Chapter 26 Chapter 26 Blind Date
Li Guifen really stopped crying. She grabbed Shu Guodong's arm and asked repeatedly, "What factory director?! What daughter-in-law?! Explain it to me clearly!"
Shu Guodong originally wanted to keep the secret, but seeing how anxious his wife was, he quickly told Li Guifen the whole story. After listening to it, Li Guifen not only did her worries not go away, but her brows furrowed even more!
"He only saw us from a distance, and he fell in love with us?"
"What kind of person is your factory director?"
"How many sons does he have? Which son does he want to show us?"
"Have you ever met your factory director's son?"
“Do they have a harmonious family relationship?”
"Have you ever seen your factory director's wife? Is she an evil woman?"
Li Guifen threw a series of questions at Shu Guodong, and he was overwhelmed. How would he know how many sons their factory director had? How can we know the family situation of their manufacturers?
What class is he?
What class is the factory manager in?
He can't reach it!
However, after Li Guifen's reminder, he realized that it was inappropriate. Although it is said that "lower your head to marry a daughter-in-law and raise your head to marry a daughter", it is not a good thing to raise your head too high.
At present, it seems that the factory director can easily control their family. If Nian Nian marries him in the future and is wronged, they can only watch helplessly!
This kind of marriage is not easy!
In the morning, Shu Guodong was suddenly asked by the factory director Li Changhong to marry into Li Changhong's family. He thought it was a blessing in disguise. But now, looking back, it is not a good thing at all. It is not a good match and it will cause trouble in the future.
Shu Guodong was sobered up by Li Guifen's cold water. He was extremely calm now. Seeing that Li Guifen was still worried, he comforted her, "Hey, what's there to worry about? Our Nian Nian is a thousand times better than Shu Meilan. Shu Meilan is shameless and used all means to get close to Lu Jianjun. Our Nian Nian is a good student and can make money by herself. It's just that she was seen from afar at the gate of the machinery factory by the factory director and was chosen to be taken home as a daughter-in-law. Our Nian Nian is excellent! Even if she doesn't get married, she can live well on her own in the future. Don't worry!"
Shu Guodong's words had some effect, but not much. In Li Guifen's opinion, no matter how outstanding a woman is, she will eventually get married. Only when she has a husband's family, marries and has children can her life be considered complete!
"Don't worry, Nian Nian's path is obviously different from others. After she is admitted to university next year, maybe she will meet the right person in college!"
Shu Guodong tried his best to comfort Li Guifen.
But these words could not comfort an old mother who was eager to find a good partner for her daughter.
Shu Niannian, on the other hand, took all this lightly. She had a hot pot at noon to warm her heart and stomach. It was winter vacation, so she relaxed in the afternoon. She didn't read books or do exercises. Instead, she picked up a shoulder pole and went with her elder and second brothers to carry firewood. They not only filled their own firewood room with firewood, but also filled their grandfather's kitchen with firewood. When Shu Chengzu saw how filial his three grandchildren were, the shadow of disgust caused by Shu Meilan in his heart was slowly dispelled.
Shu Chengzu was a righteous man with excellent medical skills. Although he no longer sees patients now, the old neighbors who were feeling unwell would come to ask Shu Chengzu first. Therefore, Shu Chengzu's house was always bustling with people, and it was one of the few news distribution centers in the village.
Shu Chengzu found out about the incident that Shu Meilan caused at the door of the main house in the morning in the afternoon. Seeing that Nian Nian was still carrying firewood with a smile on her face, Shu Chengzu did not mention the matter again. He just gave them a large bunch of dried salted chicken and duck that had just been dried a few days ago.
After dinner in the evening, Shu Niannian returned to her room. After finishing the exam, she temporarily put away all the books, placed various flowers and plants, Chinese medicine, pearl powder, and various essential oils on the desk, and began to research new varieties. These were what she was used to doing in her previous life, so they were particularly easy for her to do.
In a short while, she wrote several formulas suitable for the general public. As long as the skin is not obviously damaged, using these creams for skin care will definitely not be inferior to the big brands sold in department store counters.
This makes it easier to promote.
If you want to make money, you still have to follow the path of the general public. After all, people with facial injuries are still a minority.
Shu Niannian put away the recipe and prepared to make a batch to try tomorrow.
Haicheng has already accumulated a group of regular customers. Zhang Chunyang has been writing to her more frequently recently. There is no other way. Business is good. If Zhang Chunyang can't handle something, he will write to Shu Niannian for advice. Shu Niannian will teach him how to deal with disputes and how to turn new customers into regular customers, and then gradually turn regular customers into loyal fans.
Marketing first depends on the quality of the product, and secondly, it also requires some strategies. Zhang Chunyang knows none of these. He is an old-school Chinese medicine practitioner. He has a lot of skills, but his skills are just sitting there gathering dust.
Shu Niannian put away the bottles and jars on the table, preparing to go to Haicheng again before or after the New Year to test the newly made medicinal cream.
Meanwhile, in the second room, separated by a wall, Shu Guoqiang was chewing on the pig's trotters and pig's face meat that Shu Meilan had bought, drinking the foreign wine she had brought back from Haicheng, and laughing in an extremely obscene manner, "How is it? My method is still the best, right?"
Shu Meilan sat below Shu Guoqiang and poured him wine. Her face was expressionless, but she never had much expression. "Yes, your idea is good. Now everything that should and shouldn't have happened between me and Brother Jianjun has happened, but I still lack a status."
Shu Guoqiang smiled. He glanced at Shu Meilan and said indifferently, "What does it matter whether you have a title or not? As long as the benefits you get are real, isn't that enough?!"
