Chapter 1508

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

This Cantonese Restaurant does decent business; after placing the order, one still has to wait a good while for the dishes to arrive.

The three of them just sat there chatting.

Zhang Ruoshui was clearly a bit restrained, whereas Wang Xiaohua was quite calm.

"Um... how do you feel I am as a person?"

Zhang Ruoshui didn't know how to find a topic, and actually asked this one sentence.

Normally this question is asked on WeChat after the blind date dinner ends, right?

And it's mostly the groom's home asking the girlfriend.

After all, in the blind date market, it's generally the male who needs to take the initiative, while the female has more choices.

Wang Xiaohua answered sincerely:

"Not bad. The main thing is my eldest sister-in-law introduced you, and I trust my eldest sister-in-law."

Du Xiaojuan heard this, and a smile appeared on her face:

"Xiao Hua, don't look at Ruoshui being clumsy, but she's also an undergraduate!"

Wang Xiaohua nodded, then asked Zhang Ruoshui:

"How do you feel I am as a person? Whatever you have to say, just say it directly. Let's be sincere with each other."

Zhang Ruoshui said:

"I'm not too clear yet, but I feel you're pretty good, it's just..."

Zhang Ruoshui hesitated for a moment.

Wang Xiaohua instantly understood:

"Just that I'm a bit short, right?"

Zhang Ruoshui laughed embarrassedly, hurriedly explaining:

"But I don't mind height. Xiao Juan already told me about it!"

Wang Xiaohua, however, said:

"Minding is fine too. Anyway, marriage is a two-way choice."

Then he looked at Du Xiaojuan:

"Right, eldest sister-in-law, did you tell her about my marital situation?"

Du Xiaojuan was stunned:

"This... actually there's nothing much to say, right..."

Wang Xiaohua, however, said:

"Better to make it clear."

Zhang Ruoshui was completely baffled:

"Aren't you unmarried?"

Wang Xiaohua just stated directly:

"I've been married, but my wife passed away."

"Ah?" Zhang Ruoshui immediately showed surprise. She had thought Wang Xiaohua was like her, never married, never even dated!

After all, Du Xiaojuan told her Wang Xiaohua had only just graduated from Tsinghua University!

So now Wang Xiaohua telling her he'd been married, and his wife had passed away, really made her feel very unexpected.

Wang Xiaohua saw Zhang Ruoshui's surprised expression, yet remained very calm.

Because everything was within his expectation/preconception.

"If you can't accept this, then I feel after we finish this meal, there's no need to continue wasting each other's time."

Wang Xiaohua spoke this one sentence.

Zhang Ruoshui hurriedly said:

"I didn't mean that, it's just..." She tried her best to organize words in her funeral item to express her feelings: "Just that I really didn't expect... wait, your wife, no, your late wife, what was the reason..."

Wang Xiaohua stated directly:

"Depression. Family upheaval. Couldn't take the blow. Then jumped from a building."

When Wang Xiaohua said these words, his tone was still very calm.

But Zhang Ruoshui didn't know, these things he said so lightly still torture him every night even now.

"I see. Sorry, I shouldn't have asked..." Zhang Ruoshui hurriedly apologized one sentence.

"It's fine. It's in the past." Wang Xiaohua said so.

Du Xiaojuan, on the other hand, said:

"Ruoshui, Xiao Hua's that wife was his high school classmate. After the college entrance exam they got together. Count as childhood sweethearts. Originally Xiao Hua didn't plan to marry that early, but his wife's family had a huge upheaval. Xiao Hua wanted to give her some spiritual support, give her enough sense of safety, so chose to marry her. Only pity in the end still couldn't keep her life..."

"Eldest sister-in-law!" Wang Xiaohua suddenly called out, voice somewhat restrained: "Don't mention these things, okay?"

Du Xiaojuan hurriedly said: "Okay okay, sorry, then I won't say more."

Zhang Ruoshui looked at Wang Xiaohua:

"Put that way, you're actually quite devoted..."

Wang Xiaohua smiled politely:

"Let's not talk about that. What are your plans for the future?"

Zhang Ruoshui said:

"The future... honestly, I haven't really thought about it. Anyway, right now I'm just working. If I can get married, I'll get married, so my parents won't keep nagging me... Aren't you going to ask about my past?"

Wang Xiaohua, however, said:

"Even if we end up together, your past has nothing to do with me, right? Besides, even if I asked, it wouldn't change anything, so why bother asking?"

Zhang Ruoshui gave an embarrassed laugh:

"What you say makes sense. But I still want to tell you, I've never been in a relationship. There might be a lot of things I don't understand. Also, I'm pretty stupid. If we really end up together in the future, I hope you won't dislike me for being stupid. When I don't do things well, I also hope you can be a bit more patient, don't rush me... I heard you high-IQ types all have an intolerance for stupidity, so..."

"Stupid isn't the same as foolish." Wang Xiaohua replied with that one sentence.

Zhang Ruoshui was stunned: "Is there a difference?"

Wang Xiaohua then said: "Of course there's a difference, and it's a pretty big one. Being stupid just means your reaction is slow by half a beat. Being foolish means you're not conscious of your own problems, or you are conscious of them but refuse to change even if beaten to death. If you can be conscious of your own stupidity, then you're not foolish."

Zhang Ruoshui laughed, embarrassed yet still polite:

"So that's how it is..."

Du Xiaojuan, on the side, helped speak good words:

"Ruoshui, this isn't called being stupid. This is called great wisdom playing the fool! A woman like you, honestly, has the most blessings. She'll bring the most luck to her husband!"

Zhang Ruoshui looked at Du Xiaojuan:

"Sister Juan, really? You mustn't deceive me. I'm still afraid I'm too stupid and no one will want me!"

Du Xiaojuan couldn't help but laugh:

"Didn't you say you still had boys chasing you in university, but you refused them all? How could you possibly have no one wanting you?"

Zhang Ruoshui, however, said:

"Those boys were just playing around. I was afraid of being deceived, so I didn't dare agree. If it came to serious talk of marriage, they'd probably run faster than anyone. Who would be willing to marry a stupid woman as a wife?"

Wang Xiaohua was also amused into laughter by her:

"You could identify that they were just playing around. Doesn't that show you're pretty clever?"

Zhang Ruoshui, however, said:

"But my Higher Mathematics in university... I retook the exam several times. It was only because the teacher really couldn't bear to watch anymore that they finally let me pass..."

Wang Xiaohua didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

"Put that way, you really are pretty stupid."

"See? Right? You think so too!" Zhang Ruoshui hurriedly said. "If we really start dating, I have one condition."

"What condition? House and car? Bride price?" Wang Xiaohua asked.

Zhang Ruoshui, however, said:

"I haven't really considered those. My condition is: don't deceive me."

Wang Xiaohua was even more at a loss whether to cry or laugh.

This meal was eaten quite pleasantly.

When it was time to leave, Du Xiaojuan made an excuse, saying she had something to go handle, then went to pay the bill, leaving Wang Xiaohua and Zhang Ruoshui alone together.

Wang Xiaohua and Zhang Ruoshui strolled around the nearby streets a bit. It was their first time meeting. Both were quite unfamiliar with each other, so they could only make awkward small talk.

After strolling for about an hour, Wang Xiaohua escorted Zhang Ruoshui back to where she lived.

The whole blind date process was pretty standard, by the book.

Zhang Ruoshui didn't feel Wang Xiaohua had any intolerable flaws. Wang Xiaohua also felt Zhang Ruoshui was alright. Although they didn't have many common topics, at least she was quite kind-hearted.

However, whether the two of them succeed or not still depends on how they get along later.