Chapter 3: Is her request really too much for the men in this world?

Jiang Zhen chatted with Gu Liancheng for a few sentences, but when he realized there was no possibility, he immediately withdrew and continued to choose other people for blind dates.

Before Gu Liancheng had time to think about it, his elder sister Gu Jiaoxia pulled him aside and scolded him: "I taught you one sentence at a time last night, how could you not have reached an agreement?"

Gu Liancheng had too many secrets in his heart and couldn't say them out loud: "Sister, my brother-in-law will be transferred soon, so don't worry about me."

Gu Jiaoxia was so angry that she fell backwards. "How can I leave without worrying about you getting married? What kind of person is her An family? She has to blame my family for all the mess in her family. Wait, I will find the witnesses from that year."

Gu Liancheng didn't want to waste time on these confusing matters. He tried to find out the basis for the An family's claim of repaying a favor many times, but it was so long ago that he could not find any evidence no matter how many times he tried.

You still have to go on a blind date. He said, "Sister, I'm going on a blind date. I'm already this old, so you don't have to follow me."

Gu Jiaoxia was just saying these words in anger, but one thing was clear, An Qihui wanted Gu Liancheng to wait for a year to give her sister time to regret and return to her former lover. It was not right to bully people like this. Today, her brother must get married with his lover so that the An family would not have any chance to take advantage of the situation.

"You go and look for the photo. I won't look at it, but you have to make up your mind today."

"Are you really not going to watch it?" Gu Liancheng felt a little more relaxed. As long as his elder sister didn't follow him, he could state his conditions for a blind date.

Gu Jiaoxia lamented: "No matter how hard I try, there won't be a Jiang Zhen who is suitable. I don't want to see him anymore."

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Gu Liancheng was serious about blind dates. He had good looks and a high allowance. Several young nurses boldly cast their glances at him, but Gu Liancheng chose to ignore them.

Since his eldest sister was not around, he let go and chose to go to Dean Wan, who was one of the organizers of the social gathering, to check the registration form.

"I want to find someone who is divorced or widowed, with children, preferably two children."

Gu Liancheng stated his request. At first, the eldest sister thought that he was not happy with Jiang Zhen having two children and wanted to find an unmarried partner. In fact, it was not the case. He did not want to delay Jiang Zhen's normal life. His request was not something that most people could accept.

Dean Wan immediately thought of Jiang Zhen: "Nurse Jiang is just in time. She just came in and told me that she wants to find a partner who is divorced or widowed with two children. You can go talk to Nurse Jiang."

"Comrade Jiang, no."

"Why?" Dean Wan couldn't think of a reason. All the conditions were met, so what was wrong?

Gu Liancheng was silent for a long time, and decided not to bother Dean Wan: "I'll go to the venue myself."

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Jiang Zhen's conditions for choosing a spouse have already angered two blind date candidates, one of whom is married with no children, and the other is unmarried with children.

A decent person would say: "Comrade, you have two children. Be realistic. No one will agree to such an outrageous condition."

Those who speak harshly: "So what if she's pretty? With two burdens, and still daring to make a lot of demands, which man would agree to that? You must have been kicked in the head by a donkey."

Jiang Zhen wondered if the request she made was really too much for the men in this world?

There was also a blind date going on next door, and from the sound of the voice it was Gu Liancheng. Jiang Zhen saw that two tall and beautiful girls had already entered, and then he got angry and left.

What kind of request did Captain Gu make that made the girl so angry?

Jiang Zhen was curious. After the third woman with two children came in, she leaned against the wall and listened to the blind date next door.

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Jiang Zhen heard Captain Gu ask his blind date: "Hello, comrade, how many children do you have in your family?"

The woman next door who came for a blind date was very satisfied with Gu Liancheng. Jiang Zhen could hear in her joyful tone as if she had found a treasure.

The blind date shyly replied: "Two, a boy and a girl, but they are both old enough to help with housework. Are you...really willing to find someone with two children and start a family?"

Jiang Zhen heard Gu Liancheng add details that he had not mentioned in the previous blind date: "Yes, I am looking for a single parent with children. My eldest brother is in training, and my eldest sister and brother-in-law are about to be transferred. My eldest brother's two children live with me, so we will have four children after marriage."

