Chapter 1 Atypical Blind Date

18 minutes after Qiao Shuyan arrived at the blind date location, the blind date partner arrived on time.

At that time, Qiao Shuyan was sitting in the corner of the restaurant, quietly observing every person who pushed the door open. He didn't know what his blind date looked like, he was only told that she was very good-looking.

When Liang Yu pushed the door open, Qiao Shuyan didn't think that he was the blind date this time. He habitually thought that men had nothing to do with the blind date with him. So when Liang Yu greeted him, Qiao Shuyan woke up from a dream, and the corners of his mouth struggled to form an ugly arc, which could barely be called a "smile".

I collapsed.

"Are you Qiao Shuyan? Hello, I'm Liang Yu."

To be fair, although the blind date this time is not exactly the same as the previous ones, at least it is completely unrelated, but among the men, he is definitely outstanding. After all, when he walked towards her from a distance, what Qiao Shuyan noticed first was not his face, but the two long legs wrapped in black suit pants. It is no exaggeration to say that the legs start to split from the belly button.

"Hello." Qiao Shuyan smiled dryly.

Liang Yu took off his navy blue coat and placed it on the back of a chair. Then he politely pulled out a chair and sat opposite Qiao Shuyan. He placed his phone on the table and said, "Sorry, I just got off work. Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"Not bad." Qiao Shuyan said, "I don't know what you like to eat. I haven't ordered yet." He pushed the sign on the table to the other party and said, "Scan this QR code to order."

As soon as he finished speaking, a waiter appeared from nowhere and asked, "Sir, what would you like to drink?"

Qiao Shuyan looked over and saw a young girl. This was not the person who had just poured water for him.

Liang Yu said: "Just be like him, thank you."

The waiter retreated.

Qiao Shuyan didn't know what to say. i had already said everything there was to say, and this atypical blind date was simply inexplicable.

Let's put it this way, Qiao Shuyan is a straight man, and there shouldn't be another man at his blind date table! i-person Qiao Shuyan collapsed again.

"Can I introduce myself first?" Liang Yu took the initiative to speak when he saw Qiao Shuyan remained silent. His voice was pleasant, very attractive, and a little deep, the type that girls would like.

He continued, "My name is Liang Yu, I'm 28 years old, I have a car but no house for the time being. I studied finance at B University for my undergraduate degree and CS at M University for my master's degree. I'm currently working as a strategic consultant at S Company."

Qiao Shuyan was surprised to hear that. He had never thought that the other party was so outstanding. He was simply the best among the best students. B University was one of the best universities in the country, M University was the best among the Ivy League universities in the United States, and S Company was one of the top 100 companies in the world. In comparison, he simply couldn't introduce himself.

While Qiao Shuyan was rubbing his hands inwardly, Liang Yu added, "Oh, and I'm 1, pure 1, what about you?"

Qiao Shuyan was a little confused by his question. He didn't understand why he said that at this time. After thinking for a long time, he still didn't know what the number 1 corresponded to, so he could only use the existing data to force it: "Uh... I'm also 1."

Liang Yu looked him up and down, paused, and raised a playful arc at the corner of his mouth, and asked suspiciously: "Are you sure?"

Qiao Shuyan looked down at the sweatshirt and jeans he was wearing and thought, are all gays so particular? Can't I wear casual clothes?

As he knew very little about this group, Qiao Shuyan was afraid of being exposed, so he said hesitantly: "Maybe, perhaps, probably... I'm not so sure."

So what else is there besides 1? Could it be 2? I am going crazy.

Qiao Shuyan couldn't help but hate himself for not finishing the novel that his sister sent him, which was called a "Danmei masterpiece". As a result, his understanding of gays is limited to the first three chapters of a Danmei novel that his sister sent him last night, which was about 10,000 words and basically the two protagonists just appeared. Unfortunately, he fell asleep after just finishing those three chapters. When he woke up this morning, he completely forgot about the blind date tonight. He didn't even think about continuing to study the novel that his sister called a "Danmei masterpiece" on the subway. He remembered the blind date when his mother called him to remind him when he was about to get off work in the afternoon.

In short, straight man Qiao Shuyan has no idea about gays, and he is not even sure what 1 is.

Qiao Shuyan felt that he was simply mentally ill before, and was simply a representative figure in the no zuo no die circle——

Two nights ago.

After dinner, Qiao Shuyan finished washing the dishes and was forced to watch a variety show with his mother. However, the real purpose was not to watch the show. The two of them watched the variety show for less than three minutes before Qiao's mother said, "Xiao Qiao, you are already grown up. You have to find a daughter-in-law for me as soon as possible."

