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

"Actually, I don't need a bride price..."

Upon hearing this, Lü Jiawei was stunned.

He had never heard of anyone asking for a bride price.

If you're now going on a blind date and don't want a bride price, why did you change your mind before and ask for more?

Is this some kind of self-inflicted injury scheme?

Thinking of this, he remained calm and ignored Qin Meiru.

"Really! I'm telling the truth!" Qin Meiru exclaimed excitedly. "You have to believe me!"

In order to get into the city, she no longer cared about anything else.

"What happened before was all my mother's doing! It really has nothing to do with me!"

"If you don't believe me, you can call Aunt Wang, the matchmaker, and we can sign a contract to be engaged to you. I won't accept a single penny of betrothal gifts!"

Hearing Qin Meiru speak with such certainty, Lü Jiawei was truly baffled.

He couldn't understand how someone would give up a dowry just to move to the city, and have such a beautiful young woman offer herself to him.

How can this be so unreal!

"Why are you doing this?" Unable to figure it out, Lü Jiawei asked directly.

"Why? Heh..." Qin Meiru gave a bitter laugh, "You grew up in the city, you probably haven't experienced a single day of rural life, have you?"

"From childhood to adulthood, I've hardly ever had a full meal. When I went to the city and saw others wearing new clothes and colorful ribbons, do you know how envious I was?!"

When she spoke of the tragic situation in the countryside, her voice choked with emotion.

"Especially since last year, there's been very little food at home. It's either cornmeal porridge that makes your throat sore or wild vegetable dumplings. Sometimes, we can't even eat our fill of that!"

"This is it! This is why I've been so desperate to get into the city!"

Lu Jiawei was stunned. He knew that life in the countryside was hard, but he never expected that someone as beautiful as Qin Meiru would also have such a hard life.

He was still young after all, and when he heard Qin Meiru talk about how hard life was in the countryside, he couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness and sympathy for her.

"Things will get better and better..." he whispered, trying to comfort her.

"How could things possibly get better! The autumn harvest is just around the corner, and everyone in the countryside is saying that after the harvest, we'll have to hand over all the grain, and there won't be many kilograms left for the farmers to get! We don't know how we're going to get through this winter!"

Lu Jiawei hesitated for a moment, then remained silent. He had often patrolled the platform and witnessed all kinds of joys and sorrows, but he still felt a pang of pity as Qin Meiru recounted her tragic situation.

He just felt something was off, and he suddenly remembered the matchmaker's reply to him yesterday.

"Hey! That's not right! Aunt Wang came to my house yesterday and said your family is quite well-off. You ate pure cornbread for dinner and even shared two with Aunt Wang."

"Aunt Wang praised your family a lot, saying your family's conditions are no worse than ordinary city people's. Could she be mistaken?"

Qin Meiru panicked and waved her hands repeatedly, "That's not how it is! My family... my family was just so happy that they took out a little bit of cornmeal from home and made pancakes because they knew that the blind date with you went well..."

"There were only a few cornbreads left. Aunt Wang saw them, and to thank her, my mother reluctantly gave her two."

Lu Jiawei glanced at her suspiciously, a thought creeping onto his mind.

In blind dates, people always praise their own family's conditions, but you never see anyone belittling their own family.

Is Qin Meiru's family really that poor that she's willing to forgo the bride price and stay with me?

"You...are you really willing to forgo the bride price?"

He didn't care about the bride price; what he cared about was the Qin family's attitude.

Qin Meiru's statement at this moment not only greatly surprised him, but also stirred up a feeling of pity in his heart.

This girl, who grew up in the countryside, has had it so tough.

Qin Meiru smiled, and when she heard Lü Jiawei reassure her, a great weight was lifted from her heart.

It was up to him to play the victim and sign a written agreement, finally making Lü Jiawei believe him again.

"Eat the braised pork first, then we can talk about our business later."

Lu Jiawei looked at Qin Meiru in front of him, his mind racing.

No matter how eloquent Qin Meiru's words were, he still had some doubts.

When he has the chance, he wants to introduce Qin Meiru to his colleagues so they can give her their opinion.

My mother at home might not be that shrewd when it comes to my marriage, but in the office, both my mentor Lao Zeng and Lei Guohong are experienced and wise. With them overseeing things, I'm sure everything will go smoothly.

Chang Kun, in particular, has a very sharp eye. So many thieves and spies can't escape his notice. If Qin Meiru's family is really that bad, he will definitely be able to see it for me.

"Hehe, I'm really hungry." Qin Meiru felt relieved, and her appetite returned.

"After we eat, let's go shopping. If you're free tomorrow, I'll take you to say hello to my colleagues."

Qin Meiru was overjoyed to hear that Lü Jiawei was going to introduce her to his colleagues. After meeting her colleagues, the next step would be to meet his parents!

Sure enough, the tactic of not asking for a bride price worked, dispelling most of Lü Jiawei's doubts.

As for what happens when my mother is unhappy with the outcome and even throws a tantrum, I'll let her be. Anyway, I'm definitely going to marry into the city!

What she didn't know was that the person Lü Jiawei most wanted to take her to see was Chang Kun.

……

In the pine forest.

Chang Kun put the giant snake and the two dead squirrels into a bag, while Xiu'er and Cheng Min looked up at him climbing the tree.

"Big brother, is there really a little grey dog?"

"Chang Kun, slow down and be careful."

Climbing up to the top of the tree hole, Chang Kun gently reached inside and touched a warm, furry ball.

I carefully lifted one up; its round little head swayed left and right, its big, black grape-like eyes looking timid.

Especially its fluffy tail, which sweeps around like a ball of fur.

They're so cute! Even Chang Kun couldn't resist gently squeezing them a few times because of their adorable appearance.

He pulled the other two little squirrels out of the tree hole, and threw all sorts of dried fruit into his spatial storage. The three little guys tucked into the hem of his clothes and darted down to the tree in a few quick movements.

"Big brother, come quick and see! Where's the little gray dog?" Xiu'er grabbed Chang Kun's hand and stood on tiptoe to search around.

"You have to promise me you won't rub it too hard before I can show it to you." Chang Kun was afraid the little girl would play with the squirrel carelessly and kill it.

"I promise! I promise everything! Give it to me now!"

Chang Kun pinched the soft flesh behind the little squirrel's neck, gently lifted one up, and placed it in front of Xiu'er.

"Wow!"

Xiuer's eyes lit up, and she gently cupped the little squirrel in her two small hands, her face beaming with joy.

Seeing how cute the little squirrel was, Cheng Min's girlish heart was overflowing.

"Are there any more? Hurry up and bring them out, give me one!"

"Yes! Even if someone else's is missing, my wife's can't be missing!" Chang Kun picked up another one and placed it in Cheng Min's palm.

There are only three little squirrels in total, and even Cheng Min likes them so much. In the future, the girls will probably have a big fight over how to distribute them unequally.