Chapter 960 The key is to find the right person

"Mingming, does your senior Qiu have feelings for you?"

Xue Tian walks in the center of gossip every day.

"I could tell from the way he was staring at you that he wasn't being honest."

Zhang Zimo also felt that Chairman Qiu had ill intentions.

Shen Lu was speechless at them.

"They clearly want to pursue Gao Ming, so they probably don't have any ill intentions, right?"

Zhang Ziming snorted twice: "Then why didn't I see him come before? But today, Mingming dressed up nicely, and he suddenly showed up?"

Shen Lu, however, felt that President Qiu had simply arrived at the right time.

"Maybe he had already planned to invite Gao Ming to dinner tonight, and had also found out that she wouldn't be going back to her hometown."

"I just didn't expect that Gao Ming would be dressed up like this and taken out for a big meal."

While President Qiu was amazed by Gao Ming's transformation, he must have also hesitated.

He was worried that if he suddenly confessed his feelings, he would be rejected.

Or perhaps they were worried that Gao Ming would feel uncomfortable.

Although Chairman Qiu, like Gao Ming, came from a poor family, they shared a common trait: strong willpower.

If Chairman Qiu passes the assessment, he should be a suitable partner.

"Mingming, do you like President Qiu?" Xue Tian asked Gao Ming curiously.

When Gao Ming talked about this issue, he was a little embarrassed: "Senior Qiu does occasionally invite me to dinner, but I thought it was just out of consideration for a fellow townsman."

“I always split the bill with him when we eat out.”

The first sentence was satisfactory to everyone, but then Gao Ming said that Chairman Qiu and she split the bill?

"Really A?"

Zhang Zimo is unbelievable.

In her opinion, no boy would split the bill with a girl when they eat out.

That's in her circle; everyone there is already well-off.

Splitting the bill with girls only lowers their class.

However, if they talk about a girlfriend who wants to split the bill, it will become a topic of conversation among their friends.

You might even find such a girl novel and want to continue talking to her.

However, such girls may not be able to integrate into their own social circles, which is a pity.

Zhang Zimo does indeed have such a brother in her circle.

It is said that the two dated for seven years, but ultimately failed due to their parents' objections.

The man was willing to stand by his girlfriend through thick and thin, but after she met his parents three times, she backed out.

He indicated that his family's standards were too high, and he really couldn't get in.

The girl eventually returned to her hometown, while her older brother went abroad, and the two never saw each other again.

However, the older brother's mother expressed regret.

"I don't necessarily want to stop them, I just want to see if the girl is determined enough."

“If she has seen our world and still wants to be with my son and work for them to be together, I am willing to let her have that wish.”

That's hindsight.

Even if they're willing, what can they do? They've already gone back to their hometown.

I went back to my hometown to take the civil service exam and also met a nice person through a blind date.

My child is two years old now.

Her son, however, is still unemployed abroad.

The lady was also worried that her son might pick up bad habits abroad or bring back a foreign daughter-in-law.

"The rich have their hardships, and ordinary people have their difficulties," Shen Lu sighed.

"It's fine to split the bill, as long as it's your suggestion. But if he habitually asks you to split the bill, then it's not okay."

"Splitting the bill is for finding a meal buddy, not for finding a boyfriend or girlfriend."

Shen Lu's words were quite pertinent, and Zhang Zimo and Xue Tian couldn't help but nod in agreement.

They are willing to make sacrifices in the process of dating, but they don't calculate every expense down to the last penny.

“I insisted on splitting the bill, but he didn’t agree. It was like he would treat me once, and I would treat him back next time.”

Both of them came from poor backgrounds and wouldn't normally eat at fancy restaurants, so they really did seem like dining buddies.

"That works too." Shen Lu felt there was no need to overthink it.

As long as Gao Ming doesn't suffer any losses, that's fine.

As friends, they could only offer suggestions; they couldn't make decisions for Gao Ming.

If it were them, they definitely wouldn't choose President Qiu.

With his current financial situation, he doesn't have the means to date.

However, since the person he likes is Gao Ming, he has to be judged according to Gao Ming's standards.

As long as Gao Ming is satisfied, it doesn't matter whether they like it or not.

"I don't want to be in a relationship so early," Gao Ming said after a long silence.

It's not that I don't want to date Chairman Qiu, but that I don't want to date him. It's that I don't want to start dating so early.

The other three girls in the car seemed to understand Gao Ming's unspoken meaning.

"Then you should make it clear to them that Chairman Qiu is several years older than you. Just because you don't want to talk doesn't mean they don't want to either."

Shen Lu reminded her.

Zhang Zimo, however, felt that if Chairman Qiu truly liked Gao Ming, he would definitely wait for her.

Xue Tian chimed in, "I think this is a good opportunity to test him. If he can wait a few years, it means you two are destined for each other."

"If you can't wait, then it's a case of being destined to meet but not to be together."

That makes perfect sense; Gao Ming couldn't refute it.

As they chatted, they came out of Shen Lu's house and waited for Cheng Ran, who had come to pick up Zhang Zimo, at the apartment entrance.

Cheng Ran was dressed in an elite style today, wearing a white shirt and dress pants. A pair of glasses added a touch of refinement and also gave him an air of high intellectualism.

"MoMo." His name is Zhang Zimo, which gives people a sense of asceticism.

Zhang Ziming, like a happy butterfly, ran towards Cheng Ran.

Xue Tian looked at Shen Lu.

Shen Lu noticed her gaze: "What's wrong?"

"I've seen the same pink bubbles between Senior Cheng Ran and Miss Lu in you and President Lu as well."

Shen Lu looked up at the sky: "So what?"

"I'm just curious, are you two engaged couples? It's an arranged marriage, right? Can there really be love in that kind of relationship?"

Shen Lu: "...Let's say we got engaged first, and then started dating."

Shen Lu wasn't just referring to her and Lu Xingye; Cheng Ran and Zhang Zimo were the same.

In a relationship where both partners are well-matched, if one party is willing to put in the effort, the other can easily fall for them.

Watching Zhang Zimo go from initially resisting her neighbor's older brother becoming her fiancé, to later accepting him happily, and now, the sweet and sour smell of love is impossible to hide.

"The key is to find the right person," Shen Lu added.

She worried that if she didn't speak properly, Xue Tian might impulsively go back to her parents to arrange a marriage for her.

What if she ends up dating someone who isn't to her liking, and instead they become enemies?

Forget it, finding the right person is too difficult.

Xue Tian felt that she wasn't in such a hurry to be in a relationship anymore.

Let's see what others have to say first.

When they arrived at the restaurant, everyone felt that the trip had been worthwhile.

Dressing up nicely did help; Zhang Zimo even had Cheng Ran bring a camera to take pictures of the girls.

Cheng Ran acted as a cameraman tonight.

Despite his aloof and handsome appearance, his photography skills are surprisingly up-to-date with current trends.

Especially when photographing Zhang Zimo, I always manage to capture her most beautiful moments.