Chapter 127: Blind Date Routine

There were many divorces due to conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but in the end, it was still a matter of the couple’s relationship.

If the couple’s relationship was really good, even if there were conflicts between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, it would be very difficult to get a divorce.

However, Chen Feng had no interest in discussing the matter of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflicts with her.

He changed the subject and asked, “I’ll be thirty after the New Year. How old will you be?”

This was a bit impolite, but since they were both on their second marriage, it was natural to be direct, without so much sentimentality. What’s more, for this sudden blind date, Chen Feng didn’t take it seriously at all.

Now it was just a way to pass the time.

Lin Yujiao asked back with a hint of annoyance, “Are you always so direct when you talk to people?”

Chen Feng smiled faintly, “Is it really impossible to ask a woman’s age? If I don’t ask, how can we get to know each other?”

Only then did Lin Yujiao say with some reluctance, “I’m twenty-five… in actual age.”

Women were really sensitive about their age, especially beautiful women. Hearing her finally say her actual age, Chen Feng almost laughed out loud.

“Oh, then I’m only two years older than you. In terms of actual age, I’m twenty-seven this year. My birth month is relatively late.”

“How late? It’s not the thirtieth of the twelfth lunar month, is it?”

“Almost. The twenty-eighth of the twelfth lunar month is my birthday.”

“Haha, then your birth month is really late. In terms of actual age, you’re really only twenty-seven.”

Chen Feng smiled and changed the subject, “How’s your clothing store business now?”

Lin Yujiao shook her head frankly, “So-so. There aren’t many people in your town, just these few. The business is not as good as the one I opened in the county town before.”

“Since the business in the county town is good, why did you come to our town to open it?”

“That shop was opened by me and my ex-husband. In order to get him to divorce me and not get entangled with him, I had to give him that shop.”

“You left with nothing?” Chen Feng was a little surprised.

“Not really. I had a share in that shop, and I took one hundred thousand. In fact, with the profits and the rent paid, I should have gotten at least one hundred and fifty or sixty thousand, not to mention the future profits. We had run that shop for three or four years and had many regular customers.”

“In that case, you really lost out.”

“It’s worth it to be able to divorce him early and never see his mother again in this lifetime.”

“It seems you really have a big problem with your former mother-in-law.”

“Yes. I just said that the reason for the divorce was because of the conflict between my mother-in-law and me. So, if I remarry, the first thing is to find a family without a mother-in-law, or a mother-in-law with a very good temper. Also, I absolutely cannot live with my mother-in-law.”

“Yes. Your conditions are reasonable. You learn from your mistakes. It’s indeed easy to have conflicts when mother-in-law and daughter-in-law live together. After all, there’s a generation gap, and some living habits, consumption concepts, and so on are different.”

“Then do you also plan not to live with your parents after you get married?”

Chen Feng shook his head and smiled, “I haven’t considered getting married for the time being. I’m too lazy to even talk about dating.”

Hearing this, Lin Yujiao was a little unhappy. She frowned and said, “Then why did you ask someone to arrange a blind date?”

Chen Feng said truthfully, “It was my mom who asked someone to find one. I only found out after I came back.”

“So, you yourself have no intention of going on a blind date?” Lin Yujiao pursed her lips and stared at Chen Feng.

Chen Feng shook his head frankly, “I have no intention of going on a blind date for the time being. So, I may have to disappoint you.”

Lin Yujiao’s face was a little unsightly. However, she suddenly smiled again and asked half-jokingly, “Did you say that on purpose because you didn’t like me?”

“Of course not,” Chen Feng said sincerely. “You’re very beautiful, and you have a job and a career, and no children to burden you. If I were to walk out of the shadow of divorce, you would definitely be my first choice for a second marriage. It’s just a pity that I’m really a little scared now. I don’t want to talk about feelings anymore, let alone get married. After a year or two, my mentality might change. And with your good conditions, you definitely can’t wait for me for a year or two.”

Lin Yujiao smiled charmingly, “The problem is, even if I’m willing to wait for you for a year or two, I might be stood up by you. By then, I’ll be almost thirty, and I’ll have nowhere to cry.”

Chen Feng also said with a smile, “That’s really a possibility.”

Lin YJiao giggled and said, “You’re really an interesting person.”

Chen Feng shrugged, “I’m actually a very boring person. If I had said that to another woman just now, she would have left with a dark face long ago, but you didn’t. If I didn’t know better, I would have thought you’ve already fallen for me.”

Lin Yujiao was very calm about Chen Feng’s teasing. After all, she had been making a living in society for a long time and had run a clothing store, so she had seen all kinds of people.

