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Chapter 166 A Life That Sees Only the End

"Brother Zhang, I was born in 99, I'm 26 years old."

"1.67 meters tall, 130 kilograms."

"I graduated with a master's degree and currently work for a state-owned enterprise in Zhejiang. My monthly salary is 1 yuan, and with the year-end bonus, it's around 14 yuan."

“My family is from a rural area in Zhejiang. I have an older sister who is already married.”

“My parents are factory workers. My dad is a technician and my mom is an ordinary worker. We don’t have many assets, except for an apartment in the city, which is worth about 100 million yuan.”

"my girlfriend……"

"Brother, let's not rush to talk about others." Zhang Zhe interrupted the other person, there was a lot of information, let's take it one step at a time.

"Let me help you position yourself in the dating market first."

"Since you've already broken up, you'll definitely be looking for someone else."

"You're a bit short, but thankfully you're not overweight. As for your looks, out of 10, how would you rate yourself?"

"I'd give it 3 points. I'm just an ordinary person."

“Okay, then your upper limit for blind dates is almost fixed.” Zhang Zhe told the other party, “Your best situation is to find an only child in your city, whose family owns two houses and whose parents run a business.”

"The girl is of average appearance, either thin or overweight but within a healthy range, with a college or university education, working as a clerk or accountant in a private company, with low income and a somewhat submissive personality, looking for a man she can rely on."

"If you both find each other agreeable, the relationship can last."

Although the man comes from a rural family, his family owns a house in the city, and he works for a state-owned enterprise, so he is actually just as well off as city kids, except that his parents don't help him.

For most master's degree holders who enter state-owned enterprises, barring any major unforeseen circumstances, their jobs are practically guaranteed.

Admittedly, it's not easy to get promoted in a state-owned enterprise without connections, but it's still much better than constantly worrying about being laid off in a private company.

For only children in ordinary third- and fourth-tier cities, when they cannot choose high-quality men working within the system, highly educated men working in state-owned enterprises become their only option.

"Of course, if you can tolerate one or two of the woman's shortcomings, such as a bad temper, or being divorced but without children, her family background can be even better."

"Okay, teacher, please wait a moment, I'll write it down." The boy's attitude was very proper: "I might be going on a blind date soon, and now that you've said that, I feel more at ease."

[Men working for state-owned enterprises are best suited for middle-class families whose daughters are not successful]

I work for a state-owned enterprise, which definitely gives me a significant advantage when it comes to matchmaking in smaller towns.

Aside from being a little short, this guy has no flaws.

[Isn't being from a rural area a drawback? In his situation, he can only marry someone from a rural area, otherwise he'll be a "phoenix man" (a man from a poor background who achieves success in rural areas).]

Men in state-owned enterprises are generally quite chauvinistic, which many young women find unbearable.

"Say something when you're done writing it down."

"Okay, teacher, almost there." The boy quickly wrote down, "I'm done."

"Shall I explain my situation now?"

"Alright, go ahead and say it." Zhang Zhe leaned back in his chair leisurely, listening attentively.

"Ahem, my girlfriend and I have been together for about six months, but we've never quite agreed on how to spend our money."

“I spent about 1 yuan on her in total. This 5 yuan was for gifts only, not including ordinary meals.”

"But she's stingy; she only spent about two or three thousand on me."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhe immediately stood up and wrote the words "-12000+" and "ATM becomes sentient" in large characters on the whiteboard.

The boy on the other end of the call laughed awkwardly.

Now that they've broken up, he realizes he was a bit outrageous. But actually, this fits the profile of men working for state-owned enterprises: chauvinistic, they're very willing to give in relationships, and they'll pay for everything without the woman even having to ask.

"I admit I was a bit of a coward, but I felt she really liked me, and we were aiming for marriage, so I didn't think too much about it."

"Then why did you split it?" Zhang Zhe pointed to the whiteboard. "It couldn't be because of this little bit of money, could it?"

"Of course not, the main problem is that after I came into contact with her family, conflicts kept breaking out."

"When I first went to her house, I didn't know if her family was deliberately putting on airs to put me down, or if that's just how they are."

“When we ate at her house, there were six of us at the table: me, her, her parents, her sister and brother-in-law. There were only six dishes on the table, and we didn’t feel welcome at all.”

"During the meal, everyone ate their own food, and after they finished eating, her parents left directly."

"I just find it very strange."

"I have over twenty years of life experience, and I felt this wasn't the proper way to treat guests. Her parents weren't very welcoming to me."

Her parents have already invited you to sit at the table for dinner, so you should be grateful.

It's obvious they don't like you, what's there to say?

Bro, is this marriage just a must?

To be honest, this is even more outrageous than that girl who gave her parents the cold shoulder when they came to discuss the bride price.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the live stream is full of young people; when it comes to table manners, they all speak fluently and knowledgeably, since everyone has received such education to some extent since childhood.

Zhang Zhe felt the same way, so he thought the boy's reaction was fine.

"Brother, you're not pregnant out of wedlock and here to force me to marry you, are you?"

"Of course not. If I was in the wrong first, how could I have the nerve to make a request?" The boy said, getting a little irritated. "The problem is that my girlfriend can't explain it either, and she even says that I'm being too sensitive."

“It’s not that we’re being sensitive,” Zhang Zhe reassured his brother. “It’s just that their family simply lacks proper upbringing.”

"Don't assume that just because they are your parents or elders, you can have a biased view of them."

"Many middle-aged people have simply gotten older, but their intelligence and social experience have not increased."

Putting yourself in the man's shoes, the woman's parents are quite a handful.

If you go to propose marriage normally, the other party won't even give you a friendly look; some people with bad tempers will just turn around and leave.

"Besides this, are there any other reasons?"

"And the most important reason is that I did some calculations."

"The bride price here is 188,000 yuan. There's no problem with the bride price. My parents prepared it for me a long time ago. Then, when we get married, we have to help the bride's family with the banquet and so on. All of this adds up to about 300,000 yuan."

"The down payment for a house will be 50 yuan in the future."

"It adds up to 80 yuan, which has emptied my family's savings and my own savings from a year of work."

“If we get married, my girlfriend says that I will have to hand over my salary, which is equivalent to emptying my future. She says that I will eat in the cafeteria when I go to work, and 1000 yuan a month will be enough for my living expenses.”

"In other words, the income I could control in the future would only be 12,000 yuan a year. At that time, I felt that life was meaningless."

“Not that many.” Zhang Zhe shook his head.

"What?" The boy didn't quite understand.

“I said, your disposable income is not 12,000 yuan. You have to spend money on food. You only have a few hundred yuan of pocket money a month.”

“Actually, you could manage if you wanted to,” Zhang Zhe said, stroking his chin. “It feels similar to when I was in college. Back then, I also had a monthly allowance of 1 yuan.”

(End of this chapter)