The Decision of the Warm Cauldron (When the Peach Ripens) - Chapter Thirty-Eight: Blind Date

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To spend the night of the full moon, Tu Nan took a day off from work. When she stepped back into the company, she felt as if she had just woken up from a dream and returned to reality.
She had worked several days in a row when she received a call from her aunt.
"Auntie? You're newly pregnant, you need to take care of yourself. How come you have time to contact me?"
"You're my only family in Beijing. If I don't take care of you, who will?"
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the aunt got down to business: "Nannan, you'll be 24 after the New Year. Do you have someone you like?"
Tu Nan thought to herself, "Here it comes, the inescapable law of being pressured to get married is about to be realized." But now that she suffers from the effects of her cultivation technique every month, she can only cultivate with a powerful demon, so she definitely can't find a partner. Otherwise, wouldn't she be giving someone a green hat every month? So she calmly lied: "Yes."
My aunt asked curiously, "Who is it? I've never heard you mention it."
Tu Nan: "emmm..."
My aunt was unusually perceptive: "Who is it? You're not just making up an excuse, are you?"
Tu Nan: "Uh! This! It's still under negotiation, nothing's been decided yet, so it's not appropriate to say anything to outsiders..."
Then my aunt's tone immediately became excited: "What's wrong with not being settled yet? My godmother's aunt's second sister knows a promising young man. Are you interested in getting to know him? Even if you don't like him, you can still meet him, have a meal together, and become friends!"
Tu Nan thought to herself that this was practically a standard blind date introduction, the kind that's universally applicable. She rubbed her aching head and said, "Auntie, I've been so busy lately, drawing has made my back and waist ache..."
"The busier you are, the more you need to relax! It's just a meal, don't you need time to eat yourself?"
Tu Nan tried to refuse again: "I..."
Her aunt immediately interrupted her: "Stop talking, it's settled then, Friday night, Texas Steakhouse."
Tu Nan hung up the phone speechlessly, slumped onto the table, sighed, and felt utterly hopeless. There was nothing he could do; he couldn't refuse his aunt, so he'd just have to refuse her when they met in person.
Tu Nan painstakingly typeset the layout, finally making it to Friday night. Before the initial excitement could even build, the thought of the blind date instantly deflated her, leaving her as listless as a wilted eggplant.
However, what's meant to happen will happen, and since she was too lazy to dress up, she went to the appointment in her casual work clothes.
Texas Steakhouse is decorated in an American style, with dark wood tones and an enticing aroma of steak and toast that makes your mouth water.
Tu Nan arrived just in time. When she got to the agreed spot, she found that the man was already waiting for her. She tentatively asked, "Mr. Xu?"
The man looked up and smiled, revealing attractive dimples: "Miss Tu? Hello, I'm Xu Congwen." Tu Nan looked at him with surprise. This Mr. Xu was indeed quite handsome. Although he couldn't compare to the looks of the four demons, he was still very fair-skinned, wore gold-rimmed glasses, and had a somewhat refined air. His smile revealed two dimples, making him a very approachable person.
Xu Congwen stood up and gentlemanly pulled out a chair for Tu Nan, who sat down. "I'm sorry, I just got off work and came straight here without even tidying up. My apologies."
Xu Congwen said, "It's nothing, thank you for your presence, Miss Tu."
As the saying goes, one cannot hit a smiling face. On the way here, all the bizarre ways of rejecting people that Tu Nan had imagined seemed inappropriate. She asked tactfully, "Mr. Xu, you look so handsome. Why are you here for a blind date?"
Xu Congwen smiled kindly: "Perhaps our time hasn't come yet."
The two strangers couldn't find anything to talk about, and a brief silence fell. Fortunately, a waiter came over and asked what they wanted to order, breaking the silence.
After ordering, Tu Nan took a sip of water and started making conversation again: "Mr. Xu, what do you do for a living?"
Xu Congwen gave a wry smile and shrugged: "This is probably one of the reasons why I'm still single."
Tu Nan looked puzzled.
Xu Congwen continued, "I'm a doctoral student, researching...classical tales of the strange and supernatural, and as you know, this is a very niche field, and it's hard to find a job, so..."
Tu Nan gave a knowing look, then instinctively started spouting platitudes: "What? I think your major is quite interesting."
Upon hearing this, Xu Congwen's expression suddenly changed, revealing a slightly excited look. He rubbed his hands together and asked, "You...you really think this is interesting?"
Tu Nan sensed the atmosphere was a bit strange: "Um... oh, right, it should be quite interesting, haha..."
Xu Congwen lowered his head and adjusted his glasses. The mirror reflected the light and flickered eerily. Then he looked up, leaned closer, and asked with a flushed face, "Do you believe that monsters exist?"
Tu Nan: "..."
Tu Nan was filled with mixed emotions, deeply feeling that he had recently had too many ill-fated connections with monsters. Not only had he seen a real monster, but he had also slept with one, and he couldn't even avoid a blind date, perhaps with a monster enthusiast. He could only laugh it off, saying, "Didn't they say that monsters weren't allowed to become spirits after the founding of the People's Republic of China? Monsters are just legends, right?"
Xu Congwen's eyes shone with excitement. He took the microphone, lights, and stage and began his performance: "No! All myths and legends are based on a certain degree of reality. No matter how rich our ancestors' imaginations were, they still needed prototypes. For example, the nine-tailed fox, a creature recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. The Book of Song, Records of Auspicious Omens, says: 'The white fox appears when a ruler is benevolent and wise. When virtue reaches birds and beasts, the fox has nine tails.' This means that as long as the emperor governs the country well and improves people's lives, the nine-tailed fox will appear to bring good fortune to people and the country. Therefore, for a long time in ancient times, the nine-tailed fox actually had a very high status and a very noble lineage (Note 1). I have searched through ancient books and deduced that this creature may have existed in the past and was closely related to assisting the monarchy!"
