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

"Jianguo, there must be a lot of girls in your factory who are eighteen or nineteen years old. They've just graduated from school and haven't seen much of the world. I think you might as well go after them. If you're too old, don't bother with them; it's just a waste of time."

"These young girls all dream of a Prince Charming. They're not materialistic at all. A bowl of fried noodles is enough to win them over. Even if they can't earn money in the factory, getting a wife would be better, right?"

"Don't think all girls are unreliable just because you've failed a few times. There are actually a lot of good girls, especially those in factories who have hardly seen the world."

Jianguo said, "Then why didn't you go after them?"

"Jianguo, I'm different from you. Your family lives in town, and your conditions are much better than mine. Your parents can even earn some money. Right now, my main focus is on making money. I really have no interest in women."

"Ding Yang, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. Actually, I have someone in my heart, but I don't know how to say it right now."

"Tell me the truth, you're not secretly in love with someone, are you?"

"No, I've fallen for a bitch."

"what……"

"What happened?"

"I met her at a foot massage parlor last year. She's a year older than me. I often booked her services, and we got to know each other better. I think I fell in love with her."

"Brother, you've really opened my eyes. Have you ever heard of this? Love rises with the clock, and it falls with the clock. When the clock stops, the heart is still uneasy. Once you leave the foot massage parlor, all feelings are gone."

Even if you lose hundreds of millions to her with all your might, at most she'll give you a few screams, but nothing else.

"I know, but she's different. I often take her out for late-night snacks, and she likes me quite a bit."

"Where is she from?"

"It's in our county, in the next town, about ten kilometers away from our home."

"How do you know she likes you too? Maybe she just likes your money?"

"Do I even have RMB? I've been working every year, and I'm still in this pathetic state, and I haven't made any money."

"During the May Day holiday, I went shopping with her, and she bought me clothes worth six or seven hundred yuan. When I was with her, I could see that the smile on her face was genuine. She told me everything and never hid anything from me."

"Damn, this crazy move of yours has me completely confused."

As the saying goes, it's better to marry a reformed woman than a woman who has crossed the wall (i.e., a woman who has cheated on her husband).

"Men all have two major flaws: they try to corrupt respectable women and persuade prostitutes to reform. You wouldn't be thinking about that, would you?"

"No, it's not like that at all. I feel really happy and relaxed when I'm with her. We can talk to each other."

"Brother, she works in this line of work, how could her skills not be good? How could you not be happy? But marrying her is a different matter."

"Ding Yang, I really like her, and I'm a little reluctant to let her go."

Does she sell retail items at the foot massage parlor?

"Who knows? Probably. Can you really avoid it in a place like that?"

"Brother, since you don't mind, have you asked her if she's willing to leave her profession with you?"

"If she's willing to quit this line of work, then it's fine to marry her. There are millions of people in Dongguan who do this kind of work, and they all end up getting married eventually. As long as she's willing to reform herself, it doesn't matter. Love can forgive everything."

She said she was willing and asked me to wait for her for another six months. She said she would take me home for the Chinese New Year at the end of this year to meet her parents.

"If you're willing to reform, why wait another six months?"

"She said she needed to earn some money for her dowry, and there was nothing I could do about it; she wouldn't listen to me anyway."

"Sigh, brother, I don't know how to advise you anymore."

"In this mundane world, finding a married woman is already incredibly difficult. In this age where ambitions are often thwarted and success is elusive, finding a virgin is harder than climbing to heaven. There are countless women out there, so I must admire your ability to choose such a worldly woman."

"Thinking about it, it makes sense. It doesn't matter whether she works as a prostitute or not, as long as she reforms. As long as the two of them truly love each other, they'll have many children and grandchildren in the future. As for those unbearable past experiences, let them go with the wind."

"Thanks!"

"Let's have a drink and forget about all those troubles."

"Ding Yang, how's business these days?"

"It's alright. I haven't been doing any sales work. I'm basically too busy to handle everything. I can only do so much each day. If Dawei comes, as long as he's willing to work hard, he'll have work to do too."

"Ding Yang, I'll work for you too. Damn it, I don't want to work in the factory anymore."

"That's bullshit. It's incredibly hard work, you saw it for yourself. Can you even handle carrying cement and sand?"

"Why not? It's just a little tough at first and you'll get used to it. We're all in our twenties, what's the big deal about carrying bags of cement? Even sixty-year-old men can do it."

"Working in the factory isn't actually that hard, but the damn overtime is annoying. There are so many rules, you can't even smoke."

"Every day is the same – I go to get off work and come home, and I can see the same routine all the time. I have no motivation at all. Although mold making pays a little more than general labor, what can you do with two or three thousand yuan a month?"

"Just like you said, working in a factory means you can see the end from the beginning. At best, you can become a team leader. You really can't see any future. It's just a waste of time."

"Ding Yang, have you ever thought about starting a renovation company someday, so the three of us can work together?"

"Oh, it's too early to talk about that now, but it would be good if you came to do it. The three of us can work together, and I'll do the sales. There will be work to do almost every day."

"Okay, then I'll quit my job tomorrow. I should be able to get all the paperwork done in about a week."

"Really?"

"Zhenci, damn it, this is driving me crazy. For the past two years, I've been like a walking corpse. I can't even muster the interest to pursue girls. I always feel like something's missing in my life. I just lack the courage you have."

"You quit after only a month at the factory? I've been here for years, and I'm still a blockhead."

"Actually, I didn't make much money at the factory. I just followed you to carry sand. Even if I didn't make any money, at least I could live a carefree life."

"Alright, let's quit then, and the three of us brothers can work together."

"Come on, let's have a drink!"

"I finished the whole bottle!"

……

Shenzhen, Futian District, Xiangmihu Villa Complex

Tan Yan drove the car into the garage, picked up his phone, and prepared to get out.

But then I found a text message on my phone.

Open it,

"Sister Tan, I put 3000 yuan in the armrest box. Please remember to take it off the bus later and buy some food for the old man. It's just a small token of my appreciation. I was afraid you wouldn't accept it, so I put it in the armrest box. Don't think it's too little; this is all I have."

Tan Yan was a little incredulous and immediately opened the armrest box.

Sure enough, there was a stack of banknotes inside.

Tan Yan was stunned, as if struck by lightning. What kind of man was this? He was so poor he was begging for food, yet he still gave me 3000 yuan?

Tan Yan was deeply shocked. Three thousand yuan was nothing to him, but for a migrant worker, it was two or three months' wages. Moreover, he said that was all the money he had, which meant it was all the money he had.

Tan Yan picked up the money, her hands trembling slightly. In all her decades of life, she had never encountered a man like this.

Tan Yan got out of the car, his mind filled with images of Ding Yang.

Ding Yang's outrageous behavior was something most women couldn't handle, and Tan Yan became completely depressed.