Chen Xu fell silent, feeling awkward. Gao Xiaojie gave him a reproachful look: "I don't know where you get such great charm."
"You're not exactly handsome, but you're average-looking. I've never believed that appearance is a reliable standard for judging a man. You're not very attentive to girls either, but I like your straightforward personality. Hmph, although I wasn't born into a wealthy family, I've had plenty of guys fawning over me. What kind of people haven't I seen? But those guys just seem too calculating!"
"Utilitarianism?"
“That’s right. No matter what they disguise themselves as, well-dressed and generous, they can’t hide the predatory glint in their eyes.” Gao Xiaojie revealed a disgusted expression. At this moment, the alcohol was kicking in, and she spoke with her previous fierceness again: “That look that seems to want to devour me whole! Their purpose in contacting me is too obvious. They don’t want to make friends; they want girlfriends! Please! I don’t even know you, I’m not familiar with you, how could I possibly agree to be your girlfriend? Some people have money, so they think they’re so great? If I want money, I can earn it myself!”
Seeing Gao Xiaojie gesturing wildly, Chen Xu quickly pressed her down. But as he did so, Chen Xu's hand naturally landed on her shoulder. Gao Xiaojie turned her head, gave Chen Xu a coquettish look, and didn't move. So Chen Xu took advantage of the situation and didn't pull his hand back.
"I know people are very materialistic these days, sometimes to an unbearable degree. This materialism is a good thing... For example, in my class, there are a few pretty girls who have boyfriends now, but some of them aren't even from our department. They told me that some guys have directly confessed their feelings to them, but they just said, 'I already have a boyfriend.' And the guys immediately gave up... Please! I'm not advocating for stealing someone else's partner, but isn't that just too insincere? Is dating just a game? Yes, many people think that way, wanting to kill time by dating, since college life is boring and tedious. But I don't want to play games, especially I hate this kind of utilitarian, goal-oriented dating... I'm a girl, I can't afford to play games."
Chen Xu didn't say anything because he couldn't refute her. He didn't care about this kind of thing and probably had a "playful" mindset. Of course, he wasn't like that himself, but when a classmate said they were going to pursue a girl, he was definitely the one cheering and egging them on.
Looking back now, I can't help but feel a little ashamed. I probably didn't consider the girl's feelings.
“A woman’s youth is very short. I’m just a girl from an ordinary family, and my thinking is very rural. Please don’t laugh at me.” Seeing Chen Xu shake his head quickly, Gao Xiaojie continued, “Actually, if it’s not in a big city, women are considered to get married quite early. In my family, women are usually married around twenty-five or twenty-six. At most, they might wait until twenty-seven or twenty-eight, at which point they are considered leftover women. Once they are over thirty, it’s basically impossible for them to find a good husband.”
Chapter 308: A Choice in Love (Part 2)
"A woman's beauty has an expiration date. Twenty-five or twenty-six is considered her peak. After that, her value begins to decline. By the way, let me ask you a question. Our country's policy encourages late marriage and late childbirth. Do you know what the appropriate age is for late marriage and late childbirth?"
"Fewer births and better births!" This slogan has been heard by almost every Chinese person of this generation since childhood, and its popularity is no less than that of "Only accept Brain Gold as a gift."
However, Chen Xu didn't really know what age was considered late marriage and late childbirth. He thought about it carefully for a moment and said, "Does it mean getting married and having children after the age of thirty?"
"How could that be!" Gao Xiaojie laughed and patted him on the shoulder: "Late marriage refers to the first marriage, where the man is 25 years old and the woman is 23 years old or older."
"What?!" Chen Xu, the novice, was stunned. In his view, the reason the country promoted this policy was because many people were getting married too early. In this day and age, how many men get married at 25 and women at 23 in the city?!
Many people nowadays believe that 25 is the prime of life, so how can one get married so easily?! Moreover, considering current housing prices, wages, and other factors, the average person starts primary school at seven. Assuming a six-year system without repeating a grade, six years of primary school, six years of high school, and four years of university, one graduates at twenty-three. And by twenty-five, it's only been two years since graduation… What can the average college graduate do in their first two years of work?
