After careful consideration, Zhang Desheng decided to propose to Qian Xiaoying.

Zhang Desheng, who is in his early forties, runs a foreign trade company, has a successful career, is in the prime of life, and has a handsome appearance, and is a diamond king. Since the divorce, there has never been a shortage of young and beautiful women around him. In the past, he also had the idea of remarrying, but it didn't work, and the resistance came from his son Dalong. He once tried to bring his girlfriend to meet Dalong, but the effect was extremely unsatisfactory every time, and Dalong resisted his stepmother in his heart, and there was no negotiation at all.

Zhang Desheng knows his son too well, and the image of a good boy on the outside is specially used to confuse people, but in fact, he has a ghostly heart, if he gets a stepmother he doesn't like to go home, I don't know what he will do, and the remarriage has to be delayed again and again. But now with Qian Xiaoying, things have become different from before.

In fact, on the night of Qian Xiaoying's resignation, the two had a heart-to-heart conversation, Zhang Desheng asked his son how much he liked Teacher Xiaoqian, and Dalong's answer was that he wanted to see her every day.

"Then I ask you, what if, I say what if," at that time, Zhang Desheng asked his son as he weighed the words, "I will marry her home and let her be your stepmother, are you willing?" ”

Dalong lowered his head and thought for a long time, and finally said, "If there is really no other way...... Okay, too. ”

On the one hand, it is very important for his son Dalong to like Qian Xiaoying, on the other hand, after nearly four years of understanding, Zhang Desheng himself also recognizes Qian Xiaoying. From the perspective of personal conditions, although she has no economic foundation, she is young and has a good image, she has just graduated from college and has not officially stepped into the society, and her background is innocent. In a sense, Qian Xiaoying was specially arranged by God to be his wife to Zhang Desheng, and even Sister-in-law He recognized it.

On this day, Zhang Desheng called Qian Xiaoying to have dinner together in the evening, and prepared flowers and diamond rings. He is very optimistic about the outcome of this marriage proposal, although the age difference between the two is a full twenty years, but in today's society, this is no longer a problem, some girls don't even like their peers, and they want to find an older one, so on the whole, Qian Xiaoying has almost no suspense in agreeing to his proposal.

In the evening, Zhang Desheng drove to the downstairs of Qian Xiaoying's apartment to pick her up, came to a high-end Italian Western restaurant with a pre-determined seat, and after entering the door, under the guidance of the waiter, came to a quiet and elegant seat, Zhang Desheng helped Qian Xiaoying pull out a chair, waited for Qian Xiaoying to sit down, walked to the opposite table and sat down, and then took out the flowers prepared in advance from the side and handed them to Qian Xiaoying.

"For me?" Qian Xiaoying was surprised.

"yes." Zhang Desheng smiled, he liked her unpretentiousness.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang! This is the first time I've ever received a flower from someone else! Qian Xiaoying was a little flattered and took it, happily holding the flowers and looking at them for a long time, and sniffing them a few times.

"Qian Ying, can you not call me Mr. Zhang in the future? It looks raw. Zhang Desheng said with a smile.

"Don't call you Mr. Zhang? What's that calling you? ”

"You just call me Lao Zhang, or simply call me Desheng."

Qian Xiaoying put the flowers aside, "Okay...... That one...... Lao Zhang, what day is today? I'm a little uncomfortable with you making such a grand fuss. ”

"Hehe......" Zhang Desheng was in a good mood, "Think about it." ”

"Today's ......" Qian Xiaoying raised her head, her eyes drifted to the ceiling and thought for a long time, and finally gave up, "Forget it, I can't think of it, you tell me." ”

"I guess you've forgotten, today is the fourth anniversary of our acquaintance!"

"Oh really!" Qian Xiaoying's eyes widened in surprise, "Do you still remember Mr. Zhang, November 17th...... Yes, it was four years ago today, the first time I went to your house, the first time I saw Dalong! ”

"yes, time flies!"

"No! In a blink of an eye, Dalong is in his second year of junior high school, and I have graduated from college! ”

"Well, yes...... Zhang Desheng nodded, "Do you want to be a big dragon during this time?" ”

"Yes!" Qian Xiaoying has no heart for the city, "He misses me too, right?" ”

"Well, he misses you so much!"

"Alas, I'm so busy looking for a job this time, Zhang Xian ......" Qian Xiaoying stopped abruptly and swallowed back the 'sheng', "Lao Zhang, you tell Dalong for me, when I find a job and stabilize, I must go to see him!" ”

"Okay, I'll tell ......."

At this time, the waiter came to make dishes, and Zhang Desheng waited for the waiter to leave and asked, "How are you looking for a job?" ”

"It's not easy to find, maybe my requirements are a little higher......" Qian Xiaoying smiled, "but I'm confident that I will find a job that I am satisfied with!" ”

Qian Xiaoying has been looking for a job for a long time, and her goal is very clear, that is, to find a job that she likes and has room for development. Fortunately, she still has some savings at the moment, and there is no financial pressure for the time being, so she is not in a hurry.

"Hmm." Zhang Desheng nodded, was silent for a moment, looked at Qian Xiaoying and asked very seriously: "Qian Ying, I don't know if you have ever thought that you may be able to live another life?" ”

"Another life?" Qian Xiaoying asked puzzledly: "What kind of life?" I don't understand. ”

“…… Let's put it this way," Zhang Desheng thought for a while, and described in a soothing tone, "You don't have to look for a job, let alone work, you can sleep until you wake up naturally every day, and you usually do what you like to do, read books, go shopping, travel, and no longer have to rush for life......"

