RPAGF Chapter 7195 Humans, that's just how they are.
Chapter 7195 Humans, that's just how they are.
Chapter 7195 Humans, that's just how they are.
After Guo Kai won the chess game against Yang Ting, he picked up the chessboard and ran away. Yang Ting wanted to chase after him, but since she was there for a blind date, she was fully clothed with hair ornaments and other protective gear, so there was no way she could catch up with Guo Kai. She could only watch helplessly as he disappeared in a flash.
"Hey, hey!" Yang Ting felt a little disappointed watching Guo Kai run away so quickly. She could only sigh softly and slowly walk out.
"It's settled, it's settled. Tell your granddaughter to wait a couple of days, then she can meet her parents." Deng Tong turned to Yang Zhong and said. Yang Zhong was also cunning and shrewd. Although he didn't grasp Guo Kai's psychology as clearly and accurately as Deng Tong, he was pretty sure that the matter was likely settled.
"Grandfather." After Yang Ting came out, she looked at her grandfather and didn't know what to say. She was actually very confident in herself. She was the eldest daughter of the Yang family, which had produced three dukes for five generations. She was also quite good at music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she was beautiful. She could also cook and take care of her younger sister. She could be said to be a very suitable wife. But after meeting Guo Kai today, she found that she was not as fun as men.
"How is Guo Shengzhi?" Yang Zhong asked, stroking his beard. It wasn't that the Yang family didn't have boys of marriageable age, but these days, most boys around Yang Ting's age were far inferior to Guo Kai in terms of ability and performance.
Although Guo Kai sometimes acts like a wild man in the mountains and is not very sociable in Chang'an, his abilities are simply too exaggerated. Anyone who understands transportation and logistics knows just how important Guo Kai is to these two things.
In this era, chess is generally considered by big shots to be just a game, but the emergence of Guo Kai has upgraded Go from a game to a level of elegance and usefulness. No matter how many Go masters there are, as long as one Guo Kai emerges, given this overall environment, it is basically worthwhile.
"Hmm, he really is a godlike being. I still don't understand how I lost." There was an undisguised admiration in Yang Ting's eyes. Women all admire the strong, the only difference is the degree of admiration. Yang Ting understands Go, and it is precisely because she understands that she can understand how outrageous Guo Kai's previous performance was. He didn't even know how he lost, so the gap between them was huge.
"I see. I'll create two more opportunities for you later, and your grandfather will take care of the rest. However, if you marry him and don't want to go to the wilderness with him, you might have to be apart more often. Of course, Guo Kai's harem is relatively simple, and you should be able to handle it easily." Deng Tong glanced at Yang Ting, who looked young but had a hint of wifely charm, and said casually.
Guo Kai developed a competitive spirit. Later on, he didn't come to the blind date, but wanted to see what kind of amazing partner the big shot who was going to arrange the blind date for him could come up with. Deng Tong knew this, but he didn't care. He knew very well that sometimes, once you have this thought, you're close to failure.
Although Guo Kai ran away, regardless of whether he won against Zhao Shuang or Zhao Shuang ran away again, Guo Kai should at least come back and invite Yang Ting back once. And in that back and forth, they would become familiar with each other. In addition, at this age, Guo Kai really needs to get married.
If we don't get married soon, we'll end up like Xu Yue, an old geezer who's so outrageous that he can come up with something like, "Li Wenru is the man who can be my wife." So it's better for everyone to get married as soon as possible.
Yang Ting happened to be able to chat with Guo Kai, and Guo Kai himself did not dislike Yang Ting. The two got along very well, and Yang Ting was able to meet Guo Kai's normal needs. In addition, Yang Ting really admired Guo Kai, so she could satisfy his psychological and physiological needs in all aspects.
In this situation, if Guo Kai invites the Yang family twice and then the Yang family proposes marriage to the Guo family, the Guo family certainly won't refuse. As for Guo Kai, what's there to refuse? Is there anything wrong with Yang Ting as a wife? Obviously, you can't find anything wrong with her, and even if Guo Kai himself were to say it now, he wouldn't find anything to criticize.
On the contrary, once Guo Kai calms down, he will realize that it was indeed a bit wrong of him to leave before he had finished talking to the other person on the blind date. And since Guo Kai is a normal person, he will have a sense of compensation, so he will definitely come back.
A faint blush appeared on Yang Ting's face, but she still didn't say anything. She genuinely thought Guo Kai was a good guy. He was young, had a very interesting personality, and more importantly, he seemed to switch between maturity and immaturity. He was very professional in his field, but in other things, he was like a peer she could play with. He switched between these states very naturally.
"So, can you handle this?" Deng Tong turned to Yang Zhong and said.
"I can handle the rest myself. Xu Yue, do you still need any help?" Yang Zhong was quite satisfied upon hearing this. As expected, Deng Tong was quite capable. Putting aside everything else, just his ability to easily deduce the other person's inner thoughts when observing them on a blind date showed that it wasn't difficult for him to see through people's hearts. Sure enough, the heads of top-tier wealthy families were not to be underestimated. Deng Tong indeed had the shrewdness of his ancestors and was not to be underestimated.
