"Give up to your own lowly status? I run a street stall as a self-employed individual. I don't steal or rob. I earn money honestly with my own hands. Although my capital is small and my profits are meager, I can't even earn a dollar a day. But I earn my money cleanly and don't feel inferior to anyone. What gives you the right to point fingers at me?"
Zhao Hanqiao shook his head, his disappointment barely concealed.
“A smart woman should have a long-term vision. What future is there in setting up a stall and being a self-employed individual? You're destined for mediocrity in this life. If you think I'm insulting you, there's nothing I can do about it! But Yiyi and I have the best intentions! This is our advice to you as college students!”
The value of a college degree obtained in 1983 was exceptional. After Zhao Hanqiao revealed his college degree status, the crowd buzzed with discussion.
There is no shortage of admiration and respect for college students.
Zhao Hanqiao stood with his back straight.
He didn't think he was wrong. He had been to Beijing and seen a wider world, and he knew that having a stable job was the most important thing for a woman.
Even if a self-employed individual can earn thirty or forty yuan a month, it's not possible to make money every month.
A woman will definitely get married and have children in the future, so she needs to find a stable job in order to take care of her husband and children.
His advice to Chu Yu came from the bottom of his heart; he couldn't accept Chu Yu's degeneration into a despicable self-employed individual in the eyes of others.
Chu Yu's lips curled into a clear sneer, "Yes, I'm not as smart as you, and I'm not as ruthless as you. You, Zhao Hanqiao, climbed the social ladder as soon as you entered university, just like my father, hoping to use the woman's family's support to rise to the top! When it comes to shamelessness and scheming, how can I compare to you!"
“You…” Zhao Hanqiao’s face flushed red.
The fact that Zhao Hanqiao's family background was not as good as Xu Yiyi's had always been a source of pain for him.
Every time Xu Yiyi went to his dormitory to find him, his roommates would joke that the eldest daughter of the Dai family had come to see him, telling him not to forget his roommates when he became successful!
Zhao Hanqiao was both proud and inferior. He was the son of a farmer, while Xu Yiyi came from a wealthy family. Whether he wanted to admit it or not, others would think that he was taking advantage of the Dai family's influence.
However, Xu Yiyi's gentleness and charm soothed his inferiority complex and anxiety.
Zhao Hanqiao did not consider himself inferior to others.
Although his family background is not as good as Xu Yiyi's, he went to Beijing from a province where the college entrance examination is difficult, and he put in more effort than Xu Yiyi. How can a local like Xu Yiyi compare to him! Men are naturally suited to pursue their careers. No matter how good a woman's family background is or how high her education is, she still has to take care of her family after giving birth.
The Dai family has no male heirs. As Xu Yiyi's boyfriend, shouldn't the Dai family help him out?
Once he becomes successful, won't it be Xu Yiyi who enjoys the good life?
Ultimately, helping him is the same as helping Xu Yiyi herself!
Once Zhao Hanqiao understood this, he felt he didn't have to be inferior to others, but Chu Yu's words directly exposed his deepest-seated inferiority complex.
Xu Yiyi looked nervously at Zhao Hanqiao, her eyes red as she glared angrily at Chu Yu:
"What makes you say that about Hanqiao? He's so outstanding! He could have made it big even without anyone's help!"
Her soothing and show of weakness calmed Zhao Hanqiao down a bit, but Chu Yu's next words made his blood pressure rise again.
"Whether he's good or not is none of my business. He's your boyfriend, so you can be happy as you please. There's no need to come here and emphasize it to me. The two of you are blocking my stall, disturbing other customers, and preventing me from doing business. If you keep bothering me, I'll call the police!"
Xu Yiyi looked like a bullied victim, her eyes red but unable to utter a word in rebuttal, so she could only grit her teeth in grievance:
"I'm not afraid of calling the police even if you do. I just wanted to buy buttons; it's you who refused to sell them to us!"
Chu Xiang was about to speak when Chu Yu stopped her. "We're in business; there's no need to push people away."
Besides, isn't it more enjoyable to make money off scumbags and bad women than to make money off other people?
"Sell! Who said we wouldn't sell?"
Chu Yu wouldn't show mercy to this kind of person. Glancing at the handful of buttons Xu Yiyi was holding, Chu Yu smiled and said:
"The buttons you took cost ten yuan in total! Give me the money!"
"Ten dollars? What kind of button is worth ten dollars!"
“I wouldn’t charge ten yuan to anyone else, but I just don’t like you guys. What? You don’t think it’s too expensive?” Chu Yu crossed her arms, a half-smile on her face.
Zhao Hanqiao's eyes widened. Today, he brought Xu Yiyi to Deyang for shopping. His mother was worried that the marriage would fall through, so she wanted to lend Xu Yiyi money to buy her a gift, but Zhao Hanqiao refused.
Xu Yiyi is gentle and considerate, not a woman who is greedy for money. A good woman would never ask a man to spend so much money on her.
Therefore, Zhao Hanqiao only took ten yuan from home.
He wondered how much a button could be worth, at most a dollar, but Chu Yu immediately asked for ten dollars.
After what just happened, how could he possibly ask Chu Yu for a bargain?
They were the ones who had been clamoring to buy the item. Chu Yu set a price and stared at him with an expression that seemed to say, "You can't afford it, can you? If you can't afford it, why are you acting like a big shot?" The surrounding crowd was also watching with longing eyes. Zhao Hanqiao couldn't bear the embarrassment.
But the bus fare to Deyang was 15 cents per person, and the two of them spent a total of 30 cents. The stack of small bills he had on him was not enough to make up 10 yuan!
Xu Yiyi was frantic. "Hanqiao, she's trying to raise the price on the spot! A button isn't worth ten yuan! We can't let her rip us off!"
The poorer a person is, the more they care about saving face.
The crowd's gazes and mockery seemed to be ridiculing Zhao Hanqiao for putting on a brave face.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted, "Give us the money! Weren't you all clamoring to buy it? You don't even have ten yuan, do you?!"
Zhao Hanqiao awkwardly pulled out all his money, gritting his teeth in resentment, "Yiyi, lend me three cents, let's give the money to her! We can't bow down to someone like her who reeks of capitalist corruption!"
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