"Yes, I will treat everyone equally."

The woman was very satisfied with her blind date, Gu Liancheng, and was afraid that Gu Liancheng would not be satisfied with her, so her tone was full of flattery.

Jiang Zhen curled her lips. Her requirements were met. Gu Liancheng was willing to go on a blind date with others but not with her. He was the one who was kicked in the head by a donkey.

Gu Liancheng was afraid that the other party would misunderstand, so he hurriedly added: "Don't rush to decide. I haven't even started to talk about my requirements. I will pay for the family expenses after marriage. We don't want children within ten years. I will give you 30 yuan per month. You can use the money however you want."

When Jiang Zhen heard this request, he regretted it so much. If he had known it was so suitable, he would have taken the initiative to talk to Gu Liancheng.

The conditions that satisfied her, the woman who was on a blind date with Gu Liancheng, questioned with the same dissatisfaction as the previous ones: "Comrade Gu, this is not right. You are clearly looking for a nanny, and you are using marriage to tie her up and prevent her from resigning easily. You are too calculating. Do you have any shame?"

Jiang Zhen thought, this is called calculation? The other person had explained everything clearly during the blind date, and offered enough money. Someone also became a family member to help raise the children, and gave her a salary of 30 yuan per month. I wouldn't want her to take such a good deal!

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After Gu Liancheng heard the dissatisfaction of the blind date, he gave up hope. His request was indeed excessive, and he couldn't blame the other party: "Sorry, let's not talk about it then."

The woman thought about it and felt reluctant to give up. With the household expenses covered and 30 yuan a month, it was like having someone help raise the child and giving her another 30 yuan. Realistically speaking, this was a very good condition.

She held back: "Do you have any other requests?"

Gu Liancheng didn't really want to go on. If he was not satisfied at the beginning and reluctantly formed a family, any small conflict after marriage would be magnified, making everything a mess.

The following conditions must be made clear and cannot be hidden.

"I won't file for divorce easily, but if you abuse the child, I'm sorry, I will hold you accountable. If you're still here after ten years, all my allowance will be given to you. At that time, you can have as many children as you want. Before that, I hope we can reach an agreement to raise the child together."

Jiang Zhen was very excited after hearing this. Gu Liancheng's conditions were exactly what she wanted.

But Gu Liancheng's blind date didn't think so. Jiang Zhen heard the crisp sound of tea water splashing on someone's face*, followed by merciless curses.

"I really heard a huge joke today. Even if you are good-looking, you can't be shameless. Comrade Gu, I'm going to say this. Only someone who is crazy will agree to your conditions!"

Gu Liancheng smiled bitterly. His conditions were indeed too much for the woman. After the liberation, which woman didn't want to have a stable life and live in harmony with others? Who normal person would agree to what he wanted, raising children together?

After several blind date candidates left, his reputation was ruined and it would be difficult for him to find a partner. So, he might as well find a part-time worker to take care of Gu Pan and Gu Hui's daily life.

He planned to sit for a while and leave when there were fewer people.

Suddenly, I heard the conversation of the blind date next door. The voices were whispering and unclear before, but now it was so loud as if they were deliberately meant to be heard. From the voices, I realized it was Comrade Jiang Zhen, who my eldest sister was trying hard to bring together.

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Jiang Zhen heard footsteps outside the cubicle coming towards her, and quickly sat back down.

Just as I sat down, Dr. Qi came in awkwardly.

Dr. Qi is an obstetrician and gynecologist. He is nice to the doctors and nurses in the hospital, but he is a bit chauvinistic. Jiang Zhen doesn't like the way he speaks.

Before Gu Liancheng was broken off by his fiancée, Gu Jiaoxia was enthusiastic and analyzed the situation to Jiang Zhen, saying that she could settle down by getting married and introduced Dr. Qi to him.

Jiang Zhen's ex-husband, whose identity was taken over by Dr. Qi, also worked in the obstetrics and gynecology department and was a colleague of Dr. Qi, but Dr. Qi did not agree.

"Doctor Qi, are you willing again?"

Jiang Zhen compared Dr. Qi and Gu Liancheng in his mind. In terms of work, Dr. Qi spent more time on his family, and in terms of character, Gu Liancheng was more down-to-earth. Now it depends on who gives more household allowance.

