Qian Meiqi and Wang Xia went to graduate school together. In their second year, Wang Xia found a boyfriend in the same major, and they got married right after graduation.
And she's still single.
This worried Zhao Xinyue greatly, and she asked around to find her a partner.
Even Hong Xia, Le Yao, and others got involved, introducing him to suitable young men.
At first, Qian Meiqi could still hold on, but later she had no choice but to compromise, and then her blind date journey began.
That day, Zhao Xinyue called him and said that she had a friend and a neighbor in Xiling who had a single son. He had seen the photo and thought he was quite nice, so he asked her to come down and meet him.
"Okay." Qian Meiqi was numb by now. She would go if she was told to, eat and drink for a while, and then go her separate ways. It had all become the standard procedure.
Zhao Xinyue then sent over the other party's phone number, repeatedly reminding them to meet at 2 PM and not to be late.
Qian Meiqi agreed.
The meeting place was quite romantic, a beautiful coffee shop, the kind that wasn't cheap. She hadn't eaten lunch, and since she was going out anyway, she decided to go there early to have lunch.
Since it wasn't a holiday or after get off work, there weren't many people in the coffee shop.
Qian Meiqi sat down at table number eight, which they had agreed upon earlier, and ordered a steak, coffee, and dessert. She ate while scrolling through her phone and waiting.
Ten minutes before 2 o'clock, Qian Meiqi asked the waiter to clear the table, paid the bill, and then ordered a new coffee.
The coffee had just been served when the coffee shop door was pushed open, and a man walked in and went straight to table number eight.
Qian Meiqi sized up the other person, estimating that he was about 1.756 meters tall, not particularly outstanding in appearance, but not bad-looking either. He was dressed in designer brands, indicating that he was well-off. Overall, she didn't have a bad first impression.
"Are you Miss Qian? Hello, I'm Bai Doudou."
Qian Meiqi's lips twitched, but she suppressed a laugh, stood up and shook hands with the other person: "Mr. Bai, I am Qian Meiqi."
"Have a seat." Bai Doudou looked Qian Meiqi up and down, a satisfied expression on her face. "What would you like to drink? Don't be shy..."
“I ordered a cappuccino,” Qian Meiqi said, pointing to the coffee in front of her.
“No, how can a rich person drink entry-level coffee?” Bai Doudou shook her head directly. “People with taste drink Blue Mountain, freshly brewed Jamaican premium Blue Mountain…”
Qian Meiqi: ...
Shouldn't rich people drink the most expensive coffee? That should be civet coffee, Blue Mountain seems far from that level.
Bai Doudou then called the waiter over.
Qian Meiqi was about to say that she didn't like Blue Mountain coffee, but the other person had already ordered one and didn't intend to order one for her. She was speechless, realizing she had been presumptuous.
"Qian... I'll call you Meiqi then." Bai Doudou looked at Qian Meiqi with a smile. "My situation has already been explained by the middleman, right?"
Qian Meiqi shook her head: "No."
"Let me reintroduce myself. I'm a local from Xiling, living in Cuiwan District. Because my dad really loves building houses, my family was allocated eight apartments during the demolition and redevelopment three years ago. I'm the only son in the family. Now my parents live in one apartment, I live in another, and the remaining six are all rented out..."
Qian Meiqi nodded: "That's really good."
"I'm a typical 'second-generation demolition beneficiary,' so for me, housing is a huge deal. Therefore, if you marry me, you won't have to worry about housing..."
Qian Meiqi smiled politely; she wasn't worried at all.
"I heard you just graduated with a master's degree, which is great. A mother with a high level of education will also help her child do well in school. However, after you marry into the family, you won't need to work anymore. You can stay home and have children. If you give birth to a boy, I will transfer one of the houses to you..."
"What if you can't have a son?"
"Then keep having children, since the three-child policy is being promoted now anyway."
"What if all three children are girls?"
"This... can't be right?" Bai Doudou was dumbfounded.
"Why not? I have a neighbor who gave birth to seven girls in a row. Everyone jokingly calls them the Seven Fairies..."
"Well, there's no other way then. You'll have to allow me to take a concubine." Bai Doudou sighed. "After all, my family has only had one son for three generations, and with so much wealth, a son must inherit it... But don't worry, because you're beautiful, you'll always be my legal wife..."
Qian Meiqi chuckled, stood up, and picked up her bag: "Well, I'm sorry, I can't handle the job of being your wife. Goodbye."
"Don't go!" Bai Doudou reached out to pull Qian Meiqi back. "We can talk again. I can keep the concubine out of the house, I..."
Qian Meiqi picked up her own cup of coffee and threw it at him, saying, "Keep dreaming." Then she left without looking back.
As soon as they stepped out of the coffee shop, they saw someone else coming out of a teahouse diagonally across the street—it was Fu Yun Shen.
Fu Yunshen was also taken aback when he encountered Qian Meiqi.
At this moment, Bai Doudou chased after her, jumping up and down and yelling at Qian Meiqi, telling her to match her clothes.
Meanwhile, a woman chased after them from the teahouse, screaming that Fu Yun Shen was not a man.
Qian Meiqi was about to say something when Fu Yunshen grabbed her and ran away. He only breathed a sigh of relief after they got into the car.
"What's going on with you?" Qian Meiqi asked Fu Yunshen.
"I went on a blind date and met a weird woman. She took off her clothes as soon as she walked in the door, which scared me so much that I ran away..." Fu Yun Shen patted his chest with lingering fear.
Qian Meiqi chuckled.
"And what about you? What's your situation?" Fu Yun Shen laughed along.
"Just like you, I went on a blind date and met a weirdo who immediately told me he wanted to have a son..."
After a moment of surprise, Fu Yun Shen suddenly burst into laughter.
Qian Meiqi laughed along, "We really are in the same boat."
After laughing enough, Fu Yun Shen turned to Qian Mei Qi and said, "Hey Qian Qian, we've known each other for so many years, why don't we just get together?"
"What?"
"Look, everyone around us is married and has children, and we're the only two still single. This is even affecting our child's schooling. Instead of letting them force us to meet strange strangers on blind dates, why don't we find someone ourselves? Look, I come from a respectable family, am capable enough to support my wife and children, and am not bad-looking either. So, do you want to consider it?"
Qian Meiqi was dumbfounded, and it took her a long time to come to her senses: "What you said seems to make sense. So, how about we just make do?"
"Okay, shall we go and get a marriage certificate?"
Qian Meiqi looked at Fu Yunshen, paused for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, let's go get the marriage certificate. An ID card is enough, right?"
"That's enough." Fu Yunshen nodded, then started the car and headed straight for the Civil Affairs Bureau.
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