Chapter 41
Jia Dongxu's Blind Date Again

Confucius said: "If you don't sleep in the morning, you'll collapse in the afternoon!"

Mencius said: "That makes sense."

Li Wuwei wasn't truly unable to get up, he just didn't want to hustle. Being a worker was a dead end. After striving for two or three decades, at best he'd be an eighth-grade worker, earning ninety-nine yuan a month.

He was collecting rent that was more than that now. He really couldn't get himself to go to the factory.

Plus, with his junior high school education, what else could he do besides being a worker?

So, it was better to just lie flat and wait and see what happened. Maybe when the public-private joint ventures arrived, he could do something.

"Good morning, Second Aunt."

Far relatives are not as good as near neighbors. This Second Aunt was a bit materialistic, but she wasn't particularly combative.

"It's still early. Qin Huai Ru has already been at work for half a day.

Li Wuwei, it's not that Second Aunt is trying to say something, but you can't always mistreat people.

This morning, Qin Huai Ru, just a woman, carried seventy kilograms of cabbages back."

Second Aunt tried to give him a lecture, thinking that he wouldn't hold a grudge against her, after all, her husband was the courtyard's Second Uncle.

"No way, I told her not to go."

Li Wuwei was a bit stunned. She didn't listen, and now he was taking the blame.

"Just because you say she shouldn't go, she won't go? Will you eat vegetables or not? The price of cabbage is going up every day."

Second Aunt felt she had the upper hand. She had to suppress this rascal today.

Who knew Li Wuwei would just say, "We can eat out if there's no food at home. It's no big deal."

He didn't bother to say more. After washing up, he grabbed two white steamed buns from the kitchen, pushed his bicycle, and went out.

"This rascal, he's going to bankrupt the family sooner or later."

Second Aunt, holding her youngest son, muttered, "Guang Fu, don't learn from Li Wuwei. When you grow up, you have to take care of your family."

For the next few days, Li Wuwei rode his bicycle all over Beijing, taking in the sights. If he didn't take a look at certain things now, they'd be demolished later.

One morning, after waking up, he found Qin Huai Ru at home. Then he remembered that it was the weekend.

"Jia Dong Xu seems to be going on another blind date today."

He asked Qin Huai Ru to get his new shoes. Jia Dong Xu's new shoes would fit him.

"Yes, many people in the courtyard are waiting to watch the fun."

Qin Huai Ru bent down to help him put on the shoes, then helped him wash his face and brought him breakfast.

Li Wuwei drank sweet potato porridge and ate one white steamed bun. He was full.

"I'm going to check out the middle courtyard. Don't bother cooking lunch. We'll go to Qianmen Street. I've ordered a set of silk for you. We need to go and get the measurements."

He hadn't forgotten about this. If he didn't go today, he'd have to wait another week.

"What kind of silk?"

Qin Huai Ru knew about silk, but she hadn't come into contact with the real thing.

"It's just silk, made from silkworm cocoons."

Li Wuwei thought there shouldn't be any fakes now.

"Ah! That's going to cost a lot. Why would I, a worker, wear silk."

Wow, Qin Huai Ru was already identifying herself as a worker. Her time at the factory hadn't been in vain.

"Wear it at home for me to see. I like it."

Li Wuwei patted Qin Huai Ru's back. Her figure, wearing that silk, would definitely be stunning.

Before Qin Huai Ru could say anything, he dashed off to the middle courtyard. Justice might be delayed, but it would never be absent.

Jia Dong Xu was his brother. He had to be there to vet his blind date.

"Good morning, Sha Zhu. Good morning, Da Mao."

He greeted the two familiarly. Not just them, many people in the courtyard were in the middle courtyard.

"Li Wuwei, what are you doing here? Don't forget, you're a married man."

Xu Da Mao's face was a bit ugly. He still had the idea of stealing the girl, but if Li Wuwei was around, it wouldn't be easy.

Sha Zhu also squinted and said, "Li Wuwei, it's the weekend. You should help Qin Jie with some chores."

"Dong Xu is my brother. He's on a blind date. I have to be here."

Li Wuwei said as he entered the crowd, not bothering with these two single young men.

"What kind of person is this, actually having the nerve to call himself Jia Dong Xu's brother. He even stole his wife."

Xu Da Mao thought Jia Dong Xu was just a coward, which allowed this villain to run wild.

"Sha Zhu, has your dad found a job?"

Xu Da Mao couldn't stand Li Wuwei, and he also didn't get along with Sha Zhu. Whenever he had the chance, he would try to hit below the belt.

"It's none of your business."

Sha Zhu turned and walked away. Don't bring up that sore spot.

In the crowd, Li Wuwei didn't even have to ask. Everyone was already gossiping about the inside scoop, and the girl hadn't even arrived yet.

Apparently, she was also from the countryside. The girls in the city wouldn't look at Jia's family with their conditions – just one room and an old mother.

Jia Dong Xu was in his second year as an apprentice, earning twenty-two yuan and fifty cents a month. His daily expenses were only about seventy cents. No matter how much he boasted, he didn't seem like he could live a good life.

Jia Zhang Shi saw Li Wuwei in the crowd and felt relieved. As long as he was there, that was all that mattered. She was afraid he'd be hiding and causing trouble secretly.

Jia Dong Xu was wearing a Zhongshan suit that had belonged to his deceased father. His hair was freshly cut, and he was wearing the same kind of cloth shoes as Li Wuwei. He was pacing back and forth in front of the door.

"She's here, she's here."

Someone ran from the front yard to give the news.

Soon, they saw an older woman with a girl come to the door.

Li Wuwei was considered tall, and he had good eyesight. He could see the girl's face clearly at a glance. How to put it, she couldn't even compare to the White Widow.

She just looked younger than the White Widow. If they were really competing on looks, she was even worse than Liu Lan in the original show.

Wait, why was he thinking about the White Widow and Liu Lan?

As the girl walked closer, Li Wuwei suddenly realized that she had the aura of a widow. Even with two maiden braids, she couldn't hide her slightly mature air.

He noticed out of the corner of his eye that Yan Bu Gui pushed up his glasses and moved his lips, but didn't speak. Had he also seen something wrong?

"Jia Da Ma, I've brought the girl. This is Chen Bi Hua, who I mentioned to you. She's just turned eighteen, the best girl in the ten miles. She's also from a good family…"

The matchmaker launched into a flurry of compliments. She actually didn't have much confidence, but seeing that all the people in this courtyard were old women, none of them could compare. Her girl was already head and shoulders above the rest.