Mo Yuan knew what Lin Xue's concerns were. Although she had never described her family situation in detail to Mo Yuan, through the few words she occasionally revealed, Mo Yuan already knew a great deal about her family situation.
Even if Lin Xue didn't say anything, he could guess the gist of it. Their family situation was quite complicated. The parents were caught in a dilemma. On the one hand, they felt guilty and uneasy about owing favors to others, but on the other hand, they were unwilling to use their daughter's happiness as the price to repay those favors.
So the matter dragged on, and the final decision was returned to Lin Xue, who was given the choice to either marry in the countryside, which would give her parents a reason to refuse other men, or return to the city to get married.
In her previous life, Mo Yuan ruthlessly rejected Lin Xue, causing her to become disheartened and damaging her reputation in the countryside, making it almost impossible for her to marry anyone else.
In the end, she could only return to the city in despair, triggering a series of tragedies. In this life, however, Mo Yuan finally prevented this tragedy from happening from the very beginning.
However, it is conceivable that if Lin Xue does not return to the city, her parents will inevitably face more ridicule and sarcasm, after all, life in the city is not easy these days.
The reason why Lin Xue's aunt was busy helping Lin Xue's parents return home actually had a deeper reason behind it.
She was always thinking about marrying Lin Xue off to someone else, but Lin Xue refused to go home, which put her parents under tremendous pressure and subjected them to ridicule from Lin Xue's aunt's family.
Against this backdrop, many educated youth began to return to the city, while some people who had been persecuted also returned to the city after being exonerated, but employment opportunities did not increase rapidly.
Therefore, many people are forced to start their own businesses to make a living. These small business owners are actually only forced to find a way to survive when they have no other choice. Due to limited job opportunities, the pressure of living in the city has increased dramatically, sometimes even more so than in the countryside. After all, there is no land to cultivate in the city, and if prices fluctuate, basic living standards will be affected.
In contrast, rural areas at least guarantee basic sustenance; having food at home provides peace of mind. This is why Lin Xue's parents believed that after Lin Xue got married, she would at least be able to afford food, as their own life in the city was currently very difficult.
But for Lin Xue's parents, it was like choosing between two fire pits to jump into, and the only consolation was that Lin Xue still had some autonomy in her choice.
If Lin Xue chooses to return to the countryside and marry a rural man, it would be tantamount to giving up on herself. While life might not be too stressful in the short term, in the long run, it certainly wouldn't offer the same prospects as returning to the city. They believe that marrying their beautiful daughter off to a rural area, to a mountain man, is a waste and a disgrace.
If it weren't for the fact that they found out the man Lin Xue's aunt introduced was terrible—he was in his forties or fifties and had a history of domestic violence, and his ex-wife had hanged herself because she couldn't stand it—they would never have agreed to let Lin Xue stay in the countryside and marry anyone she wanted.
Mo Yan could understand these situations, but since Lin Xue had become his wife, he had to help her resolve her worries.
Therefore, Mo Yan plans to provide some financial assistance to Lin Xue's family.
After all, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. Although Mo Yuan repeatedly said that he would accompany Lin Xue back to Shanghai once everything was settled, there were still many things to deal with, and he couldn't leave for the time being. He could only provide financial assistance to Lin Xue's family.
Life in the city isn't easy these days either. Mo Yuan plans to get some money and food coupons for Lin Xue to send over, hoping to ease their burden and give Lin Xue some psychological comfort.
With this in mind, Mo Yuan coaxed Lin Xue to sleep. The next day, he rode his bicycle into the city and skillfully navigated an alley next to the supply and marketing cooperative. He quickly found a sleazy fat man, who was the same ticket scalper who had helped him exchange industrial tickets before. They were already quite familiar with each other.
Upon seeing him, Mo Yuan immediately asked, "Fatty, do you have any goods on hand? I want to exchange them for some national grain coupons." Nowadays, grain coupons are divided into local coupons and national coupons. Mo Yuan usually uses local coupons, but if he wants to help Lin Xue's family in Shanghai, he naturally needs to exchange them for national coupons.
Upon hearing this, the fat man immediately perked up. He looked around, then lowered his voice and said to Mo Yuan, "Brother Yuan, you've come to the right person! I happen to have some national food coupons here, but they're not cheap! Of course, we're brothers, so I'll give you an insider discount! I wouldn't make money off you, Brother Yuan!"
Mo Yuan frowned and asked, "How many?"
The fat man opened his backpack, took out a stack of coupons, and said, "There are only so many food coupons in the country. After all, we don't use them much here. What I have is some of our stock. If you think it's not enough, come find me again tomorrow, and I'll find someone to exchange some for you. But I also have some other coupons. Brother Yuan, do you need them? I'll exchange them for you at a discount!"
After taking it, Mo Yuan counted it; there were only about twenty sheets, weighing less than two hundred pounds. After carefully examining it and confirming that there were no problems, he put it in his pocket.
"I'll take all of these. As for the other cloth coupons and such, as long as they're national coupons, just give them to me. Don't try to sweet-talk me. These things might be stuck in your hands for who knows how long! Make it cheaper, you calculate how much they cost in public! I'll take them all!"
The fat man chuckled and readily agreed, "Okay!" Then, he took out a stack of tickets from his pocket and handed them to Mo Yuan.
After the transaction was completed, Mo Yuan said goodbye to the fat man and then turned and left the alley.
After returning home, Mo Yuan handed over all the national grain coupons to Lin Xue, gave her some money, and told her that it was to help her family get through the difficult times.
Let her send it to her family first to get through this difficult time. Once this period is over, I will definitely go back with Lin Xue!
At first, Lin Xue insisted on disagreeing, after all, Mo Yuan had already given her money last time. Although it wasn't much, it was still a token of his appreciation, and she couldn't be greedy!
However, Mo Yuan could not agree and insisted that Lin Xue send it to Shanghai. Otherwise, he would also be worried about Lin Xue's family, who was so worried about her.
Seeing Mo Yuan's sincere expression, Lin Xue was moved to tears. She took the things and hugged Mo Yuan tightly.
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