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A Blind Date Is Not a Payment Test
xiāng qīn相亲shígāo é高额diǎn cān点餐yòudàipéng yǒu朋友fù yuē赴约zuì hòu最后yǐn fā引发mǎi dān买单zhēng yì争议

During a blind date, an expensive meal was ordered and a friend was brought along, eventually leading to a dispute over the bill.

优子
liúlǎo shī老师kàn dào看到yí gè一个xīn wén新闻xiāng qīn相亲deshí hòu时候chīlebā qiān yuán八千元dehǎi xiān海鲜

Teacher Liu, I saw a news story about someone spending 8,000 yuan on seafood during a blind date.

刘娜
duìkànlenǚ shēng女生bù dàn不但diǎnlehěnduōguì cài贵菜háidàileyí gè一个nán péng yǒu男朋友yì qǐ一起

Yes, I saw it too. The woman not only ordered many expensive dishes, but also brought a male friend with her.

优子
wèi shén me为什么yàodàipéng yǒu朋友xiāng qīn相亲bú shì不是liǎnggè rén个人jiàn miàn见面ma

Why did she bring a friend? Isn’t a blind date supposed to be a meeting between two people?

刘娜
shuōshìxiǎngkàn kàn看看nán fāng男方dà bù dà fāng大不大方qí shí其实xiàngyī zhǒng一种cè shì测试

She said she wanted to see whether the man was generous. It was actually like a kind of test.

优子
zhè yàng这样dehuànán shēng男生huìbú huì不会jué de觉得bù shū fú不舒服

In that case, wouldn’t the man feel uncomfortable?

刘娜
shìdenán shēng男生hòu lái后来jiè kǒu借口lí kāi离开méi yǒu没有fù qián付钱

Yes. The man later made an excuse to leave and did not pay.

优子
nǚ shēng女生bú shì不是hěngān gà尴尬zuì hòu最后shuífù qián付钱

Wasn’t the woman really embarrassed then? Who paid in the end?

刘娜
zuì hòu最后nǚ shēng女生zì jǐ自己leqiánzhèjiànshìràngdà jiā大家jué de觉得xiāng qīn相亲hái shì还是yàozhēn chéng真诚lǐ mào礼貌

In the end, the woman paid for it herself. This incident made people feel that blind dates should still be sincere and polite.

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