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Chapter 406: No Most Bizarre, Only More Bizarre 1

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This is a typical "mama's boy"!

However, the man in front of her was different from a "mama's boy" in the ordinary sense.

Generally, a "mama's boy" refers to a man who listens to his mother, always thinks his mother is right, and centers his life around her.

It also refers to those children who have been spoiled by their mothers.

But the man sitting in front of Shi Youxuan was simply so spoiled that he couldn't take care of himself in daily life!

Throughout the whole time, he didn't look at Shi Youxuan once, but he looked at his mother many times, his gaze full of adoration.

Even when his mother suggested going to the restroom, he followed immediately without the slightest hesitation.

The mother and son left for the restroom, and Shi Youxuan sat in her seat and started to laugh.

Shi Yucheng glared at her: "Hmph, what's so funny? Your Huang Ayi is too unreliable; she actually introduced such a piece of work to you." Huang Ayi was another old neighbor of the Shi Family.

Without Shi Youxuan needing to object, he was the first one who couldn't agree to this.

Shi Yucheng was not senile; he could see it.

This family was a pit; although it wasn't as big as the last pit, it wasn't small either.

This family wasn't looking for a daughter-in-law; they were looking for a nanny for their son.

Shi Youxuan finished laughing and reminded her father: "Do you still plan to sit here and wait for that mother and son to return and put on a show of deep maternal affection? If you want to watch, stay and watch yourself; I've seen enough and am ready to go back."

"Let's go, let's go, let's go together."

Shi Youxuan called the waiter to settle the bill, and then the father and daughter left.

Having encountered two oddballs in one day, Shi Youxuan thought her father might be able to put away the idea of having her go on blind dates, even if only temporarily.

However, he did not.

Not only did Shi Yucheng not retreat, but he became even more determined after each setback!

The next morning, he arranged two more blind dates for her, saying it was to cast a wide net and catch the big fish.

He didn't believe that all the good men in the world were dead and that he couldn't encounter a single reliable one.

The idea was fine, but the facts were cruel.

Reality soon told him that he really couldn't encounter a single reliable one.

Wanguo Hotel.

A small eatery near the commercial street.

Shi Youxuan drove, circling the commercial street twice before finding this place.

The name sounded very grand, but once she actually found it, she discovered it was just a snack shop, and the most rudimentary kind at that.

"This is Wanguo Hotel?" Shi Yucheng didn't even want to go in the moment he saw the place.

The eatery's business was quite brisk, with people bustling in and out constantly.

Standing at the entrance, one could hear the voices inside: "Why hasn't the tofu pudding for the person by the window been served yet? Hurry up."

"Two chive pancakes and a bowl of porridge for table three."

"Boss, are the steamed buns I ordered ready?"

"They'll be done steaming in two minutes, wait a little longer..."

This time, before they even entered the door, Shi Yucheng retreated first: "Xuanxuan, let's go back. Let's rest and look at the next one; this person is definitely not it."

It wasn't that he was a snob, but to meet for the first time in a place like this was just too much.

Shi Youxuan didn't leave and instead persuaded her father: "Look, we're already here; it would be too impolite to leave without even showing our faces. Besides, didn't you say it's better to wrongly kill a thousand than to let one go? Let's go take a look; we're already at the door."

"Alright."

He felt his daughter's words made sense.

So the father and daughter stepped into "Wanguo Hotel."

The blind date target was easy to find; most of the people sitting in the shop were migrant workers from nearby construction sites, all there to eat.

Only in the corner, at the very last table, sat a man with a square face—the person from the photo. His appearance was passable, but his gaze was filled with calculation!

"Uncle, Xuanxuan, I'm here." The man was overly familiar, addressing them very affectionately upon their first meeting, but the father and daughter were not used to it.

They weren't just unaccustomed to the address, but also the environment.

The two had to be careful, turning their bodies sideways to squeeze through the narrow gaps between people.

It happened to be lunchtime, and "Wanguo Hotel" had a lot of customers; since there was no place to sit, people naturally had to squeeze together at one table.

A snack shop didn't have so many formalities; it was normal for customers to leave after eating and for tables to be shared.

In the short time it took for Shi Youxuan and her father to squeeze inside, quite a few people had sat at the blind date man's table, but without exception, they were all asked to leave by this man.

To everyone preparing to sit down, he said one sentence, and then people would hurriedly avoid him.

Even if they had to hold their bowls and eat standing up, they wouldn't sit at the same table as him!

The two finally squeezed over, and the man had already used the free napkins on the table to wipe the seats clean, inviting the two to sit down.

The father and daughter sat down, and the man introduced himself: "My name is Fang Ming, I am thirty-five years old, and I am the Chief Financial Officer of a multinational corporation. The company is in the world's top 100."

After speaking, he reached out his hand, taking the initiative to shake hands with Shi Youxuan: "Hello, Miss Shi, hello, Uncle. Very happy to meet you. What would Miss Shi like to know about me? Feel free to ask; I will certainly tell you everything I know without reservation."

Although the location Fang Ming chose was not great, at least he started off speaking normally.

His language was polite and his manners were appropriate, so Shi Yucheng's impression of him improved slightly.

But while Fang Ming could fool Shi Yucheng, he couldn't fool Shi Youxuan; she could see at a glance that this person was two-faced.

He also stared at Shi Youxuan just like the first man, only he wasn't looking at Shi Youxuan's face!

Instead, he was looking at her clothes, her jewelry, and the bag she was carrying.

Not only a miser, but also greedy for money.

Shi Youxuan complained in her heart.

Although she understood in her heart, she did not show it on her face, only smiling slightly: "You want to talk here? This isn't really a place for conversation, Mr. Fang. Why don't we go somewhere else?"

Fang Ming explained: "Oh, it's like this, Miss Shi. I only have one hour for my lunch break, and going elsewhere would be too much of a waste of time. This place is close to my company, and I wanted to take you and your father out for a meal while we're at it. We can eat and talk; I know it's a bit shabby here..."

According to normal logic, if a host says a place is shabby.

Even if the guest agrees, they would politely say, "It's not shabby, it's quite nice."

In fact, Shi Yucheng had intended to say exactly that, but his daughter tugged at him, so he didn't make a sound.

Shi Youxuan smiled charmingly: "Yes, this place really is too shabby. Why don't we meet another time?"

"Bang!"

Before Fang Ming could defend himself again, the owner was already dissatisfied.

He slammed a stack of bowls in his hands onto the counter to vent his frustration: "I've never seen people like you. You've sat here for so long without even ordering a bowl of tofu pudding, occupying an entire table and delaying how many of our customers who actually want to eat? It's one thing to not spend a penny, but you're also being picky and complaining that our place isn't good enough?"

"Fine, our place isn't good. Our temple is too small to hold big Buddhas like you, so hurry up and leave."

If an ordinary person were mocked like this in public, they would have lost face long ago.

But this Fang Ming was truly no ordinary person.

Not only was he not angry, but he also smilingly helped the owner put the bowls into the sink, and then whispered something in his ear.

It was just one sentence, but it made the owner's previously ugly expression soften, and he didn't say anything more!

He continued to get busy, greeting other customers.

Shi Youxuan was curious and asked him what he had just said to the owner.

Fang Ming laughed it off, saying it was nothing, that the owner was his friend, and that it was just a joke he was playing with him.

He called the waiter over to order.

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