Long Aixi received Xia Dabao’s letter and kept rereading that one line, “After all, you haven’t experienced what I have at this age.”
What experiences?
Long Aixi had no choice but to confirm with her parents again, “Mom, how old is Sister Dabao exactly?”
“Dabao? She’s about fifteen or sixteen right? Fifteen in actual age, sixteen by nominal age, haven’t I told you before? How could you forget?” Lu Jianxi asked.
“That’s good, I thought Sister Dabao was much older than me, but she’s only two years older,” Long Aixi was reassured.
He began to ponder what Xia Dabao had gone through, but after much thought, he felt that Xia Dabao might have encountered a problem with love.
He couldn’t help feeling a sense of loss.
Perhaps, it was time to meet Xia Dabao.
…
*
That day, Matchmaker Wang came again.
As soon as Xia Dabao saw Matchmaker Wang, she suddenly felt repulsed, but thinking about her own age, fifteen, sixteen in nominal age, she realized she was at the age when matchmakers would be breaking down her door.
Thus, when Matchmaker Wang came in, Xia Dabao still greeted her indifferently.
The sweetest thing in the world must be a matchmaker’s mouth. Upon seeing Xia Dabao, Matchmaker Wang couldn’t help but walk over, “Dabao, how e after this New Year, you seem prettier? Oh, look at those big eyes and small mouth, and your figure, it’s even fuller than before. Oh my, and your skin, it’s getting more and more radiant. What in the world does your mother feed you, to have raised such a beautiful girl?”
Xia Dabao felt goosebumps all over and she turned to Matchmaker Wang, “Are you here to see my mother? I’ll let her talk to you.”
Nan Feng actually heard Matchmaker Wang’s voice from inside the house, but Nan Feng knew that Xia Dabao didn’t like blind dates lately.
Ever since Tian Xiaobei left, Xia Dabao often spaced out, something Nan Feng had noticed.
So Nan Feng dawdled a bit inside the house before ing out, but when she did, she had a beaming smile, “Oh, Old Lady Wang has e? e on in and have a seat. Dabao, go pour a glass of water for Matchmaker Wang.”
Xia Dabao went to pour water, but then remembered there was tea leaves nearby, so she grabbed a handful, steeped them in the water, and brought it out to Matchmaker Wang.
Matchmaker Wang sat in the front hall, and when she saw Xia Dabao bring her water, her eyes curved into a crescent with a smile, “This Dabao, you’re being more and more thoughtful. No wonder that lad from the neighboring village insisted on having me e talk.”
After finishing her sentence, Matchmaker Wang took a sip of the tea, but instantly sprayed it out.
Xia Dabao was confused, “Matchmaker Wang, is the tea too hot?”
Nan Feng also asked in wonder, “Is there something wrong with this tea?”
“There’s no problem, it’s just that this tea… is so bitter and astringent, tastes really odd,” Matchmaker Wang grimaced.
Nan Feng quickly took the cup of tea to smell it, and then looked at Xia Dabao, “Dabao, these aren’t tea leaves, these are vine leaves your dad uses for soaking his feet, how could you steep them without looking closely?”
Xia Dabao hurriedly assured her, “Mom, I really didn’t do it on purpose, the vine leaves were placed next to the kettle, I just assumed they were tea leaves.”
“Let it go, let it go. Since Dabao didn’t do it on purpose, Nan Feng, you shouldn’t blame her. After all, I am not thirsty,” Matchmaker Wang seemed very eager to make the marriage happen, so she didn’t really blame Xia Dabao at all.
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