"As for Xu Yue's side, the educational environment of your Yang family is probably not good enough. I think even a female teacher from a Confucian family background wouldn't be suitable. Do you have any female doctors, the kind who can perform surgery and emergency care? I think Xu Yue needs that kind of woman!" Deng Tong glanced at Yang Zhong but didn't say anything.
As for whether or not Deng Tong understands people's hearts, he actually doesn't. Deng Tong is really good at blind dates because he has actually experimented with thousands of couples, so he has a lot of experience and can control men's psychology and emotions during blind dates. But at other times, Deng Tong doesn't really use his brain. Although he has mastered most of the prerequisite skills, if he wanted to, he could actually deduce people's hearts by looking at their expressions and mannerisms. But Deng Tong generally doesn't have the brain to do that.
The problem is that blind dating is purely a hobby for Deng Tong. If someone has a hobby, is willing to study it, and has enough test subjects, and still can't produce any results, then he is truly useless. Obviously, Deng Tong, as a normal person, is not useless!
"Ah, a female surgeon?" Ma Ping said with a headache. When his widowed aunt came over before, she chatted with Xu Yue and they got along well, but Deng Tong said it wouldn't work out because his widowed aunt wasn't exactly assertive, and she even seemed to be giving Xu Yue candy, in other words, she would treat Xu Yue like a child and give him candy in a little while.
Well, if Xu Yue weren't so picky, this could actually work out, but Deng Tong thought it would be better to let Xu Yue make the choices. Because in this situation, family conflicts might arise later. Tolerance has its limits. To reduce family conflicts, it's better to be more assertive. If you're assertive and clear-headed, Xu Yue will know what he needs to do, and the family will be more stable and won't argue.
Although this situation is quite bizarre, Deng Tong can understand why Xu Yue needs a girl like this. So, given the available options, it's better to keep looking. Besides, the criteria have already been provided, so they can just filter through. These aristocratic families aren't pushovers; they can't possibly not find suitable candidates, right?
“Female surgeons are so rare. Most of the daughters in our families learn poetry, literature, and music. Even if they study medicine, they rarely become surgeons.” Yang Zhong, who hadn’t left yet, said with a headache after hearing this. “There are very few female surgeons to begin with, and if you’re talking about emergency care, there are even fewer. Often, they’re all assigned to the front lines.”
The veteran wasn't stupid. Female doctors were already a rare find, and if he found a suitable one, he'd be shameless enough to pursue her quickly. If he succeeded, he'd be lucky. Besides, there weren't many female doctors these days, so finding one who met his criteria...
“This is indeed quite difficult, and the female doctors who perform the surgery are all very opinionated. Even if you ask them to come on a blind date, they might not come,” Chen Qun, who had come to watch, said with a thoughtful expression.
Doctors are generally quite opinionated. Eight out of ten emergency surgeons have obsessive-compulsive tendencies because they are truly racing against time to save lives. They are risking their lives on the operating table. Therefore, the problem isn't their opinions, but rather that they become domineering after giving orders. Of course, Xu Yue does need such a domineering wife.
"Few, which means there are. You should report this request to Li Wenru and let him handle it himself. Give him the requirements I've currently selected. If he can handle it, Xu Yue will definitely have no problem. If he can't handle it, then it's not our problem." Deng Tong said casually. He was brought here to lead a group of people to watch young people go on blind dates because a big shot had asked him to do this. Without this job, Deng Tong would still be using his own family's daughter as bait.
"How can we explain this?" Yang Zhong asked with some concern.
"Anyway, that's all the conditions. Actually, the previous one could have worked out, but there would have been some family conflicts. Give the things to Li Wenru and let him find someone according to the conditions. In terms of resources, Li Wenru definitely has more household registrations than us. Besides, at this level, he doesn't necessarily need to marry a so-called noblewoman. His background doesn't matter to him." Deng Tong said these hurtful words indifferently.
But this is indeed the truth. Guo Kai and Xu Yue are now in a position where they have no one above them. In other words, this is the end for the two of them. They are the ones who can attack others, but no one can attack them.
Even if they encountered some big shot, not to mention Jian Yong and Li You themselves taking action, those two are not easy to deal with. If a real fight broke out, their combined strength would be enough to crush many people.
Under normal circumstances, the two people who are well protected have no idea that they are actually important figures.
Okay, maybe I'm self-aware, but I really don't know how big I am. But thinking about it, if I'm not big enough, why would I have toasted two families with five generations of high-ranking officials at the banquet last night? That's what you call being high-ranking!
"Speaking of which, is there any other problem?" Deng Tong handed the written request to the guard beside him, asking him to take it to Li You.
Deng Tong can't solve Xu Yue's problem. He knows what Xu Yue wants, but he can't find someone like that. Well, it's not that he can't find anyone, but it's too much trouble. He also has to catch Xiao Hou, that Pokémon. He finally discovered Xiao Hou's mental weakness these past two days and could catch her with a single Poké Ball. He doesn't have time to waste here.
