Daddy, Come Home For Dinner!

Chapter 916: Chapter 916: The Old Lady’s Scheme Begins!

"It’s impossible for both parties to have identical habits and interests." They’re not clones, "but you also have to love each other enough to be willing to compromise."

"And the premise for this is that you like each other, love each other. Without this premise, marriage would just be making do," the old lady said. "But that’s decades of life ahead, and it’s too hard on each other to keep just making do."

"So, don’t rush. You have to find someone you truly like," the old lady said.

Li Xiaoyun never expected the old lady to be so enlightened.

Zhao Guoxian also glanced at the old lady.

Though the old lady spoke so nicely, why didn’t she ever set these standards for them?

Zhao Dingli glanced at Zhao Guoxian.

The old lady obviously meant to advise Li Xiaoyun not to hastily settle into a marriage.

A girl’s entire life is so important.

You shouldn’t be in a rush; you need to find someone you like mutually.

Although even when two people like each other, marriage can become unhappy.

But mostly it’s happy.

You can’t avoid it because of this small possibility, right?

"Of course," the old lady continued, "this doesn’t mean you should passively wait around. How can love find you this way?"

The old lady said fashionably, "You have to actively seek it out!"

"Some people say that the chance of meeting your true love in this lifetime is very small and that most people just make do. But I disagree," the old lady said.

"If you just stay in the same place without searching, how will you meet anyone? The probability of meeting true love isn’t small; what’s small is standing still and waiting passively for true love to find you. That probability is very small."

"But the world is so big, and the possibility of meeting someone just by wandering aimlessly is indeed very small," the old lady said.

Li Xiaoyun blinked. Isn’t that saying the probability is still very small?

Then the old lady said, "So, you might as well pay more attention to the people around you."

Zhao Guoxian: "..."

Damn!

It’s starting!

It’s starting!

The old lady’s scheming has started!

He thought, the old lady’s many words before were so different from when she urged them to get married.

This doesn’t usually match the old lady’s temperament.

Turns out she was waiting for this moment!

When Li Xiaoyun was advised to pay more attention to people around her, Zhao Guoxian’s gaze slowly moved from Li Xiaoyun’s face to Zhao Dingli’s face.

Clearly, the old lady was hinting at Zhao Dingli.

Li Xiaoyun, however, never even thought of Zhao Dingli.

She replied to the old lady, "You’re right, I should get out more and not meet new friends with a closed mindset."

She didn’t dare to say that she judges by looks.

So her family’s matchmaking candidates were rejected right from the start based on appearance.

If she said this out loud, Li Xiaoyun was afraid the old lady would look down on her.

"Speaking of the people around, if there was interest, we’d have been together a long time ago," Li Xiaoyun said. "But there’s just no such meaning."

Her colleagues and people she contacted at work, even going back to school days.

Actually, there are quite a few males around her.

But there’s just no meaning or feeling.

During school, there were many boys around.

But she just never had a heart-stirring moment.

After graduation, as everyone got busier with work, they gradually met less and less.

Eventually, they simply stopped contacting each other.

And at work, she honestly didn’t meet anyone she liked either, just ordinary friends.

In fact, because they’ve interacted for so long and know each other so well, it’s even less likely for any sudden romantic signals to spark.

So, when the old lady suggests starting with people around you.

Li Xiaoyun thought for a long time, with face after face flashing through her mind.

Yet she still couldn’t find anyone she liked.

They’re all too familiar; she’s never thought of them in that way.

Upon hearing this, the old lady became anxious.

But isn’t Zhao Dingli right next to Li Xiaoyun?

How come she hasn’t met anyone she likes?

Even if Zhao Dingli is a bit older.

But a ten-year age difference isn’t that excessive, is it?

Why hasn’t Li Xiaoyun considered Zhao Dingli?

Fortunately, the comforting part is that, according to Li Xiaoyun, she doesn’t seem interested in any of her male acquaintances.

At least, this temporarily means Zhao Dingli doesn’t have any competitors.

No worries about someone around Li Xiaoyun stealing her away.

But even so, things can’t be taken too certainly.

What if something unexpected happens?

After thinking for a moment, the old lady said, "Then, has anyone around you ever shown interest in you?"

Li Xiaoyun thought about it and said, "No, not really."

"Our company’s colleagues are either younger than me." Li Xiaoyun was too embarrassed to say those slightly younger male colleagues act overly patriarchal.

They’re so young and yet always pointing fingers, talking about how girls should be this or that.

Clearly, they’re not that great themselves, yet they talk as if they’ve figured women out, thinking women have this flaw or that flaw and are unworthy.

Let alone that they prefer younger girls, even if they liked older women, Li Xiaoyun wouldn’t be interested.

"As for those around my age or a bit older, they already have girlfriends or are already married," Li Xiaoyun said.

So truly her social circle isn’t expansive.

There are only so many people she interacts with.

It’s not that she’s deliberately avoiding it; there just genuinely aren’t any suitable people around.

The old lady gave a sigh of relief.

"Indeed, if there were someone suitable around, you’d already have a boyfriend." It wouldn’t have given Zhao Dingli this chance, right?

The old lady thought Zhao Dingli was incredibly lucky.

If even he can’t find someone, it would be beyond comprehension.

"I mean, since among those you already know, there isn’t anyone suitable, why not consider new acquaintances? Maybe that’s where your fate lies," the old lady said with a smile.

Li Xiaoyun blinked, a bit stunned.

The old lady meant for her to try developing new friendships?

In fact, Li Xiaoyun’s true personal friend was only Ye Fei.

And because of a busy work schedule, she didn’t have much personal time for socializing.

Her circle of acquaintances revolved within the same work environment.

Honestly, the only new acquaintances were the people she met today from the Zhao Family.

And even then, Li Xiaoyun hadn’t planned to become acquainted with the Zhao Family originally.

Even if she was Ye Fei’s best friend, she hadn’t intended to get too close to Ye Fei’s in-laws.

They originally had no real connection.

Additionally, considering Zhao Family’s unique situation, she really had no particular thoughts about it.

Who would’ve thought, reality could be this surreal.