"Ring, ring, ring..."
Mu Qing's cell phone rang.
She took out her phone and looked at the caller ID, then said to Ye Junbo with a wry smile, "My mom is bombarding me again. It must be that weird guy who called the matchmaker to complain about me."
Ever since she was forced by her mother to go on blind dates, she would be complained about by her blind date almost every time the date ended.
It's not that she is picky, and she doesn't want to be picky, but she doesn't want to settle even more.
Marriage is a lifelong event. If she marries a weird man who has to earn money to support the family and act as a free babysitter, she might as well not marry him.
Ye Junbo smiled and said, "You can explain it clearly to your aunt."
Mu Qing complained: "My mother doesn't listen to my explanation at all."
After complaining, she still had to resign herself to answering the phone.
As soon as the phone was connected, the mother bombarded me with criticism: "Mu Qing, how many times have I told you that you are already 24 years old? If you don't hurry up, the good men will be picked up by younger girls. You pick and choose and end up with a rotten lamp, and you will regret it soon."
"Mr. Jiang is so nice, yet you treat him so rudely. Where's your upbringing? You've really embarrassed me. I never taught you to hit someone with a cup. Mr. Jiang said that if you apologize to him, he'll forgive you and try to date you."
"Cheng Hui is two years younger than you, and she married into a wealthy family. Mom doesn't ask you to marry into a wealthy family, but only asks you to find a man to marry as soon as possible so that Mom doesn't have to worry about your life all day long."
Mu Qing waited until her mother finished scolding her before she said helplessly, "Mom, I'm 24, not 34. I'm still very young. My eldest brother is already 29, why don't you urge him?"
Mother Mu said angrily, "I can't urge him."
Mu Qing had a very dark face. Since her mother couldn't urge her elder brother, she tortured her. She was filial but still became the target of torture. Wasn't she wronged?
"Mom, you don't know how weird Mr. Jiang is. In short, it's hard to describe. I'll tell you slowly when I have time. He also wants me to apologize to him and tell him he's a big head ghost. I, Mu Qing, will not consider him even if I can't get married."
"Also, Cheng Hui isn't getting married, she's being someone else's mistress. Do you think I don't know the truth? That man is old enough to be his father, and he's not from a wealthy family. He just has a little money and two buildings for rent. If you have the ability, just marry him—"
Mu Qing covered her phone with her hand and whispered to Ye Junbo, "Which family in City A is the richest and most powerful?"
City A is a first-tier city with too many rich people. Ordinary people like Mu Qing really don’t know which family is the richest and the real wealthy family.
Ye Junbo also lowered his voice and answered her: "The Jun family is the richest family in City A, a real wealthy family. Their company is Fengchen Group, and their industries are spread all over the country."
Mu Qing immediately said to her mother, "If you have the guts, ask Cheng Hui to marry into the Jun family. She'll just be an old man's mistress, but I'm so envious of her. Do you really want your daughter to be an old man's mistress too?"
"Pah, pah, pah, even if my daughter can't get married, I will support her for the rest of her life and I will never allow you to be someone else's mistress."
Mother Mu cursed and quickly ordered Mu Qing, "Tomorrow is Saturday, so close your shop first. Come back and meet this other guy. Your seventh aunt introduced him to you. I've seen his photo, and he's quite good."
Mu Qing: "...Mom, even if I hang myself I can still breathe. You don't even have time to give me a break."
"If you don't want me to rush you, then find me a boyfriend. Mom has read your fortune, and the fortune teller said that if you don't get married this year, you'll never meet your Mr. Right, and you'll be a lonely old lady forever."
Mu Qing: ...Her mother even believes in fortune-telling.
"Mu Qing, are you listening? Don't leave your phone on the table and let me waste my breath."
"Mom, I'm listening. How could I be perfunctory when your husband calls? Mom, most fortune tellers can only predict the past, not the future. If he's really accurate, ask him to tell me what the special number will be in tomorrow night's Mark Six lottery. I'll invest all my wealth in it."
Ye Junbo listened to the conversation between the mother and daughter and couldn't help laughing softly. When Mu Qing looked at him, he quickly cleared his throat and pretended to cough.
After finally coaxing her mother into submission, Mu Qing hung up the phone with her upper body slumped on the table, looking as if she had lost all hope in life.
"Brother Junbo, when do you think this will end? Every time the phone rings, my scalp goes numb."
She sat up straight, looked at Ye Junbo, and was ready to complain to him about her mother. When she met Ye Junbo's smiling black eyes, she blinked and looked Ye Junbo up and down.
Ye Junbo has regular facial features, elegant temperament, and gentle temper. Mu Qing gave him an overall score of 90.
After thinking for a while, Mu Qing suddenly asked, "Brother Junbo, you are the same age as my eldest brother, right? Are you married?"
Ye Junbo smiled gently: "Your eldest brother and I are the same age, both 29 years old, unmarried, and have no girlfriend."
Mu Qing uttered an "oh," "Aren't your parents urging you to get married? You're already 29, why don't you have a girlfriend?"
"I told my parents I wouldn't consider getting married until I was 30. As for not having a girlfriend," he said, looking at Mu Qing with a deep gaze. He replied calmly, "Maybe I haven't met anyone I want to marry yet."
Mu Qing uttered "oh" again. She stared at Ye Junbo for a long while, hesitated for a few minutes, and finally, as if she had made up her mind, she tentatively asked Ye Junbo: "Brother Junbo, can I rent you to pretend to be my boyfriend?"
Seeing Ye Junbo's astonishment, Mu Qing quickly said, "Don't worry, the reward will not be low, and I will not interfere with your private life. We can sign an agreement. When you turn 30, we will terminate the contract and have nothing to do with each other in the future."
Ye Junbo was silent for two minutes, his eyes fixed on her pretty face, and he asked her in a low voice, "Are you sure you want to rent me as your boyfriend?"
Mu Qing nodded. A man like Ye Junbo would definitely be able to shut her mother up, and he was several times better than the so-called high-quality men introduced by the matchmakers.
"What if Auntie approves of me and urges us to get married?"
Mu Qing smiled and said, "As long as I have a boyfriend, my mother won't urge me anymore in the short term."
Even though her mother always urges her to get married, once she really has a boyfriend, her mother will definitely observe him for a while to prevent her from meeting another scumbag.
Ye Junbo picked up the cup of warm water in front of him and took two sips. After putting the cup down, he tapped the table with his slender fingers. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Why don't we do it all at once?"
Mu Qing blinked. All in one step?
She asked tentatively, "Brother Junbo, do you mean we should have a fake marriage? But without a marriage certificate, my mother won't believe it."
Ye Junbo said straightforwardly: "I can go to the Civil Affairs Bureau with you to get a marriage certificate."
"Once you get a marriage certificate, it's not a fake marriage."
Mu Qing is not stupid. As long as they go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to go through the formalities, they will be a legal couple, not a fake marriage.
Ye Junbo smiled and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to rent me? Let's just sign an agreement."
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