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A first-class construction engineer is a bricklayer?
Seeing that the old lady was about to continue her endless complaints, Xu Ning quickly interrupted her.
"Madam, perhaps you should first tell me about your daughter's situation."
"Also, what are your daughter's criteria for a partner, or what kind of son-in-law are you looking for?"
"I'll quickly try to match her with someone suitable."
The old lady was interrupted, but she wasn't displeased, because Xu Ning had already opened his computer and was ready to screen potential matches for her.
"My daughter, she just celebrated her 30th birthday. She's 1.63 meters tall and weighs 50 kilograms, which are pretty standard measurements."
"She has a bachelor's degree and currently works at a private company, earning 15Q!"
When Xu Ning heard the salary, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
This old lady is quite interesting!
Nowadays, many companies use 'k' as a unit when talking about salaries, meaning thousands of yuan.
For example, 12k means 12,000.
He guessed the old lady knew her daughter's salary was 15,000, and had heard the term '15k', but thought 'k' was a Pinyin initial, resulting in '15Q'.
However, Xu Ning didn't interrupt her and let her continue.
"I just want her to find someone under 33 years old, with a stable job, preferably a respectable one."
"He doesn't need to buy a house outright; a down payment is fine, and the young couple can pay the mortgage themselves later."
"As for a car, the man doesn't need to own one; our side of the family can provide one as part of the dowry."
"Regarding the betrothal gift and such, it's entirely up to the man's family, and we'll let my daughter take it all with her; we won't keep a single cent!"
"Young man, quickly help us find someone suitable!"
Finally, she changed the subject, looking at Xu Ning and asking, "Young man, do you have a girlfriend?"
Xu Ning couldn't help but smile wryly; how did the conversation turn to him again?
However, he had to admit that the old lady's daughter's conditions were indeed quite good.
Especially after seeing her daughter's photos on the old lady's phone, he felt even more so.
And her requirements for the man were genuinely not high!
Having a stable job isn't even a condition; how else would you earn money to support a family, right?
As for a house, they didn't ask for it to be paid in full; a down payment is enough.
Although housing prices in the capital are high, the man can't really expect to marry a wife without contributing a single penny, can he?
So, the requirement for a down payment is perfectly reasonable.
Crucially, they don't want a betrothal gift and are even providing a car as a dowry, which is truly very understanding.
Such a maternal family is hard to find.
But at this point, Xu Ning felt something was off.
Since her conditions were good and her requirements weren't high, why was she still single at 30?
Many people in the live stream also began to have such doubts.
"Isn't that fake? If she really had those conditions, she'd probably be having her second child by now!"
"I always feel like this old lady is hiding something!"
"The woman doesn't want a betrothal gift and is even providing a dowry, so perhaps her daughter has some kind of problem."
"Anchor, ask her if her daughter can't have children?"
...Xu Ning was looking at the screen and drinking water, almost spitting it out.
Good heavens!
They're even bringing up infertility!
"Auntie, actually, I think your daughter's conditions are quite good, and her requirements aren't high either."
"Can you guarantee that everything you've said is true?"
Xu Ning asked with a smile.
The old lady seemed annoyed that she wasn't trusted, patting her chest and loudly declaring, "May I be struck by lightning if I'm lying!"
Xu Ning was truly speechless, "There's no need to make such a big vow."
He started searching for information in the computer software and quickly found a suitable match.
"Auntie, what do you think of this one?"
"The man is 32 years old this year, 177 cm tall."
"He has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and is already a First-Class Constructor, with a good salary."
"He bought a house with a loan in the capital and also has a car."
"These conditions match your daughter very well!"
Xu Ning spoke while observing the old lady's reaction.
However, the old lady kept frowning, especially after hearing about the man's job.
"Civil engineering? Constructor?"
"No, that won't do. My daughter can't marry a bricklayer!"
"Change it! Change it!"
After Xu Ning finished speaking, the old lady repeatedly waved her hand, not even wanting to look at the man's photo.
A bricklayer?
That term really made Xu Ning struggle to keep a straight face!
He's a First-Class Constructor!
So, a Constructor is just a bricklayer to you, Madam?
He immediately understood where the problem lay.
According to the old lady's perception, would she think that the internet is about repairing computers, that fashion design is about selling clothes, that landscape design is about planting trees... It would be a miracle if she could find a suitable partner for her daughter with this mindset!
Similar to Xu Ning's strange expression at the moment, the live stream was also buzzing.
"That's right, I'm in civil engineering, and I'm just a bricklayer!"
"The old lady truly hit the nail on the head regarding the essence of the profession!"
"No wonder the old lady's daughter is having trouble finding a partner; does she know her mother's perception?"
"Everything was normal before, but the oddity is here at the end..."
..."Madam, a Constructor isn't a bricklayer; it's a very impressive profession." Xu Ning patiently told her, hoping to change her strange perception.
However, at the old lady's age, people are often stubborn and set in their ways; nine oxen couldn't pull them back.
"Young man, you don't need to glamorize them!"
"I've lived for so many years, there's nothing I don't know!"
"Just quickly find someone else suitable; this one is definitely not acceptable!"
Xu Ning was somewhat speechless, thinking to himself that she had indeed lived for so many years, but he wondered whose life she had lived.
However, he didn't want to argue with the old lady about these things anymore, so he found several other candidates who met all her requirements.
But what he couldn't stand was that the old lady still felt their professions weren't good enough.
At this point, Xu Ning was truly certain about this matter, so he rolled his eyes and said,
"Auntie, let me tell you about a profession, and you tell me if it's acceptable, okay?"
"Shared Computer Network Senior Engineer!"
"How about this one?"
The old lady was a bit taken aback.
This job title is so long and sounds so high-end!
"This is good, this is good!" The old lady said happily, "I want this one, I want this one!"
Xu Ning's mouth twitched uncontrollably; he was utterly speechless.
He had simply rephrased "internet cafe manager" with a high-sounding term, and the old lady actually fell for it.
"What about a Surface Morphology Segmentation and High-Temperature Control Technology Engineer?"
The old lady was again taken aback, nodding repeatedly, feeling it was even more advanced than the previous one.
In fact, what Xu Ning was describing was just a KFC fries maker... In the live stream, netizens had already figured out what was going on and were almost dying of laughter.
"I'm a bath scrubber, but I'll say I study human epidermal dirtology!"
"I'm a security guard, but I'll say I'm an access control system front-end lifting engineer!"
"I'm a junk collector, but I'll describe myself as a useless outer packaging circulation management engineer!"
"I'm a cashier, I think I can be a financial measurement actuary!"
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