If you're going on a blind date, do it properly, don't confiscate my property!

Chapter 1: Buy 1 Get 2 Free, Painless Dadhood!

"So what if you're divorced and have kids? Buy one get one free, you've got all the good stuff going for you!"

"So what if she's six years older than you? 'A woman three years older is said to be lucky,' and you've got two of them!"

"So what if she owes a few hundred thousand on her credit card? Which sophisticated girl doesn't have some debt these days? She's willing to marry you, so just pay it off for her and it'll be over, right?"

"In two more years, you'll be almost thirty, and your second uncle's grandson will already be old enough to run errands."

"..."

On the phone, my aunt from my hometown kept calling me nonstop, and all my other relatives were cheering me on from the cloud. It was even more deafening than the loudspeakers for a square dance performance.

Xu Lang felt his head buzzing. Finally, his mother snatched the phone and coldly said:

"You have to go tonight! If you don't see him, don't even think about going home for the New Year!"

So, Xu Lang, who was very averse to blind dates, couldn't resist and went to the seaside restaurant the girl had chosen.

This restaurant is considered above average in Hangzhou, and he usually wouldn't dare to come here.

He found a corner seat, sent his seat number to his blind date, and the two only had each other's phone numbers, not WeChat.

I glanced at the time; it was 7:15, fifteen minutes before the agreed time.

Xu Lang opened the AI app on his phone and typed in "How can I avoid being liked by my blind date?"

He deleted it quickly.

Because he realized, based on his previous blind date experience, that girls nowadays are extremely picky; someone earning 3000 a month wants someone earning 30000, and a man who can't earn 50,000 is considered disabled...

He earns a monthly salary of 7,000 yuan and has 180,000 yuan in debt; there's no way he'd be considered.

The debt is related to his ex-girlfriend of five years: he unexpectedly fell seriously ill and needed heart bypass surgery; he entrusted all his money to his girlfriend for safekeeping, but ended up not being able to pay a single penny at the hospital.

When pressed for details, the girlfriend calmly revealed that the money had been used for her younger brother's car and down payment on a house.

It's a gift, not a loan!

Xu Lang ordered her to take it back, but she delivered a classic line from the "brother-supporting demon":

"My brother is your brother. He's getting married, so as his brother-in-law, you can't just not contribute money, right? You're not getting it back!"

Getting medical treatment was the priority, so Xu Lang could only borrow money for treatment first and then slowly try to get it back. He was already preparing to appeal.

Tick-tock, tick-tock—

7:30!

The blind date didn't show up. Xu Lang glanced at the other person's phone number and then closed it.

Allow her to be a little late; after all, being late is a traditional skill ingrained in a woman's DNA.

Some women like to "set rules" at the beginning of the blind date process to test whether the man is easy to handle.

Tick-tock, tick-tock—

7:50.

Still no sign of her, Xu Lang glanced out the window, opened his WeChat chat with his mother, and told her that it wasn't that he wasn't coming, but that the girl had stood him up.

His mother told him to wait a moment and go ask.

Two minutes later!

My mother replied that we were already at the store entrance and would come up soon.

Xu Lang took a deep breath, went to the smoking area, and lit a cigarette. Amidst the swirling smoke, he stared at his seat like an ascetic, as if awaiting his fate.

After finishing his cigarette, Xu Lang returned to his seat and checked the time.

8:10!

Which doorway is this? The doorway of her rented apartment?

Just as he got up, intending to leave.

A woman with a plump figure, round face, small eyes, pointed chin, and thin lips, possessing a "standard Fu Hancheng face," appeared in front of Xu Lang.

"Table 14...Are you Mr. Xu Lang?"

Xu Lang paused slightly, stood up, and forced a professional fake smile:

"I'm Xu Lang. You're Miss Lin, whom my aunt introduced?"

Miss Lin nodded slightly, her gaze sweeping over Xu Lang from head to toe, then from head to toe again. She rolled her eyes dramatically, revealing undisguised disdain, and muttered under her breath:

"He doesn't even bother to dress properly for a blind date; he looks like a car mechanic..."

He moved the chair opposite Xu Lang back with a look of disgust, as if afraid of getting some bad luck, and then sat down sideways.

