"No?" Goose said in surprise:

"Jiandong has been working as a cobbler with his second uncle at the market since he was 16 years old. How come he wasn't shy when he went to the market in the past?

I know that those people who go to the market to do business like me call Jiandong a little cobbler.

The little cobbler has been calling me "little cobbler" all day long, but I don't see him being disgusted, let alone being shy!

Besides, he has been married for four or five years and has children running all over the place. How can he still be shy towards a beautiful girl?"

The old hero Liang Jinyuan, who is in his 70s, only has one grandson and daughter-in-law, and that is Jiandong's daughter-in-law.

Jiandong started working as a cobbler with his father at the age of 16. He quickly mastered all the cobbler's skills and began to go to markets in different places with his father.

That is to say, as long as the family's land is not wasted, and the father and son have double income from going to the market as cobblers, their life is relatively prosperous in the village.

Of course, the matchmaker also came to the door.

Jiandong is just a little cobbler who goes to the market, his vision is not high, and he has no expectations for his future wife beyond his status.

An ordinary farm girl would be very satisfied.

Moreover, he seemed to be frightened by the incident between his eldest brother and Huang Qiuyan. He didn't really like the girls who came for a blind date because they were too beautiful.

Finally, I fell in love with a girl with two freckles in her nose.

At first, the family disagreed because they thought the girl had freckles on her face.

Unexpectedly, Jiandong fell in love with her and had trouble with his family members, so he refused to marry her unless she was the one.

And I went to my eldest brother, hoping to get his support and let him convince his parents.

The eldest brother did not go directly to the second uncle and second aunt, but secretly went up to the market, and regardless of the uncle's identity, he spied on the girl named Sun Fengzhen.

Sun Fengzhen is a very capable girl. After graduating from junior high school, she started doing small business - selling groceries for women at the market.

The locals call this profession "flower daughter-in-law", which mainly sells hair flowers, combs, scarves, cloth heads, socks, etc., to serve the eldest daughter-in-law and the younger daughter-in-law.

The first reason the uncle spied on this "quasi-brother's wife" was to see her appearance. It is said that the reason why the family objected was that she had freckles on her face.

By the way, I also observed the business process of this "flower daughter-in-law".

I found that Sun Fengzhen was not the eloquent type - it seemed like that on the surface.

Customers come to the stall, pick up a certain product and ask about the price. If they want to buy it, they will inevitably have to say a few words of praise or criticism about the product.

Sun Fengzhen did not refute the other party, and even followed the other party's words. However, the first two sentences were said along the way, and the last two sentences were slightly twisted without any trace.

The customer found her words very helpful and sounded sincere, so he immediately put away his worries and readily paid for the product.

The deal was done, and we actually felt like we had become friends.

Okura had been peeping secretly for a long time, and couldn't help but nod in admiration. This girl is very good, and she has a very high emotional intelligence.

After coming back, Okura went to his grandparents first, told them about his spying on Sun Fengzhen at the market, and praised the girl highly.

During the blind date, the grandparents will definitely go and have a look.

Among those who dislike girls having freckles on their faces are these two old guys.

But the eldest grandson pretended not to know. After praising Sun Fengzhen, he changed the topic and asked his grandparents:

"I seem to have heard that Jiangang is interested in her, but my second uncle and my second aunt are not willing to do it because they think she has freckles on her face. Is this a thing?"

"Yes!" Grandma Flea said with an upright face:

"Especially your second aunt, who keeps saying that our family's conditions are not bad now, and we can choose a wife of our own. There are many good girls on the road with no scars or numbness. Why should we find one with freckles on her face?"

"Your second uncle also said he objected, and I know this." Grandpa said with a look of indignation, "His broken eyes are just lame, and he can't see anything except the freckles on the girl's face.

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"Yes, the second child is lame." Grandma agreed, "The second child's family is also very sparse. They are just a standard womanly family. They only look at people based on their appearance. She doesn't know what personality and temperament that person has."

The old couple sang together and criticized their second son and second daughter-in-law thoroughly.

The so-called belittling of others is to elevate oneself. This saying is very suitable for an old couple.

They were trying to hide the fact that the old couple had also objected by belittling their son and daughter-in-law.

The eldest grandson highly praised his grandparents for their sharp eyes.

The old couple were both proud and happy.

The excited Grandma Jixia volunteered: "I'll call your second uncle and aunt over, and tell me that you think the girl from the old Sun family is pretty good."

Okura quickly said: "Grandma, please don't go. If you are a nephew, if you want to say something, just go to your second uncle's house. There is no reason to call them over!"

