Lu Yaozu cursed and felt that Jiang Xiaoci was far inferior to Jiang Miaomiao.

Thinking of Miaomiao, he felt depressed again.

If Miaomiao's family had the same conditions as Jiang Xiaoci's family, they would have been together a long time ago.

Although Miaomiao is also a high school graduate, she is different from Jiang Xiaoci. She has a younger brother. When she was a child, her parents didn't want her to study at all. They wanted her to do housework and take care of her younger brother.

But Miaomiao studied secretly and borrowed books from the neighbor's older brother who had received education. When her parents found out, she was severely beaten.

She suddenly had an idea and tried to persuade her parents. She felt that she was a good student. If she could learn some knowledge, she could marry a rich man in the future. Then she could use her betrothal money to help her younger brother get married.

She also promised that while she was studying, she would still do housework when she returned home at night.

She is outstanding, strong, motivated, good-looking, and fragile, which makes Lu Yaozu want to protect her.

But what followed was the sky-high bride price proposed by the Qi family.

At this time in 1975, many families could not afford to eat and wear warm clothes, and many people could only earn a dozen or twenty yuan a month from working outside. However, the Yi family offered a betrothal gift of 888 yuan.

It's not that Lu Yaozu's family is poor. On the contrary, his family conditions are quite good. However, his mother saw at a glance that with Lu Miaomiao's family conditions, if she got married in the future, she would definitely be a hindrance to her son. Moreover, the Lu family would definitely ask the Lu family for help in the future. She said she would never agree to him marrying Lu Miaomiao.

Instead, he fell in love with Jiang Xiaoci.

Jiang Xiaoci's mother works in a factory, has a stable income, and has only one daughter, whom she loves dearly.

She is tall, has a high school education, is pretty, and has a good personality. This combination of conditions makes her a hot commodity.

So, Lu Yaozu's mother took a fancy to Jiang Xiaoci and asked him to propose marriage.

Although Lu Yaozu had some things to do, he still had to rely on his family most of the time, so he had no choice but to come.

But unexpectedly, Jiang Xiaoci would reject him!

You really don't know what's wrong!

Lu Yaozu was holding back his anger and went to find Miaomiao.

Miaomiao was feeding chickens at home. She was wearing a washed-out cotton-padded jacket with floral patterns. Although the clothes were not old, the waist was carefully gathered with needle and thread, which made her figure look more slim and charming.

She has a small, oval face, which is clean and beautiful.

Her hair was tied up loosely, with a few strands of hair falling on her cheeks, making her look delicate and charming. Her forehead was covered in sweat, and it was obvious that she had been working hard for a long time. She was not like that delicate young lady Jiang Xiaoci, who needed her family to help her put on even a piece of clothing.

Lu Yaozu looked at Miaomiao with a mixture of heartache and pity. His Miaomiao was born so beautiful, but she didn't have the same fate as that stupid girl Jiang Xiaoci. Fate was so unfair!

He took a few more steps forward and stepped on a dry branch with a creaking sound. Hearing the noise, Miaomiao looked up and was very surprised to see that he looked unhappy.

"Brother Yaozu, why are you here?"

Miaomiao put down the chicken feed, and while talking, she pulled him into the small woods behind the house to talk.

In this era, relationships between men and women are very strict, and Miaomiao has to be careful and cautious because she is worried that people will see her and gossip about her.

After all, she is an unmarried girl, and Lu Yaozu is a man. When it comes to issues between men and women, women are always more likely to suffer losses than men.

Lu Yaozu then said, "Miaomiao, I proposed marriage to the Jiang family yesterday, but that stinky girl Jiang Xiaoci actually rejected me!"

Speaking of this, Lu Yaozu simply gritted his teeth, and Miaomiao was also surprised.

You know, the Lu family is a very influential family in this area.

Lu Yaozu's grandfather was a retired soldier and had already reached the position of brigade commander when he retired.

His grandmother worked in a garment factory. Miaomiao didn't know what position she held, but it was definitely not a low position, because Lu Yaozu's mother, uncle, and other relatives were all arranged to work in the garment factory.

In this day and age, jobs in large factories like this are all iron rice bowls. The jobs can be sold for money, and if not sold, the jobs can be passed down to the next generation.

As for the Jiang family, even though they are rich, they would not look down on Lu Yaozu.

After all, Lu Yaozu himself is quite capable. He has a high school education, is good-looking, and has a decent job.

Especially since Lu Yaozu is the only son of his parents, the eldest grandson of the Lu family, and he is also a very energetic man.