If you're going on a blind date, do it properly, don't confiscate my property!

In Zhang Yuejiao's view, it is only natural for the man to pay for meals when going on a blind date.

She never imagined that Xu Lang would be the type to skip out on the bill!

But Xu Lang spoke as if it were perfectly natural:

"What else can I do? Bringing my male best friend to a blind date, treating me like a gold digger, am I supposed to obediently pay him?"

Zhang Yuejiao was puzzled and disagreed:

"But you're a man!"

"Heh!" Xu Lang sneered, "Just because I'm a man doesn't mean I deserve to die. It means I deserve to be a victim of injustice? What kind of logic is that!"

Zhang Yuejiao felt a surge of grievance.

"But I was trying to help you, I didn't do it on purpose."

"Oh well, never mind." Xu Lang sighed, waved his hand, scanned the code to pay, and was about to leave.

Snapped!

Zhang Yuejiao covered the QR code on the corner of the table, looked at Xu Lang, and said seriously:

"Xu Lang, I can pay for this meal; please help me out, it's 800 a day, and we can eat and drink well. The red envelopes from my elders are all yours, okay?"

"Of course not!" Xu Lang brushed her hand away and scanned the QR code:

"I've already told my parents I'm going home to go on blind dates; you're being pressured by your family, and so am I."

"Besides, I'm not that short of money right now. Going home with you isn't just a formality; I'd have to deal with all sorts of probing questions from your extended family. Even if I passed those tests, the next step would be pressure to get married, pressure to have children—a never-ending chain reaction. I don't want that!"

With tears in his eyes, Xu Lang paid for the meal.

My current savings balance is over 26,000 yuan, and this meal cost over 4,200 yuan. If I keep eating like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep going!

The system hasn't sent any information about the next blind date yet. I hope the reward is money!

After being poor for a long time, one wants to experience the feeling of suddenly becoming rich.

Zhang Yuejiao remained silent, her mind churning with conflicting thoughts. She gritted her teeth.

"One thousand, Xu Lang, one thousand a day, that's my limit, I really can't go any higher."

She still felt that she didn't have enough leverage!

But there is an even harder fact to accept: Xu Lang may have actually paid off his 180,000 yuan debt!

After all, his current attitude is so assertive that it doesn't seem like someone with debts.

Xu Lang stood up and urged her to make way, then walked out; Zhang Yuejiao followed closely behind.

"Sister Yue, this really isn't about money; if you have money, why don't you go to Hengdian and hire a professional actor?"

"If all else fails, I can introduce you to Brother Zhang from my company. He has millions in mortgage payments, tens of thousands in car loan payments, and two kids to raise... He's a real debtor, and he's absolutely willing to go to any lengths for money."

Some people seem to be winners in life, owning houses, cars, wives, and children; but in reality, they are bent over by life, afraid to take leave, afraid to get sick, and even if their boss curses their ancestors for eighteen generations, they still have to stand at attention and smile obsequiously...

This is the current situation for many people!

I don't know if this is a tragedy of our times or a lament unique to the working class!

Zhang Yuejiao followed him out of the restaurant and said:

"I've already sent your photo to my mom, and she's already forwarded it to the family group chat..."

Xu Lang suddenly stopped and turned to look at her—

Is this woman sure she can get her hands on me?

They didn't even ask me, the person involved, before acting and then informing me?

That's pretty wild!

Zhang Yuejiao lowered her head slightly and lowered her voice:

"So, this person... has to be you!"

Xu Lang ignored her and continued walking forward. Only when he reached the electric scooter did he speak to the persistent Yue Jie:

"Don't think you can control me like this. You're a smart woman; what you're doing only gives me more power. That's not how someone of your intelligence should act!"

Zhang Yuejiao sighed helplessly, "I... I'm forced into this situation. If I don't send it, she won't leave the hospital. Xu Lang, I'm begging you."

Xu Lang hopped on his electric scooter, inserted the key, and said:

"That's your problem, it's none of my business!"

"Wait, Xu Lang!" Zhang Yuejiao grabbed the back of his bike, afraid he would run away.

"I can introduce you to one of our beautiful colleagues, a recent hire. She's very pretty, even prettier than Ms. Liang from earlier!"

