Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

Ye Chen really didn't know how to refute her.

What the other person said seems to make sense, but something also seems off.

Shouldn't starting a family be a joint effort between both partners?

Perhaps earning money to support one's family has always been a concern for men throughout history.

Ye Chen didn't dwell on the issue; it was just a formality anyway.

He didn't have any feelings for Ye Ziqing before, but now he has a different understanding of her.

To be honest, this blind date taught him a lot of new things.

Ye Chen glanced at a certain spot out of the corner of his eye, feeling somewhat helpless. He had heard his mother's and Aunt Xiuying's voices.

They were lurking nearby, peeking in!

Ye Chen was still talking so seriously because he wanted to get the job done.

Although he foresaw that the blind date would definitely not work out, he had to adjust his attitude!

Otherwise, Ye Chen would have left long ago when Ye Ziqing put those things out in the open.

Ye Chen changed the subject, saying, "To tell you the truth, I'm currently unemployed, with at least three to six months of downtime. If I were to do other projects, the profitability is uncertain!"

"I currently have a place to live, and it's a decent size... so I won't be considering buying a house for at least the next six months. Can you accept that?"

Ye Ziqing pursed her lips, her eyes blazing with anger: "Are you... are you playing me? You mean you want me to wait for you for six months? To start a business with you, to gamble with your future? Do you know how precious a girl's youth is?"

"Wait, you said you own a house?" Ye Ziqing seemed to have heard the key word.

Ye Chen nodded!

"Which area is it in? How big is it? How much is the mortgage?" Ye Ziqing's tone softened instantly.

"It's in the Binhai area, a small three-bedroom apartment, with a mortgage of around 100 million!" Ye Chen made up on the spot.

"Binhai District? The suburbs, and a small three-bedroom apartment? No way, it's too far from my workplace. I'll sell it and buy a new one in the city center, and then put it in only my name!" Ye Ziqing frowned.

"But I think it's a good place, and the housing prices in the city center are even higher. If I buy in the city center, I won't have the money to start a business!" Ye Chen looked troubled.

"I told you, I don't want a house in the suburbs, especially a small three-bedroom one. My best friend would laugh at me to death if she found out. I need to sell it as soon as possible. I know a real estate agent; I'll have him show us some houses in the city center another day!"

Ye Ziqing has already started planning for Ye Chen, but she hasn't mentioned Ye Chen's entrepreneurial endeavors at all.

"Uh... I can't sell any of them. I feel that buying in the city center now would be too much of a burden, with little room for error!" Ye Chen said, speechless.

What kind of people are these? Making someone sell their house just to go on a blind date? I've never seen anything like it before!

"How can a man be afraid of pressure? Pressure is what motivates him to make money!" Ye Ziqing advised from the side.

"Wait... let me sort this out, we're here for a blind date!" Ye Chen interrupted directly.

"Yeah, it's a blind date. You sell your house and buy a 120-square-meter apartment in the city center, then I'll marry you, but the deed has to be in my name!"

"..."

Ye Chen felt that there was no way to communicate.

"I'm not selling the house, and I'm not considering buying a house in the city center for the time being! That's the situation. Do you think we can talk?" Ye Chen took a deep breath and spoke calmly.

"Then I'll compromise. You transfer the current house to me, and put it in only my name. Otherwise, there's no point in talking!" Ye Ziqing said after a moment of contemplation.

It seems like a huge concession has been made!

Ye Chen was speechless. Are there really women in this society who have no sense of boundaries?

"Alright, we're both adults, stop talking childish stuff. I have an anti-fraud app downloaded, I'm not transferring it to you. Give up, goodbye." Ye Chen didn't even bother to pretend anymore.

What kind of person did Aunt Xiuying introduce?! Seriously!

Ye Chen turned to leave!

"What kind of attitude is this? Can't you talk things out properly? Where is your gentlemanly manners?" Ye Ziqing said as if she had been wronged.

Ye Chen glanced at a corner: "Okay, I admit I was a bit harsh. Go on!"

Considering his mother was spying on him, Ye Chen had to make sure she saw the woman's true colors clearly so she would stop arranging these messy blind dates for him in the future.

Hearing Ye Chen's words, Ye Ziqing softened a bit: "It's fine if the house isn't transferred to your name. You can use your current startup capital to buy a house in the city center for the down payment, and put it in my name. Don't you know how high the failure rate of starting a business is these days? Your money will be wasted sooner or later. It's better to use it to buy a house!"

She just wants to find someone to settle down with and live a stable life with.

As for promising her a lucrative business opportunity? She's had several entrepreneurial dreams come true, but none of them have materialized.

Why can't you just find a regular job?

Is it difficult to earn 3 yuan a month through hard work?

She's just been promoted to supervisor and her monthly salary is already 8000. It will increase after a while, and she'll soon be earning over 10,000 a month.

When she is promoted to manager, her annual salary will be at least 20.

Therefore, she felt that her request was not excessive at all.

Shouldn't we buy her a house before marriage? Where does the sense of security come from if she doesn't own a house before marriage?

She's lost interest in listening to all that empty talk about starting a business.

Money and a house are definitely necessary; they are the guarantee for her future life.

Starting a business? Ha! Do you really think you're all that just because you've achieved something with the help of a platform?

Many people only see the bright future at the end of entrepreneurship, but ignore the dark nights along the way.

How many people think of starting a business as soon as they have a little money, only to lose everything and end up with a mountain of debt?

Countless people have failed on the road to entrepreneurship.

In her opinion, Ye Chen was that kind of person. He achieved some success at work and earned his first pot of gold, so he thought about starting his own business!

They are utterly ignorant of their own limitations.

Buying a BMW, Mercedes-Benz, or Audi (BBA) and thinking you can start a business? And you bought it outright? You have absolutely no financial sense; there's no way you'll succeed!

Still burdened with a million-dollar mortgage, what if the business fails? How will they manage to make a living?

Ye Chen chuckled lightly: "Are you done? It's getting late, let's leave it at that for now. Go back and think about what you said today, use your brain!"

"What do you mean?" Ye Ziqing stared coldly at Ye Chen.

"It doesn't mean anything, it's just the literal meaning!" Ye Chen gestured for him to proceed.

Ye Ziqing's lips trembled with anger: "Do you think it's wrong to put the house in my name? Have you even considered things from my perspective? What if you've deceived my feelings? I've seen too many women who end up with nothing after a divorce!"

"Ziqing, we're not a good match. Please go back. Thank you for making this trip!" Ye Chen cupped his hands in greeting.

If the conversation continued, Ye Chen felt he should start swearing.

Since they were all from the same village, Ye Chen didn't want to say anything too harsh.

Ye Ziqing pointed at Ye Chen: "It's fine if you don't buy me a house, but the bride price will increase by 30, making it 68.8 for the bride price, plus a 10 yuan 'change of address fee,' and you'll give me 2 yuan a month for living expenses. I won't interfere with your business ventures!"

Ye Chen feigned a troubled expression, deliberately lowering his voice so that his mother couldn't hear him:

"Why can't you understand me? Go look in the mirror. You're still dreaming of being a princess! I can go to a karaoke bar and spend 500 yuan and at least have some choices and some emotional value. What can you give me?"