Early the next morning.
Gu Chen walked slowly to the train station and got on the train home.
"Xiaoyu, I'm back, please say hello to the old man for me."
On the train, Gu Chen called Wu Yu.
Nowadays, he spends the longest time with Wu Yu and speaks more directly.
"Brother Chen, you're going back now. I was thinking of coming to you today to discuss and learn from each other!"
Wu Yu's disappointed voice came from the phone.
"Haha, if you have a chance, don't be knocked down by my punch then. Just lie on the ground and cry."
Wu Yu: "Brother Chen, don't you know how to give me a try?"
"hehe!"
Gu Chen laughed back.
Then, he suddenly remembered and asked, "Xiaoyu, could I please help you?"
Wu Yu: "Brother Chen, tell me."
"Can you help me find out where I can buy wild ginseng or wild Ganoderma lucidum? The older the product, the better."
It would be too troublesome for Gu Chen to inquire on his own, and there was no telling whether he could find out.
In this case, it is better to leave this task to Wu Yu.
He often hangs out in Kyoto, so he must have many connections.
Wu Yu on the other end of the phone didn't ask any questions and agreed readily: "No problem, I will contact you as soon as there is news."
"Okay, thank you very much."
Gu Chen hung up the phone and immediately dialed his mother's mobile phone number.
Just when he was chatting with Wu Yu, a phone call suddenly came in.
"Mom, do you have..."
"What are you doing? Why don't you answer my call?"
As soon as Gu Chen uttered two words, his mother's scolding came from the phone.
"Mom, something happened just now. I was on the phone!" Gu Chen explained.
"Okay, where are you now? Have you come back?" Chen Guilan's voice softened slightly, but the urgency in it could still be heard.
Gu Chen: "Still on the train. I'll probably get home around nine o'clock."
"Okay, come back quickly, I'll be waiting for you at home."
"Dududu——"
"Mom, what's so urgent? Is the house burned down?"
Gu Chen thought to himself, feeling slightly worried.
As soon as the car started, Gu Chen took a taxi without stopping.
Finally arrived at the doorstep at 8:51 am.
"Bang——"
Gu Chen anxiously pushed open the iron door outside the courtyard, making a clanging sound.
"Mom, what happened?"
The door is open and the house is still there.
He quickly ran inside.
"Son, you are finally back!"
Chen Guilan was sitting on the sofa, opposite an old woman in her sixties or seventies.
Gu Chen tried his best to recall and was sure he had never seen it before.
"Come on, come on, let me introduce you."
Chen Guilan waved her hand and motioned for Gu Chen to sit down.
"She is your grandma's sister's husband's sister. Please call her great aunt."
⚆_⚆? ? ?
Gu Chen was confused for a while, what is this all about?
"What the hell is this silly kid doing? Calling someone!" Chen Guilan reminded her again.
"Hello, great aunt." Gu Chen shouted respectfully.
We don’t know if it’s right or not, but this is what my mother said, so just do it.
"Okay, okay, Xiaochen has grown up and is a handsome young man." My great-aunt praised him with a smile, her eyes almost narrowed to a slit.
"Mom, are you in such a hurry to come back to me? What happened?" Gu Chen asked again without paying attention.
"Well, it's a big deal." Chen Guilan said seriously.
"What's the matter? Is it dad..."
Gu Chen panicked, and before he finished speaking, his mother hit him on the back of the head.
"What are you thinking about? Your dad is very nice." Chen Guilan said angrily.
"That is……?"
Gu Chen was really confused. Why did he have to call him back in a hurry when he had nothing to do?
Is it because my great-aunt came to our house?
But we don’t know her either. Could it be that there is something fishy in this that we don’t know about?
"Okay, Guilan, please stop teasing Xiaochen, let me do the talking."
Gu Chen turned to look at his great-aunt and listened carefully.
"Xiaochen, I came here this time because I heard from Guilan that you haven't married yet. My cousin has a daughter who is about the same age as you this year. Why don't you give it a try?"
"Yes, feelings are here to act as matchmakers."
Gu Chen had some guesses in his mind after hearing half of it.
"Mom, didn't you promise me that you would just go with the flow and not be afraid of ruining your luck?" Gu Chen complained with a slumped face.
"Let it happen, let it happen. Look at you. You have been back for several months. You are either practicing at home or going to the park to play with the old man. When will you meet a girl? Could it be that your daughter-in-law will find her by herself?"
Chen Guilan said a lot in one breath, and she didn't even feel relieved.
"Mom, didn't I just come back from Kyoto!" Gu Chen argued.
"Yes, you are back from Kyoto. What about my daughter-in-law? Have you brought her back?" Chen Guilan scolded her again.
Gu Chen: "I..."
"What am I? You have to know, mom, I'm almost fifty, and half of my body is almost buried in the loess. If you don't bring me a daughter-in-law back, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until the time to have a grandson." Chen Guilan is still unfinished.
"Mom, I know, I'll do it as soon as possible, as soon as possible."
Gu Chen felt helpless. What could he do to his mother? Just accept it!
Mom is just free and has nothing to do all day long. She always sees other people taking her grandson to play in the park, which makes her feel itchy and uncomfortable.
"It's good to know. Your great-aunt has already contacted you. You can take a look at the photo first, and then go meet me in the afternoon. If you like it, you can get the certificate."
"Mom, are you going too fast? How many more months will it take to get along with someone in a flash marriage?"
Gu Chen suddenly became unstable.
"You can get the certificate first and then get to know her better. I've looked at the photos for you. This little girl looks great."
"Okay, I'll go take a look." Gu Chen finally compromised.
If the stalemate with my mother continues, maybe the golden bamboo under the tea table will fall on me.
Although it won't hurt, you still need to save face. After all, there is an outsider present, right?
"That's right, Mom, let me tell you..."
In this way, Gu Chen kept listening to his mother nagging about appearance, manners, words and deeds.
In short, many points of attention have been explained in detail.
Then, the great-aunt handed over a photo, which was obviously that of some cousin's daughter.
Gu Chen took a look, it was just so so.
Not as pretty as the other girls he had seen anyway.
My great-aunt had lunch at their house and then left.
"Yes, I look more energetic this way."
Gu Chen put on a suit at the urging of his mother. He was used to wearing half-sleeved shorts and felt very awkward.
According to my mother, this suit cost her more than three hundred oceans, so she couldn't let it go in vain. She must bring her daughter-in-law back.
Gu Chen agreed simply on the surface, but secretly had a small calculation in his heart.
Whether it succeeds or fails is not up to him.
Unless the girl doesn't mind that he's a dying man.
But if this was the case, Gu Chen would have to consider whether her motives behind it were pure.
It can't be love at first sight, love to death.
Who would believe this kind of plot that only appears in TV dramas? There are so many situations like this in the world, and I would never let myself encounter it.