Jiang Zhen is a pragmatist and wants to make comparisons, so he wants to talk to Dr. Qi first.

Doctor Qi blushed. He didn't want to come, but Nurse Jiang was so pretty. He had never seen such a pretty girl in all the years he had worked in the hospital, so he was still moved.

"Comrade Jiang, I have a few requests. I wonder if you can accept them."

"You say." Of course she could put forward conditions. Jiang Zhen would put forward conditions later. She would speak louder so that Gu Liancheng, who was still sitting next door, could hear.

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Doctor Qi thought that the divorce could not be blamed entirely on Nurse Jiang. There were many similar cases during the transition from the old society to the new society. Before liberation, wealthy families who had married concubines had to make new choices after liberation and practice monogamy.

Jiang Zhen and her ex-husband did not get a marriage certificate before liberation. After liberation, her ex-husband and his current wife obtained the marriage certificate of New China in a timely manner. For this matter, Dr. Yan can only be morally condemned.

"Comrade Jiang, the main issue between you and me is the child support. I heard from your ex-husband that you picked up Jiang Zhao. Can you send Jiang Zhao to an orphanage and send Jiang Tang to my parents' house after we get married? We can have our own child. I like children, and it would be best if we could have five."

Jiang Zhen's knuckles cracked under the table: "Anything else?"

"There are no more issues of principle. Do you agree with everything?"

It would be better if Jiang Zhen beat him into a pig's head, there was no point in him agreeing.

She rejected Dr. Qi's idea in her heart, but still asked curiously, "How much will you give as household allowance after marriage?"

Dr. Qi said hurriedly: "Your salary is used for living expenses, and I will save my salary as family savings."

Jiang Zhen asked back: "Your salary is used for expenses, and mine is saved, is that ok?"

Doctor Qi didn't seem to expect that Jiang Zhen was so opinionated. If he said he disagreed, his arrangement would be ruined.

"Sure, but I'll keep the passbook."

Doctor Qi said, "It's not that I don't believe you, I just think women are easily impulsive, so it's more appropriate for men to keep the money. Doctor Qian's wife in our unit secretly gave money to her parents, and the couple is getting a divorce. This kind of thing must be stopped in advance. You have two children, so you naturally think more about them. I have to think about my future family. I hope you can understand."

Jiang Zhen couldn't understand, so he compromised: "How about this, we keep a record of household expenses, each of us pays half, each of us pays half for housework, and we each keep the rest of the money."

Without even thinking twice, Dr. Qi denied it immediately: "What's the point of a couple living together? It's better not to get married."

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He also knew that it was better not to settle for it. Jiang Zhen was so angry that she wanted to hit someone, but she told herself that this was not the end of the world and she couldn't hit someone over a disagreement.

Since Dr. Qi thought his conditions were fine, it was natural for Jiang Zhen to state the conditions for the blind date. She spoke very loudly so that Gu Liancheng next door could hear it.

"Doctor Qi, you just mentioned the conditions for a blind date. Can I also put forward my conditions?"

"Sure, you can bring it up. We can negotiate within a reasonable range."

Doctor Qi is very confident. Jiang Zhen urgently needs to settle down. It is estimated that the issue of the child still needs to be negotiated. Jiang Zhao must be sent to an orphanage. Why should he raise a child who is not related by blood?

Jiang Zhen said: "When I go on blind dates, whether I can develop feelings for you is not the main point. Raising children and living a good life are the main things. I hope my blind date partner also has children, so it's fair."

"If you must have a child together, we can discuss it. I can reluctantly agree to have one, but you have to wait until both of our children are adults. According to my child's age, you can't have your own biological child within ten years. And Jiang Zhao, my blind date must accept him. Doctor Qi, I am not suitable for you."

Gu Liancheng heard Jiang Zhen’s conditions next door. Was this what she planned?

This condition coincided with his own. If they had sat down to talk at the beginning, they might have been discussing the specific details by now.

Gu Liancheng was restless, hoping that Dr. Qi would give up so that he could go over and meet Jiang Zhen. He hoped that when he came, her request would remain unchanged.