Chapter 918

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Zhang Yueran indeed looks quite ordinary; previously, when Wang Erhai recruited female sales staff, he offered very high salary conditions, and those recruited, if not great beauties, were at least pretty girls.

As for Zhang Yueran, she is nearly thirty, older in age, and because she is a teacher, she doesn't wear much makeup, often goes bare-faced, and frequently stays up late grading students' homework, causing her skin to not be very good.

However, her facial features are quite well-proportioned, so although not beautiful, she is not ugly either.

How to put it, she belongs to the type that grows on you.

At first glance, you don't feel anything special.

After looking for a while, you'll feel she actually has quite a charm.

"The way you put it, if another girl heard this, wouldn't she roll her eyes at you?"

Zhang Yueran smiled in response to Wang Erhai.

Ordinary women all dislike others saying they don't look good.

Even if it's the honest truth, it shouldn't be said.

But Zhang Yueran is different.

She has self-awareness.

She indeed doesn't look very beautiful.

Because she doesn't pay attention to maintenance, she already has crow's feet and some faint freckles.

It is also precisely because her appearance isn't too outstanding that the number of men pursuing her isn't many, and she herself won't settle, so this major life matter of marriage has been dragged on and on, with no result to this day.

Otherwise, with her current position, a man would have won her over long ago.

"Very sorry, I'm just speaking the truth."

Wang Erhai said so.

He held no hope for Zhang Yueran, which is why he could be so unreservedly frank.

Although Zhang Yueran took the initiative to add his WeChat and said she wanted to try getting along.

But he felt that after getting along, Zhang Yueran would most likely look down on him.

And he isn't very interested in Zhang Yueran either.

Under such circumstances, he naturally could let loose.

"Your honest truth, better say less of it in the future." Zhang Yueran smiled; it could be seen she didn't mind Wang Erhai's honest words, and she also said:

"If you want to find a beautiful one, you can only go find someone else; I am like this, truly and really placed before you; if you don't like it, then I have no way either."

Zhang Yueran indeed truly and really placed herself before Wang Erhai.

Because she didn't wear makeup for this blind date tonight.

In terms of dress and appearance, there was no difference from when she usually goes to school to teach.

"Don't misunderstand, I'm not disliking you; the real is the best."

Wang Erhai said so.

At this time, the ordered dishes were served.

The two ate while chatting.

This meal eaten, was still quite pleasant.

After finishing the meal, Wang Erhai took the initiative to go pay the bill.

Zhang Yueran didn't stop him.

But after settling the bill and walking out the restaurant door, she instead took the initiative to say:

"Tonight's meal money, I'll WeChat transfer you half."

"No need no need, this isn't a lot!" Wang Erhai hurriedly said: "Tonight I'm treating."

Zhang Yueran however said:

"Must, must; before the relationship is confirmed, all expenses must go Dutch; this is my principle."

Wang Erhai smiled:

"You're really too principled, aren't you?"

Zhang Yueran then asked:

"Your Alipay account should be the phone number you gave me tonight, right? I'll Alipay transfer it back to you."

"Correct, my Alipay is that phone number."

Zhang Yueran had just added Wang Erhai as a WeChat friend; why not transfer directly via WeChat, but insist on Alipay transfer?

The reason is very simple.

If transferred via WeChat, and Wang Erhai doesn't accept, the money would automatically return to her after 24 hours.

But with Alipay transfer, whether Wang Erhai accepts or not, the money will go into Wang Erhai's account.

The two bid farewell and left, each returning to their own home.

Wang Erhai drove back toward Shangou Village.

Along the way, he was somewhat in a trance.

His mind continuously recalled scenes of getting along with Zhang Yueran.

Although Zhang Yueran isn't very pretty, she is the one he gets along with most comfortably.

And it's a comfort that is real, unlike when getting along with Yao Xueqin, where it was comfortable yet unreal, feeling like a dream.

Only the real makes the heart feel at ease.

So Wang Erhai felt that if there was a chance, he would fight for it.

But if Zhang Yueran looked down on him, then he wouldn't force it either.

"Beep beep beep..."

Just as he was driving, Wang Erhai's mobile phone suddenly rang.

It was Niu Chunsheng calling.

He pressed the answer button, turned on speakerphone, and Wang Erhai drove while answering:

"Hello, Uncle Chunsheng, what's up?"

