“Brother Li, I’m just a country girl, with a rural household registration.”
Qin Huai Ru felt that happiness had come too suddenly, a bit too dreamlike.
“It's no big deal. I don’t lack a place to live or food and drink. Whether you’re a city person or not doesn’t matter.
Besides, once you marry into the city, you become a city person. Come on, let’s go buy some clothes first, and then a pair of shoes. Those calfskin ones are really nice.”
Thankfully, Li Wu Wei still had some money, and with his grandfather's inheritance as a strong backup.
Otherwise, he really wouldn’t dare to take someone to buy ready-made clothes, especially winter clothes. They were so expensive. The cheapest ones started at eighteen yuan a set, and the good ones were over thirty.
Leather shoes were even more expensive.
Before long, Qin Huai Ru was completely transformed. Her old cotton coat had been placed in a bag, and she was now wearing a new wool coat that cost over thirty yuan, and she had on a pair of calfskin shoes.
She looked even more beautiful. Li Wu Wei immediately wanted to implement the second step of his plan, to take her out for dinner.
But he suddenly realized that it was only afternoon, not yet dinner time. He couldn't skip the second step and go straight to the hotel in broad daylight.
So, he took her to see the shops instead. Three excellent shops on the street!
Unfortunately, they were all closed now. He didn’t plan to open them. If he did, he’d become a capitalist.
These shops and the courtyard were actually very hot commodities!
“Qin Huai Ru, I like you.”
Inside the shop, Li Wu Wei hugged her without any hesitation, so direct.
“Hmm, Brother Li, I like you too.”
Qin Huai Ru’s eyes were glazed over. Today's experience had made her heart flutter.
What else could Li Wu Wei say? He gently held her in his arms. He thought about how hard it was to work as an apprentice and how difficult it was to save money. He was finally going to have a wife.
After a while, Qin Huai Ru said shyly, “Brother Li, we’re not married yet.”
“Yeah, we need to be careful about appearances.”
Li Wu Wei had to let go of her. In this cold winter, his hands were actually warming up.
“Huai Ru, why don’t you stay tonight? I’ll go tidy up a room in the courtyard.”
Li Wu Wei still wanted to complete all three steps in a day, just in case something unexpected happened.
Qin Huai Ru turned around, her cheeks flushed. “Brother Li, I can't stay tonight. I have to go home. My parents are waiting for me.
I also need to go back and explain things. You come to my house to propose marriage, and then I'll be yours.”
“Okay, I’ll ask for leave from the factory tomorrow. You come back the day after tomorrow, to my grandfather’s courtyard. I’ll give you the key first.
When you come, I’ll take you to buy a bicycle, then I’ll go to your house to propose marriage. Otherwise, I won’t know the way.”
Li Wu Wei still had some things to do, otherwise he would have followed her to the village today, like a son-in-law visiting his future in-laws.
“Brother Li, I’ll do whatever you say.”
Qin Huai Ru was so happy to hear about the bicycle.
“Okay, let’s send you to the station now.”
Li Wu Wei quickly took Qin Huai Ru to the bus station, only to be reminded of the unreliable hijacking system.
Did this not count as a successful hijack? He was already dating her.
“Qin Huai Ru, are you willing to marry me?”
Li Wu Wei thought, “Maybe I need her to admit it out loud.”
“Brother Li, I am.”
Qin Huai Ru was holding five yuan, the most money she had ever had in her life.
“Ding! Host, hijack successful. The target of the hijack is the female lead of the courtyard.”
“Hijacking assessment in progress. Awarding the host a large comprehensive vegetable market.”
Instantly, Li Wu Wei felt his consciousness connected to a vegetable market stacked with goods. This was going to be awesome!
He didn’t have time to take a closer look. The beautiful woman was still in front of him, but in this era, he couldn’t make any inappropriate gestures in public, or he’d be considered a hooligan.
“Huai Ru, go back and explain things to your parents. From now on, just wait for a good life.”
“Brother Li, I’ll do whatever you say.”
Qin Huai Ru got on the bus happily and waved goodbye to Li Wu Wei.
After she left, Li Wu Wei reached into his pocket, “There are no cigarettes.” In the past, his life was so hard that he ate second-grade flour and couldn’t afford cigarettes.
But he could now. He didn’t care about money, he turned around and bought a pack of cigarettes. He used a match to light one and took a few satisfying puffs.
Then, he connected his consciousness to the vegetable market. Wow, the market was really big. The fresh vegetables and meat, etc., could feed ten thousand people for several days, and there was still a lot left over.
Things like rice and flour were also in stock.
The vegetable market was frozen. Whatever he wanted, he could take it with his mind.
With this market, even if he just sat around and ate, he would never lack food.
Moreover, he had his grandfather’s inheritance, and he had hijacked the diligent and capable Qin Huai Ru.
He was only twenty-three years old, and he had achieved white bread freedom. He could lie flat and let others scramble.
He hummed a tune as he walked to the small courtyard his grandfather had left behind. The courtyard had only seven rooms. It was a bit secluded, originally used to store things.
He went to the courtyard and found some tools. He dug under the big locust tree in the middle of the courtyard, digging three feet deep, and dug out three large boxes.
His grandfather was a practical man. He didn't leave behind antiques or calligraphy, but real gold and silver treasures.
But his grandfather had also been very extravagant when he was alive. One of the boxes was only half full. It didn’t take a genius to guess that he had taken some of the contents to exchange for money.
But the two and a half boxes of gold and silver jewelry that he had gained for free were enough for him to spend. There was no need to say anything, he quickly put them into his space, and he would sort them out at his leisure.
But now the problem was, he didn’t have any cash.
For three years as an apprentice and half a year as a regular worker, the previous him saved less than two hundred yuan, and that was only because he was living alone.
But he had just spent about sixty yuan on clothes and shoes for Qin Huai Ru, and he had also given her five yuan for spending money.
He was still short of some money to buy a bicycle!
Not to mention the cost of proposing marriage and the subsequent wedding.
But this wasn’t a big deal. With a vegetable market and two and a half boxes of gold and silver jewelry, how could he possibly lack money to spend?
Uh, originally he wanted to go to a restaurant, but after thinking about it, he decided against it. The vegetable market had plenty of ready-made food. He could eat at home and save some cash.
Then, Li Wu Wei locked the door and just as he returned to the courtyard, he heard Jia Zhang Shi’s wail. Was she finding out that her daughter-in-law had run away?