Chapter 322

"Xiao Yue, if your uncle remembers correctly, you only have a high school diploma! How are you qualified to look down on a junior college student?

I remember that you were always a smart and sensible child. Who did you learn these vain and bad habits from?"

Li Ye's uncle Cui Zhixian finally couldn't hold back his temper and gave Li Yue a subtle reprimand.

And the aunt also echoed her husband: "Exactly. Xiao Yue, do you know how hard it is to get into a junior college? Aiguo was third in the whole school..."

As soon as Li Mingyue mentioned Cui Aiguo, she saw that everyone's expressions were bad.

She hurriedly changed her words and said to Wu Juying: "Mother, let's not think that just because Xiao Ye was admitted to the Capital University, an undergraduate degree is like a date on a tree that falls in a big bag as soon as you hit it with a pole.

Xiao Ye was the first in the whole province! Is it possible that we aren't satisfied even after our family produced a child who was first in the whole province, and we have to find a son-in-law who is also first in the whole province to be satisfied?"

Although Wu Juying and Li Zhongfa were angry at Li Mingyue, after hearing this, their eyes looking at Li Yue were even more unkind.

But Li Yue said: "I didn't say it had to be the first! Second in the province is fine too."

"..."

Yang Yumin was the second in the whole province in the 1980 Jin Province exam.

But Li Yue's words completely ignited the anger in the family, and Li Zhongfa raised his hand to slap the table.

But although Li Kaijian was also very dissatisfied with his eldest daughter's "arrogance," when he saw his father and mother about to spray his daughter, how could he, as a father, not protect her?

"It's a holiday today! Let's not talk about this anymore. Xiao Yue's affairs are for Xiao Yue to decide. Hurry up and eat. After eating, I have to go to the factory to check on safety!"

"Come, come, come, Xiao Juan, Xiao Ying, hurry up and eat. After eating, let your brother and sister take you to stroll around the provincial capital. It's just a matter of stepping on the gas pedal..."

Cui Zhixian and Li Mingyue were a bit embarrassed.

What's this? The son-in-law visits on the second day of the New Year, and they won't even provide a meal with wine? Just straight to eating?

You, a workshop director, are checking on what safety? Do you really think you're some big official?

And "just a matter of stepping on the gas pedal"—is having a car so amazing?

Li Mingyue hung her face and said: "It's not that I'm talking about you, Old Er, are you used to not caring about anything? Xiao Yue is already twenty-four. Look around us, which girl at twenty-four doesn't have a partner? I feel ashamed for you when I tell people..."

"Aunt, you are a daughter who has married out, you don't need to feel ashamed for my father."

Li Yue ignored her grandfather and grandmother's unkind looks and said coldly: "But I'm very curious, if there's such a good junior college student, shouldn't Uncle introduce him to the Liang family's daughter first? Why think of me?"

"..."

Li Mingyue was almost choked to death by Li Yue.

Two years ago, on the second day of the New Year, Li Mingyue "kindly" introduced a marriage to Li Ye. That girl was dark and ugly, which made Wu Juying so angry that she made a table of vegetarian dishes that day and said, "Eat if you want, get out if you don't."

So Li Yue bringing up the old matter made it seem like Li Mingyue was playing matchmaker for Li Yue again today with malicious intent.

Li Mingyue's face turned completely black, and she immediately shouted: "Old Er, I kindly introduced a marriage to you, and you treat my kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs? Do you really think being handsome can be eaten as a meal?

You are indeed more handsome than my Zhixian, but Zhixian has been promoted three times in ten years, yet how many years have you been stuck in the same place?

Matching men and women depends on ability, background, and future. Do you think junior college students are like you, only looking at faces? People mainly look at substance. If it weren't for Zhixian saying a lot of good things for Xiao Yue, people wouldn't even have taken a fancy to Xiao Yue!"

