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

Watching Qin Meiru leave with a smile, Lü Jiawei scratched his head.

"It seems we still need to ask questions carefully when something happens. A good girl like Meiru was completely ruined by her own mother, which is why she has such a bad reputation now."

In just one morning, he felt he had learned a lot about Qin Meiru, and that he would be incredibly lucky to marry such a wife.

On her way home, Qin Meiru walked briskly, humming a little tune unconsciously.

When Lu Jiawei first questioned her about increasing the bride price, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her ears were ringing, and she actually fainted.

He never expected that after he blamed all the mistakes on his mother, Lü Jiawei would believe him without even realizing it.

This man, in the end, was still lusting after his own beauty.

When tears streamed down her chest, and she licked her lips, Lu Jiawei's gaze was too intense. Even if she tried to hide it, how could she conceal it from herself?

Now that Lü Jiawei is under my control, there's still one difficult thing to deal with: the bride price we discussed during this blind date.

Just now, in order to gain Lü Jiawei's trust, she said she didn't want a bride price.

Despite Lu Jiawei's repeated insistence that the bride price should still be given, Qin Meiru firmly stated that she did not want a bride price in order to appease him.

If I really don't get a bride price when I get married, then I won't be able to pass this test.

Because of the bride price, my mother shamelessly asked Chang Kun's family to increase the bride price last time, so how could she possibly not ask for a single penny this time?

Sigh, this is difficult!

Qin Meiru sighed inwardly, and the joy in her heart slowly faded.

No matter how difficult it is, she is determined to marry into the city.

So what if I have to completely break ties with my mother?!

Anyway, no matter how much dowry I give my mother, it won't end up in my hands. It will all be kept at home for my younger brother's wedding.

Before even reaching the village entrance, I could see my father, Qin Jianren, and mother, Shi Zhenxiang, waiting under the big tree at the village entrance.

Upon seeing Qin Meiru return, the elderly couple quickly came to greet her.

"Daughter, how is it?" Shi Zhenxiang asked impatiently.

"Hey, what else do you need to ask? Look at our daughter, she's beaming with joy, she's definitely got it!" Qin Jianren rubbed his hands together, his face full of smiles.

"It really worked? Hahaha..."

Qin Meiru nodded with a faint smile: "Mom and Dad, it's almost settled... Lü Jiawei asked me to meet his colleague tomorrow!"

"Oh! That's great, that's great!"

The family looked at each other and burst into laughter.

The days of not having enough to eat or wear in the countryside are finally coming to an end.

With a good son-in-law in the city, there's finally hope for a better life.

"Daughter, come on, let's go home and rest. Tell your mother everything." Shi Zhenxiang took her daughter's hand and hurriedly walked home.

As he walked, he muttered to himself, "Finally, someone in our family has come from the city! Let's see what those villagers can say now!"

In the past few months, she has often heard the women in the village gossiping about their own families.

"Don't let Qin Meiru's good looks fool you, she's not a lucky person. Even her marriage to the Chang family in the next village fell through."

"The Chang family went to the city to enjoy a life of luxury, while the Qin family broke off the engagement over a dowry of ten yuan or so. Now they're at home, their thighs are swollen from slapping themselves!"

"Serves her right! That Shi Zhenxiang, relying on her daughter's good looks, looks down on everyone and always tells us that her daughter is destined to go to the city!"

"Exactly! You'll see, if she's still not married in a few years, she might become an old maid!"

While she was doing farm work in the village, there were many people who spoke ill of her behind her back, and she got into several fights because of this.

Now that her daughter has actually married into the city, she can finally hold her head high!

The good days of having enough to eat and drink are yet to come; let those people be envious and jealous!

Shi Zhenxiang became happier and happier as she thought about it. When she saw villagers returning from working in the fields, she couldn't help but show off.

"Oh dear, Third Aunt, you're back from work? How did you know my Meiru went to the city for a blind date?"

"What does my blind date do? He's a railway policeman, nothing special, his family owns a house and has enough to eat, hahaha..."

"They've taken a liking to my Meiru and insist on marrying her in the city. There's nothing I can do about it, sigh..."

Shi Zhenxiang spoke with great enthusiasm, holding onto the third aunt's hand and refusing to let her go.

"You wouldn't believe it, yesterday when Meiru went to town, someone treated her to braised pork offal, and it tasted absolutely delicious."

"We just met yesterday, and now I'm in a rush to see Meiru again."

"I reckon it won't be long before they come to propose marriage."

"Tell me, even if I could marry someone from the city, I wouldn't want to raise such a grown daughter!"

"By the way, I heard your Er Ya is also going on a blind date, with that village leader from Dongzhuang Village? Her third aunt, let me tell you, people from the countryside are no good, they can't compare to those living on government-provided food in the city..."

The third aunt finally couldn't hold back any longer, forcefully pulled her hand away, stomped her feet, and stormed off.

He turned around and glared fiercely at Shi Zhenxiang.

A dog's belly can't hold two ounces of sesame oil, and this city son-in-law doesn't even know his own name, putting on airs in front of me!

My daughter married a village team leader, which isn't bad in the countryside, but it can't compare to city people... Sigh...

After showing off, Shi Zhenxiang was in an even better mood, grinning broadly and laughing heartily: "Good girl, you've really made your mother proud!"

"Mother, my relationship with Lü Jiawei isn't guaranteed to work out yet, so please don't spread it around."

"What do you mean it might not work?" Shi Zhenxiang patted her daughter's arm. "Don't talk such discouraging things. With my daughter involved, how could it not succeed!"

"Besides, Xiao Lü treated you to braised pork yesterday, and today he's busy making plans with you, and tomorrow he'll ask you to meet his colleagues. Isn't it obvious?"

"Daughter, don't worry. I'm more insightful than you. This time, your marriage with Xiao Lü is a sure thing."

"Mother doesn't insist on the family giving a large dowry; a reasonable amount will suffice."

"The men in the capital city are very concerned about their reputation, so they would definitely be embarrassed to accept only a tiny bit of betrothal gifts."

The mention of betrothal gifts jolted Qin Meiru awake from her daydreams of a happy married life.

To dispel Lu Jiawei's doubts, she took the initiative to say today that she didn't want a bride price. How am I going to explain this to my mother?

Shi Zhenxiang didn't see the troubled look on her daughter's face and walked home with a big grin on her face.

After much hesitation, Qin Meiru still couldn't find a good excuse, so she made up her mind to get straight to the point.

"Mom, today Lü Jiawei asked me about my blind date."

"Ah! What?" Shi Zhenxiang shuddered, staring at her daughter in disbelief. "What did you say? Say it again!"

"He found out about my previous blind dates and asked if I had accepted a bride price, and then complained it wasn't enough and asked for more!"

"This! This..." Shi Zhenxiang panicked. "What should we do? What should we do!"

Qin Jianren's eyes widened, his finger trembling as he pointed at Shi Zhenxiang: "You spendthrift woman, it's all your bad ideas! Why the extra dowry? You've ruined one marriage after another for my daughter!"

"I'll teach you a lesson today!"