Gu Chong didn't hide anything.
"You want to work in the factory?"
Upon hearing this, Xue Mingcheng immediately frowned and shook his head from side to side: "It's unlikely we'll find one. You have a rural household registration and no education. The factory won't accept you."
His words were blunt and hurtful, but there was nothing he could do; he was telling the truth.
Otherwise, why would he and his wife have been so opposed to it before?
If this were in their modern era, they wouldn't mind so much.
However, there is now a wall between rural and urban household registration.
Gu Chong remained expressionless: "Yes, I know."
Xue Mingcheng glanced at him and realized what he meant: "You're planning to buy a job?"
Gu Chongmo nodded silently.
Xue Mingcheng suddenly became serious, his face solemn, and he frowned as he looked at his daughter's boyfriend.
Gu Chong's features were impeccable; his appearance was handsome and his facial contours were smooth and sharp. His overall demeanor was mature and composed, yet with a touch of roguish charm.
He has a good posture, doesn't look around when he walks, has a slender figure, and his back is straight.
His dark, deep eyes, in particular, with their profound and resolute gaze, suppressed his roguishness and gave people an inexplicable sense of trust and security.
Objectively speaking, such a person is indeed one in a million.
Looking at the "pig" that was rooting up the cabbage, Xue Mingcheng's pent-up resentment subsided a little, and he adopted the demeanor of an elder, his expression becoming much more amiable.
After all, this "prospective son-in-law" himself showed great ambition. He didn't use sweet words to persuade them to marry their daughter to him; instead, he came to Haicheng to develop his career.
"There are ways to buy them, though." Xue Mingcheng lowered his voice and clicked his tongue lightly. The last sentence floated into Gu Chong's ears.
"It's just...not cheap."
"Um."
Gu Chongxin was also aware of this.
In their county town, factory jobs are bought and sold privately, and the prices are quite high. Not to mention in the larger and more prosperous Haicheng, jobs are even harder to come by.
Gu Chong was mentally prepared for a high price.
But he also knew that anything that money could buy or accomplish was not actually difficult.
He just needs to think of more ways to make money.
There are many ways to make money.
As long as Gu Chong is willing to take the gamble.
"You..." Xue Mingcheng saw his calm demeanor and realized that he had probably already made up his mind, so Xue Mingcheng didn't try to persuade him further.
Moreover, Xue Mingcheng knows more than Gu Chong, and in a while, things will change drastically.
"Buying and selling" is no longer a dangerous thing.
However, Xue Mingcheng still said a few more words, telling Gu Chong to be careful.
"Xiao Gu, be careful. You don't know anyone here, be careful not to get scammed. Be cautious and don't easily trust strangers..."
Xue Mingcheng, acting like an elder, started nagging without anyone noticing, and Gu Chong listened patiently.
Xue Fu, who was walking in front, somehow noticed the commotion of the two men behind her. She turned around and said in a clear voice, "Dad, what are you talking about? Hurry up, hurry up, you're falling behind."
"Coming soon."
This was Gu Chong's first visit to the Gu family.
He was a little reserved. His parents weren't familiar with him, and they couldn't tell from his unchanging expression that he was uncomfortable.
Xue Fu noticed it.
Because Gu Chong didn't dare to lift his eyes casually, his eyelids were half-closed, and his gaze was mostly on the floor of her house, as if he was counting how the patterns on the floor were winding.
His hands hung limply at his sides, resting on his thighs.
Xue Fu saw her parents go into the kitchen, wondering if they were preparing lunch or whispering something they didn't want them to hear.
With no one watching, Xue Fu sidled up and sat close to Gu Chong.
She craned her neck and leaned close to his ear, her lips seemingly touching his earlobe as she spoke: "Are you very nervous?"
There was some tension, but Gu Chong felt more itchy than anything else.
Xue Fu caused a tingling, itchy sensation in my heart.
She got too close, breaking boundaries and becoming intimate with him.
"Because this is your home."
That's why I get nervous.
She was afraid that if she didn't perform well, her parents would kick her out of the "son-in-law" consideration list.
Gu Chong could understand Xue Fu's parents' thoughts very well.
Put yourself in Xue Fu's shoes. If he and Xue Fu had a daughter in the future, he would definitely grab a broom and kick anyone who wanted to marry her out.
In comparison, Xue Fu's parents had been quite polite to him.
Gu Chong was already content that he hadn't forced Xue Fu to abandon him, a poor young man.
"My parents may seem cold on the outside, but they're kind on the inside, so don't overthink it. Since they agreed to let you come over, they must approve of you. Otherwise, they definitely wouldn't have let you into their house."
"Don't worry," Xue Fu comforted him, fiddling with his fingers and making an OK gesture. "They'll like you too, because they love what you have."
Gu Chong has so many admirable qualities, and Xue Fu trusts her judgment.
“Hmm,” Gu Chong nodded, a slight smile playing on his lips. He gripped her hand tightly, holding it close. “Afu, now you’ve become my safe haven.”
Gu, the big man, said to her, "Then I'll leave it to Afu to take care of me."
Xue Fu: "!"
Looking into his clear, moist, dark eyes, Xue Fu felt a burning desire to protect him.
Xue Fu suddenly had a flash of insight; she understood.
No wonder so many people love delicate "little white flowers" and "dodder flowers"; the sense of accomplishment brought about by this protective instinct is truly intoxicating.
"Okay, okay!"
After moving into her house, Xue Fu also noticed that Gu Chong had become very thin-skinned.
In front of her parents, his attitude was as proper as could be.
She sat next to him, but he no longer acted like a wolf drawn by the scent of her, no longer pressing himself against her so intimately.
Even when Xue Fu tried to hold his hand to warm it up, he stopped her.
To hold hands, you have to do it quietly under the table.
Xue Fu understood his shyness, which was somewhat similar to the 'dignity' of an ugly daughter-in-law meeting her in-laws, requiring her to present her best self.
Xue Fu smiled secretly, but he caught her out of the corner of his eye.
So she started laughing openly, and then she received a cryptic look from him.
Xue Fu's parents only took half a day off in the morning to pick them up from the train station. After lunch, they went back to their workplace and returned to work.
When only Xue Fu and Gu Chong were left at home, Xue Fu finally understood what Gu Chong's look meant—"You'll be sorry later."
Then, Gu Chong "made her pay".
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