Looking displeased, Wang Ping paused for a moment before continuing, "The third blind date was a decent-looking man who worked at the commune's agricultural technology station. But he said that after I married into the family, I had to give him a son. If I couldn't give birth, he would keep doing it until I did. Anyway, daughters were considered a financial loss in his family, and they would have to be given away the day they were born."
"What's wrong with him? Wasn't he born of a woman? Or was his mother not a woman, and he sprang from a rock? I didn't even bother to roll my eyes; I just called him an idiot, which really infuriated him."
"..."
Song Lan looked surprised. After a long while, her expression returned to normal, and she asked, "Are you sure these three blind dates were found for you by your family?"
"I understand what you mean."
Wang Ping sighed: "Although those three men are related to my family, they were arranged through a matchmaker. But you know how persuasive matchmakers are. My family heard the matchmaker praise the men's conditions to the skies and then they wanted me to meet them."
As a result, the first meeting this month ended in failure. When I told my family about what happened, they went to confront the matchmaker. The matchmaker apologized profusely, saying it was her fault for not finding out more details, and promised to introduce me to a better match.
Soon, I went on a second meeting, which also ended in failure. After hearing my account of the meeting, my family went to the matchmaker's house to question them, but the other party was very polite.
She said she had found out the situation very clearly, but it was just that the man's family was good at pretending and had good relationships with the neighbors, which prevented her from figuring out the real situation.
My family was furious, so we found a more reliable matchmaker. Soon after, I had my third blind date. I'm not kidding, when I saw my third blind date this month, his appearance was striking. But the moment he started talking about having a son, I almost gouged my eyes out.
A bitter smile appeared on Wang Ping's lips, and she sighed again: "Don't you think I'm too pathetic?! Otherwise, how could I possibly go on three dates in a month, and all of them be that kind of guy?"
"It's pretty tragic."
Song Lan expressed her sympathy, saying, "But it's nothing. You can just meet a few more people and you'll eventually find one you like."
"I'm really afraid of blind dates now."
Wang Ping took a deep breath and relaxed, saying, "After my several failed blind dates, people who don't know the specifics all think that I have high standards, but is that really true?"
"Those blind date partners are clearly arrogant and don't know their place. They think the women they're dating will fawn over them the moment they see them. They're just dreaming!"
With a haughty expression, Wang Ping spat lightly on the ground and said, "In my opinion, they are just ugly people making trouble."
Song Lan couldn't help but laugh out loud: "You're right. They don't know their place and think too highly of themselves. Let them keep dreaming!"
Suddenly, Wang Ping stepped out of the consultation room and looked around. Seeing that no one was walking in the corridor, she moved closer to Song Lan and lowered her voice, saying, "What do you think about me pursuing Dr. Fu?"
"..."
Song Lan was taken aback at first, then said, "If you want to pursue her, then go for it. I can't give you any advice if you ask me."
Wang Ping stepped back to her original position and asked, "Am I overestimating myself?"
Why would you say that about yourself?
Song Lan was puzzled.
“Just now I told you that I knew my own worth very well, but in the blink of an eye, I’m thinking of pursuing Dr. Fu. It feels like I’m blatantly contradicting myself.”
Wang Ping was rather uncomfortable, and she looked dejected: "But Dr. Fu is really nice. I also know that many unmarried women in our hospital have feelings for him, but me... I am of average appearance and have no other outstanding qualities. I reckon Dr. Fu probably doesn't even know that there is such a person as me in the hospital."
How will you know if you don't try?
Song Lan smiled: "After trying it, you'll have an answer, and it won't do you any harm."
"Isn't there a downside to being rejected?"
Wang Ping's eyes widened.
"I don't think there's any downside."
Song Lan said, "If you are rejected, it means you are not meant to be. From now on, you will not think about anything related to Dr. Fu. Otherwise, you will inevitably feel a little resentful, which would be very frustrating!"
"Isn't it shameful?"
Wang Ping asked.
"What's so shameful about it?"
Song Lan rolled her eyes at the other person and said, "Don't forget that this is a new society that advocates free love. If you take the initiative to pursue someone and they are not interested in you, they will definitely make it clear to you. That's perfectly normal. Of course, if they are interested in you, then it's a perfect match, isn't that a win-win situation?"
"You really know how to talk!"
Wang Ping was a little eager to try: "How about... how about I go find Dr. Fu before I get off work?"
"Let's go after get off work."
Song Lan made the suggestion.
Wang Ping's face flushed slightly, clearly out of shyness. She said, "That's true. Dr. Fu has to see patients during working hours, so I can't disturb him."
Song Lan smiled and shook her head, saying nothing.
Unexpectedly, Wang Ping changed her mind again: "I...I think I'd better not. I'm afraid I won't even be able to speak properly when I see Dr. Fu."
"...Are you sure you want to back out? If you've really thought it through, then let it go, as long as you don't regret it or feel any remorse."
Song Lan gave a very objective explanation.
"I'll have to think about it carefully."
Wang Ping pondered for a moment and said, "You're busy, so I won't bother you any longer." With that, she walked out of the consultation room.
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As soon as it was time to leave work, Song Lan picked up her bag, locked the door of the clinic, and went to the bike shed to get her bicycle.
"Were you waiting for me?"
At the hospital entrance, Song Lan pushed her bicycle out and met Wang Ping's gaze. She was puzzled and asked a question casually.
"Um."
Wang Ping nodded dejectedly and said, "Can you walk with me for a while?" She also pushed her bicycle.
Let's go.
Without the slightest hesitation, Song Lan responded and pushed her bicycle alongside Wang Ping.
“I went to see Dr. Fu and subtly expressed my intentions. He replied with two words without hesitation. Do you want to guess what those two words were?”
Wang Ping's expression and tone were quite natural. Upon hearing this, Song Lan shook her head: "How could I have guessed that?"
"Dr. Fu apologized to me, just two words, not a single extra word, and then he went back to doing his own thing and ignored me."
"Are you very sad?"
No, not at all.
"Feeling a little sad?"
"No, I was actually secretly relieved. Isn't that strange?"
"I don't know how to say it."
"Actually, just like you said before, after trying it and knowing the answer, I no longer feel resentful and have no regrets. Perhaps that's why I feel much more relaxed."
"As long as you can figure it out yourself, that's good."
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