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"Chi Hao, male, 36 years old, 181cm tall, 75kg, works as an IT executive, divorced with a child?"
"Mom, is this the next blind date you arranged for me? Divorced with a child, are you kidding me?" a slightly disgruntled girl complained.
"Did you have a good lunch? I heard the person you're meeting this afternoon is a high-ranking executive in IT, definitely wealthier and with better indicators than the one you met at lunch. You don't want to have kids anyway, and this one has a child, so now you have an excuse not to have any. How silly."
"Yeah, sis, I heard IT people are wealthy. When you meet at Starbucks, could you bring me a coffee?"
"Yeah, I can't figure out if he's a wealthy person with an annual salary of a million. Mom has never eaten those little cakes that cost over a hundred. When the time comes, you should also bring one for mom..."
The girl still seemed somewhat reluctant, "If he's really as good as you all say, then why did he get divorced?"
At this point, the girl's mother took her hand and said with great seriousness, "Mom has been through this before. There are only two possibilities in this situation. One, he has money and is tired of his older, less attractive wife and wants a younger one. Two, he is too busy to care that his wife is being cheated on. So, you need to control this kind of man. You must take charge, and your brother's marriage depends on you."
"Okay, okay, I got it," the girl impatiently pulled her hand away, picked up her bag, and walked out of the room, muttering to herself, hoping he wasn't a greasy middle-aged man.
In the lobby of Starbucks, Chi Hao found a quiet place to play on his phone while waiting for his blind date. He didn't order any drinks because they were too expensive and he couldn't afford them. Going through a midlife crisis after his recent divorce, he had left much of his property to his ex-wife. The companies he had interviewed with a few days ago still hadn't contacted him, so he assumed they had passed on him. He decided that unnecessary high expenses like Starbucks were not worth it.
Just then, the door chimed as a fashionable, tall girl entered. She looked around and eventually spotted Chi Hao sitting alone in the corner, as he was the only person there by himself.
She walked slowly to Chi Hao and looked him over. He was wearing a shirt, jeans, and sneakers, with no accessories or tattoos. He had short, stiff hair and was wearing black-framed glasses. Not the Mediterranean type she had imagined, but he seemed okay.
85, the girl gave Chi Hao a score in her heart.
"Hello," the girl spoke first.
Chi Hao looked up. The girl was very pretty. He had been focused on work for years and had paid little attention to the opposite sex. Suddenly, a young and beautiful girl stood in front of him, and he was a little dazed. His stunned expression in the girl's eyes seemed to indicate that he was amazed by her beauty.
The girl looked a little embarrassed, and Chi Hao came to his senses, gesturing for her to sit down.
"Can I order a cup of coffee?" the girl asked politely.
"You're welcome." Chi Hao also politely replied. As the girl turned around, the waiter came over with the menu.
The girl opened the menu and ordered a 128 jasmine latte, which could hardly be called a full cup - it was more like a sip. Then she ordered various cakes, each with a takeout box, making it seem like she couldn't leave without spending at least a thousand or eight hundred.
Chi Hao silently watched without saying a word. He didn't have much hope for the blind date this time to begin with. Why would a girl who had just graduated from college come to date a divorced man who was not only much older than her but also had been through a divorce? What was she after? Now, looking at her, he understood everything.
After ordering, the girl handed the menu back to the waiter, who promptly left to prepare the meal.
"I'm not late, right? How long have you been here?" the girl started the conversation.
"You're late, twelve minutes."
The girl frowned, "Why isn't this person following the usual script? Shouldn't he be saying 'It's okay'? It's normal for a girl to be a little late."
"Can you speak?" The girl was a little annoyed.
"Oh? I was just speaking the truth, is there a problem?"
"Do you always speak without considering others' feelings? Late-stage straight male cancer..." There was actually more to the second half, which is that you deserve to be single, but I didn't get the chance to say it before being interrupted by Chi Hao.
"So you were late to consider my feelings? Did you order without asking me what I wanted also to consider my feelings?" Chi Hao did not back down.
