My Life with Narration-Chapter 204 - 203: Matchmaker Da Huang

His first proper blind date ended just like that, and he wasn't very clear on what happened afterward. He only heard from Old Su that his mom had a long phone conversation with Aunt Wang, lasting over two hours, with a high volume of voice messages.

Although Zhou Hui hoped her son would get married soon, she wasn't willing to settle for just anyone. Back in the day, it might have been different, but now that her son had made something of himself, she naturally wanted him to find someone better.

The two older women compared notes and indeed discovered many points of contention. Gotham City's number one sister went on a full offensive, leaving Aunt Wang staggered and defeated.

All because she was afraid her son might never go on another blind date. How could she let that happen?

On the other side of the neighborhood, Li Zijun returned home, looking exhausted.

"My dear daughter, what brings you home today? Have you eaten yet?" Seeing this, Li Maoquan immediately brightened up and asked.

"Just came back to check on you and Mom. Got anything to eat?" Li Zijun kicked off her shoes and then collapsed onto the sofa.

"There are some leftovers. Let Dad heat them up for you!" Seeing his daughter so worn out, Li Maoquan couldn't help but feel concerned.

"Where's Mom?"

Normally, it should have been her mom doing this sort of thing. Plus, she was back home but hadn't seen her mom come out, so she asked.

"Your mom? She went over to Xiao Qing's place. She's comforting Aunt Hui!"

"What happened to Aunt Hui?"

"You don't know, do you? Aunt Wang from the neighborhood set Xiao Qing up with someone, and I heard it didn't go well. So your mom went to... uh, comfort her."

Li Zijun: ...

"Su Qing actually went on a blind date? But it's understandable. With his carefree attitude, where would it ever succeed? Besides, he's just graduated from college. What's the rush, Aunt Hui?"

Hearing this, Li Maoquan shook his head: "You, as a police officer, don't you know the saying 'After three days, you should look at someone with new eyes'?"

"Now that Xiao Qing is doing well, I heard from his dad that his short videos have taken off. His income is quite good, making tens of thousands a month."

Hearing this, Li Zijun wasn't surprised. She knew Su Qing's short videos were doing well, and her mentor had even invited him to the police station to provide some guidance.

As a young person, she was well aware of how lucrative the online industry could be. The income of an internet celebrity could be beyond the imagination of ordinary people, provided they were successful and had good viewership numbers. Of course, those with just empty follower counts but no engagement didn't count.

"Making fast money, but who knows what the future holds? Anyway, I know about his account, and it's just started to pick up. How much can he really earn in such a short time," Li Zijun said.

In her eyes, Su Qing was always like a younger brother. Even though he had graduated, his character was still not stable. How could he get married this way, let alone ensure future income? An internet celebrity can't stay popular forever, right? Especially since he's just been doing it for a little over a month.

"Hey, don't underestimate him. Short videos are just part of it. Old Su said Xiao Qing recently made hundreds of thousands from stock trading in just over a month."

Upon hearing this, Li Zijun was truly stunned. She didn't know about this. And hundreds of thousands, that's no small change.

She had been working for several years after graduation and hadn't even saved up ten thousand in total.

"Stock trading? Isn't there a risk to that? Did Uncle agree to it?"

"You know Old Su is an experienced trader! If he says it's okay, then it's okay!"

Hearing this, Li Zijun nodded. No wonder Aunt Hui wanted to introduce a blind date for Su Qing. With that kind of income, it's worth considering. Although he's still young, the prerequisites are there.

But for some reason, she felt a bit uneasy inside.

Seeing his daughter's expression, Li Maoquan opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he didn't. He knew them too well, having lived in the same neighborhood since they were kids, and the two had even shared a bed when they were little.

They were childhood friends, but because they were so familiar with each other, the chances of developing romantic feelings were even lower.

"What's up, do you have the day off tomorrow?" Li Maoquan asked.

