134: The Blind Date Girl

Everyone in love was a fool!

Mama Wang was here and knew him very well, so when Wang Cheng proposed to go to the jam factory, she said that she would go with him. Her reason was also very reasonable. Mama Wang had been running to the jam factory before, and now could be regarded as a jam factory member.

Wang Cheng had no choice but to agree. After dinner, the mother and son went to the jam factory, and Papa Wang went to the jam shop.

In addition to seeing the conditions of the jam factory this time, Wang Cheng was going to find a shop in the city. He planned to open the second shop in the city, but a good location was not easy to find. The bad locations were not suitable, so it was a little troublesome, unless his luck grew particularly good. Seeing that he was seriously discussing with the people in the factory, Mama Wang was a little relieved. She was worried that her son would secretly meet with Chu Yifeng when he came out this time. Lu Dade’s wife saw Mama Wang coming and immediately greeted her; they went to go see the results.

The jam factory was not just blindly producing jams. In terms of taste, they wanted to keep improving, not towards the best, but towards better.

As soon as Mama Wang left, Wang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, but those who followed urgently felt that they were under more pressure.

Seeing his appearance, Lu Dade wondered, "Director, is there something wrong?"

"No, you continue."

When he heard this, Lu Dade no longer asked and resumed the topic just now: "If the factory director wants to open another jam shop in the city, it is best to choose a commercial district where there is more traffic, but the corresponding rent will be very high. However, nowadays, many people don’t focus on the issue of rent. It’s hard to say if we can find a shop in the commercial district.”

The commercial district was one of the most prosperous areas in a city. Generally, it was impossible for monthly rent to be less than tens of thousands of yuan a month, but if one really understood the benefits, they wouldn’t care about this money. As long as one could establish a foothold in the commercial district and sell quality goods that were not bad, they would reap their hard work.

Wang Cheng pursed his eyebrows. It seemed that he had to make a trip in person. "Yes, how did you handle the delivery yesterday? Did anything go wrong?"

"No, the delivery staff in the factory are all masters. After I gave the customers’ addresses to them, they were all done."

"That's good." Those were the first batch of customers after Wang Cheng produced his jam. These customers now had fixed orders for every so often. The largest order was the one he once took himself, Renchang Supermarket. His cousin said that, in the supermarkets under Ms. Lin’s name, there were always six or seven packs of jam, and not so much of other brands.

"However, some customers called to ask, because they changed the delivery temporarily, and they were worried about being cheated."

"This is not a big problem, just explain it clearly."

Wang Cheng was going to take a look at the commercial district. When he told Mama Wang about this, his mother immediately frowned.

The commercial district was not far from where Wang Cheng used to work. Mama Wang heard them mention it. Although the reason given by her son was very valid, Mama Wang was obviously not assured, and finally proposed to go together.

Wang Cheng had expected this to be the result, and he was not surprised. He was not so hungry that he would have to see Chu Yifeng every day. Although the two hadn’t known each other for a long time, after all, they were men. Their gender and personality were destined to not be like men and women in love.

The large shopping mall that Wang Cheng and Chu Yifeng used to visit was a part of the commercial district. The difference was that the shopping mall was an enterprise center, and the commercial district gathered companies from all over the country. It was really not easy to occupy a place there.

The most lively time of the commercial district was at night; when the night fell, it would only be more lively than the vegetable market. However, it would not be too deserted during the day, at least one-fifth of the traffic it was during the night.

Wang Cheng and Mama Wang focused on finding shops with rental advertisements. The locations were not good. There are several spots with poor locations that didn’t sell well. If they couldn’t afford the high rent, they could only rent it to others because it was too expensive.

Wang Cheng and Mama Wang fancied a few places and wrote down the contact numbers before returning. In the evening, Wang Cheng called the owners of the shop one by one. The one Wang Cheng most valued was the one with a good location. Although it was not in the center of the commercial district, it was located at one of the intersections with the most pedestrian traffic. Therefore, the rent was also the most expensive. It nearly cost 10,000. He didn't know much about this industry, so he investigated in advance, and Lu Dade helped him research. If a metropolis wanted this price, it was understandable, but Shanhai City could only be regarded as a medium-sized city at best.

However, Wang Cheng didn't want to give up this good opportunity, and a good shop was hard to find, so he had a conversation with the other party. The other party probably felt that he really wanted to rent a shop, loosened his mouth slightly, and finally decided to make an appointment in person.

Because Wang Cheng was committed to the new shop, it seemed like he had forgotten Chu Yifeng, so Mama Wang was a little wary. When Wang Cheng asked the shop owner to meet the day after tomorrow, he gave a generous answer, he generously agreed after a few sentences.

