With access to government-supplied grain in the city, who would still want to farm in the village to earn work points?
If a family has a member who can move to the city, that family is considered to have received great honor, as if the success of one person has brought prosperity to the whole family.
This is why Xu Honglian was willing to go on a blind date with Wang Yuhu, who had lost two wives and had three children.
There was no way around it; Wang Yuhu's urban household registration and his job were simply irresistible to the villagers.
Other girls couldn't refuse him.
Xu Honglian couldn't refuse.
When Wang Yuhu saw Xu Honglian's expression, he smiled and curled his lips into a smile.
"Yes."
Wang Yuhu was very fat and not very tall, about 1.65 meters, but weighed around 170 pounds. His face was oily, and his big, beady eyes seemed to be smiling.
But it's not sincere at all.
Perhaps noticing Lu Huaijiao's gaze, which seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally drifting in their direction, he raised his hand to push up his glasses, his smile becoming even more amiable.
"I have some power, so it would be unreasonable not to arrange a job for my partner."
"Women should have a decent job, go to get off work and come home every day, eat rations, and dress up nicely. Working in the fields is something only incompetent men make their wives do."
“My partner doesn’t have to do these dirty and tiring jobs, and he can go to the city once a month to go shopping at a department store.”
Wang Yuhu spoke rapidly.
He spoke with a hint of smugness, glancing at Lu Huaijiao's table as he spoke, wanting to see how Lu Huaijiao would react to his words.
Lu Huaijiao wore a loose gray top and a cotton-linen skirt today. Although the clothes had no patches, they looked old because of their cool colors.
This gave Wang Yuhu the illusion that Lu Huaijiao was very poor.
Confirming his idea was Gu Changzheng, who was standing next to Lu Huaijiao. He was wearing a faded undershirt and faded gray pants, and he didn't look like a rich person at all.
He's definitely a peasant.
The conditions Wang Yuhu described were a life that many peasants would absolutely envy.
He said it on purpose, hoping to win Lu Huaijiao's heart.
It would be even better if Lu Huaijiao took a liking to him.
Xu Honglian had no idea that Wang Yuhu was bragging. She was completely captivated by the wonderful life he described and wished she could marry him right now and become a city dweller.
"Brother Yuhu, is what you're saying true? Can my household registration be changed to an urban household registration?"
"If you were my boyfriend, then of course it would be fine. If not..."
Wang Yuhu deliberately left his sentence unfinished.
The unspoken words are always more effective than the spoken ones, because they leave room for imagination.
Xu Honglian was already fantasizing about her life in the city, dressed smartly and waited on hand and foot. A look of infatuation shone in her eyes, and she made no attempt to hide her desire to marry Wang Yuhu.
Wang Yuhu scoffed inwardly.
A superficial woman.
However, he remained expressionless, though he glanced at Lu Huaijiao out of the corner of his eye.
What he wanted most was for Lu Huaijiao to show an envious look, so that he could smoothly proceed with the next step of his plan.
Yes, if Lu Huaijiao were to be tempted by his conditions, he definitely wouldn't choose Xu Honglian. Although he could manage to control a greedy woman like Xu Honglian even if he married her, he would prefer the beautiful Lu Huaijiao.
That appearance, that figure…
Which man wouldn't get his blood pumping after seeing this?
Gu Changzheng, who was picking fish bones out of his wife, noticed Wang Yuhu's gaze. He sneered, raised his head, and glanced at Wang Yuhu with his narrow eyes.
There was a hint of a smile in his cold eyes.
That was a mocking laugh.
It was a smile that saw through Wang Yuhu's little scheme.
Wang Yuhu's face flushed red instantly. Even with his thick skin, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed that his little secret had been seen through.
Lu Huaijiao looked at Gu Changzheng with a blank expression.
"Gu Changzheng".
"Um?"
The stern-faced man lowered his eyes, and when he answered her, his tone was exceptionally gentle.
"What's wrong?"
"Is the department store fun?"
"Um?"
"Otherwise, why would anyone think that going to a department store once a month is something to brag about?" Lu Huaijiao asked shamelessly, "Besides, going to a department store doesn't seem to have a direct relationship with whether you have money to buy things, does it?"
"After all, a monthly salary of a few dozen yuan doesn't really seem like much to show off!"
"I wonder how shallow-minded someone is to flaunt such a meager income?"
Wang Yuhu: ...
Xu Honglian: ...
Gu Changzheng couldn't help but chuckle.
He reached out and touched Lu Huaijiao's hair.
"Jiaojiao is right. There are always some shallow people who are easily fooled by a few sweet words. We shouldn't pay attention to them."
Gu Changzheng knew exactly what kind of person Wang Yuhu was.
He didn't know Gu Changzheng, but Gu Changzheng knew Wang Yuhu. If Wang Yuhu had a different blind date, he might have been a good person and subtly reminded the other person what kind of person Wang Yuhu was.
But since it's Xu Honglian who's on the blind date, and she seems quite happy about it, then let Xu Honglian date Wang Yuhu.
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