Chapter 210
Shi Quan, as the oldest child in the family and Shi Li's elder cousin, had long suffered from the pressure to get married.
His sister Shi Ruan, despite not having a partner, was never pressured by the family due to having her older brother above her.
As for Shi Li, still being in school, she faced even less pressure.
It wasn't that Shi Ruan didn't want to find a partner; she just hadn't met a suitable boy yet.
There were boys who actively pursued her, but they were either after her family's money or overly chauvinistic.
If she had to spend her life with such a man, she'd rather never marry.
As long as her brother remained single, her family wouldn't pressure her.
However, recently, during the usual marriage-pushing session at home, Shi Quan announced that he had a girlfriend and even showed her photo to the family.
Having been rained on himself, Shi Quan wanted to tear up his sister's umbrella. While the family's attention was on his girlfriend, he suggested that the parents should now focus on Shi Ruan.
Thus, Shi Ruan found herself pressured by her parents to find a partner and go on blind dates.
Shi Li's aunt, who was Shi Ruan's mother, had arranged blind dates for her during the National Day holiday.
One date every day for six consecutive days, a total of six blind dates.
For the first time, Shi Ruan felt that a holiday could be so unbearable.
She had already been on two dates, and the experience was quite indescribable.
The first two dates were accompanied by Shi Ruan's cousin, but because her cousin had to meet her boyfriend, Shi Ruan was left alone and had to ask Shi Li to accompany her.
Whether it was her cousin or Shi Li, accompanying her on blind dates wasn't free, and Shi Ruan's meager salary was nearly depleted.
Unlike other rich second-generation kids, Shi Ruan had majored in education in college and, after graduating with a master's degree, had entered a public middle school as a teacher.
Although choosing to be a teacher seemed odd compared to her peers who started businesses or joined big companies, Shi Li's uncle and aunt were quite satisfied. At least she wasn't staying at home living off her parents or wasting money on failed ventures.
Ji Chunsheng had recently attended his good friend's wedding, running around as a groomsman.
When he returned home, his mother sarcastically remarked that his good friend was already married while he didn't even have a girlfriend, insisting that he must attend the blind date she had arranged.
Shi Li's gaze was fixed on the two people diagonally in front of her, her eyes almost burning a hole. Ji Chunsheng followed her line of sight and saw a very pretty girl glaring at him.
Ji Chunsheng remembered seeing this girl a few days ago but didn't know when he had offended her.
However, when his gaze swept to Shi Ruan, who was covering her mouth and laughing, he guessed that this must be Shi Ruan's sister.
Ji Chunsheng pointed this out to Shi Ruan, who candidly admitted, "I've never been on a blind date before and felt nervous, so I asked my sister to accompany me. You don't mind, do you?"
Ji Chunsheng naturally said he didn't mind and even suggested inviting Shi Li to sit with them.
Shi Ruan, of course, didn't want Shi Li to be a third wheel, but she couldn't appear to be forgetting her sister for a man.
Shi Ruan said, "My sister is shy and has social anxiety. She doesn't like interacting with strangers. She's more comfortable being alone."
Shi Li wasn't far from the two and, although Shi Ruan had deliberately lowered her voice, Shi Li still heard what she said.
She inwardly cursed Shi Ruan. She had originally wanted to save Shi Ruan from this situation, but now, angered by Shi Ruan's words, she didn't want to interfere anymore. She decided to respect and bless them, knowing that Ji Chunsheng definitely wouldn't be interested in her cousin, no matter how much she liked him.
After returning from the blind date, she planned to repeatedly remind Shi Ruan about obeying the law and urge her to pay attention during Party lectures.
Aliali: 673582c5d72ede9349450a01Shi Ruan had inherited her mother's talent for conversation. As she dominated the conversation, constantly extracting information from Ji Chunsheng, Shi Li became bored and fell asleep on the table.
Shi Ruan, the new teacher, instinctively brought out her professional habits when faced with her sleeping cousin. She banged on the table twice, "Stop sleeping, did you stay up late again last night?"
Startled awake by the stern tone, Shi Li almost thought she had fallen asleep during class.
Shi Li sat up straight, instinctively looking around. No, she wasn't in a classroom. She wiped the corner of her mouth: no drool.
Good.
Looking up, she met two pairs of smiling eyes. Shi Li picked up her bag, "Can we go home now?"
The sky outside was already getting dark. Shi Li secretly glanced at her phone: goodness, they had been chatting for three hours.
As expected of you, Shi Ruan.
While Shi Li was thinking about going home, Shi Ruan flashed her a shy smile, "It's just about dinner time now. You must be hungry after sleeping for so long."
Shi Li: ??? Are you not done yet?