"I - don't - want - to!" In a staff dormitory building of a certain hydropower plant, there came Lu Yan's pig - slaughtering - like screams.
Downstairs, Aunt Wang, who was lying on a chaise longue in the yard, pushed her gold - rimmed reading glasses and shook her head. "Why is Teacher Lu upstairs scolding his son again?"
Aunt Chen, who was sitting beside her cracking sunflower seeds, was the most well - informed. She spat out two sunflower seed shells, wiped her mouth, and said, "Oh, you don't know. Teacher Lu has been really worried lately. His son is almost thirty and still single!"
"Ah?" Aunt Hou, sitting on the other side, widened her eyes. "That young man Xu downstairs has been married three times already."
Aunt Wang waved her hand. "Well, so what if that young man Xu is married? These days, it's important to stay married after getting married!"
Aunt Hou nodded. "You're right. Master Xu is also very worried. I heard this marriage is going to end in divorce too."
Aunt Chen gossiped, "Yes, yes. I heard they're going to file for divorce today. The reason is that young man Xu has a mistress again..."
Just as they were chatting merrily, Lu Yan, wearing a big undershirt, rushed down the stairs of the old - style residential building in three strides and slipped into the yard. Then, with a "bang", the door of the Lu family was kicked open. Lu Jiang, holding a broom in his hand, leaned over the railing on the fourth floor and roared down, "You brat! If you dare not go on this blind date, don't you ever come back!"
Immediately afterwards, the voice of Lu's wife, Du Feiyan, came from inside the Lu family. "You old fool! Who are you saying can't come back? That's your son!"
Lu Jiang, wearing big shorts, shouted angrily, "So what if he's my son! If he doesn't find me a daughter - in - law, he's not welcome back!"
Du Feiyan was so angry that she threw a slipper at Lu Jiang's face and shouted, "You old fool! Can't you talk properly? That's a daughter - in - law for you! If you dare to find a wife for yourself, I'll beat you to death!"
"Ouch, wife, don't be angry. I misspoke. It's my fault..." Lu Jiang covered his face, glanced at the fallen slipper, and quickly turned around and went into the house to comfort his wife.
Lu Yan ran downstairs, pulled up his white undershirt and wiped the sweat off his head, revealing his eight - pack abs, which made the aunts in the yard blush and their hearts flutter.
Aunt Wang said again, "This young man Lu has a good figure. Why can't he find a girlfriend?"
Aunt Hou said, "Maybe girls these days like fresh - faced young men and don't like hooligan - like soldiers."
Aunt Chen retorted, "What's wrong with a former soldier? He's been retired for years. Look at his wheat - colored skin. I think it's great."
Lu Yan picked up his slipper and without thinking, stuffed it into the pocket of his big shorts. Yawning and scratching his head, looking slovenly, he walked straight towards the community gate.
The aunts were still discussing behind him when Lu's father's voice came from the top floor again. "Lu Yan! Did you hear me? Go there right now!"
Lu Yan ignored him. He just looked up at his father and gave him a big smile.
Lu Jiang was stunned for a moment and then flew into a rage. "Good boy! You're not going, are you? Then don't ever come back!"
"Smack!" Another slipper was thrown out by Du Feiyan, hitting Lu's father on the back of the head and then falling from the upstairs.
"Hey, wife, don't be angry... Why are you closing the door? Let me in..."
This time, Lu Yan really didn't look back. Yawning, he walked out of the community. He had just walked a few steps when a Maserati stopped in front of him. The car window rolled down, revealing Xu Ruhui's annoying face. "Hey, Brother Lu. You've got such a handsome face. Could you please not dress so sloppily? Do you know your face is like a flower right now?"
Lu Yan was stunned. "What?"
Xu Ruhui continued, "A flower stuck in cow dung."
Hearing this, Lu Yan kicked the blue Maserati door with his foot. Xu Ruhui was so scared that he screamed. "Damn it! If you scratch the paint, I'm not going through insurance. You'll pay for it in full!"
Lu Yan cursed, "I'll pay!"
"Get lost," Xu Ruhui scolded. "Do you even have that kind of money?"
Lu Yan scoffed and scratched his head. "What do you want from me?"
Xu Ruhui waved his phone. "I'm taking you out for dinner."
Lu Yan thought for a while. Since he had nothing to do anyway, he opened the car door and got in.
Xu Ruhui complained, "Hey, Brother Lu. Can we go back and change your clothes? I'm taking you to a high - class restaurant. You won't be allowed in like this. It says 'no beggars allowed' at the door."
"You..." Lu Yan reached out and grabbed a piece of clothing from the back seat. Xu Ruhui was so heart - broken that he cried out, "What are you doing! This is an Armani suit I bought!"
Without saying a word, Lu Yan took off his white undershirt and put on the suit worth thousands of yuan. "What? Can't your brother's face pull off this suit?"
"Damn it. Just show off," Xu Ruhui said angrily as he stepped on the accelerator. "You should change your shorts too. Wearing a suit on top and shorts on the bottom? You're really something."
"You don't understand. This is called the combination of Chinese and Western styles."
"Are you out of your mind?"
The car stopped in a dedicated parking space of a high - class restaurant. The two got out of the car and immediately attracted the attention of people around them.
Lu Yan really had a good - looking face. Even though he hadn't washed his face - he really hadn't - he still looked decent in the suit. Xu Ruhui was so angry that his teeth itched. He took out a black card from his pocket and threw it at the restaurant's bar. "Our regular table."
As soon as the black card appeared, some boys and girls nearby stared blankly.
A girl suddenly whispered to her sister, "Hey, do you think they might be a couple?"
Xu Ruhui: "???" Damn it. Is this the kind of attention I attract?
"Maybe. They're so well - matched."
"Which one do you think is the dominant one?"
"Probably the one in the suit?"
Xu Ruhui couldn't stay there any longer. He grabbed the still - yawning Lu Yan and rushed towards the reserved table.
"What do you want to eat?" Lu Yan flipped through the all - English menu in front of him and asked rather casually.
"Do you think we're really here to eat?" Xu Ruhui snatched the menu and spat. "I brought you here to see a beautiful girl."
Lu Yan frowned. "See what beautiful girl? Did my dad ask you to arrange another blind date?"
"Hey, that's true. But I've checked out this beautiful girl for you. Her surname is Shen. Her looks... tsk tsk tsk..."
Without saying a word, Lu Yan slapped the table and was about to leave. Xu Ruhui grabbed him and persuaded, "Hey, Brother Lu, Brother Lu. She'll be here soon. It's not appropriate for you to leave."
Lu Yan cursed, "I don't want to go on a blind date!"
"Come on. Don't think of it as a blind date. Just think of it as a chance to feast your eyes. She's really good - looking! Just take a look first!"
"I don't want to look..."
"Excuse me..." A clear voice suddenly came.
Lu Yan's voice stopped abruptly. He suddenly turned his head and looked at the tall woman standing in front of him. For some reason, the moment he saw the woman, his heart suddenly started pounding.
What... what's going on?
"Excuse me. Are you Mr. Lu? My surname is Shen. Shen Qingfeng."