[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-she-lives-well-with-the-shopping-app-in-the-80s":3,"chapter-she-lives-well-with-the-shopping-app-in-the-80s-she-lives-well-with-the-shopping-app-in-the-80s-chapter-603":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","She Lives Well with the Shopping App in the 80s",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1554556,2018,"Chapter 603 - 603 603 Some People are Riding the Donkey","she-lives-well-with-the-shopping-app-in-the-80s-chapter-603",603,"\u003Cp>Chapter 603: Chapter 603: Some People are Riding the Donkey while Looking for a Horse Chapter 603: Chapter 603: Some People are Riding the Donkey while Looking for a Horse It’s not appropriate to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m afraid that such questions from me might make Zhao Xinxin, this little sister-in-law, think that I am pushing for marriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Wang Family were satisfied with the little sister-in-law, they would have arranged the marriage already instead of letting the two young people take their time, especially since Wang Jianguo isn’t getting any younger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this matter can’t just be left hanging without resolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allowing it to persist will only deepen their feelings for each other, and should the Wang Family decide to interfere severely later, the heartbreak could be less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xinxin came back, ate, showered, and washed clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister-in-law, you haven’t gone to sleep yet?” Zhao Xinxin didn’t expect that she would still see her sister-in-law while hanging the laundry to dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xinxin, come here for a moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xinxin sat down, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Has Wang Jianguo ever talked to you about when he would take you to meet his parents?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meeting the parents, both sets of parents coming together to discuss the bride price and dowry, and then setting a wedding date.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They can’t just date indefinitely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Xiaoxiao just wanted to know what Zhao Xinxin thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this era, it’s very rare for people to date for many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the 21st century, where some couples dated for seven or eight years without getting married, only to break up abruptly in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s as if once the novelty wore off, the partners knew each other too well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if there’s love between them, dating for so many years can cause feelings to fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some say that if a relationship lasts for many years without leading to marriage, it’s because one party does not want to marry or be married to the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others say some people are “riding a donkey while looking for a horse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter the reason, if a relationship drags on for too long, real life doesn’t always go according to plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xinxin pondered for a moment before saying, “We haven’t talked about this yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haven’t talked about it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haven’t discussed your future at all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it’s a future you’re imagining?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haven’t you even thought about it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does Wang Jianguo truly want to marry Xinxin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is there no sign of it at all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that he’s all talk and no action?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go to bed early.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the Wang Family home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Wang Jianguo returned home, his parents were still awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad, Mom, I want to bring Xinxin here to formally meet you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Wang’s first instinct was to refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t want to agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she steadied herself and managed to squeeze out a smile, saying gently, “Isn’t it a bit hasty? How long have you two been dating?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Jianguo spoke very earnestly, “We’ve been dating for just over a month, but we can’t date indefinitely without getting married, right? That would be irresponsible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s what was said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Wang and Mr. Wang exchanged glances, looking a bit dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And Mom, don’t you want to hold your grandchild sooner? After we get married, we’ll give you grandchildren to hold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t want to hold grandchildren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Son, I still believe that we need to think carefully about this major life decision. You don’t even have your own place yet,” Mr. Wang interjected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can buy a house. My cousin just bought a small courtyard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re buying houses now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buying a house nowadays isn’t cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They haven’t been in the Capital City for that long, have they?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where did the money come from to buy a house?” Mrs. Wang blurted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped short of questioning how they earned the money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Borrowed some money, coupled with their salaries.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xinxin hadn’t fully disclosed her family’s circumstances to Wang Jianguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She accidentally revealed that her elder brother had bought a house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then she mentioned how he borrowed money for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, the house still wasn’t cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mom, you don’t have to drag your feet. I know you agreed to our dating because you’re afraid we might not have much in common and could break up anytime.”\u003C\u002Fp>",718,"2026-06-06T07:30:25.812Z",1,"novelbin.me","e7acb1cde8fb6f950c50ab7156779e322e34e985925cf0b8bc282d7dd380d821","she-lives-well-with-the-shopping-app-in-the-80s-chapter-604","she-lives-well-with-the-shopping-app-in-the-80s-chapter-602",1053,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshe-lives-well-with-the-shopping-app-in-the-80s-cover.jpg"]