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

Zhang Jianguo said, "Brother, you're like a well-fed man who doesn't know the hunger of a starving man. Being handsome may not get you credit cards, but it can increase your success rate and give you confidence. From ancient times to the present, judging people by their appearance has always been a little bit common."

"If a rich woman stood in front of us, I wouldn't dare to pursue her, but you could. I know my limitations; I wouldn't be interested in her, and I don't have the confidence. But you're different; that's your advantage."

Ding Yang shook his head: "Damn it, they talk about rich women all the time, but I haven't seen a single one."

"Life is tough enough as it is, and we're forced to do manual labor here. How come there's such a big difference? Are all the others born via C-section? Did we choose the wrong path?"

"Ding Yang, I started working when I was 18. I worked in several factories in Dongguan and now I've learned some skills in mold making. I've also had a few relationships over the years, but now I don't trust women at all."

"What's wrong?"

"I used to work at the Yue Yuen Shoe Factory in Gaobu. I worked there for three months and dated a girl who was also my first love."

"Later, she got involved with our supervisor and cheated on me. I beat her up and then got into a fight with the supervisor in the workshop. I deliberately made a big scene, and eventually the factory leaders got involved. I was fired, and the supervisor was fired too."

"That son of a bitch was just playing with her. Later on, she went into prostitution and worked as a hostess in a bathhouse."

"The second one I dated was supposed to go back to my hometown with me for the Chinese New Year, but her parents found out and called her back. She refused to come back."

"She says she loves me, but these women are all talk. In a few months, they'll change their minds again. So I don't trust women anymore."

"These days, dating in a factory is no different from prostitution. You can spend some money to buy her food, drinks, and clothes, go ice skating, watch movies, and relieve her physical loneliness, but don't take it seriously and don't spend too much money, because it won't lead anywhere."

"When looking for a wife, you should go back to your hometown and find someone you know well."

Ding Yang nodded: "Brother, you're right. If you have no woman in your heart, you'll be a god when you draw your sword. As long as you have rice, why worry about not having women?"

"In reality, most women in the upper class are as docile and obedient as cats, while in the lower class, women are like mad dogs, baring their teeth. So-called emotional value is determined by economic value. Women are cheap in front of the rich, but expensive in front of the poor. The rich only need the passenger seat of a luxury car to win a woman. The poor need a house, a car, a dowry, and half of their parents' lives."

"The so-called beautiful fairy is nothing more than a plaything that the rich can easily obtain. The gentleman of the poor is worthless, but the rogue of the rich is particularly charming."

"They say good men have ambitions beyond their hometowns, while good women are all in private rooms. Maybe there's some truth to that."

"Hey, Ding Yang, looks like you've had your share of injuries too?"

"Of course! These days, how many people don't get cheated on? I've been cheated on too. If you want to get by, you have to have a little bit of 'green' in your life."

"No way! Someone as good-looking as you would get cheated on? What guy is more handsome than you?"

"Bro, you don't get cheated on because the other guy is more handsome than you, it's because he's richer than you. It's like you take her to see the ocean, but she's thinking about the Mediterranean, those chubby old men with Mediterranean hair. They're loaded."

"Handsomeness can only bring temporary passion and fleeting favor, but money can bring lasting pleasure."

"The old man took her to a five-star hotel, where she ate seafood, drank red wine, and had Western food. Can we really compare that to taking her to a cheap motel?"

"A few years ago, I was in Changsha and worked at a KFC. I had a girlfriend, but she ended up with an old man. When I found out, I beat him half to death and uninstalled QQ. I almost killed him. I was young and naive back then and didn't know my own strength."

"My grandfather lost everything because of me. Later, I was sentenced to three and a half years in prison with a four-year suspended sentence, so I haven't been able to work in the past few years."

"Wow, no wonder I heard you've been raising pigs in your hometown and haven't come out to work. So that's why. I thought you couldn't bear to leave your grandparents behind."

"Ugh, how embarrassing!"

These days, sincerity can't win people over; only tricks can.

"If anyone says they want to date me in the future, I'd rather go to a foot massage parlor and enjoy a moment of tenderness from those married women. At least they won't lie to you."

"Later, I dated a few more women, and they always said that I wasn't good to them, that I wasn't sincere enough, and that I was a womanizer. But actually, they didn't understand me."

"Everyone has a heart; if a woman is truly kind to you, how could I not be moved?"

"I've always been loyal to my friends, whether it's a man or a woman. If a woman is truly devoted to you and cares about you, I'd break my ribs to make soup for her, I'd do it. But the question is, do women like that exist? And is she worth it?"

"Love is an exchange, not a one-sided sacrifice. Nobody wants to be taken advantage of. You can't even protect your own pants, yet you expect a guy to treat you well? Dream on!"

"If it's just because I'm handsome, and people are only with me for a fleeting moment of tenderness, who the hell would be willing to give their heart to support her?"

Zhang Jianguo raised the bottle and said, "You're absolutely right. No man is stupid. If you're not sincere, who will be sincere to you?"

"Brother, we are both sorrowful travelers in this mortal world, so don't laugh at who is the pitiful one. Come, this cup is for you."

"Dry!"

"These days, if a woman in tattered clothes is squatting on the side of the road eating a 3-yuan fast food meal, people will feel sorry for her. But if it's a man eating a 3-yuan fast food meal, 9 out of 10 women will look down on him, only his mother will feel sorry for him. That's the reality."

"Ding Yang, you're a handsome guy. There are a lot of women who run factories in Chang'an and Shenzhen. You should try to pick up a rich woman and find a shortcut."

"Dude, rich women aren't so easy to woo!"

"Real rich women look down on laborers, especially those on factory assembly lines; they wouldn't even give them a second glance."

"To fish, you at least need to bait the area; to catch frogs, you need at least a wad of cotton. We don't even have a place to live, we're living hand to mouth, how are we going to use that to woo a rich woman?"

"Rich women aren't that cheap. You can't win them over with 3 yuan fried noodles or 4 yuan milk tea."

"Even if you ask someone out to a restaurant and order a few decent dishes, can we afford to pay the bill? We can't expect them to pay for the first time, can we?"

"Stir-fried pork with chili peppers and Mapo tofu—no rich woman would like that. At least red wine and steak are needed. Can we afford that?"

"Hmm, that makes sense!"

"Jianguo, Dawei also likes this kind of thing, and he also advises me to find a rich woman. He keeps talking about rich women, brother, let's ask ourselves honestly, do we even know what a rich woman is?"

"Dawei said that the female supervisor in the factory and the small vendors in the wholesale market think they are rich just because they have a beat-up car. That shows he has no vision and is like a frog in a well. I didn't want to discourage him, so I didn't talk to him about it in detail."