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

At the police station!

With the help of his friends, Xu Lang finally met Brother Zhang. He saw that Brother Zhang looked haggard and seemed to have lost all his energy and spirit.

There were bruises on his face, as well as a clear, newly scabbed scar.

"Brother Zhang, what's going on? What's wrong with you...?"

Brother Zhang sighed heavily and recounted his "glorious deeds." After getting off work that day, he rushed to his father-in-law's house and started fighting with his father-in-law's family.

In the end, Brother Zhang suffered a crushing defeat, his face contorted with rage, but he also managed to get his brother-in-law hospitalized.

Xu Lang was somewhat shocked, never expecting that the usually honest and unassuming Brother Zhang would have such a bloodthirsty side.

However, when Brother Zhang talked about these things, he no longer felt resentful; he seemed much calmer, saying that he had thought a lot during his few days inside.

Divorce is a must, and legal proceedings are mandatory. Not a single penny more than what shouldn't be given to the other party will be paid.

Xu Lang handed him a cigarette and lit it for him.

"Brother Zhang, are you really sure?"

Brother Zhang took a deep drag on his cigarette, a sense of relief washing over him, as he exhaled a thick cloud of smoke.

"The moment I took action, everything was already set in stone; I had been unable to make up my mind before, and my parents had always advised me that divorce would have a bad impact on the children and that I should think about the children."

"But no one has ever considered my situation. Now that they know about my father's situation, my wife has given all the money to her family and is no longer trying to persuade me."

"But their only demand is custody of the child; they can't have both, they must have that one."

Xu Lang hesitated for a moment: "Brother Zhang, Zhou Fang and I went to your house yesterday, and we saw your wife... she emptied the whole house!"

"Damn, this guy is insatiable..." Brother Zhang gritted his teeth and cursed fiercely.

"When looking for a wife, you can't just look at two people; you also have to look at the woman's family structure. All these years, I've been earning money to support her whole family."

"Not only did I not get a thank you, but they also felt that I didn't give enough. What a damn bad luck."

Xu Lang didn't know how to comfort him, so he just kept smoking with him and talking about company matters.

When the company was mentioned, Brother Zhang sighed again:

"I'm on the next round of layoffs at our company!"

"You're here?" Xu Lang was a little surprised!

Brother Zhang is considered a veteran in the company and is now a junior manager, overseeing more than a dozen people.

Is this really an unspoken rule in the IT industry that people face a crisis around age 35?

"Brother Zhang, your skills and contributions to the company are irreplaceable. How could you be included?"

"Aren't you going to try?"

Xu Lang felt really bad for him. He had worked so hard for the company, but in the end he was still laid off. It was really upsetting.

"I spoke with the management, and the company is willing to give me the appropriate compensation according to labor law. We had already reached an agreement." Brother Zhang didn't seem to have much regret, a knowing smile playing on his lips.

"Later, I had a fight with my wife and I was thinking that we might get a divorce, so I went to my boss and begged him to postpone my layoff."

"If I lose my job, it will be detrimental to my fight for child custody. My boss only agreed to let me leave after I successfully get a divorce, because he has taken care of my hard work over the years."

He didn't mention it because if he did, the company would ask him to voluntarily reduce the compensation, as the loss would be at least 30,000.

Compared to the custody of his two children, 30,000 yuan was nothing to him.

"Brother Zhang, you need money for the divorce proceedings, right? I can lend you 30,000 yuan, is that enough?"

He knew that Brother Zhang was now penniless. When he was in the hospital with money to save his life, Brother Zhang lent him 10,000 yuan without hesitation.

Now that Brother Zhang is in trouble, he can't turn a blind eye.

Brother Zhang was a little embarrassed, but he still accepted it:

"Xu Lang, I'll pay you back as soon as I get the compensation."

Xu Lang immediately transferred the money to his Alipay account on the spot.

Before leaving, he even gave him a packet of cigarettes.

As he walked out of the police station, he called his friend to see him out and handed him a pack of cigarettes.

