Chapter 17: Would She Come to a Matchmaking Event with Such Conditions?

The Qu family villa.

A handsome young man walked in from outside, appearing to be about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old.

Every step he took was so steady, his posture tall and straight.

Arriving in the living room, he saw Qu Tuotuo flipping through her phone on the sofa and offered a gentle smile:

"Tuotuo, Uncle said you were home and asked me to come check on you. It's been a few years; you've become even more beautiful."

Qu Tuotuo turned her head to look at him, then nodded indifferently as a response.

"I've prepared a gathering, all people you know. Are you interested in coming?"

"No." Qu Tuotuo refused bluntly, not even bothering to give a reason.

"Then..." The young man was stumped but still maintained his manners:

"Whenever you have time, I'll treat you to a meal, just to welcome you back."

Qu Tuotuo finally put down her phone, turned her head, and looked him straight in the eye:

"First, I don't think we are close enough to the point of inviting each other to meals."

"Second, please call me by my full name in the future, or Miss Qu, or General Manager Qu; I don't want others to misunderstand our relationship."

The young man was choked speechless, could only awkwardly chuckle twice, then nodded in agreement.

Only then did Qu Tuotuo nod in satisfaction:

"Then that's it for today. My friend is arriving soon, and we are going out in a moment."

The young man could tell this was a dismissal directed at him.

Although somewhat disappointed, he could only leave resentfully.

As he stepped out, he happened to bump into a girl coming from the opposite direction.

"Bai Jincheng? Are you here to find Tuotuo?"

"Mm." The young man smiled: "She is waiting for you."

While speaking, his steps did not stop; he seemed unwilling to talk more with the girl and walked straight out of the villa.

The girl showed a disappointed expression, but quickly rallied her spirits, lifted her skirt hem, and hurried to the living room.

"Tuotuo, the Crown Prince of the Bai Group, and you won't even acknowledge him?"

"Why should I acknowledge him?" Qu Tuotuo retorted.

"Why ask? Such an outstanding person, of course you must seize the opportunity."

"You go seize the opportunity then." Qu Tuotuo looked at her best friend and explained helplessly:

"Everything he has, I have; and everything I want, he doesn't have a single bit of."

Su Mi blinked her eyes:

"I've always been curious, what exactly do you want?"

"If I knew, I wouldn't have lost my first love." Qu Tuotuo stood up and stretched:

"Let's go, accompany me to the 4S store to pick up the car."

On the road, Qu Tuotuo sat in the passenger seat, eyes watching the scenery rushing by outside the window, silent.

Seeing this, Su Mi didn't disturb her and focused entirely on driving her own car.

Perhaps feeling the car was too quiet, she turned on the music player, and melodious, pleasant music came out from within.

After listening to two songs, Qu Tuotuo unconsciously began to hum along:

"If a pig barges into my life, I actually let go of the loneliness I guarded so fiercely~"

Having sung one line and feeling something was off, she immediately stopped, turned her head to look at her best friend:

"What terrible song is this? Turn it off."

Su Mi was left somewhat bewildered:

"Is it the song's problem? It's a good song. Who told you to change the lyrics?"

Qu Tuotuo frowned and said nothing.

She realized she had just been lost in thought.

The car drove through two more intersections; ahead, a park was crowded with people, catching Su Mi's attention.

"Tuotuo, it seems to be a matchmaking event; look, so many people."

"Oh."

Qu Tuotuo casually replied, then turned her gaze toward the direction of the park.

"How about we go over and take a look? I heard matchmaking events don't happen every day; you can only encounter them on holidays."

Su Mi was very enthusiastic, clearly someone who had never participated in similar activities.

"It's too chaotic; there's nothing interesting to see." Qu Tuotuo obviously had no interest in such things.

Su Mi said she wanted to go see, but the car did not slow down. But just as they passed the park, Qu Tuotuo suddenly saw a familiar figure.

As the vehicle moved forward, Qu Tuotuo twisted her head hard, her eyes staring fixedly at the person holding up a cardboard sign.

"Stop the car! Stop quickly!!"

Yu Dazhang regretted taking on this mission.

Who could have thought he would run into an old auntie who had besieged him last time right upon arrival.

Before long, this old auntie had called over several others.

Yu Dazhang looked out, and every single one of them looked familiar.

They even brought reinforcements?

They had actually formed an organization; it seemed their discipline was quite strict.

One person waves the flag, and the entire group arrives.

"Why are you here again? Did you get locked up during this time?"

"The two you knocked down last time were taken away by ambulance. Do you have violent tendencies?"

Please... collect... 6... 9... Book... now...!

Yu Dazhang originally didn't want to pay them any mind, but then he thought, conversing with these old aunties would better hide his true self.

Since I'm here, I might as well act the part.

"Auntie, please don't talk nonsense. If this gets out, how will I survive in the matchmaking circle? You're ruining my reputation. Be careful, or I'll sue you."

The old auntie was stunned into silence.

Does he even have a reputation?

Looking at this fat man wearing nothing but street-market goods from head to toe, the old aunties ground their teeth in anger.

An Adidas T-shirt with loose threads on top, and Jordan sweatpants with a ping-pong racket design on the bottom.

Someone like this dares to come here for matchmaking? He alone lowers the standard of this place.

"Little fire juice, you should leave. This place isn't suitable for you. We locals are here for intermarriage; don't join in the fun."

"So what if you're local? Are you superior?" Yu Dazhang hated hearing this kind of talk from locals the most.

One of the old aunties immediately stepped up to fight back:

"One Songhai household registration could buy your life. As long as you're a local, no one isn't wealthy."

Hearing this, Yu Dazhang took out his phone, tapped a few times, and held the screen up to the old auntie who had just spoken:

"V me fifty, let's see your strength first."

This left all the old aunties present speechless.

Seeing that the old aunties weren't as energetic as last time, Yu Dazhang decided to liven up the atmosphere.

"I know you despise me for being poor."

"But then again, I'm also afraid your daughters are retired professional players."

"Nowadays, too many honest people become scapegoats, thinking they're buying a new car, only to find the engine cylinders are scored once they get home."

These words successfully ignited the fire; the old aunties turned bright red with rage and ranted furiously.

If they hadn't seen Yu Dazhang injure someone last time and known this fat man would really strike, they would have definitely rushed up to fight him to the death.

But now, they could only curse a few times.

Just as the fire burned hotter, two girls squeezed in.

Seeing new people join, and two young girls at that, Yu Dazhang was about to say something when he suddenly felt one of the girls looked very familiar.

Looking closely, Yu Dazhang's eyes widened in surprise.

Why is she here!

Here for matchmaking?

How is that possible? With her family's conditions and her looks, why would she need matchmaking?

Fearing exposure of his identity, Yu Dazhang frantically signaled to Qu Tuotuo with his eyes, but she completely ignored him.

At this moment, Qu Tuotuo was seriously reading the content on the cardboard sign.

By the end, the smile on her face became increasingly obvious.

"You can even be a live-in son-in-law?" Qu Tuotuo looked up at Yu Dazhang.

"Ahem~"

Yu Dazhang coughed hard twice and blinked vigorously at her.

"Eighteen thousand in betrothal gifts?" Seeing Yu Dazhang say nothing, Qu Tuotuo said with a smile:

"The conditions aren't high."

(End of this chapter)