Xu Lang frowned. He hadn't prepared much for this blind date. Not to mention that he was averse to blind dates; even if he wanted to find a wife, he would have to find an unmarried one.

The woman in front of me, divorced with a child and burdened with debt, with the typical Fu Hancheng look, was definitely not one of my choices.

The other person's look and words immediately provoked him, and he prepared to overturn the table and leave.

Just then, Xu Lang heard the system's cold yet pleasant notification in his mind:

[The female lead is ready; the blind date officially begins! Persist for half an hour, and the host will receive a reward of 50,000 yuan! Warning: Leaving midway will be considered a mission failure, and the reward will be forfeited!]

system?

Dating system?

A reward of 50,000 yuan for persisting for half an hour?

But as a seasoned bookworm who had been reading online novels for over a decade, Xu Lang was overwhelmed with excitement at that moment, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his face.

Fifty thousand for half an hour? That's a hundred thousand per hour—

That 180,000 yuan debt was just from four blind dates.

Blind dates? Great! I need to go on as many as possible.

Suddenly, the sharp-tongued and calculating face in front of me became incredibly cute, radiating golden light!

"What are you laughing at? What's so funny?" Miss Lin narrowed her small eyes, her expression questioning.

"Did I say something wrong? If we weren't from the same hometown, I wouldn't have given you this chance to get to know me."

Xu Lang quickly composed himself and said gratefully:

"Miss Lin, you're even more beautiful than I imagined. I'm so happy, I couldn't help myself. Please continue, don't let it affect you!"

"In that case—you can laugh!" Miss Lin replied immediately, taking out a small mirror and looking at her face.

"My girlfriends all say I'm pretty and deserve better, and I think so too. What do you think?"

"Yes, yes, you deserve better!" What could Xu Lang say? This face was someone he dared not provoke.

If it weren't for the system's support, he wouldn't be able to sit still; even sitting for a second longer would feel like sitting on pins and needles.

Ms. Lin put the mirror back in her bag with satisfaction, took out her iPhone, skillfully scanned the QR code on the table, and began ordering food:

"Xu Lang, let me make this clear first, your conditions are actually quite average." Miss Lin said while ordering food, launching a devastating attack.

Xu Lang almost spat out a mouthful of blood—

My circumstances are so-so, why are you still coming?

She seemed oblivious to Xu Lang's emotions and continued:

"I heard that your ex-girlfriend swindled you out of all your savings, and you're now over 100,000 yuan in debt for medical treatment. Is that true?"

"Yes!"

"If your mother hadn't promised that they would help you pay off this debt once we got married, I wouldn't have come to see you." Ms. Lin's fingers flew across the menu as she ordered, as if she were in a shopping frenzy, and she continued:

"I have two kids and I still owe 270,000 yuan. If you marry me, it's like buying one and getting two free. You'll become a father without any pain and get two big sons for free."

"Since you've received such a great benefit, I also have my demands. I'm hoping for a bride price of 580,000 yuan, not including the five gold items, the car-getting fee, the car-getting fee, and the change-of-address fee. Can you accept that?"

Xu Lang also scanned the QR code to enter the ordering interface, only to find his shopping cart.

Good guy!

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, braised pork, garlic scallops... five dishes already, and they still haven't stopped.

"Miss Lin, I remember the bride price in our area is over ten thousand yuan, isn't it?"

Miss Lin looked up, her gaze fixed intently on him:

"I owe you 270,000, which I have to pay back first. The remaining 310,000 is my dowry. I'm giving you two sons for free, so shouldn't I ask for tens of thousands more than others?"

Xu Lang was completely speechless!

Didn't they say they had over 100,000 yuan in debt and only one child?

Do I need you to deliver it?

There are some things I want to do myself!

But thinking of that 50,000 yuan, he had to hold back!

I checked the time, and only five minutes had passed. This is agonizing!

"Yes, absolutely!" Xu Lang's tone changed, and he fully supported her, glancing at her hand still ordering food.

"Miss Lin, isn't ordering six dishes a bit too much for just the two of us?"

Crack!

Ms. Lin slammed her phone on the table, exasperated.

"If you can't even afford this much, then I won't eat here."

Compliance test?