Before the New Year holiday, Su Tiantian was tricked into returning home by a 200,000 yuan promise. The village distributing land money was real, but the desire to trick her into coming home early ...
After lunch, Su Tiantian went to her room on the second floor. Her parents lived on the first floor, while Su Tiantian and her brother lived on the second floor. Her room was about 20 square meters, a suite, so it was quite spacious.
Her younger brother had already taken her luggage and gifts to her room. Everything was in the same condition as when she left, indicating that she kept it clean. Su Tiantian usually came home once a month, and the drive wasn't far. If she didn't go back, her younger brother would pick her up on their parents' orders.
Back when Su Tiantian was 23, her parents heard a man from another province at her company was courting her. They nervously traveled to Kuozhou to meet her and make it clear they didn't want her to marry someone from far away. If she truly liked the man from another province, she'd ask him to buy a house locally. Su Tiantian didn't particularly like him and rejected him, but he couldn't afford to buy a house locally.
At six o'clock in the evening, Su Tiantian's father had returned. The family, including her brother's girlfriend, a total of five people, had dinner together. Su Tiantian first explained that she had average feelings about Zhao Ruiqian. Su Tiantian's father Su Jinyuan said, "It doesn't matter. If you don't like him, then you don't like him. Although the Zhao family is well-off, I don't know this son very well. You should consider your own feelings first." Sang Yimei said, "You don't have to compromise. I have arranged several blind dates for you. Take your time to choose." Su Tiantian smiled. Her family still loved her.
Su Tiantian took out the gifts she had brought for her family. She gave Su Jinyuan a watch, Sang Yimei a gold bracelet with an intricate pattern, Su Zhihao a cell phone (not expensive, around 3,000 yuan), and Li Yunling a gold bracelet with a beautiful lotus pendant. It was obvious they had spent a lot of money on these gifts, and everyone was very satisfied.
Su Zhihao said, "Last time I said I wanted to buy a phone with a large memory as a backup, and you bought it. Thank you, sister."
Su Tiantian said, "It's not expensive. 16GB plus 1TB of memory, is that enough?"
Sang Yimei was both happy and heartbroken: "Don't buy such expensive things next time. Save more money. Don't you want to buy a house?"
Su Tiantian said, "I'll buy it if I can earn the money. Didn't you say last time that you envied Aunt Wu for having a gold bracelet?"
Li Yunling has been dating Su Zhihao for two years. The Su family treats her as one of their own, so she accepted the gift without hesitation and said, "Sister Tiantian, don't listen to what Auntie says. Zhihao and I are not in a hurry to get married. You can take your time to find a boyfriend. My brother is also unmarried."
Su Zhihao said, "Yes, Brother Aling is not married yet and has been on a blind date these days. Do you want me to meet him and talk to him?"
Everyone else was stunned. Was Su Zhihao trying to get closer?
Li Yunling said, "Forget it. It's not like they haven't met before. If they had feelings for each other, they would have already done so. Last time, someone introduced a girl to my brother, and he actually took her to see Cantonese opera. Are you sure your sister has such a hobby?"
Su Zhihao said, "We really don't have many common topics. Your brother's hobbies are really unique."
Su Tiantian said: "Today the boy asked me to meet him at the elementary school playground at 7 o'clock. I will change my clothes and go to explain things to him." After saying that, she hurried upstairs. Just kidding, she had met Li Yunling's brother, but she really didn't feel any attraction to him at all.
Su Tiantian changed into a black crew-neck pin-up shirt, a purple sweater, black velvet flared pants, and a pair of white sneakers, looking quite sporty. Her home was about a 20-minute walk from school, so Su Tiantian decided to go by motorcycle. She was too tired to walk too much home today.
Speaking of motorcycles, Su Tiantian recalled that her father and mother forced her to take the driving test when she just graduated. Her father said that if she passed the motorcycle test, he would buy her a motorcycle. Her mother said that if she didn't, she would find a boyfriend so that she would have someone to pick her up from get off work. Her brother took the most practical action and helped her sign up and pay the fees. So Su Tiantian had to bite the bullet and learn to drive a motorcycle. When she passed the test on the first try, her family was very happy. Her father really bought her a motorcycle, but it was a women's motorcycle. Su Tiantian felt that it was not as cool as a men's motorcycle. However, it was useless to object because her father had already bought it.
Su Tiantian usually lives in a company-provided apartment, close enough to walk to work, so she leaves her motorcycle at home, where her father and brother occasionally take it for a ride. With her small backpack in hand, she hops on her beloved scooter and arrives at school in just five minutes. She checks the time, seeing it's not even seven yet, so she takes a seat on the row of concrete seats on the playground. Several boys in jerseys are playing basketball on the field. They say the game doesn't start for another half hour, so they'll practice first.
It was 7 o'clock, and Zhao Ruiqian called Su Tiantian to tell her that he had arrived. Su Tiantian told her where she was, and soon Zhao Ruiqian came over, but he didn't come alone. He brought a girl with him and held her hand, and they seemed to have a good relationship. The girl had golden curly hair and was very fashionable. She was wearing a red knitted sweater, a black tight skirt, and pointed brown leather shoes. Zhao Ruiqian pointed in the direction of a tree in the playground and said, "Miss Su, let's go over there and talk." He asked the girl to wait here, then walked towards the tree, and Su Tiantian followed.
After Su Tiantian arrived, Zhao Ruiqian walked up to her, stood up straight, and said, "Miss Su, I didn't volunteer to go on a blind date today. I already have a girlfriend, the one just now, and my parents don't like her. I've already made it clear to them that I only want her. Sorry, I asked you out just to make things clear with you and not to keep you up." Su Tiantian was really at a loss. She had wanted to reject him, but ended up being rejected. She felt a little humiliated. Forget it, at this point, it didn't matter who rejected whom, so she nodded and said, "I also think we're not suitable."
After the conversation, Su Tiantian returned home on her motorcycle. It wasn't even 7:30 yet. Seeing her return so quickly, Sang Yimei asked if she had explained everything. Su Tiantian told her mother what had happened. Sang Yimei was furious. "It was Zhao Ruiqian's aunt who came to me and said her nephew didn't have a girlfriend. Plus, your uncle knew the man's parents and knew that the family was well-off and the parents were okay, so he introduced him to you. Why would he introduce someone who already had a girlfriend to you? This is too much. It's outrageous. I'm going to call the matchmaker."
Sang Yimei went to make a phone call, while Su Tiantian sat on a mahogany chair and ate pistachios. Sang Yimei looked very happy after finishing the call, without the anger she had just shown. She said: "I just called the matchmaker and told him about this matter, and the matchmaker began to apologize, saying that he had clearly agreed to a blind date before she introduced you. She said sorry, and that she would introduce you to someone better next time." Su Tiantian said: "Forget it, let's just forget about it." Sang Yimei said: "Just now when you went to the elementary school playground, I went out for a walk and met your elementary school math teacher, Mr. Liang. He asked me if you were back, and I said yes. He asked me if I had a boyfriend, and I said no, and he said that his nephew was also back and was looking for a girlfriend. I just called Mr. Liang to make an appointment, and he will bring his nephew to my house for a blind date at 8:30."
"Wow, I'm meeting my second blind date so soon. Aren't we meeting tomorrow morning?" Su Tiantian felt that the pistachio in her mouth no longer tasted good. She didn't expect that Teacher Liang, a grown man, also liked to act as a matchmaker.