The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanyang Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Chongwu Festival, Tianzhong Festival, etc., falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year. It is a major folk festival that integrates worshiping gods and ancestors, praying for blessings and warding off evil spirits, celebrating entertainment and eating.

Eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival has become a deeply rooted custom among Chinese people.

Every year when eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival, a hot topic always pops up: Salty rice dumplings or sweet rice dumplings, who is the real king of rice dumplings?

Southern netizens who like salty rice dumplings say sweet rice dumplings are heresy, while northern netizens who like sweet rice dumplings say salty rice dumplings are unpalatable to death. The two sides are at loggerheads online. If you don’t obey me, I won’t obey you either.

Even if big data statistics show that the sales volume of salty rice dumplings is four times that of sweet rice dumplings, the southern netizens who support salty rice dumplings win out too much, but the northern netizens who support sweet rice dumplings are still not convinced. They think there is a reason for the low sales volume of sweet rice dumplings, because they are sweet.

Zongzi is easy to make and everyone can make it at home. Salty rice dumplings are difficult to make and of course you can only buy them online.

Of course, southern netizens would not agree with this statement, so they started a new round of battle.

The weird thing is that Zongzi is salty in the south and sweet in the north, but if you replace it with tofu curd, it becomes sweet in the south and salty in the north. For the same thing, the difference in taste between the north and the south is really amazing.

In a compound in Yulin City, Guangxi Province, Yan Shuya was making rice dumplings with her mother.

When Yan Shuya was a girl, she was 1.60 meters tall but only 84 pounds. She was indeed a little too thin at that time. It was not until Master Jiang introduced her that she married Shi Yinghao, a rich second-generation man who runs a high-end private club.

, and after giving birth to a son, her figure became plump.

Today, her weight has increased to 98 pounds, but she is still so thin where she should be thin, and her flesh has basically grown to where it should be. Her figure is much better than when she was a girl. Anyway, her husband is not satisfied with her current figure.

That's very satisfying.

At this time, the mother and daughter were making rice dumplings while chatting about their parents' shortcomings.

Yan's mother mainly asked how her daughter was doing at her husband's house. Although she usually called and sent WeChat messages, her daughter said that she was doing well, her husband loved her, and her parents-in-law were very kind to her. However, Yan's mother was also afraid that her daughter would not reciprocate the good news.

Worry, you always have to ask again and again to feel reassured.

Yan Shuya said with joy, "Mom, don't worry, I am really living a good life in the Shi family now. My mother-in-law is not the kind of person who is difficult to get along with. She is quite open-minded and doesn't interfere with us very much."

life.

Moreover, my mother-in-law and I have the same opinions on the issue of children's education. I am really lucky to meet such a reasonable mother-in-law who has no generation gap."

After hearing this, Yan's mother smiled with satisfaction and said: "This puts me at ease. Master Jiang is really good at being a matchmaker. He not only considers whether you and your husband will get along with each other, but also considers whether you can get along with your parents-in-law.

It would be difficult for the matchmaker saved in this way to be unhappy."

Yan Shuya nodded with a smile and said: "Master Jiang is really powerful. When he came to my design studio and asked to introduce me to a partner, I rejected him. Fortunately, he did not give up on me and came back to find you.

In the end, the marriage was brokered."

Yan's mother recalled the scene when she met Master Jiang, and said with a rather complacent smile: "It turns out that I have a good eye for people. If I reject people like you, then you want to marry into a family like the Shi family

, basically no chance.

In this case, your father will probably still stay in Bailiang County as his county leader, so there is no chance of being promoted to the city leader!"

Yan Shuya flattered her mother for a few words before asking: "Mom, I remember that Master Jiang's brother-in-law also serves in a certain bureau in Bailiang County?"

Yan's mother said: "This is the case. I heard your dad mentioned it. What's the matter?"

Yan Shuya said: "It's nothing, it's just that Master Jiang's current personal connections are extraordinary. If you ask my dad to take more care of Master Jiang's uncle and maintain this relationship, it will only be good for my dad and not harmful."

Yan's mother smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. In this regard, both of us, mother and daughter, can't compare to your dad. Your dad even invited Master Jiang's uncle to our house for dinner several times last year and this year.

The relationship should be going pretty well."

Yan Shuya smiled, stopped talking about this topic, and started talking about her children instead.

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"The richest place in the country is in Guangdong, and the poorest place is also in Guangdong." Although this sentence is a bit exaggerated, it can also be seen how big the gap between the rich and the poor is in Guangdong.

Not to mention the richest place, let’s learn about the famous Pearl River Delta region?

As for the poorest place, not to mention other cities, Shanwei is definitely on the list.

Yang Qinglian is a native of Shanwei. She is currently working as a clerk in a company in Shenzhen City. Although the salary is not high, she works from 9 to 5 every day, does not have to work overtime, and can have two days off on weekends. This kind of relaxed job is suitable for girls.

It's still very appropriate.

Anyway, Yang Qinglian is quite satisfied with her current job.

Yang Qinglian was born in an ordinary family in Shanwei. Her father died of illness when she was only a few years old. Her mother worked hard to raise her alone. In the year when she started working, her mother also fell ill due to overwork.

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Therefore, the filial Yang Qinglian did not let her mother stay in her hometown to do hard work anymore, but took her mother to Shenzhen City to slowly recuperate her body.

After more than a year of nursing care, Mother Yang's body gradually recovered.

However, Yang Qinglian has never let her mother do heavy work. Although her salary as a clerk is not high, it is enough to support her mother and son with some money saved.

