After she left, the shop assistant was able to chat with Chen Bing again.
“It’s so hard to do business in the real economy these days. It’s better to take the civil service exam or get a government job. It’s stable! I’ll have my daughter take the exam to become a teacher or a civil servant in the future. Then I’ll have her find me a son-in-law who works in the system. That’ll be enough for my life.” The aunt said this with great emotion. Chen Bing didn’t know if it was just her imagination, but she felt that the aunt’s eyes kept glancing at her as she said this.
Could she be trying to introduce her daughter to me?
Hmm, what are you thinking about? Puxin Nymph, steamed shrimp heads!
After mentally criticizing himself, Chen Bing heard the aunt in front of him suddenly start introducing her family situation, for some reason.
"Speaking of which, this dress shop is owned by my eldest daughter. She has five such shops in Chaojin, Qingdao, and Pengcheng in the south. This year's revenue was affected by the pandemic, and it was less than one million."
When I was young, I ran a kindergarten in Wenzhou. Later, when my youngest daughter entered junior high school, I sold the kindergarten to focus on taking care of her at home. My spouse co-owns a human resources company, which earns around 1.8 million yuan a year.
Our family owns a 200-ping (approximately 133 square meters) and a 120-ping (approximately 63 square meters) apartment in the city, and two old houses in our hometown will be demolished next year. Our eldest daughter has three…”
The aunt, who was talking non-stop, held Chen Bing's hand with one hand and waved her other hand around, her eyebrows also moving with the gestures, as if she wanted to express her family situation to Chen Bing in a more vivid way.
In the end, she didn't forget the main point, mentioning to Chen Bing that her youngest daughter had actually come to the store today, but had just gone out to buy something and wasn't there. She also said that she wanted Chen Bing to meet her later, add each other on WeChat, and exchange experiences about taking the civil service exam.
Faced with all this, Chen Bing wants to say this.
Shang Yunmiao, come quick! If you don't come soon, your husband will be stolen away by someone else!
Just as Chen Bing was mentally calling for backup, Shang Yunmiao came out after changing her clothes.
Upon seeing this, the wealthy mother next to her immediately rushed over and showered the little girl with compliments. After taking a few photos of the girl for comparison later, she returned to Chen Bing's side to continue promoting her daughter.
Useless, Shang Yunmiao went back to the fitting room to change clothes, leaving Chen Bing alone outside to face the terror.
Faced with the aunt's incessant chatter, Chen Bing thought to herself, "It's better to rely on yourself than on others."
Just as he was pondering what to do, his aunt asked again, "By the way, child, I haven't asked about your family situation yet."
Okay, they've already started asking about my family. If I don't come up with a solution soon, I'm afraid... wait! Family circumstances!
Having made up her mind, Chen Bing suddenly put on a sad expression and said to the aunt next to her with a wry smile, "Auntie, my family can't compare to yours. My father is seriously ill and can't get out of bed or earn money. The family's income depends on my mother washing dishes in a restaurant. My family doesn't have as many big houses as yours either. We only have a small bungalow in the countryside. When I was in college, I had to work part-time almost every day."
Although Chen Bing's words sounded pitiful, they clearly had many flaws.
The aunt quickly noticed the flaw in this explanation and asked suspiciously, "Then your sister..."
"Actually, she's not my sister, she's a student I tutor. The money I'm going to take out later is actually hers, I'm just here... to keep her company."
You know, for someone like me from a poor family who wants to change their life, the only option is to make the most of my strengths. That girl's father is a leader in the tax bureau in Jinan, and her mother is a lawyer at a major local law firm..."
After saying that, Chen Bing looked a little embarrassed, and then gave a wry smile.
Now that things have come to this point, Auntie understands what Chen Bing means.
She recalled the girl's age and the intimate behavior they had just displayed. In an instant, a word popped into her mind.
He's a gigolo! And he's living off such a young girl! This guy has character flaws; he shouldn't be her son-in-law!
After a moment of surprise, the woman opened her mouth and made some sounds, then gave an awkward, forced smile before falling silent.
On the other hand, Chen Bing made a self-deprecating joke, but it was great to be able to get rid of this aunt's incessant chatter.
The two then chatted idly, but the conversation never turned to anything related to marriage or relationships.
During this process, Chen Bing also offered some advice to Shang Yunmiao on choosing clothes, and ultimately made the bold decision to pack up all the clothes she had tried on and take all her opinions home to discuss later.
As expected, Shang Yunmiao objected, but her objection was ineffective.
These clothes weren't actually bought for Shang Yunmiao; in fact, they were bought for Chen Bing's future wife, just for her to wear temporarily.
Watching the young man beside her buy a lot of dresses with a wave of his hand, the wealthy auntie might not look down on him, but she could at least scoff at him.
Honestly, how can someone be so self-righteous about spending a girl's money?
After smilingly seeing the two off, the aunt watched their intimate backs, their impeccably dressed figures, and then recalled their behavior when paying the bill. Suddenly, she slapped her forehead, realizing that she had probably been tricked.
The child was clearly lying to me about having a seriously ill father. And those two weren't teacher and student at all; they looked like siblings! Otherwise, how could they both be so good-looking?
Oh dear, I've been fooled by that young man.
Watching their retreating figures, the aunt was filled with regret. She thought to herself that the boy was tall and handsome, attended the same prestigious university as her daughter, and, more importantly, had passed the tax bureau exam—such a great position!
Judging from the way he was thinking of bringing his younger sister to buy clothes before summer vacation, he must have a good and gentle personality. More importantly, he spent several thousand yuan without any hesitation, which shows that his family must be well-off, at least on par with ours.
What a pity, we let such a golden catch slip away.
Just as the aunt was feeling frustrated, her second daughter returned with the food she had bought.
"Mom! Look, I bought a fruit salad over there, it looks so delicious!"
"Eat! Eat! Eat! All you ever think about is eating! Do you even know what you just missed?!"
Faced with her mother's anger, the second daughter looked aggrieved and bewildered.
"What... I just went to buy a fruit salad, why are you criticizing me as soon as I get back..."
The girl thought to herself that her mother's anger was always unreasonable and without any basis or reason, so she simply muttered a wronged remark and didn't say anything more.
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