Shu Meilan put the wine bottle heavily on the table, making a "thump" sound, and frowned, "How can it be the same? I was removed from the family tree by the old man, and my reputation in the village is also ruined. In the end, I can only be a shameful mistress? No, this is absolutely not possible! I want to be Mrs. Lu, I want to hold my head high, and I want to enter the house openly!"
Shu Guoqiang sneered, "This may be difficult."
He doesn't care. What's so fair and aboveboard? It’s enough to have wine and meat, why be so particular?
Shu Meilan looked at Yang Guihua, who was gnawing on a pig's trotter with her mouth full of oil and had no idea what to do. Then she looked at Shu Guoqiang, who only knew how to drink. She was so angry that she was shaking all over. She knew clearly that Shu Guoqiang would not help her without tangible benefits.
In the dream, she was Lu Jianjun's pampered little wife, picked up by a luxury car when going out and served by a nanny when coming home. In reality, how could she accept that she was just his shameful mistress?
Shu Meilan smoothed her newly permed ramen hair, sat down calmly, and said softly, "Dad! Mom! Are you really satisfied with the two pig's trotters and a bottle of cheap foreign wine you have now? When I argued with Shu Niannian at the door of the main house at noon, you also heard Shu Niannian say that she hadn't married Lu Jianjun yet, but the grandmother of the Lu family gave her a big gold bracelet and wanted to transfer the courtyard house in the center of Haicheng to her name as a betrothal gift. What does this show? This shows that the Lu family is rich, and not just ordinary rich. Do you know how much the courtyard house in the center of Haicheng starts at?"
Speaking of money, Shu Guoqiang really perked up, "How much?"
Shu Meilan stretched out two fingers and compared, "The price of a courtyard house in the center of Haicheng starts at 20,000 yuan, and it's the worst kind."
Shu Guoqiang was shocked. "Oh my god, this is robbery! It's so valuable? The Lu family is willing to give it?!"
Shu Meilan said, "I have confirmed with Lu Jianjun that it was indeed the promise made by Grandma Lu to Shu Niannian! Dad, as long as I can marry Lu Jianjun legitimately, I am willing to use this property to honor you!"
Shu Guoqiang was so happy that his eyes changed when he looked at Shu Meilan, "Great! You are worthy of being Daddy's good daughter! Don't worry, Daddy will definitely help you get what you want! In the future, if you become Mrs. Lu, don't forget Daddy's kindness!"
Shu Meilan quickly poured wine for Shu Guoqiang, "Don't forget it. When the time comes, you can drink as much foreign wine as you want!"
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In the past few days, Shu Meilan and Shu Niannian have become the topic of conversation in Shujia Village. People say all kinds of things. They say Shu Meilan is shameless, has no sense of honor, and has no moral bottom line, but Shu Meilan successfully snatched Shu Niannian's fiancé away.
They all felt that Shu Niannian was pitiful and worthy of sympathy, but Shu Niannian failed to keep her man.
An old lady once said that although the saying "laugh at the poor but not at prostitutes" is a bit twisted, since it exists, it must have its reason. Although everyone is scolding Shu Meilan now, people will forget about it after a long time. When Shu Meilan marries into a wealthy family and returns, everyone will try to curry favor with her because she is rich. Then it will be Shu Niannian who will be stepped on.
The old lady’s words touched Li Guifen’s heart. This was exactly what she was afraid of!
In the past two days, no matter who had a good relationship with her or not, they were all saying nice things to comfort her. Scolding Shu Meilan would not bring good rewards, but she knew that people's hearts are fickle, and stepping on her temporarily would turn into praise in a different environment, and vice versa.
Li Guifen came back from outside with a heavy heart. She walked up to Shu Guodong, who was squatting at the door smoking a pipe, and said tentatively, "How about we let Nian Nian meet your factory director's son? They are both well-educated, maybe they will fall in love with each other!?"
Shu Guodong banged his pipe against the wall to knock out the ash inside, and sighed, "That's what I meant!"
He had just come back from outside and heard no less gossip than Li Guifen.
After much thought, I think the right thing to do is to find a husband for Nian Nian.
Right now, the only one who is worthy of Nian Nian is the factory director's son.
After Li Changhong returned home, he told his son Li Zhiqiang that he wanted to marry Shu Niannian as his daughter-in-law. Li Zhiqiang disagreed at first. He thought that no matter how pretty a country girl could be, how beautiful could she be?
He likes beautiful, well-educated city girls.
Seeing that Li Zhiqiang was not interested, Li Changhong started to draw a sketch of Shu Niannian. Li Changhong was a mechanical designer and his sketching skills were his specialty in the machinery factory.
Li Zhiqiang looked at the portrait drawn by Li Changhong, and ripples in his heart spread out. The girl in the painting had a pair of round almond eyes on her palm-sized face, which looked innocent and lively. She had a pigtail hanging down in front of her chest. Although she was dressed simply, she was not inferior to the well-dressed city girls. She had an indescribable temperament that he had never seen in anyone else.
Li Zhiqiang begged on the spot, "Dad, can you arrange for me to meet this girl before the New Year?"
Li Changhong laughed loudly, "Okay, wait for me to find a matchmaker, and choose a good day before the New Year to come and propose marriage to you."
No one knows a son better than his father. He only took one look at Shu Niannian and knew that his son would definitely like it.
On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Changhong brought gifts, led Li Zhiqiang and the matchmaker, and came to Shujia Village in a high-profile manner. Many people in Shujia Village worked in the machinery factory. They were very familiar with Li Changhong. When they saw Li Changhong coming to Shujia Village, they hurried forward to greet him. After a few pleasantries, Li Changhong explained his purpose, "Where is Shu Guodong's home? I'm here to propose marriage!"
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