Chapter 404: Taking You on a Blind Date

She described her grandfather as a bossy, selfish, unreasonable old man.

She described her life at home for the past week as exceptionally miserable, and even incited her father to "rescue" her mother.

Sheng Hanyu's face darkened, his expression grave, and his tone stern: "Ranran, you cannot speak of your grandfather like that."

Shi Ran stared at her father in disbelief, suddenly leaning in to pinch his cheeks with her hands: "Are you my father? Are you someone else in disguise?"

Her father had never spoken to her in such a tone before.

To Shi Ran, her father was a more gentle existence than her mother!

But the skin was real, and the father was also real; this was truly a tragic matter.

Sheng Hanyu told his daughter that everything her grandfather did was for her mother's own good, and that she couldn't understand it now because she was young, but she would understand when she grew up.

Growing up was too far away for Shi Ran; she just wanted her father and mother to be together now, but her grandfather insisted on preventing it, so he was a bad person.

But regardless, Shi Ran was quite happy now that she didn't have to be with her grandfather day and night and could be with her father.

At first, he missed his daughter, and he missed Shi Youxuan.

Now that his daughter was by his side, he began to miss Shi Youxuan even more intensely.

Thus, Jian Yixin became the bond connecting the two; she would use the excuse of going shopping to invite Shi Youxuan out, then hand her over to Sheng Hanyu and leave.

When their date time was about up, Jian Yixin would reappear and be responsible for taking her home!

During this time, they also had to prepare quite a few "spoils of war."

If you're going to put on a show, you have to do it properly.

You can't go shopping and not buy anything; if it takes too long, people will get suspicious.

However, as the number of dates increased, Jian Yixin also found it difficult: what should she buy?

They had bought almost everything that could be bought, even three sets of curtains; there really was nothing left to buy.

Moreover, Shi Yucheng had also started to become suspicious, asking his daughter several times where she had gone shopping.

Aren't you tired from going shopping every day?

"Not tired."

Shi Youxuan laughed: "Haven't you heard? A woman's favorite exercise is shopping; no matter how much she shops, she never gets tired."

Shi Yucheng had actually heard this saying before.

When his wife was alive, she had two major hobbies: shopping and playing mahjong.

Before his eldest daughter's mental state became unstable, she also liked shopping.

So he believed her.

But he told Shi Youxuan not to go out with Yixin again tomorrow, as he was going to take her to meet someone!

"Meet who?"

Shi Yucheng wouldn't say, keeping it a secret: "You'll know when you see them tomorrow; don't ask now, in any case, I wouldn't harm you."

Shi Youxuan:...

She actually had something to do the next day; she had an appointment with a wedding dress shop to take indoor photos, but she couldn't tell her father.

She had no choice but to postpone the wedding photo shoot; anyway, even if she took them now, she couldn't bring them home.

Early the next morning.

Shi Yucheng knocked on Shi Youxuan's door early to get her up to put on makeup, and even prepared new clothes, jewelry, and cosmetics for her!

The old man was quite willing to spend a fortune.

The clothes were all international luxury brands, and the new, non-discounted kind at that.

It was just that the colors and styles didn't match Shi Youxuan's age, appearing too old-fashioned.

"Oh, Chanel, Versace, Dior... these aren't cheap!" Shi Youxuan flipped through them casually; they were all worth a fortune.

Even when her father's business was at its best, he hadn't been willing to buy such things for her mother and sister.

Now that he didn't have much money left in his hands, he was still spending lavishly to buy her so many good things, and Shi Youxuan was very moved.

"As long as you like them."

The old man smiled happily, quite pleased.

As long as his daughter liked them, the sacrifice was worth it!

"I like them, Dad, you are so good to me." Shi Youxuan hugged her father's neck and acted spoiled.

A child with love is a treasure; fatherly love and motherly love are the same.

Although Shi Youxuan didn't remember what her biological parents looked like, and although Shi Yucheng was only her adoptive father and there was no blood relation between them, Shi Yucheng was truly good to her and sincerely cherished her as his own daughter.