How can you build a career like that?! These days, people emphasize establishing a career before starting a family, which is really forced by the current environment. Without a solid income foundation, how can you get married? Let's not even talk about a car; a house is a huge problem, right?! Without any material foundation… marriage isn't Platonic; it's about the daily grind. Material life is very important!
Therefore, while some men do get married at 25, the proportion is indeed not high.
"Late childbearing refers to having children after the age of 24. In fact, the golden age for women to have children is between 25 and 28. If it's too early, the body hasn't fully developed, which is not good for the fetus. If it's too late, the risks of childbirth for older mothers increase, and it's also not good for the child."
Hearing Gao Xiaojie say that, Chen Xu felt extremely ashamed... What were they thinking?!
Get married and have children.
These two words are far too distant for Chen Xu! They're even more distant than him becoming the world's richest man!
Last time, Wu Yu accidentally got his girlfriend pregnant, making Chen Xu feel like he had inexplicably grown a generation older and become an uncle. This already made Chen Xu very depressed, but who knew that Gao Xiaojie, who was only two months younger than him, was already starting to consider this kind of thing?!
“Women are different from men!” Gao Xiaojie leaned closer to Chen Xu. She said, “You men are so careless and only want to have fun. Of course, only we women consider these things. But look at a woman's age. 25 to 28 is the perfect age to have children, so for the sake of the next generation, it's best to choose this time. But actually, considering their own circumstances, if a girl is over 26 and still doesn't have a boyfriend, it's really a worrying thing for parents. Because finding a boyfriend and getting married requires at least two or three years, at the very least one or two years of dating. By then, she'll be almost 30. If things go well, that's fine, but if not, then that time is wasted. But after a woman is 25, where does she have time to waste?”
Chen Xu nodded; what she said was absolutely right. Gao Xiaojie leaned against Chen Xu's chest, counting on her fingers, and said, "I'm 20 years old this year. In three more years, I'll graduate from university at 23. Although I don't want to get married and have children so early, I have to think about it. So before I went to university, I set a goal for myself: to avoid rushing into life later, I would start looking for my future husband while I was in university."
Chen Xu chuckled and said, "Really? So early?"
“I’m a very traditional woman,” Gao Xiaojie rolled her eyes at Chen Xu, poked his chest with her slender fingers, and said, “Don’t think I don’t know what you guys are thinking. You guys date in college because you’re too bored and lonely, right? Humph, what you’re dating isn’t love, it’s loneliness!”
That's a classic line. Chen Xu rubbed his nose. Although he didn't think it that way, he vaguely felt that most college boys' pursuit of love was probably just like Gao Xiaojie said... A typical example shows that when boys choose a partner, their first requirement is the other person's appearance. But how much weight does appearance play in future married life? Moreover, how many boys think about spending their whole lives with a girl before they even start pursuing her?
Aside from that naive, impulsive, laughable, and also lamentable first love.
Gao Xiaojie's face was flushed, and she traced circles on Chen Xu's chest through his clothes with her fingers, making Chen Xu feel like he was being scratched by a cat. She was a little shy, but she said, emboldened by the alcohol, "And another thing, don't think I don't know, when you guys are dating, you all just glance at a girl's chest..."
"Uh..." Chen Xu choked, and couldn't help but blush a little. To be honest... he had thought about it!
Is it a man who never thought of that?
In the prime of youth, with its allure and attraction to young women, how could one not fantasize and yearn for the opposite sex's body? Especially with the arrival of spring, when flowers bloom and all things revive, the surge of youthful hormones burns like a raging fire in the hearts of every innocent young man. Moreover, the world today is no longer an era of outdated sexual attitudes; the internet is rife with explicit and violent content. The development of the internet has provided these young people with a platform to broaden their horizons… Thinking back to when Chen Xu first watched porn in junior high school, before the internet was widespread, he secretly watched it on CDs, having stolen a DVD from his father somewhere… Chen Xu still vividly remembers the name of that film: "I'm Crazy for You."
