"Xiao Zhou, you look very young. How old are you this year?"
When they met for the first time, Xue Sumei's first impression of Zhou Chen was very good. As an actor, she could tell that Zhou Chen's smile didn't look fake.
Zhou Chen replied: "Auntie, I'm twenty-nine years later."
"Twenty-nine?"
Xue Sumei's face changed, "Xiao Zhou, you have read the information about my daughter Tao Zi. You should know that she will be thirty-two years later. You..."
Originally, she had a good sense of Zhou Chen, but when she heard Zhou Chen's age, she became a little worried, because her daughter was three years older than Zhou Chen.
In China's concept of marriage, most couples have an older boy and a younger girl. It's not that there are older girls and younger boys, but the ratio is relatively low. Her daughter is three years older than Zhou Chen, which naturally makes her worried.
Zhou Chen: "Auntie, I don't care. As the old saying goes, female juniors should hold gold bricks."
"Yes, yes, yes, female junior, holding a gold brick, Xiao Zhou, what you said is very right. Although our Taozi is a little older than you, she looks young."
Xue Sumei felt relieved when she heard that Zhou Chen didn't care about the age gap. At the same time, she became more and more pleased with Zhou Chen.
"Xiao Zhou, what do you do?"
"Sorry, Auntie, I haven't had time to introduce myself yet."
Zhou Chen apologized, and Xue Sumei smiled and waved her hands to indicate that it was okay.
"Auntie, my name is Zhou Chen. I used to work in the Civil Affairs Bureau as a clerk at the Marriage Registration Office. But not long ago, I just resigned and planned to start some business on my own."
Xue Sumei felt a sudden change in her heart and asked in confusion: "The clerk of the Civil Affairs Bureau should be a civil servant, right? With such a stable job, why do you want to resign?"
For parents like them, of course they hope that their daughter can find a man who has a stable job and is reliable, so when they heard that Zhou Chen was resigning to start a business, they immediately felt a little withdrawn.
After all, her daughter is already in her thirties, no longer in her twenties, and cannot stand the trouble anymore. She does not expect her daughter to find a rich man, she just hopes that her daughter can find a stable and reliable man.
Zhou Chen explained with a smile: "To be honest with you, auntie, although the job benefits of the Civil Affairs Bureau are very good, but every day I have to receive couples who are having conflicts and want to divorce.
Full of fear, there is a senior in our unit who is thirty-five years old this year. He is not married yet and does not fall in love because he is afraid of marriage."
In order to dispel Xue Sumei's concerns, Zhou Chen directly sold Guoran, but silently said that he was sorry.
"Is there such a thing?" Xue Sumei looked surprised.
"Yes, Auntie, I'm just afraid that if I work for a long time, I will be just like that senior who is afraid of getting married. Of course, the reason why I quit is not impulsive, but because I know a little bit about finance and made some money through investment.
, it was probably tens of millions, and I felt that it was not cost-effective to keep this money in the bank to earn interest, so I thought about starting some business on my own."
"Auntie, don't mind me. I don't mean to show off, but I think that as an elder like you, I naturally have to be honest with each other and say what I have to say. Only in this way can you understand me better."
Although it is a bit vulgar to talk about savings, Zhou Chen feels that it is easier to dispel Xue Sumei's concerns. Maybe Xue Sumei does not want her daughter to find a rich man, but if there is such a person, she will definitely not object. Who doesn't want his daughter to live a happy life?
That's good.
"It's okay. Auntie didn't think much about it. You're right. When it comes to blind dates, knowing everything is most important. Auntie likes honest people like you the most. Just keep talking."
Xue Sumei smiled broadly. Although she didn't know whether Zhou Chen was telling the truth or not, she still did a good job on the surface, and if such words were lies, they would be untenable.
Zhou Chen breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Auntie, let me continue to talk about my situation. Originally, I bought an old-fashioned two-bedroom and one-living house near the suburbs. It is okay for me to live alone, but it can be used as a wedding room.
It didn’t work, so I sold it and planned to buy a new house, but I haven’t done so yet because I want to find a partner first and listen to the woman’s advice when buying a house.”
The more Xue Sumei listened, the more she felt something was wrong. She quit her job and sold her house. Why did she feel more and more like a liar the more she listened?
But she is an old actor after all, so she continued to ask calmly: "Your house has been sold, so where do you live now?"
Zhou Chen replied: "I rented a house in the city center to live temporarily."
When she heard that it was renting a house, Xue Sumei felt more and more unreliable, that is, there was no fixed assets. Although the young man said something nice, who knew whether it was true or not. Although she hoped that her daughter would get married soon, she did not want to give her daughter to a liar.
Although she had doubts in her heart, seeing the young man's sincere appearance, she was still a little reluctant to give up.
As soon as Zhou Chen saw Xue Sumei's expression, he knew that his words made Xue Sumei uneasy, but he was not anxious and continued to explain in an orderly manner.
"Auntie, I know you must think that I am unreliable and like a liar now."
"No, no, Xiao Zhou, Auntie really doesn't have this idea."
