Seeing her cousin unaffected, Du Ziheng still tried to persuade her, genuinely hoping that he and Liu Yifeng could become family.
"Qianqian, I'll say something you might not like to hear. If your selection fails, can you meet with Brother Liu?"
Xia Qianqian hadn't expected her cousin to be so persistent. "Cousin, what does your friend do? He can be your friend, so he shouldn't be too young, right?"
Her cousin was thirty-six this year. Friends were usually of similar age; mentors were not unheard of, but rare.
She was only twenty-five, and she didn't want a boyfriend in his thirties.
Du Ziheng rolled his eyes at her. "Would your big brother introduce an old man to you? Brother Liu is only three years older than you. He's honest and trustworthy, and he's already a millionaire. If you marry him, you'll live a life of ease."
"If he's so rich, why is he still unmarried at twenty-eight? Could there be something wrong with him?" Xia Qianqian continued to ask, not at all attracted by his external conditions.
Rich people usually didn't need introductions to find girlfriends; anyone they wanted would flock to them.
So, if he didn't have a girlfriend now, it was likely due to his own issues.
"There are no problems at all. In short, like I said, if you don't get selected, just settle down. Don't focus all your energy on your career. Listen to your cousin and meet him. I guarantee you'll hit it off."
Du Ziheng was very confident about his cousin. Liu Yifeng would surely be smitten.
She had the figure, the looks, and she wasn't the scheming type. If they got together, their life would surely be happy and fulfilling.
As for Liu Yifeng having a son, he didn't mention it. If he had, Qianqian definitely wouldn't go to meet him.
But if they met and Qianqian took a liking to Liu Yifeng, she would naturally accept his son. Besides, the child was very well-behaved and wouldn't require any attention from her.
Xia Qianqian looked at her cousin, who was more worried about her marriage than her parents, and agreed. "Okay, if I really don't get selected, I'll listen to you, cousin, and meet with Mr. Liu. Alright?"
"That's more like it. Let's go out, it'll be dinner soon!" Du Ziheng silently prayed for Qianqian's failure.
He didn't think that Qianqian would truly soar to the heavens if she was selected.
Besides, wasn't being in the entertainment industry about making more money? Now that she had a rich man as a lifelong support, why would she need to put herself out there and live a life without freedom?
Shifting his gaze, Zhao Kunming came to the kitchen and asked Liu Yifeng, who was cooking, "Yifeng, how much did you buy that Optimus Prime in your room for?"
Liu Yifeng looked up at Zhao Kunming, a look of confusion on his face. "What, cousin, do you want to buy one too?"
"Isn't that obvious? Why else would I ask you?
Actually, I wouldn't have had to buy it. My Xiao Hao took a liking to your son's toy and wanted to borrow it for a few days. But your son absolutely refused to lend it. I had no choice but to buy it myself.
However, you're his father. If you could persuade your son to let Xiao Hao borrow it for a few days, then I wouldn't have to spend money to buy it." Zhao Kunming said it as if it were a matter of course.
Liu Yifeng knew this family all too well. When they took a liking to something, they always called it borrowing, but it never came back.
This Optimus Prime cost him over three thousand yuan, and it was a limited edition. Let alone Tongtong refusing, even he wouldn't agree to lend it out.
Thinking of this, he said, "Cousin, Tongtong likes this Optimus Prime very much. If he doesn't agree, my persuasion will be useless.
If you want to buy one, I can give you the store's name. However, this Optimus Prime is a limited edition. After the discount, it still cost me over three thousand. You probably won't find this model if you go now.
But they have Bumblebee, Megatron, and other large toys in stock. You can buy those; they'll be relatively cheaper!"
Zhao Kunming hadn't expected this thing to cost over three thousand yuan. That was his monthly salary, and he was truly reluctant.
But he was afraid of his Xiao Hao throwing a tantrum if he didn't buy it for him, so he said with a smile, "Yifeng, we're family. Just lend it to me for a few days. I promise to return it to you in perfect condition, okay?"
Liu Kaichen, who was nearby, couldn't listen any longer. "Cousin Kunming, a gentleman doesn't covet what others possess. Have you heard that?
Since Tongtong is unwilling, why do you keep pestering Yifeng? He's his son. Can he make his son unhappy for your son?
Put yourself in his shoes. If Tongtong took a liking to your son's toy, would you lend it to him for a few days?"
"I definitely would!" Liu Kaichen blurted out.
"You talk a better game than you sing. Before, when Uncle's grandson was at your place and wanted to play with your son's water gun, your son refused, and you, as his father, didn't say a word. Now you're using kinship and morality to guilt-trip people. Isn't that a bit hypocritical?"
"You..." Zhao Kunming's face immediately turned ugly.
"If you don't want to lend it, then don't. Why say so much!" With that, he stomped out of the kitchen indignantly.
"Kunming..." Liu Mei called out to Zhao Kunming's retreating back, wanting to say a few words to him, to ask him not to let this incident damage their relationship.
But Zhao Kunming seemed not to hear her and quickly disappeared from her sight.
"Aunt, ignore him. We can't lend out everything just because his son likes it. If we don't lend it, it's our fault. What kind of moral blackmail is this?" Liu Kaichen had always disliked this cousin.
"I don't understand your generation's way of handling things!" Liu Mei said, and then stopped speaking.
Liu Yifeng wasn't affected by this incident.
If Tongtong were willing to part with it, he wouldn't be so stingy.
But the key was that Tongtong was unwilling, and if he, as his father, forced him, he would be a terrible father.
He couldn't possibly hurt his own son just to please others. That wasn't kindness; it was foolishness.
In the living room, Liu Ju looked at her son with a displeased expression and asked, "What's wrong, Kunming? Did Yifeng refuse to tell you where he bought it?"
Zhao Kunming shook his head. "No, it's just that the toy is too expensive, three to four thousand yuan."
He had initially thought it would cost at most seven or eight hundred. Not many people nowadays would spend seven or eight hundred yuan on a toy for their child.
Who knew it would cost three to four thousand, and that was after a discount.
When Liu Ju heard how much it cost, her voice rose several decibels. "What? Three to four thousand for a toy? Is this toy made of gold?"
"The fact is, it's that expensive, Mom. Should we buy one for Xiao Hao or not?" Zhao Kunming asked.
Liu Ju replied without hesitation, "So expensive, then we definitely can't buy it. Our family isn't a mining company."
After speaking, she turned her gaze to Liu Chunsheng. "Chunsheng, your family's toy is so expensive. Why didn't you hide it? Isn't this setting us up? Now my grandson wants to play with it, and you won't lend it to us, and we can't afford to buy it. What do you suggest we do?"
"Where else can this toy be kept if not at home? If I build a villa someday, and your grandson takes a liking to it, do you want him to take the whole house too?" This was the first time Liu Chunsheng had spoken to his second sister in such a tone.