It wasn't until later that Chen Xu learned that it wasn't an adult film at all, but a Category III film... starring Charlie Cho and Veronica Yip.
Confusing adult films with Category III films is an unforgivable thing for the wolf pack.
Ahem. We've gone off on a tangent.
However, no teenager can deny that when they see the mysterious and beautiful bodies of women in those films, they feel an urge to find a real person and try it out. Many people probably have this thought. There's nothing shameful about it; even Confucius said, "Food and sex are human nature!"
Gao Xiaojie spoke with a hint of coquettishness and shyness, but still, with a touch of drunkenness, she said, "You men, hmph... don't think I don't know, the other two women in our dorm, besides Jingjing, both have boyfriends. We sometimes talk about these things at night?"
"What is it?"
"Ugh, you know perfectly well what I mean." Gao Xiaojie gave him a reproachful look, her eyes sparkling with spring, which made Chen Xu's heart pound. She nestled into Chen Xu's arms like a submissive kitten and said, "It's just, humph, kissing and hugging, and all that stuff."
"You guys talk about this all the time when you have nothing to do? Like a late-night chat?"
Late-night chats are a unique feature of university dormitories. Because many universities cut off the power at a certain time, what else can you do besides chat and sleep without electricity? So, late-night chats usually happen after lights out, when a group of people can't sleep. They lie in bed and chat… about everything, from the Afghanistan crisis to the hormonal imbalance of the older woman in class that day. They talk about everything under the sun, rambling on and on. Therefore, this late-night chat is a major factor contributing to the good relationships between roommates in university dormitories.
Among the men, there was a lot of discussion about women, but Chen Xu's dorm was full of virgins. While the eldest had a girlfriend, and Lao Dong seemed to have one too, Chen Xu was a different story. Of the three, only Xiao An was single. However, it seemed that the relationships between these three with "girlfriends" were relatively innocent. The eldest, it was said, hadn't even held hands with Bi Xuan, and Chen Xu, although he had kissed Guan Yi and had a long-standing ambiguous relationship with Gao Xiaojie, was too embarrassed to say these things aloud. It was unexpected that girls were so much more sensitive than boys, openly discussing these things during their dorm room chats.
“Women are different from men!” Gao Xiaojie patted him, blushing slightly, and said, “Best friends, unlike you men, sometimes we discuss very private things. In one of my gaming groups, all the white-collar beauties in their mid-twenties, they say that women might not tell their husbands some very secret things, but they will tell their best friends, including… including…”
Chen Xu asked curiously, "What does that include?"
"Including the situation when having sex with my husband..." Gao Xiaojie almost buried her face in Chen Xu's armpit: "For example, how big is my husband's penis, how long is his stamina, etc..." Chen Xu sweated a little. He was sure that he would never share the things about having sex with his wife, but he did not expect that women were ahead of the curve in this regard.
Noticing Chen Xu looking at her, Gao Xiaojie raised her head and said, "What are you looking at? Are only men allowed to be curious? Can't we women be curious?"
Seeing her somewhat embarrassed and angry expression, Chen Xu quickly smiled apologetically and said, "Yes, yes..." Then he asked curiously, "So what do you two talk about? The other two women in your dorm, are they talking to their boyfriends? Hmm?" Chen Xu raised his eyebrows in a lewd manner.
"It's not as sordid as you think!" Gao Xiaojie chuckled and lightly patted him, then put on a stern face and said, "They said that all men are very lustful, and when they're alone with each other, they... humph, they get handsy and take advantage of them, and... humph, they make very unreasonable demands!"
Without asking, Chen Xu knew what that "excessive demand" was... a common problem for men!
Speaking of "excessive demands," Gao Xiaojie blushed. She secretly glanced at Chen Xu and found that he was also looking at her. Their eyes met, and they both saw a hint of... passion in each other's eyes.
Looking at her delicate face, her blushing expression, and her stunningly beautiful red lips, Chen Xu could no longer resist.