Xue Sumei quickly waved her hand to reject it. Although she had some ideas, how could she say it directly?
"Auntie, I understand that you think so, but you don't know my family situation. To be honest, my parents are gone and I am alone now. This is why I said that you should listen to the woman's opinion when buying a house.
reason."
"ah?"
Xue Sumei felt even more panicked when she heard Zhou Chen say that her parents were gone.
Zhou Chen said very calmly: "Auntie, although my parents are gone and I have no support, but think about it from another perspective, if your daughter is with me, there will be no conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and there will be no need to bear the burden in the future.
Old man, do you think so?"
Xue Sumei, who was originally worried because she knew Zhou Chen had no parents, felt that it made sense after hearing Zhou Chen's analysis.
If this is the case, then her daughter's family will definitely be closer to her. Even if there is a child in the future, she will definitely be the one to take care of it. She will not have to worry about her daughter not being able to go home often because she is getting married.
Just like her niece Su Qing and his wife, they often ate and lived at her house because they had no relatives, which added a lot of popularity to their family.
Seeing that Xue Sumei was interested, Zhou Chen took advantage of the situation and continued: "It is precisely because I have no relatives that I want to find a good mother-in-law like you, auntie."
Zhou Chen has never said such disgusting words a few times before, but he knows that Xue Sumei is a very good-looking person, so he talks sweetly and says all kinds of good things. As long as he can coax Xue Sumei well, it will be much easier to pursue Xue Sumei.
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"Haha, is that right? Xiao Zhou, what you said is not as good as what you said."
Xue Sumei was praised by Zhou Chen for being elated and humble.
"Of course, if I have a mother-in-law like you, I can wake up from my dreams with a smile."
The flattering sound was heard, and the smile on Xue Sumei's face became wider and wider.
"Xiao Zhou, don't think that just by saying nice things, Auntie will be confused by you. Auntie is not stupid."
Zhou Chen laughed heartily: "Auntie, what I told you is the truth. If I get together with your daughter, I will buy a house wherever you ask me to. Even if I buy it opposite you, there will be no problem."
Hearing Zhou Chen's words, Xue Sumei's eyes flashed a few times. By coincidence, the family opposite their home seemed to be selling their house recently. If...
Xue Sumei quickly shook her head, she wasn't optimistic about this yet, why did she think of this?
"Xiao Zhou, it's too early to say this now. In fact, I don't have high requirements for my son-in-law. As long as he is decent and has a stable job, it is enough. Xiao Zhou, you are very good, but..."
"Don't bother me, Auntie."
Seeing that Xue Sumei meant to refuse, Zhou Chen quickly said: "Auntie, you have misunderstood me. What kind of job is stable in this society now?"
Xue Sumei: "I think your job in the Civil Affairs Bureau is quite stable. For state cadres, eating from the public family is more stable than anything else."
When Zhou Chen heard this, he was quite depressed. It was a bad start. It seemed that Xue Sumei didn't believe that he had so many savings and felt that he was lying. But how to prove this? He couldn't show the bank statements to Xue Sumei.
"Auntie, it is indeed stable to have a job in the government, but to be honest, as a small civil servant, I really can't make much money. If I want to get married, I must give the woman better living conditions, so I resigned and prepared to work.
Business."
Xue Sumei thought for a while and felt that what Zhou Chen said was reasonable. The civil servants were stable, but the salary was indeed not high. If she had good conditions, of course she would want it, but Zhou Chen had no job and no house.
To put it bluntly, she really couldn't believe it.
"You said you want to do business, what kind of business are you going to do?"
Zhou Chen: "I plan to open a large wedding dress shop, which will also rent and sell wedding dresses, take wedding photography, etc. The funds have been prepared, and I have also found people to prepare for the certificate procedures. But so far, I have not found the right one.
store."
"You are looking for a store. I have lived here for decades and am very familiar with Yanjing. I may be able to help you find a store of the size you need."
Xue Sumei reacted very quickly. Zhengchou had no chance to test Zhou Chen's authenticity, so the opportunity came. If Zhou Chen was really able to rent a large store and was willing to let her help, it means that Zhou Chen's words should be credible.
On the other hand, if Zhou Chen refuses her help, it is very likely that he has a guilty conscience, and there is nothing to say.
"Really? It would be great if Auntie could really help. I have been worrying about this recently. Auntie, as long as you can help me find a suitable store, I will be very grateful."
This is true. He has indeed been looking for a store recently. Since he is going to open one, he will definitely not do it on a small scale, but is planning to build a slightly larger store.
But he looked at a few and found that either the area was not suitable, the location was not good, or the price was too expensive, so he has not decided on a location yet.
His understanding of Yanjing was limited to a few memories in his mind, which was definitely not as good as a real Yanjing native. If Xue Sumei was willing to help him, it would save him a lot of time and energy.
Including the money from selling the house, he now has a total of more than 25 million, which seems to be a lot, but in this city, if he really wants to spend it, he can't afford to spend it, so he definitely needs to budget carefully.