At the end of February.

Nanjing has recovered a lot a few days ago, but the weather may have been like a roller coaster, and today's temperature has returned to single digits.

The alternation of cold and warmth makes people accustomed to this change.

Just like life, some "changes" happen from time to time, but today's "changes" really surprised me.

...

"Zhou Jing, I'm going to go back to school next week. Have you decided which club to apply to?"

Looking at the message Bai Zhi sent, I was a little surprised for a moment.

During the entire winter vacation, Bai Zhi and I didn’t chat much, and I often only contacted each other once every few days.

It’s not that I don’t want to find her, but that after listening to Lao Liu (my roommate), don’t take the initiative to pursue girls, as it will make the other party have a bad impression of you.

Bai Zhi is the class beauty in our class. In fact, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is a flower. Her tall and curved figure and a look that looks a bit similar to Liu Yf have made many boys regard them as their dream lovers.

I am familiar with her because during the military training in my freshman year, Bai Zhi fainted due to hypoglycemia, and I happened to be by my side... I held her and naturally became familiar with her later.

Bai Zhi asked me to have a newspaper club as early as last semester, but I had no interest in newspaper clubs, so I delayed it until the holiday.

I thought about it and replied, "Or how about the student union."

Actually, I don’t know what clubs the school has. As a sophomore, if it weren’t for that little credit, I wouldn’t choose to participate in at this time.

After a while, Bai Zhi’s news came: “Okay, I knew you would choose this. I guess you didn’t know what clubs the school has.”

I was a little embarrassed for a moment and didn't know how to reply.

But Bai Zhi seemed a little active today. Before I could reply, the news came: "Okay, today I want to tell you something... Please help me with the staff."

I was a little surprised and replied, "What's the matter?"

"Last night, Wang Zhuo confessed to me..."

Seeing the message popping up in the chat box, my heart couldn't help but raise my throat. Although Bai Zhi has always had many suitors, she still has some preparations in her heart, but...

Not to mention that Wang Zhuo has much better hardware conditions than me. He is a big man of about 1.8 meters tall, white and clean, with a wolf-tail hairstyle. When playing basketball games, he is the main player in our class.

The most important thing is that Wang Zhuo is my friend and a friend who is very good at playing.

"Then have you accepted it?" After a while, I sent the news.

Bai Zhi seemed to have been waiting for my reply, and she replied: "Of course not! I said let me think about it, he said he was not in a hurry, he was willing to wait for me."

I seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, but I felt embarrassed because Wang Zhuo didn't know that I also like Bai Zhi. Even so, should I continue to pursue it?

"That really needs to be considered carefully. The relationship is not casual." I replied.

"Well, but Wang Zhuo is quite a good person, but he just doesn't have that feeling about him, but I feel that rejecting him directly...will it hurt his heart too much?"

Just as I was about to reply to this message, my dad's voice came from outside the door.

"Zhou Jing, do you have time?"

My dad stood at the door of my room at some point, and his serious expression was something I had never seen before.

"What's wrong?" I turned my head and looked at him with a puzzled look.

"We are a father and son, and we have a chat."

I hesitated for a moment, nodded, and hurriedly replied to Bai Zhi: "It shouldn't be."

Because I realized the seriousness of my father's expression, I put down my cell phone, got up and pulled the chair aside, and sat on the bed.

My family is an industry worker. My grandfather caught up with the "reform spring breeze" decades ago. After bringing funds back to Nanjing in Hong Kong, he opened several food processing factories, making our family richer. Later, the factory gradually grew and became the current Zhou Industrial, and my father is the current chairman of the group.

After my dad took over, I felt that he was getting older and faster, and the smile on his face gradually decreased. However, when he was with me, he was still used to keeping a smile at me and talking to me in a relaxed manner.

But today is rare serious...

My dad sat on my chair, looked at the unfinished paintings on my desktop, and asked me, "Zhou Jing, do you have a girlfriend?"

I was stunned. I didn't expect him to ask such a question. Then I remembered that I was practicing portrait drawing, and I couldn't help but draw a portrait of Bai Zhi, which made him misunderstand.

I didn't lie, and shook my head and said, "Not yet."

"No?"

"Really." I nodded.

My dad seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and after a pause, he said to me: "Then you will have a girlfriend soon."

"Ha?" I looked surprised.

My dad repeated what he said just now, it was no joke.

He was not surprised by my reaction and continued: "I originally opposed this matter, but this is what your grandfather meant. Besides... our family is not as good as before, so you have to understand..."

I interrupted him and frowned and said, "So you've created a business marriage for me?"

My dad was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "This is actually a baby marriage. It was decided by your grandfather and the old man of the Lin family, but I have never told you."

I smiled, thinking that this matter was extremely ridiculous, so I said, "It's not ancient now, and it's simply unreasonable to have a baby kiss."

He paused and said, "Besides, even if I agree, the woman won't agree, right? They may not be able to like me!"

But my dad said to me confidently: "That may not be!"

I don't know where he got this kind of confidence, but when I saw him looking confident, I felt a little panicked.

Although I am single now, I actually have someone I like. Now a "Miss Lin" fell from the sky, which did not surprise me, but panic.

Let’s just say that it is the 21st century now, and no girl will agree to such a marriage, right?

Maybe my dad knew my worries and told me the truth:

It turned out that the old man of the Lin family was originally a brother my grandfather recognized when he was in Hong Kong. Later, after they returned to the mainland to develop, the old man of the Lin family stayed in Guangzhou, while my grandfather returned to Nanjing.

They are both older generations, so the traditional concept is deeply rooted. They made a reservation about the doll kiss earlier, but their children are both male, so they agreed to make a grandson and granddaughter of both parties to become husband and wife.

Later, although the two families often had contact, they gradually became alienated because they separated the two places. After my grandfather passed away, the two families had even less contact.

But now, with the booming development of the e-commerce industry, the real economy has suffered a certain impact, so both companies have certain development bottlenecks.

The Lin family runs a large shopping mall and has been hit the most. It is said that there is a bankruptcy crisis now, so they are more eager to get the support of our family. Therefore, they have no objection to this marriage.

...

After listening to my father's words, I felt dizzy and sad and helpless in my heart. I don't know when I became a "commodity" for trading.

"So, you have to show me the other person's photos?" I said.

My dad nodded, and actually took out his cell phone. After opening the album, he handed the phone in front of me.

The girl looks pretty pretty, fair and clean, with two braids, and she has dimples when she smiles, and when she is held by her father, she looks obedient and cute...

I was speechless, stuffed my phone back to my dad and said to him, "Aren't you kidding me? You're just a little kid, what are you talking about?"

The father scratched his head awkwardly and said, "No, she is older than you. This is a photo of her childhood. If you ask Lao Lin about his daughter's recent photos, he can't take them out."

After pausing, he said again: "But you will see her tomorrow. They came to Nanjing to have fun recently and happened to ask them to come to their house to gather."

My scalp was numb. Judging from my dad's appearance, it was probably going to be settled.

Although I think this marriage is ridiculous, I will not take it seriously because she and I have never met before and have no emotional foundation at all. What's more, I already have someone I like, but I am also very curious, curious about what kind of person this Lin girl is...

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