Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Days leisurely passed, and December had arrived in a blink of an eye.

With 30 days to go until the New Year of 2018, Chen Pingsheng took both of his little ones to the seaside for a two-day trip.

After that, life gradually returned to its plain routine.

He still sent Big Piya and Er Piya to school together every clear morning.

As for the neighbor next door, Shi Xiaoshan, he seems to have fallen into a state of dejection recently.

Mainly because his childhood sweetheart, Shen Bing, got taken by his best friend from the lower bunk at college.

Shi Xiaoshan was both angry and powerless.

Then one day, he was suddenly sought out by his friend who handed him a check.

It was not for a lot, just one million cash.

The price was to leave Shen Bing, and with that, the two college friends laid their cards on the table.

Shi Xiaoshan really wanted to be principled, but it’s truly hard to stand tall with one million right before your eyes.

And coincidentally, he was thinking of using that one million to buy a house first and then return to pursue Shen Bing.

Life is unpredictable; Shen Bing left Magic City with a broken heart to return to her hometown.

His rich second-generation friend also followed her there, whether it will work out, no one knows. @@novelbin@@

But it’s certain that, when faced between love and cash.

Shi Xiaoshan chose cash without a doubt.

Such situations are all too common in Magic City, where a college student from out of town has a very beautiful girlfriend back home.

Then they come to the bustling Magic City together, usually not to form a match made in heaven, but to part ways in the end.

That’s exactly his story.

What one million can be used for, no one can say for certain.

But it can certainly end a common person’s love story.

Shi Xiaoshan also came to Chen Pingsheng to complain once or twice, always lamenting his unappreciated talents while being pierced by the harsh reality.

Chen Pingsheng would just listen and not take it too seriously.

He remembers when he first went to Capital City with Song Yanxi, there were plenty of bosses who brazenly pursued his wife.

The outcome was that they got cursed out.

Love requires the protection of both parties; once one backs out, there’s usually no turning back.

He’s still in a better situation; after all, he got one million in cash.

The steamed bun shop downstairs in his neighborhood, his favorite, opens its doors before dawn each day, working until seven or eight in the evening.

The old couple’s son recently brought home a rather pretty daughter-in-law-to-be, who agreed to marry him.

The prerequisite is that he must buy a house in Magic City, no less than one hundred square meters, and within no more than a three-kilometer radius.

Within that three-kilometer radius is Magic City’s most bustling area, with average prices around 120,000 per square meter.

The old couple’s son is not bad-looking, a few years out of university and his job is just so-so.

With a monthly salary of seven or eight thousand, he definitely can’t afford such high-priced housing.

So what to do? The only hope lay with his parents.

Incredibly demanding conditions, one after the other, that daughter-in-law-to-be from out of town insisted not only on buying a house but also having her name on the deed.

Once the house was purchased, the old couple couldn’t move in.

Their son was quite the character, agreeing to all of it.

He even laid out all the conditions in front of his parents clearly, as if it was only natural for them to make such sacrifices for him.

There they were, this early morning, the family of three quarreling non-stop in the tiny bun shop.

According to the old couple, buying the house was possible, they would work harder to help their son marry sooner.

But to not let them move in, that was completely out of the question.

What kind of request was this? Even before getting married, such demands were made.

If they were to marry, their son would be completely under the thumb of his wife.

The steamed bun shop’s old couple, everyone calls them Old Yang and Mrs. Yang, have been running this little shop for over a decade.

Raising just one son, you couldn’t say the old couple had no savings at all.

They could surely come up with a few hundred thousand.

But they are still squeezed into a tiny garage, having bought the house, the son’s wife won’t even let them live there.

This is truly absurd.

The son even goes so far as to threaten that if he doesn’t marry this particular woman, he will remain single for life.

Old Yang and Mrs. Yang, who had worked hard their entire lives, were nearly driven to their wits’ end.

Even Chen An’an said, "This is too outrageous!"

Being such a son, it’s genuinely unfilial.

This is what happens with an only child, spoiled from a young age, even at this age still not considering their parents for a bit.

Given their family situation, if they really took this kind of daughter-in-law into their home, there wouldn’t be a single day of peace.

Chen Pingsheng went to Financial University, and it seems his courses have recently become quite popular within a small circle.

Every time, four to five hundred people come to listen to his lectures, and questions of all kinds are endless.

However, after Tengying’s campus recruitment ended, those who got the job were naturally over the moon.

And those who didn’t make it were pretty much a mix of joy and sorrow.

He had just arrived at the office when Jiang Xiaodong called him to go for drinks at noon.

Chen Pingsheng asked him what was going on, and Jiang Xiaodong said, "Our Mrs. Yang had another matchmaking failure yesterday."

"Just for this, we’re drinking?"

"Isn’t this reason sufficient enough?"

Jiang Xiaodong said, "We four are close because our offices are next to each other, and our relationships are the best in the university. Tell me, if Mrs. Yang gets matched successfully, would she still often join us for drinks?"

Chen Pingsheng couldn’t help but retort, "Isn’t it inappropriate for us to do this? This is like rubbing salt into her wounds. I think Mrs. Yang really does want to get married now."

"She does want to get married, just being hard-mouthed about it."

Yang Hong is quite popular at the university, graceful and full of charm with her long, wavy hair.

Many teachers are interested in her, but unfortunately, most people her age are already married.

The singles are all divorcees with children, and with Yang Hong’s personality, it’s impossible for her to become a stepmother just like that.

"Let’s not bring this up when we’re drinking later."

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Jiang Xiaodong went to call Zhang Changwen, who looks very serious, but as soon as he heard about Mrs. Yang’s matchmaking failure, he definitely had to have a little drink.

As for Yang Hong herself, she has had quite a few matchmaking failures.

All for various reasons.

As a university teacher, of course she’s excellent enough, so it’s understandable that she has higher expectations.

Besides reading professional economics books, Yang Hong also studies stocks.

And without any bad habits at most, she just goes out with them for a drink and a chat.

Among the four, Jiang Xiaodong always thought she was the wealthiest.

Based on the stocks she’s been holding for a long time, she could easily come up with savings of five to six hundred thousand.

At her age, to have accomplished this much, she is already a very high-quality independent woman.

Different from the kind of independence preached by the Little Fairies online, which is complete nonsense.

Relying on men to earn money, and spending it carelessly while still shouting about independence.

It’s the epitome of double standards.

Yang Hong didn’t hesitate to agree to go for drinks; her matchmaking date this time had some conditions.

He had both a house and a car, and was also a divorcee with a child.

Right off the bat, he demanded that she had to be a housewife after marriage, and she ran for the hills.

Jiang Xiaodong’s heart was gleefully happy, but he maintained a regretful expression on his face.

Zhang Changwen often despised him, saying he shouldn’t bring those state enterprise antics into the realm of friendship.

Yet, he also reveled in schadenfreude.

Perhaps this is what friends are like, not necessarily happy when you do well.

But definitely happy when you don’t.

Especially among popular women in the crowd.

Yang Hong had no classes in the afternoon, so having a couple of beers at lunchtime wasn’t a big deal.

Whenever she had a matchmaking failure, she would say she’s better off alone, living freely.

But the next time someone introduces another suitable matchmaking candidate, she’s all eager and excited again.