114: We can make the decision for her.

Besides Kong Ying, the other three people were a middle-aged couple and a young man.

If there were no surprises, the middle-aged couple should be Kong Ying's parents.

The young man bore some resemblance to Kong Ying; he was likely her younger brother.

Immediately after, Kong Ying's introduction confirmed Chen Qiu's guess.

“These are my parents, and this is my younger brother, Kong Ning.”

“Hello, Uncle and Auntie.”

Chen Qiu greeted them politely.

As for the younger brother... he was wearing a leather jacket, sporting a rebellious expression, and constantly chewing something in his mouth, likely betel nut.

Seeing him like this gave Chen Qiu a sense of déjà vu, taking him back to middle school.

Back then, the School Bully in middle school looked exactly like this.

As soon as Chen Qiu sat down, Kong Ying's mother began questioning him.

“I hear you're in business?”

“Can you earn tens of millions a year?”

Chen Qiu did not correct the figure of tens of millions; he simply nodded.

“Yes.”

What Chen Qiu didn't expect was that Kong Ying's mother didn't show surprise upon hearing this; instead, she frowned slightly.

“Tens of millions is alright, but running a business is still too unstable.”

A sense of curiosity immediately arose in Chen Qiu.

Could it be that Kong Ying comes from a civil servant family?

As far as he knew, a considerable number of civil servants did view business people as unstable.

But earning tens of millions a year, and they still find it unstable?

“May I be so bold as to ask what Auntie and Uncle's professions are?”

“Migrant Workers. What's wrong? Do you look down on farmers?”

Kong Ying's mother looked at him with a face full of displeasure.

Chen Qiu quickly shook his head; he couldn't handle such a huge accusation.

“No, my parents are also Migrant Workers.”

At this moment, Kong Ying's mother spoke again.

“It doesn't matter what our jobs are, but our Kong Ying has excellent credentials!”

“She's a Doctoral Student, and she was a Resident Doctor by age 28! Don't look down on the Class Two, Grade A Hospital; the hospital's President is her teacher!”

Kong Ying's mother said this proudly.

The look she gave Chen Qiu carried a hint of dismissiveness.

“Young man, don't think we are deliberately making things difficult or finding fault with you.”

“That President once introduced a match for our Kong Ying—that person was a Town Head, and now he's an official at the Deputy Department-Level! Compared to your tens of millions business, isn't that much more stable!”

Looking at the slightly arrogant demeanor of Kong Ying's mother, Chen Qiu was stunned.

At least He Ting used a former boyfriend to raise her value.

This family can even use a former blind date to raise their value?

“Why didn't it work out back then?”

Chen Qiu asked very genuinely and sincerely.

“Both sides were too busy and didn't have time to cultivate feelings. Later, he was promoted and transferred away. If it weren't for that, you wouldn't be seeing my daughter today!”

Was it really because they didn't have time to cultivate feelings?

Chen Qiu glanced at Kong Ying beside him and saw that she had her head lowered, showing no intention of speaking.

“Then Auntie, I'd like to ask about Kong Ying's requirements first.”

“That's something we need to discuss.”

Hearing this, Kong Ying's parents exchanged a look and straightened up slightly in their seats.

“Young man, look, it wasn't easy for our peasant family to raise a Doctoral Student!”

“And she's a doctor!”

“Plus, having a teacher who is a Vice President means her future is very bright!”

“As the saying goes, a daughter who marries out is like water poured out.”

“With our Kong Ying's credentials, asking for an 880,000 bride price isn't too much, is it?”

Chen Qiu looked at his blind date, who still seemed indifferent, then nodded.

“What Auntie says is reasonable.”

Seeing Chen Qiu's approving attitude, Kong Ying's mother nodded in satisfaction immediately.

“As expected of a young man in business, you have good judgment!”

“Unlike some young people nowadays, who immediately throw a fit if the bride price is mentioned a little high.”

“I'm afraid they might trick my daughter away!”

After speaking, Kong Ying's father then chimed in.

“My wife and I are getting old, but we don't want to trouble you youngsters with our retirement. It's also troublesome to ask you for retirement money every year.”

Chen Qiu raised an eyebrow.

Could this uncle actually be open-minded?

“So, when you get married, you'll pay the future retirement money all at once.”

“Based on 50,000 per person per year, for forty-plus years until age one hundred, let's just calculate it as 400,000.”

Chen Qiu was completely stunned.

He felt his previous thought was incredibly naive.

They could even calculate the cost of future retirement funds?

He glanced at Kong Ying; his blind date still hadn't spoken.

This even gave Chen Qiu the illusion that...

He wasn't here for a blind date, but to buy a wife.

And these parents were here to sell their daughter.

“Uh, I want to know Kong Ying's thoughts...”

As soon as Chen Qiu finished speaking, Kong Ying lifted her head. Her expression was somewhat strained, and her tone carried a hint of exhaustion.

“I listen to my parents.”

Kong Ying's father stated even more directly.

“Don't worry, young man, we can decide for her!”

“Alright.”

A strange look flashed in Chen Qiu's eyes.

Someone who didn't know might think he was on a blind date with Kong Ying's parents.

“And regarding the house and car, we have a requirement.”

“Besides your small family's house, you must buy an extra set nearby and put it under Kong Ning's name!”

Chen Qiu was both surprised and puzzled.

“Why buy it nearby?”

Kong Ying's mother spoke self-righteously.

“Kong Ning only has this one older sister; it's better to live close so they can look out for each other!”

Just as she finished speaking, Kong Ning, who was beside them, suddenly spoke up.

“Not just the house, but the car too!”

“You also have to get me a mercedes-benz AMG!”

Chen Qiu nearly laughed out of anger upon hearing this.

This family was taking turns extorting him.

“How old is the younger brother this year?”

“I turned eighteen last year, so don't use that elder's tone with me!”

Seeing Kong Ning's displeased face, Chen Qiu smiled.

“Forget about getting him a car. Even for his future job or bride price, I think it's perfectly acceptable for the brother-in-law to offer some support if he's capable!”

Kong Ying's parents' eyes lit up.

Chen Qiu bringing this up proactively saved them the trouble of asking.

“There aren't many responsible young men like Little Chen anymore!”

Kong Ying's father exclaimed admiringly.

Kong Ning, however, sneered.

“Don't brag!”

“My sister's last blind date bragged about how awesome he was, calling himself a General Manager or whatever, saying he could arrange a job for me. Turns out he was just a hotel manager who wanted me to go bus tables?!”

Hearing this, Chen Qiu couldn't help but admire that previous blind date guy.

He actually arranged a job for Kong Ning!

Chen Qiu wondered what that guy would think if he saw Kong Ning's disdainful and derogatory attitude towards him.

“Didn't you say you earn tens of millions a year?”

“If you're really that awesome, buy that hotel and let me be the manager, and then I'll agree to you and my sister getting together.”

Chen Qiu had to admire him.

Young people truly dare to dream big and strive for it!

“Miss Kong, I still want to ask for your opinion.”