He lowered his head and kissed Gao Xiaojie's lips fiercely!
Chapter 309 Kissing
How many times has Chen Xu kissed someone?
When the group lived together before, the three of them slept under the same quilt. Chen Xu accidentally kissed Guan Yi once, but that could not be considered his first kiss. As for the last time when Miwad attempted the assassination, Chen Xu jumped out of the window in a moment of crisis and shared a passionate kiss with Guan Yi before leaving. However, in that life-or-death situation, he did not have time to savor the feeling of that first kiss. Instead, he only felt that Guan Yi's lips were cold.
Are girls' lips always cold?
Now Chen Xu knew that he couldn't say it was cold, but rather... comfortable.
Every innocent young virgin has dreamed of kissing countless times. After struggling slightly for a moment, Gao Xiaojie in his arms began to respond.
This kind of thing is instinctive; it doesn't need to be taught.
Of course, kissing requires skill, but can you expect two people who are kissing for the first time to pay attention to any techniques? Actually, whether it's a French kiss, an Italian kiss, or some other lousy Romeo and Juliet kiss... as long as it feels good, right?
This thing is entirely about self-study and exploration. As for techniques... just practice more and you'll get it.
The girl's lips carried a sweet scent. Lips are the softest, smoothest, and most delicate part of the human body, and the tongue is incredibly pink... Don't you know that lips and tongue are both very delicious foods... Of course, kissing doesn't mean biting off the other person's lips and tongue, oops, I mean, their tongue, but when the two intersect, the electric sensation that spreads throughout the body is truly unforgettable.
While they were kissing, Chen Xu's hands started to wander.
I wonder if this can also be considered instinct. It's like the saying that kissing originated in ancient times, when mothers fed their babies mouth-to-mouth like birds, a feeling etched into human DNA and passed down through generations. Now it's become a way to express affection. And there's another... also deeply ingrained in humans, or rather, etched into men's DNA, um... that's breastfeeding...
For most men, when they first have intimate contact with a girl, what they're most interested in is probably those two mounds on her chest...
Could this be because he didn't get enough milk when he was a baby... or because he drank too much Sanlu milk?
Just kidding, haha.
Although Chen Xu always considered himself not to be lustful, otherwise why hadn't he made a move on any of the three campus beauties from the university, who were practically campus belles, with him? Even Xiao An, the most lewd person in his dormitory, gave him two comments: "A master of bird control. A paragon of chastity!"
But now Chen Xu realized that men, especially virgins, if they are not eager for sex, it means they have either a physiological or psychological problem. As Mr. Jin Yong said, this is the greatest temptation in the world. Countless men have fallen for it throughout history. There is a saying that even heroes cannot resist the charms of a beautiful woman. The only one who managed to resist was the impotent Liu Xiahui (Liu Xia Hui)... But what kind of hero is this guy?
Chen Xu's hand rested on the girl's chest. Gao Xiaojie was wearing pajamas, but there was still a bra underneath. Most people know that bras have padding. Touching through clothing is barely perceptible... for both of them. For girls, the difference between touching through clothing and not is very noticeable and distinct.
Chen Xu pressed against her through her clothes. It didn't feel like what he'd imagined, so he boldly slipped his hand inside the girl's clothes.
"Ah, no!"
Gao Xiaojie, who had been very responsive, suddenly struggled, slapped Chen Xu's hand away, sat up with a red face, and straightened her clothes.
This slap also woke Chen Xu up. He was too eager, too eager! Chen Xu blushed and said, "Um, I'm sorry."
"No..." Gao Xiaojie blushed, "I, I'm not ready yet."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xu was excited and was about to ask, "Then are you getting ready now?" But Gao Xiaojie's next sentence made him lose his temper: "Chen Xu, I've said it before... I'm a very traditional girl. Since I'm with you... you know my feelings. It's just that things aren't right for us right now."
Chen Xu hung his head dejectedly, like a defeated rooster: "I know, you want to get married on that day..." Goodness, that's a long wait. Chen Xu is twenty this year, and at most, he still has two years before he reaches the legal marriage age.
