liu Xiaoli had heard about this kind of thing several times at Lao Wang's house, so she was used to it.
"Of course you know, all three of us, father and sons, have been grooms," Wang Duoyu said with a smile.
puff!
The whole family burst out laughing instantly.
That's right, that's indeed the truth.
The groom is also an official.
Liu Xiaoli rolled her eyes at him:
"How dare you say that? You didn't even have a wedding banquet with me, nor did you register our marriage."
Speaking of this, a hint of resentment appeared in Liu Xiaoli's eyes.
Although more than 20 years have passed, she still feels sorry for herself when she talks about it.
I don't know what made me so infatuated back then.
At that time, she had no idea that Zhu Ling was seven years older than her and three years older than Wang Duoyu.
There was no way around it; Zhu Ling was young and beautiful back then. In 1986, when filming Journey to the West, Zhu Ling was already thirty-two years old, but she still looked quite young and beautiful.
This is why Liu Xiaoli kept ignoring the fact that the other person was older.
Now that the other party is already fifty-five years old and looks quite old, Liu Xiaoli is certainly no longer afraid of this.
To be fair, Liu Xiaoli is almost fifty years old now, but she still looks no different from someone in their late twenties.
Not the kind of twenty-seven or twenty-eight-year-old you see on camera, but the twenty-seven or twenty-eight-year-old you actually are.
The same goes for crow's feet; her skin elasticity and other features are no different from those of a real 28-year-old woman.
She had met Zhu Ling once last year, so she was no longer worried that the other party would steal Wang Duoyu away.
On the contrary, she was afraid that she would get old and be disliked by Wang Duoyu.
Now that she's older, she seems to be experiencing menopause, a stage most likely to occur in middle-aged women.
She wouldn't have admitted it before, but now she has no choice but to.
For example, right now, the resentment she can't hide is probably one of the specific manifestations of menopause. "I asked you back then, and you agreed."
Wang Duoyu offered an explanation, then said, "How about I get it replaced for you now?"
"Tch, who asked you to reissue it?" Liu Xiaoli retorted arrogantly.
She also cares about her reputation in front of her children, so why bother making up for it?
"Big Fish, Sister Xiaoli, I think we should have a wedding ceremony!" Wang Yifei chimed in, "To be honest, most kids never get to attend their parents' wedding. If we could attend yours, Mom and Dad, hehe, it would be really nice to talk about."
puff!
The whole family burst into laughter, except for Liu Xiaoli, who blushed and raised her hand as if to hit Wang Yifei, but the latter dodged it.
Dai Junzhu and Huang Huiru, the two daughters-in-law, watched the scene with smiles on their faces, but their minds were elsewhere.
Before going to bed that night, Huang Huiru nudged her husband with her hand:
"Junhong, did your parents really not get a marriage certificate?"
"Ok!"
"That's incredible. How could she have lived with Dad for so many years?"
"It's a long story."
"The night is long, let me pour you a drink, you can tell me slowly."
Wang Junhong: "."
After a moment of silence, he stopped his wife from getting a wine glass and said, "Go to sleep early, I have work to do tomorrow."
On the other side, Dai Junzhu was asking her man the same question.
Actually, the fact that Wang Duoyu and Liu Xiaoli did not register their marriage or hold a wedding banquet is not a secret in their family.
But they definitely wouldn't talk about this unless there was nothing else to discuss. And when Wang Junhong and Wang Junan got married, everyone was very busy, so they wouldn't talk about it casually.
It's only when the whole family sits down to eat together, like today, that we might hear about things like this.
Dai Junzhu soon learned about Wang Junan's parents' situation from him.
Knowing that Zhu Ling was involved, Dai Junzhu became even more gossipy and asked a series of questions.
For example, who is Zhu Ling? Has Zhu Ling remarried? Does Zhu Ling regret her decision now?
Wang Jun'an was speechless. How could he know whether Zhu Ling regretted it?
Anyway, a few years ago, Zhu Ling even went on a trip with their family.
Upon hearing this, Dai Junzhu's eyes widened:
Doesn't she feel embarrassed?
"What's so embarrassing about that?"
