Chapter 125: Six Blind Dates Await Me

After Chen Feng arrived home, Sun Xiaorui had been waiting with some trepidation.

The reason was naturally what Chen Feng had said before, asking her to “pretend” to be his girlfriend and have a video call with his family.

Sure enough, what she was thinking about came true.

Not long after Chen Feng sent her a WeChat message saying he had arrived safely, he contacted her for a video call with his family.

Fortunately, she had prepared in advance and had already changed into a decent outfit. She wore a black woolen coat over a high-necked light coffee-colored wool sweater, with jeans on the bottom. Her hair was naturally loose, and she had light makeup on her face, not too heavy, making her look simple yet elegant.

Her whole person also looked quite dignified, not frivolous, and certainly not coquettish.

She ran to the bathroom, checked herself carefully in the mirror, then took her phone and found a suitable angle on the balcony of the bedroom, which served as a good background.

After taking a deep breath, she sent a video call invitation, then sat up straight and waited for Chen Feng to connect.

Not long after, the video call connected.

“Xiaorui, this is my mom.”

Chen Feng showed his face to her, then turned the camera to his mother and introduced her to Sun Xiaorui.

Sun Xiaorui saw Chen Feng’s mother through the phone screen. Although she was nervous, her face naturally showed a friendly smile. She had been a saleswoman for two or three years, and smiling was a basic skill.

“Hello, Auntie. It’s nice to meet you. I wish you an early Happy New Year.”

Sun Xiaorui’s voice was clear and her attitude was friendly. She even clasped her hands and wished Zhao Xiaolan an early Happy New Year.

Her words and actions made Zhao Xiaolan very happy. She immediately smiled from ear to ear and quickly said, “I’m also very happy to meet you. Xiaorui, right? I also wish you an early Happy New Year. When you have time, come and visit us. Let Xiaofeng bring you.”

“Okay, Auntie. I was originally going to visit you with Brother Feng this New Year. But my dad is not in good health, so I have to go home to take care of him first. When I have time in the future, I will definitely visit you.”

“Good, good, you can come to our house anytime. I’ll cook delicious food for you.”

“Thank you, Auntie.”

“What’s there to thank? We’re all family. Just come over whenever you have time.”

“Okay, Auntie. I’ve always wanted to go.”

“Then I’ll have Xiaofeng bring you over early.”

…

The two of them talked for a while, although it was mostly small talk. Chen Feng then introduced his father, older brother, sister-in-law, and two nieces to Sun Xiaorui one by one.

After the video call had been going on for more than ten minutes, Chen Feng decisively hung up.

Sun Xiaorui was, after all, just his kept mistress, not his real girlfriend. Chen Feng had never had any intention of making her his official partner.

“This child looks good, polite. Her temper also looks good.”

Zhao Xiaolan had a very good impression of Sun Xiaorui.

Chen Rui also said, “She is very polite and quite pretty. And from the way she looks, she cares about you very much. She was very polite to everyone here.”

Li Guihong said, “It’s just that she seems a bit far. From Anhui province.”

Zhao Xiaolan retorted, “What’s the matter with being a little far? The transportation is so developed now. Anhui province is next to our province, it’s not that far.”

Chen Dayong also expressed his opinion, “It doesn’t matter if she’s a little far, but she has to have a good temper and be able to live a stable life.”

Chen Feng quickly tried to calm his family down, waving his hand, “You don’t have to take it too seriously. I don’t have any plans to get married for now. I’ll just see how it goes with her. Maybe we’ll break up next year, who knows.”

Zhao Xiaolan said with dissatisfaction, “What nonsense are you talking about? Such a good girl, why would you break up with her?”

Chen Feng smiled and said, “Maybe it’s not me who wants to break up with her, but she who wants to break up with me. It’s too normal for men and women to break up and get back together now.”

“In short, I think this girl is very good. I won’t allow you to take the initiative to break up with her. Do you understand?”

Zhao Xiaolan said firmly, with the air of the head of the family.

Chen Feng could only nod and say “mm” twice, indicating that he understood.

Li Guihong asked with some curiosity, “I just heard her say her dad is not in good health. What’s the illness? Is it serious?”

Chen Feng looked up at his sister-in-law and said lightly, “He had a stroke. He’s recuperating at home.”

“Ah, a stroke. That’s not easy to treat.”

Zhao Xiaolan also asked with concern, “Is it serious?”

Chen Feng shook his head, “Not very serious. He had surgery before. Now his speech is not very fluent, and he has difficulty walking with his lower limbs. Other aspects are fine.”

Li Guihong said, “This will require long-term treatment, and someone will have to take care of him. It must cost a lot of money, right?”

Chen Rui asked, “What does your girlfriend do?”

Chen Feng had to say, “A saleswoman. A saleswoman in a high-end clothing store. She probably earns about ten thousand a month.”

Chen Rui nodded, “That’s not bad.”

