Chapter 5: Exploring Mate Selection
The prodigal system sensed the host's excitement and took the opportunity to encourage him: [Host, keep going! Do you need my guidance on the vicious female supporting character's lines?]
Lin Ruoyan said to herself: "No need, I already have the words."
So, seemingly catering to Fang Yue's image of her as a fool, Lin Ruoyan feigned innocence and replied with a touch of shyness, "Actually, I'm more interested in Mr. Wu and Ms. Fang's views on choosing a partner. After all, it sounds like you're both very successful in your careers. What are your expectations for marriage, elite and successful people like you?"
Fang Yue curled her lips when she heard this. Sure enough, this Miss Lin was here for a blind date. She didn't know what adult topics she was talking about with Wu Chenghao just now. Could it be about the bar experience in the south?
Fang Yue said coldly, "Women in China hold up half the sky. If you have ideals and abilities, and persist in your career development plans and achieve some results, the obstacles are actually less than in foreign countries. My ideal partner must be someone who has a career and vision, and who can support my career. We can help each other reach higher levels."
This statement was very pertinent. Although Lin Ruoyan had always been a low-level worker in her previous life, she could also feel the respect for women in China. Strong women in China are more likely to succeed than women in developed countries that advocate equality. Fang Yue said confidently that she had a foundation in China for her career and had the support and recognition of a certain number of men.
Furthermore, around the turn of the millennium, the government abolished welfare housing distribution, and commercial housing began to mushroom. Southern China, with its more advanced concepts, saw its real estate industry develop faster than the north, and boasted more successful experiences. According to the book, Beijing had just recently opened up its formal land auction process, and Fang Yue immediately sensed the business opportunity and headed to Beijing to expand, demonstrating her remarkable vision and acumen.
Stripping away the tea flavor, Lin Ruoyan recognized Fang Yue's confidence and vision, as well as the fighting spirit of a natural strong woman.
However, Lin Ruoyan had also read about the thinking of the talented young man Wu Chenghao. He and Fang Yue were essentially opposites, and Lin Ruoyan was eager to see how a strong woman would deal with Wu Chenghao's ideas.
Sure enough, Wu Chenghao listened to Fang Yue's speech with a smile, and couldn't help but give her some polite praise, but then he changed the subject and talked about his completely different expectations for his other half.
Wu Chenghao was willing to withstand the pressure of pursuing his career abroad. His ideal wife was a virtuous, gentle, and devoted wife who would stay home full-time to take care of the family. He believed that having two children a year, three in two years, and more children would bring him happiness. Since China didn't allow more children, he could go to the United States, where having citizenship from a developed country would save him trouble. Ideally, his wife would also be understanding, virtuous, and generous, willing to tolerate his social interactions with other women.
Lin Ruoyan secretly stared at Fang Yue's expression. Seeing that the other party had endured several times without refuting and looked very hard, she felt inexplicably funny.
Wu Chenghao responded to the national call for a third child over twenty years in advance, which was quite far-sighted. So, for thousands of years, no matter how it was whitewashed, the ideal woman in a male-dominated society has probably never fundamentally changed.
Lin Ruoyan had understood this in her previous life, but she didn't say it out loud. Anyway, she didn't intend to rely on a man to make a living, so she wouldn't reveal her feelings in such an occasion and would not insist on a debate to determine who was better.
There is no point in talking unless you get along. After Wu Chenghao's impassioned speech, even a smart person like Fang Yue immediately realized that she was definitely not Wu Chenghao's ideal type. Time was precious and should not be wasted, so she immediately found an excuse to leave.
Seeing Lin Ruoyan smiling silently, Wu Chenghao thought there might be a chance, so he became even more attentive. Little did he know that Lin Ruoyan simply didn't want to stand up and change seats because of her sore feet, nor was she likely to use her limited knowledge to truly address the key technical issues surrounding the phone upgrade. She was simply trying to figure out how to end the conversation and free up her mouth for dinner.
The only thing Lin Ruoyan was a little worried about was that her blind date failed today, and how she would explain to her brother Lin Ruxu when she got home.
To be honest, the single young men my brother invited were all different in height, weight and appearance, and there were a few handsome ones, but this was not like buying cabbage and radishes at the market. If you liked one, you could just take it home, wash it and put it in the pot.
Having experienced failed relationships before transmigrating into the book, she knew full well that marriage was different from dating; the purpose of a blind date was marriage. If the two parties disagreed on values and couldn't accept each other's family situations, the future would be a mess and only add to their worries. Dating without marriage was just a hooliganism. She counted on her fingers and realized she only had eight months to live. Why bother ruining others? Wouldn't it be better to save time for what she loved and enjoy life?
Having reaffirmed her stance, Lin Ruoyan planned to continue staying in the corner, eating and drinking, watching the talented men and beautiful women in the venue chatting and laughing, while she herself remained calm and kept a low profile.
Just now, she used a little trick to make Fang Yue leave tactfully, and also tactfully expressed that she had no attraction to Wu Chenghao and was just an ordinary friend, giving the overly enthusiastic Wu Chenghao a good guy card.
After watching the other person leave sadly, she hadn't even had time to catch her breath when suddenly another young and handsome man took the initiative to walk up to her.
This guy's looks were much better than Wu Chenghao's. He was a walking clothes rack, a perfect figure. She remembered that the handsome guy was surrounded by a group of women and looked like a star.
Lin Ruoyan thought about it carefully. Could this be the other blind date that her brother had arranged for her, the frustrated but gentle and virtuous 18th-tier actor, Wei Xu?
According to the original book, the official partner of the heroine Li Yiqi is Wei Xu. Although Wei Xu has only acted in some unknown TV dramas broadcast on local TV stations and not many people know him, his career will continue to rise in the future. After being sculpted by several big IPs, he will become a big hit in the circle.
At the time, the female protagonist's career was at a low point, but Wei Xu publicly announced their relationship, resisting all public pressure to support her career. He filmed and appeared on variety shows non-stop, invested all his earnings in her company, and endorsed her products. Ultimately, the female protagonist's company successfully went public, and Wei Xu won the Best Actor award, cementing their unwavering love.
Lin Ruoyan thought to herself that such an outstanding actor should not pretend to date her just for money.
Wei Xu introduced himself as soon as he came up: "Hello, Miss Lin, I am actor Wei Xu."
"Hello." Lin Ruoyan deliberately answered with only two words coldly and did not continue speaking.
Wei Xu thought that the other party would stare at him. After all, many women couldn't bear to take their eyes off him. He didn't expect that this real daughter who was rumored to have a chaotic private life and often went to bars would be so taciturn. She didn't even order a drink. She was too quiet and gentle, with eyes only for the food on the table, and was also very cold to him.
So Wei Xu had to chat awkwardly, "My agency arranged for me to attend this charity reception, and one of my duties was to chat with you for over half an hour."
The future movie star is very honest now. He says frankly that he is just an actor who was paid to pretend to be a suitor of a real rich girl to make her smile. A real brother might really do such a thing.
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