Xu Lian nodded, "I think Yangyang is absolutely right."
...
On the other side.
Zuo Ling rode his bicycle back home.
Zuo’s father, unable to wait, asked, "How did it go? Did Xiaoxi’s parents have a good first impression of you?"
"Do you even need to ask?" Zuo’s mother, sitting on the sofa watching TV, scoffed. "Our Lingling’s credentials are so outstanding, you couldn’t find a better son-in-law with a lantern. Could the Shangguan Family possibly look down on us?"
Zuo’s parents were both retired factory workers, and they had been cadres at the factory, so their retirement benefits were extremely generous, with a pension of three hundred yuan each month. Plus, owning two apartments in Beijing, life was particularly comfortable for them.
Hearing this, Zuo’s father nodded in agreement, "That’s true."
The mother continued, "How are Xiaoxi’s family conditions? Are they as good as your Uncle Chen’s?"
Zuo Ling shook his head, "Uncle Chen is a city dweller, while Xiaoxi’s family is from the countryside, there’s no comparison. But Xiaoxi’s family seems to be quite well-off. I saw that they even have big appliances like a refrigerator and a washing machine, and their house is beautifully decorated."
Refrigerators and washing machines together wouldn’t cost less than a few thousand yuan. Could an ordinary family afford that?
Don’t even think about it!
"From the countryside?" Zuo’s mother sat up in surprise, "Xiaoxi is a rural person?"
Due to past experiences, Zuo’s mother got goosebumps at the mention of ’rural people.’ Their family was living so comfortably, they certainly didn’t want to be visited by poor relatives looking for handouts every day!
"Xiaoxi is from Jinghua Village," Zuo Ling nodded. "But you don’t have to worry, Mom. Xiaoxi’s relatives dress very decently, not like poor people, so you don’t have to worry about people coming to our door asking for things."
Zuo’s mother sighed, "You, this child, how did you end up choosing a country person of all people?"
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