Marriage is long and desires are strong

Jiang Wan pursed her lips, pretending to obey: "Father, I understand."

He was indignant.

Xu Mo patted Jiang Wan's hand gently, "Mom will find you a man who is both well-matched and gentle."

Sentinels are suited for adventure, pioneering, and building a career, but not for being husbands. If they are husbands, they should be gentle.

Jiang Che said with some regret, "Actually, second-generation rich kids like Li Si are great. They come from good families, are simple-minded, warm and sincere, have no bad intentions, and are fun to live with. It's just a pity..."

Li Si refused to be with Jiang Wan.

Mentioning Li Si made Jiang Wan even angrier. How come one man after another is thinking about Jiang Wei? What kind of magic does she have that makes men's minds focus on her?

Jiang Wan tried sending various messages to Li Si:

"Brother Sisi, I'm not familiar with Beijing. Could you show me around?"

On the third day, Li Si replied with a single word: "Busy".

Jiang Wan: "Brother Sisi, I keep dreaming about the village from my childhood these past few days. I wake up in the middle of the night terrified, my heart pounding."

Li Si did not reply.

Jiang Wan added, "Sorry, Brother Si, I don't know anyone in Beijing. Am I bothering you?"

After a long pause, Li Si replied, "Yes."

Jiang Wan, chewing on her nails, sent another message to Li Si a few days later: "Brother Si, my sister said you loved coming to my house to play when we were little. You can come over sometime, okay?"

At that moment, Li Si was hosting a business partner banquet while wearing a silver-gray suit. He looked down at the message and paused for a moment. Images of him and Jiang Wei flashed through his mind, and he felt a pang of sadness.

A man needs a career to protect his woman; otherwise, he won't even have a voice, and he'll feel sorry for himself.

Li Si gave a wry smile and replied to Jiang Wan, "Back then, I wanted to see Weiwei, not your house."

Jiang Wan was speechless upon receiving the reply. She angrily threw her phone on the bed, pouted, and thought, "Damn it, what kind of men don't they have? I'll go order male models!"

A few days later, Jiang Wan sent another message: "Brother Sisi, I've been studying finance recently, and I've heard you're very good at it. There are some parts I don't understand, could you explain them to me?"

This is something Jiang Wan learned from Douyin's "How to hook a man in three sentences".

First, compliment the man; second, showcase your talents or recent learning; and finally, use a question mark to leave a hook. This way, the man will be more likely to respond if he continues the conversation. Simple messages are full of art and wisdom.

Li Si replied as expected: "If you keep harassing people with text messages every day, no wonder you can't learn anything and your mind isn't on anything serious. If you want to learn, try to figure it out yourself, or use Baidu if you can't."

Jiang Wan threw down her phone, fuming, and opened Douyin to listen to "How to get a man to spend 100,000 yuan on you in three sentences".

Damn it, none of these are useful.

When Jiang Che mentioned Li Si during their conversation, he thought of Qin Xiaoye again. He narrowed his eyes and felt more and more that Qin Xiaoye might be more interested in Weiwei than others could tell.

Then we absolutely cannot sever ties with Jiang Wei. Qin Xiaoye, this big tree, still needs Jiang Wei to maintain it.

Jiang Wei had just finished cleaning the white cat's testicles and knew nothing about the Jiang family's thoughts. She looked at her phone... and then thought of the Jiang family again.

Without hesitation, he picked up the phone and found a real estate agent named Xie Xun. He called and said, "I want to buy a house..."

If you want to move your household registration out of the Jiang family home as soon as possible, you need to have a house.

She definitely couldn't transfer her household registration to Qin Xiaoye's family. Their marriage was just an arranged one, and they would divorce in two years. Transferring her household registration would only cause trouble and make Qin Xiaoye misunderstand that she was ambitious and wanted to rise to power in the long term.

Last time Qin Xiaoye heard Xu Mo ask him to find a way to secretly get pregnant and have a child to consolidate his position, she was already very embarrassed. If Qin Xiaoye misunderstood again, she would not be able to invite him to bed in the future, which would be a pity. After all, he was big, had a good figure, and was sexually active, making him the perfect bed partner.

Xie Xun was very enthusiastic and wrote down Jiang Wei's requirements in detail: "When would be a convenient time for you to view the apartment?"

Jiang Wei did the math: eight million plus two million two hundred thousand could buy a very nice house.

Two million will be reserved for hospital operations, and eight million will remain.

She clasped her hands together and silently thanked Qin Xiaoye.

Money gave her more freedom and spared her from hardship.

Jiang Wei hopes the house can be settled as soon as possible: "After get off work today, at six o'clock."

Xie Xun readily agreed: "Okay."

Jiang Wei hung up the phone and went back to work.

She opened a can of food for Xiao Hei.

Xiao Hei is the kitten of the big black cat mother that Shi Yuan threw to her death. After the big black cat died, was it captured by Jiang Wei? Deceived? Uh... lured away? The kitten was too young to survive.