Next, the few of them asked some more questions about Sun Xiaorui. Chen Feng could only answer them one by one, and of course, there were some white lies. For example, her current job, he couldn’t tell his family the truth.

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It was past nine o’clock when they finished eating. Chen Feng quickly made the excuse of being too tired and went to his room early.

This time, he didn’t go back to his old room on the second floor, but to the room in the third wing on the first floor.

This was an independent room that his family had specially built for him. The bedroom had a bathroom, the floor and walls were tiled, and an air conditioner and TV were also installed.

Their three-story house originally had two rooms in the front and back on the ground floor. The front was a small shop, and the back was the kitchen. Now, an independent room was added to the back door.

This was not considered an illegal construction. The land behind was also within the scope of the homestead. It was very common to add on to houses in the countryside.

The room on the second floor in the front was Chen Feng’s room, and the one in the back was his parents’ room. The one on the third floor in the front was now his brother and sister-in-law’s. Xiaoyu and Xiaoxue sometimes slept with their grandparents, and sometimes with their parents.

His old room on the second floor was a bit old and didn’t have an independent bathroom. Although it was still okay to live in, it was obviously not as comfortable as this newly built independent room.

It would also be convenient if Chen Feng brought a woman back to stay, as he would have his own private space.

And in the future, when Xiaoyu and Xiaoxue grew up, the rooms in the house could be allocated just right. Otherwise, Chen Feng would have no room to stay when he came back.

His parents were also being proactive.

Chen Feng was very satisfied with this added independent room. He first went in and took a nice hot shower, then lay comfortably on the brand new big bed.

This bed was 2.2 meters, very large. The mattress was latex, very soft, and very comfortable to lie on. His mother had been uncharacteristically generous when buying this bed, spending more than five thousand.

He picked up his phone. There were several unread WeChat messages.

He opened it and saw that there were messages from Sun Xiaorui, Wu Mengting, and that girl Qin Xiaorou.

Qin Xiaorou would send him WeChat messages from time to time, but he basically wouldn’t reply.

He looked at Sun Xiaorui’s first.

[What did your family think of me?]

Chen Feng thought for a moment and replied: [Not bad.]

Sun Xiaorui replied with a smiley face almost instantly.

Then another message came: [How about I go to your place for a few days after the New Year, on the fifth day of the first lunar month, and then go back to Xiuzhou with you?]

Chen Feng rejected it instantly: [No need]

Although he also liked her, Chen Feng really had no intention of making her his girlfriend.

This straightforward rejection immediately made the expectant Sun Xiaorui depressed.

Seeing that she didn’t send any more messages, Chen Feng went to look at Wu Mengting’s WeChat.
[I’m going to your place to play tomorrow. Do you have time?]

Chen Feng thought for a moment and rejected it impolitely again: [No time]

Wu Mengting immediately sent an angry emoji. Chen Feng sent back a grinning emoji.

[Brother, I know you have time. Can’t you just play with me at your place for a few days? At worst, I’ll take you to the city to play for a few days.]

[Forget it, I really don’t have time. I have six blind dates waiting for me.]

[Really? You didn’t use Sister Sun as a shield?]

[I haven’t used her yet. Anyway, it’s just a blind date. It’s not bad to meet someone. Maybe I’ll find someone I like.]

[You’re really… so disappointing]

[It’s good that you’re disappointed] Chen Feng sent another grinning emoji.

[You already have Sister Sun, and you said you don’t want to talk about feelings or anything. Why are you still going on blind dates?]

[I’m idle at home anyway. Besides, I might have to stay at home for a month this time. I have my needs too. It’s not bad to find a temporary companion.]

[Disgusting. Do you men all think with your lower body? Be careful not to get entangled and unable to get rid of her. You’ll have your time to cry then.]

Wu Mengting seemed very resentful. Chen Feng smiled and sent a smiling emoji.

The conversation suddenly couldn’t continue.

This was also the result Chen Feng wanted. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have deliberately lied to her.

Sun Xiaorui didn’t reply either. Chen Feng then casually opened Qin Xiaorou’s.

[Uncle, I’m going abroad after the New Year. Can we meet up and say goodbye?]

When Chen Feng saw her message, he really couldn’t not reply. After thinking for a moment, he typed: [I’m back in my hometown. When are you leaving?]

Unexpectedly, Qin Xiaorou also replied in seconds: [I’m leaving after the fifteenth of the first lunar month. You should be back in Xiuzhou by then, right?]

[No problem. I’ll contact you when I get back to Xiuzhou then.]

[It’s a deal]

[It’s a deal]

Although Chen Feng didn’t pay much attention to this little girl and his impression of her wasn’t very good, since they had met, and she was going abroad, it was only right for them to meet and say goodbye.

After chatting with them, Chen Feng took the TV remote and turned on the TV. Coincidentally, as soon as he turned it on, he saw Zhang Jingwen’s face.

