"Son, can't you ask your girlfriend to ask for less dowry?" a woman said harshly in a small house.
"Mom, we agreed with Mo Huan to give her 200,000 yuan. Her parents are coming over for dinner in a few days. Don't cause any trouble," Xu Che said, rubbing his temples as he returned to the sofa after get off work.
“In our time, a few hundred yuan was enough for a bride price. Unlike nowadays, girls ask for hundreds of thousands of yuan all the time. Besides, she's not a local, so why give her so much?” The woman had just finished cleaning the kitchen and sat down next to Xu Che, saying earnestly, “Son, you can earn 200,000 yuan, but you still have to pay the mortgage. You need to think this through.”
Xu Che weighed the options in his mind. Two hundred thousand was indeed too much for him right now, but he had already made a promise with Su Mohuan that they would get married and register their marriage in a few months.
He leaned back on the sofa, rubbing his tired eyes: "Mom, I know 200,000 is a lot, but if you marry her, our Xu family will have an heir. Then Mo Huan can give you several big, fat sons to raise."
"That's more like it." The woman finally let Xu Che go, but she still felt it wasn't right, so she pouted but didn't say anything more.
After a while, the woman was still unwilling to give up and said in a low voice, "Son, how about this... I don't believe that her family would dare to ask for so much after this."
When the wicked idea was voiced, Xu Che neither refused nor agreed, and meditated on the sofa.
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Shen Muqing sat at her workstation, feeling utterly hopeless. Why did she have to work even after being reborn? Was she destined to be a beast of burden for the rest of her life?
Who would believe that just last night she stayed up all night reading a brainless novel, got so excited about it that she died suddenly? Yes, she died suddenly. What a pity for her precious youth. A male-oriented system, claiming to be 000, approached her, asking her to resolve the conflict between the male and female leads and get them together. The reward was that it would take her to experience three thousand worlds, and after completing the mission, she would receive a billion dollars.
Shen Muqing agreed without hesitation; to hesitate even 0.1 seconds would be considered disrespectful to money, so she couldn't give too much.
000 conveyed the basic information about this world to her. The male protagonist, Xu Che, came from a poor family and bought a small two-bedroom apartment in Beijing, where land was incredibly expensive, through his own abilities. He was now a manager at a listed company. The female protagonist, Su Mohuan, was from Hai City and was Xu Che's college classmate, with whom he had been in a relationship for four years. Her father was the mayor of Hai City, a fact unknown to the male protagonist. Later, the male protagonist married the female protagonist, and with her help, he rose through the ranks to become a CEO. The two lived happily ever after.
Shen Muqing asked, "Egg, if everything is going so smoothly, what do you need me for? Just to be a bystander?"
The cold, emotionless mechanical voice continued, "I'm not called Egg, I'm codename 000. Their relationship is on the verge of breaking down because of problems with the dowry when they're about to get married. So you're needed to mend their relationship; that's your mission in this world."
"Oh, but how can I interfere in their love triangle? Won't I get beaten up?"
All I got was the silence of crows flying by.
While Shen Muqing was lost in thought, someone called her name.
"Muqing, make a copy of this document. The president's office will need it later," a well-dressed woman in professional attire said as she approached Shen Muqing.
"Okay." For Shen Muqing, printing was a piece of cake.
Shen Muqing arrived at the printing room and was printing something out of sheer boredom when a sudden sound came from inside:
"Ache, my parents just want the bride price to see how you feel. We'll bring it back to our little home later."
Then, fragmented words reached Shen Muqing's ears. It seemed the female lead was right beside him. And she must have already made arrangements for Dandan.
Su Mohuan burst into tears, unable to understand why their four-year relationship was so fragile and why they had to be so fixated on the bride price.
Shen Muqing walked into the tea room, and Su Mohuan hurriedly straightened herself and wiped away her tears. Unexpectedly, Shen Muqing walked straight towards Su Mohuan and handed her a piece of paper: "Even when a beauty cries, she is still beautiful." Su Mohuan had a cool and aloof appearance, with well-defined features, befitting a girl from a scholarly family; even when she cried, she was pleasing to the eye.
Su Mohuan was amused by her: "Thank you, I am Su Mohuan, and I have not been with Gu's Group for long."
"Hello, I'm Shen Muqing, and I haven't been here long either." Shen Muqing introduced herself, confirming that she had indeed only been here for a short time.
The two then returned to their workstations, chatting and laughing, their seats conveniently located next to each other.
"Huanhuan, I'm going to deliver some documents."
"good."
With a nervous heart, Shen Muqing went to the CEO's office. It was her first time meeting such a prestigious person, and she was a little flustered. Her hands trembled as she knocked on the door, "Knock, knock, knock."
A deep, aloof male voice came from inside: "Come in."
Shen Muqing walked in and saw a broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted man in a black suit writing something on the table. He cleared his throat and said, "President, these are the documents you requested. I've put them here for you."
The man didn't even look up; his voice, still aloof, rang out: "Hmm."
Shen Muqing thought to herself: What a pretentious guy. When she gets her billion-dollar fortune, she'll start a company too. She almost burst out laughing, but thankfully she managed to hold it in.
Seeing that his secretary still hadn't left, Gu Yanchuan suppressed his impatience and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Shen Muqing snapped out of her daze and cautiously looked up at Gu Yanchuan: "No, no." Then she hurriedly ran out. She was really scared to death, but the CEO was so handsome.
Gu Yanchuan stared at Shen Muqing's retreating figure for a long time, his eyes slightly narrowed, as if to say, "I've finally found you."
Back at her workstation, Shen Muqing patted her chest, thinking, "Are all rich people this aloof?" Calming herself down, she noticed Su Mohuan beside her seemed distracted and asked with concern, "Huanhuan, what's wrong?"
Su Mohuan looked distressed, unsure how to broach the subject with Shen Muqing, and shook her head to indicate that she was alright. She then extended an invitation to dinner, which Shen Muqing immediately accepted.
After get off work, the two found a bar and sat down.
Shen Muqing didn't expect Su Mohuan to be so well-behaved on the surface but so promiscuous in private. He invited her to a bar for the first time, but he didn't know if there were any male models there, hehehe.
"Qingqing, I've been really bothered by something lately. Can you give me some advice?" After saying that, Su Mohuan downed her drink in one gulp.
Shen Mu listened attentively: "Of course, go ahead."
“I have a boyfriend I’ve been dating for four years. We’re currently preparing to meet each other’s parents. My mom said the bride price should be 200,000 yuan, which I will have to take back after the wedding, but it depends on the man’s attitude. I had already agreed with him before, but recently he has changed his mind.” Su Mohuan took another sip of wine. “He said he really can’t come up with that much money right now, and asked if I could talk to my parents and ask if they could give less, like 100,000 yuan?”
“I never thought about asking him for any money. It was just a formality. I haven’t told my parents yet. They’re coming to Beijing to have dinner with my boyfriend in a few days. What will happen to Qingqing? I can’t bring myself to ask, but I can’t bear to leave him.”
After listening carefully, Shen Muqing felt furious. Men are really no good. "Huanhuan, why don't you break up with him?"
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