Reborn in the 60s, I hunt to support my family and even seduce the village beauty.

It's easy to refuse the lame daughter of the Kang family, but the difficult thing is the matter of Zhang Quhun and Xiao Cui.

Liu Meifen carefully chose her words: "Brother Zhang, I heard that Qu Hun is getting close to a city girl?"

"Sigh!" Zhang Pianxin gave a bitter smile. "My youngest son has become arrogant after moving to the city. Doesn't he realize that the girls in the city are beyond the reach of us farmers?"

When Zhang Quhun told him about his relationship with Xiao Cui, he jumped three feet high in shock.

His son marrying a city girl? He had never even considered it.

Not to mention the dowry required to marry a city girl, just the question of whether the city girl would come back to his village to live with him after he married her.

That's impossible!

Later, I heard from my son that the girl in the city had her own house.

The moment his son uttered those words, he flew into a rage.

What does that mean?! What does that even mean?!

Does this mean the youngest son, who works in the city, is going to live with his mother-in-law?!

The thought of this made him feel dizzy.

The family is now able to avoid going hungry entirely thanks to the fact that the youngest son has a job in the city and can provide financial assistance to the family from time to time.

If my youngest son lives in the city, then... what will I do in the future?

Could it really be relying on that eldest son who only listens to his wife?

His younger son used to be simple-minded and foolish, so he had no choice but to place his hopes for old age on his older son, inevitably feeling indebted to his younger son.

Now, with Chang Kun's help, the youngest son has a job in the city, and suddenly, the Zhang family has been able to make a living.

He also benefited a lot from his youngest son's influence, and the villagers treated him much better when he was in the village.

Their usual diet consisted of cornmeal porridge with wild vegetables, but now they occasionally get to eat cornbread.

These were all brought back by my son from the city.

But if the son marries a city girl and actually lives in the city...

Not only would she not be able to enjoy the subsidies from her youngest son, but she would also have to endure the strange looks from other people in the village.

Living at your mother-in-law's house, what's the difference between that and becoming a live-in son-in-law?

This is an utter disgrace!

When Liu Meifen asked Zhang Pianxin about Xiao Cui, he was filled with grievances he couldn't express.

He also knew that if his son could marry a girl from the city, his future would be secure.

But for the rest of their lives, they would become like duckweed on the water, helpless and alone.

You can't say these things to Liu Meifen; you can only bring up the issue of the son-in-law who lives with the wife's family.

"Little sister, you...you heard everything from Qu Hun?"

Seeing Zhang Pianxin's downcast appearance, Liu Meifen knew exactly what he was thinking.

Everyone in the village knows that Zhang Pianxin is a cunning old man who likes to scheme, but this time he's actually plotting against his youngest son.

This father is really incompetent!

"Brother Zhang, Qu Hun told us everything about him and Xiao Cui. What's your opinion?"

Zhang Pianxin snorted heavily: "I dare not go through with this marriage. To have my youngest son become a live-in son-in-law? I can't afford that disgrace!"

Tsk tsk, what a convincing act!

Liu Meifen chuckled inwardly. In the end, she just wanted to keep Zhang Quhun by her side in case no one was there to take care of her in her old age.

Why didn't you do this sooner!

How did he treat his youngest son in the past?

She barely gets to eat any of the boiled wild vegetable porridge she makes every day, and she gives any grain she has to her eldest son's family, claiming it's because she feels sorry for her eldest grandson.

Ultimately, he just wanted his eldest son to remember his good deeds so that he could have someone to rely on when he got old.

Unexpectedly, the eldest daughter-in-law was not a good person. She didn't respect her father-in-law at all and sent all the gifts to her own family.

Now they're trying to tie their successful youngest son to the fold. Their little scheme is too cunning; anyone with eyes can see it.

Only a simpleton like Zhang Quhun would struggle with how to tell his father.

But it's precisely because of his personality that his son, Chang Kun, became such a good friend to him.

You never have to worry about a brother stabbing you in the back.

That's the most important thing.

"Brother Zhang, I haven't heard that Xiao Zhang is going to become a live-in son-in-law. Are you sure you don't have some misunderstanding?"

Liu Meifen pretended to be stupid.

"Hmph! I asked around. If the second son marries that Xiao Cui, they won't live in the countryside; they'll live together at his wife's house!"

"This...! What else could this be but a live-in son-in-law?!"

Zhang Pianxin said this with a sigh of relief.

On the one hand, they were indeed afraid of being destitute in their old age, and on the other hand, they were afraid of losing face in the village.

He finally got his youngest son a job in the city. If he were to be lured away by a city girl and marry into her family, Old Zhang would be too ashamed to even step out the door!

"Hey, Brother Zhang, you've got the wrong idea!"

"You have to think of it this way: when a man becomes a live-in son-in-law, the child takes the mother's surname. Your son, Xiao Zhang, will definitely have a child with the Zhang surname!"

"Just this one point is enough to stop anyone from calling him a live-in son-in-law!"

Liu Meifen earnestly persuaded her.

"Well... that's what they say, but there's no reason for a son-in-law to live with his father-in-law for an extended period!" Zhang Pianxin remained stubborn, still bringing up the issue of a son-in-law living with his father-in-law.

"Heh, Brother Zhang, just think about it. If Xiao Zhang marries that Xiao Cui and they have a grandson of yours, he'll be a city dweller from birth, with city rations to eat!"

"Tsk tsk, so many people envy this, and you're actually turning it away!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Pianxin's eyes lit up.

Yes, if my youngest son also has a grandson, then I'll have a grandson of someone from the city, and people will only feel envious and jealous.

If the Zhang family has descendants who can settle down in the capital, then they can say that they have done right by their ancestors!

Just as he was feeling smug, he suddenly thought of himself.

What will I do if my most promising youngest son is in the capital?

She is old and lame, and her eldest son is unreliable. How will she survive if she leaves her youngest son?

Seeing that Zhang Pianxin seemed somewhat interested, Liu Meifen wanted to press on to persuade him, but he shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, this still won't do! If I live with my father-in-law, even if I'm not a live-in son-in-law, people will still call me one!"

He still thought more about himself, preferring to keep his youngest son in the countryside rather than let him move to the city for a better future.

Liu Meifen pouted, a little angry. This old man is really stubborn!

There was no other way but to resort to the last resort.

"Brother Zhang, you still don't understand! Do you even know what kind of family Xiao Cui comes from?"

Zhang Pianxin muttered, "Isn't it just that there are only three people in the family—my parents and her—that's why they want to recruit Qu Hun as a live-in son-in-law?"

"Oh! You're mistaken!"

"Brother Zhang, don't you think about it? Xiao Cui and her parents all have jobs and receive a monthly ration. If Xiao Zhang marries them, he'll get four rations a month!"

"She has no other relatives or friends, so it's obvious who she should help!"

"If you ask me, your situation will be even better than it is now! The whole village will be green with envy!!"