Upon hearing this, Tu Nan choked on her water and coughed violently. She thought to herself that this hadn't just happened before, but was happening now... However, she obviously couldn't tell the truth, so she waved her hand and said, "Sorry, please continue."
"For example, the four mythical beasts widely circulated are the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise. The other three creatures do not exist in reality, but the White Tiger does exist in the modern biological world—the Bengal White Tiger. Does this mean that the White Tiger has something special about it that makes it a totem to be worshipped? In legends, the White Tiger is a war god who controls weapons. According to research, the worship of the White Tiger appeared among the ancient Qiang and Rong tribes. Even today, the Yi, Bai, Buyi, and Tujia ethnic groups in China still call the White Tiger their ancestor, believing that the White Tiger Star Lord, called 'Liba' or 'White Emperor Heavenly King,' descended to earth and gave birth to seven sons and seven daughters, which led to the later tribes (Note 2)."
"There is much similar evidence suggesting that animals were their ancestors. For example, the Vermilion Bird, also known as the Black Bird, is mentioned in the Book of Songs: 'Heaven commanded the Black Bird to descend and give birth to the Shang.' This means that this bird was one of the ancestors of the Shang Dynasty, which is the Han Chinese tribe. There are dozens of species of 'black birds' in the existing biological world. If this bird really existed, is it possible that a black bird-like creature mated with humans and gave birth to the Shang Dynasty?"
Tu Nan broke out in a cold sweat and asked, "How do birds and humans reproduce?"
Xu Congwen smiled and said, "Both 'Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio' and 'In Search of the Supernatural' contain stories of monsters transforming into human form. Moreover, legends like 'The Legend of the White Snake' tell of love between humans and monsters. Is it possible that in ancient times, there was a method that could make a person pregnant with a monster's child and leave offspring, but this method was later lost, which is why most stories of love between humans and monsters end in tragedy?"
Tu Nan was clearly stunned by Mr. Xu's wild imagination. If it weren't for her recent bizarre experiences, as an ordinary office worker in modern society, she would only think that this person was an abnormal madman, and no wonder he couldn't find a partner. But listening to him talk about it so vividly, it was clear that he had really put in the effort to research it. Tu Nan could even prove to him that some of his guesses were correct. So Tu Nan was filled with respect: "What you said makes sense!"
Xu Congwen wanted to continue his passionate speech when suddenly, Tu Nan caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye. The person was walking straight towards them, and with Tu Nan's current eyesight, he could clearly see the small beauty mark at the corner of the man's eye.
Tu Nan frowned, thinking that she didn't want to see him right now, and got up to make an excuse to urinate. Unexpectedly, Xu Congwen suddenly became agitated and grabbed Tu Nan's hand: "Miss Tu, do you really think what I said makes sense? So many people think I'm crazy, but you believe me, right?"
In the blink of an eye, Ling Huilin had already strode up to them. Without any apparent movement, he shoved Xu Congwen's hand away, then swept his long arm around Tu Nan and pulled her into his arms, settling down as if nothing was wrong. He was a typical carefree type when he wasn't on the podium, legs crossed, chin resting on one hand, the hand around Tu Nan's waist showing a tendency to move lower: "Hey! Who's this? Nan Nan, you made plans to go out to dinner with friends, why didn't you tell me? I was so worried about you."
Although Xu Congwen was excited, he wasn't really stupid. He looked at Ling Huilin's devilishly handsome face and the two of them, his eyes widened, and he pointed a finger, trembling as he said, "You...you have a boyfriend and you still go on blind dates?"
Upon hearing this, Ling Huilin's mood darkened further. He turned to face Tu Nan, his eyes narrowing dangerously: "A blind date?"
Tu Nan's head throbbed with pain. At this moment, she truly didn't know whether she should use Ling Huilin to get rid of Xu Congwen, or use Xu Congwen to get rid of Ling Huilin. She just wanted to be alone.
Seeing that Tu Nan was keeping her head down, ignoring him and not answering, Ling Huilin felt a little suspicious. However, his main goal now was to get rid of this troublesome thing in front of him. So he tightened his arms and hugged the girl even tighter, making a possessive gesture. Then he changed his target and asked, "Sir, what is your surname?"
Xu Congwen was indignant, but with the mentality of "a man fights for his pride, and a Buddha fights for his incense," he plopped back down on the stool and asked, "Xu Congwen, who are you?"
"My surname is Ling. We've been together... um... for over a month. Nice to meet you! Please take care of me."
[Mini Theater]
Nan Nan: So, can humans and demons actually have children?
Xu Congwen: I think it's feasible!
【Note】
From Seven Colors Commentary
From the Wikipedia entry - White Tiger
Huh? The first scene of jealousy and rivalry. The author can still throw in some melodrama once in a while!
This chapter lays the groundwork for later plot developments; it's not just padding the word count. Writing this kind of plot is a thankless task, even though I know readers don't want this, I still have to write it QAQ
This kind of personality seems to appear quite often in Japanese anime. They're perfectly normal most of the time, but the moment a topic they care about comes up, they instantly turn into a pervert. That makes it easier to understand Xiao Xu, haha.
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Girls who left comments, let's play a fill-in-the-blank game!
Among the four male protagonists
If you had to choose one to marry, who would you pick?
If you had to choose a romantic relationship, which would you pick?
If you had to pick someone for a one-night stand, who would you choose?
If you had to choose one person to be your older brother, who would you choose?
Living in a dream--

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