The winter in Haicheng is long and cold. At this late night, the whole city is enveloped in a gloomy atmosphere.
At twelve o'clock in the morning, everything was silent.
Tang Muzhi couldn't sleep while lying on the bed. She turned her head and glanced at the household registration book on the bedside. Three months ago, she went back to Tanzhou to hold the funeral for her grandma in person, and became the head of the household overnight.
The words she heard in the kitchen during dinner that night kept echoing in her ears.
"How long will she continue to live in our house? What kind of things like firewood, rice, oil and salt are not expenses at home? What are the electricity, water and gas bills that are not expenses? She will graduate from college next year. I think you should quickly find someone to marry her. Don’t live here with us every day. If she gets married, we can still ask for money from her husband’s family, so that we can buy a house for our son.”
This was what her stepfather complained about when he was arguing with her mother last night.
Originally, Tang Muzhi didn't want to come to this home. If her grandmother hadn't passed away three months ago and she happened to be studying in Haicheng, her mother was worried, so she brought her to this home temporarily.
But now, in order to give everyone peace, she decided to leave here and use her graduation internship as an excuse to move out.
After a sleepless night, Tang Mu Zhizhi fell asleep for a while until dawn.
After breakfast, she hurried out the door.
Originally, she had made an appointment with her friends to view a house today, but halfway through, she was dragged to the blind date corner in the park.
Listening to the uncles, aunts, and grandparents in the park overly promoting their children, Tang Muzhi felt a little speechless.
She hasn't graduated from college yet. How can a twenty-one-year-old girl fit into a place like this? She has never been in a free love relationship, so why was she directly dragged into a blind date?
Soon, she was arranged to sit in a corner. This place was temporarily built and looked a bit shabby. The table in front of her looked like it was used by men to play chess. There was also a low-quality banner above her head that read: [First The Blue Lake Park New Year’s Day Dating Conference]
By the time she reacted, she had already been involved in a ridiculous blind date.
In fact, Tang Muzhi has made plans to make money in the future since she was in college. Therefore, during the winter and summer vacations, she would go to an advertising company to intern to gain experience, and occasionally do part-time jobs in order to save money. Fortunately, After graduation, I can open an advertising design studio with my friends, and try to buy my own house here in a few years.
Now she is busy with her graduation next year. Although she is tight on time, she still takes on a lot of work designing flyers. Calculating it here and there, she can still earn more than 10,000 yuan a month, but her little Money, both to prepare to open a studio and to buy a house, is naturally not enough.
When Tang Muzhi was about to leave, he saw a person sitting across the table. He was wearing a long black windbreaker. He had handsome features and was pretty good-looking, but the cold air emanating from his body was even colder than the weather. .
"Hello." The man was the first to greet her, his voice cold and arrogant but still magnetic.
Tang Muzhi was stunned for a moment, then politely replied, "Hello."
She glanced at the person opposite, feeling a little surprised. She couldn't understand why such a person would appear in a place like this.
For the next ten minutes, they briefly chatted politely and distantly.
Tang Muzhi probably understood that this man's situation was similar to his own, and he came here out of desperation to make ends meet.
According to the introduction of the man in front of him, his surname is Jing, which means Xiao. He is not a native of Haicheng. He lives with his grandparents and now does a small business in Haicheng.
He was brought here today by his grandma. After all, New Year's Day will be his thirtieth birthday in a few days. If he doesn't bring a girlfriend home this time, his grandpa will really kick him out of the house.
After listening to his introduction, Tang Mu Zhi secretly assessed in his mind that this man had an average family and a medium income. He should be quite filial. Apart from not being fond of smiling, he was really pleasing to the eye. Logically speaking, he had no shortage of girlfriends. , but now he is reduced to sitting here. It is obvious that either he is too picky or there is something wrong with him.
"Ms. Tang, on New Year's Day, I can pay three times the salary. You can accompany me home to deal with it, okay?" Jing Xiao looked at her and asked, his voice serious and cold.
Tang Muzhi was stunned for a moment, and when he came to his senses, he immediately shook his head, "I'm sorry, Mr. Jing, I've never done anything like pretending to be a girlfriend, and I'm afraid..."
"Don't worry, Miss Tang. I just want you to come home with me and deal with your family. I won't make any other requests, and I won't disturb you in the future." After he explained, he looked not far away on the roadside.
Tang Muzhi followed his gaze and saw an old woman sitting in the car, looking at them through the rolled-down window. When she looked over, she had a kind smile on her face.
At that moment, her heart trembled violently, and her eyes suddenly became covered with mist. When the old woman smiled, she really looked like her grandmother.
"My grandma is over there. If I leave alone today, she will definitely not let me go."
The man's voice rang in her ears again. She withdrew her gaze, pursed her lips, lowered her eyes, and after thinking for a few seconds, she chuckled: "Okay, I agree."
Tang Muzhi also didn't expect that he would change his original decision because of a stranger.
She knew she shouldn't be like this, but the feeling the old grandma gave her was so strong that she couldn't help but want to get closer. She selfishly wanted to experience the feeling of her grandma being around again, so she couldn't say no.
Tang Muzhi originally just agreed to go home with Jing Xiao on New Year's Day, pretending to be his girlfriend and helping him deal with his elders.
But an hour later, under the watchful eye of Mrs. Jing, she followed Jing Xiao into the Civil Affairs Bureau by accident. When she came out, they already had two red books with steel seals in their hands.
She couldn't quite remember what Mrs. Jing said to her on the way to the Civil Affairs Bureau, because along the way, she kept staring at the old man in front of her, and she always felt that every time she laughed, she made her laugh. She felt inexplicably kind, a long-lost feeling that could heal her.
Therefore, no matter what Mrs. Jing was telling her at that time, she always nodded in agreement subconsciously, without realizing the seriousness of the problem at all. This state lasted until she just came out of the Civil Affairs Bureau.
"I have an apartment near your school. It's not big. I'll tell you the location and the door code later. You can move there at any time. It will be convenient for you to go to and from school."
"In addition, my... business is a little busy during this period, so I may not go home very much these days. I am fully responsible for the expenses at home. You don't have to worry. I will transfer the living expenses to you on the 1st. "
"Also, I hope not too many people will know about our marriage for the time being. After all, you haven't graduated yet, so we can wait until you get out of school."
