Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets
Chapter 176 Matchmaker (Third Update)

Chapter 176: Chapter 176 Matchmaker (Third Update)

"Has Brother Mo ever slipped up?" Zhao Xiangqian retorted.

Li Wei and Yan Dong glanced at each other and shook their heads together: "No."

"That’s just it then." Zhao Xiangqian slipped away swiftly, casting a disdainful look at them.

"Cooperation." Yan Dong pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose.

"Deal." Li Wei nodded, and the two quickly ran towards Zhao Xiangqian.

For a moment, the two teamed up against Zhao Xiangqian, who kept crying out ’wah wah’ as he was hit.

"What’s this, got nothing to do?" Mo Siyu walked over from the duty office.

Li Wei, Zhao Xiangqian, and Yan Dong simultaneously stopped, all inwardly groaning.

"Zhao Xiangqian, Li Wei." Mo Siyu’s voice was cold and resolute.

"Yes."

Zhao Xiangqian and Li Wei stood upright, like primary school students in front of a teacher.

"Carry a 10 kg weight, run 5 km."

"Brother Mo." Zhao Xiangqian hurriedly said: "We sincerely hope you can hold your beauty in your arms soon."

Although they were part of the vehicle team, unexpected incidents often occurred on the road, so when not out on runs, they would train at the company. They had already been tired out by the day’s training, now with an extra weight of 10 kg for 5 km, they would miss dinner time too.

"Make it 15 kg." Mo Siyu said coldly.

Zhao Xiangqian kept his mouth shut and immediately got to work.

Li Wei, not daring to say another word, hurriedly followed suit.

On the training field, only Yan Dong was left. He took the initiative: "Brother Mo."

Yan Dong volunteered to join in the weight-carrying run. If his brothers were having a tough time, he couldn’t slack off alone.

*

In Wangjiang County, at Mingyue Clothing Factory, a group sat around the table for dinner in the evening. Tang Zhengde personally cooked a lavish meal for everyone; Tang Zhengde’s family of four, Tang Mingli and Uncle Gen, along with Granny Tang and the new factory director Ding Chao.

Ding Chao’s family was in the Provincial City, so at the factory, it was just him alone. He usually joined Tang Mingli and the others for meals.

The table was lively. Granny Tang looked at the several dishes, with both meat and vegetables in ample amounts, and asked, "Mingli, do you guys eat meat every day?"

"Mom, not every day." Tang Mingli answered, they had a meat dish at lunch, but it wasn’t all meat; meat was mixed with other dishes.

"Oh." Granny Tang felt considerably relieved. She then turned to Uncle Gen, who used to be all alone in the village, but was now lively here in the county.

Granny Tang had a chat with Uncle Gen before bringing up the main topic. Except for Ding Chao and Uncle Gen, everyone at the table was family, and there was nothing shameful about matchmaking, so Granny Tang got straight to the point.

Tang Zhengde and Zhang Hualian also found it somewhat difficult, as matchmakers were not easy to find.

Tang Yue and her brother Tang Jun kept their heads down eating, useless when it came to matchmaking.

Ding Chao asked, "Mingli, is your significant other from the Provincial City?"

"Yes." Tang Mingli nodded, "That’s right, she’s from the wholesale market, and she’s also in the clothing business."

"Oh? Which family?" Ding Chao asked in surprise.

"Wei Family. My partner’s name is Wei Jiajia," Tang Mingli replied, his mind beginning to turn nimbly. Ding Chao was also from the Provincial City; perhaps there’s a chance he knew them?

"What’s her father’s name?" Ding Chao continued to ask.

During the questions and answers, Ding Chao said: "I could act as the go-between for you, but, would Wei Xiong agree to have you as his son-in-law?"

From what he knew of Wei Xiong, he did not seem like the kind of person willing to let his daughter marry into the county.

"Uncle Ding, are you well-acquainted with him?" Tang Mingli began to inquire carefully.

Tang Yue felt a pang in her heart. Could it be that Sister Jiajia’s family doesn’t agree to her marrying the little uncle?

"We’re both in the clothing business, so it’s inevitable we cross paths. His eldest son-in-law owns a shoe factory, which is doing quite well. I’ve heard the family has several hundred thousand," Ding Chao explained.

"Several hundred thousand?" Granny Tang felt dizzy upon hearing about the money.

Even being a household with ten thousand was incredible; was Jiajia’s brother-in-law so wealthy?

"Yes, the Wei Family is also wealthy. They run their own clothing business and have several shops in the wholesale market," Ding Chao went on, describing Wei Xiong’s situation in detail.

Tang Mingli fell silent, thinking to himself that if he were wealthy, he wouldn’t want his daughter to marry into the county and suffer either.

The excitement he had felt before quickly faded. Tang Mingli felt an intense urge to see Jiajia.

Granny Tang also started to worry. Tang Mingli tried to comfort her, but deep down, he felt insecure.

After dinner, Tang Yue made a special trip to talk to Tang Mingli: "Little uncle, since Sister Jiajia has agreed to be with you, what Director Ding said doesn’t really matter."

"Xiao Yue, are you suggesting Jiajia should break ties with her parents?" Tang Mingli retorted, and without thinking, replied: "No, if that’s the case, I..."

"Little uncle, things haven’t come to that. If it really were a complete fallout, Sister Jiajia would have come over already," Tang Yue glanced at him and comforted him: "Don’t worry, since they haven’t stopped you and Sister Jiajia from seeing each other, this marriage proposal will definitely not fall through. Haven’t you noticed Sister Wei hasn’t stopped you either?"

"It seems that way," Tang Mingli momentarily lost his confidence after being discouraged by Director Ding.

"Little uncle, the Mid-Autumn Festival is in two days. When the time comes, you should take some gifts and formally propose."

After Tang Yue’s comfort, Tang Mingli’s unsettled heart gradually calmed down. He wanted to be with Jiajia, he would strive to make life better and would not let Jiajia suffer.

Tang Mingli reassured himself in his heart.

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Tang Mingli and Tang Zhengde, along with Ding Chao, took a car to Jiang City.

Ding Chao was much more knowledgeable in these matters than Tang Mingli and the others. He was also more familiar with the customs of Jiang City. After ensuring they had brought all the necessary items for proposing, they set off for Wei Jiajia’s home.

Wei Jiajia kept looking out at the wholesale market. When she saw Tang Mingli coming, and he was carrying the gifts for the proposal, Wei Jiajia immediately closed the shop and took them home.

Seeing her sweet smile, Tang Mingli had a thousand things to say, but now was not the time.

Tang Zhengde was seeing Wei Jiajia for the first time. After sizing her up and seeing that she indeed had affection for Mingli, and noticing their obvious affection for each other, he felt a bit embarrassed to watch as their elder brother.

Deep down, Tang Zhengde was very happy. On their way, Granny Tang had repeatedly urged him to check if Wei Jiajia was ugly or had any physical defects. Tang Zhengde thought that if Mom saw Jiajia, she would be very pleased.

Her worries could be put to rest.

Having such a pretty and capable daughter-in-law was something to be envied by others.