Chapter 398: Chapter 398 Playing Matchmaker

“Can you believe the question you’re asking!”

Gu Nanzhi seriously doubted what he had heard, thinking that Tang Chuxia herself didn’t understand the words that came out of her mouth.

Tang Chuxia was very sure of herself when she said, “Of course I know what I’m asking, just tell me, does your brother like Begonia flowers?”

Gu Nanzhi rolled his eyes.

“It’s weird that a big man like him would like flowers!”

Tang Chuxia didn’t believe it. If he didn’t like Begonia flowers, why would he own a pair of red pants embroidered with them?

Although Gu Beihuai said it was Mrs. Gu’s doing, isn’t the person who knows a son best his mother?

Tang Chuxia was quite suspicious, firmly believing that Mrs. Gu must know Gu Beihuai liked Begonia flowers, which is why she had made him the embroidered red pants.

Regardless, Tang Chuxia had to get to the bottom of this. If it really was true, she could indulge Gu Beihuai.

It would be tacky to have it at home, but it wasn’t something she couldn’t accept.

But Gu Nanzhi was very certain that Gu Beihuai did not like them.

“Then who in your family likes Begonia flowers?”

This question actually made Gu Nanzhi think hard. He recalled carefully, “I remember my dad used to like them, he even had an embroidery lady make a screen for him, but later, for some reason, he put it all away.”

Tang Chuxia suddenly understood. It seemed like it wasn’t Gu Beihuai who liked them after all.

This was somewhat disappointing for Tang Chuxia.

Such a good opportunity had now vanished, what a pity.

Tang Chuxia mentioned that she was going back to gather some information.

Gu Nanzhi also planned to go find his cousin and ask around. The two of them left together through a small door, one heading to the yard Tang Chuxia shared with Gu Beihuai, and the other through another small door to the Tang Family.

It was definitely only the elder sister-in-law and licorice who were at home at the Tang Family’s place.

“I’ll pop over to Grandma’s house. If Gu Beihuai comes looking for me, tell him the truth!”

Tang Chuxia instructed licorice.

Licorice readily agreed, but as Tang Chuxia was about to leave, she chased after her.

“Sister Xiaxia, I have something I want to ask you!”

Tang Chuxia urged licorice to speak.

Although licorice hadn’t been in this family for long, she had been through quite a lot and knew Tang Chuxia’s personality, so she spoke directly, “Sister Xiaxia, I want to go back and see my mom!”

Licorice’s home was in a village below; she hadn’t gone back for the New Year, and now that the fifteenth had passed and the floodwaters had receded, she was worried about her mother.

Tang Chuxia thought for a moment, “Take some medicine back with you. It’s best if no one at home is sick, but if someone is, it could save a life. You must take care of yourself, though, and it’s best to wait until someone can go with you.”

This time was certainly not the most peaceful, with the epidemic not yet fully abated.

Tang Chuxia was really worried about something happening to licorice.

Licorice assured her she would be careful; she was genuinely concerned about her mother.

Tang Chuxia had no choice but to give her more money, urging her to come back straight away for help if anything happened!

With Ah Duo back home to take care of her elder sister-in-law, Tang Chuxia felt comfortable letting licorice go.

However, thinking that licorice wasn’t leaving right away, Tang Chuxia didn’t say much more, but decided to first go to Grandma’s place to find Zheng Duoqing and ask about his and Gu Nanzhi’s matter.

If it was true, she would have to give them a proper talking-to.

She couldn’t believe she hadn’t seen the signs.

Why does this feel so off?

Unfortunately, when Tang Chuxia arrived at the Zheng Family, Zheng Duoqing wasn’t home, claiming he had to stop by his workplace for something.

Since she couldn’t speak directly to Zheng Duoqing, Tang Chuxia simply decided to stay and chat with her grandmother.

However, during their conversation, when the topic of plague came up, her grandmother told Tang Chuxia that in all the years of plagues she’d lived through, none had passed without countless deaths.

The grandmother urged Tang Chuxia to help whenever she could and not to shirk her responsibilities.

During the meal, Zheng Duoqing returned and sat beside Tang Chuxia, “I feel like something’s off with you!”

Tang Chuxia looked at Zheng Duoqing with a strange expression, which made him somewhat uncomfortable.

“Come clean, what’s going on with you and Zhizhi? Are you starting to think about settling down?”

As soon as Tang Chuxia finished speaking, her aunt, who had just returned from work, joined in the conversation.

“What’s going on here, is our family’s kid looking to settle down? Whose daughter is it? Do I know her?”

Zheng Duoqing’s face turned red, “Aunt, don’t listen to her nonsense. There’s nothing going on!”

Tang Chuxia snorted, “You say there’s nothing, so I’ll just tell Zhizhi that, so she can go find another man to date!”

Zheng Duoqing covered Tang Chuxia’s mouth, “Don’t stir up trouble!”

It looked like there really was something going on.

Everyone looked at her with gossip-hungry eyes.

Tang Chuxia laughed awkwardly, “How could I stir up trouble? I’m just asking what you’re really thinking. If you truly have no feelings for Zhizhi, she might as well give up on this rotten peach blossom and move on to find a real one!”

Zheng Duoqing sighed, “What am I supposed to say? She’s still young.”

Tang Chuxia stopped laughing, sensing that there was mutual affection, but there was an issue in between.

She patted Zheng Duoqing on the shoulder, “Little cousin, listen to my advice. If you like her, pursue her boldly. If you miss this opportunity, there won’t be another. Besides, the biggest mistake in matters of the heart is not taking initiative.”

Zheng Duoqing was silent.

The grandmother raised her voice, suddenly causing Zheng Duoqing to flee, “Be decisive. If you like the girl, go after her. When did the men in our family become so indecisive?”

Regardless, it was good that there was some action.

Tang Chuxia was about to leave but was stopped by her grandmother and her aunt.

“You’ve got to tell us about this girl named Zhizhi!”

With the thought of doing good for her sister-in-law, Tang Chuxia naturally sang praises of Zhizhi, hoping to help the lovebirds come together.

By the time Tang Chuxia returned, she felt her kind-hearted nature shining through, realizing she had the potential to be a matchmaker like Yue Lao. But her happiness lasted no more than three minutes before she ran into someone she’d rather avoid.

“What’s wrong? You get anxious seeing me?”

At the sound of the grim voice, Tang Chuxia forced a laugh.

She responded with a smile, “Why would I? You put me on the spot with that comment. I’ve been at the hospital all this time, just got the chance to come out, and ran into you!”

She would have been better off not explaining, because her explanation only served to aggravate him more.

The old man roared, “I think if I hadn’t run into you today, you wouldn’t have bothered to come see me at all, would you?”

Tang Chuxia covered her ears, worried they couldn’t handle the volume, but she couldn’t just run away. If she ran now, she figured the good days ahead would be over.

She tried to gently take the arm of the elderly man, and although he still looked displeased, he didn’t shake her off.

Tang Chuxia let out a breath of relief, knowing that as long as he wasn’t furious, she could sweet-talk her way back to good terms.

But just as she was about to open her mouth, she saw a group of people rushing over and instinctively took the old man’s arm and ran.

“Girl, what are you running for?”