200: Chapter 200 You've really made something of yourself now! So many women, take your pick!

Ten minutes later, the elderly scooter traveled along the country road, passing through a patch of woods, a field, and a large pond, finally arriving at a village of about a hundred households.

Small Western-style houses were scattered among the fields.

They got off at the entrance of the village.

Qin Xun dragged the suitcase and carried the backpack, leading the way into the village.

Xia Ning followed slowly behind, looking left and right, fearing she might see someone, and even more afraid that someone would come up and ask prying questions.

She was a little nervous and tried to find a topic to ease the tension.

"Qin Xun, you just graduated, why is your mother in such a hurry to find you a girlfriend?"

Qin Xun slowed his pace and walked side by side with Xia Ning.

"I've never liked interacting with girls since I was a kid, whether they were from the village or school, I just didn't care for it."

"When I graduated from middle school, a boy gave me a bizarre letter; it was pink."

"This planted a seed of worry in my mother's heart, and she became afraid that I had gone astray."

He sighed.

"Plus, the boys my age in our village didn't like studying; they entered society early and knew how to sweet-talk girls, so many of them already have kids old enough to run errands."

"I, on the other hand, became the odd one out."

"The old men and women in our village would ask my mother about my marriage prospects whenever they saw her, asking if I had some sort of problem and suggesting she introduce me to some old traditional Chinese medicine doctor."

Xia Ning: "..."

She recalled how Niu Xiaojun had also suspected that Qin Xun was impotent and wanted to find an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor for him.

Qin Xun continued.

"Also, my uncle is a college graduate, and at 36, he's still a bachelor."

"My mother is afraid that I've studied myself silly and will follow in my uncle's footsteps."

"So... it's a long story!"

Xia Ning thought about how she was 24 and didn't have a boyfriend yet.

If she stayed in the village, wouldn't people talk behind her back until her spine snapped?

The two continued walking into the village.

Along the way, Xia Ning saw several older women sunning themselves at their doorways, and upon seeing the two of them, they all wore expressions of disbelief.

It was very strange.

Xia Ning looked at Qin Xun's back and asked in a low voice.

"Qin Xun, when people in your village bring a girl... bring someone home, do the villagers always have this expression?"

Qin Xun turned around, looked at Xia Ning, and also found it strange.

"Usually, no."

"Normally, they would pretend to pass by me inadvertently, and then act as if they had just suddenly discovered you."

"Asking, 'Who is this young girl!'"

He glanced at a woman not far away sitting under the eaves picking at her feet, and called out.

"Auntie Hua, soaking up the sun!"

Auntie Hua waved her hand with a smile.

"Xiao Xun, you... you're back!"

"You should hurry home!"

"Your home..."

"Hurry back!"

Seeing Auntie Hua's hesitant expression, Qin Xun felt something was wrong and quickened his pace.

Xia Ning followed closely; she didn't feel safe if she was more than two meters away.

They walked into a small alley and went about thirty meters.

Suddenly.

Qin Xun pointed to the last small Western-style house with a courtyard and said.

"Xiao... Ningning, that's our house."

Xia Ning pursed her lips.

Ningning?

Our house?

The two walked forward.

They were not far from the small courtyard when they suddenly heard voices coming from inside.

"Don't be impatient!"

"Qin Xun will be here soon!"

"Sit at the tables according to the matchmaker who brought you."

"Matchmaker Zhang's group sit here, Matchmaker Li's group sit here, Matchmaker Wang's group sit here."

"You twenty-something young ladies, stop chattering!"

"It's useless telling me how good you are; it's Qin Xun who needs to like you!"

Qin Xun turned his head abruptly and, sure enough, saw that Xia Ning's expression was unpleasant. He slowly raised his hand and pointed to the sky.

"I swear to heaven, I really didn't know anything about this."

Xia Ning sneered.

"The surprise your mother gave you is to hold a beauty pageant to pick a concubine for you during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

"Did you ask me to come here to vet them for you?"

"A personal assistant for everything from work to daily life?"

She snatched the suitcase from Qin Xun's hand and turned to walk toward the outside of the village.

Qin Xun chased after her and snatched the suitcase back.

"I swear, my mother did this all by herself."

"I really didn't know anything!"

He looked at Xia Ning and sighed.

"Please calm down."

"It's a big holiday, and since we're already here, just give them some face, they're elders after all."

"It's not easy for anyone, so don't take it too seriously. There's no malice, let's talk it over!"

"We're friends, why don't we go and take a look first?"

"It's all a misunderstanding!"

Xia Ning looked at Qin Xun with her mouth wide open.

Is this guy so fluent in using his four-character guide to persuading people?

While she was stunned, the suitcase in her hand was snatched back by Qin Xun, and he turned and walked toward the small courtyard.

After walking two steps, he turned his head and waved.

"Ningning, hurry up and come over!"

Xia Ning hesitated for a moment, then followed.

Qin Xun walked to the gate of the courtyard.

He saw that four round tables were set up inside, just like when people hold a wedding or funeral.

At each table sat a woman in her fifties or sixties, accompanied by six or seven young ladies, making it nearly 30 people in total.

Qin Xun's mother, Ma Xiugui, was standing at the entrance of the main room, organizing tea and melon seeds.

Seeing Qin Xun appear at the entrance,

she shouted in surprise.

"Xiao Xun, you're back!"

Instantly, the small courtyard went quiet for a moment.

Everyone's gaze turned to Qin Xun, and the group of young ladies lowered their heads in apparent shyness.

Several matchmakers chimed in, talking all at once.

"Oh my! The big celebrity is back!"

"We've waited so long for you!"

"He's a big celebrity and he's busy! It's good enough that he could come back for the Mid-Autumn Festival!"

"Your mother said you wanted to find a girlfriend, so we matchmakers called over all the good girls from the surrounding villages; you can find someone to your liking today!"

Several matchmakers got up from their tables and surrounded Qin Xun, reaching out to pull him toward their respective tables.

Qin Xun thought that since it was a big holiday, he shouldn't be rude, so he put on an awkward but polite smile and gently broke free from their grasp.

He walked straight to Ma Xiugui at the entrance and asked in a low voice.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

Ma Xiugui resisted the urge to pinch Qin Xun's ear and said in a low voice.

"I told Matchmaker Wang yesterday that you wanted to find a partner, but I don't know how the news leaked."

"Several matchmakers actually came, bringing a whole bunch of women."

"It's taboo for a man to go on blind dates with two women at the same time; it would be mild if they just started fighting at the table."

"I didn't expect that today, the twenty-something people would actually be so harmonious; no one dared to give me a hard time."

She looked up at Qin Xun.

"Xiao Xun, you've really made it now."

"So many women, take your pick!"

Qin Xun glanced at the entrance of the small courtyard and, seeing that Xia Ning hadn't appeared, felt a bit anxious.

However, looking at the suitcase in his hand, he thought she probably wouldn't just leave.

Besides, she didn't know the way anyway!

Qin Xun looked at Ma Xiugui, his voice sounding a bit dissatisfied.

"Take my pick, what pick?"

"I brought my girlfriend home today!"

Ma Xiugui was startled, and her expression changed.

Looking at the yard full of women, she thought that if they felt deceived later, wouldn't they flip the tables?

Where would she be able to show her face in the future?

Everywhere she went, wouldn't people talk behind her back?

Wouldn't she get kicked in the back when she went out to buy groceries?

Ma Xiugui glanced at the entrance of the small courtyard, quickly pulled Qin Xun inside, hid behind the door, and whispered.

"Xiao Xun, where is your girlfriend?"