175: equality between men and women

As Chen Qiu finished speaking, both Ding Qiao and Liu Yue were slightly taken aback.

Liu Yue glanced at Chen Qiu, a subtle gleam flashing in her eyes.

She picked up her phone and excitedly sent a message to Ding Qiao.

"He's asking for your requirements himself; it seems he has a pretty good impression of you!"

Seeing the message, the corners of Ding Qiao's lips curled up slightly, and she replied smugly.

"Well, look at my looks and my educational background."

"Aren't they top-tier back in the country?"

Liu Yue's eyes flickered.

"Let me pave the way for you first."

As soon as the message was sent, Liu Yue spoke up.

"Chen Qiu, marrying Qiao Qiao isn't going to be that easy, you know!"

"Qiao Qiao comes from a good family, and she was the class beauty when she was studying back home!"

"When she was studying abroad, there were plenty of rich second-generation heirs chasing after her!"

Chen Qiu understood; this was a tactic to drive up the price!

However, this was exactly what he wanted!

But when he heard Liu Yue say this, a spark of curiosity suddenly arose in Chen Qiu's heart, and he couldn't help but ask.

"May I ask, what were the requirements for the bride price when you and Feng Ye got engaged?"

"Feng Ye and me?"

Liu Yue glanced at Feng Ye and began counting on her fingers.

"For the bride price, I only asked for 880,000!"

"A panamera!"

"A two-million-yuan house..."

"That's not much, right? I was already being very restrained!"

Liu Yue looked at Feng Ye, her tone tinged with a bit of dissatisfaction.

It was clear that she had some complaints about her own "selling price."

"If it weren't for the many years of history between Feng Ye and me, and the fact that he has been supporting my tuition fees all these years, the money he'd have to spend for this marriage would have at least doubled!"

She crossed her arms and said calmly, as if telling Chen Qiu and Feng Ye that they had gotten a huge bargain!

Chen Qiu was even more surprised upon hearing this.

Feng Ye was actually the one paying for Liu Yue's studies abroad?

He looked at Feng Ye, whose expression was a bit strained but showed no regret.

Covering Liu Yue's overseas tuition had won him a wife.

Not a bad deal!

"Yueyue, you're worth it!"

Feng Ye said earnestly.

Liu Yue gave a light hum and looked at Chen Qiu.

"However, Feng Ye and I have a foundation of affection, so everything can be lowered accordingly."

"But you and Qiao Qiao are on a blind date, so it's perfectly normal for the requirements to be a bit higher!"

Chen Qiu nodded.

"That's understandable."

A look of satisfaction flashed in Liu Yue's eyes.

"Then we'll sit on the other side so we don't disturb you two."

After finishing her paving work, Liu Yue pulled Feng Ye to another table.

Only Chen Qiu and Ding Qiao remained.

At this moment, Ding Qiao raised her chin slightly and sized up Chen Qiu, comparing him to Brennan, who was not far away.

Chen Qiu's looks were indeed quite good, enough to rival this white handsome guy with whom she had been maintaining a physical relationship.

If Chen Qiu had a different skin color, she would be willing to pay to be with him!

But since he was a local man, he had to make up for it in other areas!

"To be honest, I didn't want to go on this blind date at first!"

"And I never had any intention of getting married so early!"

"However, I think you seem quite sincere!"

"If you can accept my terms, I might be willing to give you a chance."

Ding Qiao said bluntly.

Just then, Ms. Stella brought the food over.

"Your Brazilian steak!"

"Thank you."

Chen Qiu nodded and said to Ding Qiao.

"Go ahead!"

Ding Qiao began.

"First, regarding the bride price..."

"As an international student and an awakened independent woman, I completely believe that this is dross!"

Oh?

Chen Qiu took a bite of the Brazilian steak, surprised by what he heard.

"However, my father raised me for so many years, so I must respect the traditional values of his generation."

"With his net worth, face is more important than anything!"

"He is a billionaire; his daughter can't just go and marry into a family without any bride price; that would even affect his business!"

"Chen Qiu, you're in business too, so you should be able to understand this."

Understand? Chen Qiu understood all too well!

Your dad might care about face.

You, on the other hand, don't care about face, you just want the money!

"The bride price is 6.66 million!"

"Two commercial properties worth no less than three million each!"

"An aston martin; I quite like this sports car brand!"

Chen Qiu nodded after listening, his expression unchanging.

Ding Qiao saw this and didn't have much of an emotional reaction either.

In her view, given her conditions, these were all basic requirements!

What followed was the core demand!

"During my years studying abroad, I've been influenced by quite a lot of feminist culture!"

"I have deeply realized that for a woman to achieve true independence, she must first achieve economic independence!"

Chen Qiu was stunned again.

She actually wanted to practice economic independence?

Isn't this a hundred times better than a gold-digger?

Could studying abroad really be that useful?

"I studied fashion design in Australia!"

"After returning to China, I've always wanted to create my own international trendy brand!"

"So, I hope you can provide at least 30 million in funding to help me start my business!"

Huh?

Chen Qiu, who had just been surprised by Ding Qiao's words about economic independence, was now completely dumbfounded.

So, taking my money to give to you is how you achieve economic independence?

What confused Chen Qiu the most was that Ding Qiao said this with such a straight face, righteous and confident!

"Chen Qiu, I don't think you know!"

"Foreign countries aren't like China, which is filled with male chauvinism!"

"It is generally believed abroad that in a marriage, the status of both parties should ideally be equal!"

"Only in this way can the personal interests of both sides be guaranteed, and the marriage can last a long time!"

"Therefore, letting the woman have her own career is what true gender equality is!"

Chen Qiu almost stood up to applaud.

What a great concept of gender equality!

Studying abroad really is useful!

The domestic internet feminists might not be as shameless and confident as she was.

Seemingly noticing Chen Qiu's subtle expression, Ding Qiao looked directly at Ms. Stella, who was sitting to the side.

"I'm not lying to you!"

"This is the essence of overseas feminism!"

"You can ask Ms. Stella for a deeper understanding!"

At this moment.

Ms. Stella, who had been curiously eavesdropping on the side, was already dumbfounded when she heard about the millions in bride price, millions in real estate, and millions in luxury cars.

And after hearing Ding Qiao demand 30 million from Chen Qiu with such confidence using theories she had never heard of, she was completely bewildered.

Can a girl ask a wealthy man for so much just by talking about marriage?

And she thinks it's only natural!

Is this China?