I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

On the other hand, Chen Qi'an, this little rascal, did not inherit his father's good virtues at all. He thought about procrastinating on his homework as long as possible, and then, with just a pen, one person, and one day, he could create a miracle.

They were born to the same mother, so why is there such a big difference between the siblings?

But then Chen Shuo thought about it again and felt quite gratified. At least the little brat didn't say he would copy it after his sister finished writing; he planned to write it himself.

That's good enough, what more could you ask for?

Chapter 346 What Does Marriage Bring to Men?

The river flows gently, shimmering with iridescent colors under the sunlight. Every now and then, pebbles fall into the river with a splash, sending water flying and creating ripples.

"thump..."

Another pebble fell into the river.

Those two are doomed.

Chen Shuo, unable to bear it any longer, threw down his fishing rod and stood up abruptly, shouting, "If either of you throws another stone into the river, I'll smash their buttocks!"

Upon seeing this, the siblings quickly hid behind Bai Xiaoqi, peeking out with their little heads to look at him, while simultaneously covering their bottoms with their hands. The thought of being spanked was terrifying.

"It's just a stone you threw, why are you being so fierce?" Bai Xiaoqi protectively shielded the two children, who were glaring at her like they wanted to eat her alive.

"What do you mean you just threw one stone? There were several!"

If those two unlucky kids had only thrown one stone, Chen Shuo guaranteed he wouldn't have uttered a sound. In fact, he could tolerate two stones, or even three, if he wanted to. But one stone after another was simply unacceptable.

"I was fishing and those two little rascals kept throwing stones into the river, so I didn't catch a single fish."

"They blame the kids for throwing stones when they can't catch fish themselves."

"When that rock hit the river, all the fish were scared away. How could you possibly catch anything under those circumstances?"

"Sure, I've already caught three, haven't I?"

"..."

Chen Shuo was speechless. This was outrageous!

He looked at the three fish in the bucket and felt as if their thrashing tails were whipping his face.

He opened his mouth, wanting to refute but unable to. His lips moved for a while, and he could only sit back angrily, pick up his fishing rod and continue fishing.

What exactly does marriage bring to men?

The question inexplicably popped into Chen Shuo's head. He glanced sideways at the mother and her two children beside him. They had brought his argumentative wife and two annoying brats.

"You two go play over there quietly, and don't throw stones into the river, or Daddy will really spank you."

Seeing Chen Shuo sit back down, Bai Xiaoqi began to instruct the two children that if the old fisherman failed to catch any fish, the consequences would be severe, since that guy had become an old fisherman himself now.

So he might actually spank the siblings.

"Can we go over there and throw stones?"

Chen Qi'an glanced at Chen Shuo discreetly, pointed to the water ten meters away, and asked in a low voice.

Bai Xiaoqi turned her head to look and found that there was a distance between the two sides, so even if a stone was thrown in, it wouldn't affect this side. She then nodded and said:

"You can throw it over there, but throw it that way when you throw it, so your dad won't blame you again. Also, stay away from the water's edge, or you might fall in."

"Uh-huh!"

The siblings nodded together, then ran over to continue throwing stones; they were at an age where they couldn't stay still.

Before they arrived, the two of them were clueless about fishing and didn't really know what it was. They were full of anticipation but were greatly disappointed when they arrived. It turned out that it was just sitting by the river with a long pole.

It's more fun to throw stones.

In the coffee shop, Anya went on another blind date as usual. Society as a whole is creating anxiety, and those who are slow to get married are among the target customers who are being instilled with this anxiety. Compared to men, women are more anxious.

It doesn't matter if a man is old, as long as he has money, he can find a girl much younger than himself.

As women get older, they can only...

It seems that if you have money, you can find a young man who is much younger than you, after all, there are a lot of people lining up online waiting for rich women.

But I have no money, I'm already thirty, how many more years can I maintain my current beauty?

Thinking of all this, Anya couldn't help but sigh. She wasn't lamenting that she was already thirty and still unmarried, but rather lamenting the fleeting nature of her youth.

She was a little anxious and eager to get married before she turned thirty, but now that she's thirty, she's not so anxious anymore.

What's the big deal if we don't get married?

and...

Anya stirred her coffee cup with a spoon until the latte art foam on top was gradually dispersed. Only then did she look up at the somewhat balding man across from her.

Moreover, as one gets older, the quality of potential partners decreases year by year.

In the past, the men who came for blind dates were at least in their twenties, but now the men are middle-aged men.