“I can only say that I’m interested in you as a person. And we actually had a pretty good chat just now. I definitely can’t say I like you yet. You’re not Daniel Wu. I can’t possibly fall for you at first sight.”

Chen Feng touched his face and said, “When I was in high school, many of my classmates called me Chen Yanzu.”

Lin Yujiao immediately covered her mouth and giggled again, “You’re really thick-skinned.”

Chen Feng said with a straight face, “Don’t you believe me? When I was in high school, I was thinner and really looked like Daniel Wu. Now I’m fat, so I don’t look like him anymore.”

“Alright, alright. I’ll believe you. You’re actually quite handsome. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have chatted with you for so long. Can you tell me about your previous marriage? How did you get divorced?”

Chen Feng glanced at her and shook his head, “I just said, I’m not on a blind date. So, you don’t need to ask about my business in detail.”

“Tell me. You’ll definitely feel better after you tell me. I’m like that. Every time I tell someone about my former mother-in-law, my mood gets better.”

Chen Feng picked up his phone and looked at the time. It was nine-thirty, still a long way from lunch.

“It’s nine-thirty. Aren’t you going to open your shop?”

Hearing this, Lin Yujiao couldn’t help but roll her eyes, “Don’t deliberately change the subject, okay? We met twice by chance today. It can be considered fate, right? Even if we’re not on a blind date, can’t you just chat with me and satisfy my curiosity?”

That was also true. He was idle anyway. Chatting with a beauty like Lin Yujiao could also be a good way to pass the time.

“Alright. Since you want to hear it, I’ll just tell you briefly. My ex-wife and I were in a free love relationship. From getting to know each other, falling in love, to finally divorcing, it was about five years. I’ve already told you the reason for the divorce. It was mainly because I was poor, lazy, and had no ambition at that time, which made her very disappointed. Our feelings naturally faded. Then I felt it was meaningless and took the initiative to tell her that we should part on good terms and go our separate ways. It was a peaceful breakup. We never really had a red-faced argument.”

“Then how did you get rich later?”

Lin Yujiao was quite good at getting to the point.

“After I divorced her, my luck suddenly turned around. My financial luck exploded. I randomly bought a lottery ticket and won a prize, well, a few hundred thousand. So I had the money to invest in this car beauty shop.”

“Really?” Lin Yujiao’s eyes widened.

“Really. I have no reason to lie to you, right? After that, I also started trading stocks. My luck was also very good, and I also made some money. I can barely be considered financially free.”

“Then are you still working in Xiuzhou? I heard from your mom before that you were working in a big company in Xiuzhou, with a monthly salary of about ten thousand.”

“I resigned. But my family doesn’t know. I don’t want them to know for the time being. You keep it a secret for me.”

“Ah, then what are you doing in Xiuzhou alone? Trading stocks?”

“Yes, I’m a full-time stock trader now.”

“Then how much have you made from stock trading now?”

Chen Feng smiled and looked at her, “This is the routine of a blind date question. Besides, how much I’ve made is my privacy. I won’t tell you.”

Lin Yujiao smiled awkwardly, “I’m just purely curious. I know there are stock traders, but basically they all lose money after a few years. Even if they make money, it’s only temporary. In the end, they will all lose it.”

“You mean stock trading is not reliable, right?”

Lin Yujiao smiled and didn’t say anything, but it was tantamount to admitting it.

In the eyes of the secular world, stock trading was like being a web novelist. If you were full-time, you would definitely be considered unreliable.

“Alright. I can only tell you that I’ve made a lot of money from stock trading, enough to ensure that I can live very comfortably in Xiuzhou, without worrying about food and clothing.”

Lin Yujiao blinked and asked, “Can’t you tell me the specific amount? I’m really curious.”

“Then you tell me first, how much money do you have now?”
Lin Yujiao’s face stiffened. She said sullenly, “If you don’t want to say it, then forget it.”

Chen Feng looked her up and down with a slightly suggestive gaze and said with a smile, “It seems you care a lot about money.”

“Nonsense! Who doesn’t care about money?” Lin Yujiao rolled her eyes at Chen Feng. “Don’t you care about money?”

Chen Feng said with a calm expression, “I really don’t care much about money now.”

Lin Yujiao couldn’t help but curl her lip slightly.

“Don’t you believe me?” Chen Feng said with a straight face. “When you have a lot of money, money really is just a number.”

“Alright then. Since you don’t care about money, then sponsor me some. Send me a few red envelopes.” Lin Yujiao deliberately argued.

“Okay. Scan my WeChat.”

After a moment of surprise, Lin Yujiao immediately took out her phone from her bag, opened it, and pointed the QR code at him, “You scan it.”

