Chapter 13: The Parent's Orders and the Matchmaker's Words

  "Huangpu Military Academy, I know. It seems that Ah Lang has gone ahead of us!" Upon hearing Lin Ao Feng's words, Hu Yu Yan asked somewhat discontentedly: "You also want to take the entrance exam for Huangpu Military Academy?!"

  Lin Ao Feng snapped back to reality, chuckled and shook his head: "I've had this idea before, but I don't have the guts. Maybe not now, but who knows in the future!"

  "How dare you!" Hu Yuyan gritted her teeth and roared at Lin Aofeng.

  Lin Ao Feng laughed and asked: "Why shouldn't I?! What are you to me?! Why should I listen to you?!"

  "You...!" Hu Yuyan shouted furiously: "Just because I'm a woman! Being unreasonable and making a ruckus is my specialty!"

  Xí Jùnmài gave Lín àofēng a comforting glance, muttering to himself: "As the ancient saying goes, it's hard to deal with women and petty men! These words are indeed not deceiving!"

  "Xí Jùn Mài! You bastard! I, Hú Yùyán, will fight you to the end!" Seeing Hú Yùyán rushing over, Xí Jùn Mài hastily dodged behind Lín àofēng and said: "Madman, control your wife, don't let her continue acting crazy!"

  "Lin Ao Feng, today it's either me or him, you can't have both! Choose one of us!" Hu Yu Yan said with a deep breath.

  Lin Ao Feng glanced at Xi Jun Mai, then glanced at Hu Yu Yan, and walked to the side of Hu Guo Fu, hooked his shoulder and said: "A Fu, let's go! Brothers invite you for coffee!" After that, Lin Ao Feng pulled Hu Guo Fu out of the classroom.

  "Both of you, stop right there!" Hu Yuyan was already dizzy from Lin Aofeng's anger and had completely forgotten that they were in a school and a classroom. She had also lost her usual composure and walked three steps forward to block the path of Lin Aofeng and Hu Guofu. Lin Aofeng's face changed, and he coldly said: "What's wrong with you today? If you have something to say, just say it clearly. Otherwise, get out of my way!"

  Hu Guofu, who had been silent all along, detected a hint of chill in Lin Aofeng's tone and thought to himself: "What's wrong with this madman?! Usually, no matter what Yuyan does, he would let it slide. Is today some kind of pent-up explosion?!" After a slight hesitation, Hu Guofu mediated the situation: "Sister, you're being too much today!"

  "Brother!" Hu Yuyan interrupted: "You're also helping outsiders bully me! You've really hurt me!"

  Hu Guofu said calmly: "I'd rather help a reasonable person than a relative. Every time you see a madman, you always find fault with him, what do you want to do?!"

  Xie Junmai walked over to Hu Guofu with a smile and said, "Afu, can't you see that? Yuyan has taken a liking to the crazy guy. But the crazy guy is just a blockhead and doesn't understand!"

  "Hey! How did it get on me again!" Lin Ao Feng's face showed an awkward expression.

  Xie Junmai smiled and joked: "I'm telling the truth! You, as the older brother, think about it carefully. When we're all together, Yuyan doesn't bother Alan or me, but she bothers Fengzi?! That means Yuyan wants to get Fengzi's attention."

  Listening to Xī Jùn's words, Hú Yùyán's anger disappeared from her face, replaced by a shy expression. Seeing this scene, Hú Guófù, no matter how foolish he was, had already reacted and looked at Lín àofēng, saying: "Crazy guy, I only have one younger sister, you deal with your own affairs with her. If you make my sister sad, then we won't even be able to be brothers in the future!" After speaking, Hú Guófù removed Lín àofēng's arm from his shoulder and said to Xī Jùn: "Old Xī, let's go!"

  "Alright!" Xi Junmai followed Hu Guofu out of the classroom, and when he passed by Lin Aofeng's side, he patted Lin Aofeng's shoulder and said: "Madman, you're on your own now!"

  "These two inhumane guys!" Lin Ao Feng cursed, his eyes involuntarily sizing up Hu Yu Yan standing in front of him. He thought to himself: "A beauty is a calamity, not one bit wrong! The Thirty-Six Stratagems are still to be used subtly first!" Having made up his mind, Lin Ao Feng whistled and pretended to walk past Hu Yu Yan, exiting the classroom.

  Just as Lin Ao Feng stepped out of the classroom, Hu Yu Yan couldn't hold back her tears and burst into sobs, turning around to run out of the classroom.

  Xijun Mai and Hu Guofu, who had not gone far from the classroom, saw this scene. The two looked at each other, and Xijun Mai asked: "Are you really going to cut ties with that madman?!"

  Hu Guofu sighed and said: "Old Xie, the one who was hurt is my sister. As her brother, if I don't help her, who will?!"

  "In fact, the truly innocent one is the madman. He's being shot at even when lying down." Before Xi Junmai could finish speaking, Hu Guofu impatiently interrupted: "Alright! Old Xi, stop your nonsense and help me think of a way to matchmake the madman with my sister!"

  Xī Jùn Mài smiled and said, "Although we are now in a new society that emphasizes free love, for families like ours, it's still the same as in the past - parental orders and matchmaker's words. Now, as long as we first settle things with the parents of the crazy person and get the engagement set up, feelings can be cultivated slowly!"