"No, she's an outsider. You're all chatting and laughing together. Doesn't she feel awkward?"
"I don't know, anyway. My older brother's biological mother is Zhu Ling, and when we went out to travel before, she would help take care of Wang Ruoxi or Wang Wenbin."
Dai Junzhu: "."
You really have to have thick skin!
Zhu Ling's skin is indeed thicker than a city wall.
"Will she come with us for Chinese New Year this year?"
"You'll know when the New Year comes."
"No way? She's really coming to celebrate the Spring Festival with your family?" Dai Junzhu's eyes widened in shock, as if she had heard something utterly unbelievable.
The following evening, Wang Junkang followed the instructions and went to a restaurant in Xintiandi Plaza to wait for his blind date to appear.
What he didn't know was that on the other side of the restaurant, Liu Xiaoli, Wang Yifei, Bai Doufu, and Wang Duoyu were also sitting there.
I'm not having dinner at home tonight; instead, I'm staying here to watch my third son go on his blind date.
Wang Duoyu was dragged over by Liu Xiaoli. After all, he was already very busy, and when she threatened him, he stopped being busy.
The quantum computer project is important, but not as important as Liu Xiaoli.
"Big Fish, Sister Xiaoli, Third Brother has arrived, but the girl hasn't arrived yet."
White Tofu, acting as a little detective, said in a sneaky manner.
Liu Xiaoli isn't blind; how could she not see that?
Not long after, her blind date arrived on time. She was a tall girl, about 1.75 meters tall.
Although Wang Junkang is 1.83 meters tall, he couldn't compete with the fact that this girl was wearing extremely high heels.
That's going too far.
If they stood up, Wang Junkang estimated that he wouldn't be as tall as the other person, because the other person had a high ponytail hairstyle, which made him look taller.
"Hello, you must be Wang Junkang, the blind date Aunt Fang introduced you to, right?"
Huang Lingling held her phone, compared the photo to the man in front of her, and only after confirming that he was indeed her blind date did she extend her hand:
"My name is Huang Lingling. Hello, nice to meet you."
They had actually chatted on messaging apps before, but today was their first time meeting in person.
Upon their first meeting, Huang Lingling was quite taken with the young man in front of her. Although his skin looked rather pale and he didn't appear as strong and powerful as Da Zhuang, she had heard that he was an officer and thought he should be a quiet and refined soldier.
Hmm, I'll have to ask about it properly later.
Hello, it's nice to meet you too.
Wang Junkang stood up, took the initiative to greet the other party, and invited them to sit down and order food.
The blind date officially began.
Unbeknownst to the two, there was a bugging device under the table, which was installed by Bai Doufu.
Therefore, their conversation was transmitted in real time to the other side, to the ears of Wang Duoyu and the other three.
To be honest, what Liu Xiaoli did today was quite unethical.
She really went to great lengths to ensure that Wang Junkang could get married smoothly.
After ordering, Huang Lingling took the initiative and asked several questions at once, while Wang Junkang, like a wooden doll, didn't even know how to ask questions.
Are you not interested in me?
After chatting for a while, before the food was even served, Huang Lingling suddenly said something that completely baffled Wang Junkang.
After realizing what was happening, Wang Junkang finally spoke:
"As I just said, I am a soldier, and I prefer to find a female soldier."
"I can join the army too."
"You can't do it, you're too tall, and you have tattoos."
A tattoo is all it takes to erase Huang Lingling from the public eye.
On the other side, Wang Duoyu also frowned when he saw Liu Xiaoli:
"Why did you introduce such a girl to the third son? Even a girl with tattoos?"
Wang Duoyu was angry. Luckily, his third son didn't have a crush on Huang Lingling, otherwise he would definitely have broken them up.
It's not that Wang Duoyu is prejudiced against girls with tattoos, but rather that he doesn't allow anyone in his family to have tattoos, whether it's his children or his daughter-in-law.
Having tattoos doesn't necessarily make someone a bad person, but the Wang family absolutely forbids tattooed individuals. Anyone who dares to get a tattoo will have their legs broken by Wang Duoyu, without question. (End of Chapter)