The Sweetness of the Seventies-Chapter 90 The Scumbag’s Marriage_1

Skin a bit whiter? Eyes a bit larger? Of course, that’s impressive—that’s what Qi Fangfang had always wanted. She had always been envious, even jealous, of He Tiantian and Qi Xiaoyan for having fair skin, large eyes, and slim figures. She didn’t eat much, nor did she do much work, but why was she still overweight and her face particularly dark?

Unfair, the heavens are unfair.

In fact, they are fair!

What you look like, is given by your parents, not by your own choice. As for being overweight, that can be changed, only Qi Fangfang lacked the perseverance to do so. Unable to control her eating and too lazy to move, it would be strange if she could lose weight!

"Mom, don’t talk about brother like that," Qi Fangfang spoke up for her older brother, "If I were a guy, I’d like He Tiantian too. She’s pretty, comes from a good family, can read and write, and is very polite."

Although Qi Fangfang was jealous of He Tiantian, she had to admit He Tiantian was much better than the village girls, she couldn’t compare with He Tiantian.

"Alas!" Mother Qi shook her head, "You lot, none of you is worry-free! I’ve met that He Tiantian a few times, she’s shrewd, those eyes seem like they can talk, captivating hearts, and she’s a city girl to boot. She wouldn’t take a fancy to our country folk! He Tiantian is indifferent to you, probably looks down on your brother, that’s why she’s avoiding you! It’s only you, this stubborn girl, who for the sake of your brother, keeps shamelessly chasing after someone who’s not interested!"

"Mom..." Qi Fangfang’s face flushed with embarrassment, "What ’shamelessly chasing’, that’s disgusting."

"Why can’t I say it! It’s the truth," Mother Qi muttered, "As far as our family’s status in Qijia Village is concerned, aside from Secretary Qi’s household, it’s our family that holds respect. Your brother graduated from high school, you from junior high, and your second uncle even said, if there’s a recommendation quota for college, he would definitely keep it for your brother. Your brother is very capable. Your aunt also said, if there’s an opportunity for recruitment in the county town, she will definitely get you over there, and in the future, my son and daughter will be city folk. Also, whenever I see that little fox spirit, He Tiantian, with her shallow, contemptuous eyes, I get especially angry. She looks down on our family; well, I look down on theirs too!"

Seeing her mother getting angry, Qi Fangfang quickly poured her a bowl of water, saying, "Mom, don’t be angry. After all, He Tiantian is young, the future is long, there’s definitely a chance to win her over. Just train her well, and I guarantee she’ll become an obedient little wife."

"Are you really that dumb, or just pretending to be?" Mother Qi took a few sips of water, then pointed her rough finger at Qi Fangfang’s acne-covered forehead, "The girl your aunt introduced to you is from the county town, and that young lady is a nurse at the commune hospital, a national worker, eating the government’s rice. She’s taken a liking to your brother, and if your brother gets a job in the city, that’ll be much simpler. That girl’s uncle is said to be an official in the county town, maybe you could even get a factory job too, with a salary for life, no more worries about food and drink!"

Listening to her mother, Qi Fangfang’s heart filled with her own schemes. He Tiantian’s family background was good, but that was in the past. Now wasn’t He Tiantian still working in the countryside, cutting grass, cleaning up manure in the livestock team, filthy as hell. Fangfang wondered how He Tiantian, a city girl, could stand such work! Probably she didn’t get pampered at home either.

"Mom, can you really get both my brother and me jobs in the county town?" Qi Fangfang asked cautiously. She didn’t want to be in the countryside anymore. She wanted to go to the city, to surpass Qi Xiaoyan, to be better than He Tiantian!

Mother Qi confidently said, "Of course, that girl looks quite plain. That Mid-Autumn Festival when your brother went to bring gifts to your cousin, he just happened to meet that girl. She took one look at your brother and took a fancy to him, saying that as long as he agrees to the marriage, both your brother’s and your jobs would be sorted out by her family."

"My brother is just amazing," Qi Fangfang said happily, "If my brother agrees, I’ll also be a city girl in the future. It’s just... it’s just that my brother has high standards; he wouldn’t be interested in a girl of average looks."

Mother Qi was also very worried and sighed, "When your brother comes back later, let’s persuade him together. That He Tiantian may be pretty, but she won’t be able to help our family much and might even be a burden. How can she compare to the girl from the hospital? The benefits of being with her are tangible and real!"

"Alright, I’ll try, but if it doesn’t work out, Mom, don’t get angry. My brother is destined for great things, and there’ll be plenty of opportunities in the future." Qi Fangfang greatly admired her brother and didn’t want their mother and brother to have a conflict over this matter, even though she wanted to grasp such an opportunity herself, she knew her brother was a very stubborn person, and neither she nor their mother could change his mind.

After a while, Qi Jianguo came back, pushing his bicycle from outside.

"Big brother, you’re back!" Qi Fangfang came out and saw a bag on her brother’s bicycle. She went to take it down, "Big brother, what’s in this bag?"

"It’s some rice, given as thanks for fixing things in Chenjia Village." Qi Jianguo said with a smile. The secretary of Chenjia Village was quite generous, actually giving eight kilos of rice, enough for the family to eat for a while.

Grandma Qi hobbled out on her small feet and when she saw the small bag of rice, she kept her eyes fixated on the bag in Qi Fangfang’s hands and said proudly, "My eldest grandson is really impressive. Tomorrow, grandma will cook you some congee."

"Grandma should drink more too," Qi Jianguo said, not wanting Grandma and Mother to argue over the grain, "Grandma, take this rice. The congee that you make is the best in our family."

Hearing this, Grandma Qi smiled even wider, her chrysanthemum-like face blooming as she laughed, her toothless mouth opening and closing, and laughed again, "My eldest grandson really has a way with words, grandma likes it. Fangfang, aren’t you going to bring the bag of rice over here?"

Qi Fangfang lowered her head and reluctantly carried the bag of rice to Grandma’s room.

After Grandma Qi entered the room, she called everyone to dinner. In this household, Grandma Qi’s rule was that they couldn’t start eating until her eldest grandson had returned.

After dinner, Mother Qi called Qi Jianguo to the main room and talked about the second aunt from the city who was arranging a match for him.

"Which nurse?" Qi Jianguo didn’t recall; he had been to the hospital but hadn’t spoken to any nurse!

"It’s the nurse you almost ran over!" Mother Qi hadn’t met her either and could only describe her based on her sister’s words, hoping to jog her son’s memory and get him to agree to the match.

Qi Jianguo carefully reviewed it in his mind, and his heart sank. He remembered that last time he went to the hospital, he had almost knocked over a nurse. That nurse wasn’t old, rather tall, with a fine figure, but her face was full of pockmarks, no doubt the scarring left behind by chickenpox scars that she had scratched as a child when the adults hadn’t been watching.

"No way!" Qi Jianguo flatly refused, unwilling to face a pockmarked face for the rest of his life.