"Go to hell! If you want to marry me, buy me a wedding ring first! You're showing no sincerity at all!" Jiang Xiaomei gave Zhao Xiaofei a cold look. The two of them talked as they walked. After walking two stops and getting ready to catch the bus, Jiang Xiaomei saw a roadside stall and decided to go take a look.
The vendor sat on a small bench, a middle-aged man reading a book in the light of a street lamp. A blue cloth was spread on the ground, upon which lay a bronze mirror, a silver dollar, an incense burner, old books, and a handful of copper coins. Zhao Xiaofei knew at first glance that they were fake and said to Jiang Xiaomei, "Don't look at them! They're all imitations. What's there to see?"
The middle-aged man raised his head and smiled, "Yes! This is the real thing, can it be sold here? I just want to have fun! If you want to buy it, just take a look! I'll give you a discount!"
Hey! Zhao Xiaofei had seen this happen a lot. Usually, if you told them something was fake, they'd chase you away. Or a few people would come out and surround you, telling you you couldn't leave unless you bought something. But this guy was doing the exact opposite. It was strange. So Zhao Xiaofei decided to take a look, too. He noticed there were no other people around, which meant this guy wouldn't force a sale.
Jiang Xiaomei squatted down and examined the items carefully. She wasn't interested in the silver coins, and she couldn't understand the old Kangxi Dictionary. After much searching, she settled on a jade pendant, a rectangular piece less than 7 centimeters across. One side was engraved with the Bagua pattern, the other with the Chinese characters for "back and forth."
Jiang Xiaomei picked up the jade pendant and asked, "Boss! How much is this?"
"100! I picked it up that year! I don't know what year it is from, but it seems to be of good quality!" said the middle-aged man.
"Is 50 okay? If not, forget it!" Jiang Xiaomei said, putting down the jade pendant.
"50 is 50! Take it! It's just time for me to close the stall and go home!" said the middle-aged man.
Jiang Xiaomei picked up the jade pendant, gave the uncle 50 yuan, and left with Zhao Xiaofei. The middle-aged uncle also packed up his stall and left. On the bus, Jiang Xiaomei took out the jade pendant and said to Zhao Xiaofei, "Here! This is my token of love for you! Take it! Later, you can buy me a token of love too. I don't ask for much, just a big diamond ring will do."
"What kind of business are you doing? You buy me a jade pendant for 50 yuan, and let me spend tens of thousands to buy you a ring. This is too cost-effective. You really deserve to be an accountant!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"What? Do you feel like you've lost out? You even married a grown-up person like me! How can that be considered a loss?" Jiang Xiaomei said.
After getting off the bus, the two went home. Zhao Xiaofei's mother, Liu Aiping, was soaking her feet in the living room. Seeing her youngest son coming back, she asked, "Did you go out with Xiaomei again?"
"Yes!" Zhao Xiaofei said while changing his shoes.
"Didn't I say you two weren't suitable for each other? Why haven't you broken up with her yet?"
"Why aren't we suitable? Jiang Xiaomei is quite good at managing life! She doesn't require me to have a car, a house, or savings!"
"She doesn't ask for these. What can she ask for with her looks? Besides, if you get married to her brother, you will have to help him. Then you will not only have to support Jiang Xiaomei, but also her brother."
"Mom! Jiang Xiaomei isn't a brother-supporting demon! She said that a daughter who's married off is like spilled water. From now on, she'll only take care of her own family's affairs, not her brother!"
"That sounds nice! Who knows what might happen in the future!"
"Mom! Do you know why my eldest brother can't find a wife? It's because people like you have too many ideas. You all think that my eldest brother has a younger brother and will have to help his younger brother in the future. That's why the girls you introduce to him are unwilling to marry him!"
"Nonsense! Your brother is just too busy with work! That girl doesn't think that way at all! I've already asked!"
"I just don't understand why you have such a double standard!"
At this time, the door of the house suddenly opened, and Zhao Xiaofei's brother Zhao Xiaokun came in and said, "Why aren't you sleeping yet? I heard you two arguing outside!" Zhao Xiaokun said while changing his shoes.
"Ask your brother!" Liu Aiping said, then wiped her feet and went back to the house.
Zhao Xiaokun asked: "What's going on?"
"It's because Mom doesn't agree with Xiaomei and me!"
"Is Mom afraid that Xiaomei is a brother-supporting demon?"
"Brother, you hit the nail on the head! This is exactly why Mom dislikes her brother's inactivity at work."
"That's right! That's right! If her brother could be as down-to-earth as you, Mom wouldn't disagree. Besides, we used to be neighbors, so we're very familiar with each other! I know her family situation very well! Your future mother-in-law isn't very reliable either, and I don't like Xiaomei's mother either!"
"That's right!" Zhao Xiaofei said as he took his brother's bag. At that moment, the jade pendant Jiang Xiaomei had bought him fell down. Zhao Xiaokun picked it up and asked, "What is this? A token of love?"
"Hey, brother! How come you can see everything so clearly? Did the nurse at your workplace also give you a token of love?"
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