Zhang Huai smiled upon hearing this, giving his mother an appreciative look. "Isn't that a great way to put it, Mother? That's a good reason, better than all the previous ones."
He shot him a look. "But it can't go on like this forever. Why do I feel like there have been more matchmakers coming around recently? Even if they're not explicitly matchmaking, they're sounding me out, and I don't know what to say. How about I mention this to Aunt Zheng?"
Zhang Huai thought of Juhua's serene smile and shook his head. "Better not. Even if Aunt Zheng agreed, it wouldn't work—she'll still listen to what Juhua herself wants. Don't worry, Mother. I have a plan."
"If you work at it slowly, you'll get there eventually." That was what Juhua had told him. 'If I spend all day thinking about these things while accomplishing nothing, I'll still be looked down on in the end.'