The TV was playing “Immortal Fate Dream.” The online rating of this costume drama was not very high, but it was undoubtedly still a popular drama at the moment. Several satellite TV stations were broadcasting it in rotation. Even for a rebroadcast, the ratings were very good.

Therefore, Zhang Jingwen, this “newcomer,” became famous overnight and became one of the most popular female stars at the moment.

Chen Feng stared at it for a few minutes. To be honest, her acting skills were quite good compared to other traffic stars.

Plus, her costume was really eye-catching!

The character design, the plot, were all reasonably intelligent. The costumes, makeup, and props were also very exquisite. No wonder it could achieve good ratings.

Chen Feng couldn’t help but think of that somewhat hazy night. Unfortunately, he was half-drunk and half-awake at the time, and the bedside lamp was not very bright. It felt like a wet dream, leaving no trace.

Very unreal.

After watching for a while, Chen Feng decisively changed the channel.

At this time, a text message notification sounded. He picked up his phone and saw that it was from Qin Zhen.

[Have you chosen the stocks yet? The old company commander is staring at me every day. It’s really unbearable.]

Only then did Chen Feng suddenly remember that he had to choose stocks.

Since he had sold all his existing stocks last time, Chen Feng hadn’t looked at them.

After all, he had promised them before, so he definitely had to choose.

So, Chen Feng called Qin Zhen.

“Hey! I say, you little rascal, you haven’t chosen yet after two days?”

Qin Zhen directly lost his temper. For the past two days, he had been stared at by Chen Hanliang every day. He would wait at the police station during the day, treat him to dinner after work, and even call and text him at night, making him feel very uncomfortable.

Chen Feng wouldn’t spoil him. He retorted, “Do you think choosing stocks is that simple? How about I just randomly choose two for you? Do you dare to buy them?”

Qin Zhen’s momentum immediately weakened. He lowered his voice and said, “I was also forced by the old company commander. He’s squatting at my police station every day now. It makes the colleagues in the station think I owe him money.”

“Alright. I’ve almost chosen. I’ll send you a text message later. How much are you planning to invest this time?”

“Including principal and interest, 500,000. If I can get two or three times the return this time, I’ll call you big brother. I’ll be grateful to your ancestors for eight generations.”

“Get lost. I’m already your big brother, okay? I’m older than you.”

“Get lost. Just because you’re a little older than me, you’re my big brother?”

“Isn’t that so? You call me brother now, otherwise don’t even think about the stocks…”

“Brother, my dear brother!”

“…Ugh, fuck, Qin Dagezi, you’re really something. You’re a national civil servant, after all. Where’s your glorious image?”

“You are my brother. Calling you brother won’t make me lose a piece of flesh.”

“Fine, I give up.”

“Then hurry up and get it done. Send me a text message so I can send it to the old company commander.”

“Okay, about ten minutes. Wait for my message.”

“Okay.”

After hanging up, Chen Feng went over and took out his laptop, started it, opened the stock trading software, and started to choose stocks by fate again.

This time, he chose a pharmaceutical stock called Huiji Eye Drops. The current stock price was 15 yuan.

Without saying a word, Chen Feng directly bought 10,000 lots, one million shares, and spent fifteen million.

After he was done, it hadn’t even been ten minutes. Chen Feng then searched for information about this stock. There was little news.

According to its published performance report, it had made a profit of more than ten million last year, but this year, it had been losing money in the first two quarters, and only started to make a profit in the third quarter. The fourth quarter report was not out yet.

It seemed there was no good news. However, Chen Feng believed in his luck.

So, Chen Feng directly sent this stock to Qin Zhen via text message.

A few minutes later, Qin Zhen called, asking with some worry, “Is this stock really reliable? It doesn’t matter if I lose, but if the old company commander loses, he’ll go bankrupt.”

“Whether it’s reliable or not, you guys decide for yourselves. Didn’t your old company commander already write the guarantee and give it to you? If he really loses, it can only be his own bad luck. It has nothing to do with us.”

“Sigh, alright. I hope you can be a god again.”

After hanging up, Qin Zhen hesitated for a long time before sending a text message to his old company commander, recommending Huiji Eye Drops to him.

Immediately after, Chen Hanliang called, asking nervously and excitedly, “Is it Huiji Eye Drops?”

“Yes. I just checked. Its performance has been average in the past two years. It made a profit of more than ten million last year, but it was losing money in the first two quarters of this year, and only started to make a profit in the third quarter. There’s no good news for now. Old company commander, you have to think it through. Neither Chen Feng nor I can guarantee that you’ll make money if you buy it.”

“Of course. I know. Even if I lose money, I will definitely not blame you. But I believe in Chen Feng. I will definitely make a comeback this time. Qin Zhen, thank you. I’m going to place my bet now. Let’s wait for the good news together.”

After saying that, Chen Hanliang hung up impatiently. Seeing this, Qin Zhen could only feel helpless.