novelno Chapter 703 - 709 Neither of us is in the mood
Chapter 703 - 709 Neither of us is in the mood
Mrs. Shang’s intentions were very clear, she wanted to matchmake her son with the Lou family’s daughter.
Shang Dongyuan had been busy with work these past years, and now at thirty-two, he still wasn’t married. Mrs. Shang was truly worried sick.
The Lou family’s daughter had always had a great reputation, and five years ago, she even helped the Wilson family and the country catch a criminal. Since then, Lou Xinyu’s reputation couldn’t be better!
Many had come to propose marriage to the Lou family, but Lou Zhaonian turned them all down, finding only Shang Dongyuan’s father easy to talk to.
The elders from both families were now actively trying to bring the two together.
Unfortunately, the two kids didn’t seem interested. They hadn’t even gone out for a meal together.
The elders gathered once again to discuss, and quickly came to a conclusion.
Lou Xinyu was a girl who was thin-skinned and naturally too shy to propose a date, so Shang Dongyuan had to take the initiative.
Thus, Mrs. Shang had been contacting Shang Dongyuan more frequently lately.
For something like this, an elder needed to be around to remind him. Waiting for Shang Dongyuan to figure it out himself? That could take forever!
With Mrs. Shang being so obvious, it was impossible for Shang Dongyuan to continue evading.
He could only brace himself and say, "Mom, neither of us is interested. The Shang Group is developing well right now, and I’d like to put more focus on work."
Since he didn’t want to get married, using work as an excuse was his only option.
Mrs. Shang was not pleased when she heard this.
"Getting married and having kids won’t interfere with your career! If you keep delaying, you’ll be nearly forty!" Mrs. Shang said and then clapped her hands, thinking of a good idea, "How about I take you to visit the Lou family tomorrow night? Or you invite Miss Lou out for a meal?"
Ignoring her son’s feelings completely, Mrs. Shang started making arrangements.
Shang Dongyuan was already feeling a headache coming on from just listening.
The elders didn’t understand anything, but he was quite clear on the situation.
Lou Xinyu had been in love with Xing Chen since she was young. Even though Xing Chen had married Ran Xiangsi years ago, Lou Xinyu had stayed single for the past five years.
This showed that Lou Xinyu still had feelings for him.
And as for himself... didn’t he also have feelings for someone?
He had been searching for that girl for five years. He was determined to find her!
So, now was certainly not the time to talk about marriage.
"Going to her house is too formal. How about this, I’ll find a time to invite her out for a meal," Shang Dongyuan finally compromised.
With his parents’ aggressive tactics, if he remained unresponsive, they might even take matters into their own hands and arrange his marriage for him!
Mrs. Shang was delighted the moment Shang Dongyuan finally cooperated.
"That’s the spirit! Son, it’s not that I’m being pushy, but look at your friends. Which one of them hasn’t already settled down?"
"..." Shang Dongyuan really wanted to say, didn’t Wen Yaonan remain single too?
But he could only think this. Saying it out loud would most likely lead to his mom becoming even more relentless.
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The secretary job in Gambling Stone City wasn’t as difficult as she had imagined.
Chu Xiaoge finally realized that despite the fancy title, she was just Shang Dongyuan’s private secretary.
She only had work during Shang Dongyuan’s trips related to Gambling Stone City.
Like now, Shang Dongyuan had left in the morning and hadn’t returned, leaving Chu Xiaoge with nothing to do, completely idle.