"This kind of life is my ideal!" Qian Xiaoying looked at Zhang Desheng in surprise, "How did you know about Lao Zhang?" But...... How can I have such a good life! ”

"Yingying," Zhang Desheng looked at Qian Xiaoying and said, "I just want to tell you if I want to ask you today, if you want, you can have it." ”

"If you say that," Qian Xiaoying was completely blindsided, "then I don't understand it even more!" ”

Zhang Desheng took out a jewelry box from the pocket of his suit jacket and opened it, and inside was a sparkling diamond ring. Qian Xiaoying's eyes widened in surprise, and she already understood what Zhang Desheng meant.

"Yingying, I didn't plan to remarry, but after four years of getting along, I think you are a good girl, which makes me very tempted, and Dalong likes you too. I've been asking myself all this time when you're not here, should we change our relationship and start a family again? Now that I have thought about it, I am going to marry you, and although I am much older than you, I have the confidence to make you happy! Yingying, will you marry me? ”

Zhang Desheng finished speaking sincerely, and put the jewelry box in front of Qian Xiaoying. Qian Xiaoying picked up the jewelry box and looked at the diamond ring inside, and her eyes were quickly clouded with a layer of water.

"This、This is the moment I dreamed of, I didn't expect ......"

Qian Xiaoying said, suddenly realized that her words were likely to be misunderstood by Zhang Desheng, and immediately put down the jewelry box, a little at a loss, "Mr. Zhang, I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it!" I never thought you'd be, you'd ...... me."

"It's okay Yingying," Zhang Desheng thoughtfully comforted her, "It's not a hurry, you don't need to answer me right away, you can think about it and think about it later." ”

Qian Xiaoying pondered for a while, looked at Zhang Desheng and said seriously, "Mr. Zhang...... Oh no, it's Lao Zhang, I don't seem to have told you about my experience, have I? ”

"I haven't talked about it, let's hear it."

“…… Actually, there's nothing to say, my family...... Very poor, my father died very young, I lived with my mother, she didn't have a job, she knew how to play cards every day......"

“…… No wonder you are so diligent and much more mature than your peers. ”

"I can't point to my family for me, I can only earn my own money and struggle by myself......"

Zhang Desheng nodded, expressing his willingness to listen to Qian Xiaoying.

“…… I was admitted to university that year, but my family couldn't come up with the money to support me, so I went to work in a restaurant and did the hardest and most tiring work......"

As she spoke, Qian Xiaoying's tears flowed down unconsciously. Zhang Desheng silently handed over the tissue, Qian Xiaoying took it and wiped away her tears and smiled, "I'm sorry, I remembered something sad, and I lost my temper." ”

"It's okay." Zhang Desheng nodded calmly in understanding.

Qian Xiaoying adjusted her emotions, sat up straight, looked at Zhang Desheng and said sincerely: "Lao Zhang, can you ...... me today?" Propose, I am truly grateful to you! It's true! I am grateful to you because you are serious! If you just like my body, you don't have to marry me. You say you like me and are attracted to me, I believe it! But ......"

Qian Xiaoying lowered her head and muttered for a moment, then looked up at Zhang Desheng, "I can't promise you." ”

"Why?" Zhang Desheng frowned slightly, Qian Xiaoying's answer was beyond his expectations, "Do you think I'm too old?" ”

"No, it has nothing to do with age, because ......" Qian Xiaoying said in a small but clear voice: "I don't love you." ”

"Oh......" Zhang Desheng was speechless.

"Lao Zhang, I said that I don't love you because you're not good, on the contrary, you're good! He's a good guy, really! But how to say it......" Qian Xiaoying expressed while thinking, "I have no desire to live with you, I seriously thought about it just now, if I marry you, it must be because I want to live the kind of comfortable life you described to me, and nothing else, so I can only say sorry to you." ”

"Yingying, think about it again, don't reject me so quickly, okay?"

Zhang Desheng looked at Qian Xiaoying, and said: "Yes, you are very young, young people will always be full of longing for life, I am from the past, I know that feeling, eager to do a career, eager for pure love, but at the same time I also know that all the beauty only exists in the imagination, the reality is like a high wall surrounded by four sides, and those good wishes are often smashed in front of it......

The world is impermanent, life is short, and eventually you will find that a comfortable life is the most precious for a woman. As for you saying that you don't love me, I admit that there may not be a vigorous love between us, but feelings can still be cultivated! If you're willing to give yourself to me, I'm sure we'll get along well in time! ”

After Zhang Desheng finished speaking, he looked at Qian Xiaoying's reaction, the latter lowered his head and pondered, digesting Zhang Desheng's words, and after a while, Qian Xiaoying raised her head and looked at Zhang Desheng and smiled: "Lao Zhang, thank you for valuing me so much, what you say, I will think about it." I know the reality is cruel, but I'm also a thorn in the head, if I don't hit these four walls, I'm really a little unwilling! ”

After Qian Xiaoying finished speaking, she picked up the diamond ring box and put it in front of Zhang Desheng.

"Qian Ying, since you said so, then let's continue to be friends as before." Zhang Desheng also smiled, but there was a bit of helplessness in that smile, "Anyway, except for you, I don't plan to marry anyone else in this life, tell me one day when you figure it out, and I'll bring it to you personally." ”

Qian Xiaoying looked at Zhang Desheng and nodded gratefully.