Li Mingyue finally couldn't hold back and poured out all the fire she had been holding in. However, because it sounded quite reasonable, Li Kaijian, Li Yue, and others couldn't refute it for a while.

And the uncle Cui Zhixian was also glowing, feeling that he had finally exhaled.

Although he was ugly, he had jumped three levels in the township government in just ten years; he was definitely a middle-aged talent with substance inside.

"Aunt, what you said is wrong."

Li Ye finally made a move. If the whole family let Li Mingyue "kick the hall" today, it would really lose his name as the Transmigrator Emperor.

"Where am I wrong? Xiao Ye, tell me where I'm wrong?"

Li Mingyue was already in a state of near-explosion. She was never a person who would suffer a loss, and today she was already very aggrieved to come to the door with caution, but she was repeatedly rebuffed, so how could she bear it?

I've already lowered my posture so much, what else, do I have to kowtow to you?

Li Ye said indifferently: "First of all, the first level Uncle jumped was helped by Grandfather. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to jump in his whole life; it can't all be counted as his ability."

Cui Zhixian: "..."

Li Mingyue: "..."

The aunt and uncle were embarrassed.

【Children are children, how can they say the truth? If people hear it, how bad will it affect things?】

"Secondly, actually, faces are still very important. After all, no one wants their son or grandson to be ugly, right?"

Li Ye actually wanted to say, "Men are teenagers until they die."

After all, at least 95% of male friends like pretty faces the most before the age of forty.

What substance, what inner beauty—in front of fair skin, beautiful looks, and long legs, they are all scum.

But if he said it so bluntly, it would be too disrespectful to women, so Li Ye still euphemistically repeated a point he had mentioned before—the genetic relationship between beauty and ugliness.

After Li Ye finished these two sentences, he could hear the panting of his aunt and uncle; he estimated that their lungs were about to explode with anger.

Li Ye felt that the heat was about right, so he said to his grandfather Li Zhongfa: "Grandfather, I remember we still have half a bottle of Erguotou at home. I can't find it anywhere today. You and I go find it; don't let the mice drink it. It would be troublesome if they got drunk and died."

Li Mingyue rolled her eyes directly. What's wrong today? Who is the drunken mouse? Do I care about your half bottle of Erguotou?

However, Li Zhongfa knew that his grandson wouldn't call him out for no reason, so he waved his hand and followed Li Ye out of the main room.

When they reached his room, Li Ye didn't intend to hide it and said directly: "After my sister went to the capital, she might have started dating a friend from Capital University who will graduate this summer."

Li Zhongfa was startled and asked: "Dating? You mean dating as a partner? Xiao Yue really started dating an undergraduate from Capital University?"

Li Ye nodded silently, indicating that Grandfather, you are really smart and finally guessed right.

Li Zhongfa immediately said seriously: "Xiao Ye, tell me clearly right now what is going on. This is not a joke."

Li Ye said with some annoyance: "Then ask my sister directly! She's hiding it from me, I just guessed it myself."

"Sit down, sit down,"

Li Zhongfa pulled Li Ye to sit down: "Tell me in detail, tell me everything you know."

"That guy is from the '80 class. I've known him for almost two years... Later, he brought his mother and sister to the capital. He is a filial son. His mother seems to like my sister very much and said she would absolutely not be a burden to her son, but given our family's conditions, what kind of burden..."

Li Ye talked about Yang Yumin's situation and finally added: "One more thing, according to analysis from various aspects, after that guy graduates, there is a high probability he will be assigned to the Central Selection Department. The history of the Central Selection Department can be traced back to 1924..."

"Stop talking nonsense. Do you still need to teach me these things?"

"..."

Li Zhongfa waved his hand to interrupt Li Ye's narration.

He was a soldier from '39; he knew the twists and turns here too well.

Li Ye was quite indignant about Yang Yumin's behavior of wanting to be his brother-in-law, but Li Zhongfa's thinking was not on the same circuit as his.

