The Plane War Begins from Wandering Earth

Chapter 159 158. Renault's View on Choosing a Spouse
"Baguette" Renault was an "old bachelor" before the war.

Born in the suburbs of Marseille, he never showed any extraordinary talents since childhood.

The family was of average means and made a living by the cruise ship run by his parents.

During the peak tourist season, I receive tourists, and during the off-season, I work part-time as a fishing boat and go out to sea to fish.

After completing the compulsory secondary school stage, Renault, feeling that he had no future in studying, chose to drop out and go home, ready to inherit the "family business."

The only future he could foresee was a busy life on a small boat, just like his parents.

At that time, even "opening a small bakery" was an unrealistic dream that he kept deep in his heart and dared not say out loud.

He tried making all kinds of bread and pastries for his family.

He has been an ordinary person since he was a child, but he has shown extraordinary talent in this area.

The bread and pastries he made were unanimously praised by his family, who said that his craftsmanship was so good that he could open a shop in Marseille.

But when Renault excitedly expressed to his family his dream of "opening a small bakery".

What I got was silence from my parents.

In Marseille, even the rent of shops in the suburbs is beyond the reach of the Renault family.

Apart from that small cruise ship, their family doesn't even have any fixed residence on land.

From then on, Renault had no choice but to give up his dream and accept reality.

Renault was introverted and not good at speaking, and his family background made him lose the right to choose his spouse for more than 20 years.

After the Second Planar War began, Marseille, like other European cities, was in panic and economic decline. The Renault family's life became even more difficult.

After the "Cybertron Invasion" war began, the entire European region was plunged into war.

Most of Marseille was destroyed in the war. The Renault family lost the cruise ship on which they depended for their livelihood, and like many other citizens of Marseille, they became refugees who could only survive by relying on relief from the United Nations government.

After this, the "War of Civilizations" broke out, and Renault didn't want to continue to be depressed in this future that he could see the end of.

He felt that his life had ended long ago when his dream was denied by reality, and continuing to wait would only be "the process of corpse decay."

So he made the most important decision in his life and joined the army.

After the end of the "Civilization War", Renault, who survived the war, obtained citizenship of the United Government, received blessings, and became a soldier of the main force of the United Government Army, finally returned to his hometown of Marseille.

Before that, his purpose of joining the army was simply to get a salary so that he could open the "small bakery" he had always dreamed of in his hometown.

Renault, with a lot of thoughts in his mind, put away his memories and turned to look at the welcome party held for him by the Marseille City Government.

Hundreds of French beauties, dressed up in gorgeous attire, began to flirt with Renault from a distance.

"Mr. Renault, I heard that you are not married yet. These are the blind dates arranged for you by the City Hall. If you like them..."

Renault looked at the dozens or even hundreds of French beauties competing with each other in beauty with a confused look on his face. Being an introvert, he began to tap his toes in embarrassment.

In the pre-war era, French women's mate selection criteria were no different from those in other European countries.

Of the three qualities of "tall, rich and handsome", a man must possess at least two, or one of them must be extreme, in order to be favored by women.

Even if you do not meet all three criteria, you can still be favored if you can show extraordinary talent in certain areas such as art, culture, and sports.

But unfortunately, the "baguette" Renault is mediocre in all aspects and has no outstanding advantages.

Combined with his family background, he was at the bottom of the group in terms of the right to choose a spouse in the pre-war era.

As the Second Plane War began, the people of Europe in the second plane began to fall into war panic.

The social status of people like doctors, lawyers, and internet celebrities is declining rapidly.

Powerful government officials, military officers, and wealthy capitalists who can afford to seek refuge elsewhere on the planet are more sought after than ever before.

After that, the "Cybertron Invasion" war turned most of Europe into ruins.

Countless European middle-class people have become refugees. They have lost their jobs, homes, and sources of income and can only rely on relief resources to survive.

At this time, officials who have the power to distribute relief resources and members of the indigenous military and police forces who maintain regional law and order become popular.

As long as one can marry them, or even just be their lover, the whole family can obtain a stable source of material supplies and income.

The coalition government cannot cover everything, and the governance and management of the second dimension still has to rely on a large number of indigenous people at this stage.

When the "Cybertron Invasion" war ended and preparations were made for the "Civilization War", a large number of citizens of the United Government from the Source Plane were assigned to the Second Plane to strengthen and consolidate the rule of the United Government.

At this time, the wandering people with the citizenship of the united government became the most sought-after people in France and even in the entire second dimension of Europe.

Countless French women made the wandering people of the Source Plane feel their fiery passion.

Anyone who can marry a citizen of the United Government with status can achieve a real class leap.

The supply of daily necessities and welfare benefits can only be considered the basics.

