Chapter 1316: Chapter 1316: Getting Serious

The atmosphere in the dining room instantly dropped to freezing point, aside from Zhou Hengyang, everyone else looked at Su Qing with sympathy.

“How could you be so foolish? If the man doesn’t show up, you should leave, yet you naively waited for several hours, starving.” This was Su Wen, furious at the perceived passiveness.

“Second sister, if you want to cry, just cry it out! It will be better once you do.” This was Su Xiu, who had been crying herself.

“Second sister, Big sister always says that when the old doesn’t leave, the new won’t come. Keep it up.” This was the practical Su Jun.

No sooner had she finished speaking than Zhou Hengyang’s handsome face darkened, as he surreptitiously glanced at his wife with intimidating depth.

Su Wen guiltily shrank her neck, pretending not to have seen.

Su Qing held her chopsticks, suspended in mid-air, and said bewilderingly, “What are you talking about? Why would I cry when I’m perfectly fine?”

“Second sister, I know you’re angry, don’t get wound up.” Su Xue said with a face full of righteous indignation, “I’ll go demand an explanation tomorrow, no, this afternoon.” She finished speaking and looked towards Zhou Hengyang, “Brother-in-law, you have the address, right? No need for you to confront them, we’ll handle it ourselves.”

Zhou Hengyang was about to speak, but Su Qing interrupted him a step faster, “Stop making a fuss, what’s there to find? If he didn’t show, it means there was no fate, it wasn’t suitable, and his absence further indicates character issues. Isn’t that a good thing? Cutting losses timely.”

Her sisters were being foolish, and her brother-in-law was losing his temper. She couldn’t be inconsiderate as well. She should not make her well-meaning brother-in-law go through trouble without gratitude.

Su Xue bit her lip, holding back with great effort, before reluctantly bowing her head in silence.

Su Qing smiled at Zhou Hengyang, instinctively wanting to explain, but then thought that to do so would seem too distant. Although at the beginning, everyone did not really treat the brother-in-law as a true family member, as time went on, they had long become part of the family.

However, she needed to be mindful of her boundaries, to not hurt her brother-in-law’s feelings. With this in mind, Su Qing said without reservation, “If this one didn’t work out, so be it. Sister, set me up with another one tomorrow. With the New Year downtime, I have the time.”

After saying this, she narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly with a slightly fierce expression and said, “You can keep scheduling all the way to the Lantern Festival. I’m free every morning.” She was now determined.

“Okay.” Zhou Hengyang agreed readily, thinking to himself that she truly was just like her sisters, with a very similar temperament.

Su Qing thought for a moment, then added a warning, “It’s enough for you to arrange it, no need to do anything else, or to say anything.” She indeed wanted to see if anyone would come.

Su Qing was no fool. After coming to the province, she and Big sister had set up a studio, where the founding customers were all well-off. Being exposed to different social circles, her vision and experiences were different. She naturally knew about her brother-in-law’s extraordinary status, and with the increasing prowess of Changhe Machinery Factory, she had a preliminary grasp of his importance.

Moreover, the brother-in-law was very reliable in handling matters. Once he promised something, he never failed to deliver. Not to mention, he never slipped up in his work and would always listen to Big sister’s advice. Since he was arranging blind dates for her, there would be no unreliable candidates.

So, the other party’s absence definitely pointed to someone deliberately interfering.

As for who it might be, she already had a hunch.

But she couldn’t be sure yet; the last time her brother-in-law had asked that person to help her return to Trinity Village, that person had acted very indifferent all the way, as if they had never met or known each other. Why would they suddenly play these tricks behind the scenes?

To be honest, Su Qing did not like such guesswork. Firstly, it seemed like she was unduly flattering herself, as though she were of great importance.

The person in question was simply being idle and toying with people.

Therefore, this time, she was willing to put herself out there a few more times to test the waters.