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

Ding Yang went downstairs, opened the trunk, and put Qinghe's suitcase inside.

The two got into the car.

"Qinghe, have you had breakfast yet?"

"No!"

"Qinghe, let's go have breakfast first. I haven't eaten either."

"oh!"

They arrived at a breakfast shop in the urban village and each of them ate a serving of rice noodle rolls.

"Brother, where are we going now?"

"I'm going to Dongchang Road in Luohu to pick up my license plate. My car has a temporary license plate. Once it arrives, I'll go install it."

"oh!"

Soon after, the two arrived at the 4S store. Ding Yang received the car license plate, and the staff installed it for him personally.

Then we drove north.

"Qinghe, if you're sleepy, take a nap. Lay the seat flat."

"I'm not sleepy, I don't want to sleep right now."

……

I arrived in Guangzhou at 11 a.m., and that's when my phone rang. It was Dawei calling.

"Hey, Ding Yang!"

"What's wrong with Dawei?"

"Ding Yang, I remember you said your grandma's birthday is in the next couple of days, have you gone back yet?"

"I'm already in Guangzhou now, and I'm going back today."

"Damn it, why didn't you say so sooner? I wanted to go back with you."

"What are you going back for?"

"My house is finished, and my dad calls me every day urging me to come back."

"Then why don't you take the train from Changping? It'll be more comfortable to take the train directly back."

"Wang Chang is pregnant. You should stay with her. Nothing is more important than that."

"Alright, they've already left, what's the point of saying anything more?"

"Oh, I have something to tell you."

"What is it?"

"Jianguo's girlfriend has also come. They're renting a place now, right next door to Old Li's house."

"Is she that woman from our county?"

"Yes, she's two years older than Jianguo. I heard she works at a foot massage parlor. She's probably a prostitute."

"Dawei, don't say things carelessly. Jianguo cares about his reputation. Why are you so loose-lipped?"

"I'm only telling you, I wouldn't tell anyone else."

"Dawei, there are countless women out there, and even scumbags struggle to find wives, let alone an honest man like Jianguo. It doesn't matter what the woman did before, as long as she's reformed, that's good. As the saying goes, it's better to marry a reformed woman than a woman who has crossed the wall."

"The fact that this woman is willing to give up her past and live with Jianguo shows that she has made up her mind, which is much better than those green tea bitches."

"As long as they love each other, they will grow old together and have many children and grandchildren. They don't need to care about what they did in the past."

"Yes, that's what I said too."

"What nonsense are you spouting? I know you too well. You keep talking about finding a virgin to marry. Don't say such things in front of Jianguo in the future. It makes him feel uncomfortable. Don't talk behind his back."

"Wang Chang isn't the only virgin in the world. Stop bringing up this little thing all the time. It's nothing to brag about when it comes to men and women."

"Hehe, I know. I won't tell Jianguo. I didn't know before."

"Oh, how's your business?"

"It's alright. I'm basically working every day. I've also gotten to know the owners of two small renovation companies. They've been quite nice to us. To be honest, it's just tiring, but everything else is fine. I can still make around ten thousand yuan a month."

"Making 10,000 yuan a month is already pretty good. Factory workers only make a little over 1000 yuan. Don't be ungrateful."

"Have you gotten your driver's license yet?"

"I got it a long time ago. I'm already using a small six-wheeler to haul goods now."

"oh!"

"Okay, I'm hanging up now."

"Um!"

Ding Yang hung up the phone.

"Brother Xiaoyang, is he your buddy?"

"Yes, he's my childhood friend from the same village. He's in Chang'an now, and I transferred my shop to him."

"oh!"

"He married a prostitute?"

"No, it's just a friend of mine. His girlfriend works at a bathhouse. I don't know if she's selling herself, it's just a guess."

"Don't men mind this?"

"Well, how should I put it? Maybe you've met your true love. It's hard to say what will happen in this world."

"Of course, most men would look down on it. In fact, there are more than a million people in this industry in Dongguan, and in the end, they all have to get married. There's no shortage of men willing to take over these days."

"Brother, if it were you, would you mind?"

"I would. I'm very generous in other ways, but not so much in this. To be honest, I really can't marry a whore I know she's a slut. My mindset isn't that high."

"Hehe, then why are you advising people to just leave the profession and grow old together with their children and grandchildren?"

"Sigh, that's how I advise others, but I definitely can't do it myself. What's that saying? It's called double standards."

"You're dating Tan Yan, who's 40 years old. Don't you feel uncomfortable about it? She's a widow."

"It's different. I value money. Besides, this is completely different from being a prostitute, okay?"

"I can accept that someone has had romantic relationships, but that doesn't mean I accept that she's a prostitute. Those are two completely different things."

"These days, it's normal for men and women to break up if their relationship doesn't work out, but being a prostitute is a different story."

"Bro, isn't that a clear case of double standards?"

"Hehe, maybe so. Be lenient with yourself and strict with others."

"Brother, if I've dated someone else before, would you still like me?"

"No, I don't like beating around the bush. If you've dated someone else, I won't have anything to do with you. At most, I'll leave you at the factory for your parents' sake, and then I'll just leave you there."

Why?

"Because I don't collect junk, and I don't drive a used car."

"Hmph, you're so selfish."

"Yes, no man in the world is without selfishness. If he were not selfish in this respect, he would be a god, not a human."

"Qinghe, have you ever been in a relationship?"

"No, I've never even spoken more than a few words to a boy."

"Qinghe, if I sleep with you, will you regret it?"

"Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"Hehe, I already told you, I'm not a good person. Since you like being with me, I'll think about possessing you."

"Ugh, I'm not talking to you anymore, just focus on driving."

"Hehe, okay, I'm not talking anymore. Are you hungry?"

"Not hungry yet."

"Okay, let's eat at the Qingyuan service area."

……

We arrived at Qingyuan Service Area at 1 p.m.

The two got out of the car.

"Qinghe, let's grab something to eat and rest for an hour before we set off. I'm getting a bit sleepy from driving, and I haven't had a good rest these past two days."

"Okay! I'll go to the restroom first."

"oh!"

Ding Yang ordered four dishes at the service area.

"Brother, how much longer until we get home?"

"What, are you in a hurry?"

"Yes! I miss my parents."