"Xu Chen, do you remember when you told me you could help me persuade my mother?" After spending time with Xiao Zhi'er, Xu Chen received a call from Li Yue. Xu Chen immediately replied, "Yes, has your mother arrived?" Li Yue said in a low voice, "She's here. She'll probably be at my workplace tomorrow." Xu Chen said firmly, "Don't worry, I'll definitely help change your mother's preference for sons over daughters." Li Yue didn't take it seriously. She didn't think Xu Chen could persuade her mother. The reason she called Xu Chen was just to ask him to help her fend off her mother, making an excuse that she was busy. As for why she didn't ask her colleagues or other friends? Well, that was because she was afraid to ask familiar people. Once they heard that her mother was coming to her workplace, people who used to chat and laugh with her would immediately run away. When Xu Chen said he could help her, Li Yue accepted without hesitation. She couldn't continue to support her younger brother indefinitely. Although her career was going smoothly and she had even become a team leader, she was already an older single woman. Supporting her brother also made many men who were interested in her keep their distance. After her mother stormed into the house crying and making a scene when she refused her brother's request for money for the first time, Li Yue felt a deep fear of this bottomless pit of a family. From then on, she would avoid them whenever possible, and if she couldn't, she would ask colleagues and friends to make excuses. Until this time, she had to ask Xu Chen for help. She hung up the phone, feeling deeply apologetic towards Xu Chen. She wasn't very familiar with him, yet she had troubled him with such a difficult task. "Do I still have anyone I know? Let alone friends," Li Yue sighed, and walked out of the office.
The next morning, Xu Chen arrived at Li Yue's workplace to wait for her. Li Yue left her dormitory, thinking about her promise to Xu Chen. She hurried to the workplace entrance and saw him. Her first words were, "Xu Chen, can you drive?" Xu Chen shook his head and asked, "What time is your mother's high-speed train today?" Li Yue replied, "She gets off at Xingcheng South Station at 10:00 AM. I was thinking of lending you my car to help pick her up, but what do I do now, Xu Chen?" Li Yue was at a loss. If she didn't manage to catch her mother, these next few days... She'd be eating dirt every month. Xu Chen thought of Chen Yunhai, took out his phone, and called him. The call connected quickly, and Chen Yunhai, seeing it was Brother Chen, immediately asked, "Brother Chen, what's up? I just finished my morning run." Xu Chen said, "Brother Chen would like to trouble you to come with me to the high-speed rail station to pick someone up later." Chen Yunhai readily agreed. Xu Chen then asked for Chen Yunhai's license plate number, told Li Yue, and said, "Just tell her you're out handling a case today, and have your mother find me by the license plate number." Li Yue immediately sent a text message to her mother.
On the way to the high-speed rail station, Chen Yunhai asked Xu Chen, "Brother Chen, who is it that requires your personal pick-up?" Xu Chen explained the situation to Chen Yunhai, who scoffed, "Are there still people who favor sons over daughters these days? If I had a beautiful and outstanding daughter like Li Yue, I'd be ecstatic." After more than an hour of traffic jams, Xu Chen and Chen Yunhai arrived at the high-speed rail station. Looking at the photos on their phones, they waited for their 'target' to appear. Soon, a woman knocked on the passenger side window. Xu Chen recognized her as Li Yue's mother and rolled down the window, saying, "Aunt Wang, Sister Yue is out on a case today, so we've troubled you to come and entertain her." Wang Fuxiang didn't stand on ceremony, opening the car door and sitting directly in the back seat. While unpacking, she told Xu Chen and Chen Yunhai, "Just take me to Li Yue's house." She didn't even want to call her daughter, closing her eyes to rest in the back seat. Chen Yunhai started the car, and the three left the high-speed rail station. Soon after, Wang Fuxiang's phone rang, and she answered it. Then, she spoke humbly to the person on the other end of the phone, "Don't worry, in-laws, I'm already at my daughter's house. Think about it, he's a team leader now, how could he not have money?" She kept saying "yes, yes, yes" repeatedly. After hanging up, Wang Fuxiang said irritably, "You two hurry up." Xu Chen and Chen Yunhai ignored her. The car stopped in front of a hotel. Wang Fuxiang asked suspiciously, "Didn't I tell you to take me to that good-for-nothing's house? Why are we at a hotel?" Xu Chen said directly, "Auntie, Sister Yue probably won't finish the case for a few more days. Please stay here for now, we'll take care of you. We'll discuss everything when Sister Yue returns." Chen Yunhai nodded. Wang Fuxiang immediately realized something; Li Yue had used this trick on her many times before. She immediately said, "Fine, that good-for-nothing Li Yue, she's sent someone to cheat me again. I'm going to her workplace today to find her boss. I want to see if someone who deceives their own mother deserves to be a policeman." With that, she turned and walked away.
Xu Chen quickly blocked Wang Fuxiang's path and said directly, "Auntie, if you have any difficulties, you can tell us. We might be able to help you." Upon hearing this, Wang Fuxiang's mind started working. She guessed these two were probably rich young men. Although she didn't know the price of the car or the clothes they were wearing, she knew that the more materialistic a person was, the more they could see the wealth in others. She feigned hesitation and said, "You really want to help me? Let me be frank, I need two... five... no, I need one million." She had come to ask for a dowry for her son. Li Yue, now the brigade leader, must have money; at the very least, she had a car she could sell. Seeing the two young men offering help, she decided to go all out, raising her offer from two hundred thousand to one million. Chen Yunhai immediately said, "One million isn't impossible, Auntie. You have to tell us what the money is for." Wang Fuxiang immediately put on a pitiful act and said sadly, "It's all because of my son... he fell in love with..." "A city girl, and the other party agreed, but said the bride price can't be low." Xu Chen hurriedly asked, "A city girl? From Xingcheng city?" Wang Fuxiang nodded. Xu Chen and Chen Yunhai discussed it and wondered, "What kind of fairy is this? Asking for a million-yuan bride price? Has this old woman been scammed?" Xu Chen quickly said, "Auntie, we'd like to go with you to meet the girl. You can arrange a place, we'll sit not far away. We have some connections in Xingcheng city. Since it's our son getting married, we want to check her out first, just to be on the safe side. What do you think?" Wang Fuxiang was disappointed that she didn't immediately get the million-yuan, but then she thought, she didn't know anything about the other party. It would be great if these two young men were willing to help. She immediately said, "Okay, let's meet at the coffee shop in front of the police station this afternoon. I know that place well. Please wait there first. My in-laws and I will be there shortly. They're in the city right now." After saying that, she went to the side to contact her prospective in-laws. Chen Yunhai and Xu Chen left the hotel and went to the coffee shop Wang Fuxiang had mentioned. They found a seat and sat down to drink coffee. Chen Yunhai said to Xu Chen in surprise, "Have you ever seen a girl with a million-dollar dowry, Brother Chen?" Xu Chen shook his head. Chen Yunhai looked at the door with curiosity, "I want to see how beautiful she is. A million is enough for me to sleep with two minor celebrities."
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