Mrs. Wang glanced at her youngest daughter, who had grown up in the blink of an eye, and was about to get married.
"I heard from others, why haven’t you come home these past few days?"
Mrs. Wang’s impression of this youngest daughter was that she worked with her head down and didn’t talk much.
"The factory has been busy recently, and I wanted to do more work to become official sooner. After becoming official, the salary will be higher," she said.
The temporary workers’ salary was definitely lower than the official workers’.
Mrs. Wang knew this and thought her youngest daughter wouldn’t lie to her, since she had always been obedient and clever for many years.
Little did she know that Wang Yuemei now had a partner and had learned to lie.
"How is Sister getting on with her matchmaking?" Wang Yuemei’s feelings towards her elder sister Wang Dongmei were somewhat complicated.
They were both girls, but they were treated very differently.
When the subject of her eldest daughter’s matchmaking came up, Mrs. Wang felt a headache coming on.
"I really don’t know who your sister wants to marry. She’s getting on in years and still so picky," Mrs. Wang spoke in a complaining tone, but there was no blame in her eyes.
A beautiful daughter should indeed be choosy.
With the previous suitors, as soon as the dowry was mentioned, they backed off.
They had no money and yet aspired to marry a beautiful wife—no chance.
"Sister will surely pick someone she likes," she said.
"Hurry and bring your partner home, so we can meet him and decide on the dowry soon," said Mrs. Wang.
After sending off Mrs. Wang, Wang Yuemei looked somewhat distressed.
She hadn’t asked where her partner was from or what his circumstances were.
Yet she was especially concerned about her sister’s affairs.
Suddenly, Wang Yuemei felt a tinge of sadness.
She knew she wasn’t the favorite at home.
But she hadn’t expected that her mother wouldn’t show even a hint of concern.
Remembering what Comrade Zhao had said, to love oneself more. If one didn’t love themselves, how could they expect others to love and care for them?
After Mrs. Wang got home, she shared the news with her family.
"The youngest sister really has a partner?" Wang Dongmei was the first to express some disbelief.
That sister, less attractive and doing all the chores at home, was considered silly.
And yet, she had a partner.
And had already been dating.
"Did she find him herself, or was it arranged by someone?" Mr. Wang asked.
"Someone introduced them. I told her to bring him over when she has time, so we can have a look," said Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang then changed her tone, "Dongmei, you also need to hurry up."
After all, if the younger sister found a partner before the elder sister, it was somewhat improper to marry off the younger before the elder.
"Mom, those men you’re setting me up with are all ugly and useless, and they won’t be any help to our family. I want to be of help to Brother Wang and Second Brother Wang," said Wang Dongmei, who was more articulate and sweeter-talking than her sister.
Her words quickly won over the hearts of Brother Wang and Second Brother Wang.
There wasn’t any action yet, but the words sounded pleasing.
However, Sister-in-law Wang and Second Sister-in-law Wang did not believe the eldest daughter’s words.
It sounded nice, but there was never any action to back it up.
They would wait until they saw some benefits before believing her promises.
On the other hand, the youngest sister was much more industrious.
The younger sister had not been home to do the laundry and cooking these past few days, and it had made them a lot busier.
The eldest sister certainly wasn’t going to do any housework.
University of Science and Technology.
The bespectacled student noticed that Zhang Jiandong had no reaction at all and had not targeted Zhao Tianlei.
Instead, Zhao Tianlei was still managing to make a name for himself in the class.
They were discussing something that made everyone’s faces light up with laughter.
"Shitou, there’s no problem at all with this," they said.