I was dragged out of bed by him in a daze. I rubbed my sleepy eyes and asked, "Why are you going?"
"Blind date!"
As if I was struck by lightning, I suddenly woke up.
"Blind date? What kind of blind date is this? How come I didn't know about it in advance?"
After saying that, looking at his complicated expression, a flash of lightning flashed in my head, and I finally understood his purpose of tricking me into going home.
My heart sank, and I suppressed the roiling emotions and said, "You called me last night. What you wanted to say was to ask me to come back for a blind date?"
My dad looked at me and said, "Yeah, right."
I was a little angry, so I suppressed my anger and said helplessly: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come back at night."
"If I didn't tell you this, could you come back?"
His words left me speechless.
My dad continued plausibly: "This time, the matchmaker finally introduced a match. According to what you said, the girl is not married yet! Can I not lie to you and come back! You kid must seize the opportunity. .”
"..."
I was speechless and didn't know what to say for a moment. My dad frowned when he saw that I was silent, and his tone was a little more impatient.
"Binzi, it's not that I don't urge you. I can't help it. How about I call you in the middle of the night? Can you come back? You used to dislike the second marriage, but now the matchmaker has introduced you to a first marriage. , you should meet him by now, right? I am doing this for your own good."
There was a burst of bitterness in my heart. Now I have nothing but helplessness. He is my dad. No matter how angry I am, what can I do?
My dad lit a cigarette and handed me another. The two of us smoked silently, and neither of us spoke. In the end, he took the initiative to break the silence.
"I know you can't forget Kuang Li, but you're not young anymore, so it's time to look for her again. I heard from the matchmaker that this girl is very nice and she has two brothers at home. Just meet her! The matchmaker will introduce you for a long time. , if you keep pushing back and forth, I won’t be introduced to you in the future.”
He has already lowered his attitude. No matter how angry I am, I can't say anything else. After all, he is my father. If I really make him angry, it will be me who pays the bill in the end.
I hesitated for a moment and nodded silently.
The old man was finally a little relieved, as if he was afraid that I would regret it, so he quickly called the matchmaker. He gave me an address, and I went to the meeting alone with a tragic mood.
Seeing how he wanted to force me to go on a blind date, I felt like a pig being forced to breed. With a helpless mood, I drove to the blind date.
The blind date took place in a mid-to-high-end restaurant in the county town. After arriving, I called her according to the number my dad sent on WeChat.
After the call was connected, a slightly arrogant voice came.
"Hey, I'm Xu Fei. You're here, right? Just wait, I'll be here soon."
After saying that, she hung up the phone.
She said she was almost there, but I waited for half an hour. Just when my patience was gradually wearing thin, she finally appeared.
I have seen the photos given by the matchmaker. Although the photo filters are heavily filtered, I can still tell that she is the girl I went on a blind date with today.
After all, I'm here, even if I don't like it, I still have to pretend, so I smiled and raised my hand at her. But when I saw several women following her, the smile on my face suddenly froze.
"Yu Bin, right? I'm Xu Fei."
She nodded symbolically and raised her voice a bit, as if to build momentum for herself, as if she had a sense of superiority.
I glanced at the older people behind me and nodded hesitantly, "Well, I am, who are these people..."
Xu Fei introduced me grandly: "This is my mother, this is my second aunt, this is my eldest sister-in-law, my second sister-in-law..."
I was extremely shocked. How could we go on a blind date and drag our whole family with us? Is this because we were afraid of getting hurt?
They looked at me as if they were looking at a product. They didn't care about my feelings as the client. They pointed and commented in front of me. Xu Fei's mother glanced at me up and down and said to me angrily. : "Didn't the matchmaker say you're at least 1.8 meters? Why do you only look 1.75 meters?"
Thinking of the photo my dad gave to the matchmaker, I smiled and said, "Maybe she's talking about riding a horse that's 1.8 meters tall, right?"
"..."
Xu Fei asked me while taking off her coat: "The matchmaker said you work in Beijing, but have you bought a house there?"
I smiled dumbly. Houses there were very expensive, so buying a house with salary was undoubtedly a fantasy.
"No, let's rent a house."
Xu Fei's face suddenly turned cold, and there was a trace of disgust in her eyes. She glanced at her mother, who said directly: "I heard that you just broke up with your girlfriend of nine years. Why?"
I was startled and felt a little unhappy, but out of politeness, I just mumbled it and said, "Oh, if it's not appropriate, let's break it up."
I thought that was over, but her mother continued to dig into the issue, "It took nine years to find it inappropriate, right? Is it because of the betrothal gift? How much did her family ask for the betrothal gift?"
I stared into her eyes for a long time, and finally said, "We didn't break up because of the bride price. I would like to ask, why did Xu Fei break up with her last boyfriend?"
Xu Fei's expression changed, "How can you ask this question? It's so inappropriate."
I smiled and said, "Yes, yes! Didn't you ask me the same question?"
Xu Fei was suddenly at a loss for words, and her mother quickly picked up the topic and continued to ask: "Then how much is your monthly salary?"
"Guaranteed plus bonus, after deducting five insurances and one housing fund, you can get over 10,000 yuan!"
Xu Fei curled her lips and did not hide her disdain, "There are not many in such a big city!"
I was extremely unhappy, so I nodded and asked, "How much do you earn?"
"Two thousand and five." She was not ashamed, but proud.
I laughed angrily, what is this?
Xu Fei felt that I was laughing at her, and said angrily: "I am in my hometown. In a small county, I can get more than two thousand a month, which is enough for me to spend on myself."
Her mother hit the snake with a stick, as if checking the household registration, and continued to ask: "The matchmaker said you bought a house in our county? It would be okay if you have a house. How many square meters is it?"
"About a hundred square meters! I bought it with a loan two years ago."
"What? Do you still have to pay the monthly payment?"
Her mother screamed, obviously unhappy.
I nodded, suppressing my dissatisfaction and said, "Yes, two thousand a month."
Xu Fei and her entire family looked dissatisfied. Xu Fei didn't say anything. Her mother looked at me with some disgust, frowned and said, "You are so much older than Feifei, and the house was bought with a loan. If you two really get married, you have to write me a letter before you get married. Guarantee."
