CHAPTER 949: CHAPTER 950: MILITARY MEN ARE HARD TO MARRY

During dinner, Cheng Su asked Qi Taiguo about the details of the upcoming matchmaking event.

Qi Taiguo was a bit taken aback and said, "Wow, news travels fast! The decision was just made yesterday."

Cheng Su placed a piece of braised ribs in his bowl and said, "You forgot, our residential compound has a life director. How could such a big event not be involved? When I came back today, Sister-in-law Gao called everyone together and told us."

"Oh, well, you can’t participate anyway." Qi Taiguo rarely grinned mischievously, "You’re my Old Qi’s person."

Cheng Su shot him a playful glare, "I can’t participate, but I can at least watch the fun, right?"

"Of course you can!" Qi Taiguo laughed, "I’ll take you there. Dress up nicely. You won’t lose to those young girls."

Cheng Su widened her eyes, "Do you see me as an old woman already? I’m only twenty-one, or at most twenty-two or three."

Qi Taiguo coughed, grabbed his chopsticks, and ate, "No, you’re the youngest and prettiest girl."

"Saying one thing and meaning another!" Cheng Su huffed playfully.

But honestly, she’s twenty-one now, but in her heart, she feels old. Adding up her previous life’s age, she’s already a middle-aged woman in her forties.

Seeing others around her age, she always feels old; they’re all young girls.

Thinking about this, Cheng Su couldn’t help but laugh at herself for shamelessly claiming to be a young girl!

"What’s so funny?" Qi Taiguo also put a rib on her plate and said, "These ribs are good, eat more."

Cheng Su picked it up and put it back, saying, "I won’t eat meat tonight. I’m on a diet. It’s easiest to gain weight in winter."

"Nonsense, I think you’re thinner. Eat up, don’t be stubborn. I like you with a bit of meat." Qi Taiguo put it back again.

Cheng Su pouted, took a small bite, and said, "What do you think about signing Xiao Ya up? There are plenty of single girls over there!"

"You want to play matchmaker now?" Qi Taiguo said, "I advise you to take it easy. Military men are great, but not everyone wants to marry one."

"Why not?" Cheng Su didn’t quite understand.

Qi Taiguo explained, "The single guys now are mostly soldiers without ranks. Although they serve in the army, they can be sent anywhere anytime for tasks or stationed in places. In such cases, couples are bound to be separated, and not everyone can endure that loneliness. Military marriages are protected. If the woman commits adultery, she’d face punishment. So, not everyone wants to marry a military man, which is why many soldiers remain single."

Cheng Su hadn’t thought of this before. Now that he mentioned it, it did make sense. Even Qi Taiguo, with an officer’s post, still goes on missions often.

When he’s away for ten days, half a month, or even months, she misses him terribly and sometimes complains. Imagine those servicemen gone for years, how would their wives cope with missing them and the loneliness?

"I hadn’t thought of that." Cheng Su felt a bit embarrassed, her enthusiasm dampened.

"So, if you want to sign someone up, it’s best to be clear-headed. You don’t want someone reluctantly participating and unable to refuse the boss’s face." Qi Taiguo said.

"Got it!" Cheng Su felt a bit deflated, not expecting her excitement to be doused like this by a cold splash of water.