Chapter 1834: Fancy Ways to Force Zirui into a Blind Date

"Whether Shi Yuan will be like his father, it's too early to tell, but Qi Shishi is no different from her father."

"They are all people of the Qi Family, and they all have the same blood flowing through their veins. Now that Shi Yuan has returned, he will have to be like them in the future..."

Zirui listened silently, without refuting.

"What kind of sin has our family committed? We have never done anything to wrong the Qi Family, so why must we be bullied by their family for generations? Don't you agree?"

"Yes, you are right."

"You also think I'm right?" Shi Youxuan changed the subject and said, "Anyway, there is no possibility for you and Qi Shishi in this lifetime. Accept a blind date; I have scouted a few nice girls for you, go and meet them."

Zirui:...

He knew it. He had felt something was wrong before he even entered the house.

Since when did his mother have a bad mood that required someone else to counsel her?

She usually figured out solutions on her own, and even if she couldn't, she wouldn't complain.

So this was what she had in store for him. She went through all that trouble just to get him to accept a blind date!

Zirui did not want to go on a blind date, so he refused: "Mom, I am focusing on my career right now. There is no rush for these kinds of things."

Shi Youxuan did not give up and wanted to try one more time: "Dating a girlfriend doesn't affect your career; you can balance both."

"You should worry more about my older brother and Zihan."

Shi Youxuan said: "Your brother is already engaged, and marriage is only a matter of time, so I'm not worried. Zihan is doing quite well as she is now. We are just worried about you..."

It was the same at his workplace. There were plenty of people introducing girlfriends to him, and he found it tiresome. He used the excuse of prioritizing his career and not considering personal matters for the time being to brush them off.

It was easy to brush off outsiders, but not family members, so he just found a random excuse to leave.

"Mom, let's talk about this later. I still have to work overtime at the office. I asked for leave to come out here. I'm leaving now, goodbye!"

He left as soon as he finished speaking.

Furthermore, he tried his best to use being busy with work as an excuse not to go home in the future. Whenever he was pressured at home, he would immediately find a reason to leave. Gradually, his parents stopped pressuring him.

Zirui put all his energy into his work, and his efficiency was astonishing. Everyone in the Ministry of Commerce knew he was a workaholic and the right-hand man of Kang.

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

It was time to get off work, but Zirui was still working as usual, with no intention of leaving at all.

Normal working hours did not belong to them.

However, Kang stood up from his seat and said to Zirui, "Pack up, come with me."

"Alright."

He naturally grabbed his briefcase and was about to leave.

Usually, going out at this time meant work; there was no such thing as getting off work this early.

But Kang smiled and told him: "Go change out of your work uniform. No need to bring your briefcase. We are off work; it is our private time now. I am taking you somewhere."

The two left the office. Kang didn't even use a car, suggesting they walk since the distance wasn't far.

As it turned out, they walked to a vegetable market.

There was a pastry shop outside the market. The two walked in, and Kang picked up a birthday cake. Zirui realized: "Is someone in your family having a birthday today?"

"Yes, it's my wife's birthday. I'm inviting you to have a meal at my home."

"It's your wife's birthday, and I haven't prepared a gift. That is very impolite."

Zirui wanted to prepare a gift, but the Minister did not decline and told him: "You pay for the vegetables we buy in a moment; that will count as the gift."

A bunch of green vegetables, a piece of ginger.

The two only bought these few things at the market. The Minister said everything was already prepared at home, and they were only missing some greens and ginger.

These things were hard to pass off as a gift, but the Minister wouldn't let him spend money on anything else. Zirui knew the Minister's temper; being too stubborn wouldn't be good, so he had no choice but to comply.

He followed the Minister to his home. The person who opened the door was a girl about his age, with fair skin and a beautiful appearance, especially her eyes, which seemed to speak; they were very lively.

"Xi Fu, who is he?"

The girl stared at Zirui and smiled.

Although it was a question, it didn't look like they were meeting for the first time.

Zirui quickly went through his mind, but he still couldn't find any impression of this girl. He could be certain that he did not know the girl in front of him.

The Minister pointed at Zirui and said: "He is my Secretary. Hey, girl, don't block the doorway. Can we go in and talk?"

"Hahahaha, sure, sure, of course you can..."

The girl hurriedly helped them get slippers and let them into the room. Kang formally introduced the two.

"Come, Zirui, let me introduce you. This girl is my niece. She grew up in my home since she was little, and she is just like my own daughter."

"This handsome young man is named Sheng Zirui, my Secretary, and he is also a graduate of Jiang University."

The girl took the initiative to reach out her hand and said generously: "Hello, my name is Shen Qingya. We are alumni."

"Hello, my name is Sheng Zirui."

The Minister's wife had already prepared the meal. She took the green vegetables from Zirui's hand, looking as happy as could be: "Great, we were just missing a bunch of greens. You two sit for a while, we'll start the meal immediately."

The Minister smiled and took the apron off his wife, tying it around himself.

"You've worked hard, dear. Usually, you do all the chores at home. Today is your birthday, so let me show off my skills, and you can just enjoy the meal."

"Stir-frying a vegetable and you want to claim my whole table of hard work as your own? Fine, I'll give you this chance."

The interaction between the couple was very loving, and the Minister's wife's face was filled with a happy smile.

"Little Sheng, sit down, don't stand. Qingya, help me entertain the guest. Don't be restrained; coming here is the same as coming to your own home."

The Minister's wife asked her niece to entertain Zirui, and the couple went into the kitchen.

Shen Qingya smiled at Zirui and said in a poised manner: "I've wanted to meet you for a long time. Tell me the story of when you were a Village Chief."

"You know I used to be a Village Chief? Haha, there's nothing much to tell. The villagers there were all very simple and honest..."

"I don't want to hear clichés or official talk. If they were all so simple, why did several Village Chiefs fail one after another? Are you afraid I'll learn your skills, so you're not telling the truth?"

Zirui:......

He denied it: "Of course not, it's just that I really think so!"

"Fine, then tell me, how did you manage to treat the leaders inspecting the countryside like manual laborers?"

This was a good topic, so Zirui told her that those people were used to extorting and taking bribes, and while the common folk couldn't afford to provoke them, they all hated them to the bone.

They hated them so much it made their teeth ache, yet they could do nothing about these people, so they demonized them.

In reality, they were just people with a little bit of power but no real ability, who both wanted to save face and had their own concerns.

He seized upon these characteristics of theirs, first by flattering them to a certain height so they couldn't come down, and then by making them do farm work, which both lightened the burden on the farmers and prevented these people from taking advantage of the situation.

Since they couldn't take advantage of the situation, they couldn't say anything either.

It was like Yaba eating coptis—suffering in silence!

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