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However, since he already had a girlfriend, Zhang Ze felt no pressure at all.

"How much dowry is that girl asking for?"

After his mother went inside, Zhang Ze continued chatting.

I pretended not to hear my mother's nagging about getting married.

"Two hundred thousand!"

"What?"

"Two hundred thousand!"

Zhang Ze was somewhat shocked.

"Isn't the saying in our village that someone is one in ten thousand? Where is your ex-girlfriend from? You really dare to ask for such an exorbitant amount!"

Zhang Ze knew about his childhood friend's family background; his parents were ordinary farmers, just like his own.

He himself did not get into university and worked as an ordinary worker in a factory, earning about five thousand yuan a month.

Moreover, he has a younger brother in college, and even if he sells everything he owns, he can't raise 200,000 yuan!

"Her family is from Shenxian County. Not only is the bride price 200,000 yuan, but they also demand a fully paid-off apartment in the city. They don't want to live with their parents after the wedding!"

As if finding an outlet, his childhood friend began to complain to Zhang Ze.

"Marrying a wife like that must cost over a million!" Even those who knew Zhang Ze was quite wealthy couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

As the two chatted, a neighbor passing by on the street also came over to join the conversation.

A new village gradually formed at the foot of Zhang Ze's house wall.

After a year of peace, Nancuntou suddenly became lively.

Zhang Ze's village, Zhangjia Village, is descended from the same ancestor.

Especially the families at the south end of the village, they are almost all large families within the five degrees of kinship.

We felt very close to each other after not seeing each other for a year.

As dusk approached, the crowd dispersed and went home to their respective mothers.

That evening, during dinner, the family was still discussing the issue of excessive bride prices for weddings.

Last year, the saying "one in ten thousand" was popular in the village, but this year, I don't know where it came from, the saying "two families get rich with eighty thousand" has started to circulate.

Zhang Ze's father also mentioned that in a neighboring county not far away, there was a popular saying: "A riot of colors and a patch of green, all standing still."

"Dad, what does this 'a riot of colors and a patch of green' mean?" Zhang Ze asked curiously.

Mr. Zhang explained, "Ten thousand purples means ten thousand five-yuan notes, a thousand reds means one thousand one-hundred-yuan notes, and a patch of green means fifty-yuan notes. A 'building' is a car worth over one hundred thousand yuan, and 'stationary' refers to an apartment building!"

"Are bride prices really that high?"

Zhang Ze felt a little nervous. The two million he had was only enough to marry an ordinary girl!

It's simply not enough to marry Sister Zeng Lai!

You should at least own a house in Beijing!

At night, I lay in bed and video chatted with Zeng Lai.

Zhang Ze was somewhat disappointed, which Zeng Lai noticed.

When asked what was wrong, Zhang Ze recounted the four things that had happened at home that day.

When Zeng Lai heard that Zhang Ze was too ashamed to marry her because he didn't have enough dowry, she laughed heartily.

"How about I take care of you as my sugar daddy? That way you won't have to worry about the bride price."

"Wow, is that so great?! Sister, I don't want to work hard anymore, how about you take care of me for a hundred years?!"

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The two chatted and flirted for over an hour before ending their conversation.

Afterwards, Zeng Lai's face was full of smiles.

Unexpectedly, this young man was worried about not having enough dowry to marry her; how adorable!

She muttered under her breath, "Silly boy, I have plenty of money. As long as we're truly in love, I don't need your dowry at all!"

At 36, Zeng Lai, facing intense pressure from her mother to get married, also longs for love and to start her own family.

True love is hard to find in this world, and she has only found her own love now!

However, this young man is still too weak and it is not appropriate to make it public.

The 26th day of the twelfth lunar month is an auspicious day.

All the young men and women in the village had returned home from other places for the Spring Festival. Zhang Ze was entrusted with an important task: to take his cousin Zhang Chuanjun to the neighboring village for a blind date.

