"Are you blind, why aren't you coming over to help?"
Liu Kai Xuan said coldly, "Liu Yu Qian, you ill-bred brat, don't disgust me!"
"Brat, what's your attitude?"
As soon as Liu Kai Xuan retorted to Liu Yu Qian, Chen An immediately came to her rescue.
"How dare you call my girlfriend a brat, I think you don't want to live!"
Chen An was also hot-tempered. As he spoke, he strode forward, raised his fist, and punched Liu Kai Xuan in the chest.
Liu Kai Xuan dodged Chen An's attack with a slight sidestep.
The moment they brushed past each other, Liu Kai Xuan deliberately tripped him.
Chen An missed his target, and due to excessive force, he lost his balance and stumbled forward.
Just at this critical moment, he kicked Liu Kai Xuan's tripping leg.
With a loud "thump," he fell face-first.
Liu Kai Xuan struck from behind, kicking Chen An on the shoulder, and "flipped" Chen An's body over from the ground.
"You t/"
Therefore, out of consideration for Liu Da Kui, Liu Kai Xuan generally did not bother with Liu Yu Qian.
But today, Liu Kai Xuan certainly couldn't let Liu Yu Qian have her way anymore. He had given her enough leeway; if she didn't behave, he wouldn't be polite!
"Whoosh..."
In a flash, Liu Kai Xuan suddenly dodged the wrench Liu Yu Qian swung at him.
The wrench in Liu Yu Qian's hand flew out.
"Slap!"
As she tried to continue fighting Liu Kai Xuan, he slapped her.
Just now, Liu Yu Qian had swung the wrench, intending to inflict serious harm on Liu Kai Xuan.
Liu Kai Xuan, in his rage, struck with considerable force.
With a single slap, he sent Liu Yu Qian sprawling on the ground.
The side of her face that had been hit instantly swelled up like a large pumpkin.
"Liu Kai Xuan, how dare you hit me! Just you wait!"
Liu Yu Qian struggled to get up, clutching her swollen cheek, and crying torrentially, she went to Liu Da Kui to complain.
Regarding this matter, Liu Da Kui adopted a silent attitude.
He did not avenge his daughter by reprimanding Liu Kai Xuan, nor did he ask Liu Yu Qian to apologize to Liu Kai Xuan.
Liu Da Kui, as a father, was very clear about his daughter's character.
Liu Yu Qian had been arrogant and willful since she was young, having been spoiled rotten.
On the other hand, Liu Kai Xuan and Liu Da Kui had been working together as master and apprentice for over two years.
Liu Da Kui knew that Liu Kai Xuan, apart from working, rarely spoke unnecessarily.
Liu Kai Xuan would not have provoked Liu Yu Qian; it must have been Liu Yu Qian who instigated the trouble.
But Liu Yu Qian had already been hit, her face swollen.
Liu Yu Qian was Liu Da Kui's precious daughter, whom he himself was reluctant to hit.
Now that his daughter had been beaten and was already wronged, how could Liu Da Kui scold her further?
Naturally, this matter was left unresolved.
...
As dusk approached, Liu Kai Xuan, carrying half a bag of rice, returned home with Liu Xiao Yue.
Someone was already waiting at the doorstep.
It was a woman living in the back courtyard, named Du Juan Hua, about 30 years old.
Liu Kai Xuan had no interaction with her on a daily basis.
Upon meeting, Du Juan Hua spoke first, "Kai Xuan, I've come today to talk to you about a marriage prospect!"
"Have you found someone yet?"
Liu Kai Xuan suddenly realized, how could he have forgotten this!
Du Juan Hua was known in the courtyard as a notorious matchmaker.
She liked to play cupid when she had nothing else to do.
"Yes, this is a good thing!"
"Thank you, Aunt Du, please come in!"
Liu Kai Xuan immediately opened the door and invited Du Juan Hua in.
Du Juan Hua, however, said, "Kai Xuan, it just so happens that my niece is visiting me today!"
"She's at my place right now. Go back quickly, tidy yourself up, and go to my house to meet Jiao Jiao later!"
"Alright, I'll go back and change my clothes, and I'll be right there!"
Du Juan Hua stood at the door and briefly told Liu Kai Xuan about the girl.
The girl's name was Du Meng Jiao, and her family lived in a small town in the suburbs.
She was Du Juan Hua's brother's daughter, and after graduating from junior high, she had been working at the town's supply and marketing cooperative.
Undoubtedly, Liu Kai Xuan's passing the technician qualification exam met Du Juan Hua's "matching standard."
Therefore, Du Juan Hua took the initiative to come and arrange a match.
If Liu Kai Xuan had been an apprentice struggling to survive with a younger sister, Du Juan Hua would certainly not have come.
In fact, people in this era were more pragmatic.
Because in this era, a large number of people had not yet solved their problem of basic sustenance.
In this era, poverty meant hunger and suffering.
No parent would willingly marry their daughter to a poor man to suffer hunger.
However, when it came to blind dates, Liu Kai Xuan had to maintain his autonomy.
He couldn't be like his predecessor, who would go weak in the knees at the sight of a pretty woman and be ridiculed as a "simp."
Ten minutes later, Liu Kai Xuan arrived at Du Juan Hua's house.
Upon arrival, he learned that Du Meng Jiao had come alone, and her mother, Zhao Yue Xiu, had also come along to "advise."
Du Meng Jiao gave the impression of being not particularly beautiful, but rather shy.
She looked ordinary because her clothes were plain.
A woman's appearance and temperament are three parts looks and seven parts attire.
Du Meng Jiao's looks were about seven or eight parts, but her attire could only be described as 0 points.
However, it was not her fault; most people in this era wore clothes in dull colors like gray, black, and military green.
Girls like Liu Yu Qian, who dressed up gaudily all day long, were a minority.
For marriage and family life, a shy and introverted girl like Du Meng Jiao was clearly more to Liu Kai Xuan's taste.
...
What Liu Kai Xuan didn't know was that Du Meng Jiao was already being eyed by a large group of people.
Xu Da Mao hid in a dark corner of a distant wall, staring at Du Meng Jiao sitting inside, his shifty eyes constantly emitting a strange glow.