Of course Jiang Changning had a red dress, but she didn't want to go on a blind date.
A few days ago, she had a husband, a son and a daughter, and emotionally, she was still the empress of Emperor Xuanzhi. She couldn't develop a relationship with another man now, and she didn't have the mood to do so.
But Jiang's mother obviously guessed that she was going to stand him up. At six o'clock the next day, Jiang Changning was awakened by her life-threatening phone call.
"Ningning, wake up." Mother Jiang was gentle at first.
Jiang Changning, who was dazed, responded vaguely a few times before becoming angry. "Jiang Changning, I'm telling you, if you don't go to the cafe to meet someone at ten o'clock this morning, you can't recognize me as your mother."
"Whether I recognize you or not, you are still my mother." Jiang Changning closed her eyes and dealt with her mother.
"Haha, I will publish an announcement in the newspaper to sever my mother-daughter relationship with you. I will never have anything to do with you again. You will be an orphan."
Jiang Changning's mouth twitched, "Mom"
"What mom? Don't call me mom. Just tell me whether you are going or not."
"I'll go, I'll go, isn't it okay for me to go?" Jiang Changning compromised helplessly.
Mother Jiang smiled at the other end, "Good girl, come back when you have time, and I'll make you braised pork."
"Mom, I can't guarantee whether it will work out or not." Jiang Changning added quickly. She was afraid that after the blind date today, her mother would urge her to get a marriage certificate in a few days.
"Your aunt said that this is a high-quality man, and you will definitely like him."
"I understand." Jiang Changning sighed.
Jiang's mother hung up the phone, and Jiang Changning couldn't sleep either.
Everything that happened in Daqin seemed like a beautiful dream.
Now that she has woken up from the dream, she is still an older single woman who is being urged to get married by her mother.
No matter how successful her career is or how high her salary is, in traditional eyes, she is still a loser.
When she slowly finished her breakfast and went to put on makeup and change her clothes, her cell phone rang again. It was her mother.
"Have you set out yet?"
Jiang Changning sighed, "Mom, it's only eight o'clock now. It will take me twenty minutes at most to drive there. It's not too late for me to leave at half past nine."
"Don't set the time too tight. What if there's a traffic jam? Go early and don't be late to make people wait. You have to leave a good impression on them."
"Got it. I'll leave soon." Jiang Changning had already decided to go meet someone, so she just went along with her mother.
At a quarter past nine, Jiang Changning set out for Cudi's Cafe.
There was no traffic jam on the road, and at half past nine, she sat elegantly in the cafe.
Although the red skirt is simple in style, her curvy figure perfectly shows the advantages of this long skirt.
She just tied up her long hair, which reduced her charm and added a capable style.
It made her look like she was not waiting for a date, but more like she was going to attend a business reception.
Half an hour has passed, and the person who should have come has not arrived yet.
Jiang Changning waited for another three minutes and raised his hand, "Check out."
She hates people who are not punctual, and this man is late for a blind date, which is the greatest disrespect to the woman. His quality is worrying.
But before the bill was delivered, the door of the cafe was pushed open and a slightly plump man, about 170 cm tall, came in.
Wearing a black and white pinstriped shirt and black pants, he looked like an elite.
The man walked straight up to Jiang Changning and asked, "Ms. Jiang Changning?"
"It's me." Jiang Changning sat still, looking at him coldly, "Are you Liu Dongsheng?"
The man smiled and said, "I'm Liu Dongsheng, hello, Miss Jiang."
"There's a traffic jam on the road." Liu Dongsheng sat down opposite her.
Jiang Changning pursed his lips, took the bill and change from the waiter, and stood up. "Goodbye, Mr. Liu."
Liu Dongsheng was stunned. "Are you leaving? I just got here."
Jiang Changning smiled falsely, "The coffee here is quite authentic, you can sit here and drink it slowly."
"Ms. Jiang, it's my fault for being late, but isn't it too petty for you to leave just for such a small matter?"
Jiang Changning was surprised. He didn't expect that this person could turn the tables like this. It turned out that someone who was late for a blind date was really extraordinary.
Seeing that Jiang Changning didn't say anything, Liu Dongsheng showed a smug look, "When the matchmaker introduced you, I thought you were good, but a little old. Now that I see you, I think you're still acceptable."
Jiang Changning could hardly sneer anymore. Where on earth did her aunt find such an ordinary man
Liu Dongsheng didn't notice that Jiang Changning looked amiss. "Sit down. I'll talk to you."
Jiang Changning did not sit down, but crossed his arms and looked down at him, "What do you want to say?"
It's not that she wants to be arrogant, but Liu Dongsheng is shorter than her.
Liu Dongsheng frowned, "We are all people of the new era, so we don't care about the ancient etiquette. The betrothal gift is waived, but my family will prepare a new house, and your family will pay for the decoration. A car worth about 500,000 yuan will be enough as a dowry."
Jiang Changning was amused by his shamelessness and chuckled. Under his puzzled gaze, he raised an eyebrow and said, "Go on."
"My mom has had a hard time these years. After you get married, you should quit your job and come home to take care of her full-time."
"It sounds like you are very filial." Jiang Changning said in a calm tone, but his words were piercing.
"As children, of course you have to be filial." Liu Dongsheng is right.
"You're done, it's my turn to speak."
"My conditions are so good, what are you dissatisfied with?" Liu Dongsheng was unhappy.
"First, we just met, and it's not time for us to get married. Second, your mother has a hard time, and that's your father's fault. Third, if you want to be filial to your mother, you should quit your job and take care of her instead of asking someone else to do it for you."
Jiang Changning sneered, "Besides, you are a person with an annual salary of 200,000 yuan. What qualifications do you have to ask someone with an annual salary of one million to resign? Who gave you the confidence?"
"I know, Yang Xuefeng." Someone interrupted.
Jiang Changning turned around and saw a boy in his twenties sitting at the next table, with a mischievous smile on his face.
"Give this outspoken little brother a cup of coffee. It's my treat." Jiang Changning took out a hundred-dollar bill and slapped it on the table.
"Thank you, beautiful sister."
Jiang Changning smiled and waved, then walked past Liu Dongsheng and headed towards the door.
"Stop right there." Liu Dongsheng stretched out his hand to grab Jiang Changning.
"Get lost." Jiang Changning dodged his hand, grabbed the bag, and glared at him.
The coldness in his eyes made Liu Dongsheng freeze for a moment, and Jiang Changning left smoothly.
At the same time, in a showroom, a man in a well-dressed shirt and suit pants was looking at the painting of fallen flowers in a glass display case.
The young woman in the picture is wearing a light purple gauze shirt with a mandarin duck pattern embroidered on the wide belt of her skirt. She is standing alone under a tree, with bright red peach blossoms falling down bit by bit.
The man looked a little dazed, and murmured two words, "Ningning."
(End of this chapter)