Chapter 7 One Person, One Rotten Peach Blossom
Lu Xiangyang looked in the direction Jiang Jianni pointed and saw that it was indeed the woman he had met on a blind date that day.
However, he remained completely unfazed: "They're just on a blind date, why are you making such a fuss?"
He suddenly laughed at this point: "If we weren't so bold, we might still be on blind dates today."
Jiang Jianni smiled and said, "That's true."
"Luckily, we're not the type to dawdle, otherwise we'd be going on blind dates every day like them."
The thought that if the two of them hadn't gotten their marriage certificate, they might have been going on blind dates every day left them both feeling lingering fear.
We chatted about this and that for a while, and then the food arrived.
Jiang Jianni closed her eyes in ecstasy and took a deep breath: "Emmmmmm, this is the taste."
In fact, this tastes much more authentic than the Hunan cuisine Jiang Jiani ate in her previous life, since there aren't as many feed-fed meats and pesticide-laden vegetables now.
Jiang Jianni ate until her nose, eyes, and mouth were red, and tears and snot kept flowing down her face, but the more she ate, the more she ate.
Lu Xiangyang: "If you can't eat, then don't eat."
Otherwise, he would feel uncomfortable watching it.
Jiang Jianni rolled her eyes at him: "This is the taste of Hunan cuisine."
Unfortunately, she was from the Central Plains in both her past and present lives, so her ability to handle spicy food is incomparable to that of people from Sichuan and Hunan.
Typical example of someone who's bad at games but loves to play.
Just as Jiang Jianni was experiencing a bittersweet moment, someone suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Jiang Jianni?" "Lu Xiangyang?"
Jiang Jianni sniffed hard, raised her teary, red eyes, and couldn't quite make out the person speaking: "You are..."
Lu Xiangyang handed Jiang Jianni a handkerchief and frowned, asking, "Is something the matter?"
Jiang Jianni quickly wiped her face, and looked surprised when she saw who it was: "Oh, it's the two of you?"
She never expected that the man she was going on a blind date with for 6,000 yuan would be the same mama's boy she had been on a blind date with before.
What a small world.
It's unbelievable that these two could get together, and what's even more speechless is that they even went to the same restaurant.
The mama's boy glared at Jiang Jiani and gritted his teeth, saying, "Jiang Jiani! How dare you show your face in front of me!"
Jiang Jianni looked surprised: "Do you own this restaurant? Did you build the road outside?"
The mama's boy chuckled, "No."
Jiang Jianni chuckled: "It's not your house, nor did you build it. Why are you meddling? I can come and go as I please. Is it any of your business?"
The mama's boy was speechless again: "You!"
Liu Qian sneered, pointing at Jiang Jianni and asking, "You rejected me because of this woman?"
She stood in front of Jiang Jianni angrily and loudly questioned, "What exactly is it about her that makes her better than me? Why did you choose her instead of me?"
Lu Xiangyang thought to himself, "She's better than you in every way."
Even if he were stupid, he would know that he shouldn't say such things to a woman.
That's a real dilemma.
Jiang Jianni sighed, "It's probably because I didn't ask him for a dowry of six thousand."
"Six thousand!"
Countless gasps filled the air.
Someone lowered their voice and exclaimed softly, "My God, does this mean that if they get a wife, the whole family will starve?"
"Is this girl worth that much money?"
Those present were all knowledgeable; a quick calculation revealed that, excluding the bride price, the other expenses would still amount to three or four thousand.
In addition, there are also expenses for weddings and banquets, which is a considerable expense.
In other words, it would cost about 10,000 yuan to marry this girl.
What does 10,000 yuan mean?
At current wage levels, a person would have to work for seven or eight years without eating or drinking in order to afford a wife.
After settling the score, gasps of surprise rose and fell once again.
Before, people would secretly watch the commotion here, but now they're watching openly.
I want to see if this girl who asked for a dowry of 6,000 yuan is really worth it.
Where have you ever seen someone look at six thousand yuan like that?
She wanted to get angry, but when she turned around, she saw that almost all the guests in the room were staring at her.
Startled, she turned back and berated Jiang Jiani, "What's wrong with six thousand?"
"My mother raised me with great difficulty, so isn't it only right that I ask for a higher dowry?"
Jiang Jianni said softly, "So you should go find someone who is willing to pay a dowry of six thousand."
Lu Xiangyang suppressed a laugh: "I'm sorry, young lady, I really can't afford six thousand yuan."
Unable to contain himself any longer, Liu Qiankuan unleashed his ultimate move: "Since you two are having dinner together, you must be a couple, right?"
"If you're so capable, marry him without asking for a single penny of dowry!"
Jiang Jianni chuckled.
She took the marriage certificate out of her bag and placed it on the table, saying softly, "We've already registered our marriage, and I really didn't ask him for a bride price."
"Sister, you guessed perfectly."
“Not only did I not ask for a bride price, I also plan to share the debt with him.”
"He plans to buy a house, but he doesn't have the money, so he needs to take out a loan."
"Sigh, we'll be carrying a debt of tens of thousands of yuan from now on."
She reached out and grabbed Lu Xiangyang's hand, which was resting on the table, and said sweetly, "But he's good-looking and has a stable job. Even if I have to pay off the debt with him in the future, I'm willing."
Looking at the six thousand yuan, she instantly switched to a persuasive tone: "Sister, I see you're older than me, would you mind if I called you 'sister'?"
"We women can't just focus on whether the other person has money to give as a dowry when looking for a partner. You have to keep your eyes open and choose carefully."
"Some people may be poor, but if they have a job, are willing to work hard, and know how to care for others, that's enough."
"But some people, whether they have money or not, they're all talk and no action. Can you live your whole life just talking?"
As she spoke, she glanced at the mama's boy.
The mama's boy got angry when she saw him and couldn't help but take a step back and ask, "You can talk about her, why are you looking at me?"
Jiang Jianni said in surprise, "I didn't look at you. I didn't say you were outsourcing your filial piety, nor did I say you're 26 and still breastfeeding. Why are you so agitated by constantly talking about your mother?"
The mama's boy's face darkened, and he immediately raised his fist: "You..."
Lu Xiangyang stood up and demanded, "What do you want to do?"
Lu Xiangyang has the face of a righteous hero, but when he deliberately keeps a straight face, he looks very dignified and fierce. He is also tall and sturdy.
The mama's boy, who was at most 1.7 meters tall and very thin, turned pale: "No, no, I, I mean, it's getting late, we should go."
"Yes, we should go."
After saying that, he grabbed the six thousand yuan and left.
The man, still indignant about the six thousand yuan, retorted, "What are you doing? Don't pull me..."
The mama's boy yelled at her angrily, "If I don't pull you along, will you let people yell at you over there? Haven't you lost enough face already?"
As soon as they left, someone gave Lu Xiangyang and Jiang Jianni a thumbs up, and Jiang Jianni smiled and waved to everyone to express her gratitude.
After finishing dinner, even those who said they'd like to see a good movie didn't bother going anymore.
Jiang Jiani made an excuse that she needed to prepare lessons and had to go back.
Lu Xiangyang obediently escorted her to the entrance of the family compound. Just as Jiang Jianni was about to walk through the door, he suddenly said, "Remember to make time on Sunday. We'll go look at houses after we leave my place."
Jiang Jianni was surprised for a moment, then turned around, waved to him, and smiled brightly, "Okay, let's go look at houses this weekend."
As soon as I opened the door and saw the people inside, my headache started again.
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