Qiao Shuyan, who had been forced to go on more than 30 blind dates in less than two years after graduation, heard this and looked at his mother with a look of despair: "Mom, I really haven't met someone I like. If I do, I will definitely bring him or her back to you as soon as possible. Don't worry!"

"Come on!" Qiao's mother said angrily, "Don't try to fool me with this. In the past two years, I have found 30 girls for you. Is there any success?"

"They're not suitable," Qiao Shuyan was also very depressed. He muttered softly, "and there are more than 30, obviously 37..." In fact, he is not a very picky person, but his mother introduced those 30 girls to him, and there is really no one that suits his eyes. "Besides, mom, I'm only 26 years old, why are you in such a hurry?"

Qiao's mother's educational philosophy is that I am not allowed to fall in love while in school, but she wants me to get married and have children as soon as I graduate. It's as if the person I'm going to marry has been waiting for me to graduate for the past 24 years!

"Your sister gave me a big fat granddaughter when she was 26 years old. Look at you. You are 26 years old and still haven't had a love relationship. I feel ashamed to tell others about it."

Qiao Shuyan: “…” Who forbids me from having a relationship during school hours?

Mother Qiao continued, "You are a 26-year-old who has been single all her life. Why do you have to let your mother urge you every day if you don't think about finding a partner? Besides, in a few years, your mother will be too old to take care of your children."

Look at Ms. Sun, she even has a good grasp of the term "pregnant solo".

Qiao Shuyan was so annoyed by the pressure to get married that she said, "Don't worry, I don't want to have children when the time comes."

“You dare?!” As this concerns future generations, Mother Qiao immediately got angry.

Qiao Shuyan stopped talking and fell silent.

"Your aunt sent me a photo of a girl two days ago. I think she's pretty good. Would you like to meet her tomorrow?"

"Another blind date?" Qiao Shuyan was devastated. From the time he graduated to now, a full year and a half had passed, and he had been on more than 30 blind dates, almost once every two weeks, and nothing had worked out. Why didn't his mother give up?

Mother Qiao asked, "What do you mean 'again'? You haven't seen a girl in two or three weeks, right?"

Qiao Shuyan muttered: "How can there be no one? The whole department is full of girls."

"How dare you say that!" said Qiao's mother. "I found this job for you so that you can find a date, but you are not up to the standard at all. All the girls are married, and you are the only one left who is still single. Don't say anything, you must go and see him tomorrow!"

Qiao Shuyan collapsed, half-heartedly, and a plan came to mind. He said, "Mom, I'm telling you the truth. I don't like girls, no matter how many I date!"

The naive Qiao Shuyan was very proud at the time, even a little annoyed, wondering why he hadn't thought of such a good excuse earlier. This was simply the perfect reason to eliminate all trouble forever!

On the other side, when Qiao's mother suddenly heard her son coming out of the closet, her face turned pale and some cold sweat broke out on her forehead. She was silent for a long time, then picked up the remote control beside her, turned off the noisy variety show, and finally, looked straight at Qiao Shuyan and said, "Son, do you really not like girls?" Her voice was a little hoarse.

Qiao Shuyan lowered his head guiltily, but his mother mistook it for fear.

There was an uncomfortable silence in the air for a long time. Mother Qiao moved her lips, but no sound came out.

Qiao Shuyan didn't expect his mother to react so strongly, and he felt a little regretful for a moment, but thinking that if he showed his weakness now, he would have to face the blind date tomorrow and who knows how many more blind dates there would be in the future, he calmed himself down and decided to persevere to the end. However, he couldn't bear to see his mother's distraught expression, so he forced himself to speak: "Mom, you..."

But Mother Qiao interrupted him and said, "Mom is tired. Let's rest today." Then she stood up from the sofa.

"What about tomorrow's blind date..." Qiao Shuyan asked hurriedly.

"If you don't like girls, mom will help you turn them down." After saying that, Mom Qiao turned around and went back to the bedroom.

Qiao Shuyan looked at his mother's back and suddenly wondered if he had done something wrong. However, when he thought about not having to go on blind dates tomorrow or in the future, he decided that even if he had done something wrong, he might as well just leave it as it is.

While Qiao Shuyan was feeling conflicted, his mother wasn't much better. She was reflecting on where she had gone wrong in educating her son over the years that led to him becoming gay, while opening WeChat on her phone to complain to her bestie.

In fact, Qiao's mother is quite open-minded. She read some random novels when she was young and has some rough understanding of the homosexual community, but it is only a theoretical understanding. After all, she has never met a real gay. However, she has also read a lot of related news. This homosexual circle is quite chaotic. Her son has dated boys but not girls, right? He has done everything he should and shouldn't do, right? He has not contracted any random diseases, right?