Niu Chunsheng's voice came from the other end of the phone:

"Erhai, how did the blind date go?"

Niu Chunsheng's tone carried anticipation.

He had pulled the strings for this match, so naturally he hoped Wang Erhai and Zhang Yueran could be together.

"I feel she's a pretty good person."

Wang Erhai answered like this.

"And then?"

Niu Chunsheng pressed further.

"That's it."

Wang Erhai answered like this.

Niu Chunsheng was a bit disappointed, then earnestly persuaded:

"Erhai, your standards can't be too high. Us men marry wives to live life together; whether she's beautiful or not really isn't important."

The meaning of Niu Chunsheng's words was very obvious — he mistakenly thought Wang Erhai looked down on Zhang Yueran, and guessed it was because Zhang Yueran wasn't pretty enough.

After all, Wang Erhai's previous wife was a total beauty.

"Uncle Chunsheng, I understand this!"

Wang Erhai answered like this.

Niu Chunsheng then asked:

"Then why do you look down on her? Besides her looks not measuring up to your ex-wife, she's better than your ex-wife in every other aspect!"

Wang Erhai laughed out loud:

"I didn't look down on her; I'm just afraid she looks down on me!"

Niu Chunsheng was stunned:

"You mean, you're interested?"

"Hmm..." Wang Erhai thought for a moment, then said: "It doesn't really count as interested, just feels alright. She's a good person, and a high school teacher, I'm just afraid she looks down on me."

Niu Chunsheng asked again:

"Then do you want to try getting along with her?"

Wang Erhai then said:

"We added WeChat, let's chat on WeChat first. This can't be rushed; feelings need to be cultivated slowly."

Niu Chunsheng then said:

"You mean you're willing to develop something with her?"

Wang Erhai nodded:

"Mm, counts as it."

Niu Chunsheng then said:

"Alright then, with your words I'm reassured. Later I'll help you sound out Zhang Yueran's situation, see what she thinks of you!"

Wang Erhai sincerely thanked:

"Thank you, Uncle Chunsheng. You've really put a lot of thought into my matter."

Niu Chunsheng laughed:

"What politeness? What's our relationship? No need for politeness!"

Niu Chunsheng hung up Wang Erhai's call and immediately called Zhang Yueran:

"Yueran, how was tonight's blind date?"

"Uncle Chunsheng, it was alright. He's quite down-to-earth, quite sincere." Zhang Yueran said like this.

Niu Chunsheng then asked:

"Then do you have any thoughts about him?"

Zhang Yueran thought seriously for a moment, then answered:

"How to put it... maybe there's a tiny bit of interest. We added WeChat, so let's chat on WeChat first."

Zhang Yueran, towards Wang Erhai, indeed wasn't very moved.

With Wang Erhai's utterly ordinary height and looks, for a woman to fall for him at first sight — honestly, it's too hard.

Niu Chunsheng asked again:

"You mean, you don't mind trying to date him?"

"Can get to know each other first." Zhang Yueran said like this.

Niu Chunsheng then persuaded:

"I feel you and him are actually quite well-matched. Don't look at him being down on his luck now, but the town restaurant plus the village farm — that's also a not-small asset. Additionally, he's now a village cadre, which counts as having his own career. Most importantly, his eldest brother made it big in Guangzhou, his third brother studies at Tsinghua University. With his eldest brother and third brother's help, he can't stay silent for long. I believe in the near future he'll make a comeback. If you really fancy him, then be decisive and make a move; otherwise, once he makes a comeback later, you go looking for him again, it'll be too late."

Niu Chunsheng could be said to be earnestly persuasive; he also said:

"This is an investment, just like buying stocks — buying in at a stock's lowest point, the cost is smallest, the return highest. Understand my meaning?"

Zhang Yueran nodded:

"Understood, Uncle Chunsheng! Thank you for introducing me to a blind date prospect, I'll give it serious consideration!"

Niu Chunsheng said with a laugh:

"What politeness — your dad's driven for me all these years, I've long treated him as my brother, and you're my niece. Seeing your dad worried sick day in and day out over your lifetime big thing, I couldn't bear it. You're not getting any younger, it's time to put some heart into it."

"Knowing, Uncle Chunsheng!"