"What's the big deal if I'm a little late, why are you making such a fuss?"
"The girl is not inexperienced, and she retorted with a lot of experience. 'Yeah, what's the big deal? I speak the truth and I get labeled as unable to speak, with late-stage straight male cancer. Is that really necessary?'" Chi Hao looked at the girl with a playful expression.
The girl still wanted to fight back, but the waiter had already brought over the coffee and cake she ordered. In Chi Hao's eyes, it was just an ordinary cake, even if it had a seemingly high-class name, it was still just a cake, a cake that cost less than three dollars to make. After the waiter set everything down, the girl looked at Chi Hao and said, "Check, please."
In her heart, she actually felt a bit uncertain about letting the man opposite her foot the bill, but with the idea of giving it a try, just in case he couldn't bring himself to pay in front of others. Obviously, she guessed wrong.
"Whoever points, pays the bill."
The waiter turned to look at the girl.
"Coming for a blind date, it's supposed to be the man who pays. Why are you like this? Can't you afford it? You're not a real man." The girl stood up.
Chi Hao smiled and looked at the waiter, "Don't let her leave. If she leaves, don't expect me to pay. I don't know her."
"You..." The girl was angry, but didn't know what to say.
"Your martial arts skills are quite good, but they're of no use to me. I knew from the moment you sat down that you weren't here for a blind date. You seem to be in a good mood, probably had a good lunch. If the person you met at lunch didn't turn you off, you might have a few more dates. Judging from what you ordered, there's probably someone waiting for you outside, your mother for sure, and maybe a younger brother. If it's a younger sister, she wouldn't be able to eat so much. Your income is probably very low, or even non-existent. If you had a high income, you wouldn't stoop to such despicable behavior."
How did he know? Does that guy at noon know him? The girl couldn't help but panic. Does she really have to pay for it herself? This is 1089 yuan. Where does she get the money to pay for it? No, she must make him pay. "Come and see, everyone! I've encountered a cheapskate on a blind date. He won't pay the bill and even tries to shift the blame..." The girl started shouting.
Starbucks The people inside all turned their heads to watch the excitement, and some even wanted to get a closer look, walking up to take out their phones to capture the scene. Throughout the whole incident, Chi Hao never stood up. He looked at the people taking videos and asked, "Who said that the man should pay for the blind date? Who? I didn't order this, I didn't take a single bite, why should I pay? Can you give a reasonable explanation?"
A woman hesitated for a moment and said, "Originally, the man should pay the bill, it shows that the man has manners."
Chi Hao laughed, "Originally? Originally, women should give birth to children. Aren't you all clamoring for freedom in childbirth now? If giving birth can be free, why is it taken for granted that the man should pay the bill? In your words, it's like saying, 'The Qing Dynasty has already perished.'"
"Ma'am, please take a look. Except for the coffee she drank herself, everything else is for takeout. What does this behavior suggest about a woman? Can you provide an explanation?"
Chi Hao caught the girl who was speaking just now and pulled her over to the waiter.
"Have you noticed that this zero-cost purchase has a distinctive Chinese style?" Chi Hao pointed to the packed meal boxes on the ground and asked.
The girl awkwardly remained silent, embarrassedly bowed, and tried to leave.
"You were going to speak up, right? Everyone is clapping, why don't you say something, don't leave." Chi Hao said so, but it didn't stop the girl from leaving.
Clap, clap, clap.
Suddenly, sporadic applause rang out, all from men.
Chi Hao stood up and looked at the women with disdainful expressions. "I don't know what it is, but it has tarnished the virtue of our Chinese people. You, especially you, are the real culprits. Pay the bill. If you don't have money, call your elderly mother waiting outside. Consider it a lesson. If it's not yours, don't use such disgusting means to claim it. When the police come, you won't be able to get away with it. You might even get administratively detained. The bill here is over a thousand yuan."
The meaning of Chi Hao is very obvious. You can fool around as you please usually, but when the police come, they won't reason with you. If it ends up in the news, you'll lose face in front of the whole country.
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