Li Zijun nodded: "Yeah, I have time off, so I came home to take a look. I heard Uncle Su and Aunt Hui are back, so I thought I'd drop by to see them."

Upon hearing this, Li Maoquan was a bit surprised: "It's not like it's a holiday. Why do you want to see them now? Isn't the graduation banquet for Xiao He soon? Can't you visit then?"

Although the two families had a good relationship, it wasn't like she had to visit every time she came home. Besides, they were all grown up now, with hardly any time for such visits.

"It's not me, it's my mentor. He wants to find a time to visit, so he asked me to inquire about it."

Li Maoquan was very surprised: "Your mentor? What's he looking for Old Su for?"

"It's still about Su Qing."

"Su Qing?"

Then Li Zijun explained how her mentor wanted to enlist Su Qing as a special consultant for promotion and publicity at the police station.

Of course, the promotion excuse was just a cover. As far as outsiders were concerned, that was Su Qing's only strength, but Li Zijun had her suspicions. It was just a titular position.

"Wow, that's a big deal! If Old Su found out, wouldn't he be over the moon?"

The other day while we were fishing, he was still envying you for having a good job. Didn't expect Xiao Qing to have such talent. That's impressive, truly impressive!"

Although Li Maoquan didn't know the weight of a special appointment, he knew that Su Qing working at the police station was a proper job, a secure position.

"Of course, that's why I'm back to do some digging!" Li Zijun said helplessly, but she was thinking about his unreserved stock trading.

This bratty younger brother was already so well-off, yet he hadn't even said he'd treat her to a good meal. Clearly, he needed a lesson, especially since she was dedicated to helping him out. She needed to find an opportunity for a big wining and dining.

The next day, Su Qing took Da Huang with her and went to work like nothing had happened. After all, why would she, a woman, delay her own money-making?

"Ding-dong, ding-dong."

While editing a video of Da Huang catching fish in the river, his phone was anything but quiet, constantly ringing with notifications.

"Little Su, a pretty girl added you on social media. Who is she?" The socialite poked her head over, curious, sensing gossip in the air.

Hearing this, Su Qing glanced at her and shook his head: "If you watch a bit longer, you might even see some guys adding me!"

"Guys? I'll admit you're good-looking, but to say men are interested too, ha, I almost want to call my cop friend and report someone here for being pretentious!" Sun Mumu naturally didn't believe him.

To this, he didn't explain much, just opened his phone and checked WeChat, where there was a list of friend requests, totaling over a hundred. Of course, it wasn't a hundred people, but many messages from single individuals.

"Wow, what have you done?"

Hearing this, Su Qing felt helpless. Since he had blocked Tan Qianqian last night, this woman had been adding him with different accounts, and when that didn't work, she even enlisted others.

After blocking a few more, he couldn't be bothered anymore.

"Just encountered a nutcase."

"No way, even an internet celebrity like you can get cyberbullied? You should bully back!" Sun Mumu urged, excited.

She loved such matters, even wanting to join in.

"Posting others' information online without consent is illegal. Why else would I put up with it?"

"True. By the way, where's Da Huang?"

Su Qing nodded toward Feng Yan's empty desk: "Playing matchmaker, busy!"

"Matchmaker? You mean?"

"You, the gossip queen, don't know about such a big event?"

"Woohoo, tell me, tell me!"

Su Qing: ...

At the same time, Da Huang was pulling Feng Yan by the skirt into the marketing department.

"Oh my, Da Huang, stop messing around, let go!"

Upon seeing Feng Yan enter, Wang Zhen immediately stood up: "You're here!"

Hearing this, Feng Yan shot him a glare: "I've told you, if you want to see me, wait till after work. Don't let Da Huang drag me over during office hours, it's embarrassing!"

In response, Old Wang gave Da Huang a secret thumbs-up, to which Da Huang responded with a knowing look and a few barks.

"Woof woof woof!" [Kid, I like you, just don't be like the slacker back home, got it?]

With that, the dog swaggered out, knowing not to be a third wheel.

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