Wang Cheng was not like a little girl. When his parents objected to him and Chu Yifeng, he didn’t have to quickly meet him. Even before he was discovered, they didn't meet a lot. Wang Cheng didn't expect that Mama Wang hadn’t given up on arranging him to go on blind dates with other women.

In the afternoon the next day, Wang Cheng looked at the clock on the wall and found that it was almost five o'clock. However, Mama Wang didn't seem to be cooking, and when he asked, found that Mama Wang was waiting for him.

"I will go to your grandparents’ house for dinner with your father, so I won't be cooking."

Wang Cheng heard that it was only the two parents, which seemed to exclude him, and asked, "What about me?"

He didn't mind making dinner himself, but she should say it beforehand.

"You go out to eat, Mom has already arranged it for you."

"Arranged what?" Wang Cheng suddenly had a bad feeling.

Mama Wang said slowly: "This morning, a matchmaker introduced me to a woman about your age. The conditions are okay, so Mom agreed. The location is Heshun Lvzhuang. You should know where it is. It's at six o'clock, remember not to be late. "

His mother dared not to give up on him or empathize and call it love!

Wang Cheng didn't know what to say. Mama Wang was not the kind of person who would arrange without regard to the wishes of her children. She usually asked for their opinions. If their opinions were differing, she would reconsider whether there could be a perfect solution or compromise. This kind of situation rarely happened. It could be seen that when she was rushed, Mama Wang could really do everything. Papa Wang, who didn’t know the truth, couldn’t understand this behavior of Mama Wang. Their eldest son hadn’t settled down yet, and their second son was only twenty-five years old. Why was she so anxious? No matter how rich his experience was, homosexuality never occurred to him.

Wang Cheng almost drove the duck on the shelf, even though he didn't want to go to the appointment.

T/N: driving ducks onto a shelf = being forced to do something beyond your ability.]

Heshun Lvzhuang was a special restaurant, famous for its donkey meat. The price was not particularly expensive, most people could afford it, and the business was very popular, but Wang Cheng had not eaten there. This Lvzhuang was in Chengping, so this blind date girl was most likely from Chengping.

Wang Cheng had to change clothes and drive to Chengping under the compulsion of his mother. He was there at about 5:40, but saw that there were still 20 minutes and went to the jam shop. Today, not many customers came. He left Guan Jiahe and the others to watch the shop, and then went to the Lvzhuang after a bit. At that time, it was just a minute before six o'clock.

There were many people eating at this time. The waiter was so busy that he didn't have time to spare to greet Wang Cheng, and he had to find a seat himself. After looking around, he found that the only lone woman was sitting at a dining table near a pillar in the middle of the room. That should be her, so he walked over.

"Is this Miss Zhu Bi?"

The woman raised her head in response, but her expression was rather impatient. It seemed that she was waiting for someone, and she also felt angry because the other party was late.

The woman was Zhu Bi, Wang Cheng's blind date. She had poor patience. She arrived five minutes early, and thought that as the man, he should have arrived earlier than the woman. He was late, so she was a little angry. When she heard his voice, she expressed her dissatisfaction on her face, but froze when she saw what the other person looked like.

After all, Chengping was not the Guan’s Village. Even if the Wang family’s jam shop had achieved success in Chengping, there were still a few people who knew Wang Cheng. Though the matchmaker's words were desirable, she did not expect that the blind date would be a big handsome man.

"I- I am." Zhu Bi's face flushed slightly, and she stammered.

"Hello, I'm Wang Cheng, your blind date." Wang Cheng showed due courtesy. Regardless of the process, the result could be achieved. However, in this way, he miscalculated the blind date, there were indeed not many such sensible and rational people like Su Yunyun.

So, in the following meeting, he met a true blind date. She talked from income to the house, from before marriage to after marriage. She even talked of planning to have several children, and said that the child’s surname had to be hers.

The bride price was expected to be 200,000, and they must buy a house of more than 100 square meters in the city, but the house must be in her name. After marriage, she wanted to live with her parents, not with her in-laws. Also, after marriage, the property must be managed by the wife, and so on. She talked a lot about herself, thinking about things after marriage before they even started.

Well, Wang Cheng understood that blind dates and free love were different, after all, a common worldview was important, and so was whether they could live together after marriage. Although he did not agree with the other side's approach, Wang Cheng still answered the other side's questions, answering in the opposite way that the other side hoped. However, his face value was too high, and in addition, he started a factory, so the woman didn't give up in the end. When asked for his mobile phone number—she clearly wanted to develop further with him—Wang Cheng brushed off her request and said he couldn’t remember, so he let the woman leave her number with him. As to whether he would call the number, it depended on whether he wanted to or not. One thing he was pretty sure of was that he never wanted to participate in this kind of blind date again.

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