"Lili, is this your friend? Is he a local from Shanghai? He was a sent-down youth like you, so he's back now?"
Guo Lili's cousin looked Su Ti up and down, finally focusing on the watch on her wrist.
There were two other people standing behind her, also wearing watches, and they were wearing clothes she'd never seen before. They must have come from well-off families.
“Yes, sis, didn’t you want to buy something? Let’s go over there and take a look?” Guo Lili felt ashamed seeing her sister like this.
If it weren't for the fact that she was her cousin, and her father only had one brother, her uncle, she wouldn't want to have anything to do with her family.
"No rush. Your friend's family is from Shanghai? Then we should keep in touch more often, since I'm going to marry someone from Shanghai in the future."
Guo Lili's cousin spoke of this with a smug look on her face, saying that she only associated with this family because she thought they were nice.
"Then there's no need, since I'm not here often." Suti was amused by her haughty gaze, which reminded him of his younger self.
They thought being from Shanghai made them superior, but only they know what kind of life they ended up living.
"Didn't your family try to get you back to the city?" Guo Lili's cousin was very disappointed when she heard this.
Could she have misread it? Those who couldn't be brought back to the city either came from poor families or were not favored by their parents.
She was very disappointed that none of them were worth getting to know better.
It wasn't easy for her to marry into Shanghai; it was introduced to her by her aunt. She was 36 years old, remarried, and had three children.
The man is a full-time employee at a shoe factory in Shanghai and even got an apartment; it wouldn't be difficult for him to find a partner.
But he has high standards; he wants to find a virgin who is pretty and clever. If it's hard to find one in Shanghai, he'll look in the surrounding cities.
Her uncle and the matchmaker's family were related, and when they heard about this before the Lunar New Year, they thought of her.
Of course she'd be willing! This is Shanghai!
Besides, that person is a permanent employee. So what if he has a child? Now that the child is grown up, he doesn't need her to take care of him anymore.
In a few years, those who are meant to get married will get married, and those who are meant to separate from the family will separate. Once she enters the family and has a child, all the family's wealth will be hers.
Although she is a bit dark-skinned, she has a knack for dressing well, and her features are flawless, not to mention she is young.
Both sides were very satisfied with the blind date and discussed getting married in a few days.
With the wedding date approaching, her family from her maternal side came over together; she was there to buy some dowry items.
When she met Su Ti, she originally thought that if Su Ti's family was well-off, she would get along well with him and have a friend in Shanghai.
But now it seems that her family is not as well-off as hers. In the future, don't ask her for help again if you need anything because of Guo Lili.
"Lili, you go ahead with your work, I'll go check over there." Guo Lili's cousin thought of this and hurriedly pulled her mother away.
"Suti, don't be angry. My cousin is just a snob." Guo Lili was genuinely embarrassed.
She had witnessed her cousin's transformation, and she felt ashamed for her.
She thought that if her cousin knew Su Ti's identity, she would cling to her desperately.
"It's okay. How many days are you staying here? Come visit me sometime." Suti didn't pay any attention to the man.
If you give her a single sentence, she can conjure up a story in her mind; if you give her a single glance, she can put on a whole play.
She remembered the kindness of Guo Lili and Wu Xiulan, but it had nothing to do with her family.
"It might take a few more days, right? Suti, can you help me find someone? It's my cousin's boyfriend, the one from the Shanghai shoe factory, named Du Kanghua, he's thirty-five or thirty-six years old and has three children."
After watching the people walk away, Guo Lili hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.
She genuinely felt that her cousin's choice of this person was unreliable. It wasn't that she looked down on her family, but her cousin simply didn't have anything worth mentioning.
To be honest, there are so many people in Shanghai, and there are bound to be some from poorer families. Why would they choose to travel so far to find a wife?
She didn't want to get involved, but the family was all connected by blood, and if something happened to her, they would all suffer the consequences.
Her cousin's eyes were like they were covered in chicken droppings. When she tried to advise her, the cousin thought she was envious and couldn't stand to see her doing well.
“Okay, I’ll ask for you.” Su Ti understood what she meant. It wasn’t difficult, after all, his father used to be the director of a steel factory.
Even though I've changed careers now, my connections are still there, and it's just a matter of asking around.
She didn't intend to meddle; she was just repaying the favor they had done for reminding her to be wary of Su Nianyou back in the countryside.
Even if she was blinded at the time, when she came to her senses and recalled those things, she knew that they all genuinely considered her a friend.
Moreover, when she later fought against the Wei family, they helped her to some extent.
Guo Lili thanked them repeatedly before leaving, knowing that Su Ti's family was powerful and would definitely find out the truth.
She felt a little embarrassed to ask her to use her connections, so she was thinking of buying something to thank her in person later.
If they hadn't met Su Ti, they would have been unfamiliar with Shanghai and probably wouldn't have been able to find out anything even if they wanted to.
"Mom, Grandma, I want to buy a watch for my brother. Can you help me choose one?" Su Ti saw that her mother and grandmother were still looking at Guo Lili's side, so she pulled them to the watch counter.
"Why buy him a watch? Doesn't he already have one?" Guo Xuqing walked away, distracted by her daughter's question.
She was really proud of how her daughter handled things; she was so calm and composed. Most young people would have lost their temper long ago, unlike that other person.
Not to mention that revealing her family name would be frightening, she would at least curse back, but her daughter acted as if she didn't respect anyone at all.
She resolved the issue with just a few words, always leaving things unsaid and unresolved, making people guess and speculate. Her way of handling things was even more shrewd than hers.
“My brother’s watch is old; it was replaced by Dad. With my brother’s allowance, we could have bought several watches.”
“But my brother loves me and sends me all his allowance. Mom, now that I’m able to afford it, I want to buy him something too.”
"Of course, there are also Grandpa and Grandma, and Mom and Dad will buy them too. I'm not biased." Suti knew that although her mother complained about her brother, she must really love him.
"As long as you're doing well, we'll be at ease. We have everything we need at home."
As Guo Xuqing said this, he stopped stopping her from buying things. She was happy that the two siblings had such a good relationship.
Suti bought her brother the most expensive watch, her father a fountain pen, and later her grandfather tea.
Grandma and Mom each bought a bottle of perfume, choosing the ones they liked.
Then it was her mother's turn to take over. She watched as her mother bought all sorts of unexpected things from a list, saying they were for her wedding.
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