  Hu Guofu's eyes lit up, and he laughed: "Old Xie, you're so talented! It's a pity you didn't attend the Huangpu Military Academy! With your clever brain, if you attended the Huangpu Military Academy, you would definitely not be ordinary!" After speaking, Hu Guofu threw down his schoolbag and chased after his sister, running out of the school.

  Xí Jùnmài and Lín àofēng had been friends for many years, so when Hú Fùguó was chasing after his own sister, Xí Jùnmài found Lín àofēng in a small restaurant they often went to.

  After sitting down opposite Lin Ao Feng, Xi Jun Mai smiled and asked: "Crazy guy, have these little steamed buns offended you or something? You don't need to take it out on them, do you?"

  Lin Ao Feng swallowed the small bun in his mouth and said, "I'm converting my grief and anger into appetite! Didn't you go drinking with that bastard A Fu?!"

  Xie Junmai smiled and said: "I didn't go drinking with him, we were watching you and Yu Yan from a distance. By the way, I have some bad news to tell you!"

  Lin Ao Feng glanced at Xi Jun Mai, picked up a small steamed bun, took a bite, and said after blowing: "If Yu Yan committed suicide, then it's good news for me."

  "Haha!" Xi Junmai couldn't help but laugh and said: "Parent's orders, matchmaker's words. I reckon now Ah Fu is taking Yu Yan back home to find your family and propose to you!"

  Lin Aofeng was stunned by Xijun Mai's words, and the small basket in his hand fell to the ground. After a while, Lin Aofeng came back to his senses, pointed at Xijun Mai and shouted: "I don't need to think with my brain, I can guess it with my butt! Eight out of ten times, this kind of despicable thing is done by you, you son of a bitch! Having a friend like you is my bad luck!" After that, Lin Aofeng threw down his chopsticks and plate and quickly ran out of the small restaurant.

  Watching Lin Ao Feng's back, Xi Jun Mai smiled and hummed a tune as he took out a pair of clean chopsticks from the chopstick holder and started eating the small steamed buns that Lin Ao Feng had left on the table.

  "Sister, you really like that madman, won't marry anyone else?! " Just as Shi Junmai walked into the small restaurant, Hu Guofu caught up with his own sister.

  Hu Yuyan wiped away tears and said: "I like him! But she doesn't like me! What's the use of that?!"

  Hu Guofu took a deep breath, calmed down and said: "Alright! Stop crying! Crying can't solve the problem. First follow me home. If you really like him, brother guarantees he'll marry you!"

  "Really?!" Hu Yuyan asked with a choked tone.

  "Hu Guofu sighed and said helplessly: "When has brother ever cheated you?! Come back with me!"

  Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and Hu Fuguo brought Hu Yuyan back home: "Mother Liu, is my father at home?!"

  "Master is in the study," replied Mother Liu.

  Hu Guofu nodded and said to Hu Yuyan, "Look at your swollen eyes, go back to your room and tidy up, change into a new set of clothes, we'll head to the Lin's house later!" After that, Hu Guofu walked to his father's study door and knocked on it.

  "Come in!" Standing outside the door, Hu Guofu heard his father's call and pushed open the door to enter the study.

  Hu Guofu's father, Hu Junqiu, saw that the person who came in was his own son, and he was slightly stunned. He asked: "Guofu, you haven't come to my study since high school, what brings you here today? Is there something important?"

  "Huguo Fu nodded and said: "Dad, Yuyan has fallen in love with Lin Aofeng. Can you go talk to Uncle Lin about arranging their marriage?"

  Hu Junqiu's face changed, and he said: "Nonsense! What girl would take the initiative to stick up for someone?!"

  "Dad, Yu Yan likes Lin Ao Feng to the point of madness. I believe that if Yu Yan loses Lin Ao Feng, she will be miserable for life. Can you bear to see Yu Yan like this?!" Hu Guo Fu looked at his father's expression and continued: "Dad, I know you agree with Yu Yan marrying Lin Ao Feng in your heart, but you can't get past the face of it. But think carefully, didn't Grandpa first propose that Mom be betrothed to you?"

  "Cough!" Hu Junqiu sighed and said: "Alright! I'll put aside my old face and go to the Lin family's house!"

  When Hu Fuguo was persuading his father to propose to the Lin family, Lin Aofeng returned home. Cheng Xue Mei, who was chatting with her sister-in-law, saw her son return suddenly and asked with a smile: "Aofeng, why did you come back so early today?"

  Lin Ao Feng looked around and asked: "Where's Lao Dou?"

  "Your dad, your grandpa and your uncle have gone out," replied Cheng Xue Mei. Seeing her son's flustered appearance, she asked further, "Feng Er, is something wrong?!"

  Lin Ao Feng shook his head desperately: "No! Nothing's wrong!"

  "No, you must be hiding something from me!" Cheng Xue Mei asked relentlessly: "Did you get into trouble outside?! Are you worried that your father will scold you?!"

  "Would Dad really not take me in?!" Lin Ao Feng muttered to himself, thought for a moment, and walked over to his mother with a smile, coquettishly asking: "Mom, if a girl likes a boy, but the boy doesn't like the girl. And the girl's family goes to the boy's house to propose marriage, what should the boy do?!"