Awaken: I See Tags, I Rewrite My Life-Chapter 35: What’s Wrong with a Hard Nut to Crack? I’ll Show You How It’s Done

Chapter 35: Chapter 35: What’s Wrong with a Hard Nut to Crack? I’ll Show You How It’s Done

The Aunt Peng mentioned by Tian Xiang is the one who pulled Feng Rui aside in the family compound this morning, asking him to introduce a daughter-in-law for her son.

On the first day at work, Tian Xiang encountered two disputes and one request.

The morning’s dog-cooking incident was almost resolved thanks to the police station’s involvement, currently leaving Yan Xiaomai’s issue and Aunt Peng’s urgent need for a daughter-in-law.

Yan Xiaomai’s problem couldn’t be solved quickly, but Aunt Peng’s request was straightforward: just find someone for her son.

Chen Yong looked at her in surprise, "You’re not really thinking about matchmaking for Jiang Gaojun, are you?"

Tian Xiang: "Is there a problem with that?"

In the morning, she already asked Aunt Peng in detail about her requirements: the girl should have a job, be pleasing to her son, and be from Red Fifth Street.

The requirements were there, but still manageable.

Her son Jiang Gaojun took over his father’s position and is also a Mechanical Factory employee, although just a repairman.

Chen Yong speechlessly looked at her, then thought and said, "Come with me."

The two of them headed to the Factory Production Department, one after the other.

Chen Yong didn’t take Tian Xiang to find someone directly but stood at the intersection waiting.

It was just the right time for people to get off work, so after waiting a bit, they saw men and women in blue overalls slowly emerging from several intersections, either carrying bags or lunchboxes.

With thousands of employees, Tian Xiang had never seen such a spectacle.

Tian Xiang: "So many people, keep a close eye."

Chen Yong: "Need to? Over there, see him? The one walking with a limp."

Tian Xiang followed Chen Yong’s gaze and instinctively opened her mouth wide, "That’s Jiang Gaojun?"

"Yeah! Now you know why Aunt Peng can’t find a daughter-in-law for her son?"

Chen Yong burst into laughter.

Tian Xiang pursed her lips and walked away.

Seeing she was upset, Chen Yong hurriedly followed behind.

"Hey, hey, hey, don’t get mad! Honestly, the matters in the family compound, Mr. Feng and Aunt Qu have resolved almost all they could. For these old issues, even if we take over, they’re tough nuts to crack."

Chen Yong had a laid-back attitude, "If we can’t crack hard nuts, we don’t need to force it. We have two months anyway; as long as new activities or problems arise, we can work hard to solve those."

Chen Yong knew what Tian Xiang was anxious about.

Tian Xiang didn’t bother arguing with him, she rode her bicycle and went off work.

Two months might seem easy for him to say.

However, if she didn’t achieve something extraordinary, even Chairman Jiang, who wrote her a recommendation letter, wouldn’t give her the vote.

Tao Huilan is from Red Fifth Street, her network is here, making everything more convenient for her.

Compared to herself, an outsider from Sanli Lane, she was more suitable.

Feeling frustrated, Tian Xiang biked home.

At the entrance to the crowded courtyard, Hu Honglian stood with a basket of groceries, eagerly waiting. Spotting her daughter, she hurried over to greet her.

"Xiangxiang, look, mom bought half a pound of fatty meat. Tonight, I’ll render it for oil and make dumplings with the cracklings for you."

Tian Xiang: "Mom, didn’t you send all those coupons to the eldest brother?"

Hu Honglian smacked her lips, "Your sister-in-law having a baby is important, but we can’t neglect you either! My sweet daughter is now working, becoming one of Red Fifth Street’s own. I must pamper you."

Touched, Tian Xiang sighed at the thought of her work troubles.

Seeing her daughter’s gloomy mood, Hu Honglian quickly asked about it.

Tian Xiang quickly recounted the two challenges she faced at work.

Hu Honglian chuckled softly, "It’s not a big deal."

Tian Xiang was surprised, "Mom, do you have a solution?"

Aunt Peng wanted a daughter-in-law, and matchmatching for Jiang Gaojun, Tian Xiang had a candidate.

But she was clueless about Yan Xiaomai’s matter.

Hu Honglian instructed her husband to render the lard while she pulled her daughter into the room for a quiet conversation.

Tonight, the Tian Family’s second house’s meal was cooked by Tian Weibing, with dumplings filled with crackling and cabbage. Tian Weibing made several into gold ingot shapes filled with more meat, specifically for his daughter.

After dinner, Tian Xiang returned to her room, took out a notebook, and began writing and drawing on it.

Jiang Gaojun, character label: Background extra (soft-hearted).

Male, 25 years old, unmarried, no partner, limp, a congenital defect.

Mother, Aunt Peng, label: Background extra (acerbic).

Proud temper, ambitious.

The requirements for the girl: From Red Fifth Street, has a job, agreeable appearance...

The next day, Tian Xiang didn’t eat breakfast at home and left half an hour early to a restaurant on the back street to buy two big buns, eating one herself and wrapping the other to put in her bag.

Arriving at the Zhuang Family in courtyard No. 7 of the third lane on Backstreet, Tian Xiang saw Zhuang Ermei in a fight with her stepmother Dou Yuegui.

In the morning, cooking, Zhuang Ermei had secretly scooped a bowl of dry food for herself, which Dou Yuegui discovered. The mother and daughter each took a spatula and a skimmer to attack each other’s heads.

Tian Xiang peeled through the crowd to watch the action, just in time to see Zhuang Ermei hit Dou Yuegui’s face with the spatula, causing her nose to bleed.

Seeing the blood, Dou Yuegui furiously picked up a chopping knife from the table.

Tian Xiang was stunned, "Ermei, this way!"

Zhuang Ermei ran towards her.

Tian Xiang grabbed her and escaped the crowd, the two rode away on their bicycles.

Dou Yuegui, knife in hand, chased after, "Zhuang Ermei, if you’ve got guts, don’t come back!!!"

Hearing this, Zhuang Ermei threw the spatula in her hand.

It didn’t hit anyone, but the spatula broke.

Dou Yuegui, too angry, her eyelid twitched, "Wasteful girl, are you forcing me to buy a new one..."

Tian Xiang didn’t ride far with Zhuang Ermei, stopping by a canal.

A bit tired, Tian Xiang leaned the bike against a willow tree, put her hands on her hips, and took a breath.

"What happened? You started fighting so early in the morning?"

Zhuang Ermei explained about the separate food scooping incident.

Tian Xiang: "Just that?"

"For a mouthful of food, it escalated like that; there’d be another fight later when you get back."

Zhuang Ermei scoffed, "What seems like a trivial matter to you is my livelihood here."

Tian Xiang: "That’s not what I meant. It just seems not worth fighting over a mouthful of food. Why don’t you hide an egg or two bucks instead? Even if caught, at least you’ve spent money and eaten something better. Hiding a bit of food seems quite pointless."

Zhuang Ermei: "..."

"Forget it, don’t talk about it. Didn’t you start working on Red Fifth Street? Why are you here looking for me?"

Tian Xiang, lucky enough to work at Red Fifth Street yesterday, quickly spread the word around here, making everyone envious enough to drool.

Tian Xiang took out the bun and handed it over, "Eat something first."

Thanks to the morning’s event, Zhuang Ermei didn’t get to eat any breakfast, so she didn’t stand on ceremony and started eating.

It was a plain bun, but made of white flour.

Watching Zhuang Ermei devour it, Tian Xiang shook her head and sighed, pitiful indeed!

"Ermei, remember last time you asked me to introduce someone to you? I now have a candidate, interested?"

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