105: Oppose high bride price

Luo Xu sat in the restaurant, looking at his blind date across the table; he felt a bit excited and even more nervous.

The person he was on a blind date with today was named Cheng Xiaoxuan, introduced by his neighbor, Auntie Liu.

Auntie Liu had opened a milk tea shop this year, and this Cheng Xiaoxuan was her employee.

According to Auntie Liu, she was nimble, hardworking, and capable.

The only drawback was that she was three years older than him.

At first, Luo Xu had refused.

He was only 24, having graduated from college just a year ago—in the prime of his youth—and you were introducing him to someone three years older?

But after seeing the photo Auntie Liu sent, Luo Xu immediately felt that being three years older only meant she was 27, which was the most beautiful age for a woman.

As the saying goes, 'A woman three years older is like holding a brick of gold,' and an older sister figure knows how to cherish people even more!

Today, he specifically drove his cousin's Xiaomi SU7 to Auntie Liu's milk tea shop to pick up Cheng Xiaoxuan.

Two days ago, his cousin Chen Qiu had just lent him the Xiaomi SU7, and Luo Xu immediately drove it around in front of his elementary, middle, and high school classmates.

He reaped a chorus of envious gasps!

Luo Xu's vanity was fully satisfied.

Before, when he parked on the side of the road, he even met two flashy girls who added his WeChat.

This had really thrilled Luo Xu.

Having been single since birth for over twenty years, when had he ever received such treatment!

Even if they were just flashy girls, it was still a breakthrough from zero to one!

And today, when he specifically drove the Xiaomi SU7 to pick up Cheng Xiaoxuan, as expected, she also expressed surprise.

"Is this a Xiaomi SU7?"

"So beautiful!"

She sat in the passenger seat, touching things here and there.

Luo Xu also pretended to nod nonchalantly, though his eyes drifted unnaturally toward Cheng Xiaoxuan.

It had to be said that although Cheng Xiaoxuan's real-life appearance was at most 70% of her photos, she was still quite attractive.

"I've often seen videos of this car on Douyin lately... Is this car more expensive, or is Tesla?"

Cheng Xiaoxuan's question instantly stumped Luo Xu.

However, this wasn't the first time he had encountered this situation.

In the world of women, it seemed there were only two brands of electric vehicles in the world: the Tesla driven by high-end people and the Didi BYD.

The Xiaomi SU7 had a strong trend of becoming the third brand of electric vehicle in their world.

"Tesla has many models, like the Model 3, Model Y..."

Luo Xu began to explain to Cheng Xiaoxuan, but he didn't notice her indifferent or even somewhat annoyed expression at all.

Until after Luo Xu had rambled on for a long time, he finally mentioned the price.

Cheng Xiaoxuan's eyes suddenly lit up.

"This car costs 300,000?"

"Yeah."

"Did you buy it yourself?"

Luo Xu's eyes drifted slightly.

"Yes, my family bought it."

His cousin was family, after all...

Sure enough, the look Cheng Xiaoxuan gave Luo Xu became even more enthusiastic.

Having your family buy you a 300,000 car right after graduation—this was at least a middle-class family!

"Then you must be very outstanding; your family wouldn't have bought you a 300,000 car right after graduation if they didn't think highly of you."

"And this car suits you quite well; it's handsome and vibrant!"

"It, it's alright, I guess."

"By the way, are you an only child?"

"I have a younger sister, she's a junior in college now."

A younger sister? And she's about to enter society soon?

Cheng Xiaoxuan's eyes lit up again.

Doesn't that mean she's about to get married?

With the customs in Gannan, could the bride price they get be small?

And once the younger sister gets married, wouldn't all the family's resources be left for the son?

"I've heard that boys with younger sisters are very good at taking care of people."

"Hehe, so-so."

The young cousin felt a bit carried away by Cheng Xiaoxuan's praise.

He could feel Cheng Xiaoxuan's enthusiasm toward him.

"Your family of origin is really good!"

Hearing this, Luo Xu looked at her in surprise.

Cheng Xiaoxuan laughed at herself and said.

"My parents are the type who give birth but don't raise; my relationship with them has been very poor since I was a child."

"After growing up, it was almost a complete break in the relationship; otherwise, I wouldn't have come here to work..."

Luo Xu was stunned. Seeing her disgusted expression, he didn't know what to say for a moment, so he asked.

"I heard from Auntie Liu that you are from Chuanshu?"

"Yes."

"Aren't you planning to go home for the New Year?"

"There's no point in going back, so I'll just spend the New Year here."

Cheng Xiaoxuan brushed her hair and said indifferently.

Seeing this, Luo Xu thought to himself: Not even going home during the New Year holiday, it seems her relationship with her family is really bad.

At this moment, Luo Xu asked curiously.

"I see online that in Chuanshu, men manage the home and women manage the outside, and men even have to do laundry and cook?"

He had seen videos more than once, about how the Chuanshu man's battle robe is an apron, men who can't cook can't get a wife, and the classic 'I'm the boss, get up the mountain' meme...

Luo Xu was quite resistant to this.

"What they say online isn't true."

At this moment, after hearing Cheng Xiaoxuan's words, Luo Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew it...

"In our Chuanshu, men not only have to manage the home, but they also have to go out and earn money!"

"Otherwise, how would we women have the time or money to play mahjong?"

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Luo Xu looked at Cheng Xiaoxuan with a bewildered face.

So 'not true' didn't mean fake, but that the rumors were actually understated, right?

The two looked at each other for two seconds, and Cheng Xiaoxuan said with a smile.

"Little brother isn't scared, is he?"

Luo Xu gave a dry laugh, but the next moment he suddenly heard Cheng Xiaoxuan's exclamation.

"Don't move."

Luo Xu looked at her in surprise.

The next moment, she leaned her upper body over.

The distance between them instantly shrank to ten centimeters.

An intoxicating fragrance flooded into his nostrils.

Luo Xu felt dizzy.

After Cheng Xiaoxuan got close, she reached out and gently brushed his ear, then pinched it.

Then she chuckled.

"There was a bug."

Watching her return to her seat, the fragrance seemed to linger on the tip of his nose, and he could still faintly feel the touch of her fingertips on his ear.

Luo Xu's heart was pounding.

Since graduating from elementary school, when had he ever had such a close-contact moment with a girl!

Watching Cheng Xiaoxuan take the initiative to help him wash the bowls and chopsticks.

The little cousin was a bit dazed.

Such a considerate and good-looking older sister, what's wrong with earning money and cooking for her?

At this moment, Cheng Xiaoxuan smiled again.

"I was just joking with you earlier."

"It's true that the status of women in Chuanshu is high, but we aren't so idle that we play mahjong all day."

"Besides, the bride price over there is very low; giving 60,000 is already quite good!"

"Compared to your bride prices that easily reach 200,000 or 300,000, it's quite reasonable for girls in Chuanshu to play mahjong after marriage!"

Hearing this, Luo Xu nodded in slight agreement.

"So you are also against high bride prices?"