A 50-year-old man is reborn and becomes a complete slacker, leaving his scumbag children completely

"No, it's because our prices aren't as high as Zhang Zude's, so they're no longer willing to sell fish to us. If we lower the price even further, won't no one ever want to sell fish to us again?"

Bao Yuanshan was getting anxious, fearing that Hu Dahai's reckless actions would ruin the fish-collecting business.

Hu Dahai, however, said dismissively, "We can't think about this from that perspective. You should think about these fish sellers who sold their fish to Zhang Zude because of the higher price there, completely disregarding whether we would lose business because they wouldn't sell to us."

"Shouldn't I lower the price even further to punish them for this kind of behavior? Can I still trust these fishmongers in the future?"

Hearing Hu Dahai's explanation, Bao Yuanshan and Hu Wangfei were somewhat angry, because what he said was true. This precipitous drop in the number of fish caught had indeed put them in a very passive position.

“However, Dad, lowering the price like this won’t punish them at all. After all, they won’t sell us fish. Even if we lower it to one cent per pound, they won’t care,” Hu Wangfei said, as if he had just thought of something.

Hu Dahai waved his hand and said with absolute confidence, "If it's early, it will be tonight; if it's late, it will be tomorrow night. All these people's fish will be delivered to our house again."

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Qunyi Brigade belongs to Yiqian Township, which in turn belongs to Bake County.

On this day, in a guesthouse near Yiqian Township in Bake County, Hu Wangmei finally met the man she had been longing for, Guo Wenjie.

In fact, she had been staying in the guesthouse for several days, and the daily expenses were a huge burden. However, she had no choice but to stay in the guesthouse because she couldn't find a place to rent for the time being.

However, in Hu Wangmei's view, these expenses were all minor. After all, once she and Guo Wenjie got married, as the factory director's wife, would she need to worry about such small expenses?

After leaving home, Hu Wangmei felt an unprecedented sense of freedom. She had a job and an income, and as long as she had a place to stay, she could live more freely than anyone else.

Because she and Guo Wenjie had no phone contact, they could only communicate by letter. On the very first day after Hu Wangmei separated her household registration from Hu Dahai's, she wrote to Guo Wenjie, telling him her new address and informing him that everything was settled and that he should come to see her soon. She missed him.

The letter traveled around for several days before finally being delivered to Guo Wenjie by the postman. Upon receiving the news, Guo Wenjie rushed to Hu Wangmei's place as quickly as possible.

Inside the guesthouse, Hu Wangmei opened the door and saw Guo Wenjie, who looked somewhat travel-worn. His once resolute and handsome face now showed signs of fatigue, and his hair was still covered with a lot of roadside sand.

"Come in quickly!" Hu Wangmei hurriedly welcomed Guo Wenjie in, like a virtuous young wife, brushing the dust off Guo Wenjie's body and picking away the sand standing on his hair with her fingers.

After Guo Wenjie entered, he looked around the guesthouse and realized that it was not cheap.

Considering that Hu Wangmei could afford to stay here for so many days, she must have a lot of money on her hands; otherwise, why would she be willing to stay in such a guesthouse? Guo Wenjie was immediately overjoyed, and his attitude towards Hu Wangmei improved even more.

"Wangmei, I miss you so much." Guo Wenjie stared at Hu Wangmei's face with a greasy expression and said earnestly.

Upon hearing this, Hu Wangmei froze, completely unsure how to respond. They often wrote these words in their letters, but hearing them spoken so bluntly caught Hu Wangmei off guard.

In those days, people's minds weren't that open-minded. Saying things like "I love you" or "I miss you" was seen by most as the same as telling dirty jokes in public in later generations.

However, Hu Wangmei was very susceptible to this. To her, these sweet words were like nuclear weapons, capable of directly eliminating her inner unhappiness and making her completely surrender and admit defeat.

"I, I, I miss you so much!" Hu Wangmei stammered for a long time before finally managing to squeeze out these words.

A fleeting hint of disdain and amusement crossed Guo Wenjie's eyes. The two sat down in the guesthouse and chatted about various things.

"Wangmei, how's that thing I mentioned last time?" At this moment, Guo Wenjie finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked.

"Oh, I'm ready." Hu Wangmei finally got to hear Guo Wenjie ask her a question.

After all, a girl can't just take the initiative to bring up marriage; she can only wait for Guo Wenjie to bring it up himself.

As Hu Wangmei spoke, she took out a delicate little cloth bag from behind her back.

Guo Wenjie clearly saw that the small cloth bag contained a square object that looked like a stack of banknotes, and his eyes lit up with excitement.

He desperately wanted to rush over right now, grab the cloth bag, open it tightly, and sniff out the money inside.

But he knew that if he did that, all his efforts would be in vain. So he could only watch helplessly as Hu Wangmei carefully peeled back the layers of cloth in her hands.

As the cloth bag in Hu Wangmei's hand was lifted, its contents were quickly revealed.

Guo Wenjie couldn't help but peek over, and what came into view was a small red leather booklet with the words "Household Registration Booklet" written on it.

The anticipation that had filled Guo Wenjie's eyes vanished instantly, leaving only deep sadness and disappointment.

Damn it, why are you making such a big fuss about your household registration booklet? You even wrapped it in a cloth bag. Even a thief wouldn't steal your household registration booklet!

Guo Wenjie was internally screaming and cursing, but he didn't say it aloud, and he still maintained a smile on his face.

"Wenjie, look, I've brought the household registration booklet. We can go get married now!" Hu Wangmei said happily to Guo Wenjie as she picked up the household registration booklet.

"Haha, that's great." Guo Wenjie forced a smile and said to Hu Wangmei, "When we have time, let's go get our marriage certificate right away! Then we'll be a family! No matter what I do in the future, whether I become a factory manager or whatever, you'll always be my wife who has shared my hardships!"

Guo Wenjie's words were so confident and resolute that Hu Wangmei felt a warmth in her heart and almost threw herself into his arms.

"But, Wangmei, I have something rather urgent to do today. The person I contacted who can get me the factory manager wants me to go to his place and have a meal with him today."

"He will invite a more capable person to have dinner with me, and the two of them will work together to help me secure my position as factory manager."

Guo Wenjie said with a smile, "Wangmei, do you want me to go and have dinner with them as soon as possible, or do you want to go and get our marriage certificate first? Although the factory manager's position is important, I think it's not as important as you. I want to go and get our marriage certificate first. Let them wait a while."

Hu Wangmei was completely confused by Guo Wenjie's words.

At this moment, only one sentence came to her mind: With a husband like this, what more could a wife ask for?

No, Guo Wenjie is working hard for our future. How can I hold him back? I want to be the excellent woman behind a successful man, an understanding and virtuous wife and mother.

Thinking of this, Hu Wangmei said firmly, "No, Wenjie, you can't let such a small thing affect your future."

"If I had known there was such an important dinner today, I wouldn't have let you come to see me. You should go quickly. Don't let those leaders make a bad impression on you."