Zhang Chuanjun is Zhang Ze's second uncle's cousin, and is one year younger than Zhang Ze.

As for why Zhang Ze was chosen to represent them, according to the original words of the second trial, having a celebrity brother in the family is an advantage!

What if the girl on the other end is a fan of Zhang Ze? Wouldn't that increase the success rate of the blind date?

"Second Aunt, I'm just a small-time actor, and I mainly film war dramas. No girls like me!" Zhang Ze argued.

"It's okay, if the girl doesn't like it, her parents can! These days, it's popular to win over the mother-in-law first!"

"Good heavens, Second Aunt's calculations are spot on! She's truly a shrewd woman!"

When his nephew went on a blind date, Zhang Ze's father also supported Zhang Ze in taking his cousin to the girl's house.

Left with no other choice, Zhang Ze accepted this glorious task.

To ensure the Zhang family has many descendants and to make a name for themselves in the public eye.

Having accepted this important responsibility of contributing to the continuation of the family, Zhang Ze became serious about it.

My second uncle's family is not well-off and they haven't bought a car yet.

Zhang Ze had only one newly bought motorcycle, so he rode it with his cousin directly to town.

He had the wedding company arrange a BMW, and he also invested 1,000 yuan of his cousin's money to buy a well-fitting outfit.

I also took him to the barbershop to get my hair done and my eyebrows trimmed.

"Second brother, I think I'll pass on my eyebrows! They look so girly!"

Zhang Ze's uncle has a cousin. Zhang Ze is the second oldest in his family, and his cousin usually calls him Second Brother.

"It's just getting your eyebrows done, not putting on makeup! Why are you making such a fuss? Do you even want to get married?!" Zhang Ze scolded.

"Boys should also pay attention to their image; a girl's first impression is very important. The first thing you notice on a blind date is chemistry."

"Height, looks, and appearance are what girls care about. As for family background, that's what the future mother-in-law cares about!"

"This young man makes a good point!" the young woman in the barbershop said with a smile, her eyes practically drooling as she looked at Zhang Ze.

Zhang Ze is over 1.8 meters tall, with a well-proportioned and upright figure. After physical training, his every move is unlike that of an ordinary person.

Even with a mask on, you can tell she's different from ordinary people.

Actors who have been acting for a long time do develop a certain indescribable quality.

For example, Chen Baoguo and Chen Daoming are not the kind of handsome men, but they are indeed very masculine.

Looking at the lustful gaze of the young woman in the hair salon, Zhang Ze shuddered, fearing she might pounce on him and push him over.

She thought to herself, "Sister, please stop staring at me like that!"

"If you had looked at me like that ten years ago when I was in junior high, who knows, we might have had a story!"

"But now, I'm the man you're destined to never have in this lifetime!"

The young woman was quite attractive, with a full and curvaceous figure. Even though she was over thirty, she exuded the allure of a mature woman.

Zhang Ze used to like getting his hair cut at this barbershop when he was in junior high school...

As someone who's been through it all, Zhang Ze can responsibly tell his fellow men.

You must pay attention to your image and not feel embarrassed just because you are a man.

Makeup is the fastest and cheapest way to improve one's image, while skills and work are not easy to improve.

But your appearance can be improved simply by getting your eyebrows done and using a BB cream.

After getting his eyebrows done, Zhang Chuanjun's demeanor was completely different. It was as if his appearance had suddenly improved, and he looked much more dashing.

Zhang Ze also planned to have him apply some BB cream or something, but this guy absolutely refused.

Zhang Ze didn't insist. Fortunately, she wasn't ugly to begin with, but standing next to this handsome guy made her look a bit out of place!

I don't know what my second aunt and dad were thinking!

He arranged for his cousin to go on a blind date with him, an actor!

"What if that girl falls for me?" Zhang Ze thought to himself, secretly harboring a secret lust.

"Or what if a girl falls for me but feels unworthy of me, so she marries my cousin to get closer to me, but actually still likes me...?"