Li Ting is a local, but also from the countryside. She has two older sisters and four younger brothers. Her family is very poor, so from a young age, she thought that when she grew up, she would marry someone with good conditions.
Last year, she dated three men, all of whom were locals, because she wouldn't consider men from other places.
The first man she dated was also someone she met at the factory. His family was well-off, but after they had been dating for less than a month, his mother came to the factory and berated her. After that, the man quit his job.
The second one she met at a karaoke bar, but the man lied to her, saying his family was in business.
After dating for six months, she realized she had been deceived. The man's family was not in business at all; in fact, they were even poorer than hers. His family consisted of two married brothers with children, two younger brothers, and his parents—more than a dozen people in total—all crammed into one courtyard.
The third one was a hair salon owner, eight years older than her. They dated for over a month before she discovered he was married.
Li Ting was depressed for a long time because of this. She just wanted to find a man from a well-off family so that she could help her family in the future. Why was it so difficult?
Zhou Jiadong was from out of town, and originally, he wasn't even on Li Ting's radar.
However, she recently learned by chance that Zhou Jiadong's family had opened a breakfast shop in the area, which gave her the idea to approach Zhou Jiadong.
Then she discovered that Zhou Jiadong was a very naive and easy-going person, and within a few days she had figured out the situation of Zhou Jiadong's family.
She thought that although Zhou Jiadong's family was from a rural area outside the province, in this day and age, if someone could open a shop in Dongguan Province, their family's financial situation must not be too bad.
Since his family members have opened shops here, it means they plan to develop their businesses here, and maybe they will even buy houses here in the future?
Moreover, Zhou Jiadong is the eldest son, and people in rural areas value the eldest son. He only has one younger brother, so the family property will be divided between the two brothers in the future.
After considering everything, she felt that Zhou Jiadong was also a good candidate, so she took the initiative to pursue him.
But Zhou Jiadong is such a boring guy. She's been pursuing him for almost half a month, and he still hasn't agreed to date her.
But the key point is that he didn't refuse.
He ate the breakfast and late-night snack she bought, and he accepted the lunch she bought for him when she lined up to get him lunch. He also went out for a walk with her after get off work in the evening.
But she couldn't hold his hand; she tried to hold his hand several times, but he shook her off each time.
She wasn't annoyed. She'd take it slow. She was confident in pursuing men, after all, she was good-looking and had a great figure. Winning over Zhou Jiadong was only a matter of time.
Today, Li Ting deliberately waited for Zhou Jiadong downstairs at the dormitory. She originally wanted to ask him to go out, but she didn't expect him to go to his mother's shop.
She thought it was a good idea; it would be a good opportunity to see how his mother's breakfast shop was doing, whether the business was good, and also to see what kind of people his mother and older sister were, and whether they were easy to get along with.
Zhou Jiadong brought Li Ting to the store.
Yu Qiuying and Zhou Cailian were busy.
"Big sister, I got paid! I have the day off today," Zhou Jiadong said happily to Zhou Cailian.
Zhou Cailian wiped her hands and glanced at the girl next to Zhou Jiadong. "Have you had breakfast? And who is this...?"
Zhou Jiadong said, "She works at our factory and came here for breakfast."
Li Ting: "..."
After Zhou Jiadong finished speaking, he ignored Li Ting, went to the kitchen to greet Yu Qiuying, and then rolled up his sleeves to help with the work.
Li Ting introduced herself to Zhou Cailian with a smile, "Hello, Sister Zhou, my name is Li Ting, and I work on the same assembly line as Jia Dong."
"Hello, please have a seat. What would you like to eat?" Zhou Cailian didn't think much of it, assuming that Zhou Jiadong was simply bringing people from the factory to the store for breakfast.
"I'd like two steamed buns, a bowl of porridge, and a tea egg." Li Ting casually found a seat and sat down, subtly observing the shop.
This was the busiest time of day for business, so Zhou Cailian served Li Ting breakfast and then went off to do her work.
By the time I finished this busy period, it was almost nine o'clock.
Li Ting hadn't left yet when she saw Yu Qiuying coming out of the kitchen, so she quickly stood up and greeted her with a smile.
"Hello, Auntie. My name is Li Ting. I work at the same factory as Jia Dong."
"Hello, so you're a colleague from the Third Factory. Are you waiting for him to go back to the factory together?" Yu Qiuying was surprised and glanced at Zhou Jiadong, who was eating breakfast next to her.
A blush crept across Li Ting's face. "I won't be going back to the factory so soon. I have a rare day off today, so I'd like to go out with Jia Dong."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhou Jiadong said, "I'm not going shopping with you. Go by yourself."
Li Ting: "..."
Yu Qiuying and Zhou Cailian exchanged a glance, and neither of them spoke for a moment.
Li Ting was a little embarrassed, but quickly regained her composure. "Since Jia Dong doesn't want to go shopping, I'll go by myself. Auntie, Sister Zhou, I'll bring my friends here for breakfast next time I have a holiday."
Yu Qiuying's smile faded slightly. "Okay, take care."
After Li Ting left, Zhou Cailian asked Zhou Jiadong, "Third brother, does this girl like you?"
Zhou Jiadong said somewhat awkwardly, "She's pursuing me..."
As she spoke, she looked at Yu Qiuying, who was resting to the side, and asked, "Mom, what do you think of Li Ting?"
Yu Qiuying said calmly, "Don't ask me. I told you I wouldn't interfere in your affairs."
Zhou Jiadong: "..."
No, it's been so long, and Mom still hasn't forgiven him.
"I... I just want to find someone who will satisfy you..."
"No way, it's not like I'm getting married, why should I be satisfied? As long as you're satisfied, that's enough."
Zhou Jiadong: "..."
Zhou Jiadong was frustrated and remained silent for a long time.
Yu Qiuying ignored him, rested for a while, and then went into the kitchen to clean up.
Seeing his gloomy look, Zhou Cailian whispered, "Third brother, Mom is right. It's your own choice to marry a wife. As long as you're satisfied, that's all that matters. Don't bother Mom."
"But, but I'm afraid my mom won't approve of the person I choose, and she'll kick me out again..."
Zhou Cailian: "..."
To put it bluntly, he was afraid of being kicked out by his mother.
She was speechless for a moment. "Mom said she wouldn't interfere in your affairs anymore, and she really won't. But if the wife you marry in the future doesn't get along with Mom, Mom will probably still kick you out. But you can earn your own money now, so you can build your own house. You don't necessarily have to live with Mom."
Unexpectedly, Zhou Jiadong immediately shook his head upon hearing this, "That won't do. I'm the eldest son in the family, and I'll definitely have to take care of my mother in her old age. How can we live separately? No, no, I still need to find a wife who gets along with my mother."
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