Border Cook

"Madam Xia." Song greeted warmly, "Did you just come back from the county school?"

Everyone in Xia's family knew that Xia Mingyue was going to the county school canteen to help out for a few days.

"That's right." Xia Mingyue frowned slightly, "Ms. Song, did you just come home from working in the kitchen?"

But after Xia Ji Food Stall was franchised out, the central kitchen only supplied a fixed amount of food ingredients. Two more people were added a few days ago, so the workload was limited and people could basically go home before dinner.

Logically speaking, it won't delay going home to cook dinner.

"I have finished the work a long time ago, and I just cooked and had dinner at home. It happened that Madam You came to my house today to sit for a while, so I came out to buy two snacks and packed some candies to take back." Song explained.

"Madam You?" Xia Mingyue thought for a moment and suddenly realized, "Madam You from Luohua Hutong?"

"That's right." Song nodded with a smile.

You Shi from Luohua Hutong was a well-known ice person in the whole Xicheng District. The reason why You Shi could go to Song Shi's house at this time was probably because of Song Shi's brother-in-law.

"Shuisheng is not young anymore. If he can get engaged as soon as possible, you, as his sister-in-law, will feel more at ease." Xia Mingyue said with a smile, "When the engagement comes, tell us about it and congratulate your family."

Giving something as a present can also add some joy to the couple.

What Song is most concerned about now is Li Shuisheng's marriage. She feels that after taking care of this important matter, she will have completed a very important task.

Seeing Xia Mingyue say this, Song's smile became even wider. "I will tell Madam Xia when it's decided."

After a few pleasantries, Xia Mingyue went home first without delaying Song's work.

Mrs. Song walked home with snacks and candies.

After arriving home, she saw Li Shuisheng still squatting in the yard alone, leaving Youshi alone in the main room. Song frowned and asked, "Why don't you go into the house?"

"I don't want to go." Li Shuisheng replied in a muffled voice.

"You kid." Song complained, "Mrs. You came here specifically for your business. She just asked you to go buy two snacks, but you refused to go. Now you are so indifferent. This will make Mrs. You unhappy."

There is a huge difference between a matchmaker being sincere or not, and Song doesn't want Li Shuisheng to offend You.

"It's her business if she's unhappy. What does it have to do with me?" Li Shuisheng curled his lips.

It’s best to get angry and never enter his house again, so that he won’t think about arranging a marriage for him anymore.

"You kid..." Song sighed.

After arriving at the house, she hurriedly poured a cup of tea for Youshi, "It's a little late now, and there aren't many things in the dim sum shop. I picked and chose to get these. Madam You, please don't despise me. I ran into Madam Xia when I came back just now, so I talked a few more words with her. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time." "Madam Song, you're polite." Youshi saw that the dim sum Song bought was not cheap, and it was obvious that she was very concerned about her coming. When she heard the name of Madam Xia, she smiled so much that her eyebrows disappeared. "Madam Song is now working at Madam Xia's house, so naturally you need to get closer to Madam Xia, so that you can have a stable job in the future."

"That's right." Song smiled and said, "Thank you for coming here today, Madam You. I just wonder which girl Madam You wants to introduce to my Shuisheng?"

"My Shuisheng is good-looking, sensible, obedient, and conscientious. He has received a raise in his monthly salary recently, and earns a lot more than before."

"I'm not afraid of being laughed at by Madam You. My family is a little poor, but Shuisheng and I are both willing to work hard and are not afraid of hardships. We will earn more and more money in the future. After one or two years, we will be able to buy a courtyard."

"Besides, Madam You also knows that I am not a tricky person. No matter which girl marries me, I will not treat her unfairly..."

Yu was stunned at first when she heard Song's chatter, but she listened to her words and said, "Yes, Shuisheng is a good child, but he is still young, so there is no need to rush."

Not in a hurry?
Song was stunned. "Didn't Madam You come here to propose marriage today?"

"I'm here to propose marriage." Yu Shi smiled, "But I'm not proposing marriage to Shuisheng, I'm proposing marriage to you, Madam Song."

"Me?" Song was stunned again.

"That's right." Mrs. You smiled so hard that her eyebrows disappeared. "The man who asked me to propose marriage is called Liu Tiezhu. He lives in Nancheng District. He is a peddler selling spices. He is thirty years old this year. He has a handsome appearance and is tall. He lost his parents when he was young. He has only one brother. He has already married and works as a carpenter."

"Liu Tiezhu got married a few years ago, but unfortunately his wife had a difficult pregnancy and both he and the child died. Liu Tiezhu was hardworking and efficient. He saved a lot of money from selling spices in the past few years and bought a new yard."

"In the past few years, many people wanted to propose to Liu Tiezhu, but Liu Tiezhu didn't like any of them and kept dragging it on until now. Some time ago, he said he came to Xicheng District to deliver goods for someone. He ate a bowl of wontons at Xia Ji's food stall and happened to see you, Madam Song, and fell in love with you right away."

"I originally thought that you were dressed like a woman, Madam Song, so I wanted to stop thinking about it. But these past two days, I heard from others that you had lost your husband a long time ago, so I started to think about it again and asked me to come and talk to you, Madam Song."

"Madam Song, our two families don't live far from each other. Logically, we are neighbors. I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. It's not easy to be a widow these days, especially for you. When Shuisheng gets married and starts a family, I'm afraid that Shuisheng's wife may not get along with you. You have to make more plans for yourself."

"I have been a matchmaker for many years, and I have seen many good and bad ones. This time, Liu Tiezhu is not one in a million, but he is definitely one in a thousand. Madam Song, if you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again."

You Shi talked for a long time, and seeing that Song Shi was still silent, she continued with a smile, "I know what Madam Song is worried about. You and I are both women, so we naturally attach great importance to the word reputation."

"It's just that the new dynasty encourages marriage nowadays. It's very common for widows and widows to remarry. I have helped to bring together several remarried couples, and they are all living happily now. No one else says anything about it."

"Madam Song, you really don't need to worry about this kind of thing. What's more, this mouth is born on other people. If they want to find faults, they can find bones in eggs. If you live in the mouths of others, you will really be exhausted."

"Madam Song, think about it carefully, isn't this the truth?"

Yu Shi asked tentatively, "Or is it that Madam Song is a little worried that what I said is not true, and thinks that Liu Tiezhu is not as good as I said? Then invite Liu Tiezhu out so that Madam Song can take a look at him and see his appearance and character, what do you think?" (End of this chapter)