Grandpa grabbed his grandson and forced him to sit down: "You drink tea with grandpa here, and let your grandma go call him. Just tell him that I'm looking for him."

When Bingyi and his wife heard that their father had summoned them, and saw the menacing look of their mother who was summoning them, they were a little confused.

I don’t know which law I have broken or which one I have broken?

After arriving, the old hero pointed out with a straight face that the second brother and his wife had made a mistake of tokenism.

"What a good girl that old Sun's family is. Look at her temperament and figure. How can she be lacking in talent?

Besides, she is also good at doing business at a young age. If she wants to marry her, she will be able to support your family.

In a family, it is very important to choose the eldest daughter-in-law. The important thing is to look at temperament and ability, you know?

You can't just stare at the freckles on someone's face.

My eldest grandson just said that he has also seen that girl.

He said that the freckles on his face were not ugly, and that he was handsome because of those freckles!

You just don't have good eyesight and don't understand - hey, hey, Cang, what did you say just now?

Oh oh, I remembered it, I don’t know how to appreciate it, you just don’t know how to appreciate it!”

After a lesson, the second son and his wife accepted the criticism.

Of course, they still think what the old man said makes sense.

Sun Fengzhen was tall and in good shape. Although she was not very beautiful, she had regular features and pretty features.

We all went to see her on the day of the blind date. With so many people in the family, we didn’t find anything wrong with her.

The only thing I feel regretful about is that there are dozens of freckles on my face, scattered on both sides of my nose. There are an average of more than ten freckles on each side, which is not a big problem.

But how do they know that from the eldest nephew's perspective of later generations' aesthetics, a good-looking girl with dozens of sparse freckles on her face actually adds a bit of charm.

It looks more feminine.

Otherwise, Jiandong wouldn't be so smitten that he would have to marry her, life or death.

Due to the unjust rebellion of the grandparents, the second uncle and the second aunt also changed their minds and felt that the dozens of freckles were really negligible.

Ms. Okura is an even more open-minded person. As soon as her son went back and told her about this matter, she immediately ran to agree with the second son and his wife in a clear mind.

As for the third aunt, how would you describe her?

On the day the blind date ended, the family gathered together to discuss their feelings after the blind date.

You said nothing to me, and you didn't find any big faults. The only thing I regret is that my daughter has freckles on her face.

The third aunt immediately agreed, recounting in great detail how ugly the freckles were, how they couldn't be covered up no matter how much powder they applied, and all the disadvantages.

But now the parents-in-law were the first to rebel and refused to admit that they had ever expressed their opposition to freckles. Then the sister-in-law and others rebelled one after another.

The third aunt then went on to talk a lot, enumerating how many freckles are actually very pretty, and she likes girls with freckles on their faces, as they look comfortable and have all the advantages.

No matter what, the whole family has the same opinion and unified thoughts.

The key is that Jiandong and Sun Fengzhen have already fallen in love at first sight and have taken a liking to each other.

The two families quickly reached an agreement and engaged the two of them.

The two got married not long after.

When she first got married, Sun Fengzhen went to the market as usual to be her bride-in-law.

When she became pregnant, she stopped going to the market.

After I gave birth to a child and took care of the child at home, I completely gave up on the business of being a wife.

The second uncle took Jiandong to the county town to open a tire store. This was a business in the city, which was unique in the village.

From their own point of view, including those in the village, going to the city to do business and open a market involves a certain degree of risk.

Who knows whether they lost or gained?

This trip into the city was also tentative.

So only my father and I left, and the rest of the family continued to work at home as usual.

Home is the rear area.

In their view, no matter whether they can make money in the city, they will still have to return to their hometown - they never thought that one day they would move the whole family to the county seat and become part of the city people.

When Jiandong arrived in the county town, he looked at everything in the city with his identity and perspective as a little cobbler who went to the market all year round. The biggest feeling he felt was inferiority.

Look at the people in the city who are well-dressed and work leisurely, but look at me and my dad, they are dressed too old-fashioned, and in the newly opened store, there are no customers at all.

Seeing other stores busy every day and the glamorous city dwellers coming and going, Jiandong was so ashamed that he hid in three dilapidated front rooms and dared not come out.

Dad was worried because he had no business, so he started repairing bicycles for people.

The son was ashamed to death because he had no business. Seeing his father repairing bicycles outside made him feel even more inferior.

Because the father and son had different opinions in this regard, they had a dispute, which became more and more intense.

Eventually the conflict intensified and became irreconcilable.

Jiandong decided to go home.
Chapter completed!