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Chapter 186 Waterloo

In Zhang Zhe's view, this guy's criteria for choosing a spouse were almost entirely for the sake of his son.

It can only be said that his request for custody was perfectly reasonable.

However, Ms. Tong, who was on a blind date, didn't understand. She was a bit stubborn and insisted on getting to the bottom of it:

"I know what you mean, matchmaker."

"So I didn't ask him, I asked you. Besides, can't I ask on behalf of other girls?"

"You can ask, but you should actually ask the guy himself; he's right here."

Zhang Zhe looked at the older brother who had come for a blind date:

"Explain it yourself? I feel you've thought it through perfectly."

"Hehe, okay." The eldest brother flashed his signature gummy smile.

“I don’t date divorced women with children, because mothers tend to favor their own children. I’m a father myself, and I’m biased towards my son, so I know that it’s impossible for a stepmother with children to treat all her children equally.”

“I don’t want my son to suffer, so I won’t hire someone who takes care of children.”

"You should definitely not date those who are divorced and don't want their children."

"That's how my ex-wife was."

“She didn’t want custody at the time, and I even suspected that I was being cheated on and that my son wasn’t her biological child. Fortunately, we did a paternity test in the end.”

"From then on, I knew that women who have children but don't want them are afraid that after a divorce, the children will prevent them from having fun outside. You should never marry a woman like that."

"They definitely wouldn't be good mothers."

[Brother, that's a bit too absolute a statement.]

Is it possible that you were actually cheated on, but just lucky that the son is yours?

[It's also possible that the woman's circumstances are inferior, and she can't compete with the man.]

I work at the court, and in 7% of the divorce cases here, the children go to the mother, and the father pays child support.

[Actually, there's no problem. With this kind of screening process, it's less likely to encounter any problems.]

Although Zhang Zhe didn't read the comments, his thoughts coincided with those of the viewers.

The eldest brother's screening approach is correct.

There are certainly some women who didn't get custody for certain objective reasons, and it's not necessarily because they wanted to continue their promiscuous lifestyle, but this is similar to the case of the tattooed woman.

Are all girls with tattoos bad girls?

That's not necessarily true.

Some top students from Tsinghua and Peking Universities also have tattoos. Perhaps they were young and ignorant, or perhaps they just wanted to express their individuality. In short, the reasons are very complicated.

However, from the perspective of matchmaking, efficiency needs to be considered.

The lowest-cost method is to directly filter out those who possess the quality of being "untainted by the mud" because it takes a long time to get to know them.

"I understand." The woman nodded after hearing her brother's explanation: "You just want to find another nanny for your child."

"Why don't you just hire a nanny? What's the point of getting married? In your eyes, your child is the most important thing in the world."

“This…” The man smiled and looked at Zhang Zhe.

It was obvious he couldn't explain it anymore, because he realized that what the woman said made some sense, but it was definitely not right.

There is definitely a difference between a child's stepmother and a nanny.

But he couldn't explain the difference.

"If hiring a nanny could solve the problem, then there's no need to get married."

Zhang Zhe thought the older brother was a nice person, and figuring that a smiling guy wouldn't have bad luck, so he explained it to him:
"According to you, a stepmother is the same as a nanny. So if we hire a nanny after we get married, wouldn't it make no difference whether we have a stepmother or not?"

"is it possible?"

“The emotions and energy that a nanny and a stepmother invest in a child are different, and the returns will be different when the child grows up.”

"Many stepmothers raise their children just like their own, something a nanny definitely can't do."

"And to be honest, you're a kindergarten teacher now, so you shouldn't have any problems with this, right? Isn't your job basically about having the heart of a mother but doing the work of a nanny?" As soon as Zhang Zhe said this, not only Ms. Tong, but even the girls at the next few tables couldn't help but look over.

Because he was absolutely right.

Very few kindergarten teachers can truly be considered teachers; most, like Ms. Tong, are more like caregivers.

The work they do is actually not much different from that of a nanny.

In fact, the pay is even worse than that of a nanny.

"Okay." After listening to Zhang Zhe's explanation, the woman nodded helplessly. Her professional background was undeniable, and there was no way to argue against it.

“Then I have another question.”

"Male guest, what were the reasons for your previous divorce?"

"Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflict." The older brother was still smiling, but his smile was obviously a little awkward: "After my father passed away, my mother's temper became very, very bad. She often argued with my ex-wife, and in the end, she even got physical with me."

"I'm caught in the middle, torn between two options."

"So you chose divorce?" the woman said, frowning. "Why should I? You, as her husband, aren't you helping your wife? You two are supposed to be a family."

"You're a matchmaker, aren't you?"

“Indeed.” Zhang Zhe nodded. “But it also depends on the nature of the conflict and whose fault it is.”

"The bond between mother and child and marriage is an age-old problem that even a god might not be able to solve, so there's no need to force this man to accept it."

"But that's not important anymore, you don't need to worry about it."

"Yes, my mother has passed away, so there won't be any conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law later." The man nodded helplessly.

"Okay, then I'm all set."

The woman was fairly satisfied with the man's conditions, so she took out her phone and prepared to add him on WeChat to continue chatting.

Zhang Zhe reached out and interrupted her.

The woman has been asking questions the whole time, and the man hasn't said a word. It's her turn now.
"Male guest, is there a problem on your end?"

"I'm fine," the man said with a smile. "I just wanted to tell the woman that my situation is different from other men; I'm rather introverted."

"If we want to develop feelings for each other after we get married, you don't need to be good to me. Just be good to my son. If you're good to him, I'll naturally be good to you too."

This older brother is indeed a good father.

He must be a good father, otherwise he wouldn't be fighting for custody.

[It seems like my brother's life is a bit heavy.]

[From this perspective, being a kindergarten teacher seems quite suitable for him, as he can help take care of the children.]

Are preschool teachers really capable of taking care of children? After a long day at work, having to come home and continue caring for children—what's the difference between that and working overtime?

"What my brother means is that his son is the foundation of his emotional life," Zhang Zhe explained. "If you want to marry him, you might have to get his son to accept you."

"Yes, yes, yes." The older brother nodded quickly, "That's exactly what I meant."

"It's just coaxing a child, right? No problem," the woman said nonchalantly. As a childcare worker with nearly 10 years of experience, she didn't think it was a problem at all.

After they added each other on WeChat, the girl was all alone.

There were 6 votes online, but only 3 people actually showed up.

I suspect the other three guys were scammed by her photos online.

However, since they had already added each other on WeChat, neither Zhang Zhe nor the woman felt that leaving the chair empty was a big problem.

Zhang Zhe can finally take a break and chat with the guys in the live stream.

After this 45-minute blind date session ended.

Zhang Zhe and his matchmakers only rested for 3 minutes before the second wave of girls took their turn.

Upon seeing the girl he was matched with, Zhang Zhe felt a wave of dizziness.

Oh no, the Waterloo of my career is coming so soon.

(End of this chapter)