sjar Chapter 660 God’s Will
Chapter 660 God’s Will
Xue Sumei was overjoyed when she heard this. She slapped her thigh with excitement, her voice trembling: "Oh! Fate! This is really a great fate! God has opened his eyes! Young man, what does this mean? It means that you and Taozi are destined to be together! A great fate!" She excitedly grabbed Lin Bufan's arm: "Then what are you waiting for? Contact! You must contact! Auntie will match you up! Taozi will definitely like a good guy like you!"
"Auntie, I appreciate your kindness. It is my blessing to meet a woman like Manager Yang. I... of course I am very willing, but... but..." Lin Bufan's face showed a hint of embarrassment and loss at the right time, and he sighed softly!
"Just what?" Xue Sumei's heart suddenly tightened, and she hurriedly asked, "Tell Auntie if you have any difficulties! Did Taozi... say something?"
Lin Bufan hesitated for a moment, seeming a little embarrassed to speak, and finally whispered: "Manager Yang... doesn't seem willing to have too much contact with me. I plucked up the courage to talk to her that day, and she said... she said she didn't have any feelings for me and asked me not to waste my time on her." After saying that, he lowered his head dejectedly, looking deeply shocked but pretending to understand.
"What?!" Xue Sumei was immediately furious when she heard this. Her voice suddenly rose, and she almost jumped up from the bench in anger: "This damn girl! Are her eyes grown on the top of her head?! There is such a good boy in front of her, and she actually said she has no feelings?! What kind of feeling does she want? Huh? The feeling of falling from the sky?! I'm so angry! I'm so angry!"
Seeing this, Lin Bufan quickly soothed her in a gentle voice, "Auntie, please don't be angry. Please don't get yourself sick because of me. Maybe... maybe I'm not good enough for Manager Yang. Love can't be forced. It's all about mutual consent. If it's not meant to be, there's no point in rushing it."
Lin Bufan said this with a perfectly balanced look of disappointment and helplessness on his face. He was about to stand up and said, "Auntie, you take a rest first. I... I'll go look somewhere else. Maybe... I can meet someone I like."
As Lin Bufan stood up, an older sister who had been listening to the conversation between the two men came up to him quickly with a warm smile on her face: "Hey, young man, don't leave in a hurry! Sister Xue's daughter has no taste, but my daughter is different! Come here, auntie will show you a photo of my daughter. She graduated from a prestigious university and now works in a bank. She is stable and respectable, and she is so beautiful. If she stands with you, I guarantee that they will be a perfect match!" As she said that, she was about to take out the photo from her bag.
Xue Sumei was shocked when she saw this. She stood up like a lit firecracker, pushed the older sister aside, and stood in front of Lin Bufan like a protective mother. Her voice was urgent and bright: "Hey, hey, hey! Sister Wang! What do you mean? Is there a first come first served principle? This young man is the first candidate for son-in-law that I have my eyes on! We are just talking about the key points, how can you cut him off halfway? Go away, go find someone else. This young man and our Taozi are destined to be together, and no one else can take him away!"
As Xue Sumei spoke, she held Lin Bufan's arm tightly, as if afraid that he would be snatched away. She turned to Lin Bufan and said firmly, "Young man, don't leave! Auntie has made the decision for you! I'll go talk to Taozi! Does she dare to disobey? She's rebelling! If you miss such a good marriage, you'd be really short-sighted! Don't worry, Auntie has chosen you!"
Lin Bufan was somewhat "at a loss" by Xue Sumei's protective and overbearing attitude, but his heart was actually filled with joy. He could only show an expression of gratitude and embarrassment on his face: "Auntie, this... How can I trouble you again... And if Manager Yang really doesn't want to..."
"There's nothing she really doesn't want to do!" Xue Sumei said firmly: "She just didn't come to her senses for a while! Auntie is right in judging people. Where can she find a good guy like you? Leave this matter to me! Just wait for Auntie's good news!" The more she looked at Lin Bufan, the more satisfied she was. She felt that this young man was sensible, steady, and considerate. He was simply a golden son-in-law who fell from the sky specifically to smash the peaches in their family. She must not let him get away!
With Xue Sumei's "escort" all the way, Lin Bufan finally "safely" left the battlefield-like blind date event with tens of thousands of people. Only after he was away from the group of eager-eyed aunts did Xue Sumei breathe a sigh of relief and pat her chest, as if she had accomplished a difficult task.
