My name is Li Lingyue. Isn’t this a nice name? Not only does my name sound nice, I am also very beautiful, with a good figure and temperament. I have a tall figure, long black and shiny hair, delicate facial features, fine black eyelashes, and smooth skin. Many men say that I am charming and stunning.
I was born in Yanpu Town, Zongxiao City. I'm from the town, not the countryside. My father worked at a state-owned enterprise, my mother was an elementary school teacher, and I had an older brother two years older than me. Our family lived quite well back then, owning a small two-story house in town. But as the neighbors prospered, my family gradually fell into decline. After my father was laid off from his job at the state-owned enterprise, he received compensation, but he lost it all in the stock market, along with most of our family savings. My brother wasn't a good student, unable to even get into high school. He spent three years at a technical secondary school, but after graduation, he refused to work properly, obsessed with starting a business and becoming a boss. The family relied solely on my mother's salary, which was fortunately a good income from her teaching job. The small, two-story house we built back then was old and small, and it was so narrow that even a car couldn't fit in. We had to park at the entrance and walk in. The wealthy neighbors nearby bought commercial housing and moved out, or demolished and rebuilt their old houses, but my family had no money, so we had to continue living here.
Fortunately, I worked hard, studied well, was admitted to a key university, and was hired after graduation. Now I am almost 27 years old, and in the eyes of others, I am considered a high-quality marriage partner. I also want to get married, but I broke up with my boyfriend a year and a half ago and have not found a suitable marriage partner.
I have known since I was a child that I am beautiful, and being beautiful gives me advantages. Many boys have been courting me since I was a child, and many girls hate me because I am prettier than them and more popular among boys than them. At work, there are also many male colleagues who care about me and provide me with a lot of help.
Before I met Liu Jingze, I had relationships with several men that were more than friends but less than lovers. I did not agree to become any of them's girlfriend. I was just good friends with them because I felt that they were not my ideal marriage partners. Once we established a romantic relationship, it would affect my reputation.
You may think I'm a bad girl, but I just want to date someone who meets my marriage requirements. What's wrong with that? My mother told me that getting married is the best way for a woman to change her life. Before I met Liu Jingze, my requirements for a boyfriend were:
1. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree or above, be between 25 and 31 years old, be over 1.75 meters tall, and be a civil servant or teacher with a career system.
2. Own a house of more than 100 square meters in the urban area of Zongxiao City without a mortgage, and own a car worth more than 200,000 yuan.
3. Parents are in good health and have jobs or pensions.
4. A betrothal gift of 280,000 yuan (this was actually requested by my parents, not me. In Yanpu Town, Zongxiao City, where I live, betrothal gifts generally range from a few thousand to tens of thousands of yuan. 280,000 yuan is indeed a lot, but my parents said that since I have a permanent resident position and am beautiful, anyone interested in marrying me will definitely be willing to pay this amount.)
Of course, when I asked someone to introduce me to someone, I didn't mention the fourth requirement. My mother meant that I should wait until I was in a relationship and had a deep connection before asking, so I wouldn't be afraid of the other person rejecting me. People kept introducing me to potential partners, but their requirements were generally subpar.
There's a guy named Gu Zhengnian who's quite well-off, handsome and aloof. While he's not a civil servant or teacher, he owns a processing shop and earns a decent income. He already has a car and could buy a house, but he's the fourth of four siblings. I think his parents favor boys over girls. He says he fell in love with me at first sight. He's still pursuing me. I've always told him we should just be friends, but he's being pressured into marriage by his family. He sent me a WeChat message saying, "Lingyue, I don't want to be your best friend anymore. I want to be your boyfriend. Please give me a confirmation." I didn't reply. I didn't know how to respond. I was still thinking about Liu Jingze. Later, he texted me again, saying, "Lingyue, if that's the case, I'm giving up on you. I'm so tired." I still didn't reply. Given his infatuation with me, he should still be waiting.
There was a person who ran a daycare center, but apart from academic qualifications, none of the requirements met my requirements, and his daycare center was also a bit difficult to operate. My mother was very angry and told the introducer that we had stated our requirements and that Lingyue deserved better.
There is one who is also a regular employee, but with the salary of a regular employee in our town, it is really not easy to buy a house in the city with full payment. He just can't afford it and can only afford the down payment for a house in town.
There was also a rich second-generation guy introduced to me by a friend. He was very generous, but I could see that he was only with me because I was pretty and had no plans to marry me, so I cut my losses in time.
Someone also introduced me to a doctor working in the town hospital. Although he is handsome and well educated, he does not have a regular position, which is not a good job.
There are really a lot of people who introduced me to other men, including those introduced by my own friends and classmates, and those introduced by my parents' relatives and friends. I have met many men, but there is no one who has made my heart beat faster.
Chen Shaogang, a senior from college who works at a bank, introduced me to Liu Jingze. He and Liu Jingze went to high school together, and he said Liu Jingze was looking for a girlfriend. He also knew my requirements for a boyfriend and said that, aside from my career, they all met my criteria. He also said that Liu Jingze's family was well-off, better off than a civil servant or teacher with a formal career. He also said that his family owned the largest Siqi Farm in Yanpu Town and had a factory for rent, etc. I knew Chen Shaogang had a crush on me, but I had clearly stated the conditions that he didn't meet. He really liked me and even helped me find a boyfriend. It seemed I was quite attractive.
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