Chapter 170 Wanting to Be a Gold Digger

Chapter 170: Wannabe Gigolo Looking for a Sugar Mama

With all these concrete benefits the villagers enjoyed, their impression of Jiang Yingxue's family was extremely positive.

To be fair, in the village meetings and the content of the secretary's repeated notes, Jiang Yingxue was the key figure leading their Nanhe Village to a better life. They'd hate to see her marry young.

Auntie Guo said, "It's a new era now. Young people who don't marry or marry late are everywhere."

She paused, her tone serious, "And, Sister Wang, not even my Uncle Xianzheng would approve of the guy you introduced, let alone me. Don't you dare harm our village's good girl."

Wang Fang gave an awkward laugh. "Heh, women, regardless of whether they have money or not, all have to get married."

Auntie Guo scoffed, "That's just old-fashioned thinking."

Wang Fang left in a huff.

Not long after she returned to Hejia Village, Niu Yanxia showed up at her door.

"Sister Wang, any good news? Did the Jiang family agree?"

"Don't even mention it. I didn't even get a sip of hot tea. Minhe's wife, you really set me up. What are that girl's circumstances? What are your family's circumstances? This just won't work."

"She's just a country girl. What conditions could her family possibly have that are better than ours? If you're talking about her shop in the city, anyone can open one."

"Hmph, she runs a proper shop in the city, has a store in the village, and is quite pretty. Although her temper is a bit bad, overall, that can be overlooked. Let's be honest, what does your son have going for him?"

Niu Yanxia wasn't having it. She shot back, her voice rising, "My son is handsome and presentable. His father was famously good-looking in the surrounding villages when he was young. My son has good fortune on his side. That girl's fate harmed her own mother. She should be grateful our family doesn't look down on her!"

He Minhe was indeed a famously handsome young man in the area when he was younger, but unfortunately, both sons' looks and height took after Niu Yanxia.

Square face, narrow eyes, upturned nose.

Niu Yanxia continued, "Sister Wang, you just said that little girl's family has a store? Impossible, right? I haven't heard about it. Did you hear wrong? Let's go check it out together tomorrow."

Wang Fang shooed her away, "Alright, enough. I'm not going again. Find someone else. A word of advice: ten to one this won't happen."

Walking out of Wang Fang's house, Niu Yanxia returned home full of misgivings. Thinking about the store Wang Fang mentioned, she decided to inquire about it herself.

That afternoon, after returning home from Nanhe Village, Niu Yanxia excitedly told her husband and son what she had found out.

"Mingzhen's niece is so accomplished, and she kept it all quiet, not a peep! Treating us like thieves!"

He Minhe's brows furrowed into deep lines. "Mingzhen is indeed in the wrong here. We're all family. Hiding things like this is pointless."

Niu Yanxia slapped her thigh. "Exactly! As the saying goes, 'Fertile water shouldn't flow to outsiders' fields.' We're claiming that little girl for our family!"

He Guoxu said, "Mom, didn't you say that woman rejected the matchmaker?"

"Are you stupid? Can't you go pursue the girl yourself?"

"Best to pursue her so loudly that everyone knows!" Women care most about their reputation. If her son made a big, public show of pursuing her, that little girl's family would have to compromise.

Understanding his mother's meaning, a nasty grin spread across He Guoxu's face. He was a pro at chasing girls.

Regarding their plan, He Minhe said, "Just don't go too far."

The next day, He Guoxu arrived at Nanhe Village clutching a bouquet of flowers and knocked on the gate of Jiang Yingxue's courtyard.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Xiao Feng opened the door.

"Who are you? Who are you looking for?"

"And who are you? I'm Yingxue's friend. I need to see her. Go call her out."

Inside the house, Jiang Yingxue used her spiritual awareness and also saw the situation outside. She sent a mental message to Xiao Feng: "Don't know him. Tell him to leave."

"Okay."

Xiao Feng said to the person outside the door, "She doesn't have a friend like you. You've come to the wrong place. Go back."

He Guoxu didn't leave. Instead, holding the bouquet of flowers, he stood at the courtyard gate like a door god, waiting for his beloved.

Jiang Yingxue, connecting this to yesterday's matchmaker, felt a flash of coldness in her eyes. She sent a mental message to Xiao Kui: "Xiao Kui, come here for a moment."

Outside the courtyard, He Guoxu stood there holding the flowers, openly accepting the curious gazes of passersby.

Passerby A said, "Who is this man? Why is he standing at Uncle Xianzheng's door?"

Passerby B said, "Could he be Yingxue's boyfriend? But I haven't heard that Yingxue has a boyfriend."

...

At that moment, a large black dog emerged from the bushes and slammed into He Guoxu.

This large black dog was Xiao Kui. When it came out from the courtyard, it had grown to a larger size.

With a "thud," he fell to the ground.

"Ah! Where did this damn dog come from? Get off!"

Xiao Kui stood on him, its front paws trampling his face. He Guoxu's cheeks immediately swelled up red, turning into a pig's head.

"Woof woof woof! (Take that, pig-head!)"

Simultaneously, Xiao Feng pushed open the door, came out to the courtyard gate with a broom, and began to sweep, not even pausing at the sight of the man lying on the ground and the dog on top of him.

Passerby A, seeing how big the dog was, didn't dare to step forward to help.

Moreover, the guy was getting mauled by a dog, and Xiao Feng from Uncle Xianzheng's family was sweeping garbage at the door with a broom. He probably wasn't someone they knew.

He asked, "Xiao Feng, who is this guy? The one holding flowers, could he be Yingxue's suitor?"

Xiao Feng said, "Don't know him. Who knows? My sister doesn't know him at all."

He raised an eyebrow and said, "You know how it is. My sister is both beautiful and capable. Some people just want to get something for nothing."

Passerby A suddenly understood. "Wants to be a gigolo, huh? This guy looks so dark and isn't good-looking either. He won't get to live off some woman."

Xiao Kui turned its head, saw the flowers scattered on the ground, stomped the flowers to bits, then snatched up the bouquet with its mouth, jumped to the nearest trash can, and threw it away.

After that, it barked twice at He Guoxu and ran off.

He Guoxu, grimacing in pain, picked up a stick from the roadside and stormed off angrily in the direction Xiao Kui had left.

But Xiao Kui had long since run far away. He stood up without seeing a single dog hair. Chasing further was useless.

"I'm furious! Whose dog is this?! I'll make them pay!"

One of the onlookers almost couldn't hold back his laughter seeing He Guoxu’s face puffed up like a pig’s. He said, “That’s a stray dog—it doesn’t have an owner.”

A dog that big was never around the village. It was probably a stray from the nearby mountains.

He Guoxu gritted his teeth and said, “It can’t be a stray! It’s so fat—it must be someone’s pet!” I swear I'm going to kill that damn dog!

The man replied, “Why would I lie to you? It’s a stray. If you don’t believe me, go door-to-door and check.”

He Guoxu glared in the direction Xiao Kui had run off, the swollen, inflamed flesh of his face quivering with rage. But there was nothing he could do—he could only admit his bad luck.