My Blind Date Looked Fierce

Chapter 4 – Part 1 out of 2

Heping Community was an old community with six-story buildings.

Grandma’s house is Room 101, Building 5. Jiang Tao was standing at the door and just about to insert the key when the door opened from the inside.

Grandma was holding a bag of trash in her hand, and when she saw Jiang Tao, she looked surprised: “Why did you come back so early?”

Jiang Tao had already thought of an excuse before leaving: “Today is Wednesday. Xiaorui has to go to work after dinner. Give this to me; you can go back first.”

Fang Rui is her best friend in high school. She graduated from university two years ago and returned to Tong City to work. She works in a bank and is also the key target of relatives and friends urging marriage.

As expected, Grandma had no doubts and patted Jiang Tao’s hand away: “It’s only a few steps away. Go in; don’t stain this white dress.”

After finishing speaking, Grandma went out directly with a garbage bag. An old lady who is about 1.5m with a slightly fat body and a rosy complexion, dyed her hair a fashionable chestnut colour. She looks ten years younger than her actual age and is the backbone of the square dance troupe in this community.

Jiang Tao entered the room first.

The smell of food remained in the kitchen, and there were actually three servings of chicken soup left in the stew pot.

Jiang Tao was very full after lunch. After all, Cao An didn’t talk much. In order not to be embarrassed, she could only keep eating: barbecue, pumpkin porridge, fruit, milk tea… She put the lid on the saucepan and sat on the sofa, looking out the window.

This weekend, she will have another meal with Cao An.

According to what the head nurse said, the Cao family is so rich that Cao An wouldn’t have to ask her to get back the cost of a meal. There is a high probability that he is interested in her.

Jiang Tao touched her face.

Fang Rui once teased her, saying that men are visual animals. She looks like this, not to mention that she is just taking care of a grandmother. Even if she has three underage brothers, there are many men who are willing to marry her as a wife.

This is a bit exaggerated, but the attitudes of the first six blind dates at least prove that Jiang Tao’s face is indeed very attractive.

Jiang Tao was not someone who procrastinates and was quite decisive in rejecting those six.

This time today, it was mainly because she proposed AA, which gave Cao An a chance to ask her to return the invitation. Then Jiang Tao would definitely not make this mistake again when they meet on Sunday.

After clarifying her thoughts, Jiang Tao waved Cao An’s bossy face out of his mind and was no longer entangled in this doomed blind date.

The head nurse, Wang Haiyan, got off work early today. She was not in a hurry to start the car, so she called Cao An first.

After three beeps, the phone was connected, and Cao An’s deep and deep voice came from the other side: “Aunty.”

Wang Haiyan: “Hey, I just got off work. Are you busy?”

Cao An: “No, am already at home.”

Wang Haiyan couldn’t help laughing: “The lunch with Xiao Tao. How do you feel? Do you feel that she is the right girl? I still remember when I arranged for you to go on a blind date. After asking, she said it was okay. The woman was afraid that you would refuse and you didn’t have any intention of keeping her. In fact, you didn’t like her at all. Finally, I changed the way of saying it today.”

“Have you called her?”

Wang Haiyan felt guilty: “Don’t worry; we work in the same place and will meet and chat tomorrow.”

“The photo…”

Wang Haiyan: “Hey, I want Xiao Tao to know your character first lest she be frightened by your aura.”

“It is even scarier to meet directly.”

“Xiao Tao didn’t cry, did she?”

“No, she’s very polite.”

Wang Haiyan: “Yes, Xiao Tao is very nice. Her personality is more attractive than her appearance. That’s why I wanted to introduce you. Cao An, to be honest with my cousin, if Xiao Tao is afraid that you don’t want to continue to meet, are you planning to give up directly like before or do you plan to take the initiative? This is related to what I will say when I meet Xiao Tao tomorrow, and you can answer me honestly.”

The phone was silent for dozens of seconds, and then a man’s calm voice sounded: “I’ll try my best to fight for it.”

Wang Haiyan laughed straight and said seriously after laughing: “It’s right to fight for it, but we must pay attention to the method, so don’t scare Xiao Tao.”

“Yes, don’t worry.”

“Okay, let’s not talk about it for now. I’ll drive home.”

After hanging up the phone, Wang Haiyan still leaned on the driver’s seat, thought for a while and called Jiang Tao again. Just after Jiang Tao had dinner, her grandma went out again. She answered the call on the sofa at ease and greeted sullenly: “Ms Wang.”

Fell into the huge pit dug by the head nurse.

Wang Haiyan’s heart softened for a second: “Poor Xiao Tao. Aren’t you happy?”

Jiang Tao: “It’s not that I am unhappy but he looks too scary.”

Wang Haiyan intentionally misinterpreted it as something else: “Do you think he’s too ugly?”

Jiang Tao: “It’s not ugly; it’s too much like a mafia boss.”

With Cao An’s aura, no one should notice whether he is handsome or ugly. It’s handsome, but together it becomes a big face.

Wang Haiyan: “Like, it’s not true after all. We can’t judge people by their appearance, and he doesn’t want to look like this, right? You don’t know how pitiful Cao An was when he was a child. The children didn’t like to play with him, and no one wanted to play with him when he was in school. He was at the same table, and his father specially bribed a classmate to pair up with him during campus activities, otherwise, he would not be able to find a team.”

Jiang Tao can understand but she can’t put herself into it just because she sympathizes with Cao An’s experience when she was a child. When in a relationship, she always finds someone who makes her feel comfortable. Cao An is far from making her comfortable let alone like her.

She explained the reason why the two would meet again on Sunday: “Ms Wang, I don’t want to have any contact with him after dinner next time. Don’t mention me to him these days. Don’t deepen his misunderstanding.”

Wang Haiyan: “Okay, I understand. It’s because I shouldn’t lie to you with photos and I will formally apologize to you when I meet tomorrow.”

Jiang Tao: “No need. You are kind. His family’s conditions are so good. It’s because I’m timid; there’s really nothing I can do.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. Let’s talk tomorrow. I’ll drive first.” After hanging up the phone, Jiang Tao suddenly remembered something!

She forgot to ask Cao An about his specific work. At noon, he said on the phone what he was going to bury; what exactly was it?