What? You're saying Guo Kai and Xu Yue are clearly more important than Empress Xiao? Tsk, Guo Kai and Xu Yue can't become Deng Tong's sons-in-law, but Empress Xiao can. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Besides, Empress Xiao has recovered a bit now. It's said that she's already ranked in the top 50 of the world's veterans. Once she fixes her mental block, she'll be a seventh-level Iron Warrior!
"Lord Gaomi, my wife hopes you can find a wife for Imperial Censor Li." A young man from the Zhang family of Qinghe bowed to Deng Tong and said. The heads of the surrounding noble families all gasped when they heard this. This was like putting a bell on a mouse for a cat. How exciting!
"What did you say?" Deng Tong's expression became much more serious upon hearing this. He took a deep breath and looked at the young man in front of him, asking, "What did Madam say?"
“Those gentlemen all hope that you can find a wife for Imperial Censor Li.” The young Zhang Tai revealed his true intentions directly, “and they can all provide support in terms of manpower.”
Liu Bei's wife, Lady Zhang, had tried to arrange a marriage for Li You more than ten years ago, and even five years ago, but all of them came to nothing. Now, as time goes by, Liu Bei has realized that Li You is actually a very unstable factor, so he is considering giving Li You a wife to prevent him from going to extremes.
After all, the Han family has realized that if Li You, that bastard, were to self-destruct, he would most likely drag them down with him. So, over the years, this group has been wary of Li You.
But now Zhang Tai clearly stated that he was acting on the orders of the Lady and hoped that the Marquis of Gaomi would also find a wife for Li You. Everyone present realized that they were now on Liu Bei's side.
To be fair, none of those present were mentally challenged. Even those who were relatively safe, like Chen Qun and Xun You, actually wanted to put some kind of shackles on Li You. It would be too dangerous for a top strategist to go down the path of self-destruction without any constraints, and no one present was willing to take that beating.
Even though everyone present knew very well that Sansa, after becoming a marquis, was not actually of the same mind as Li You in the matter of the desperate purge, no one knew how much trouble he could cause if Li You were to finally take action. No wife, no children, all alone, no weaknesses, this was actually a very terrifying thing for them.
This is also why no one wants to provoke powerful families like the Kou and Wan clans, which are on the verge of extermination. Because often, when there is no hope, it's good for everyone if the other party gives up. But what if they want to drag you down with them? After all, you can't gamble that the other party is still morally upright even when they have no hope, right?
After falling into darkness, whether a person will embrace the darkness or maintain that last ray of light is something no one can say for sure. Human nature cannot be gambled with. And Li You now is clearly, at least in the eyes of the aristocratic families, a bastard who will definitely embrace the darkness.
So if we could create some weaknesses for Li You, so that he wouldn't go crazy...
At this moment, all the heads of the powerful families turned their attention to Deng Tong, because Deng Tong really was the Red Master, and he was incredibly capable of winning over one person after another. Now, with the implicit support of Liu Bei and Chen Xi, and with resources from all over the country, they would all feel at ease if things went well.
"Marquis of Gaomi, we're counting on you. The brothers are really counting on you this time." That old man Yang Zhong reached out and grabbed Deng Tong, his expression extremely serious.
“No hope.” Deng Tong shook his head and gave his answer on the spot.
“No, Marquis of Gaomi, haven’t you tried yet? You should at least give it a try. What if it works? Don’t you want to?” Zhang Tai quickly stepped forward to persuade him, and Ma Ping, Zhang Zhao (of the Zhang family of Hanoi) and others also stepped forward to persuade him. After all, if it worked, it would be beneficial to all of them.
“Li Wenru is outdated. How should I put it? If you had been twenty years earlier, I think you could have found a suitable one. Actually, I know what kind of woman could hold Li Wenru back, but the problem is that Li Wenru doesn’t need one now. Even if you find one, it will be too late, Marquis of Manting. You should know very well that sometimes, even if you see the right person, it’s too late.” Deng Tong said helplessly. He was well aware of this.
"Tell me what it is like first, and I'll try if it doesn't work." Yang Zhong could understand, but sometimes even when there's no hope, it's human nature to struggle in desperation.
"Twenty years ago, when Li Wenru was only in his forties, you could have easily won him over by finding an innocent, pure, and slightly slow-paced woman. But now, even if you found ten, it wouldn't work," Deng Tong said wearily. "Li Wenru has weathered the storm. He has developed a firm belief, an iron will, and has paved the way, understand? Women are important to men, but a man's own beliefs, will, and career are more important than himself."
Everyone present fell silent. At this level, how could they not understand these things? For them, their beloved women were indeed very important, even worth abandoning some principles for. But what if one day their ideals and careers truly came to fruition…
It's like choosing between two options: if the woman you love most confesses her love to you tomorrow, or if you achieve a communist society tomorrow, which one would you choose? If you were guaranteed to succeed, more people would choose the latter than the former, because men like so many things, and women are just one of them, just one link in the chain!
I can't get up, I really can't get up. Going to work is so painful, it's unbearable.
(End of this chapter)