Chapter 1787: Getting Criticized Even While Trying to Date

Before Jiang Baobao could give a response, Li Xingyan started coughing first.

He seemed to have choked on his soup.

Jiang Baobao immediately handed over a tissue and asked, "Are you alright?"

Li Xingyan caught his breath, then shook his head.

Although Li Xingyan indicated he was fine, his brows were already habitually furrowed.

Jiang Baobao, however, did not notice this small detail.

Her attention fell back onto Jiang Motian, and she asked, "Does Yangyang want to date?"

"Yes, she isn't opposed to blind dates either, so I want to help look around for her."

When a woman reaches Jiang Baobao's age, she becomes particularly fond of playing matchmaker for others.

Jiang Baobao had been eager to try this for a while.

It was just a pity there hadn't been any suitable opportunities for her to show her skills.

Now that an opportunity had been delivered to her, Jiang Baobao naturally wouldn't miss it!

She was seen asking with a face full of smiles, "What requirements does Yangyang have?"

"Hmm... she likes them handsome, they must have a mermaid line, V-taper, honeycomb waist... and eight-pack abs, plus they must look thin in clothes and have muscle when undressed."

Jiang Motian repeated Wei Yangyang's words.

And in the process of describing it, Jiang Motian felt... increasingly ashamed!

It was as if she were the one making such unreasonable demands!

And why did she have to describe it in such detail?

Wouldn't it have been enough to just say "a good physique" to brush it off?

Jiang Motian felt she had made a tactical error, and she was secretly regretting it.

But Jiang Baobao laughed out loud upon hearing it.

She summarized, "It seems Yangyang likes men with good physiques."

"Indeed, but besides passing the test on looks, the blind date candidate's personality must also be good, and they must know how to take care of Yangyang."

"That's a given; once we finish eating, I'll go look around!"

"Thank you for your support, Mom."

The mother and daughter chatted very happily.

They even made a pleasant decision together.

But just at this moment, Li Xingyan said quietly, "Do you think you are helping your friend?"

This Li Xingyan was truly a master at killing the mood.

His simple sentence caused the atmosphere at the dining table to change abruptly.

Jiang Motian looked over with some weariness and asked in return, "Isn't it?"

"Of course not. At such a prime age, instead of working hard on a career, you're always thinking about dating—what kind of behavior is that!"

When Li Xingyan's voice fell, everyone at the table fell silent.

One could tell from everyone's hesitant expressions that not a single person agreed with Li Xingyan's theory.

Yet Li Xingyan still felt he was very reasonable.

He even said earnestly to Jiang Motian, "Since Wei Yangyang is your good friend, you should advise her to focus on her priorities."

These words made Jiang Motian laugh.

She said while laughing, "Sorry, I don't think any of Yangyang's actions require me to advise her."

"A love-obsessed brain—doesn't that need advising?"

"Yangyang is not love-obsessed; she just wants to date after reaching a certain age, there is nothing wrong with that."

"But dating is not a necessity, a career is! You are all young, you should pursue higher-level interests."

When Li Xingyan said this, he sounded like an old fogey.

Jiang Baobao was even stunned watching him.

Afterward, she rested her forehead on her fingers, wondering how she had raised such an old-fashioned person?

It clearly wasn't like this when he was little!

Jiang Baobao was completely baffled.

And Jiang Motian was equally uncomprehending.

As family, she didn't even dislike her brother for his old-fashioned thinking, yet he actually thought people who dated were not "high-level"!?

That was something they really needed to have a good talk about!

Jiang Motian took a deep breath, then asked a soul-searching question: "If Mom and Dad had both pursued the 'high-level interests' you speak of, may I ask if we would even be in this world?"

Jiang Motian's words hit the nail on the head.

They also made everyone at the table... except for Li Xingyan, want to applaud her!

As for Li Xingyan, who had been retorted by her, he did not back down because of it.

He opened his mouth to ask back, "Mom and Dad only thought about starting a family after their careers were stable; what achievements does Wei Yangyang have?"

No wonder they say Li Xingyan is a workaholic.

In his subconscious, he had already carved the idea of achieving success and fame into his brain.

But this was also the point Jiang Motian wanted to complain about: "There are so many people in this world, it's impossible for everyone to be an achiever; you have to allow for the existence of ordinary people!"

"You are right, there are indeed many ordinary people in this world, but if I have such an ordinary friend by my side, I will try my best to help her escape mediocrity and go on to experience a broader world!"

Li Xingyan was rarely patient enough to say so many words today.

He felt that even if it were a piece of rotten wood, it should have been enlightened by now.

The result was...

"The vast world in your eyes might be a shackle to others!"

Jiang Motian still did not accept Li Xingyan's point of view.

Her stubborn attitude suddenly made Li Xingyan very frustrated.

He even opened his mouth to give a two-word assessment: "Superficial!"

"I also think your life is boring; every day there is only work, work, work. You should donate your brain to scientists and let them study whether it has evolved into a CPU!"

These words from Jiang Motian...

Were just a roundabout way of scolding Li Xingyan for having no human touch!

It was truly extremely bold!

Li Moning, on the other hand, was extremely impressed.

She widened her eyes and gave Jiang Motian a thumbs-up.

Because among the people at the table, only Li Moning had a change in action, Li Xingyan immediately noticed her act of support.

Instantly, Li Xingyan's eyes narrowed.

This scared Li Moning, who quickly retracted her hand and sat up straight.

And after warning Li Moning, Li Xingyan looked at Jiang Motian again.

He gave his assessment: "Only capable of verbal disputes, how childish!"

"If you're arguing with a childish person, you aren't much more mature yourself!"

Today, Jiang Motian was retorting every single sentence.

She completely refused to let herself be at a disadvantage.

And this abnormal behavior of hers made Li Xingyan knit his brows and question: "Who did you learn this unreasonable bickering from? Xie Wanyi?"

"From Wanyi, I only learned sweet talk. But you definitely haven't heard it, right? Sigh, looking at it this way, whose life is actually more boring between the two of us?"

As Jiang Motian spoke, she looked at Li Xingyan with a face full of sympathy.

And her performance... shocked Li Moning once again!

She truly felt that her sister was super amazing!

To actually leave her eldest brother speechless!

But having learned from the previous lesson, Li Moning did not dare to support her openly.

She only secretly gave Jiang Motian a thumbs-up under the table.

Jiang Motian caught this small movement.

The corners of her mouth curled up, and she took the initiative to pick up a chicken leg for Li Moning.

Li Moning, having eaten the chicken leg, felt sweet inside.

Here, the pair of young sisters were interacting in a very loving way.

But on Li Xingyan's side... his face was gloomy, as if there were a dark cloud over his head.

Seeing this, Jiang Baobao had to step in to take charge of the situation: "What are you siblings arguing about? Whether a blind date can succeed also depends on fate."

Li Beijue also said: "When fate arrives, like with Tiantian, you couldn't stop it even if you wanted to. If there is no fate, like with Xingyan..."