She named him "Xiao Hei" (Little Black). Every time she saw Xiao Hei, she would think of the mother cat, Big Black Cat, who worked hard to protect him and risked her life to find food for him.

Jiang Wei rubbed Xiao Hei's head, feeling a pang of sadness. The big black cat had been tortured to death.

Kittens have their mothers to protect them, but what about me?

She smiled wryly.

After feeding Xiao Hei, she went to see a military dog ​​suffering from stomach cramps, then a crocodile with a skin condition... and then cut off a dog's testicles.

In her spare time, she also designs features for artificial intelligence products. One such product is a keychain that could create a virtuous cycle for rescuing disabled animals; once mass-produced, it might allow rescue projects to operate autonomously. Even if it doesn't, it's still a worthwhile endeavor.

Before I knew it, it was time to leave work.

She picked up her bag and went to the place she had arranged to meet Xie Xun.

Upon meeting, Jiang Wei realized that she had seen Xie Xun before; he was the host at the Sheng family banquet last time.

Xie Xun recognized Jiang Wei and smiled, "Miss Jiang, what a coincidence! I'll give you a discount on the service fee."

Jiang Wei laughed: "As long as it's not a case of taking advantage of someone you know well."

Even big data is now used to discriminate against people based on their personal relationships; how much more so would it be against people who are acquaintances? After all, people are most easily deceived by those they know.

Xie Xun quickly clarified, "No, we're not close enough for me to take advantage of someone I know."

Jiang Wei thought it made sense.

She followed Xie Xun and looked at four or five houses in a row.

Various prices are available; she wants a ready-built house so she can transfer her household registration immediately.

Jiang Wei hesitated. There was a cheap apartment for over five million yuan, but it was an old, dilapidated apartment on the sixth floor with no elevator.

She really likes a house that costs over 20 million yuan, is over 200 square meters, is located in the city center, is safe, and has a high-end community environment, but she obviously can't afford it.

House prices are falling, the industry is in turmoil, and many previously wealthy people are facing bankruptcy and are rushing to sell their houses to pay off debts.

She had cash in her hand, and there were many options.

But when it comes to making a choice, you'll find that, like anything else:

What you like is too expensive.

You're looking for something that's just okay, but it's too much of a compromise, so you don't want to make a purchase.

Xie Xun advised, "Buying a house is like choosing a man."

Jiang Wei: "Oh?"

Xie Xun: "Men are like the food in the cafeteria. They may taste bad, but if you go too late, they're all gone. It's the same with houses. Even if you don't like them, by the time you want to buy one, it's already sold out."

"Look, a lot of people are rummaging through trash cans now, trying to find something to eat."

Jiang Wei: ...

On the street, a man and a woman walked past each other. The man said earnestly, "I think relationships should be about splitting the bill. Women are independent now and shouldn't take advantage of men. What do you think?"

Xie Xun winked at Jiang Wei and pointed to the trash can.

Another man said to the woman, "Let's bring the bride price back and use it for decorating our new house, shall we?"

Woman: "Then let's skip the bride price."

Man: "You mean, this is my house, and the bride price can't be used for renovations?"

The woman patiently explained, "That's not what I meant. You're short of money, aren't you? You even borrowed the bride price. Can't I just not ask for it?"

Man: "That would sound terrible if word got out. You just took the bride price, so use it for home renovations. We'll pay it back together after the wedding. A couple should work together and put their efforts into the same goal, shouldn't they?"

Xie Xun smiled and pointed to the trash can at Jiang Wei.

Jiang Wei sighed, "Indeed, many people are scavenging for food in garbage cans."

Another couple walked past.

Woman: "I'm too busy with work and taking care of my child. Could your parents contribute some money or help with childcare?"

Man: "Our parents' money belongs to them; we should be independent."

Woman: "But you didn't take care of the child either."

Man: "Didn't I need to make money?"

Woman: "But you don't earn as much as I do..."

The man got angry: "What do you mean? You think I'm poor? What's gotten into you now? You're so materialistic and snobbish..."

Xie Xun whispered in Jiang Wei's ear, "See? This is what married life looks like after the 'AA system' was implemented."

"Choosing a house is like choosing a man. You should choose a house that you like and has a good layout. You should choose a man that you'll spend money on, that you'll like physically, and that has good character."

Jiang Wei was both amused and exasperated, holding up information on several properties: "Let me think about it first."

Xie Xun nodded and bowed: "Okay, okay, feel free to ask me anytime if you want to know any details."

Jiang Wei took the documents home, ate dinner, and then curled up on the sofa, carefully looking through the several apartments, but still couldn't make a decision.

She sadly placed the documents aside.

I didn't hear the slow sound of Qin Xiaoye's shoes coming from downstairs, like raindrops hitting banana leaves, "shush shush shush," wet and comfortable.