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The door opened quickly.

"Oh, Xiao Su, it's enough that you came. Why did you bring so many things? This chicken must be from your mother again, right? We haven't even finished the last batch she sent."

Chen Su's eldest aunt, Chen Ling, saw him carrying many bags and started nagging.

"Aunt, I drove here myself, so it wasn't a hassle," Chen Su said with a smile.

"Have a seat first. Dinner will be ready in a while. I'm going to stir-fry another dish." Chen Ling poured a glass of water for Chen Su.

Then, she turned and went into the kitchen... At the dining table.

"Come, eat more meat. Look at you, you've lost weight since you've been back."

Chen Ling kept putting meat into Chen Su's bowl.

At the table were only Chen Su, his aunt Chen Ling, and his uncle.

His uncle also had the surname Chen and was named Chen Zhicai.

"Where's my cousin? Why isn't he back for dinner?"

Although he already knew Chen Chao was on a blind date, he still pretended not to know and asked casually.

"Matchmaker Zhang introduced a girl to him. He should be meeting her right now."

Chen Ling said calmly, then she picked up her phone and opened a photo to show Chen Su.

"Look, this is the girl. She's very pretty. I heard she used to work as a clerk in Guangdong Province."

In the photo, Su Xuewei was wearing a white dress, smiling beautifully. She looked quite pleasing to the eye.

Chen Su's heart tightened. "Damn, she's so good-looking. Chen Chao probably won't be able to look away. This is getting tricky."

...After lunch, Chen Ling pulled Chen Su aside to chat about family matters.

"Xiao Su, you're not young anymore. You'll be twenty-eight after the New Year. You need to hurry up and find a partner, don't be like your brother."

"Aunt, you can't rush these things. There are many people in their thirties in big cities who aren't married yet."

"How can that be? Our small town isn't like the big cities. Your brother is getting on in years. If he doesn't find someone soon, he'll end up a bachelor for life."

His uncle, Chen Zhicai, also nodded beside her. "Yes, we've both seen that Little Su whom Matchmaker Zhang introduced. She's very well-behaved and pretty. We're very satisfied. You should help persuade your brother later not to be so picky. This Little Su is just fine."

It's over!!

Chen Su was shocked to hear this.

He was very anxious right now, fearing that Chen Chao wouldn't be able to control himself later and would take her straight to a hotel.

Chen Chao was capable of such a thing, and Su Xuewei was even more so; after all, she would be the one enjoying it in the end anyway.

Although Chen Chao had been single since birth, his family's financial situation was good.

Therefore, people often introduced potential partners to him.

He used to be very picky, complaining that they were either too short or too dark-skinned.

This time, he had finally met someone he liked... Chen Su checked the time; it was almost one o'clock.

He couldn't wait any longer.

He dialed Chen Chao's number... At this moment, Chen Chao had just finished using the restroom. Before he could even wash his hands, Chen Su's call came through.

He pressed the answer button.

"Brother, where are you on your blind date? I have an emergency and need your help."

Chen Chao felt a bit awkward. "My mom told you, huh? I'm at the Dazhong Gourmet Restaurant. We just finished eating. What's the emergency?"

"You'll know when you get back."

"My dear brother, I'm trying to bring a sister-in-law back for you. What could be more urgent than that? Even if the sky falls today, you have to hold it up for me first."

Chen Su was speechless. "Then I'll come find you. Don't worry, I won't affect you."

"Alright, then wait for me at the entrance. I'm sitting by the window. When the time comes, follow my lead. Okay, I'm hanging up now."

Chen Chao hung up the phone and peeked at Su Xuewei, who was still sitting in her seat, and secretly sighed in relief... After leaving Chen Chao's house, Chen Su drove to the Dazhong Gourmet Restaurant. He had attended the County First Middle School, so he was very familiar with the roads here... In less than five minutes, Chen Su arrived at his destination and recognized Chen Chao's Camry at a glance.

He parallel parked his car behind Chen Chao's.

He stayed in the car and looked into the restaurant through the window.

By the window, Chen Chao and Su Xuewei were chatting and laughing... Before coming to the blind date, Su Xuewei had learned about Chen Chao's actual situation from the matchmaker.

Aside from him being four years older than her, she was generally very satisfied with Chen Chao.

His overall conditions were much better than the people she had met on previous blind dates.

Plus, he wasn't bad-looking, so she had already listed him as her top candidate to settle down with.

If she couldn't find anyone better, she would choose him... After sitting for another half an hour, Chen Chao got up and went to the counter to pay the bill.

After paying, he peeked outside but didn't see Chen Su.

"This kid, didn't he say he would wait for me at the entrance?"

Fearing that Su Xuewei would wait too long at the door, he hurried to join her.

"Are you free this afternoon? I'll treat you to a movie. I heard that Nezha is quite popular right now."

It was Su Xuewei who spoke.

"I'm free, I'm free. You're a lady; how could I let you pay?" Chen Chao looked delighted. He was just thinking about how to ask Su Xuewei out for a movie, and she had brought it up herself... It was now mid-July, and the sun was scorching.

"Let's take my car. Wait here for a second; I'll go turn on the air conditioning first."

The interior of the Camry, which had been exposed to the sun in front of the shop for most of the day, was very hot.

After speaking, Chen Chao hurried to start his car, rolled down the windows, and turned the air conditioning to the maximum, trying to cool the interior quickly.

Just then, Chen Su opened his car door, stepped out, and walked over to Chen Chao.

"Brother."

"Xiao Su, where did you pop out from? Why didn't I see you just now?"

"My car is parked right behind yours." Chen Su pointed to the car behind him.

"This mercedes-benz is yours?"

He had noticed the mercedes-benz parked behind his car earlier.

Chen Su nodded. "I just bought it recently."

"Impressive! I knew you'd do well." Chen Chao laughed... Su Xuewei, standing at the door, noticed the commotion.

She walked over slowly. "Chen Chao, who is this?"

"Oh, Xuewei, let me introduce you. This is my cousin, Chen Su."

"Hello, I'm Su Xuewei, Chen Chao's friend." She politely greeted Chen Su.

She had met countless people in Guancheng. Seeing Chen Su driving a mercedes-benz and his manner of dress, she could tell he was no ordinary person.

He exuded the composure of someone with a full wallet.

This kind of customer was the easiest to handle: low maintenance and generous... "Hello, I'm Chen Su, Chen Chao's cousin." Chen Su politely returned the greeting.

"Chen Chao and I are about to go see a movie. Do you want to come along?" Su Xuewei's mind began to race.

"Oh, right, right. Xiao Su, since you've come all this way, why don't you join us?"

Chen Chao, with his back to Su Xuewei, winked frantically at Chen Su... "Sure, I happen to have nothing to do," Chen Su smiled.

Chen Chao's face darkened.

"I see the cinema isn't far. Let's walk there. I ate too much at lunch and want to walk it off." Chen Su added.

"I'm fine with that; I'm a bit full too." Su Xuewei said with a look of delight.

Chen Chao could only nod helplessly. His brother really lacked any situational awareness.

Whatever, he was his brother after all.

"Then let's walk over together."

Chen Su found the reluctant Chen Chao a bit funny. The reason he suggested walking was that he didn't want Su Xuewei to sit in Chen Chao's car, and it was even more impossible for him to let her in his own car.

Just thinking about her having *that*...

Chen Su felt disgusted in his heart...