Financial freedom begins with fishing

Chapter 29 Zhan Xinyue

"What? It's not good enough! Am I that bad?"

The shy Zhan Xinyue's expression changed after hearing Xiao Kai's words, and a hint of anger appeared on her originally gentle face.

"No, absolutely not!"

Xiao Kai waved his hands repeatedly.

"I just never expected that after all these years of not seeing each other, our first meeting would be a blind date!"

"That's more like it!"

Zhan Xinyue nodded in satisfaction.

Actually, she initially disagreed when she heard that her mother was going to arrange a blind date for her, but she changed her mind and agreed to come and see him after learning that the other party was her high school classmate, Xiao Kai.

It wasn't that she liked Xiao Kai; she was just thinking about what happened back then and was curious to see how this classmate who almost cut off her hair was doing.

Of course, there's also a bit of morbid humor in this.

She also wanted to see if Xiao Kai would regret what he had done to her after seeing how beautiful she had become.

After all, quite a few people in her class used to laugh at her for being average-looking and having a round face.

Actually, she only started to become pretty after she went to university; she hadn't expected it to happen at first.

Perhaps this is the magic of genes; her parents are already very good-looking, so no matter how she grows up, she won't be too far off.

Such changes are to be expected; this is probably what people often refer to as a girl's transformation at eighteen.

Just then, Xiao Peng walked in.

Upon seeing the two girls standing opposite Xiao Kai, he immediately guessed that they were his blind date and quickly went over to invite them to sit down.

Only then did Xiao Kai realize that he had been chatting with his old classmate for so long that he had forgotten to invite him to sit down, so he quickly followed suit.

Soon, Xiao Peng learned that Zhan Xinyue was Xiao Kai's old classmate, and his face lit up with joy. He quickly winked at Xiao Kai, meaning something like, "I'm so happy to hear that Zhan Xinyue is Xiao Kai's old classmate."

"Hey old classmate! You're not starting from scratch, you can definitely develop your skills!"

Xiao Kai completely ignored this.

He admitted that Zhan Xinyue's changes really surprised him, and also acknowledged that Zhan Xinyue is very beautiful now.

But this doesn't mean you've decided on someone the first time you meet them.

All I can say is that I'm very satisfied with the first impression, but whether it will work out depends on how we get to know each other.

After all these years, who knows who the other person is?

He doesn't want to marry someone with a different personality or skewed values; even if they were to force themselves into a family, it wouldn't end well.

Besides, even if he likes someone, she might not like him back.

After all, he messed with people like that back then; it's a miracle he even came.

Moreover, the other person got into a key university with the second-highest score in the city, and is probably doing much better than him now. It's hard to say whether they can even be a match.

As the saying goes, marriage is best established on the basis of mutual equality.

Even if two people who are too different from each other force themselves to be together, it won't end well.

Xiao Kai would not make a hasty decision without knowing the other party.

Soon, the two parties officially entered the blind date stage.

After all, we're already here, right?

The first step was self-introduction, but since they both knew each other, they skipped this step and only introduced the people who came with them.

After some introductions, Xiao Kai learned that the short girl who came with Zhan Xinyue was her cousin, Zhan Qianni.

He said that the girl seemed to know him too, and that was true. They were from the same school, and given Xiao Kai's popularity at the time, it would have been difficult for him not to know her.

Like Xiao Peng, she played a supervisory role.

It seems that Zhan Xinyue was also forced by her family to come to the blind date.

The two exchanged a glance, almost simultaneously realizing the same thing, and couldn't help but smile.

Gradually, Xiao Kai and the others started talking about their experiences over the years and their current lives.

After this conversation, Xiao Kai learned that Zhan Xinyue is currently working in Shenzhen as a high school music teacher. She also works as a social media influencer, mainly sharing her high school teaching life.

She was dragged to a blind date by her mother as soon as she came back from her rare vacation.

He did not shy away from discussing Xiao Kai's situation.

When Zhan Xinyue learned that Xiao Kai had just resigned and was now idle at home, she did not show any disgust, which surprised Xiao Kai.

Before we knew it, it was noon.

Xiao Peng suggested they go out for lunch together, and Zhan Xinyue and Zhan Xinyue did not refuse.

Soon, they arrived together at a popular hot pot restaurant in the city.

During the meal, their main topic of conversation revolved around their high school days, and before they knew it, Xiao Kai and Zhan Xinyue's relationship had grown a little closer.

It seemed that all the unpleasantness surrounding high school had vanished with this meal.

Indeed, the dinner table is always the best place for Chinese people to resolve conflicts.

There's a saying, isn't there?

There's no conflict that can't be resolved over a meal; if there is, then have another meal.

This statement is indeed a profound truth.

Putting everything else aside, at least this meal allowed Xiao Kai to get to know his high school classmate again.

How come he never noticed before that Zhan Xinyue was such an eloquent person, completely unlike the delicate little girl she was in high school who would cry at the drop of a hat?

After the meal, Zhan Xinyue suddenly received a phone call and had to leave.

Xiao Kai and Xiao Peng personally escorted them to a taxi.

Before parting, the two exchanged WeChat contacts.

"Bye-bye, let's connect on WeChat later!"

Okay! Goodbye!

Watching the taxi drive away, Xiao Kai didn't say anything and turned to walk towards where the motorcycles were parked.

"Hey, Xiao Kai, how's it going? Feeling anything?" Xiao Peng caught up from behind and asked.

"How does it feel?" Xiao Kai asked.

"Of course it's the feeling of being moved! Didn't you say you didn't want to get married because you didn't have any feelings for her? Look at this girl, she's so pretty, and she's your high school classmate. You still don't have any feelings for her?" Xiao Peng said matter-of-factly.

Xiao Kai was speechless.

"Brother, we've only just met today, how can things be so fast?"

Xiao Peng: "Aren't you high school classmates? This isn't the first time, is it?"

"That happened ages ago, how could it not be the first time!"

"But you seemed to be getting along really well with that girl, why don't you give it a try!"

Xiao Kai stopped and turned to look at Xiao Peng with a serious gaze until Xiao Peng felt a chill run down his spine before saying, "Brother Peng, did you take some money from my mother? Why are you in such a hurry for me to get married!"

"Uh, no, absolutely not!"

Xiao Peng immediately stood up straight and denied it outright.

Xiao Kai remained silent, looking at the other person.

He paused, then said, "Forget it. I don't know how you managed to win over my sister-in-law with your personality back then. Anyway, don't worry about my affairs for now. I know what I'm doing!"

"Alright, but you'd better watch your step, kid. A girl this good might not come around again!"

"Okay, okay!"

Xiao Kai walked ahead and waved.

"Hurry up, I'm not waiting for you!"

"Here it comes!"

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(Note: Heavenly Bodhisattva, writing this kind of plot is really difficult for me. Dear readers, please don't misunderstand. There won't be too much emotional plot in this book. The main purpose of writing about blind dates is to confirm that the protagonist's sexual orientation is normal. Also, writing about fishing all the time is a bit boring. Changing to something else can give me a change of pace. In addition, the author doesn't want to write a person without human feelings. Parents urging marriage is something that many people face. The purpose of writing it this way is also to make the protagonist more like a normal person.)

After all, once I achieve financial freedom, I'll want to share it with others.

As for whether the female lead will be Zhan Xinyue, it hasn't been decided yet, but it's certain that there will be a single female lead. Other girls will also appear in the book, but there won't be any ambiguous plots. The main purpose is to balance the yin and yang and prevent the book from looking too monotonous.

Also, please leave a comment if you have any opinions. I will read them as long as they are not too bizarre, and I will take useful suggestions into consideration.