Making a living in Dongguan, her fiery red lips offer me tenderness.

Ding Yang took a bite of the dish and thought that Grandma's cooking was still the best, even better than that of a five-star hotel.

"Xiaoyang, how's your girlfriend?"

"Grandma, I just told Grandpa that my girlfriend is 32 years old this year, 8 years older than me. She looks very plump and is quite beautiful."

"what……"

"So, doesn't that make her your aunt?"

"Grandma, being seven or eight years older isn't a big deal these days."

"Nonsense! I'd rather the man be ten years older than the woman be one year older, don't you understand?"

"Grandma, that was before. Now I don't agree. Now we believe in free love. As long as you like each other, that's enough."

Grandpa's face darkened.

"He married a widow, what a disgrace."

"what……"

"Xiao Yang, why did you choose a widow?"

"Grandma, this is called widowhood, it doesn't sound so bad. What's with all this talk about widows? Those are all old ideas."

"Isn't a widow still called a widow?"

"You're a grown man, tall and handsome, marrying a widow? Isn't that incredibly embarrassing?"

"Grandma, if you insist on saying that, then so be it."

"Xiaoyang, a while ago, your grandfather and I were talking about finding you a wife. Wang Shoucheng's daughter from the Changtang group next door is also working in a factory in Dongguan. Last time Wang Shoucheng asked your grandfather to buy pigs, he even asked about you."

"Your grandfather and I originally wanted you to go find his daughter and arrange a blind date for you in Dongguan."

"Grandma, it's not that I'm trying to embarrass you, but I wouldn't be interested in just any ordinary working girl."

"Let me tell you the truth. When I first arrived in Dongguan, I worked in a factory. Both of my female supervisors in the workshop liked me. They were both beautiful and were also supervisors in the factory. They were both pursuing me."

"If I wanted to find a female factory worker, I would have done it long ago."

"Xiao Yang, why don't you look for a good woman? Why do you insist on finding a widow?"

"Grandma, is my girlfriend rich?"

"How much money do you have?"

"Let me put it this way, her company is a conglomerate with total assets of nearly 10 billion. Her father is the chairman, owning 30% of the company's shares. She's their only daughter. So, how much money do you think she has?"

"Xiaoyang, we're just ordinary people. If you find someone so rich, do you think they'll respect you?"

"Grandma, some people live off their wives, they eat on their knees, but I eat standing up, I eat with my head held high, and she has to listen to me."

"If she dares to treat me badly, I won't give her a second thought. You have to believe that your grandson isn't henpecked."

"I wouldn't be willing to marry a girl who works in the countryside. It would be like having a fling and then breaking up with her, which would hurt both her and myself. So I don't go on blind dates."

Grandpa took a sip of wine.

"Do their parents agree?"

"Grandpa, I went to her house a couple of days ago. Her parents accepted me, and I stayed at their house that night."

"They only have one daughter in their family, and her parents hope we will have children soon."

"Xiaoyang, are they trying to recruit you into their family, making you a live-in son-in-law?"

"No, no, his father was a soldier who was discharged from the army and worked in the government before resigning to start his own business and founding this company."

"He's a very reasonable person. He asked about my family situation and knew I wouldn't agree to be a live-in son-in-law."

"However, he made one request."

"What are your requirements?"

"He said that if I have a child with his daughter, the first child should take their surname, Tan."

"You agreed?"

"Well, I think what they said makes sense. He only has one daughter; they can't let the Tan family line die out, can they?"

"Besides, it's just changing the surname, right? The child is still mine. I can just have more children later."

"Actually, no matter what their surname is, as long as they are my descendants, won't all their family's assets eventually be inherited by members of the Ding family?"

"Grandpa, you're a seasoned veteran. These days, you can lack anything, but you can't lack money. If you're out and about without money, you're worse than a dog."

"These past few months have been tough for me. Working in the factory, I saw no future. I sold cement, did manual labor—I did everything, just wanting to earn more money, but making money is so hard!"

"Since God has given me such a lucky opportunity, why shouldn't I seize it?"

"Besides, apart from being a few years older than me, she's better than me in every other way. She's a regular university student, beautiful, and incredibly kind to me. I have no reason to refuse, do I?"

"I haven't known her for long, but she bought me a house, spending millions of dollars in one go."

"In addition, they gave me a card to use as I please, so I can buy whatever I want without hesitation."

"Knowing that I was coming back to see my grandparents, they gave me 50 yuan in cash, which was transferred to my card. I can withdraw the cash anytime."

"Where can I find a woman like that? Isn't this a blessing from eight lifetimes ago? Does being a few years older really matter that much?"

"Actually, more mature women know how to care for others. I don't want to waste a few more years of my youth dating young girls."

"The bitch I dated in Changsha was pretty, right? But what happened? I've learned my lesson enough, and I don't want to repeat it."

Grandpa and Grandma fell silent.

Grandma said, "They're rich, maybe they just think you're handsome and tall. What if they don't want you anymore and dump you?"

"Grandpa, Grandma, there's a saying that goes, a woman who's willing to spend money on you doesn't necessarily love you, but a woman who's unwilling to spend money on you definitely doesn't love you."

"I'm still young, so I'll accumulate some capital first. Even if she doesn't want me anymore and wants to break up with me one day in the future, I'll be overjoyed. I'd be more than happy to do so."

"As long as you have money and capital, what kind of woman can't you find? When it comes to choosing a partner, men have a huge advantage over women as long as they have money."

"If I had money, even if I'm 50, I could still find a 20-year-old. Do you believe me?"

"If a man has money, why should he worry about not having women? Is he afraid of an emperor not having a wife?"

"Even if she dumps me right now, I still own an apartment in Shenzhen and have several hundred thousand yuan in my bank account. That's the ceiling for a working-class person. I'm already considered half a successful person."

Do you know how much the outfit I'm wearing right now costs?

"My outfit, from head to toe, costs over 100,000 yuan, and the watch I'm wearing costs nearly 60,000 yuan."

"You brat, you've really fallen for money now."

"Sigh, Grandpa, when I was a child, you protected me and I never had to worry about money. Now that I'm out in the world, I realize that you really can't do without money."

"What's the use of just being handsome? He can't swipe his card or give you free meals. The real skill is using your advantages to create wealth."