Gold Medal Sweetheart

Mother Tang patted Tang Xin's head gently, and Tang Xin pretended to let out an "ouch".

"You kid, why can't you keep your mouth shut?" Tang's mother said angrily, then switched to a bunch of high-sounding words. "What's wrong with 25? You'll be 26 in a few months. If you don't look for someone now, the better ones will be taken. By the time you want to find someone, it won't be there anymore."

Tang Xin was already more familiar with her mother's theories than her own name. She couldn't help but shake her head, "Heresy can be deadly. I'm currently on the rise in my career, so I don't want to consider this for the time being."

"When I brought this up last year, you told me 'temporarily'. And now, more than half a year has passed, and your 'temporarily' hasn't even gotten over it," Tang's mother questioned with reason. "Besides, according to you, teachers who can't become principals won't get married? Your career will only be like this for a year or two. Just don't let it decline."

Is it necessary to hit me so hard? Tang Xin suddenly had the illusion that I was your biological child.

"This boy works in a state-owned enterprise. He was quite satisfied when he heard that you were a teacher. And your Aunt Li showed him your photo, and he felt that you had a good impression of him." Tang's mother continued.

"Mom, why did you show my photos to others without my consent?" Tang Xin pouted unhappily.

"Anyone can see photos of celebrities. You're not a spy or an intelligence officer, so why can't they see your photos?"

Listening to Tang's mother's long list of reasons, Tang Xin was depressed and said nothing. Finally, he could only send a signal to Tang's father to save him quickly.

Tang's father came over with a smile and started to excuse Tang Xin. "Xinxin has been quite busy lately. She sometimes has to set up a stall at the night market. We can discuss this matter later. Otherwise, it will affect her work."

Tang Xin nodded in agreement as she listened.

Seeing the father and daughter singing the same tune, Tang's mother couldn't help but complain again, "What should I do? As soon as she heard that Xinxin was a teacher, she really wanted to meet her, and I already agreed."

"Mom, I'm really busy lately. You see, I still haven't finished writing the lesson plan. It seems that they will be checking it tomorrow. I'll go in first!" Tang Xin winked at her father, left all the aftermath work to her father, and made an excuse to slip away.

With the sound of a door closing, her mother's nagging and her father's comforting words were vaguely cut off from her. Tang Xin walked straight to the bed, turned around, jumped slightly, and nestled comfortably into the soft quilt.

Lately, work setbacks and the situation with Yushan have been putting her life on a tight schedule, leaving her with little time for anything else. But perhaps the real reason has nothing to do with any of that, and everything to do with one person: someone she still can't let go of, someone who left without even saying goodbye. To this day, she's unsure if they've truly broken up, because she's unsure if they ever really started. Three years haven't given her enough time to move on. While some boys have expressed interest in her, she can't escape the invisible confines Cheng Ran has placed on her.

I shook my head, trying to put it all out of my mind. I thought about how my mom always casually mentioned blind dates, but I hadn't expected her to be serious this time. My mom's blind date talk was always the same: that many boys were attracted to teaching.

A logical clue gradually becomes clear.

She'd been a teacher since graduation. On one hand, she truly loved the job. Despite the instability of private schooling, the satisfaction she felt each time she imparted knowledge to her students was indescribable. Another reason was her mother's blind date theory. But now, things had changed dramatically. She couldn't teach anymore, and now faced the prospect of a blind date. This disadvantage was likely to increase in direct proportion to her age.

I'd previously told Anqi I'd find a good job before quitting, though my mother vehemently opposed the idea. But now I have to deal with all the chores, big and small, and there's the possibility of being dragged into blind dates. It wouldn't do her any good anyway. So, do I really need to rethink my career? Now that the matter is settled, will my mother still pressure her into blind dates, believing that teaching is easier to find a boyfriend?

Oh, it's like I'm fighting a war with myself. Ever since that last dream about Cheng Ran, everything has been inexplicably going wrong. First, I was laid off, then I was used as a shield for Yu Shan, and then I ran into that nefarious guy named Jin.

Fortunately, the mess that Yushan handed over to me is about to end.