Introducing my beautiful female colleague?

This... Xu Lang finally became somewhat interested.

Seeing that she had a chance, Zhang Yuejiao immediately pressed her advantage:

"I'll arrange to meet her right now, and you can see her immediately, how about it?"

Just then!

"Ding!"

The familiar Tongzi brother has finally arrived:

"The host will receive a reward of 100,000 RMB upon completing the fourth blind date!"

money!

It really is money!

Another 100,000!

We're back to the kind of games where the hourly wage is 200,000!

Xu Lang was overjoyed, his face flushed with excitement, his eyes shining brightly, even harder to control than an AK.

Zhang Yuejiao misunderstood this scene.

I thought he was so excited when he heard about his blind date that his eyes lit up and his lips curled up. It seems that men really are visual creatures.

He immediately took out his phone and made a call.

He moved to the side, creating some distance between himself and Xu Lang.

Xu Lang had just recovered from his excitement when Zhang Yuejiao ended her call and returned to his side.

"Let's go to that coffee shop up ahead, she'll be here in a bit."

As she spoke, she sat on the back of Xu Lang's electric scooter.

Xu Lang glanced back and asked, "Why are you riding in my car?"

Zhang Yuejiao grabbed his sleeve: "It's just a short walk. It's hard to park over there. Can you give me a ride?"

Xu Lang tacitly agreed!

Ten thousand yuan is beckoning!

Whether or not I go home with Sister Yue for the New Year is not important; let's get the 100,000 yuan first.

I was poor, I was terrified of being poor!

We need to get this 100,000 as soon as possible and secure it.

Twist the throttle, and the little electric scooter slowly moves forward.

Upon arriving at the coffee shop, the two found a seat and sat down.

"Sister Yue, what would you like to drink? It's on me!" Xu Lang said generously.

Compared to 100,000 yuan, a coffee costing tens of yuan is nothing!

Zhang Yuejiao didn't stand on ceremony, ordered coffee, and said:

"Xu Lang, are your family pressuring you to get married? I thought you were 28, which isn't too late for a man, so they weren't pressuring you!"

Xu Lang sighed and said:

"Ever since they found out I broke up, they've been pressuring me to get married, as if they're afraid I won't be able to find one."

Zhang Yuejiao glanced at him and said quietly:

"Your family's concerns are valid, after all, your circumstances... are just average, not even average."

Xu Lang: "..."

Girl, don't forget you're asking me for a favor!

Pay attention to your tone of voice and the content of your speech!

If you can't speak, you can shut up and be a mute bride.

"Sister Yue, you are indeed a good match, but your advanced age is a fatal flaw. Even if you start dating now, you should date for a year before getting married, right? After marriage, you'll have to prepare for pregnancy. Even if your husband is immediately passionate, by the time you give birth after ten months, you'll be thirty-seven, definitely a high-risk, advanced maternal age mother!"

Zhang Yuejiao: "..."

The pride on his face shattered instantly, and his expression immediately fell.

But Xu Lang hadn't even asked his question: "Now the country is encouraging three children, but you must have been at least forty when you had your second child, right? That can be life-threatening. Now let's talk about the third child..."

"Enough, Xu Lang, that's enough!"

Defensive!

The defenses were breached on the spot!

Zhang Yuejiao raised her voice, like a mother cat whose tail had been stepped on, instantly bristling and forcefully interrupting Xu Lang.

Every word was like a steel needle, piercing her heart and stimulating her nerves.

"Will you die if you don't argue with people? You won't feel right unless you make me uncomfortable, will you?" Zhang Yuejiao glared at him angrily, her face full of grievance, her eyes slightly red:

"Let's change the subject... no need to change it, they're here..."

Her gaze drifted through the windowpane to the outside, where she saw her new colleague getting out of a brand-new BMW 5 Series.

She was dressed up, with long, fair legs, a beautiful face, and slightly exaggerated makeup, giving off a sense of trying to appear mature.

"See her? That's her, she just came back from studying abroad... Hey, where are you going?"

However, before she could finish speaking, Xu Lang merely glanced at her indifferently, then his expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly began to pack his things and leave—

The person who arrived was none other than the female international student who had passed the blind date last time!