Yao Tingting nodded: "Mom, I'll listen to you. We don't know how Qingqing is doing yet."
"I just want to find a Red Star brigade."
"So that I can stay by your side and take care of you when the time comes."
Actually, her plan was to find someone who had worked in the cannery.
She had been observing for a long time.
Only Zhang Youcai's son from the northernmost Zhang family got a job as a factory worker.
Now I go to construction sites every day to build houses.
This person is just average-looking.
He has three brothers and is the eldest.
This person is just too honest!
I don't usually hear him talk much; he just keeps his head down and works.
Honest and down-to-earth.
While others finish their work and then stop, he will tidy up his work and tools after he finishes.
She thought it was alright.
Although she wasn't good-looking, she was confident she could charm Zhang Youcai.
Yao Qingqing is gone forever; she was most likely scammed.
She couldn't follow in her mother's footsteps; her mother was a money-grubbing person.
If someone comes to the village again offering a high bride price, Mother will still be tempted.
So she had to find her own way out.
The next day, she passed by the factory and looked at it for a long time.
Just then, Zhang Youcai was building a wall on top of the wall, and he accidentally dropped his tools.
Yao Tingting laughed and said, "You dropped your tools, do you need my help?"
Zhang Youcai had never spoken to a girl before, and his face immediately turned red.
"No need, no need, I can do it myself."
He was about to jump down from there.
Yao Tingting giggled as she picked up the things and handed them to him.
He deliberately touched Zhang Youcai's palm with his finger.
I even gently touched it.
Zhang Youcai's face turned even redder.
"Thank you!"
Yao Tingting chuckled twice and said, "You're welcome. I just happened to be passing by."
She left.
We can't stay here too long, or it will seem too deliberate!
She knew Zhang Youcai had taken the bait.
If I walk past him a few more times these past two days, he'll remember me.
Yao Tingting's idea is good.
Zhang Youcai's face remained red all morning.
He kept thinking about how those soft, delicate fingers had touched his palm.
He felt a burning desire.
I can't help but think of Yao Tingting's smiling face.
The villagers did not have a good opinion of Huo Changlan and her two daughters.
But he thought Yao Tingting was pretty good; she was beautiful and had fair skin.
And her voice is so pleasant to hear.
He suddenly became engrossed in thinking.
Seeing him standing motionless, Li Dawang said, "Zhang Youcai, what are you doing? Missing a young lady?"
He had only made a casual joke, but Zhang Youcai's face and neck suddenly turned bright red.
"Hehe, looks like I hit the nail on the head! Tell me, which girl are you thinking about?"
Zhang Youcai looked around and, finding no one else, smiled and asked, "What do you think of Yao Tingting?"
Li Dawang never expected that he would actually fall for Yao Tingting.
He shook his head: "I don't know, but Huo Changlan isn't well-regarded in the village."
"I don't think I've ever heard Yao Tingting speak before."
Zhang Youcai said "Oh," and added, "I wonder if she'll even like me."
Li Dawang: "She still has a mother to support, so don't do anything rash."
Zhang Youcai!
Huo Changlan is still very young.
Besides, the Huo family is so successful that they've even started a factory.
Could Huo Changlan possibly starve to death?
He decided to go back and ask his mother for her opinion.
If his mother agrees, he will find a chance to see if Yao Tingting agrees.
When Zhang Youcai got home from work that evening, he couldn't wait to tell his mother, "Mom, I've taken a fancy to a girl."
Aunt Zhang beamed with joy: "Who have you taken a fancy to?"
"I'll go and talk to them about it for you."
Zhang Youcai said with a smile, "Mother, I've taken a liking to Huo Changlan's daughter, Yao Tingting. Can you be my matchmaker?"
Zhang Youcai's mother's face darkened: "Everyone else looks down on Huo Changlan's daughter, but you've taken a liking to her."
"Since you're so close, once you get there, you'll be supporting Huo Changlan."
Zhang Youcai chuckled foolishly: "Mother, but isn't Huo Changlan still young? That's all a long way off."
"Besides, I married Yao Tingting, not Huo Changlan."
"Would the Huo family just let her starve to death?"
Zhang Youcai's mother also felt that what he said made some sense.
He nodded: "Okay! I'll go find someone to talk to her and see if she agrees?"
"If she asks for an exorbitant dowry of five hundred, we simply can't afford it."
Zhang Youcai nodded.
Aunt Zhang went to ask someone.
She knew that Li Dawang's mother had been looking after Yao Tingting all this time.
So they went to Li Dawang's house.
Meng Zhenzhen, heavily pregnant, was strolling around the yard.
She's about to give birth.
"Auntie, is something the matter?"
Aunt Zhang smiled and said, "Well, I've come to see your mother-in-law."
"She's inside. I'll go call her."
As Meng Zhenzhen spoke, she went inside. When she came out, only her mother-in-law was there.
"Hey, I heard you were trying to find a boyfriend for Yao Tingting?"
"I don't know what's wrong with my son."
"I've taken a liking to Yao Tingting, so I came over to ask if she's found someone yet."
When Aunt Li heard that there was hope, she realized she didn't need to return the twenty eggs.
Zhenzhen needs eggs every day to nourish her body.
She laughed and said, "No? I haven't even gone to look for her yet. She's about to give birth and can't be without someone by her side."
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