My friend pushed and shoved him a few times, but eventually accepted it.

I also inquired about Zhang's situation and learned that he had beaten his brother-in-law so badly that he ended up in the hospital. His father-in-law's family was demanding compensation from Zhang for medical expenses, emotional distress, and other costs, otherwise they would not sign a letter of understanding.

The father-in-law's family initially demanded 300,000 yuan in compensation, but with the police's mediation, it was reduced to 80,000 yuan.

"Damn it, this family..." Xu Lang couldn't help but curse, then thought for a moment:

"Brother Zhang is also injured, he..."

My friend waved his hand: "He started it, and it was intentional assault. He was holding a sharp weapon, and his brother-in-law was seriously injured..."

"..." Xu Lang was a little surprised.

When Brother Zhang told me, I thought it was just a superficial injury, but I never expected it...

Brother Zhang, you're a real man!

Xu Lang got a general idea of ​​what was going on, said he'd like to have dinner together sometime, and then left.

After leaving the police station, Xu Lang did not return to the company, but instead went to a matchmaking agency.

Although Sister Wang, Su Liqiu, and Zhang Yuejiao introduced him to potential partners, progress was still slow, and he couldn't go on a blind date every day. He continued to cast a wide net and try to catch as many fish as possible.

Ultimately, it's all about the system's money. Seeing it but not being able to get it right away makes one restless and impatient.

The matchmaker at the dating agency was very enthusiastic towards him. She gave him a form to fill in his basic personal information and said that she needed to investigate his credit history, degree certificate, capital verification, etc.

Everything is very professional!

"IT engineer? Monthly salary of seven thousand?" The matchmaker, a woman in her thirties with wavy hair and still quite attractive, wearing black-rimmed glasses, stared at the form Xu Lang had filled out:

"Your job shouldn't pay this low, right? As far as I know, even outsourcing pays more, right?"

Xu Lang explained, "Seven thousand is the basic salary. We mainly rely on project bonuses, but they are not paid every month."

The matchmaker looked up at him:

"You have a great image, sunny and handsome, but you don't have a car; if your salary is only 7,000, you'll have fewer opportunities to find a girlfriend; how much are the bonuses for your project, or could you tell me your total salary from last year, and could you show me your personal income tax app?"

Xu Lang made no attempt to hide it. He opened the individual income tax app, pulled up the previous year's income details, and clicked on it to see the monthly income, with the total annual income at the top.

"180,000, not bad!" The matchmaker looked at the data, glanced at it, and saw that she had earned 30,000 to 50,000 in the past few months.

She adjusted the timeline to this year and was slightly taken aback when she saw her total annual income:

"340,000? That's not bad, that's about 30,000 a month."

Actually, a large part of it comes from system rewards. This year, the company's performance is not good, there are fewer projects, and some projects are difficult to recover funds.

The matchmaker was quite satisfied with his conditions and said:

"Although you don't own a car, your income is good enough to cover this shortcoming."

Take out a form and push it in front of him:

"Please fill in your requirements for girls!"

Xu Lang didn't fill it out, saying, "I don't have any requirements for girls. If I had to say I have any requirements, it would be that I hope they can arrange something for me as soon as possible."

"No requirements?" The matchmaker frowned.

In her experience, those who have no demands are often the most difficult to please, because they just don't make demands openly, but have a whole host of hidden demands.

"Mr. Xu, you must be joking. How could I not have requests? Don't be shy, just say it!"

Xu Lang said firmly, "I really have no requests; it's just that you can arrange things for me tonight?"

"Uh..." The matchmaker was stunned for a moment.

This kind of situation has happened before. We won't bring it up now, but once it's arranged, all sorts of problems arise.

Since he's being so stubborn, let's let the facts speak for themselves.

"Okay!" The matchmaker didn't delve into the matter further and pulled out a price list:

"Take a look, 499, 888, 1299, 3899, we have four tiers, the specific conditions are all here, please see which tier of membership you want to apply for?"