An hour after Qin Yi retreated into his bedroom, he was contemplating how to remove the scar on Qin Lei's face when Zheng Shufen loudly called him out.
Qin Yi had no choice but to come out.
"Xiao Yi, come here quickly, Mom has great news to tell you…"
Zheng Shufen waved excitedly at Qin Yi from the sofa.
Qin Yi walked over, sat beside her, and asked, "What great news?"
"Xiao Yi, do you still remember Aunt Liu?"
"Aunt Liu?"
"It's Aunt Liu E, who came to our house before and was good friends with Mom!" Qin Lei explained from the side.
Qin Yi recalled and remembered.
He nodded and replied, "Yes, I have an impression."
"It's your Aunt Liu. Her daughter, Huang Shanshan, is still single…" Zheng Shufen said happily, "I contacted Liu E earlier, and she agreed to let you meet Shanshan and get to know each other to see if you're a good match!"
Qin Yi felt a multitude of black lines appear on his forehead. They hadn't forgotten about this matter yet!
And they were quite proactive, finding him a blind date so quickly!
Qin Yi said helplessly, "Mom, I'm really not in a hurry to find a partner, you know…"
"You're not in a hurry, but I am!" Zheng Shufen interrupted, "You're already twenty-seven, and in two more years you'll be thirty. You've also been to… So, you must find a partner early!"
Perhaps sensing his reluctance, Zheng Shufen said in a commanding tone, "In short, I've already discussed it with your Aunt Liu. Tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, you'll meet Shanshan. It's settled!"
After speaking, she didn't wait for Qin Yi to have a chance to say anything else. She got up and let Qin Lei help her back to her room.
Qin Yi sat there, sighing slightly, filled with helplessness.
The next day.
At seven in the morning, Qin Yi was woken up by Zheng Shufen.
After washing up and having breakfast, Zheng Shufen kept reminding him, "Xiao Yi, tidy yourself up properly later and dress neatly. It's your first meeting with Shanshan, so you must leave a good impression. That way, your chances of being together will be greater!"
"Although I haven't contacted Liu E or seen Shanshan in recent years, with your Aunt Liu's genes, Shanshan must be pretty, so don't be resistant or repulsed…"
When Liu E used to visit their home, Qin Yi had seen her. She was quite beautiful, and her genes were indeed good.
"Most importantly, I told them about your current situation, and they said they don't mind!"
Qin Yi stopped eating breakfast, showing a look of surprise.
Qin Lei also looked surprised.
A moment later, Qin Yi asked in disbelief, "Aunt Liu and Huang Shanshan don't mind that I've been to prison?"
"Yes." Zheng Shufen nodded affirmatively, "That's right, your Aunt Liu and Shanshan don't mind!"
Qin Yi was truly surprised.
Logically, having been to prison is a major stain on one's life. Normally, many people would mind, even look down on it.
Liu E and Huang Shanshan actually didn't care and agreed to a blind date with him…
In an instant, Qin Yi's favorable impression of Liu E and Huang Shanshan rapidly increased, even though he hadn't met them yet.
Zheng Shufen continued to urge him, "So, you must perform well today and try to win Shanshan over directly, so I can hold my grandson next year!"
Qin Yi came back to his senses, and a few more black lines appeared on his face.
Before anything was even settled, she was already thinking about holding her grandson!
After breakfast, urged by Zheng Shufen, Qin Yi tidied himself up and left without delay.
Before he left, Zheng Shufen sent Huang Shanshan's WeChat and phone number to Qin Yi.
Qin Yi added Huang Shanshan on WeChat and contacted her first, arranging to meet at a coffee shop in the city center.
At more than 8:40, Qin Yi took a taxi to the coffee shop, found a window seat, and ordered two cups of coffee.
He waited for more than ten minutes. Just before nine o'clock, a woman who was quite pretty, about 1.65 meters tall, wearing a white shirt and a black pencil skirt, entered the coffee shop.
As she entered, she saw Qin Yi sitting by the window at a glance and walked straight over.
"You're Aunt Zheng's son, Qin Yi, right!"
Huang Shanshan approached, stood in front of Qin Yi, and didn't sit down immediately. Instead, she sized him up with a scrutinizing gaze.
Qin Yi stood up and extended his hand to greet her, "You must be Huang Shanshan. Hello, I'm Qin Yi!"
However, Huang Shanshan withdrew her gaze, only looked at his outstretched hand, and made no move to extend her own hand to shake it.
Then, she sat down in the seat opposite Qin Yi.
Qin Yi felt a bit awkward and withdrew his hand, sitting back down.
Huang Shanshan picked up the coffee Qin Yi had ordered for her, took a sip, and put it down, saying, "I don't like pure Americano. I like it a bit sweet. I hope you'll remember next time!"
Qin Yi: "…"
"I already told my mom about your situation yesterday. You served four years in prison and were just released, right?"
Qin Yi frowned slightly but still nodded.
"Your appearance is quite good, and it meets my aesthetic. I can marry you and don't care about your past in prison!" Huang Shanshan said very bluntly, "However, if we get married, I have a few conditions!"
Qin Yi was intrigued by her directness and asked, "Oh, what conditions?"
"First, since you've been to prison, to avoid embarrassment, I won't take you to meet my friends in the future!"
"Second, after we get married, I don't want you to interfere with my private life. Conversely, after marriage, whatever you do, you must get my permission first!"
"Third, I don't like doing housework, so you'll have to do all the household chores from now on!"
"Fourth, I need to control the family's finances. Your salary and everything else will need to be handed over to me!"
"Fifth…"
Qin Yi listened to several conditions in a row. Seeing that she was saying more and more and couldn't stop, he finally couldn't help but interrupt, "Stop, stop, stop…"
"Miss Huang, don't you think it's a bit too early to be saying all this?" Qin Yi said speechlessly, "This is just our first meeting today, and we haven't even been together for five minutes since we met."
Hearing this, Huang Shanshan stopped listing her conditions and changed tack, "Didn't I just say that your appearance is quite good and meets my aesthetic? As long as you can meet the conditions I just mentioned, I'm willing to marry you!"
Qin Yi smiled and shook his head.
This isn't something you get to decide alone. You're willing, but I haven't even said I'm willing yet!
"What do you mean by that smile?" Huang Shanshan asked.
However, before Qin Yi could respond, she immediately thought of something else and blurted out, "Qin Yi, you're not going to tell me you don't want to marry me, are you???"