The more I thought about it, the more worried I became, but I didn't dare to ask.

She raised two children, experienced their puberty, read a lot of books on education, and did some research on education issues related to sensitive subjects like sexual orientation. She was not able to hide her inner turmoil when her son suddenly came out to her, which already made her son worried. If she asked again now, what if her son couldn't handle it?

Ms. Sun decided that it would be better to talk to her best friend first to help her resolve the situation.

sun: Dan, are you there?

Best friend Yao Dan quickly replied: I’m here, what’s the matter?

Mother Qiao came straight to the point and dropped a bombshell: My son just came out to me.

Yao Dan sent an expression: Dan is shocked.jpg

Dan: Let me expand on this.

So Qiao's mother called via WeChat.

Yao Dan said, "Don't worry, I have some sad news for you. My son is also gay."

Mother Qiao: “……!!!???”

So the two best friends talked about this for more than three hours, and finally reached an agreement: since both children are gay, let them be together, so that they can know each other well and feel at ease.

Qiao Shuyan, who had already gone to meet Zhou Gong, was completely unaware of this.

Liang Yu, who was still working overtime on the plan at the time, received a WeChat message from his mother: Son, I remember that you haven't been in a relationship since you broke up with Xiao Su, right?

Liang Yu: Why are you asking this suddenly?

Dan: Let me introduce you to someone!

Liang Yu: ...Okay.

the next day.

After Qiao Shuyan got up, he checked his phone and saw more than a dozen unread WeChat messages. He thought something had happened, so he opened them and saw that they were all from his sister.

Da Qiao: I heard that you came out with our mom last night!!!

Da Qiao: How come I didn’t know when you bent your leg?

Da Qiao: Which guy do you like?

Da Qiao: Your colleague? Doctor? Or someone from your office building?

Da Qiao: Or netizens?

Da Qiao: Did you encounter a clipping sound while playing the game?

Da Qiao: Don’t be fooled by those people on the Internet!

Da Qiao: No, what you did was not fair, brother.

Da Qiao: You said you are gay, but you didn’t even tell me, your sister, first?

Da Qiao: Did Dad come home yesterday?

Da Qiao: Does Dad know?

Da Qiao: Will dad break your legs?

Da Qiao: You must keep your parents stable

Da Qiao: I'll buy some melon seeds, drinks and popcorn, and then go back to watch the game tonight!

Hiko: …

Hikaru: I am not

Yan: I don’t have

Yan: Let me explain!

However, Qiao Shiyan didn't know what she was doing and didn't reply to him.

Qiao Shuyan glanced at the time. It was not yet seven o'clock. He guessed that his sister was getting the children up and washing up. He sighed and gave up.

However, what his sister said made sense. Although his mother did not do anything extreme to him, his father might not want to break his legs. Although his father was on a business trip and would not be back today, he still had to think about how to deal with it. However, after all, he only told his mother that he did not like girls, and did not say that he liked boys. How did his sister say that he was coming out? What kind of coming out? He is not really gay!

However, as long as he doesn't have to go on blind dates, the goal has been achieved. As for whether he is gay or not, Qiao Shuyan doesn't care, so he just lets it go for now.

Because he had a bad quarrel with his mother the night before, and Ms. Sun was too lazy to get up in the morning, Qiao Shuyan did not greet her. He washed up and went to work as usual. When he returned home in the evening, his mother sat at the dining table and said to him, "Son, come and eat."

Looking at the sumptuous meal on the table, Qiao Shuyan asked hesitantly, "Mom, is Dad coming home today?"

"What are you talking about?" said Qiao's mother. "Your father just flew to City N yesterday morning to discuss a project. He won't be back until next week."

“Then why do you cook so many dishes?”

Mother Qiao said, "Well, I've thought about it for a day and a night, and I think it's not a big deal if you don't like girls. Don't feel pressured."

Qiao Shuyan heaved a sigh of relief, washed his hands, and sat down at the dining table. Today's dishes were basically his favorites, especially the braised pork and stewed spareribs. This was a treat comparable to Chinese New Year. He picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of the fragrant, fat-and-lean braised pork and put it into his mouth. Before he put it in his mouth, he heard his mother say, "The son of my good friend also works in our B city. His son, like you, doesn't like girls. Mom thought that this is a relationship where they know each other well. Tomorrow is Friday, why don't you meet after get off work tomorrow night?"

The piece of braised pork in Qiao Shuyan's chopsticks fell onto the table, and the food on the table instantly lost its flavor.

No, who can explain to him what kind of amazing development this is?

【Author’s words】

Set as plot service, do not delve into it.