"Oh, look at my brain!" Xue Sumei suddenly remembered something, slapped her thigh, and turned to Lin Bufan with an apologetic and anxious smile on her face: "I was too busy being happy and on guard against others. After chatting for such a long time, Auntie still doesn't know your name?"
Lin Bufan gave a perfect, slightly shy smile: "Auntie, my name is Lin Bufan. Lin means forest, and Bufan means extraordinary."
"Lin Bufan... Bufan..." Xue Sumei repeated it in a low voice twice, her eyes growing brighter and brighter, and she clapped her hands fiercely: "Great! This name is well chosen! Bufan, extraordinary! You can tell from the sound that he is not an ordinary person! It also suits our name Taozi! One Tao and one Bufan, fruit trees in spring, destined to be extraordinary! A good omen! It is a really good omen!"
The more she thought about it, the more she felt it was fate. She couldn't stop smiling: "Xiao Lin, you see, this name is fate! Auntie felt that we were compatible the moment she saw you. Even our names match!"
After the excitement wore off, Xue Sumei quickly entered "military advisor" mode. She pulled Lin Bufan to a relatively quiet bench on the side of the road and sat down. She lowered her voice, her expression becoming serious and a little mysterious: "Xiao Lin, since we have the same goal, we have to plan carefully from now on. I know Taozi. She is a bit stubborn and stubborn. She especially dislikes me arranging blind dates for her. So, we can't force it. We have to be strategic and make her feel... this is her own destiny, a natural thing!"
"Auntie, you're right. I also think strategy is very important." Lin Bufan first agreed with Xue Sumei's opinion, and then expressed his own opinion: "But Auntie, through my brief contact with Manager Yang last time, I feel... Manager Yang is actually very eager for sincere love, a reliable partner and a stable marriage. In her eyes, there is a yearning for the warmth of family.
But I suspect she might have... perhaps been hurt in past relationships, or seen some less-than-perfect examples? This leaves her feeling both eager and a little afraid, like a cautious kitten, wanting to get closer but also worried about getting hurt again. That's why she's particularly sensitive to words like "arranged" and "blind date," even subconsciously resisting them. It's not that she's resisting love per se, but more like... a form of self-protection.
Seeing Xue Sumei's thoughtful expression, Lin Bufan continued, "That's why I feel that if we deliberately create some more accidents and coincidences, and Manager Yang notices even the slightest trace of our actions, given her current sensitivity and vigilance, she might become even more rebellious, and completely push away the little bit of goodwill and possibility that has just sprouted. That would be a shame."
"Then...then what do you think we should do?" Xue Sumei immediately became anxious when she heard that it might have a counterproductive effect.
Seeing that he had caught Xue Sumei's attention, Lin Bufan struck while the iron was hot and said, "Auntie, my idea is that we might as well try a different approach this time. You can openly tell Manager Yang about our encounter today, and then... say that you think I'm a good person and want to formally introduce us and arrange for us to meet in person."
Upon hearing this, Xue Sumei's brows immediately furrowed, her face filled with suspicion and worry. "Ah? Just say it like that? This... is this going to work? Xiaolin, let me tell you the truth, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. I've used this trick of my mom thinking you're nice and arranging a meeting so many times before! I've arranged it at least eight times! But every time, Taozi never follows up after just one meeting. When I ask her, she just says she doesn't feel anything, and gets angry with me if I ask any more. I'm really afraid that this will lead to another dead end..."
"Auntie, don't be so anxious. Let me analyze this for you." Lin Bufan's tone was calm and reassuring. "Think about it, given Manager Yang's current state of mind—longing for affection but afraid of getting hurt, and wary of deliberate arrangements—if it's just a quick meeting, she'll probably, out of habitual self-protection, conclude she's not interested without even a closer look and then shut the door. That's perfectly normal."
Lin Bufan leaned forward slightly, looking at Xue Sumei sincerely. "So the key isn't just this one meeting, but the second and third meeting after the first one...giving her the chance to let down her guard and slowly and truly get to know me as a person. Instead of just dismissing me based on the label of blind date and first impression. This is where your help is needed, Auntie."
Lin Bufan revealed a perfectly balanced expression of "worry" and "pleading," "What I'm most afraid of is... I'll muster up all my courage and try every possible means to ask Manager Yang out, but she'll instinctively dislike this approach and won't even give me a chance, simply rejecting me. Even if I have a thousand good qualities, if she can't see or understand them, then isn't it all in vain?"