Citizens of the United Government have a superior social status in the second plane, and their descendants will automatically obtain citizenship of the United Government.

French women who successfully married a citizen of the coalition government through legal means would enjoy the undisguised envy and jealousy of countless compatriots. However, this kind of good thing was not common, as citizens of the coalition government often came to the second plane as administrators, and their number was rare.

In addition, although the citizens of the coalition government will not admit it on the surface, in private, many citizens of the coalition government will discriminate against the identities of these indigenous peoples.

It’s okay to date and be lovers, but if you want to get married through legal procedures, forget it!

In the eyes of the citizens of the coalition government, the best spouse is one who has coalition government citizenship and has received the "blessing of popular election". These two are the bottom line.

The second is the other party’s nationality, division and personal background.

There is no doubt that citizens of the CN, RU, and US branches of the United Government will be more popular than citizens of other small country branches.

The coalition government never officially prohibited, and even encouraged, intermarriage between wandering people and indigenous people.

But in reality, if a family of a citizen of the United Government marries or is married to an Aboriginal person without an "identity", they will often be talked about by neighbors and colleagues.

Therefore, the French women in the second dimension no longer have any hope for this method of class transition that is almost like "winning the lottery."

Instead, they targeted the more reliable group of Aboriginal soldiers recruited by the coalition government.

As long as you successfully join the army, you will receive an "enlistment subsidy."

The salaries and compensation during the war far exceeded those in any industry in the second dimension.

Even if a soldier dies, the coalition government will give the soldier's family a generous pension.

Finally, once an Aboriginal soldier is able to achieve military merit on the battlefield, the soldier’s family can also benefit as a whole.

The four members of Peter's team are the "ultimate example" of Aboriginal soldiers.

He holds citizenship of the United Government, is eligible for [Popular Election Blessing], and is also serving in the main force of the United Government Army.

The combination of these three conditions makes "Baguette" Renault one of the most popular "indigenous people" in the second dimension, a number that can be counted on one hand.

Upon learning that this "diamond potential stock" did not have a partner, the Marseille City Hall announced that it would organize a blind date for Renault, which attracted more than 5,000 Marseille women to sign up in just one day.

Even women from as far away as Paris heard the news and rushed over from afar.

The Marseille City Hall had to conduct a strict screening and eventually selected nearly 100 people with the best qualifications from tens of thousands of applicants.

Among them, outstanding appearance is just the most basic entry threshold.

Among them are professors from famous universities, French pianists and dancers who were well-known in the pre-war era, and scholars who study philosophy, history, and literature.

In terms of knowledge and academic qualifications, interpersonal relationships, family background, popularity and so on, she is an impeccable "Flower of France".

The welcome party was held in the form of a buffet, which was actually a blind date for "French Baguette" Renault.

Dozens or even hundreds of French beauties kept trying to find ways to talk to Renault and create opportunities for communication.

Some were passionate and took the initiative to attack, some pretended to be reserved, and some showed their talents on the spot in an attempt to attract Renault's attention.

The entire welcome party was like a zoo in estrus.

French beauties competed with each other for the attention of Renault.

But to be honest, Renault was terrified.

How could he, a pure and introverted virgin from the suburbs of Marseille who had never seen the world and who had only spoken no more than a hundred sentences to people of the opposite sex of the same age in more than twenty years, have ever seen such a scene?
Others talked to him about Nietzsche, Mozart's music, Van Gogh's paintings, and the Renaissance.

Renault, who dropped out of school at the end of middle school, only thought they were noisy.

In order to hide his embarrassment, Renault could only find an opportunity to eat something in the buffet pastry area.

The reception was of high standard, at least in terms of food provided.

All cakes are freshly baked.

Renault tasted the most delicious cheese baguette he had ever eaten in his life.

He was so excited that he forgot about his "blind dates" for a moment and started communicating with the "baking master" on the scene.

The pastry chef, who had freckles on his face and was not very good-looking, felt it was strange that Renault was sharing his experience in bread and pastry making with him.

She knew that Renault's status was so exaggerated that it was coveted by countless French women, but she did not have any "improper thoughts".

Because apart from being a little confident in pastry-making, she was far inferior to the "Flowers of France" present in other aspects, including figure, appearance, family background, and knowledge and academic qualifications.

Feeling that hundreds of unfriendly eyes in the venue were focused on him, the pastry chef tactfully avoided talking to Renault, using the excuse of being busy at work.

The "blind date" at the welcome party was undoubtedly a failure, and Renault did not express any "preference" for any "blind date candidate".

Just when the city hall representatives were having a headache and thought they had messed up.

A scene happened that left everyone dumbfounded.

They watched as Renault mustered up the courage to ask the pastry chef at the reception out on a date.

(End of this chapter)