To put it small, that's a lifetime of worry-free clothing and food; to put it big, this is a potential stock with a limitless future!

"Xiao Ye! I don't know much about you young people's affairs. If people take a fancy to your sister, what are they after?"

"..."

Li Ye really found Li Zhongfa's worries funny.

Finally, he asked mysteriously: "Grandfather, have you ever been young?"

Li Zhongfa: "..."

Li Ye pursed his lips toward the main room and said again: "Although Grandmother is old, I know she looked very good when she was young. The nurse grandmother also looked very good. When you were young... what were you thinking in your heart?"

Li Ye really looked down on this kind of man who says one thing and means another. A room full of men saying you can't look at faces—look at Grandmother Wu Juying, look at stepmother Han Chunmei, think of nurse Gao Grandmother, and even look at Aunt Li Mingyue—the evidence is conclusive and undeniable!

Who doesn't want to find a beautiful wife? Why pretend to be high and mighty?

Damn, so hypocritical.

"I'll screw you, you little brat~"

"Clang-clang-clang~ Clang-clang-clang~"

"..."

Everyone in the main room heard the commotion. Seeing Li Zhongfa, who was nearly sixty, chasing Li Ye out of the house like a tiger chasing a rabbit, their jaws almost dropped in surprise.

Li Juan and Li Ying were both worried to death: "Brother, what did you say! How could you make Grandfather so angry? You ran in the wrong direction; you should have run behind Grandmother and begged her to save your life!"

And Aunt Li Mingyue and Uncle Cui Zhixian were overjoyed and glowing.

"A greenhorn is just a greenhorn, not mature at all, not steady at all."

A few minutes later, Li Zhongfa returned, panting with anger, and entered the main room without saying a word.

Aunt Li Mingyue hurriedly served a cup of tea to her father.

"Father, drink some water to calm your anger. Xiao Ye is actually a good child, he's just young and doesn't understand things..."

Li Mingyue wasn't stupid either. She knew that she absolutely couldn't say Li Ye was bad right now; she could only say Li Ye was good.

But Li Zhongfa pushed away Li Mingyue's tea and said with authority: "Speak! What exactly is the matter with you two coming here today?"

Li Mingyue was stunned, her heart full of bitterness: "Father, today is the second day of the New Year. We haven't visited for a year, and you still want to drive us away~"

"Did I drive you away?" Li Zhongfa glared and said sharply: "Tell the truth, don't play dumb with me. Don't I know what kind of heart you've had since you were little? Offering favors without cause is either treacherous or thieving. Can you hide it from me?"

"..."

Li Mingyue held it in for half a minute and finally squeezed out a smile: "Father, the joint venture in the county is a big project. Who isn't using people?

Next year you will retire, but the country we built can't be sat on by others, right? Zhixian and I are our own people. You make some transfers. Zhixian comes to the county town, then I can't stay in Binhe Township..."

"Don't say this anymore, it's absolutely impossible," Li Zhongfa refused directly: "All management personnel selections are strictly screened. I don't have the power to make decisions."

Li Mingyue finally really cried out tears.

"Father, do you not care about family affection at all?"

"How do I not care about family affection?" Li Zhongfa said coldly: "Eldest daughter! I haven't told Li Ye in detail about what Aiguo did yet! This is the greatest family affection."

Li Mingyue's tears fell drop by drop, and she couldn't help but say: "Father, no matter how capable he is, he is still a junior!"

"Heh~"

Li Zhongfa couldn't help but laugh.

His own eldest daughter still doesn't understand who is the one calling the shots. How can she be allowed into the joint venture factory with this level?

Would she be content to be a frontline worker if she entered the joint venture factory?

She would definitely want a management position.

What kind of joke is that?

If he, Li Zhongfa, agreed to Li Mingyue today, do you believe the Hong Kong side would withdraw their investment tomorrow?

(End of chapter)