"Dad, who are you taking me to meet? Can you tell me now?"

Shi Yucheng said with a smile: "I still can't tell you now, but it must be a good thing; rest assured, Dad wouldn't set you up."

Since he wouldn't say, she didn't ask anymore.

To coax her father into being happy, Shi Youxuan went out wearing the clothes her father had bought for her.

She not only wore the clothes her father bought, but also styled her hair according to his requirements; her originally trendy curly hair was combed neatly and meticulously back into a high bun.

Added to a full set of pearl jewelry, this outfit made her look twenty years older!

Walking out of the elevator, the property manager in the lobby didn't recognize her at first glance: "Hey, how did you get up here? Did you register..."

Shi Youxuan didn't realize at first that she was being called and kept walking.

It wasn't until the woman grabbed her sleeve that she realized: "Were you calling me just now? Don't you recognize me?"

"Miss Shi?"

The property manager's eyes widened: "My god! Your outfit today is so special, I didn't even recognize you."

"Right? I think it's quite good too."

They didn't say it was good, they only said "how special."

Shi Youxuan drove, and Shi Yucheng had her drive the car to an old teahouse in the south of the city!

This teahouse was not far from the Shi Family, and Shi Yucheng used to often invite old friends here to drink tea and chat.

Seeing the two of them, the owner immediately greeted them warmly: "Old Shi, you are a rare guest; it's been a long time since you've come to my place."

"Indeed, haha, I will come often from now on!"

The owner laughed: "Then it's a deal, you must keep your word."

"It's a deal, it's a deal, it's definitely a deal."

Shi Youxuan didn't pay much attention, just assuming it was merely polite talk between old neighbors who hadn't seen each other for a long time.

But she soon discovered that her father was serious!

The owner personally led the father and daughter upstairs, pushed open the door to a private room, and tea and cups were already set out on the table.

Shi Yucheng frowned: "Why haven't they arrived yet? To make the woman wait on the first meeting is a bit excessive."

"What did you say?"

Only after they had arrived at the location did Shi Yucheng reveal the truth to his daughter—this visit was to set her up on a blind date!

Shi Youxuan:...

No wonder he had her dress up so "grandly"; it turned out he wanted to introduce a partner to her.

"I won't meet him. I won't marry in the future; I'll just stay with Ranran and you, the three of us living together."

Hearing her say this, Shi Yucheng immediately became anxious.

He firmly disagreed.

And he stubbornly believed that his daughter saying she wouldn't marry was just an excuse, and that she still hadn't given up on Sheng Hanyu.

After saying a few words, Shi Yucheng became agitated, and his body swayed.

Her father had a chronic problem with high blood pressure, so Shi Youxuan didn't dare to provoke him, and thus agreed that meeting him was fine, since they were already there anyway.

Shi Yucheng had arranged to meet the other party at ten in the morning, but the other party arrived fashionably late at ten-fifteen!

The man was also brought by an old neighbor; he was the son of the sister-in-law of the aunt who lived in the house of Uncle Li, who lived to the left of the Shi Family.

The man was about thirty years old, his appearance was passable, and his features were regular.

Although his attire was not flashy, it was proper and not out of place.

From the moment he entered, the man's eyes were fixed on Shi Youxuan's face and didn't move; it looked like he had fallen for her at first sight!

"Sorry, Old Shi, there was a traffic jam on the road, so my nephew arrived late, apologies, apologies."

Shi Yucheng smiled tolerantly and said to Lao Li: "It doesn't matter, we only just arrived too."

Originally, he said this out of politeness.

It was to keep the other party from feeling awkward, but the man didn't seem to hear that.

He put on a serious face and said to Shi Youxuan: "My home is far away, so being late is understandable; for your family to live so close and still be late is unreasonable."

"Considering today is our first meeting, I will forgive you; pay attention next time." The man spoke as if it were only natural, not feeling the slightest bit of impropriety.