Xue Sumei nodded repeatedly after listening to it, thinking that Lin Bufan's analysis was so thorough and hit the nail on the head, which was exactly her daughter's current true mentality!
Lin Bufan observed Xue Sumei's expression, then changed the subject, his tone becoming more sincere. "Auntie, look, we met today, and you happen to be Manager Yang's mother, and I happen to have a good impression of Manager Yang... Don't you think this is a special kind of fate? There are so many people in this world, so many blind date corners, how come you and I just happen to get along so well? Maybe it's just that God saw that Manager Yang's fate had arrived, and specially arranged guidance, just to use you to give her a good marriage! If we give up because we are worried that she will resist, wouldn't we be letting God down?"
These words really touched Xue Sumei's heart! She had always believed in fate, hints, and God's arrangements. After being "enlightened" by Lin Bufan, she suddenly felt enlightened and her eyes lit up!
"Right, right, right! Xiaolin, you're absolutely right!" Xue Sumei slapped her thigh excitedly. "That's right! Why didn't I think of that? This is fate! God has put the thread in my hands. If I continue to shrink back, that would be really wrong!"
She instantly seemed to be filled with energy, her fighting spirit rekindled, and she grabbed Lin Bufan's hand, her tone firm: "Don't worry! Xiaolin, I'll take care of this matter! I'll talk to Taozi, and you must meet for the first time! After that, I'll find a way to create opportunities for you to meet for the second and third time! I guarantee that she will get to know you well! Such a good guy, as long as she gets to know him, she will definitely have feelings! I believe in God's arrangement, and I believe in my vision even more!"
The more Xue Sumei talked, the more she felt that the two were a match made in heaven. Her worries were instantly overwhelmed by the excitement of "God's guidance." The more she thought about it, the more she felt that she couldn't wait any longer. She stood up suddenly, grabbed Lin Bufan's arm and was about to leave: "Today is worse than tomorrow! I think today is a good day! Come on, Xiaolin, go home with Auntie! It's just right for Taozi to see you when she gets home from get off work! What do you call this? This is called striking while the iron is hot! God has already fed us the food, we must open our mouths and catch it!"
Lin Bufan's face immediately showed just the right amount of panic and embarrassment. He leaned back slightly and waved his hands hastily, "Auntie, this... this isn't appropriate, is it? It's too sudden! Manager Yang isn't prepared at all. I'm showing up so rashly, it's like... like something else. What if I scare Manager Yang and cause her to be offended? Wouldn't that backfire?"
"Oh! What's inappropriate about that?" Xue Sumei didn't let go at all, her tone firm: "It has to be a little sudden! Give her a surprise! Don't she have time to overthink things, no time to put up her defenses! This is called breaking the ice! Don't you see in those TV dramas, don't many relationships happen so suddenly? This is a pleasant surprise arranged by God! Listen to Auntie, it's for sure!"
Lin Bufan still looked embarrassed, and said hesitantly: "But Auntie... I haven't prepared anything. It would be so rude to show up empty-handed. Besides, Manager Yang must be tired after a day's work. If I go like this..."
"Prepare for what? No need to prepare!" Xue Sumei interrupted Lin Bufan and pulled him to the side of the road with great force, ready to hail a taxi: "You are the best gift! Taozi forgot all her tiredness when she saw you! Besides, you are the guest I invited home, what does it have to do with her?"
As Xue Sumei spoke, she successfully stopped a taxi and stuffed Lin Bufan into the car without saying anything: "Master, let's go to Xiyuan Community!"
Sitting in the car, Xue Sumei kept trying to persuade Lin Bufan: "Xiao Lin, don't be nervous! Auntie's family doesn't have so many rules! Just think of it as visiting an ordinary elder's home. Taozi is a cold-faced girl with a warm heart. If she turns her back on you, you'll see how I'll deal with her! This is all for her own good. God is supreme!"
Lin Bufan sat in the car, watching the street scenes passing by quickly outside the window, and then looked at Xue Sumei beside him who was full of fighting spirit and firmly believed that "it was God's will". The corners of his mouth rose slightly, almost imperceptibly, and then quickly returned to that look of helplessness with a bit of nervousness and reluctance to refuse the hospitality.
Star fruit!
It’s not my fault!
It’s because the aunt is too enthusiastic!
I am passive...