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Chapter 4033 4035 [Qin Tian’s Marriage]

Just as Qin Tian started his blind date, Xiang Nan continued to write novels, trade stocks, and continue his studies.

In the spring of 2002, he released a new novel "For Whom I Stand in the Wind and Dew in the Midnight".

It tells the story of Su Rushi, a talented woman born of a concubine in the Ming Dynasty. She faced a series of setbacks including suppression from her stepmother, the death of her father, and the confiscation of her family. She remained neither humble nor arrogant, and was indomitable and worked hard. In the end, she not only protected her home and found her ideal husband, but also assisted her husband in serving the country, and finally achieved a fulfilling life.

After the novel was released, it was welcomed by many young female readers. The first print run of 300,000 copies was sold out in less than a month, and it was very popular among young female readers.

For them, reading this kind of exciting novel is as exciting as boys reading Jin Yong's martial arts novels.

On the one hand, this novel is written from the perspective of the female protagonist, and it is also a refreshing novel with a strong female protagonist.

Although the heroine Su Rushi was a concubine's daughter and was oppressed by her stepmother since childhood, and even the maids and mother dared to bully her, she was smart and capable, and was proficient in poetry, songs, calligraphy, painting, knitting and needlework.

And through her own abilities, she defeated the maid, mother, stepmother and others who bullied her, and finally found her ideal husband and protected the entire family.

This kind of refreshing writing routine is very popular among female readers. For example, "Do You Know? It Should Be Green, Fat, Red and Thin", "Beauty's Rival in Palace", "Story of Yanxi Palace", "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and so on are all of this type.

On the one hand, the main customers of physical books are young female readers. According to statistics, the spending power of female readers is twice that of male readers.

Therefore, novels with a female perspective are more likely to be favored by female readers. Therefore, in the early 2000s, many writers started out by writing romance novels with female protagonists.

For example, Guo Jingming wrote "How Many Flowers Have Fallen in Dreams", "Summer Solstice", "Sadness Is Like a River", and "Tiny Times", Ming Xiaoxi wrote "Whirlwind Girl" and "My Sunshine", and Rao Xueman wrote "Left Ear" and "Hourglass"...

Xiang Nan writes not for fame but to make more money, so he naturally writes whatever subject sells well. Anyway, he is not planning to become a literary giant.

In the end, "For Whom I Stand in the Wind and Dew in the Midnight" sold millions of copies, bringing Xiang Nan millions in royalties.

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While Xiang Nan was making a fortune in the literary world, Qin Tian's blind dates encountered many setbacks and he failed several blind dates in succession.

In fact, he has good personal conditions. He owns a house and a shop. I wouldn't say he is very rich, but at least he is of average standard.

It's just that he is introverted, not good at speaking, and doesn't know how to coax girls, so several people introduced to him were all ruined by him.

Qin Baishun had no choice but to continue asking people to help his grandson find a partner. After all, he was about to turn 30, and it would be too late if he didn't get married.

At the same time, Wang Di also wrote several short stories.

After Xiang Nan helped him correct his mistakes, he recommended them to magazines such as "Story Club" and "Youth Digest". Eventually, these novels were all accepted, and Wang Di also earned some royalties from them.

As a result, he became more and more confident, and his desire to create became stronger.

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Time flies, and three months later, Qin Tian actually found a girlfriend on his own without going on a blind date. It turned out that there was a woman pushing a tricycle to sell braised food at his door. She was a 31-year-old widow with an eight-year-old girl.

My husband used to be a worker, but after he was laid off, he became depressed and drank every day. He eventually died of liver cancer. He was left with an orphan and a widow with no one to take care of him. They had to make some snacks at home and sell them on the street.

However, mobile vendors like this are often driven away by urban management, so business is difficult and life is hard.

Although Qin Tian was introverted, he had a kind heart. Seeing that she was always chased away, he felt sorry for her and often helped her sell stewed food. After a while, the two of them became familiar with each other.

The young widow thought that although Qin Tian was dull and not good at talking, he was kind-hearted, practical and capable, which was rare. Qin Tian also felt that although the woman was a widow with a child, she was hardworking, capable and simple, and he also had a good impression of her. The two of them became closer and closer.

Qin Baishun was very dissatisfied when he learned about this. He felt that with his grandson's conditions, it would not be a problem for him to marry a virgin girl. After all, he had a big house and a shop, and he was a boss.

The woman was not only a widow, but also two years older than his grandson, and most importantly, she had a child. It was really inappropriate for his grandson to become someone else's stepfather right after getting married, so he was very unhappy.

Xiang Nan, on the other hand, felt that it was not easy for a man like Qin Tian to fall in love with a woman, and the key point was that the woman also liked him. This was a two-way relationship, which was even more rare.

If the deal goes wrong, with Qin Tian's stubborn character, he might never fall in love again.

Therefore, Xiang Nan urged his grandfather not to interfere with his eldest brother's choice, "Grandpa, this matter depends on what eldest brother wants, let's not randomly match them up."

"I think your eldest brother deserves someone better. How can that widow be worthy of him?" Qin Baishun sighed, "Besides, she is married for the second time and has her own children. How can she be devoted to your eldest brother?"

Xiang Nan nodded, admitting that what he said made sense.

The marriage of a couple in the middle of life is based on interests. Especially when there are children in between, it is even more troublesome.

"Then I'll check the woman's background. If she's the type of person who's living a decent life and really likes Big Brother, then let's not break them up. Otherwise, we'll think of other ways." Xiang Nan suggested.

"That's fine." Qin Baishun nodded.

If Xiang Nan is the one who makes the most money in the Qin family, he is naturally the one in charge. Qin Baishun also has to respect Xiang Nan's opinions on many things.

Xiang Nan conducted a detailed investigation of the widow and her daughter.

Qin Baishun was most worried that the widow would marry Qin Tian for his money and to ask him to help raise the children.

When the child grows up, she will help her arrange a job and a house, and give her enough money. Qin Tian will also be old. At that time, the widow will kick him away and go with her daughter. This kind of thing has always been not uncommon. In rural areas, it is called "eating the bachelor."

Xiang Nan was also worried about this, so in order to avoid it, he visited and questioned their neighbors, relatives, colleagues, classmates, and even their mother and daughter.

With his abilities, as long as he wanted, even if he moved into the widow's house, the mother and daughter would not find out, so he could obtain the most accurate first-hand information.

Through his investigation, he found that the widow was a good person and really wanted to live with Qin Tian.

The widow's daughter was also very sensible. Not only did she study well, but she also often helped the widow with work. She was not the kind of person who was lazy, greedy, and delusional. Therefore, Xiang Nan accepted her first.