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

As for the dowry of eighteen yuan, it wasn't that Xiao Lü couldn't afford it; it was just half a month's salary.

As for ten catties of pork, last time I went hunting in the mountains with Chang Kun, we got a hundred or two hundred catties of wild boar meat, so this is nothing.

But that's not how things are done!

The agreed-upon bride price was eight yuan, but now that the wedding is approaching, they want to increase it again!

Such untrustworthy and treacherous behavior was not only frowned upon by Lü Jiawei, but also by his master, Monkey King, and other colleagues, who all found it despicable.

Only Cheng Min looked thoughtful, turned to look at Chang Kun, and smiled with a slight smile.

Lu Jiawei gritted his teeth: "I'll have to ask her about this carefully later. If she really did that, I can't accept this marriage!"

"Hey! That's right!" Old Zeng patted Lü Jiawei on the shoulder. "Young Lü, a real man shouldn't worry about not having a wife. Go and find out what kind of trouble a family like this will cause after the marriage!"

Xiao Yu chimed in, "Even if she's beautiful, it's useless if she can do something like that!"

Lu Jiawei was a little depressed and said dejectedly, "I know, I'll go find her tomorrow and ask her for an explanation!"

She finally found someone she liked, and the other person agreed to date her, but unexpectedly, she heard that her family had done such a despicable thing.

What a terrible fate! Why am I, Lü Jiawei, so unlucky!

"Brother Lü, when you talk to your blind date about this, don't mention that Chang Kun said it," Cheng Min said hesitantly.

Old Zeng quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, Cheng Min is right! Don't let anything slip, Xiao Lü! We're all from the same village, maybe your blind date has heard of Chang Kun. Don't let him get away with anything."

When Chang Kun mentioned the matter of increasing the bride price, Cheng Min began to have doubts.

As far as she knew, before Chang Kun started talking to her, he had a blind date named Qin Meiru, and they were also at the point of discussing marriage.

Later, Qin Meiru's family did indeed ask for an increase in the bride price, which led to the breakdown of the marriage.

Before Chang Kun entered the city, she had seen Qin Meiru twice at Chang Kun's house. She was indeed quite good-looking, and her breasts were even larger than her own.

No wonder Xiao Lü praised him like that after they met.

Hearing Chang Kun mention the matter of increasing the bride price back then, Cheng Min couldn't help but chuckle to herself.

Her husband was still resentful about what happened back then, and directly exposed the true colors of that family in front of Xiao Lü.

However, she didn't want the Qin family to know that it was Chang Kun who had mentioned the extra dowry, otherwise who knows what kind of trouble would ensue.

After all, Chang Kun ruined such a major life event for a rural woman—marrying into the city—and that created a deep-seated grudge.

Chang Kun was unaware of Cheng Min's many hidden thoughts. To him, it didn't matter whether the Qin family knew that he was behind it all.

Even if I knew, I might feel even more relieved.

Judging by the Qin family's attitude, they really have a dream of entering the city!

Lü Jiawei nodded: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I found out about this by asking around in the village, it has nothing to do with Chang Kun."

Chang Kun kindly told him this news, but Lü Jiawei definitely couldn't put him in there.

……

While the group was chatting on the platform, at Qin Jianren's home in Qinjiacun Village.

Qin Meiru hummed a little tune as she stepped lightly into her home.

"Dad, Mom, I'm home!"

Qin Jianren and Shi Zhenxiang hurriedly came out to greet them.

"Honey, how's it going? Is that city guy happy with you?"

The elderly couple didn't ask what kind of person the young man they were set up with was; they were only focused on getting their daughter to move to the city.

I've heard that city people give more dowry, and city residents even get a food allowance. If a daughter moves to the city, she can immediately receive a large dowry and then support her family so they won't go hungry.

What they didn't know was that even as city dwellers, without a job, the monthly food rations they received were barely enough to feed themselves, let alone provide for their mother's family.

Qin Meiru raised her chin and scoffed, "Father, Mother, don't you know who I am? How could I possibly not be able to handle a clueless young man?"

Qin Jianren and Shi Zhenxiang were overjoyed upon hearing this, slapping their thighs in delight.

"That's great! That's great!"

"Our family is going to have someone from the city!"

"I told you long ago, our daughter is destined for wealth and privilege. Look at all those people who want to go to the city but can't."

Qin Meiru smiled, her heart filled with joy as she thought about the blissful life she would enjoy in the city.

Unfortunately, the man she was set up with on a blind date, Lü Jiawei, was really not good-looking.

When the two met, she was almost startled and screamed.

However, the way Lü Jiawei looked at him was just like any other young man; his eyes lit up the moment he saw him.

She could easily manipulate young men who were so infatuated with her good looks, just like Chang Kun, whom she had previously married.

Unfortunately, Chang Kun later developed some kind of problem and started ignoring me. He didn't give me a single thing of the many things we hunted in the mountains.

She heard that he went to work in the city and later even moved his whole family there. Before, just thinking about that made her grit her teeth in hatred.

It's just that my mother asked for an extra ten yuan in betrothal gifts. It's nothing to Chang Kun, who can hunt. Why won't he agree?

However, this Lü Jiawei is now a city dweller, and a native of Beijing at that, so his family's financial situation is probably better than Chang Kun's.

She was truly blessed; having lost Chang Kun, she was still able to find a city dweller like Lü Jiawei through a blind date.

Unfortunately, Lü Jiawei's appearance is vastly different from Chang Kun's.

She endured it all so that she could have an urban household registration and receive government-supplied grain.

My mother and the other women in the village say that it doesn't really matter if the lights are off.

After I marry Lü Jiawei, I won't be able to see when it gets dark, so I can just lie down and close my eyes.

She was dreaming about the wonderful life she would have in the city when her mother spoke up.

"Meiru, um... have you talked about the bride price yet?"

Qin Meiru frowned and replied impatiently, "Mother, we've only just met, how can we be talking about betrothal gifts! Don't interfere and ruin this marriage!"

Shi Zhenxiang smiled awkwardly: "Yes, yes, you're right... I was just asking casually."

"Don't ask such nonsense! The marriage proposal with the Chang family last time was ruined because of your terrible idea to insist on increasing the bride price!"

"Who would have thought!" Shi Zhenxiang retorted stubbornly. "That boy from the Chang family was laid off from his apprenticeship in the city, and that's when I asked his family to increase the bride price... Who knew that his family would become so wealthy and that the whole family could move to the city to enjoy a life of luxury?"

"Besides, didn't you agree when I said I wanted to increase the bride price?"

Qin Meiru glared at her mother. Otherwise, she would already be enjoying a life of luxury at the Chang family's house. Why would she have dawdled for so long before finding another city person to go on a blind date?

Thinking of Chang Kun's handsome face, and then of Lü Jiawei's face full of acne, whom she had met on a blind date today, she couldn't help but sigh.

It's all my own doing!