A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 390 36 Questions about Love

In the supermarket, Cheng Hao and Qiao Weidong each pushed a shopping cart and picked out items on the shelves.

"Old Qiao, your situation is rather special. I've always taken jobs to help people pursue girls, but this is the first time I've been asked to help someone pursue his ex-wife. However, the principle remains the same. It's basically taking advantage of girls' ability to label men and projecting our own image onto the impression constructed by the other party." Chen Hao said candidly.

"So it's much easier to chase a stranger and make a stranger fall in love with you than to chase someone who knows you well."

Qiao Weidong nodded. "I know. You told me that when we talked about business on the first day."

"No, I don't think you quite understand." Chen Hao casually picked up a bag of snacks from the shelf. "Would your ex-wife like this kind of thing?"

"Impossible, she wouldn't even touch this kind of junk food. Every time I buy it for Yingzi, I do it secretly." Qiao Weidong said.

Chen Hao put the snacks back with a smile and took out the snacks from Qiao Weidong's shopping cart. "So, what you need to do now is to please her. This is not just about every time you meet, but also when she can't see you. You have to strictly control yourself and change from the inside out. If you can't change, then just pretend until the day you get remarried."

"No, don't give them all to me. These are what I bought for Yingzi." Qiao Weidong was a little anxious and wanted to take them back from Chen Hao.

"Hey, hey, hey." Chen Hao quickly pointed at Qiao Weidong, stopping him. "I'm warning you. You need to distinguish between your primary and secondary goals. Since your primary goal is to get Song Qian back, all other actions must take a back seat. You've done too many things that have deducted points. From today on, don't step into any of these minefields."

"I, hey, okay, okay, I'll do as you say." Qiao Weidong waved his hands irritably and reluctantly handed over his daughter's favorite snacks.

"That's right." Chen Hao patted Qiao Weidong's shoulder to show encouragement, "Your top priority now is to gain Song Qian's favor as quickly as possible with my help."

"And then?" Qiao Weidong asked.

"Then you will do the Thirty-Six Questions of Love together. After you finish, the other person will fall hopelessly in love with you." Chen Hao said proudly.

"You're bragging," Qiao Weidong retorted.

Chen Hao quickly explained, "How can I be bragging? The theory of the Thirty-Six Questions of Love was developed by American psychologist Arthur Allen. I've made some localized adjustments based on it. The reason it works is because it contains a lot of psychological hints, and the results are hidden in the questions. If the other person can do the questions with you, it's equivalent to accepting these psychological hints."

Qiao Weidong couldn't help but yearn for it after hearing this, but the cold reality was also in front of him.

"But how could Song Qian possibly do the test with me?"

"This is the meaning of my existence." Cheng Hao showed a confident smile. "Let's go. We still have time to buy groceries. Next time you visit our daughter, don't bring snacks. Bring your own homemade dishes..."

As they were talking, the two pushed the shopping cart away and headed towards the vegetable section, not noticing that there were four people standing across from the shelf where they had just been.

"Are the Thirty-Six Questions of Love really that magical?" Wang Yidi asked in a low voice, and Wang Yidi and Huang Zhitao also showed curious expressions.

"Haha, it's just under the guise of doing a test, taking advantage of your hobbies and interests to gradually pry into the other person's privacy. When your privacy and interpersonal relationships are known by a person of the opposite sex with ulterior motives and whom you have a crush on, then what's the difference between you and someone without clothes on?"

As soon as Chen Jinnian finished complaining, the three girls hugged their chests tightly.

"What on earth does this man do?"

"What else could it be? It's just a domestic offshoot of the commercialized American PUA movement. No matter what gimmick it uses, it's nothing more than a process of self-packaging, encounters, acquaintances, and ultimately, relationships."

Chen Jinnian shook his head. He felt that this trend of thought and business model should be rooted in the Magic City, a bridgehead full of freedom. He didn't expect it to spread to the outskirts of Beijing so quickly.

"What is PUA?" Qiao Yingzi was a little confused. Why didn't she understand anything today?

"PUA can be called a technique for hunting for women, but in China it's often marketed as the art of picking up girls. Its origins lie in the rise of the pseudo-feminist movement after the 1970s, when men from lower classes, unable to bear the humiliation they faced, launched the MRM movement. However, due to its political incorrectness, this men's rights movement didn't make much of a splash."

"But the lack of success doesn't mean there's no progress. Many offshoots of MRM have emerged, including PUA, which focuses on sexual attraction, and MGTOW, which stands for being a Sigma Man and not bowing down to women. And of course, the latest to emerge is the Red Pill theory, named after the conversation between Neo and Morpheus in The Matrix, which is the epitome of current male dominance theory."

After Chen Jinnian finished explaining, Qiao Yingzi quickly said, "How do you know all this? You're using PUA on Wang Yidi."

"I'm gonna P-you big-headed ghost."

Chen Jinnian angrily knocked Qiao Yingzi's head. "I recently played a psychopath in a movie, so before filming, I specifically looked up relevant theoretical information and learned about PUA theory and common techniques. But I didn't expect to come across a modified version of this today, combining the techniques of hunting for women with matchmaking. What a talent!"

Qiao Yingzi covered her aching head and glared at him fiercely.

"Stop making trouble, both of you. What should we do now? Should we stop Uncle Qiao immediately or turn around and tell Teacher Song?" Wang Yidi asked anxiously. She intuitively felt that this was not a good thing.

Chen Jinnian spread his hands helplessly, unable to make a decision. "I feel that with this dog-headed military advisor around, Yingzi's parents are very likely to remarry. However, I can't say how long this technique of killing without burying will last after the remarriage."

The three of them looked at Qiao Yingzi together. After all, the issue involved today was the other party's parents. As the old saying goes, it is better to demolish ten temples than to destroy a relationship. As outsiders, they really could not make a decision for Qiao Yingzi.

Qiao Yingzi was in deep conflict at this moment, wavering between wanting her parents to remarry and exposing their lies. At the same time, she was extremely disgusted with Qiao Weidong's behavior.

Since you want to reconcile with your mother, why don’t you sincerely correct your shortcomings, but instead take crooked paths?

For the first time, Qiao Yingzi felt disappointed with her father from the bottom of her heart.

"I can't think straight now. I don't know what to choose."

"Forget it." Chen Jinnian patted Qiao Yingzi's shoulder. "Your father shouldn't have known about these bad things he did. Don't punish yourself with his behavior. Anyway, your mother will definitely seek your advice at the last minute. It's not too late to talk to her then."

"And if you think about it from another perspective, having more people to make your mother happy doesn't seem like a bad thing."

Chen Jinnian’s last words awakened Qiao Yingzi.

Song Qian seems to be in menopause recently. Her mental state has been bad, and she is inexplicably irritable and depressed. Now that Qiao Weidong has come out to entertain her, maybe it will have some miraculous effect.