“No, no,” Gao Xiaojie sighed, “Who can you marry? Do you really want to commit bigamy in China?”
These words were like a thunderbolt, instantly waking Chen Xu up. For a moment, he had truly forgotten about Guan Yi and Zhan Jing, his heart filled only with this girl.
Gao Xiaojie leaned against him and said softly, "I said before, this is the only boyfriend I've had in college, and he'll only ever be the same one. So, if I don't give him to you, who else can I give him to? Whether I give him to you sooner or later... isn't it all the same?"
As she spoke, the girl almost buried her face in Chen Xu's arms. But Gao Xiaojie then looked at Chen Xu and said, "But this is very unfair to Guan Yi and Jingjing... My time in high school was very busy. Besides working as a game designer, I had to study, and I didn't make any friends. After entering university, Jingjing became my first best friend. As for Guan Yi... we've known each other for so long, so even if she's not a best friend, she's still a good friend. She also likes you a lot. We can't do this now."
Chen Xu was curious. Although Zhan Jing and Gao Xiaojie were roommates and had a much closer relationship than most people, Gao Xiaojie seemed to have some distance from Guan Yi. So he asked, "Why do I always feel like you and Guan Yi don't get along? But I've never seen you two have a tense relationship before."
Gao Xiaojie sighed softly: "Don't you think that Guan Yi is actually not in our circle?"
"What's the meaning?"
“Men are just slow to notice…or rather, you’re too rich to notice certain details, which is also your strength,” Gao Xiaojie said. “Guan Yi’s family is wealthy, and she herself is very particular, you know that, right?”
Chen Xu nodded. He frowned and said, "But Guan Yi isn't the type to be materialistic or snobbish. Do you have a problem with her because of that?"
Gao Xiaojie gently patted him: "Don't misunderstand me, it's just that, for a girl... you know. What's the one flaw that a girl like me, born into an ordinary family, absolutely cannot have?"
Before Chen Xu could answer, Gao Xiaojie said, enunciating each word clearly: "Vanity!"
"Everyone has some vanity to some extent; it's human nature. There's nothing we can do about it, but this vanity must not be amplified, especially when it comes to material possessions! What's the point of being rich? Comparing wealth? Millionaires... no, these days even a millionaire isn't considered rich; it's just the total assets of a family in a big city. Above a million are tens of millions, and above tens of millions are hundreds of millions. How can you compare them?"
Chen Xu was confused: "Nobody asked you to compare material things with Guan Yi."
“Of course I’m not going to compare myself to her, and I definitely can’t compare to her,” Gao Xiaojie said seriously. “You know what? Guan Yi’s clothes aren’t that expensive, they’re just some that cost a few hundred yuan, but her underwear is all from world-renowned brands. You could say that one set of her underwear costs more than all her clothes and shoes!”
Uh... Chen Xu really didn't know anything about underwear brands. He himself only wore boxer briefs that cost twenty yuan a box at the supermarket, two pairs in a box... More importantly, he had never even seen Guan Yi's underwear before!
Gao Xiaojie smiled and said, "Having wild thoughts?"
Chen Xu quickly shook his head. Gao Xiaojie rolled her eyes at him, knowing that Guan Yi's figure easily stirred up fantasies. However, she continued, "Underwear is very important for girls. Generic underwear is very uncomfortable to wear. Once you wear a branded one, you won't want to wear generic brands anymore. Guan Yi's underwear is a Triumph handmade custom-made version, costing over three thousand yuan per set. Girls love cleanliness and need to shower and change clothes every day, so they need at least five or six sets to change into... Just do the math, that alone costs a lot. How can ordinary people compare to her? Moreover, scientifically speaking, the lifespan of an underwear is only three months. After three months, the underwear will be worn out from frequent washing and will also harbor some germs. However, most people aren't that particular, but I know... Guan Yi is very particular. She's very strict; she destroys her underwear after three months."
Chen Xu did the math: six sets of underwear would cost 20,000 yuan, and 20,000 yuan worth of clothes would only last three months…