With a ding, the scan was successful, and they added each other as friends.

Then Chen Feng sent her five consecutive red envelopes of the maximum amount of 200 yuan, for a total of one thousand.

Lin Yujiao opened the first one and found it was 200 yuan. The second one was also, and the third… a total of one thousand.

She was immediately a little surprised and stared at Chen Feng for a good while before saying, “You really sent me red envelopes.”

“It’s only a thousand yuan. Not much. You’ve been chatting with me for so long, just consider it a treat for tea.”

Chen Feng waved his hand, with a faint air of showing off.

Sending five consecutive red envelopes, one thousand yuan, at one go. It really couldn’t be said to be a small amount. After all, the two had just met.

Of course, it couldn’t be said to be a lot either. It could only be said that Chen Feng was quite generous and not a stingy person.

Everyone likes a generous and not stingy person. Lin Yujiao was no exception.

“Then I won’t give it back to you,” Lin Yujiao said tentatively.

Chen Feng shook his head and smiled, “It’s only a thousand yuan. I’ve already sent it to you. Would I ask you to give it back?”

Seeing that Chen Feng didn’t seem to be faking it, Lin Yujiao couldn’t help but feel secretly happy. She had a reason to be happy to get a red envelope of one thousand yuan for free.

“Then thank you, boss. Boss, you’re really generous.”

Lin Yujiao was genuinely happy, her smile radiant.

“This is nothing. If you want to earn some extra money, I can give you a chance.”

“Earn extra money? What do you mean?” Lin Yujiao asked with confusion.

Chen Feng said frankly, “Aren’t I single now? I don’t have many friends here in my hometown, so I want to find a playmate. If you accompany me, I’ll give you ten thousand a month. It’s not that I need you to accompany me every day. It’s just that when we have time, we can go out to eat, drink, and have fun together. Just to be a companion.”

At first, Lin Yujiao was a little angry, thinking, What kind of person do you think I am? But then she heard Chen Feng’s meaning, that it seemed to be just a simple playmate, not that kind of “playmate.” Her anger immediately subsided, but she was still a little uncertain and asked, “This playmate you’re talking about, is it just purely accompanying you to eat, drink, and have fun, not… not that kind of relationship?”

“Of course,” Chen Feng said with a serious face. “It’s just purely eating, drinking, and having fun, not what you’re thinking. It’s a proper temporary job, just like a tour guide or a playmate. If you agree, you’ll accompany me until I go back to Xiuzhou after the New Year, which is about a month. During this period, we have to visit relatives for the New Year, so you definitely don’t have to accompany me every day. At most, you’ll accompany me to play around for ten days or half a month, for a reward of ten thousand yuan. If you’re willing, I can pay you a deposit of two thousand now.”

Lin Yujiao immediately hesitated. Accompanying Chen Feng to play for ten days or half a month for ten thousand yuan, and undoubtedly, she wouldn’t have to spend her own money when they ate, drank, and had fun together.

Which woman doesn’t like to play? What’s more, she didn’t have the burden of children now.

However, as a woman, and a beautiful one at that, she still had to have the necessary reserve.

So, she pretended to hesitate for a good while before saying, “I still have to open my shop. The business has been quite good these past few days.”

“How much is your shop’s daily income now?”

“At least two or three hundred yuan, right?”

“Alright then. I’ll give you an extra three thousand yuan. That should be enough, right? It’s almost the New Year, your shop won’t be open for ten days. And, I may not ask you to accompany me every day. If I don’t ask you out to play, you can continue to open your shop.”

“This… how can I be so embarrassed?” Lin Yujiao said with some coyness.

“Then it’s decided. I’ll transfer you five thousand first. I’ll give you five thousand on New Year’s Eve, and then when I go back to Xiuzhou, I’ll transfer you another five thousand. A total of fifteen thousand, to make it a round number.”

After Chen Feng finished speaking, he operated his phone and transferred five thousand yuan to her on the spot.

Although Lin Yujiao had seen some of the world, this was the first time she had seen someone be so generous to her.

In just a short while, Chen Feng had sent her seven thousand yuan, which felt like it was for free.

“This… I haven’t agreed yet,” Lin Yujiao said with some embarrassment.

Chen Feng smiled and said, “Then you give me the money back?”

Lin Yujiao was suddenly speechless. How could she possibly return the money she had already received?

Chen Feng laughed and stood up, “Just kidding. Let’s go.”

“Ah, where are we going?” Lin Wan was a little slow to react.

Chen Feng said, “To the county town to play. What’s the point of staying here?”

Hearing this, Lin Yujiao also stood up.