She understood the situation; youth is a woman's greatest asset, and she had already lost it, but...

She was still very unwilling, which strengthened her resolve not to get married.

Don't want to get married? How can you not get married? When your dad and I are gone one day, you won't even have a home.

I could faintly hear the familiar nagging voice and my mother's anxious and agitated expression.

Thinking of this, Anya's gaze became somewhat unfocused for a moment.

The man opposite her noticed her gaze lingering on his head, and somewhat embarrassed, he smoothed his hair, trying to cover up the bald patches in the front.

"It's for work, actually I'm not that old."

"programmer?"

“Yes, programmers, so there’s nothing we can do about it.” The man seemed to have opened up. “There’s a joke that says a bunch of people are standing on the side of the road waiting for the bus, and they come from all walks of life, including programmers.”

If it suddenly starts raining right now, the first people to notice will definitely be the programmers, because programmers are all bald.

After saying that, the man laughed first, and Anya politely smiled along with him. Finally, she asked, "This must be something to criticize programmers, right?"

"Well, that's the truth, it's not exactly slander."

"You have a pretty good attitude."

"It's alright, otherwise I wouldn't be able to do this job. I'm always working overtime and staying up late to fix bugs. Just when I fix one, another one pops up. People with bad tempers would smash their computers. That's how I lost all my hair."

"Then why don't you change jobs?"

coming.

The man's expression turned serious, and he unconsciously sat up straight, but he sighed and said, "It's for money. I want to make as much money as I can while I'm still young. This line of work is tough and tiring, but it pays well."

“Oh, I see…” Anya nodded, picked up her coffee and took a sip.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

Eh?

After she said "oh" and then fell silent, the man was puzzled. Something was wrong. Shouldn't she have asked how much money she could make at this point?

Then, he casually mentioned it, indirectly revealing his income situation, and he was quite confident that his annual income would definitely satisfy the other party.

But why didn't the other party ask?

After a pause, the man continued, "I plan to work for another two years, save up some money, then quit my job, get a hair transplant, buy a house outright, and finally start a business."

"pretty good."

The man thought his words were quite clever. On the one hand, he said that although he was bald now, he wouldn't be in the future. On the other hand, he told her that he had the ability to buy a house outright and even had extra money to do business with a high income.

But all I got in return was a "it's fine".

this.....

"You don't seem interested in this blind date?" the man asked.

"Well, I'm not really interested."

Anya readily admitted it, then finished the rest of her coffee, waved for the waiter to come and pay the bill, and finally said, "I'm sorry, I don't want to get married right now. Why don't you look around and see if there's anyone else suitable?"

"She's a thirty-year-old woman, and still..."

Hearing the whispers behind her, Anya paused. She couldn't quite hear what was said after that because of the distance, but she figured it was nothing more than the same few sentences.

She pursed her lips slightly, but ultimately said nothing, pushed open the shop door, and strode away.

Chapter 347 Godmother

Sitting by the river until dusk, Chen Shuo only caught one small crucian carp, no bigger than his palm. Including the five that Bai Xiaoqi caught, he had a total of six, returning home with a full catch.

Chen Shuo was quite satisfied. As a laid-back fishing enthusiast, he was happy as long as he didn't go home empty-handed.

It doesn't matter whether you catch one or more fish, or whether they are big or small.

Carrying the buckets of water, the family drove home. Just as they arrived at the entrance of the residential area, they ran into Anya, who was returning from outside.

Chen Qi'an, with his sharp eyes, peered through the car window and shouted loudly, "Sister Anya!"

"Hey!"

The word "sister" made Anya's heart flutter. She beckoned to him, "Come on, come down, sister will take you to buy some delicious food."

Upon hearing that there was something delicious to eat, Chen Qi'an couldn't sit still any longer. "Dad, Dad, I want to get off the bus."

"Useless."

Chen Shuo expressed his disdain for this guy, but still opened the car door for him. Chen Qi'an couldn't wait to jump out of the car. Anya patted his head and said, "Come on, call me 'sister' again."

"elder sister!"

"So nice."

Anya finally smiled and looked at Chen Qinghan in the car, "Dabao, do you want to eat something delicious? Call me 'sister,' and I'll take you to buy some too."

"..."

Chen Qinghan hesitated. Calling someone "sister" would get her something delicious, which seemed like a good deal, but her father had just said that it was a waste of her potential.

Still a child at heart, she didn't hesitate for long before making her choice between the two: to be a good-for-nothing child, "Sister!"