It's just that Yang's mother was only in her fifties and not yet at retirement age. She didn't want to let her daughter take care of her so early, so she insisted on going out to work part-time.

Seeing her mother's resolute attitude, Yang Qinglian made an agreement with her mother. She could go out to work part-time, but she could only do light work, even if the income was small. She couldn't destroy her body like before just to make money, otherwise the gain would outweigh the loss.

Naturally, Mother Yang has no objection to this. Her purpose of going out to do odd jobs is to reduce her daughter's burden, not to increase her daughter's burden. Of course, she cannot ruin her body.

In this way, over the past few years, mother and daughter have been living in an international metropolis like Shenzhen City, leading an ordinary life with no worries about food and clothing.

Although they haven't saved much money after working for several years, the mother and daughter are content.

The only thing that worries Mother Yang is her daughter's life-long event.

Her daughter is 28 years old this year, but except for one boyfriend in college, she has never had a second boyfriend since they broke up after graduation.

Mother Yang knew that with her daughter's figure and appearance, it was not difficult to find a marriage partner with good conditions. However, in order for her daughter to live a good life, she stuck to two conditions:

First, the man is required to have a house.

Second, after marriage, she must live with her mother and provide for her mother until the end of her life.

With these two conditions put in place, no one cares about her daughter until now.

The first condition is not surprising. In this era, it is already basic practice to require the man to own a house and a car when getting married. The problem mainly lies in the second condition.

As an only child, it is an obligation to provide for the woman's mother until she is old. There is nothing to say. What the man cannot accept is that his mother-in-law has to live with them all the time.

After all, many people nowadays are only children. You can't just live with the woman's mother without your own parents, right?

If they all live together, it would be overwhelming just thinking about it. It would be too restrictive, and living together would easily lead to conflicts.

In order not to affect her daughter's marriage, Yang's mother discussed this matter with her daughter. When her daughter got married, she would go back to her hometown to live.

It's just that her daughter is filial and doesn't want her, a mother, to go back to her hometown and live such a hard life. She insists on living with her after marriage and bringing her happiness.

Mother Yang was both relieved and helpless, so she could only let it go.

Today, Yang’s mother took on a job of distributing flyers to a restaurant that was celebrating its 10th anniversary to give back to new and old customers. She has done a lot of similar work in the past few years and is very experienced.

After sending out flyers for two or three hours, Yang's mother breathed a sigh of relief when she handed the last flyer to a handsome young man with an aloof temperament.

In this day and age, distributing flyers is not an easy task. Nowadays, merchants’ requirements are getting higher and higher. In the past, when handing out flyers, people or ghosts would have to stuff one in as they passed by. As long as you send out all the flyers, you can get money.

But things are different now. Leaflets need to be distributed to potential customers. The old-fashioned way of handing leaflets to the elderly and children no longer works.

Just when Yang's mother was about to go home for lunch, the handsome young man who was the last to get the flyer suddenly said: "Auntie, wait a moment."

Mother Yang said with a smile: "Handsome man, if you have any questions about the activities, just ask me."

"Auntie, I don't want to ask about the event."

"Handsome guy, who are you?"

The handsome young man said: "Auntie, I just want to ask you if there are any beautiful girls of marriageable age in the circle you live in?"

Mother Yang was startled when she heard this: "Handsome boy, why are you asking this? Are you looking for a marriage partner?"

The handsome young man shook his head and said with a smile: "Auntie, I'm already married. I'm helping others find a partner."

"Help others find partners?"

An idea flashed in Yang's mother's mind, and she blurted out: "Handsome boy, are you a matchmaker?"

The handsome young man nodded and smiled: "Yes, my name is Jiang Feng, and I am a matchmaker at Happy Dating Agency."

Mother Yang was surprised and said: "You are really a matchmaker. Usually matchmakers are middle-aged and elderly people. It is really rare for you to become a matchmaker at such a young age."

Jiang Feng smiled and said: "A matchmaker is actually similar to a doctor. They are all older and seem to have rich experience, so they can be trusted by others."

Mother Yang nodded in approval, and then asked curiously: "Matchmaker Jiang, I wonder what happened to the person who asked you to help find a partner? Tell me about it and see if there is anyone in my life circle.

The right girl for him."

Jiang Feng smiled slightly and introduced: "My client is 34 years old this year, 1.74 meters tall, and his hometown is Zhu City. When he was a child, he moved to Shenzhen City with his parents to settle down. The family conditions are good.

It's a pity that good things happen to people. Before he was eighteen years old, his parents had an accident and both passed away, leaving him an orphan."

Hearing this, Mother Yang felt more sympathy and closeness to the child, because she was also an orphan, her parents also passed away in an accident, and her husband also died of illness when her daughter was still young.

Jiang Feng continued: "Although the unexpected death of his parents shocked him, he did not give up on himself because of it. Instead, he chose to study abroad. Just ten years ago, he returned from studying in the United States and sold the property left by his parents.

He bought his house and started a business.

Now ten years later, his company has made some money, the house he sold that year has been bought back, and he owns a well-developed company. The economic conditions can be said to be very good."

Originally, Mother Yang only asked about Jiang Feng's client out of curiosity, but as she listened, she suddenly felt a little moved. He was a very good man, quite suitable for her daughter.

Thinking of this, Mother Yang couldn't wait to ask: "Matchmaker Jiang, I wonder what your client's requirements are for a marriage partner?"
To be continued...