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Chapter 293 I'm spending my own money, you're not allowed to say anything.
The last time Zhang Zhe met such an "innocent" girl was when he met that only child from the Yangtze River Delta region in a live stream—the one who only knew how to play games and laugh like an idiot.

This one is even younger, born in the 2000s, not yet 25 years old, but already divorced once.

After Zhang Zhe invited the other person to sit down, he briefly introduced himself:
"As you can see, I am the owner of this matchmaking agency, but actually, when I took over Ms. Xu's shop, I only took over her shop premises."

"I didn't actually take over many of the male resources."

"So if you want me to find you someone new like Teacher Xu did, I can't do that."

"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I don't have the ability."

"Huh?" the girl asked, looking confused. "So what does your matchmaking agency do?"

Don't you help people find partners?

"I mainly provide online dating and marriage counseling," Zhang Zhe said, taking out his phone to show the girl his two accounts.

One is on Douyin (TikTok), and the other is on Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book). Together they have nearly 20 followers.

After watching, the girl also took out her phone and searched for Zhang Zhe on Xiaohongshu to see what her friends thought of her.

While reading the post, he openly observed Zhang Zhe, as if he were checking if the real person was exactly the same as described in the post.

A moment later, she put down her phone, stared into Zhang Zhe's eyes, and said:

"Brother Zhang, I think that's what Little Sweet Potato calls you."

"You seem really amazing!"

"I've seen many women say that after watching your live stream, they become more clear-headed."

"Did you misread the post?" Zhang Zhe questioned. "I saw on Xiaohongshu that the girls all said I pander to men, manipulate women, objectify women, attack independent women, and make money without conscience."

Are you using the same app as me? Or is yours the youth version?

“I saw those too.” The girl nodded. “But I won’t tell anyone. Don’t let my age fool you; I’m only 24. I have a high EQ.”

"Let's not talk about this."

"You'd better give me some pointers, just like the other girls said!"

“Okay, but let’s make this clear first.” Zhang Zhe recorded the conversation on his phone as evidence to avoid being harassed: “Once I’ve finished my analysis, Teacher Xu’s after-sales service will be over.”

"If you come again next time, I will charge you."

“No problem.” Miss Ma nodded, muttering under her breath, “They have to record this? There’s no trust between people at all.”

Zhang Zhe heard this and just smiled.

……

"Then tell me first, why did you get divorced? Who initiated the divorce?"

“I brought it up,” the girl said, raising her hand. “Because he doesn’t do housework and doesn’t give me money, I couldn’t accept it, so I told him to get a divorce.”

"He had no objections, so we got divorced."

"Wait a moment..."

The girl spoke a little too fast, and Zhang Zhe almost missed the main point:

"You expect your ex-husband to do housework and give you money to spend?"

"what?"

"You mean he works during the day to earn money, comes home after get off work to do housework, and you do nothing but spend money?"

“That’s not what I meant,” Miss Ma shook her head and explained, “It’s not that he doesn’t give me money to spend, it’s that he doesn’t let me spend money.”

"Whose money is being spent?" Zhang Zhe asked, getting straight to the heart of the matter.

"I'm spending my own money."

"You mean he won't let you spend the money you earned from your own clothing store?"

"Yes, that's exactly what I mean," the woman said, pouting, clearly harboring resentment.

"To be honest, I still don't know what's going on. Before we got married, we got along really well. He never interfered with my eating and drinking." "But after we got married, he suddenly became very calculating."

“Every time I buy something, he asks me how much it costs, and then he analyzes it for me, saying that it is not necessary to buy this thing and that I should save the money.”

“I can’t spend his money, and I can’t spend my own money either. It’s like he’s saying that after I get married, I won’t be able to buy anything I like.”

"Then he just went to work and came home every day. When he came back from working overtime, he didn't talk to me much. After a while, I felt that we had nothing to say to each other anymore."

"Then let's just get a divorce."

"Oh, so you're thinking things will be the same before and after marriage?" Zhang Zhe understood what the girl meant: "Do you think marriage should be like this?"

"Yes, what else?"

“Theoretically, that’s not how it works.” Zhang Zhe shook his head decisively under the girl’s confused gaze.

"Based on what I learned from Teacher Xu, neither of your families is in a position to be able to ignore everything and just enjoy life."

"The simplest question: If you live with the mindset of spending money as you please, where will the money for the children come from after you get married and have them?"

"We can't rely entirely on your parents for financial support, can we?"

"If we have children..." the girl choked for a moment and said, "Let's wait until we have children before we talk about it."

"There's a saying in my hometown that having a baby brings good fortune. Maybe we'll be rich then?"

"I don't think any normal person could accept what you're saying." Zhang Zhe said, waving his hand and shaking his head, clearly opposed.

"Is there something wrong with me?"

"Otherwise what?" Zhang Zhe couldn't help but laugh.

The girl frowned: "Brother Zhang, I'm starting to believe what people on Xiaohongshu are saying. You do seem to be a bit biased towards boys."

"Really?" Zhang Zhe suppressed a laugh: "Then let me ask you, if you were remarried now, and your husband agreed with you that you would each spend your own money and neither of you would interfere with the other's affairs, could you accept that?"

Of course you can!

"Your husband earns 10 a month."

"..." The girl hesitated for a moment: "He earns so much money, he can't possibly spend it all, can he?"

"Don't worry about that. Anyway, he spends all his money on himself, buying trendy brands, phones, robots, and a lot of useless stuff at home."

"But when you get older and want to have children, you find that he doesn't have a single penny in savings."

"Can you still accept this?"

"I definitely can't accept that."

"Why?" Zhang Zhe asked, spreading his hands. "Can't a boy spend his own money? He didn't spend your money."

"Because...because he's being a bit irresponsible."

“By the way,” Zhang Zhe nodded, “I, and your ex-husband, also think the same way about you.”

"You're not taking responsibility."

"When you're dating, you don't have to be responsible for your partner and your shared future, but you do after you get married."

"Oh—I think I understand." The girl nodded.

"Then I think I don't need to get married. I'll just find a handsome guy to date."

"I just want to find someone to eat and drink with every day, and be happy together. If I'm not happy after marriage, then I don't want to get married."

"Okay." Zhang Zhe nodded.

This young lady, to put it bluntly, has a childlike mentality; to put it unpleasantly, she hasn't had enough fun.

To be honest, her parents and Teacher Xu are all a bit problematic for letting a girl like this get married so early.

The idea is probably that the girl will become more sensible after marriage. But marriage isn't like breaking through a major realm in cultivation; how can it completely change her mindset?

(End of this chapter)