Reborn as a capitalist's young master in the 1970s, he starts his life by being blocked at the

The woman didn't mind, and sat down opposite her, smiling as she explained her purpose: "No, no, no, you misunderstood. I earn my living through my own abilities."

He looked up and sized the other person up: "Really? What skills do you have?"

The woman gathered her loose hair and said, "I just noticed how generous you are, and how meticulous you were when you taught that show-off a lesson. You're definitely an outstanding person and will surely achieve great things in the future."

"I know a lot of bosses. If you need anything, feel free to contact me. I can act as a go-between."

Oh, so you're a real estate agent!

Chen Jianming understood perfectly well that these were brokers who made a living by acting as intermediaries and earning a middleman's fee.

"My name is Chen Jianming. May I ask your name?"

"Xue Qian, my address is on this."

The woman handed over a business card as she spoke.

He took the business card, glanced at it, and nodded, saying, "Okay, Xue Qian, right? I understand. I'll contact you if I need anything in the future. Do you have time tonight? Would you like to get to know me better?"

Xue Qian blinked, not angry at all: "Haha, boss, you're too kind of a joker. I only sell my art, not my body!"

"clear."

Since the other party didn't mean it that way, he naturally wouldn't force it.

Whether he wanted to see her demonstrate her abilities or she was a genuinely innocent girl, it didn't matter to him.

There are plenty of women in the world; it would be a waste of energy to make him guess what each one is thinking.

There's nothing shameful about earning a living through your own abilities; he has no opinion on that.

In earlier years, there were many people in the capital who were just there to please their masters and get by; they were known as hangers-on.

Especially those Manchu bannermen, who were always surrounded by a group of people? This culture was very popular in the early years, and it still exists today.

"You eat first, we can talk again later when we have time."

After finishing his meal, he wiped his mouth, left a message, and went out for a walk.

"This handsome young man is quite interesting."

Xue Qian watched his departing figure, her eyes flickering.

...

On the other side, inside an ordinary little restaurant.

Lin Peng tossed his hair in a showy manner, his eyes feigning profundity, and complained to a young woman opposite him, "Zhang Ying, you and Zhou Ya are best friends, you must advise her to open her eyes wider later."

"What are you trying to persuade her of? Be your girlfriend? Why are you being so kind as to invite me out to dinner? Give up, I can't change her mind!"

The girl opposite him, with two ponytails, gave him a disapproving look.

"No, I asked her out to dinner today and ran into one of her former classmates who was sent to the countryside with me. He's a complete nouveau riche, with the airs of a capitalist and no artistic talent whatsoever. I think Zhou Ya was quite enthusiastic towards him!" Lin Peng said resentfully.

He was furious when he thought about how he had been humiliated in front of Zhou Ya today.

What's most infuriating is that Zhou Ya completely ignored him after he returned.

"A nouveau riche? Zhou Ya knows someone like that?"

Zhang Ying immediately became interested.

Lin Peng quipped, "Exactly! He's back in the city and hasn't even found a job yet, but he's already ordered a whole table of sea cucumbers and abalone. What else could he be but a nouveau riche?"

"That guy is definitely a nouveau riche. I'll definitely talk to Zhou Ya about it later and tell her not to be so tacky."

Zhang Ying chimed in, her eyes brightening, and asked, "What does that nouveau riche look like? How old is he?"

"Looks pretty young, and looks respectable... Why are you asking that?"

"Knowing more about the situation will make it easier for you to talk to Zhou Ya."

Zhang Ying chuckled, her dark eyes sparkling.

...

After leaving the restaurant, Chen Jianming strolled around the streets for a while and bought a few more clothes at a clothing store.

Passing by a braised meat shop and a department store, I went in and bought some braised dishes, roast chicken, and pastries before humming a little tune and carrying my bags home.

This life is like heaven compared to when we lived in the mountains!

"Little Chen's back?"

I had just put my things on the table and was about to close the door when a woman suddenly called out to me and came over.

Looking up, he saw that the person was Zhang Lu, the wife of Liu the carpenter in the yard. He had seen her when he came back yesterday.

"Sister Zhang, is there anything I can help you with?"

He was a little surprised. After returning, apart from Aunt Xu and other neighbors, he didn't have much interaction with the people in the courtyard.

After looking her up and down, I noticed that although she was a bit thin, she was quite pretty.

She was dressed in a faded floral cotton coat, her lips were painted exceptionally red, and she even had powder on her face.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I just saw that you're a young man and you don't have anyone at home, so I wanted to come and help you clean up."

Zhang Lu, all smiles, went inside without waiting for an invitation.

When she saw the glutinous rice cakes and roast chicken on the table, she subconsciously swallowed and couldn't take her eyes off them for a long time.

Seeing this, Chen Jianming could easily understand what the other party meant.

However, he didn't want to invite her to stay for dinner. It was broad daylight, and a young woman was running into his house. What would people think if word got out?

They're all from the same compound; even a rabbit won't eat the grass near its burrow!

He politely asked her to leave, saying, "Thank you, Sister Zhang, but I've already had this room cleaned; it's quite tidy."

Zhang Lu, undeterred, said with a smile, "Aren't you going to eat? We'll have to clean up the dishes later, how can I let a grown man like you do that! You eat, I'll help you clean up later."

"Thank you, Sister Zhang. Since you're already here, please sit down and have something to eat."

Since things had come to this point, he couldn't refuse any longer, so he pulled over two chairs and asked the other person to sit down.

"Alright then, I won't stand on ceremony with you." Zhang Lu didn't refuse and sat down in the chair.

Chen Jianming smiled. This young wife of his is quite clever!

She picked up a piece of glutinous rice cake and held it to the other person's lips: "Come on, sister, try this glutinous rice cake I just bought, is it sweet?"

Zhang Lu was taken aback, not expecting this young man to be so bold. His face instantly turned red, and he hurriedly turned around to look.

Seeing that the courtyard was empty and there was hardly anyone there, she felt relieved and took a bite of the pastry. She took the pastry from him, blushed, and scolded him, "What are you doing? It's broad daylight, it's not good if someone sees us."

"Don't worry, no one saw it."

Chen Jianming was secretly delighted; this young wife was quite adept at playing hard to get!

"Hey? What are you doing in Xiao Chen's house, Liu's husband?"

Just then, an older woman walked over with her hands tucked into her sleeves.

Zhang Lu was startled, swallowed a mouthful of rice cake, and hurriedly explained, "Ah, Aunt Li! I just saw that Xiao Chen is a young man, and I wanted to come over and help him clean his room. He bought some pastries and insisted that I try them."

Chen Jianming was speechless. When did he ever insist on making the other person try it?

"Really? There are pastries too? Xiao Chen, can your auntie try some?"

Before anyone could answer, Aunt Li pulled up a chair, sat down, and popped a piece of glutinous rice cake into her mouth.

"These pastries are nice, quite sweet. They must be from Fu Rui Zhai, right? Their pastries are quite authentic."

"..."

Who are these people in this courtyard? Are they all so rude?

However, since they were all neighbors, and they had already come, he couldn't very well turn them away. He just hoped the two of them would finish their meal and leave quickly.