Chapter 679: The Blind Date is Underway (1)_1
"We’re not that old, and in our unit, there are plenty of guys our age who don’t have partners either." Loo Jie, seeing his mother infuriated by his argument, felt a twinge of guilt, but the thought of retreating meant facing blind dates, so, to successfully navigate through this challenge, he had to toughen up and argue.
Huang Xia was amused by her son’s attitude, "Listen to what this kid is saying. What kind of place do you think your military unit is? Apart from men, there’re hardly any women to be seen. Why don’t you look at the families in our compound? That Ruan Family boy who grew up with you has already started a family and has a child. Now look at you two, not even a girlfriend in sight."
"Exactly, Ah Jie, it’s not just the boy from the Ruan Family, but also the one from the Lan Family is getting married this year," Old Madam Loo added her opinion. What she didn’t mention was that though these two families seemed cheerful, she knew things weren’t as serene as they appeared just from hearing things from the old madams of the Ruan and Lan Families. Oh, every family has its own issues to deal with.
As for Lan Junxi and Ruan Yanbing’s situations, even if Old Madam Loo didn’t speak of it, Situ Che and Loo Jie were well aware, as neither Lan Junxi nor Ruan Yanbing had complained in front of the two of them. Ruan Yanbing eloped with his wife, defying his family’s objections, and decided to get married. Initially, the couple got along well, at least they were in love with each other, which was why they got married.
But after just a month, conflicts between the couple were nonstop, highlighting the so-called mismatch in social status.
Lan Junxi’s case was simpler; it was an arranged marriage. So, love and all that didn’t even need to be discussed.
"Hey, Ah Che, you say something too," as Loo Jie saw himself losing the argument, he nudged Situ Che’s arm, prompting him to hurry up and say something.
"Loo Jie, that’s enough from you. Keep it down. No matter what excuse you come up with, it won’t work. You’re going on that blind date tomorrow," declared Huang Xia, making the decision final.