In Long An County, Yue Zhong could easily find over a hundred girls with better appearances than Gao Xiaoyun. Initially he had thought she was refined and demure, however, he never expected her to be so narcissistic, and he lost all favourable impressions of her.
“Let’s conclude our chat here! Good bye!” Yue Zhong left Gao Xiaoyun alone and went home.
As Yue Zhong left, Gao Xiaoyun’s pretty face was distorted in anger, as she stared coldly at Yue Zhong’s back, before snorting and left for her own house.
The moment Yue Zhong reached home, Ning Li came to him and ask expectantly: “How was it, son? Xiaoyun’s pretty right!! Were there any feelings?”
Yue Zhong glanced at Ning Li and responded: “Mum! She said that she has someone already! We won’t have any chance!”
Ning Li grumbled and consoled Yue Zhong: “She already has someone she likes? How come I didn’t know that? Why didn’t she say so!! This Sun Jie also! Her own daughter has already fallen for someone else but she wants to introduce her to my son. Ah, son, your mum is to be blamed for not sorting things out properly!! However, since my son’s so outstanding, you’re definitely able to find someone much better than Gao Xiaoyun!!”
In the eyes of parents, their own offsprings would be the best in the world, and Ning Li was no exception.
Ning Li was depressed for awhile, before she suddenly brightened up: “Oh yes! Son! Didn’t you travel with that university schoolmate Ning Yuxin? Is she your girlfriend?”
Ning Yuxin had a demeanor that far surpassed Gao Xiaoyun, and in Ning Li’s eyes, she was the perfect candidate.
Yue Zhong chuckled bitterly: “Mum! Why did your thoughts go to her?”
Ning Li paced about and muttered to herself: “She’s too pretty though! I’m afraid it would be hard to keep her at home! If she marries in, who knows if she makes my son a cuckold. It’s too bad!! Actually Gao Xiaoyun would be just nice, not too pretty or ugly! What a pity, you guys don’t have the fate!”
Ning Li then said confidently: “While our household may not be rich, in this world, we’re considered better off than others! Son, don’t worry, with my connections, I’ll definitely help you find a good wife, better than Gao Xiaoyun!”
Yue Ming’s household wasn’t considered rich, but as he was a civil servant, he had a steady rice bowl, and it was considered decent.
It must be known that with the problem of tight rations, plus that everybody was still reliant on the mercy relief of gruel rations, in a society where many women would sell their own bodies for just a bun and the selling of one’s own children for food was common, marrying into a household with a steady ration was considered the dream of many ladies.
Yue Zhong saw that Ning Li was about to start nagging, and he massaged his throbbing head and changed the topic: “Mum! I’m going to bed!!”
“En! The mattress is ready! Go have a good rest!”
Ning Li just responded simply, before muttering to herself again: “The Chens’ daughter is still too young. As for the Qins…no, she’s not good looking. The young lady of the Luos’ can be considered pretty, but she’s a bit short. The Li’ daughter is too old, already hitting 26!”
It’s truly tough to be a parent. As Ning Li was pondering over the issue of a daughter-in-law, Yue Zhong was sleeping comfortably. He had been fighting non-stop and killed countless enemies. Even when he was in bed with the beauties in his life, his heart still longed to see his parents. Now that he has seen them alive and well, he slept extremely soundly.
“Time for breakfast!”
Early the next morning, Yue Zhong came to the table, and saw that there were 3 bowls of porridge and 3 half buns.
“Mum! These are items I found outside in villages!!” Yue Zhong looked at the contents on the table, before going back to the room, and pulled out flour, rice, various canned foods, digestive biscuits, milk, chocolates, cigarettes and other foods from his bag.
Ning Li looked in astonishment at the assortment of items, and smiled happily: “Great!! Great!! My son is truly capable! Haha!!”
Amongst those food in Yue Zhong’s bag, if they were to be measured against Yue Ming’s salary, it could be said that they were worth at least half a year of wages.
Yue Ming looked at the food that Yue Zhong brought out, and pulled out 4 green tickets and handed them to Yue Zhong: “Here’s tickets for 40jin of food! Go rest and have fun these 2 days! After that, I’ll bring you for interviews. Heading out to find stuff is too dangerous. If you’re not careful, you won’t make it back alive. It’s better if you stay inside here and find some work, and work hard. Next time, you can become a government personnel.”
Yue Zhong received the tickets, and smiled at Yue Ming, before turning and heading out: “I got it! I’ll be heading out first!”
After leaving his house, Yue Zhong pondered for awhile, and decided not to summon anybody as he left towards the market on his own.