This was what Tang Jingming had taught her on the way.
Indeed, Xie Fangfang's face changed as she listened.
Tang Jingming quickly straightened his back even more, and boastfully said, "Yes, our family is just that compassionate."
Xie Fangfang was even more moved.
If she could marry him, she wouldn't mind if he kept ten other women like her.
It was just unclear whether Shi Mei was genuinely foolish or just pretending.
"And I am the only child in my family; I will definitely honor my parents. Our house isn't very big, just over 500 square meters I guess, including the basement it's four stories altogether with an elevator. You can clean it all in one day, you don't have to clean it every day. We are quite particular about food, so you must know how to cook..."
"Wait, wait," Xie Fangfang smiled stiffly, "your house is that big, and you don't hire a maid?"
Tang Jingming's faced filled with shock, "It's just over 500 square meters; altogether it's less than 2000 square meters. The basement doesn't need to be cleaned every day, it adds up to less than 1700 square meters. Do you know how much area those sanitation workers outside have to clean every day? And you're suggesting hiring a maid for just this little bit of space?"
Xie Fangfang's expression froze.
Shi Mei clenched her thigh tightly to keep herself from bursting into laughter.
This Xie Fangfang, going around on blind dates seeking rich men, probably had never encountered a blind date like Tang Jingming before.
But Xie Fangfang was someone who could endure what others couldn't; she chuckled and then said, "I didn't expect you to be so thrifty."
"Of course," Tang Jingming said proudly, "money is saved, not spent. Look at how extravagant you live; that's why you definitely don't have as much money as me, right?"
"That's true." Xie Fangfang looked down and sipped her coffee, Shi Mei saw firsthand how her already strained smile collapsed.
The cake soon arrived, and it was indeed very ornate and beautiful.
Xie Fangfang's heart raced; her eyes were completely captivated, and her thumb twitched.
However, Shi Mei showed no intention of sharing, arrogantly placing the cake in front of herself. She picked up a fork, immediately scooped a chunk from it, instantly leaving a crater on the surface.
Xie Fangfang winced, "You..."
Shi Mei ignored her and started eating voraciously, her face and clothes quickly becoming a mess; the cake too was soon full of holes.
Xie Fangfang, observing Shi Mei's lack of composure, finally confirmed it.
This Shi Mei, she had really turned foolish.
While it pained her, she also felt a bit of delight.
The composed Shi Mei would never have imagined finding herself in such a state.
What would their classmates, who used to see her as a cold goddess, think if they saw her now?
She secretly picked up her phone and opened the class chat group, preparing to record a short video to send over.
But after just two seconds, as if sensing something, Shi Mei suddenly looked up. The eyes on her cream-covered face, black and glossy, were especially sharp.
That gaze was more captivating than before, like a chill dagger striking unexpectedly.
Xie Fangfang's hand trembled, and her phone 'clattered' to the ground.
Xie Fangfang twisted in agony—it was her newly bought phone!
Looking up at Shi Mei again, she still bore that innocent and naive expression. Seeming to notice her looking, she enthusiastically scooped up another bit of cake, asking, "Auntie, would you like some?"
Her hands and fork all creamy.
Yet Xie Fangfang kept staring at her, trying to find a glimpse of the sharpness and clarity she had seen just a moment ago.
It was as if that moment had been merely a fleeting illusion.