He lured her deep into his trap, using both overt and covert methods to seduce her.

"If I'm paying for it myself, I'll just eat whatever's convenient. If I'm eating with friends, I'll go for hot pot or barbecue, but I'll be eating with you."

Is Mr. Han worried about the cost of this meal?

"Money is just a number to me. I just feel that since I'm going to be a wife soon, it's better to be frugal. After all, frugality is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation."

Xiao Wan nodded: "That's true, but as you said, money is just a number to you. You probably don't really care how much I spend on food."

Han Chengyuan frowned, not expecting Xiao Wan to be so tactless even after he had gone this far.

He didn't mince words and went straight to the point: "You girls shouldn't always be thinking about making money off men."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wan felt a thousand words of "grass mud horse" running wild in her mind.

Don't get angry, anger ages you faster.

She was talking to herself.

After calming down, Xiao Wan smiled and said, "You think you can pick up girls just by having a meal?"

"We're just on a blind date, so I should be able to split the bill for today, especially since you brought a friend..."

Xiao Wan dismissively replied with an "Oh," and said, "I can see that now. If Mr. Han thinks I'm trying to rip you off, the door is right there. Goodbye."

Han Chengyuan's face stiffened upon hearing this.

To be honest, he was quite satisfied with Xiao Wan.

His appearance and family background are a good match for him.

If I leave now, today's blind date will definitely fall through.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "No, that's not what I meant. I just think that girls should respect themselves and not always think about things that don't belong to them."

Xiao Wan nodded in agreement: "That's right. In that case, I'll treat you to dinner today."

Han Chengyuan was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, somewhat incredulous: "You're treating?"

"Yes, it's on me."

"I didn't expect Miss Xiao to be so understanding."

"Of course, I know my own limitations. It's just a game, so I don't know my own limitations."

Han Chengyuan obviously didn't catch the sarcasm in Xiao Wan's words, and said with a smile, "Not bad, you're teachable. You meet the primary requirement for a daughter-in-law of the Han family."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wan immediately became interested.

"You have conditions for becoming my daughter-in-law?"

"of course."

"Tell me your conditions."

Upon hearing this, Han Chengyuan said with a proud expression, "If you want to enter our Han family, the first thing is your appearance. We don't require you to be exquisitely beautiful, but you must be bright and charming."

Xiao Wan nodded: "Yes, anything else?"

"In terms of family background and social standing, we should be a good match, at least someone who can help me in my career."

"Yes, that's true. Is there anything else?"

"Also, my family is quite traditional. After marriage, you shouldn't show your face in public. You should stay at home, take care of your husband and children, and be a virtuous wife."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wan replied, "Mr. Han, there's a contradiction in what you're saying."

"What contradiction?"

"Look at you, you want to be a kept man, but you don't want your wife to work. How can you live off her if she doesn't work?"

Han Chengyuan was taken aback by Xiao Wan's words, his face slightly embarrassed. However, he quickly composed himself, cleared his throat, and continued, "Am I not a gigolo? Our Han family is so wealthy and powerful, do we need me to be a gigolo?"

Xiao Wan raised an eyebrow and tsk tsk, "Looks like she's trying to live off a woman."

She looked at him with a half-smile, "Oh, I misunderstood. I thought you wanted to be a kept man."

Han Chengyuan was annoyed by her calling him a gigolo and spoke up again: "I'm not a gigolo."

"I understand. Anything else? Continue with your conditions."

"Be thrifty and manage your household well, Miss Xiao. If you marry into our family, you'll have to change those bad habits of being extravagant."

Xiao Wan nodded: "Okay, no problem. Is there anything else?"

"My parents prefer sons. If you marry into our family, you must give us two sons."

"What if it's a daughter?"

"It has to be a son, otherwise my parents will be unhappy."

What if I can't have children?

Han Chengyuan paused for a moment: "You can't have children?"

Xiao Wan's lips twitched, suppressing the urge to slap someone, and she said with a smile, "I can have children. I'm just worried that if you can't have children, your parents will be furious."

Upon hearing this, Han Chengyuan's face flashed with displeasure, but he quickly regained his composure: "Miss Xiao, you've gone a bit too far. This doesn't meet the requirements of my Han family's daughter-in-law."

Listening to their conversation, Song Zhi felt agitated. Her hands unconsciously clenched into fists, and she whispered to Fu Lu, "Ninth Brother, look, he just said his family is in education, but Xiao Wan is so stingy when she orders food."

Upon hearing this, Fu Lu's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile. He responded softly, "What kind of education?"

Song Zhi quickly explained, "It's that Sibo Middle School. He said it's his family's property."

Fu Lu nodded thoughtfully, then lowered his voice again and analyzed with Song Zhi: "Yes, it is indeed a Cheng family business. However, the Cheng family is a family business. Do you know what common problems family businesses usually have?"

Song Zhi blinked and asked curiously, "What common problem?"

Fu Lu's smile turned somewhat amused as he slowly said, "The common problem with family businesses is that all the relatives hold a share. These people often know nothing about running the business, but they only know how to sit and wait for the year-end dividends."

Song Zhi suddenly realized, and then asked, "And then?"

Fu Lu's voice grew even lower, as if he didn't want others to hear their conversation: "I heard that the Cheng family is not doing well right now."

Song Zhi's eyes lit up immediately, and she asked eagerly, "So that's why you've arranged this marriage?"

Fu Lu nodded slightly: "It seems that's the case so far. However, this person doesn't seem to have realized reality and has no idea how much weight they have."

Song Zhi couldn't help but curl her lip, revealing a hint of disdain: "Do people in your circle basically consolidate their family's status through business marriages?"

Fu Lu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, nodded lightly, and replied, "More or less."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi asked with a half-smile, "So, if we hadn't met, would you have done the same? Married Zhou Fu?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Lu smiled helplessly: "Why are you talking about me again? Aren't we discussing this idiot on the other side?"

Fu Lu was speechless. He couldn't believe he was being dragged into this while just sitting there. He should have known better than to come over for dinner.

"Just say it, right?"

Fu Lu refused without even thinking: "How could that be?"

Seeing this, Song Zhi's lips curled up slightly as she asked, "Why is it impossible?"

Fu Lu explained, "We will meet."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi's eyes flashed with surprise. She looked at Fu Lu with some astonishment and asked, "Why are you so certain that we will meet?"